It was the first time I heard this language as a weapon. Nevertheless, there were sporadic words that I could hear for some reason, so fortunately, it wasn’t difficult to roughly guess their meanings.
“Kyuuk.”
He nodded his head, affirming it.
Then, he started gesturing and trying to convey something with his hands and feet.
“I am indeed something that came out from there. I wasn’t hatched, I was trapped. I am not a Black… but a weapon of the Black Dragon.”
The expression of the person who saw his appearance became blank.
“Oh my… Even though he’s just a baby who can barely make a squeak…?”
Even if it was a dragon’s child, it was impossible for them to be able to communicate immediately after being born.
However, it was surprising that he attempted to communicate through facial expressions and gestures even if he couldn’t speak.
Christina looked down at the child and thought to herself, “Could he be a genius?”
As she stared at the child in astonishment, the child, as if trying to have an eye battle, met her gaze directly.
“Foot.”
His cute and playful gaze was quite adorable.
“Oh dearâ– .”
The head of the giant gold dragon made a whooshing sound as it descended closer to the weapon.
Although it was simply pushing, it was quite oppressive.
“Pull yourself together. I, too, have lived for 999 years as a divine being! I am not someone who can be easily swayed by such intimidation!”
The weapon opened its eyes wide and tightly clenched its small hands.
However…
“Why, why is it like this?”
No matter how mature his mind was, he was still a child in terms of his body.
Facing such a tremendous pressure, he couldn’t help but tremble.
“Ugh.”
Tears welled up in his large eyes and quickly turned into droplets that fell down.
At that moment, the gold dragon hesitated for a moment, then turned its head back.
“Sorryâ– . Ahâ– .”
It was a noble and gentle voice. The voice, as warm as the golden color that spread throughout the body of the gold dragon, bloomed like flowers.
Ah…
The body of the golden dragon, wrapped in light, gradually shrank and transformed into the size of a human.
As the light faded, blonde hair, blue eyes, and the appearance of a woman in her mid-20s emerged.
The pressure diminished significantly, and she approached with a refreshing charm.
“If I look like this, am I not scary?”
“Kyuuk!”
“Who said you were scary?”
The weapon revealed this while growling.
Of course, it was… childish.
“Even though you’re just a little one who can barely speak…?”
Christina, the leader of the gold dragons, smiled with satisfaction.
“I’m Christina.”
Christina kneeled down in front of him, extending her knees cautiously.
“I thought I would never see a hatched Black Dragon hatchling again.”
She looked down at the black hatchling that she had considered impossible to see again with a touch of sadness in her eyes.
Christina, the leader of the gold dragons, had been keeping the last egg left by the Black Dragon clan as a rare item according to her duty.
At first, she had hoped that the last child left by them would wake up.
But even after a hundred years, two hundred years, five hundred years, the egg remained cold.
In essence, it was a dead egg.
“That egg… was alive.”
She had come here not with the expectation of the hatchling being born, but because it was the day she regularly managed the heirlooms entrusted to her by the Black Dragons.
She felt sorry for giving up, but the miraculously awakened child was precious and lovable.
Christina cautiously reached out her hand.
“I don’t have anything to eat… Is it okay?”
Seeing the worried expression on Christina’s face, the weapon also became aware of his hunger.
“Come to think of it… I should fill my stomach.”
Rumble.
“…Gulp.”
As soon as he became conscious of it, his rumbling stomach made his hunger obvious.
He stared alternately at his own stomach and Christina’s outstretched hand.
“Even if you offer me something to eat… I don’t know if I can trust it enough to eat it.”
The weapon hugged the gem tightly and discreetly bit his own body.
It was a clear gesture of caution.
Episode 3, Kyuu? Kyu!
Christina let out a soft sigh as she saw his cautious behavior.
“Is it because of that? Even though he was still in the egg, he must have suffered from battle scars and almost died.”
She couldn’t help but be cautious, but she moved slowly, trying to appear harmless so that the newborn child wouldn’t be scared.
“Here, look.”
