Chapter 60: Its Fine If It Is You (1/2)

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”You want… to be with me? But… it has only been a few days and I am an ugly dragon… I mean, I am a monster… Why do want to be with me?” I asked.

”That's… I just want to… Y-You're not a monster… you're a dragon! It's different… And you're not wild either, you're a gentle person… you reminded me of family,” said Benladann.

”Family…?” I asked.

”Family… I… It is what makes me happy,” said Benladann.

Ah… By the Gods, this girl is… way too much for me to handle. I thank my race to have a stiff and expressionless face, or I would be blushing right now.

”You don't want to be with me? I felt like… sticking with you…” said Benladann.

”Really? Are you… being sincere?” I asked her.

”Yeah… Why not? You're even taking care of me… Why would I even not be sincere?” she asked.

”Oh… Well… That's… I guess it is okay if you want it so badly! I can't help it…” I said.

”Eh? Really? Are you okay with me? Even if I am… a crazy girl with weird mold?” she asked.

”Crazy girl…?” I asked.

”Ah… F-Forget about that…” sighed Benladann.

Why does she consider herself ”crazy”?

Hm, that must be some big mental trauma there…

But well, let's go one step at a time, shall we?

”Yeah, I am fine too… That's what you wanted to hear? I said it…” I said.

”I never thought I would have a dragon friend before… Thank you, Drake…” said Benladann.

Friend… A friend.

I made a friend…

”Don't mind it…” I said, averting my gaze from her hypnotizing golden eyes.

”So… Why did you consider yourself a loser, Drake? I don't think you're a loser… I think you're pretty awesome…” said Benladann.

”Eh… Well, I was a loser. I never went out, I didn't like to interact with people outside my house, and I worked at home doing programing and stuff… I just didn't like to be in the outside world… people called me a loser due to that,” I said.

I noticed as Benladann glare intensified.

”T-That's not really bad! They are just bad people!” she said, as I noticed a few tears surging on her eyes…

”Eh? Okay, I got over that already, calm down…” I said, petting her a bit.

”I don't think you're a loser… not now… nor before… I wish I could have a life like that… Normal people often are not aware that there are always… worse cases…” she sighed.

”Okay, okay, don't get too much over it… And I know! I am actually a pretty big winner now! Look at me and my size! I am just a big ice dragon! Who would even find me a loser anymore? Heh…” I said. I tried to look prideful so she would stop pitying me, I don't really like that.

Benladann glanced at the floor, her hands, and then back at me.

”I see… I can tell that you didn't have an easy first life either…” she said.

Ah! Girl, do you need to always hit in just the weakest spots?!

”That's… how things are I guess,” I said, shrugging it off. It wasn't a particularly bad life, I was kind of fine.

”But how… how come you became… an ice dragon if you were a person before?” she asked.