Chapter 56.2 - Protagonist: Don’t be afraid of me. (2/2)
The silver dragon remained noncommittal. He felt his hand was poked, thus he loosened his hand slightly, exposing Du Ze.
“You can sign a contract with him,” Du Ze told Xiu. When the black dragon mentioned signing a contract, the silly, cute reader realized that this was the author’s way of of sending a dragon mount to the Moe Lord.
Dragon Knight. This profession sounds like a blast. It’s super cool. No matter which YY novel it was, the protagonist can’t just have god beasts as pets. He must have the ultimate mount, one that strikes fear and envy in the hearts of all others. Some novels even sent a female of the dragon race to be part of the harem. That way, during the day the protagonist can ride an awesome mount while during the night he can also ride …. for some people the connotation of “Dragon Rider” was insufficient and had to be made more literal.
Xiu pondered for a while then looked at Muir: “Why?”
Muir knew that Xiu is asking why he wants to sign a contract. Thinking of the scene in the dragon tomb, a look of pain flashed through Muir’s face.
“Hilda is dead.” Muir pressed his left eye. “I want to protect her offspring.”
“This is not to atone. If I had the chance to do it all over again, I would. You can get revenge on me.” Muir said to Xiu. “But I’m not going to die, and I’ll follow you until I die.”
Opposite Muir was a scoundrel who was always pestering the Moe Lord. Du Ze had been closely observing Xiu for fear that he might become angry and kill the future dragon mount. Fortunately, Muir’s words did not touch his explosive point. Xiu stared at Muir and suddenly asked: “You can take two people out of this island?”
Muir hesitated then nodded. The silver dragon let the black-haired youth down and said to Muir: “I will sign a contract with you.”
Muir was extremely confused. Members of the dragon race cannot sign a contract with each other. His confusion immediately disappeared, replaced by shock. In front of Muir the silver dragon became a man – not a dragon’s humanoid form, but a true human form. He became a young man with dazzling blond hair and azure eyes, one of the people he saw when he woke up. Muir finally knows why the human of that time could pick up Hilda’s dragon spear.
Xiu took out a set of clothes from the space ring, dressed, and began signing the Dragon Knight contract with Muir. Du Ze stayed in the sidelines. When the natural enemy of a golden dragon appears on the scene, he can just imagine its effect on the shocked audience. Now that the Moe Lord is about to harvest a black dragon, he thought: Among the dragon race, the golden dragon’s holy power and the dark power of the black dragon were often in conflict. Thus, some silly, cute person was convinced that Eric was truly worthy of the title of “rival.” They match each other very well, like a happy couple … There seems to be something wrong.
The magic matrix of the contract gradually dissipated in the air and Muir felt the active contract in his body. This was the bond between that Hilda and the elf that nothing could sever. He gazed at the spot where the magic dispersed then touched the knife scars on his face with his hand.
Not for atonement, but because he had no idea what to do with his life.
Du Ze went to Xiu’s side after they finished signing the contract. Xiu’s outstretched hand, as always, wanted to caress the back of his neck. Du Ze could not control his reaction and shuddered. Xiu’s hand paused for a moment then eventually he slowly retracted it.
“Sorry.” Xiu whispered: “It won’t happen again.”
Du Ze can’t describe the expression on the human’s face. Obviously he was smiling but it made a person feel his pain.
“From now on, all the people who will hurt you, I’ll make them disappear.”
The young man with blond hair and blue eyes smiled, as if to say that the weather was very good today.
“–including me.”