The Gift She Wanted

"I don't want anything from you."

Helena said she didn't want anything and didn't need anything from Ethan as she was tidying up her sword training equipment. However, Ethan continued to pursue her. "As a man, I don't want to break my promise. I want to give you what you deserve."

"What do I deserve? Did I ask for anything from you if you lose?" Helena snapped angrily. "I just wanted someone to practice with me. I also wanted to know how good my supposed husband's abilities are. It's ridiculous if I don't know anything about your abilities."

Ethan couldn't resist the turmoil in his heart. When she was angry like this, Helena became even more beautiful in his eyes. "Baby, if you don't want me to do anything, then I'll give you a gift. Please, just accept it."

"What?" Helena didn't expect Ethan to be so stubborn. Shouldn't he be grateful for losing the fight without having to bear any burden?

"As a gift, I'll give you my virginity tonight... " Ethan said it with all his heart. He looked at her with a shy gaze, like a virgin who would give her virginity to a man. He slowly unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his slick muscular body, shining with sweat.

Helena's eyes widened at Ethan's unreasonable behavior. What was the difference between him losing or winning if he did that?

Just as Ethan was about to unzip his pants, Helena swung her sword and struck a scarecrow right at its waist. Her eyes sparkled with fury as she stared at Ethan.

"Hey, fool! Are you seriously going to expose your dick like that when I'm holding a sword?" Helena asked with a cruel grin.

Ethan shuddered with fear and stopped what he was doing. Suddenly, he had no desire at all to have sex with Helena.

"I'm sorry, dear. I just wanted to give you a gift to make you happy. Since we got married, I haven't given you a gift even once. Yet, you always give me good clothes and food. I feel like our roles are reversed," Ethan explained his feelings. He did seem like a man who was just a decoration next to Helena.

In his heart, Ethan continued. 'I can't even impregnate you. Yet you said you wanted to have a baby soon.'

The night breeze blew gently, making the atmosphere a little more romantic. If the person in front of Ethan was Liana instead of Helena, a scene of hot and passionate kissing would have already happened. Or maybe even hotter things would have happened.

However, Helena was not that kind of woman. She was used to straightforward business transactions.

"Isn't your task on the contract already clear?" Helena scolded, although her anger had subsided. Ethan looked very bored with his daily activities, which were more like a wife than a husband in their time.

Ethan remained silent and bored. Did Helena even know that? he thought.

"Okay, fine if you still want to give me a gift," Helena finally said. "How about you bring me a hundred-year-old dragon at the hunting festival? I think that's the only gift I want from a man."

Ethan was half shocked. Dragons were not creatures to mess with. Only certain people could win against them, which was long ago. Even Helena, who was quite strong, had never gotten a dragon on a hunt. Or rather, she didn't want to die foolishly by encountering a dragon. There were only two choices when encountering a dragon: die instantly or be killed after struggling.

Not only that, dragons were very rare because they lived in their world hidden from human sight. It was said that since humans lived with their greediness and had no more wisdom, dragons increasingly didn't want to have direct contact with humans because what they pursued was always just profit.

Dragons were intelligent animals resembling humans. Their dignity was very high. They didn't want to be used as prey like other animals and have parts of their body taken for decoration and food.

Thousands of years ago, dragons and humans had a good relationship. They made contracts with selected humans to become riders. They maintained peace on Earth.

However, when several kingdoms started a war, they made dragons and riders soldiers. Dragons became like horses, used as war animals and soldiers. The contract was made forcibly, exceeding the quota limit. Many dragons and riders died in vain.

Hostility with humans peaked when the ruby crown of the dragon king disappeared. They accused humans of stealing it. The dragon clan became even more resentful and didn't want to have a good relationship with humans anymore. Since then, there has been no more contract between dragons and humans. At present, people only see dragons as strong ordinary animals.

Dragons, in general, are creatures that live very long lives. Thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years. However, the dragons that humans can find today are only small ones that are tens or hundreds of years old. They are young dragons who are lost or adolescent dragons who are curious about the outside world.

Although they are still young, they are very strong. The last time a dragon was killed was a thousand years ago by a strong man who followed the hunting festival. It was said that he was a descendant of one of the former dragon riders who was still alive. He then founded a new strong kingdom with his military strength called the Akiya Kingdom and became a respected king. Until now, Akiya Kingdom's military strength was feared by other neighboring kingdoms.

"How about it?" Helena challenged, squinting her curved eyelashes. "If you can't do it, just say it."