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Chapter 83
I dispatched the Fox to collect Natural Mana Stones.
I had her accompanied by the transport Fake Dolls and the Transport Captain, who was stronger than the Werewolf Fake Dolls.
Now, the next thing on the agenda was the Little Yellow Dragon's Flight Special Training.
"Yongyong!!!"
As we watched,
the Little Yellow Dragon wiggled its whole body and swam through the air.
It had at least managed to achieve Flight.
Since it could float its body in the air.
It seemed it did have a Flight skill after all.
But it was still way too clumsy.
It couldn't soar very high, its Speed was slower than crawling, and its flight time limit was a mere five minutes.
Sometimes, it would fail to change direction and end up crashing.
"Kuooh! Good job!"
"Woong, wooong!"
"Yongyong! I'm flying a little better now, yong!"
Flying better, my foot.
It's exactly the same as yesterday.
I don't see a single bit of Development.
Well, honestly, even if it can't fly, it wouldn't be a huge problem for survival.
Because now it's good at crawling quickly on the ground like a normal snake, and it utilizes its four short limbs quite skillfully. Besides, it wasn't thrown into the wild; it lives inside a relatively safe Dungeon and is under our protection.
But still, it should be able to fly around coolly.
It's a Dragon in name, so just crawling around ruins its image.
If it was just going to keep crawling, why was it born as a Dragon? It should have been born as a snake!
Ah, was that too harsh?
I take it back.
"It's hard, yong."
Thud.
The Little Yellow Dragon came down to the soft floor.
It seemed it had already reached its limit.
"I worked hard, yong! Mama, Papa! Please praise me, yong!"
With a very satisfied expression,
the Little Yellow Dragon crawled toward us at full speed.
The Puppeteer Doll, Ailee, Jjokkomi, and Tosuni.
The four of them clapped their hands and showered the Little Yellow Dragon with praise.
Tosuni even gave it a reward for doing a good job.
"Woong."
"Yum yum, yong! The Carrot Mama gave me is delicious, yong!"
Wait, where does she keep getting those Carrots from anyway?
She sometimes goes out alone, so maybe she gets them then.
Anyway.
If she keeps giving it Carrots like Tosuni does, it's going to get spoiled.
Sometimes, you have to be strict and crack the whip.
That's the only way the Little Yellow Dragon will be able to grow into a proper Dragon.
"Yongyong?"
I glared fiercely at the Little Yellow Dragon.
You're not resting until you can fly properly today!
Because it's Special Training!
"Why is Papa mad, yong?"
Ugh.
I almost weakened at the sight of its sparkling eyes.
I barely held it in.
And I hoisted up the Little Yellow Dragon, whose body was much larger than mine.
Then, I tossed it high into the sky.
"Yoooooong?!"
I'm sorry, but don't even think about coming down to the ground today.
If you come down, I'll just keep throwing you back up.
I've made up my mind to be strict today.
"Kuooh. Our little sibling must have been very bored today."
"Woooong, woong."
I'm not bored.
This is Special Training.
"I fell down, yong."
Where do you think you're going!
Go back up!
"Yoooooooong!!!"
"Bear Baby, aren't you a little too excited? You're really playing well with it today."
"...?"
I'm not playing with it.
It's Special Training.
It's fine if the Little Yellow Dragon hates me.
Because I'm used to being the bad guy.
No, I guess I'm not used to it.
Anyway, once it grows up, it will eventually understand my intentions.
That all of this was for its own good.
"The fun game has started, yong! Papa is the best, yong!!!"
...And it actually likes this.
It was a relief that I wasn't being hated.
Honestly, I wouldn't have been fine with it.
***
While continuing the Little Yellow Dragon's Special Training.
The Puppeteer Doll quietly approached and stared intently at my face with an expressionless look.
"...."
She's doing this again.
I don't know the reason, but she's been doing that for over two weeks now.
Is looking at my face that interesting?
Or are my looks just that outstanding?
A style that works a bit on the Doll Tribe?
...That probably isn't it.
How could a Teddy Bear have a handsome face anyway?
Anyway, at first, that Action was slightly burdensome.
But now I've gotten quite used to that Action, so I didn't think much of it.
"...."
Sure, look all you want.
I forced myself to ignore the Puppeteer Doll's gaze and turned my head.
And I put the Little Yellow Dragon back into my sight.
"I can't do this anymore, yong...!"
Thud.
The Little Yellow Dragon crashed onto the soft floor.
I hoisted the guy up again and tossed it high.
There is no such word as impossible in our dictionary today!
"Yoooooong! I'm flying away again, yong!!!"
Consecutive training without taking a break.
Because I was forcing it to fly continuously without any pause, I could actually see visible Development.
First of all, the frequency of its crashes had significantly decreased,
and its flight time had increased to approximately ten minutes.
