However, he had chosen this dragon himself.
Even with tears in his eyes, he had to ride it!
But Rio was instantly smoked into dry heaves. Then, ignoring Liszt's attempts to stop him, he transformed into a ball of flame and plunged headfirst into Liszt's body, leaving Liszt alone to face the Invisible Dragon.
"Wuu yi ya!"
The Invisible Dragon sniffed the scent released by the crushed Smoke-Cured Grass, like an opium addict taking a puff and floating blissfully as though ascending to immortality. Seeing this, Liszt could only keep his nose covered and proceed with the next stage of the plan. He began taking out the prepared food from his space ring.
There was fine wine, there was beef—all prepared for the Invisible Dragon.
Of course.
The portions were not large. Instead, he fed it small servings bit by bit, slowly teasing the Invisible Dragon's interest. Once the Invisible Dragon had eaten the beef until its mouth was slick with grease, excitedly revealed its true form, and lowered its guard to keep demanding meat from Liszt, he knew the time had come.
Quietly, he offered a portion of roast suckling beef stuffed with a Dragon-Bewildering Heart Fruit to the Invisible Dragon's mouth. Completely unguarded, the Invisible Dragon bit down and swallowed the roast suckling beef.
"Got it!"
Liszt was overjoyed.
Yet after chewing briefly, the Invisible Dragon opened its mouth and plopped out a fruit with seven-colored skin—it ate the beef, but spat out the Dragon-Bewildering Heart Fruit hidden inside.
"Huh?"
Liszt's eyes widened. He had never imagined the Invisible Dragon could pull off such a flashy move.
He turned to look at the Dragon-Bewildering Heart Fruit lying nearby, then at the Invisible Dragon, which seemed to have merely spat out a grain of sand and continued enjoying its