Kay stared excitedly at the baby dragon.
Alaric tilted his head, eyeing him back.
They'd never met before and barely spoke after. Yet, at this moment, both shared the same thought:
"He/It is definitely tied to Artoria!"
Well, Alaric had caught Artoria's scent on the young knight.
In all of Ector's domain, Kay was Artoria's longest companion... though an often unreliable brother. Still, without him, her childhood would've been far duller.
As for why Kay knew the dragon was linked to Artoria…
"Do I even need to think about it?"
"Look at those eyes... exactly like Art's, even now!"
"Pure, untainted, brimming with hunger for food."
"What a fool… Why hide such a cool dragon?"
"Why not bring it home and raise it openly? Afraid we can't afford it?"
"Hm… maybe we can't afford another dragon."
Recalling Artoria's monstrous appetite, Kay spat on the ground.
Then, facing the dragon, he raised his right index finger to his forehead, wiggling it slightly.
To an outsider, it might seem odd... but Alaric instantly got it.
"He's mimicking her ahoge?"
Alaric nodded, then sat, patted his belly with a claw, and feigned a sigh.
Another of Artoria's signature moves.
"That's him/it!"
The signals matched.
No traitors here... just some ahoge jokes!
…
Bound by their tie to Artoria, the dragon and knight formed a temporary team.
It was a remarkably successful pairing.
Though Kay couldn't understand dragon speech and Alaric couldn't speak human, they needed little communication... often, Kay just pointed at a target, and Alaric knew his plan.
"Let's do this!"
"Take 'em down!"
"I'll lure, you ambush!"
Without hesitation, Kay dove into the water.
At first, Alaric worried for the knight's safety... but seeing Kay swim faster than he ran on land, Alaric realized: this knight was no ordinary man.
In King Arthur's Round Table, aside from Bedivere, who stood at the peak as a "mere human." There were no true humans.
The final romance of the Age of Gods... twelve legendary heroes emerging in one era!
Kay, Artoria's foster brother and her first knight, stood by her when no one else did, witnessing her reign from start to finish.
"Fight to survive!"
The lean but formidable knight shouted a rallying cry, leaping into the water. His movements were like a darting fish, his bursts of speed outpacing even the Water Beasts.
"A knight skilled in water combat?"
"That's rare…"
Alaric soared above, watching the beasts Kay lured to the surface. Seizing the moment, he aimed and charged his power.
No fear of missing... Kay would guide the beasts to the perfect spot. No worry for Kay's safety... Alaric trusted he could protect himself. Such was the unspoken bond between men.
"Burst Stream of Destruction!!!"
A full minute's charge drained nearly all of Alaric's strength.
But it was worth it.
With his current power, normal beams needed precise shots at weak points... like the palate to the brain... to pierce the beasts' defenses.
But after a minute's charge, the destructive light could shatter their high magical resistance, blasting them to pieces from the outside.
[Ding, you defeated a Water Beast.]
[You absorbed 100 Mystery from the Water Beast.]
[You gained 10 Growth Points.]
[Current Growth Points: 35/100]
…
A thrilling victory.
From day to night, Alaric and Kay slew three Water Beasts... if the lake held more, they'd have kept going.
By the end, Alaric's Growth Points reached [55/100].
"Ugh, I'm dead…"
Kay collapsed, exhausted.
He crawled ashore, sprawling flat, panting heavily and muttering:
"Seriously… now's the time for a mug of ale and some pretty girls to sing and dance with!"
"Hey, Babydrago, ever had a drink?"
"Roar?"
"Not that kid's fruit wine... real ale, for real men like me… Ha, she's still a kid herself, no way she'd take you drinking!"
"But, heh, I'm an adult!"
"How about it? Wanna hit the town's tavern for a pint? Maybe a pretty girl will ask you to dance!"
"Roar!!!"
Alaric's eyes widened.
In that moment, his view of Kay shifted from "Artoria's foster brother." "reliable knight." And "battle comrade" To "By the stars, brother, for real?"
"Absolutely real!"
"Art's such a stick-in-the-mud, she's never tasted the good stuff."
"Come on, let me show you the real fun!"
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