~ Chapter 10: Be careful what you wish for! ~

Morning dropped by like a rock or rather a bucket of cold water.

“Whoa! That's cold! Huh? What?” I shouted as I got up soaking wet and shivering like a puppy in the cold season.

Looking around, I thought for a moment that it was raining and my tent had a hole in it, or we got flooded by the river, although, we were quite far away from it. Unfortunately, the only thing wet there was a skinny shivering human, meaning me.

“Good! Now go and wash with this water, then get changed into these. We're going to pick up the pace today. No more monster hunting, just running.” said the redhead dragoness.

Next to Seryanna was another bucket filled to the brim, and in her hand was an empty one. She was already wearing her usual armor and looked ready to go, meaning either I got up late or she got up too early. Before I had the chance to complain, I was left alone in my tent, soaking wet, and shivering from all of my joints.

I blinked a few times until my brain loaded all the information, and out of curiosity, I lifted my left arm up and took a sniff.

“Oh by the gods! That stench could kill a dragon!” I said with a loud voice.

“That's why I want you to wash yourself before you cause a genocide in the city. The grave is already overcrowded. Hehe!” Seryanna joked and giggled.

“Even I'm not that lucky.” I smiled thinking about the potential XP boost and got up from my wet bed.

Taking the bucket and spare clothes, I walked outside and went behind one of the bigger bushes.

Is she going to try to sneak a peek? I thought while undressing, but I highly doubted she was into this sort of stuff.

The water was as cold as it could get. I shivered from all of my joints trying to keep my body heat up. Considering the fact that I didn't have any soap, shampoo, or hot water, I tried my best to finish fast and get the stench of sweat off of me. On one note, I was glad I wasn't forced to take a dip in the monster infested river a few ways back. I was sort of picturing Seryanna able and willing to grab me by the back of my neck like she would some stray kitten and then toss me in the river while holding her nose. By the time I reached the shore swimming for my life, I would already be sparkly clean, and there she would be as well, waiting for me with a smile and a clean towel.

Well, good thing we were far away from the river.

After I was done, I changed into the clothes she offered me and stepped out of the bush.

“You can burn those.” she told me and pointed at the fire.

I squinted my eyes at her.

I wasn't THAT smelly! I thought.

“I'm serious. There's no reason to wash those clothes. We'll get you new ones in the city. Also, here!” she then tossed me a root of sorts. “Chew on that to get the stains off of your teeth. Don't swallow it though.” she told me.

“Oook?” I said and walked over to the fire.

The flames ate my old clothes like a starved monster. At least someone here didn't care about how bad I smelled, then again, it wasn't very polite to be around a lady and smell worse than your grandpa's dirty socks.

I let out a sigh and stuffed the root in my mouth. It was bitter and tasted like dirt, but it didn't make me puke yet, so that was a plus. I could handle it, but not get used to it. Thanks to this experience, I already knew what sort of skill I wanted to get next, something to help me clean myself up in a jiffy.

While I was chewing on the root, I decided to use [Identificus Processus Juridicus] on it. I did it just like the night before. I thought about the skill and then said “Activate.”

(Jurian Root): A typical root used by most species to clean their teeth. It contains a high concentration of Vitamin C and Fluorides. [Bartender]: It can be used in Low Health Potions, Toothpaste (all grades), and Chitin Shiner.

Interesting. So I can make toothpaste. I wonder what the ingredients are. I thought as I selected that combination and saw the list of ingredients.

The very first grade required a mortar and pestle, boiled purified water, and bone powder. I was sort of expecting the first two but not the third. Apparently old-style toothpaste required some sort of abrasive in its composition, but was bone powder really good enough?

Upon checking the details on bone powder, I found out it was actually made from cow or sheep bones ground into a fine powder. A mortar and pestle were needed for this process as well.

In other words, I had to see what each potion was made out of and then properly refine all the components before mixing them up. Once that was done, I needed the right tools in order to mix them all up accordingly. Well, I could always get the materials I needed and simply test it out, but if memory served me right, there were many substances and potions which could prove potentially dangerous if handled inappropriately.

But yeah, I doubt I'll be making nitroglycerin or sulfuric acid any time too soon. I thought and then let out a sigh.