Christina took out a leather pouch from her waist.
“What about this?”
In her hand was a pure white milk bottle.
“It’s not ordinary milk. It’s milk from a herbivorous animal that eats plants that grow on the mountain.”
Plop.
When she opened the luxurious bottle cap that contained the highest-grade mana potion, a fresh milk scent wafted out and tickled her nostrils.
“It smells delicious.”
The weapon unconsciously twitched its nose and looked back and forth between the milk bottle and Christina.
“At least for now, I don’t sense any malice from her. Besides…”
The rich and fresh aroma of milk, full of flavor, wafted out with the sway of the white liquid.
“Why does it look so delicious…?”
Normally, he wouldn’t have been captivated by a mere glass of milk, even if he was hungry.
But the instinct of a young body longing for survival was stronger than the grip of reason.
He was about to reach out his front paw sneakily, but he quickly regained his composure and stopped himself.
Rumble.
“Ugh.”
He scrunched his face in frustration as even the sound of his hunger couldn’t be controlled by will alone.
He had unintentionally shown his eagerness, and Christina, who was concerned, suppressed her laughter.
“If you hate it that much…”
“…”
The prepared weapon, with determination in his heart, raised his hand as soon as Christina tried to take the bottle away.
“Kyuu-!”
Desperate, he grabbed the bottle and started gulping it down, making a gulping sound.
Then, his eyes opened wide.
“Why… is it so delicious?”
Moreover, it not only quenched his thirst but also restored his energy, albeit slightly.
Since he had already depleted all his energy, he was furiously wagging his tail and eagerly emptied the bottle, even turning it upside down to get every drop.
In a sudden turn of events, Christina, who was taken aback by the sight of him drinking the milk, smiled.
“Is it tasty?”
“Kyu. Kyuuk.”
He was on the verge of embarrassment, as a burp almost came out.
Christina held back her laughter while carefully placing the empty bottle aside.
“It’s fortunate that I had it stored to put in tea.”
As a fully-grown dragon, she didn’t need to eat.
However, she used to enjoy meals for pleasure.
Christina’s preference was dessert items like cookies, tea, and cakes.
“Kyuah!”
After he completely emptied one bottle, he gasped for breath and gently placed the empty bottle on the groundwith a satisfied expression. The golden-haired Christina, sitting on her knees in front of the hatchling, had a gentle and affectionate voice as she spoke.
“Let’s go together, my little one. There are many delicious things and interesting things you can try in this world.”
The black hatchling, holding the black mana stone with its front paw again, looked up at her.
“So, this means let’s go together, right?”
He realized that he had achieved his goal of risking drinking the milk.
“Good. I don’t sense any ill intentions from her, and besides…”
He held the black mana stone close to his chest.
“Hmm… I should build trust with her since I have to rely on her to leave this place. It’s not like I found the milk delicious or anything.”
Having made up his mind, he cleared his throat and thought once again.
“Following Iza seems to be the right choice.”
He, who had carefully assessed the situation, touched his lips with his tongue.
“After all, I can’t do anything alone with a body that can’t even endure hunger.”
He realized how pitiful he was, barely able to endure his own hunger.
“To go against the instincts that even a newborn hatchling couldn’t resist… It’s impossible to rely on myself.”
He had to admit it, even if it hurt his pride.
“Going alone and trying to survive with a body that can’t even endure hunger is impossible.”
In a calm and composed manner, the weapon gestured by touching his mouth.
“First, it’s better to follow Iza.”
The weapon’s eyes shone brightly as he placed his front paw on Christina’s hand.
Christina smiled with her eyes slightly closed as she embraced the weapon.
“Welcome. My little one.”
She gently stroked his back as she held him.
“It seems like you’ve been through hardships that you shouldn’t have experienced even before being born.”
The weapon wondered if it was because he had suffered before even being born that he had grown smaller and slimmer compared to his peers.
“Perhaps he suffered unnecessarily even before being born.”
He couldn’t help but feel sorry for him, but at the same time, he felt grateful.