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"Looks like we won't be able to figure anything out on our own..."
Rebecca withdrew her gaze from Eco, which she had been studying all along, and folded her arms across her chest. The unconscious motion abruptly drew attention to her full, rounded breasts, making Ash's face turn bright red.
"We can only let an expert study Eco..."
"Study?!"
The moment Rebecca finished speaking, Ash shuddered as though he had heard terrible news. Eco sprang from the sofa and cried out.
"No, no, no! I absolutely won't let any of those doctors study me again! If anyone dares study me, I'll stomp them flat!"
Seeing Ash and Eco react so fiercely, Wu Yan, Rebecca, Sylvia, and Cosette were stunned. Then they remembered something.
When Eco had first been born, in order to determine why she, a dragon, had entered the world in the form of a human girl, Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy had arranged for a highly respected dragon researcher to examine her.
However, that doctor's methods had been rather extreme. Fascinated by Eco, she had even secretly kidnapped her, intending to dissect her.
Fortunately, Sylvia had happened to encounter Ash, who was beside himself with worry over Eco's disappearance. With Sylvia's help, Ash eventually found Eco and saved her from the doctor's scalpel.
Later, that doctor had apparently refused to give up her chance to study Eco. She had come to Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy and become the homeroom teacher of Wu Yan, Ash, and Sylvia, all while keeping a covetous eye on Eco.
That was precisely why Ash and Eco had reacted so intensely...
Remembering this, Wu Yan exchanged glances with the