Her fiery red pupils constricted as she looked coldly down the length of the blade, finding a black-haired knight trembling as he held his sword to block her.
"D-Don't... I won't let you... hurt... the... Young Lady."
"Tsk—"
Friel clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction.
'How annoying. I'll just kill him.'
Thinking this, Friel didn't hesitate and moved to strike.
After all, Spulo didn't have any powerful backing; killing him wouldn't matter.
But even if he did, Friel wouldn't care.
As a dragon, Sasha knew the nature of the Chromatic Dragon all too well and used an ice elemental barrier to block Friel's hand.
"I think there is some misunderstanding between us."
Her cold vertical pupils swept over, and she spoke indifferently.
"We'll talk after I kill him."
"No! You cannot kill the innocent!"
Hearing this, Friel shattered the barrier with a punch, her Red dragon eyes staring at Sasha.
"Who the hell do you think you are? Daring to challenge me."
Seeing the situation, Gris hurriedly tried to mediate.
"Calm down, calm down, everyone just calm down a bit."
"Hmph!"
Friel gave a cold snort.
"Jo, keep an eye on her at all times. Don't let her take a single step out of White Crystal City."
"Yes! Master."
Jo, who had been watching the drama from the sidelines, hurriedly stood up upon hearing Friel's order.
She didn't want Sasha to leave and tell those guys at Dragon Island about the situation here; that would only cause trouble.
Having done this, Friel glanced at Sasha once more before using space to teleport away.
Sasha was stunned to see Friel suddenly vanish.
"Space... is it?"
"Miss Silver Dragon, come with me."
Jo's words brought Sasha back to her senses. Sasha looked at the tall Jo and, without saying much, followed her, while Spulo quickly followed Sasha.
Watching them leave one by one, Gris scratched his head.
"So... that's it? Everyone's gone?"
...Under Friel's orders, Sasha was placed under house arrest in White Crystal City. Originally, she had planned to execute all the members of this merchant caravan, but after considering Jona Velli, she abandoned the idea.
What was most notable was Gris; aside from necessary eating and sleeping, he could spend all his time in the Board Game Room.
But since Sasha was confined to a room, Gris spent less and less time in the Board Game Room... 38 years after Jona Velli fell into her slumber.
A dragon in the darkness looked at the scene before her and made a confused sound.
"Where... am I?"
Her youthful voice was laced with confusion as her White Dragon head turned to observe her surroundings.
Jona Velli was certain that this was a place she had never been before.
"I remember now, wasn't I in a deep sleep?"
"So this is... my dream?"
Her crystal blue dragon eyes widened slightly with curiosity.
At that moment, dots of stars appeared in the endless darkness. In the blink of an eye, a massive life-bearing planet appeared before Jona Velli, and brilliant starlight sparkled all around her.
"This is? The Astral Plane! How did I end up here? No, I mean, why would I have a dream like this?"
Before Jona Velli could think, two tiny glowing red dots emerged from the world and sped straight toward her.
Jona Velli wanted to dodge, but she found her body firmly locked in place, unable to move or break free.
The red dots rapidly grew larger, and only then did Jona Velli see what they were.
It was two drops of dragon blood!
These two drops of dragon blood rushed in front of Jona Velli and, under her gaze, passed right through her body.
Jona Velli looked down and found that her dragon body was like a phantom bubble; after the dragon blood passed through, it returned to its original state.
Jona Velli instinctively turned around to look and actually succeeded.
But that was it, because Jona Velli found herself locked in place again.
Before Jona Velli could think, a sudden appearance of a giant dragon egg caught her attention.
"What on earth is this?"
Jona Velli couldn't help but be shocked; she had never seen such a dragon egg before. Whether in size or appearance, there was almost no record of it in the Dragon Bloodline Inheritance.
The egg was covered in charcoal-gray dragon scales, which were fine and smooth.
At the junction of each scale, an iridescent glow flowed like a constant stream.
And on the dragon egg, there were twelve lines composed of black dragon scales.
The target of those two drops of dragon blood was exactly the location of the dragon egg. Without stopping, they crashed into the egg and soaked right in.
As the dragon blood soaked in, the egg began to tremble as if it were rejecting it.
Just then, a pair of suns emitting a brilliant golden light abruptly appeared behind the dragon egg.
Jona Velli froze in place, and it wasn't until a majestic yet helpless voice spoke that her thoughts were pulled back.
"Sigh~ Forgive me, child. This was a last resort. Although White Dragons are a bit... well, stupid, at least others won't be able to tell, right?..."
"Remember... I will wait for you at the end of the Turbulence of Time. I exist in the past, and I exist in the future. I exist at any known point in time. When the time is ripe, I shall naturally meet with you."
Hearing these words, Jona Velli shook her dragon head.
"What is all this nonsense?"
While Jona Velli was muttering, she noticed the charcoal-gray dragon egg had changed. Its color shifted to pure white, the iridescent glow was hidden by silver-white patterns, and even its size shrank significantly.
While Jona Velli was confused, a massive white conical pillar slowly approached. Seeing this, Jona Velli was completely dumbfounded.
Because she recognized what it was. This was a dragon's claw!
That meant... those two so-called suns weren't suns at all—they were dragon eyes!
The idea was absurd, but Jona Velli felt it was the truth.
While she stood there dazed, the pillar-like claw gave a gentle flick, like flicking a marble.
The White Dragon egg instantly passed through Jona Velli's body and flew into the world.
Suddenly, Jona Velli's heart tightened. Following her intuition, she stiffly looked up and happened to lock eyes with those "suns."
She had an illusion that the being on the other side was looking at her.
A voice filled with slight interest rang out.
"Oh? A dream?"
"You still have the heart to sleep here? Get the hell up!"
This roar made Jona Velli's head ring. Her whole dragon body fell backward, and her consciousness gradually blurred. Before completely losing consciousness—though she wasn't sure if it was an illusion—Jona Velli saw a sense of reluctance and... a hint of doting in those massive golden dragon eyes?
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