Chapter 102 : A female Sprite Dragon.
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I stopped on my walk, yet Tsubaki wasn't showing much of a reaction while I turned to stare at the little culprit.
I was genuinely hoping that I wasn't dealing with a bug, or worse a slime that had decided to try to kill me.
But while the chances of having some scary thing close to murder me so suddenly were pretty high, much to my surprise and curiosity the sight that I was granted turned out to be… amusing.
It took me a moment to recognize the tiny frame of a Sprite Dragon standing on my shoulder on the claws of its tiny feet, reaching up to… bite my ear?
I wasn't feeling any pain from the action, but now that I was matching the 'culprit' of such deed to the deed itself, I could faintly perceive the teeth of the small dragon.
...Was it nibbling at my ear? Staring a little closer I could also see some of its electric energy mixing with tiny bits of my own 'Pure Lightning'.
The phenomenon was confusing, if not shocking considering how distrusting this kind of Dragons were toward strangers.
And the odder thing?
I slowly reached its exposes belly with my left hand, my index finger softly pressing and scratching the spot I had decided to act upon.
It twitched, its hold over my ear lessening until it retracted away from there and showed its happy red eyes.
Soon, it was cooing quietly at my ministrations, making my little smile twitch at the adorable sight.
"Kii~."
The curious reaction also ended up stirring my interest over the confusing matter as I was well aware that Male Sprite Dragons were supposed to be quite hateful towards other males (no matter the species), and be more attracted to females.
Yet this little one was seemingly interested on me rather than Tsubaki and… I blinked again as I realized how 'soft' its cooing was. Softer than how Rassei had sounded in Canon.
...It's a female. A female Sprite Dragon.
Just as I realized this, the little one slowly shifted closer to my head, nudging the top of her head onto my chin.
Her cooing intensified at this and I sighed.
"You're quite the sucker for belly-rubs, pretty girl."
The tiny smile widened a little bit, but I could see the change from how close she was.
"Well, I suppose you really want to stick around so… wanna be my Familiar, pretty girl?" I inquired softly, gaining her attention through the ministrations and I stopped momentarily to gauge her reaction.
The dragon blinked, tilting her head to the side as she seemed to ponder over the query for a couple of seconds… before then let out a sudden 'reply'.
"Kii~!"
My lips twitched again at the cute response and I resumed the belly-rubbing. "Then we should get the thing bound."
I was about to go through the process, having been taught by Baraqiel about the simple ritual in case I ended up getting a Familiar out of this trip, but I paused a I heard a cough coming from behind.
"Hoitsu, I hope you understand that Sprite Dragons can be troublesome to tend to," Tsubaki interjected with some legitimate concerns. "It's a responsibility that could turn problematic if-"
"KII!"
The tiny Dragon screeched quietly, nestling closer to me while glaring at the bespectacled girl behind me.
It's hissing at Tsubaki…
"Now, now, I understand the worries but… I think I will manage well considering my financial situation," I muttered as a response, trying to ease the clear uneasiness on the young woman before shifting my attention back to the irritated dragon. "And you shouldn't be hissing at Tsubaki, she is a friend and we don't hiss at friends… Kimiko-tan."
The tension that had grown within the Sprite Dragon vanished at the mentioning of that name.
The tiny Familiar stared back at me with wide eyes and a surprised look.
I smiled. "Kimiko-tan."
Her little lips twitched in a simple smile and then… she squeaked.
"Kii~!"
Seems like someone likes the name.
This little diversion lasted a couple more of moments, as both Tsubaki and I resumed on our way to reach where Tiamat was supposedly located.
Meanwhile, the newly-named Kimiko continued to quietly enjoy some warm closeness with my face, blissfully unaware that the next few hours were going to get… interesting.
The main lake area within these territories was one of the common spots were Tiamat was usually spotted by various Devils exploring the land.
A creature that was regarded as majestic as dangerous to have a close-up with, especially with how dismissive the Dragon King was towards anyone trying to approach her.
A large majority wanted to make her their Familiar, as the Chaos Karma Dragon matched all the requirements needed for her to be turned into a proper companion to anyone being strong and determined enough to try.
I was sure that someone could easily accomplish this achievement in due time and training, but I wasn't certainly going to try and catch a massive Dragon, no matter how powerful Tiamat was compared to many other individuals.
While her raw power would've been a genuinely nice gain, there was also the fact that her personality was troublesome and somewhat of a dangerous turn off to see on someone that I would need to trust into.
She had been 'humiliated' pretty badly by Ddraig when she had decided to give him her forbidden treasure to aid him against the host of Albion at the time, only for the treasure itself to be stolen by human thieves after the inglorious death of the Welsh Dragon's host at the time had left it unprotected.
With the hatred still present despite the fact that various centuries had passed since that very situation, the real problem was how she cared so little about other living beings.
It wasn't an outright dismissal, but it was pretty clear how unimpressed the only female in the Dragon Kings was over anyone trying to annoy her even for the most insignificant thing.
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