By now, Seryanna was already done with packing up. I had to hand it to her, that ‘Purse' ring of hers was incredible! If I wasn't wrong, you could even store an entire car inside it.

Speaking of which, I wonder if the technological level depends on each species or if it's a general one? I asked myself as I followed the pretty dragoness.

“We're going to run faster now. If you have a quarter of my stats, then you should be able to keep up with me. Simply focus on putting more power into your legs. Do you understand, Alkelios?” she asked me.

I gulped and nodded. It wasn't like I had any other choice but to try.

Simply focus and remember that you can go beyond your limits, right? I told myself as I saw her spring forward.

Although I hesitated a bit at first, I gave chase after her. My speed was indeed faster than that of an Olympic runner, but far below hers. In her moves, she was as graceful as a gazelle and as fast as a cheetah. Looking at how I moved, clumsy and as graceful as a barrel rolling down a slope, I knew there was something I wasn't doing right, but I already had a hard time keeping up, and I was afraid of the possibility of putting too much force and winding up smacking straight into a tree.

Maybe that's exactly it? I'm afraid, and she isn't? I thought and with a gulp, I decided to test it out.

Taking a deep breath, I placed all of my strength into my feet and jumped as high as I could. I went two times higher, almost ten if not fifteen meters up in the air. When I came down, I grabbed a branch and held tight to it. My fall was stopped and then I swung forward, throwing myself from a height of nearly seven meters, but I landed safely on my feet without breaking any bones.

Incredible! I thought and unknowingly displayed a huge grin.

I was like a superhuman, but Seryanna was four times stronger than that.

“How is it?” she called out to me from on top of a branch some distance away from me.

“I think I'm getting the hang of this!” I shouted back.

She probably smiled, I couldn't tell from this distance.

After that small experiment, it was much easier for me to keep up with her, however, her experience in using this strength and speed was shown through the delicate moves she made through the trees, while I moved like an angry gorilla, smashing into branches and raising the dirt with my each and every step I took. The only thing missing on my side was going ‘Uki! Uki!' all the time.

Still, I had to admit, we were covering quite a lot of ground like this.

“Hey, Seryanna?” I called out.

“What is it?” she asked and moved closer to me.

“Why didn't we move like this as soon as you knew I had the strength to do it?”

“This is a much safer part of the forest because it's closer to the city. Back there, we couldn't move like this even if we wanted to. The spiders spread their webs through the crowns of the trees. You can't usually see them from the ground, but they are up there, trust me.” she explained.

“You learned that the hard way?” I raised an eyebrow.

“Yes. First time I traveled through that part of the forest, I jumped straight into a spider's web. If I didn't use a fire spell to burn my way out, I might have ended up as their lunch.” she let out a sigh.

“Sounds tough, but what do those spiders usually eat?” I asked curiously.

“Giant grasshopper that live on top of the trees and the various monsters on the ground. They prefer draconian meat though. That's why adventurers are in terrible danger in there if they don't have a warding crystal.” she explained.

“Or 100 points in Luck.” I added with a smirk.

“Or that.” she smiled and moved farther away from me.

We continued at this pace for about two hours until I was starting to feel really tired. Seryanna didn't even show a drop of sweat, but I was surprised I managed to run for two hours straight let alone the fact that I was jumping like a superhero.

I thought we were going to stop and have a break, seeing how I was huffing like mad, but Seryanna walked up to me and offered me a strange green vial.

[Identificus Processus Juridicus] “Activate.”

(Low Stamina Potion): A low-grade potion mainly used to restore one's fatigue after a great deal of effort. If used more than three times a day, it can lead to side effects such as: vomiting, drowsiness, muscle pain, diarrhea, headaches. [Bartender]: Low grade potion made from: Synger Herb, Tomatoes, Boiled Water, and Guano. Tools needed: Simple Alchemy Lab.

I squinted my eyes at the vial and then at Seryanna.

“You want me to eat bat poo?” I asked.

“It's a stamina potion. It tastes bad, I know, but it will restore your fatigue.” she explained.

