Chapter 175
Chapter 175
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 175
Chapter Title: Picking Up a Blue Wyvern
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“Kyuing?”
A well-trimmed slab of salmon appeared in midair.
The exhausted blue wyvern’s eyes went wide as it looked around left and right.
But all it could see was the endless, silent forest stretching out around it.
And the one crazy human who’d said he’d ride on its back.
“You don’t recognize what I gave you, huh?”
They said to bond with animals, you had to hand it over in person.
Too bad, but I couldn’t reveal myself directly.
“Kyu-ing.”
Yet, surprisingly, the wyvern looked toward the gallery and bowed its head once.
Then it slowly crawled forward and took one piece of salmon into its mouth, starting to chew.
“No way, it knows about the gallery?”
It was a smarter animal than I’d thought.
Just as the Confucian scholar in my heart nodded in satisfaction, the wyvern devoured the salmon in an instant.
“Kyu-aang!”
- Why the hell did it eat it?
- Fuck, I’ve been fasting all day
ㄴ You think the food Judak gives you guys is the same? lol
The wyvern’s eyes grew as round as could be.
Then, as if losing its mind, it wolfed down the remaining salmon frantically.
“Didn’t expect it to eat this well.”
I’d only tossed a few pieces to tempt it, but since it liked them so much, I gave more.
[You have purchased 10x ‘Norway Fresh Salmon 1kg’!]
“Kyu-aang!”
“Heh heh.”
Was it its first meal in ages?
It tasted so good that it stamped its front paws excitedly, looking just like a dog or a cat.
-Thud, thud.
“Oh, dear.”
Of course, given its size, the nearby knight got shaken a bit.
“Wyvern habitats are usually coastal, right?”
According to the Destruction Gallery wiki, wyverns especially favored seafood among their prey.
The problem was the rift in the ocean.
“Ocean rifts aren’t my concern, though.”
Rifts emerging from the sea had been left alone until now.
We had enough issues with terrestrial rifts first.
As a result, all sorts of monsters had overrun the oceans, leading to pollution.
Wyverns had been pushed out of food competition, forced to starve day after day.
But trimmed salmon fillets?
“Kyu-ing, kyuu-ing!”
It must have been the best meal of its life.
-Flap flap.
It stretched its long neck around this way and that—it was impossible to look away.
Was this the wyvern’s idea of being cute?
“It’s adorable?”
- No, this is seriously weird;
- You thought these things could even do cute?
- Fuck, mine tries to bite every time I reach out
- Judak, does it understand commands too?
One chat caught my eye.
Just in case, I typed one out.
- Judak*) Wanna lie down?
Of course, I didn’t think it’d work.
It couldn’t understand spoken words, so how could it read text?
-Thud.
“Wat?”
But amazingly, it did.
The blue wyvern tilted its head once, then flipped onto its back.
- Life fuck
- It doesn’t have to be unfair even in this shit
- Isekai Judak owns the whole gallery...
- Fuck, give me a dog wyvern too...
- Judak*) You understand?
“Kyu-aang.”
The wyvern nodded up and down.
Then it rubbed its body against the area around the gallery window, like a cat.
As if refusing to return to its old habitat.
Even though there were no restraints, it plopped down and planted its butt firmly.
“Maybe I should just raise it.”
Seemed like a decent idea.
Plus, a wyvern wasn’t a monster—it was just an animal.
As a member of the dragon family, it could be useful in a pinch, right?
- Judak*) Wanna come with?
“Kyu-aang!”
I asked its intent, and its eyes sparkled in instant agreement.
“No, why me though!”
The knight, who’d half given up, protested in outrage.
Why him no, but Judak yes?
With that mindset, the knight picked up a salmon chunk and approached the wyvern.
“Here, nice and easy?”
Violence wasn’t the answer.
This time, he cautiously held out the salmon as he neared.
The blue wyvern tilted its head at the knight.
“Kyu-aak.”
Its face turned vicious in a flash, and it swatted the knight’s hand roughly.
-Smack!
Then it sat boldly right by the gallery window, as if showing off.
- Wow, look at this cute little schemer
- It knows exactly who’s boss
- Knight’s pride must be wrecked lololol
It openly ignored the knight, as if venting all the bullying it had endured.
Puppy-dog wyvern, but only cute toward me.
“As long as it’s cute to me, that’s fine.”
The issue was where to keep it.
First place that came to mind: Adrian.
The empire with the most issues, but now normalized after all the turmoil.
Currently managed by the child emperor, hero proxy, and the church with Darrian at the helm.
“Evande?”
But too far away.
Plus, it wasn’t fully stable yet—not ideal for raising a wyvern.
- How about Eladrien?
- We’ll take super good care of it!
- (期待 elf kon)
- Elves trying to score points now, gross
Elves chimed in then.
“Pass on elves.”
Rejected, no second thoughts.
I didn’t hate elves, but they didn’t fit.