Its possible flight time had almost doubled in just a few hours.
I should have done it like this from the start.
Pushing it to its limits really brings out noticeable Development.
As expected, this method was the right answer.
I had been way too accommodating until now.
"I'm falling, yong!!!"
The Little Yellow Dragon came back down.
I tossed the guy high up there again.
Just grit your teeth and bear with it today!
You can grow if you just endure this momentary pain!
"Yoooooong! Papa is too energetic today, yong!!!"
The endless Special Training continued.
As a result of repeating this flight practice for several hours,
the Little Yellow Dragon's possible flight time reached a whopping thirty minutes.
Its Flight Speed was also tolerable now.
It was roughly on par with its crawling Speed.
This was by no means a miserably slow Speed.
The Little Yellow Dragon's crawling speed is actually quite fast.
In other words, it meant its Flight Speed had also become quite fast.
Its soaring Speed had noticeably increased, and unlike before, it could now fly incredibly high. It wasn't because I threw it high, but because it soared into the sky with its own strength, reaching the ceiling before coming down.
This was a massive Development.
***
I bestowed some break time upon the Little Yellow Dragon.
Because it seemed like it had truly reached its limit now.
Even if it's Special Training, you shouldn't force training past one's absolute limits.
Because it would be a big deal if something went wrong.
Besides, it had achieved noticeable growth while practicing its flight for several hours, so it deserved to rest as much as it wanted.
As the phrase "break time" implies, the training obviously wasn't going to end here.
After letting it take a sufficient rest,
I took the Little Yellow Dragon and went outside the Dungeon.
This was to have it practice its flight outside this time.
There was bound to be quite a difference between flying inside the Dungeon and flying outside.
The field of vision is much wider outside, and things like wind direction and strength are fickle.
Now it needed to practice in an outside environment as well.
It wasn't going to fly around only inside the Dungeon for the rest of its life.
"Yongyong... It's scary to fly out here, yong......."
"Dragon Baby, don't be scared. You can do it. If you fall, the Mamas will catch you, so don't worry and try flying."
"Kuooh! Have courage! Even if you fall, you won't die or get hurt anyway!"
"Wooooong!"
Everyone sent their encouragement.
You can do it, don't be scared!
The Little Yellow Dragon then squeezed its eyes shut tight.
"Papa and the Mamas are counting on me, yong. They believe in me, yong. I can't let them down, yong...!"
It seemed to have made up its mind to give it a try.
What a good kid.
He gathered his courage, bolstered by their cheers.
Wiggle, wiggle.
Wobble, wobble.
The Little Yellow Dragon's body vibrated.
"F-first, I'll fly high, yong!"
Shortly after,
Whoosh-!!
It momentarily sprang up from the ground and began to soar into the high sky above.
"Yooooooooong!!!"
The Little Yellow Dragon soared endlessly into the sky, leaving behind a golden afterimage.
Wow, he's flying up well.
I knew he could do it if he tried.
***
High in the sky.
A streak of gold soared up from the ground.
The sight of a monster taking flight and dyeing the sky golden was witnessed by various beings.
The monsters inhabiting the mountain range.
The monsters flying nearby.
Furthermore, even the monsters inhabiting other regions.
It stole the gazes of the monsters that were active outdoors.
Among the countless monsters that witnessed the golden light soaring up.
Was the being that laid the Little Yellow Dragon's egg, the Gravity Dragon.
"...Golden light?"
The Gravity Dragon had excellent eyesight.
Although the distance was quite far, it clearly captured the sight of the Little Yellow Dragon in its eyes.
"What a child with a peculiar Scale color...... Hmm? Looking closely, its appearance seems strangely similar to the Blue Dragon."
It did pique its interest a little.
But it forced itself to withdraw its attention from the Little Yellow Dragon.
Because the Gravity Dragon currently had to hurry back to its lair.
Because the Dragon's beautiful babies were eagerly waiting for it at the lair.
Unlike the Gravity Dragon, which just took one look and passed by,
There were naturally many monsters that were staring intently with interest.
Among them.
The eyes of one monster, which was only poking its face out slightly from deep inside a lake, flashed.
"That is......."
Gold was reflected in the massive eyes floating above the lake.
After staring at the gold for a while, the monster soon leaped out of the lake and revealed itself.
The appearance of an overwhelmingly massive monster.
The monsters near the lake were startled and all fled in fear.
The monster, taking the form of a giant snake, looked again in the direction where the gold had risen.
And narrowing its eyes, it firmly engraved the image of the Little Yellow Dragon into its pupils.
Soon, the monster's gaze spread with desire.
"An opportunity has finally come to me as well."
[Imugi lv.49]
└ Pw.490
└ Rnk.Unique
[Domain: Dragon]
└ Rank - Epic