With a groan, I took it from her hand and gulped it down in one go. The taste was simply horrible, and I guessed the tomatoes were used to dampen it, but I couldn't tell if it was effective or not.

“Still, guano? Bleah!” I said and stuck out my tongue.

“Guano or bat poo as it's called is very healthy when prepared accordingly and as long as it's not from Vampyrian Bats.” she explained calmly before she stored the empty vial in her [Purse] ring.

“I see… Still gross though!”

“Hehe! Not that much. You get used to it. By the way, how did you know the ingredients?” she asked me curiously.

“I gained a new skill called [Bartender]. It allows me to make any sort of potion as well as recognize what component is used in what potion. So far, I can only make low grade potions or so it says.” I spoke with my tongue stuck out, trying to get the nasty taste off of it.

“Interesting. You could make some very good money with it if you train it.” she told me and then returned to running fast through the forest.

I let out a sigh and followed after her. After two long jumps, I caught up with her.

In another hour or so, we finally reached what looked like a sign of civilization: a road. It wasn't asphalted, it was a plain ol' dirt road, but since there wasn't any grass on it, I could tell it was used quite often. Tracks of carriages and some steps of heavy armor similar to Seryanna's could be seen on it.

“From here, we don't need to jump any more. We should reach the city today.” she told me.

“What's the name of the city, by the way?” I asked.

“Andromeda.” she told me.

“I see… Wait what? Andromeda city? Are you sure?” I was confused by the name because for me it was that of a galaxy.

“Yes.” she furrowed her brow at me.

“Didn't your grandfather live in a town?” I asked trying to avoid any questions regarding as to why I found the name of the city strange.

“Yes, Tomeron town is an hour away from Andromeda. We need to make a stop in the city to rent some Khosinni.” she explained as she started walking in that direction.

I followed her and asked a few things about the city as well as what I should and shouldn't do. Apparently, as long as I didn't mention the fact that I was from another world, I was fine. For now, we were going to use the excuse that I was a hired hand for my ability to identify plants. Once inside the city, Seryanna planned on not wasting any time and go straight to her grandfather's house in Tomeron town. I planned on following her because she was my lifeline for surviving in this world and certainly not because I had the hots for her.

Andromeda city was an adventurer city with a small dungeon, while Tomeron was a farmer town capable of producing basic vegetables as well as well as some fruits. It survived mostly based on trade with Andromeda and nearby draconian villages. Since draconians didn't use slaves, they relied mostly on hired work, which could be done even by wandering adventurers. Art was sold for a high price, and it was considered a luxury, and that was about it as far as Seryanna could explain about the inner workings of the two.

Another thing I found out was that a Khosinni was a six-legged monster horse capable of running at the same speed as we did but for longer periods of time or even faster than us. I really wanted to see one now. They reminded me of the mounts in the game I played, Dragon Hunter.

One hour or so later, we slowed down the pace and walked normally, so I could recover my breath. The difference in strength and stamina was clear seeing as how Seryanna wasn't even huffing or showing the slightest sign of being tired.

“So, anything troublesome I should watch out for?” I asked after a few minutes.

“The snake in the bushes over there. Its venom is very annoying even for a draconian, but I understand it's deadly for humans.” she replied pointing in its direction.

The critter was there indeed, a one-meter long snake with three horns on top of its head and with scales as black as coal. It didn't seem bothered by us and as far as I could tell, it was assessing us as possible prey.

Squinting my eyes at it, I said “Thanks, but that's not what I was talking about.”

“Then what?” she asked furrowing her brow and looking back at me.

“I was referring to possible troubles I might run into in the city or in the town. You didn't tell me anything about stuff like that. Do I need to watch out for thieves, certain weird armored folk, or someone with a strange crest? Stuff like that?” I asked raising an eyebrow.

“Oh!” she blinked “Just thieves. I did say I was robbed a couple of times, didn't I? There are many in the city, but fewer in the town. Ever since I cut off a thief's hand when I caught him, there have been fewer attempts on me.” she explained with a smile.

“I understand. Sounds reasonable. Wait what? You cut off his hand?” I asked for confirmation.

“Yes.” she nodded.