Remember the world tree precedent?
The wyvern could wither away.
Then Kellarton came to mind.
“With Yongyong there already, locals have a favorable view of dragons, right?”
After the dragon money storm, it was building fame as the land of dragons and knights.
A wyvern?
Everyone would probably see it cutely and warmly.
- Judak*) To Kellarton
“Kyu-aang!”
Wyvern didn’t get it, but nodded eagerly anyway.
And so, I accidentally picked up a wyvern.
Watching it spread huge wings and fly alongside the gallery, I pondered.
“But what to name it?”
Couldn’t keep calling it blue wyvern forever.
If I was raising it, I wanted an affectionate name.
Something meaningful, one I’d never forget to call...
“Usually name by features, right?”
This wyvern I’d decided to keep was bluer than others, like the sea.
Huge as an adult man, yet cute as a sparrow.
- Judak*) Decided
“Kyu-aang?”
Meaning cute blue sparrow...
- Judak*) How about Twitter
“Kyu-aak!”
- Judak*) Okay
Its expression turned fierce, veins bulging—I agreed.
Name it later.
*
[Title: But seriously why isn’t the RPG dropping?]
(Mage with RPG on shoulder meme)
But fr, no idea why
Wouldn’t it be good if it dropped?
Not asking Judak for help, it’s self-defense stuff
Kingric godheart holding it back to protect Judak’s power?
[Recs 52] [Downvotes 241]
- World’s big, idiots plenty
- This dude’s path is truly different lol
- You got one or two lives?
RPG bait is dead.
But some dry tinder was fanning the flames.
[Title: Can the pathfags stop already?]
Author: Delaylaw
(RPG bait rolling post meme)
Judak posted notice he ain’t selling
That’s it, done, right?
Why keep throwing fuel on dead fire?
[Recs 582] [Downvotes 15]
- Fr upvote
- Sigh, pathfags gonna path
- Even this post is gallery-splitting, you know?
- Ugh fuck off with that RPG bait already
Fed up, a high-nick gave a hint.
“Same guy.”
Surprisingly, both posts were by the same author.
One throwaway nick.
The other high-nick.
Reason was simple.
“For fun.”
Or opinion manipulation.
Make one side the asshole character, then subtly trash the whole from another ID.
Revives the bait, lets you troll.
Basic troll tactic.
But I noticed because.
“Not a likable high-nick writing this shit?”
Didn’t fit the gallery norm.
Delaylaw was a mage to the bone.
Even with baits everywhere.
Even when rifts threatened the whole race.
- DealLaw firepower comparison by proficiency.jpg
- Seeking ice law for all-day debate
- Today’s fire magic theory summary, rebuttals welcome
ㄴ Ugh what at dawn
ㄴ Not this again;
ㄴ Grandpa eat your rice
True mage, obsessed only with his niche.
Gallery didn’t love it, but no troll manipulator.
So watching for now.
“If it keeps up, deal then.”
Marking it, wyvern arrived at Kellarton.
“Kyu-ing.”
“Ooh, that’s the...”
Word had spread via gallery already.
Wall guards watched curiously, didn’t block.
“Send to magic tower, it’ll grow fine there?”
Destination: magic tower.
Yongyong and squishy gold dragon up top—should adapt well.
“Kyu-aak!”
Wrong assumption.
“Huh?”
Pellisi, warned ahead, came to greet.
Eyes met, wyvern bolted in terror.
Judak*: Dude
Dragon Will Die: No, I didn’t do shit!
Thought maybe intimidation, checked chat—only injustice back.
Dragon Will Die: Knew it’d fear me, but not panic that hard
Yongyong meant to soothe and care for wyvern.
Didn’t expect freakout on sight.
“Kyu-ing, kyuu-ing...”
Wyvern plummeted to streets, circling square in panic.
Totally spooked, lost.
“Oh man.”
“Isn’t that a wyvern?”
Square crowd gathered around wyvern, shocked faces.
“Yeah, this is bad.”
On second thought, makes sense.
Putting same species together?
Like caging a housecat with a tiger.
Wyvern panicking in square then!
“Quiet down, everyone, quiet!”
Elderly white-haired man.
Pointy mage hat screaming “I’m a wizard,” stepped forward.
He positioned between wyvern and crowd, calming them.
“This child’s just startled too, so don’t get rash!”
“Ooh...”
“Th-then what do we do?”
Anxious man in crowd asked.
Even so, opponent’s a wyvern.
Too scary for average folk to shrug off.
Old mage smiled lightly.
“Just show your heart.”
“Heart... you mean?”
“Yes. In the end, a wyvern’s a precious life too.”
Elder approached wary wyvern, extended hand.
Touched its nose bridge with fingertips.
“See? How gentle.”
Just as mage boasted.
“Kyu-aak.”
“Huh?”
-CRUNCH!
Wyvern gaped wide, split mage in half and ate him.