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Chapter 63 - I Tried To Bring It Back Fresh

“There’s a better way.”

After saying so, Ian only did one thing.

He first headed toward the broken bridge.

Then.

[I wish to keep my promise.]

Touching the red dragon’s inscription on his shoulder, he uttered the phrase the dragon left before leaving.

It was the moment when less than five minutes had passed.

Whoosh!

A gust of wind blew hard in the air. And a black shadow loomed over Ian.

The dragon that Ian had caught arrived.

The dragon smirked with his eyes gleaming.

[You are already asking for the fulfillment of the pledge. Very well. So, who is my enemy?]

The dragon flew with two wings spread wide and spoke in a solemn voice.

But he didn’t look cool at all.

‘It’s rather pitiful.’

Ian couldn’t help but think so.

Thanks to Kanhel’s punch to bring him back to his senses, his whole body was ragged with wounds littered here and there.

But Ian said without expressing those thoughts.

“What else, just to get the tail you promised.”

[What?]

The dragon couldn’t believe his ears. 

How could this human use a pledge for such a thing?

As the dragon was about to boast how great and meaningful their pledge was.

Ian continued with a smile.

“I didn’t use the pledge. You were supposed to give me the tail, but you just went, hence I called you.”

[This… this young human?]

The dragon was speechless, but Ian wasn’t wrong.

Come to think of it, he had decided to give Ian a tail, and then he saw Kanhel off, but he just forgot about it.

The dragon frowned helplessly.

[Yes. Dragon’s promise is sacred anyway. I’ll give you the tail as promised.]

Then he put his tail forward as if telling Ian to cut it on his own.

But then.

“Oh, stop, stop. That’s not it. If we cut it here, it’ll be a hassle for us only to carry it.”