I gulped and reminded myself that she was a knight in a medieval world. Her duty demanded that she would be both judge and jury for those whom she caught breaking the law.

“Makes me wonder what you will do if you caught someone trying to grope your breasts or touch your bottom?” I said out loud what should have remained inside my noggin.

“No much. As long as I am not another dragon's wife, I am seen as a possible mating candidate for all men. This happened once or twice, but since I am not Awakened, I am not as beautiful as one would be in their eyes. Besides, I never did let them have more than one touch before I threatened to rip their bodies in half.” she explained with a shrug.

“Those men must have rotten eyes! You are already stunningly beautiful!” I declared lifting a finger up like some preacher on a podium, while trying to ignore the possible danger if I didn't behave like a gentleman with Seryanna.

“Hehe! Thank you, but I believe this is only the side-effect of your abilities, or you simply don't ask for much from how a woman looks like.” she said with a smile.

“No no no! Trust me when I say this, but even a movie star would feel threatened by your beauty! You are strong, kind, just, and caring too! I mean, you seriously have some charming plus points flying around you right now.” I said stepping in front of her and walking backwards.

She blinked surprised when she heard me, and blushed a bit. I think I was starting to win a few points with her, maybe I even raised a flag? Well, I did like her, although love was a bit stretching it for now. To fall in love with her not even a week after I dropped in this world would have been a bit weird maybe? Besides, dad always told me to compliment a girl as often as I could, but never just for the heck of it because somehow they always knew. They have an inbuilt radar for these sort of things called ‘woman's intuition'.

“Thank you, I guess, but you should…” before she managed to finish what she had to say, I tripped on something.

It didn't hurt, but I was on my back, on the ground, and with my feet up in the air.

“BAAA!” the sheep said and moved away from under my feet.

“Wha?” I said a bit confused.

“Here.” she offered me her hand and pulled me up. “Are you alright?” she asked a bit worried.

“I'm fine, thank you… The sheep must have been a stray or something. Is there a herd nearby, I wonder?” I replied dusting off my clothes.

“No, that's not a Tamed Sheep. It's a Prankster Sheep that lives in the wild. Although they can eat meat, they don't attack anything else other than stray wolves, unlike Wild Sheep that tend to form a herd and hunt for prey.” she explained.

“In this world sheep attack wolves, not the other way around?” I asked.

“Yes. A wolf can take down a sheep, but only if they attack as a pack.”

“Alright, but why is it called a Prankster Sheep?” I raised an eyebrow and pointed at the forest.

“They have the habit of coming close to adventurers and playing pranks on them. They are harmless most of the times and flee before anyone can catch them.”

“So, if wolves are a part of a sheep's diet, what do wolves eat here?”

We started walking again.

“Roots, mushrooms, sometimes sheep, adventurers, rabbits, and beetles.”

“Roots and beetles?”

“Yes. The beetles are rather big, almost three meters in size, but very slow.” she shook her head.

“I see…”

This world is very very strange. I never heard of sheep hunting wolves back on Earth. Actually, that's impossible! Those are frail herbivores! I told myself.

With my knowledge about the natural food chain shattered to pieces, I continued to debate on what sort of things I was to expect in the city and later, in her town. The first thing that came to mind was the potential danger of those thieves Seryanna mentioned, but I simply prayed they wouldn't spot or take us as today's targets. It would have been a real shame to lose all the rare herbs we found, especially the Bloody Mushrooms.

After half an hour, we started to run again, but before we entered the city, I wanted to suggest something to her.

“Seryanna?” I asked.

“Yes?” she looked back at me.

“Do you think it would be safer to give me the [Purse] ring? With my luck, I'm sure not to get pickpocketed, but you said it already happened a few times to you.”

She looked at me for a moment and then down at the ring. It was a rather risky move on her side, seeing as how she didn't knew me for that long, but she was my friend, and she also knew about my abilities. Without her, I was like a ship dead in the middle of the ocean.

“Very well. Here!” she took it off and gave it to me.

I placed it in my pocket and then added on top of it some leafs from a food spice plant we found in the forest. This way, the ring was somewhat protected. All that was left was for me to wish I didn't get pickpocketed and that our journey through the city would end safely. This way, my 100 Luck was triggered instead of Seryanna's 12 Luck.

