As it turned out, people weren't the only ones with a lot of room to grow. Dragons did, too.
With Gauss playing matchmaker, the Red Dragon Beast soon got along with the Animal Companions in the party.
"Look at it this way: this one's your coworker, got it?"
"The more work it does, the less you have to do."
Gauss patted the Land Bird as he spoke to the dragon beast.
In essence, the Land Bird wasn't much different from it. They were both mounts.
The dragon beast was simply a Land Bird pro max: better performance and a bigger frame.
Of course, since dragon beasts were still far too rare and conspicuous, the Land Bird remained an indispensable mount for getting around.
"Roar~"
The dragon beast gave a low growl.
Seeing the wolf and bird beside it show not the slightest fear, it had lost some of its spirit.
It had given up.
Come to think of it, the Red Dragon Beast had felt an itch in its head these past few days, as though something was about to grow there.
Compared with before, it also seemed to be just a little bit smarter.
Of course, it hadn't looked into the matter any further yet.
Figuring out why its ability to think had improved was a bit too much effort.
It rubbed its head against a nearby tree trunk to soothe the faint itch. Afterward, it felt much better.
It simply closed its eyes and took a nap.
Out of sight, out of mind. As long as it couldn't see these lowly creatures darting around, it could pretend they didn't exist.
Besides, it needed to conserve its strength.
After all, every night Gauss rode it around on patrol, and whenever they spotted monsters, they would land and get to