Under ordinary circumstances, very few people could withstand the furious breath of a fire dragon like that in the relatively enclosed depths of the mines in Rockpeak Valley. Even powerful battle mages would be no exception.
In fact, it was fair to say that anyone who went to fight a fire-breathing dragon in a place like that would be walking to their death.
Perhaps that was the real reason why the lord of Karthus and the mighty Imperium of Man, despite knowing that the area was rich in valuable magical crystals, had never dared to develop or exploit it.
But...
Quite unexpectedly, that terrifying dragon's breath had absolutely no effect on a certain troublesome little girl!
She even had enough energy to protect the four people she had brought along—Ameda, Sonya, and the others—and, while still surrounded by flames, turn around and give the Red Dragon a thorough beating. It had been sleeping when she'd kicked it in the nose, and it still hadn't figured out what was going on.
And then...
Of course, the all-powerful Queen Annie had successfully acquired a gigantic Red Dragon mount from an unclaimed cave, under the stunned and disbelieving gazes of Ameda, Sonya, Matthew, and Gurnier!
They said that the Red Dragon who had been living deep in the Rockpeak Valley mines was actually a descendant of the legendary fire dragon Fafnir. It was already several hundred years old, but was still an immature dragon. That was why it had stayed beside the lava pool deep in the mines, where it could sleep all day.
Of course, none of that mattered. It didn't stop it from becoming a certain troublesome little girl's personal mount and a gigantic new toy.
"Ahahaha!"
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"Look! Isn't it much faster than a carriage?"
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Clear, bell-like laughter rang