I Am Not A Goblin Slayer-Chapter 502 - 285: The Tsundere Dragon
Gauss and his team left Gold and Silver Town under the watchful eyes of onlookers.
They found a secluded corner.
"Shall I let it out now?"
Aaliyah asked Gauss with some concern.
Everyone in their team had already witnessed the power of this Dragon Beast.
"Don’t worry."
Gauss reassured her.
Not to mention that the Dragon Beast was already restrained by those ethereal golden chains, even if it had other thoughts.
With its weakened strength, it most likely isn’t a match for Gauss’s team anymore.
"Alright."
With Gauss’s assurance, Aaliyah carefully released the Red Dragon Beast from the creature bag.
During this time, Aaliyah had only been placing some food into the creature bag regularly, without letting it out.
Fortunately, the Dragon Beast was healing, spending most of its time asleep, so it didn’t cause any trouble.
Amid the vigilant gazes of Serdur and others.
A scarlet figure suddenly appeared in the open area in front of them.
The Red Dragon Beast was also noticeably startled.
It was still spaced out, pondering dragon life, and in an instant, the world spun and it returned to reality.
"Roar!"
It let out an instinctive roar.
Seeing this, Gauss raised his hand.
"Roar~~~ cough~~"
The Dragon Beast saw the familiar yet strange man before it, couldn’t help but tremble, its throat tightened, and the once majestic dragon roar suddenly stifled, gradually losing its sound.
Gauss had left too strong an impression on it.
Even though Gauss no longer had that imposing aura, at the sight of him, the Dragon Beast’s entire body seemed to ache faintly.
It was the first time in its dragon life that someone had taught it such a severe lesson.
However, Gauss’s fist did not strike.
He placed his palm on the dragon scales, checking its body.
The wounds had disappeared.
The fallen scales had regrown, noticeably lighter in color than the others, possibly needing time to blend in.
"It looks like it’s completely healed."
Gauss circled around its body, inspecting for a while, and said somewhat surprised.
You know, both he and the Dragon Beast had suffered significant injuries ten days ago.
But he had someone to care for him, whereas the Dragon Beast relied purely on its own formidable self-healing ability, recovering bit by bit.
The body of a Giant Dragon is indeed exceptional.
If it were any of the other ninety-nine percent of species in that situation, they likely wouldn’t have survived.
But as long as a dragon is still breathing, it could recover injuries by simply eating dirt, it’s just a matter of speed.
"Not bad, not bad."
Noticing that despite the Dragon Beast’s trembling body, it at least had no obvious aggressive tendencies, Gauss nodded secretly.
This saved him some effort.
Plus, although this Red Dragon Beast wasn’t fully grown, its size was sufficient for a mount.
Even carrying a few more people wouldn’t be too much of an issue.
"From now on, why not join us?"
Gauss proposed.
He could feel a certain intangible bond had formed between him and the Dragon Beast through the white egg.
So his words should be roughly understood by the other.
Upon hearing his unsolicited declaration, the Dragon Beast was about to raise its head and growl but saw Gauss raise his arm again.
It could only lower its head silently.
A dragon under a roof had no choice but to bow.
"Looks like you have no objections."
Gauss nodded.
As for what the Dragon Beast would eat?
This was easy to handle—soil, plants, and the corpses of monsters he regularly defeated, all served as excellent food sources.
After all, a dragon’s digestion ability was powerful enough to process most items.
The only difference was whether they were willing to eat it.
The current nurturing strategy was to eat whatever was available.
It certainly couldn’t just join Gauss’s team as Master Long, right? That would be too good a deal.
"Lord Gauss, this is a dragon saddle I crafted, the gift I promised you before." Albena suddenly took out a set of tack from her own armor’s storage space. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
So this was it.
Gauss looked at the large item in her hands.
Unable to utter a polite refusal.
He really did need such a thing.
This set of tack also reached the level of magic equipment.
The main body was made of specially tanned brown leather, with smoothly polished scarlet metal components embedded in key areas.
The entire set was aesthetically pleasing and streamlined, appearing to fit the curves of the Dragon Beast’s back perfectly, with a layer of soft and delicate cushioned fur on the seat.
A blue magic Crystal Stone was embedded at the rear of the saddle.
"This saddle can reduce wind resistance for the rider during flight, enhancing comfort during the journey."
"Why don’t you try putting it on."
No one else dared to attempt this task; only Gauss could do it.
For now, the Dragon Beast seemed to recognize only him; while it wouldn’t attack others, it exhibited similar stress responses when approached.
"Thank you; I really like this gift."
After expressing his gratitude, Gauss took the heavy saddle.
Albena had probably spent these days working on this dragon saddle at the blacksmith’s shop.
Under Albena’s guidance, Gauss successfully placed the dragon saddle on the reluctant Dragon Beast.
The overall fit was quite precise.
According to Albena, as magical equipment, this saddle could adjust to fit the Dragon Beast’s body during its growth.
Once the saddle was secured, the Dragon Beast shook its neck, letting out a low grumbling sound from its throat.
"Alright, get used to it." Gauss patted its scales.
Visually, this set of tack elevated the appearance of the Red Dragon Beast significantly once worn.
The scarlet metal components reflected a chilling gleam under the sunlight, and the entire set appeared to "grow" naturally from the dragon’s body, without any sense of discord in its design.