Some time later, about two hours or so, we finally arrived in front of Andromeda city's gates. I was bushed and sweating like a horse, but it was all good, seeing as how we reached it in time.

“We're finally here.” said Seryanna, who wasn't sweating at all despite wearing more clothes than I did.

“How… Huff! Huff! How come you aren't tired?” I asked as I rested on my knees.

“This was merely a light jog for me.” she replied as if it was common sense, and I just stood there with a questioning expression on my face.

The city itself didn't have a lot of tall buildings. For some reason, I was expecting huge buildings fit for full-sized dragons to go through, instead I saw stone and wood buildings with two floors at most from the ground up. The architecture was surprisingly familiar and similar to the one in medieval Europe, at least as far as I could tell from the rooftops popping up behind the tall stone wall.

The gate itself was a sliding wooden door behind the wall. It wasn't made out of metal or anything, but the guards in front looked rather strong. Either that or they were both grumpy and loved to glare at people. In regard to their looks, they were pretty much the typical anthropomorphic characters I often saw in games: half-man half-dragon. They even had a pair of wings on their back, large draconic heads, and they easily passed two meters tall. The color of their scales was green and blue respectively. As for weapons, they were using the classic sword and shield combination.

“You see those two?” Seryanna asked.

“Hard to miss, but yes.” I replied.

“They are in half-dragon transformation. It is a requirement of all guards to at least be able to use that form. They are far weaker than me though.” she explained, and I raised an eyebrow at her.

If those two scary scaly dragons are weaker than you, just what exactly is the norm around here? I'm confused… I thought, but forced myself not to ask the question. I had to remind myself that I was in the presence of a Knight not a Guard.

“Good day, Sir Seryanna! May the stars shine bright above you!” said the blue-scale one.

“Good day, Bob. We have just returned from the Seculiar Forest. May we pass?” she asked politely.

Bob? BOB? Seriously? I thought in my mind as I squinted my eyes at the big dragon.

He didn't look like a ‘Bob' at all, more like a ‘Schneider'.

“Of course, erm… and he is?” he asked.

“This is someone I hired to help me look for herbs. I'll take responsibility for anything he breaks inside.” she explained.

Things I break inside? I'm not a misbehaved dog, you know? I commented in my mind.

“Is that so? What's his name?” he asked.

“The boy's name is Alkelios.” she replied for me.

“Very well, I'll remember his face and name just in case he gets lost inside.”

“Thank you. Have a nice day Bob and Marley!” said Seryanna and passed through the gate.

Marley? I raised an eyebrow again.

“You too, Sir Seryanna!” called out the man with green scales.

It took all of my self-control not to burst into a loud laughter when I heard his pipsqueak voice. It was very high pitched, almost as if someone hit him between the legs, but maybe that was just me. They were dragons after all. It could have been possible that for Seryanna and the rest, their voices sounded rather normal.

We walked past the guards and entered the dragon city Andromeda. I felt excited, but at the same time a bit fearful. Although they looked human, none of them were. Scales, horns, wings, and displays of powerful magic set them aside from what I had in mind.

From my Fantasy RPG games, I was used to seeing a simple rural village or city filled with simple folk. Some fat merchant trying to sell me the lid of a barrel as a shield for a couple of silvers; a farmer loading hay into a cart; a guard patrolling in simple leather armor and wielding a simple copper sword; a few children running around, playing tag; and stuff like that.

What I got instead, was a beautiful dragoness leading me through a city filled with dragons wielding powerful magics. The first thing I saw wasn't a child playing tag with another, they were playing catch with a fireball, laughing and giggling. When one of them failed to catch it, the thing exploded, leaving a small hole in the ground, but then they fixed it up with magic. I almost had a heart attack when I saw the scene. On the other side, I saw a merchant selling armor and weapons from the most simple and plain-looking to ridiculous-looking ones that moved and spoke. Thinking about my simple steel sword, I felt a bit ashamed.

“Step right up! We have armor and weapons of all kinds! This here is the sentient spear of Emperor Rank with enchants to raise your strength and speed! Or this life ring here! Wear it in pairs and you share your life force! Plus, it increases your body's regeneration and magic absorption! If you don't like that, we have these here boots that can help you fly! Cheap price too, just 120 gold coins!” was that merchant's selling line.

The hell? was all I could say in my mind as I looked at those things.

“Let's go, Alkelios.” said Seryanna when she noticed I stopped to stare at the shop.

“Those things… those are…” I was trying to say awesome, amazing, but then she gave me a line that made me raise an eyebrow.

“Those cheap things? If you want a proper armor and sword, I'll introduce you to a friend of mine. She can make some really decent stuff for a good price. The things you see there are for beginner adventurers.” she explained calmly.

Wha…? Beginner? THOSE ARE BEGINNER? I thought in my mind.

“I see, same as your armor, right?” I asked.

“Haven't you appraised it yet?” she asked me.

“No.” I shook my head.

“Do it.” she smiled.

I gulped.

Focusing on the chest armor she was wearing I activated [Identificus Processus Juridicus] skill.

(Great Knight Draconian Armor): Draconian armor made by a Legendary Blacksmith. It can only be equipped by those selected as knights to the Royal Family of the Dragon Kingdom Albeyater. Special stats: [Increases All Stats by 50%],[Immunity to High or Low Temperatures],[Immunity to Mind Control Spells], [Increased Magic Regeneration by 25%]. Special skills: [Passive: Reduced Weight: 35%], [Passive: Increased damage to all Charge attacks], [Passive: Absorption of Magic from Magic Attacks: 10%], [Passive: Protection Buff (Absorbs Damage 10%)], [Passive: Telepathy link to Royal Family Member the Knight swore loyalty to].

“That's cheating…” I said as I saw the seemingly endless list of stats and abilities it added.

There were no negative stats on it, only positive ones and quite ridiculous at that. Thinking about it, this could have explained why she was able to run for such a long time and show no signs of sweat or being tired. Then again, she was probably going slower than she usually did because of how much of a slowpoke I was. It made me glad, but at the same time I felt bad about burdening her like that.

Hm, I guess what I saw back then in her status screen was her base stats unaffected by the armor. I thought and then with a sigh, I bowed my head in front of her and said “I'm sorry!”

She blinked confused. “Why?”

“Well, looking at your stats and armor stats, I realized that I may have slowed you down quite a lot. You helped me when you could have just left me there. Once more, thank you, and I'm sorry for my lack of power.” I spoke those words from the bottom of my heart, I meant them.

“It's alright, Alkelios.” she smiled back and patted my shoulder. “I know best what it means to be weak at one point, but this doesn't mean you will always be at this level. With my help, you will surely grow into a strong, fine warrior someday!”

“And then will you go out with me?” I asked as a joke.

“Aren't we out?” she asked tilting her head and knitting her brow.

“I mean as in dating, becoming a couple.” I explained, but the joke had already faded.

“Oh! Hehe! We'll see about that. Maybe if the princess approves of you, I'll give you a chance.” she giggled.

There was a chance it was a joke, but I surely wouldn't have minded if it wasn't one either. Sill, the idea of having a girlfriend really made me nervous for some strange reason, but for now, I was just her friend.

“I'll remember that!” I showed her a bright smile and then continued our walk through the city.

Another thing that surprised me was the amount of adventurers and the various armors they were clad in. Although some looked quite strange, they were usable in combat as far as I could see. The women didn't wear any of the so called ‘boob armors' or ‘barely there' metallic bikini. The men didn't wear bulky armors or with annoying sparkly effects all around them. On the contrary, they appeared to be enchanted with the ability to camouflage themselves to the nearby surroundings. As for the weapons they carried, those were the ones that looked weird and incredible at the same time.

The strangest weapon I saw was probably a sword with a metal handle, and a blade made from floating red rocks kept together by a red mist of magic. Two green crystals were floating around it, probably as a decoration or working part of the weapon. For a moment there, I thought it was just a fancy looking weapon that couldn't harm a flower, but the dragon adventurer who wielded it so happened to demonstrate its sharpness. It cut through an iron ingot like it was nothing.

“That's a Clayer Sword. It's very good and has the unique ability of switching between a cutting weapon to a blunt one if you chant the right words.” explained Seryanna.

“Incredible…” I mumbled.

“If you want, next time we return to this city, I'll explain anything you want, but we should make haste now if we want to reach Tomeron town.” she suggested.

“That would be great, well… unless it's not too much of a bother to you?” I replied.

“It won't be, especially if I have the time.” she smiled.

I kept looking around, but wherever I turned, I couldn't help but feel surprised about all the things I saw. Every time I stared too much at something, Seryanna gave me a brief explanation of it. I ended up apologizing every time for being captivated by stuff like that. She didn't mind, and that was how I learned that draconians loved pets, especially hard to tame monsters. Apparently, it was done through the use of a telepathy spell. The master spoke with the monster until it agreed to a pet contract.

“Do you have one? A pet, I mean.” I asked.

“You are pretty funny. Would you be considered as one?” she joked.

“Depends. Do I get treats?” I stuck out my tongue at her.

“Hehe! I do have a pet, it's a Squirrel.”

“Cute.” I said, but then I remembered that in this world sheep hunt wolves. “Erm… how does it look like?” I asked just to be sure.

“Hm, well it's furry. It has a big tail, sharp teeth, and it's about two feet tall. Oh, and it likes to hunt rodents.” she explained.

“Huh?” I raised an eyebrow, and that was all I could do about it.

I wonder if this is just on the Dragon Continent or if it's a thing in general? I asked myself.

“When we reach the town, I can take you to the pet shop and get you one from there. What do you think?” she suggested.

“Sounds good…” I replied.

Note to self: Dragon Continent is this world's version of Australia. Actually compared to it, Australia sounds harmless… I thought.

As we continued walking, we were getting closer to the other side of the city, where we had to rent two Khosinni. Of course, I already had the chance of seeing one of them, and it looked intimidating. The one thing Seryanna didn't mention about them was their height and extra pair of eyes right on top of the ones I knew to exist on a typical Earth horse. It looked strong, but I was small when compared to it.

I can't wait to ride one! I told myself excited.

Actually, who wouldn't be excited about getting to ride a six-legged giant horse with four eyes instead of two? It looked amazing and cool!

There was another thought that crossed my mind though, something I wanted to try ever since I knew we would reach a city, something my 100 Luck could be tested on. Of course, it was a ridiculous thing, but I was curious, very curious about it.

Should I? I thought and gulped.

What was there to lose?

“Seryanna?” I called out to her.

She stopped in her tracks and looked back at me.

“I want to try something with my luck, something that might be funny or stupid…” I warned her.

“Is it dangerous?” she asked furrowing her brow.

“Only if you were my wife.” I joked.

“Then I guess it's safe to go ahead with it as long as it doesn't put me or anyone here in danger.” she told me with a shrug.

“Alright, here it goes…” I closed my eyes and thought I wish a pretty girl would fall into my eyes from the sky, right now! I repeated that a few times and then opened my eyes and looked up.

It was a beautiful clear blue sky. Not even a cloud in sight.

“Well?” Seryanna asked.

“I think I failed…”

“Then we should get going.” she nodded and turned around.

Just then, I heard something from behind me.

“Look out down below!” it was the voice of a girl.

With a smile, I turned around and looked up. I was hoping to see a cute girl in a pretty dress falling from the heavens. Then I just had to catch her like a real knight in shiny armor unless Seryanna took the spotlight. Unfortunately, what I saw instead was the scaly armored behind of a big, big black dragon.

“Oh boy…” I sighed.

“SHIELD!” shouted Seryanna, casting a spell on me.

The next thing I remember was being slammed into the ground by that dragon's behind. Opening my eyes slowly, I saw a bunch of black scales covering me, and the only thing separating me from the weight above was a thin layer of magic.

“I'm OK!” I called out, then it cracked.

“Uh oh…”

The shield shattered, and the weight of the black dragon's behind fell on me with a loud thump. I heard something cracking, and a terrible pain shot through my left hand.

“I'm not OK! I'm not OK! Oh god, it hurts!” I whined from under there.

“Ah! Sorry! Sorry!” apologized the dragoness on top of me.