Miss Black Dragon Refuses to Be a Mount

"It was friendship—a friendship kiss!" Ailolin hurriedly defended herself.

Vidian smiled meaningfully. Standing by the window, she whispered in a voice only Ailolin could hear, "You really are too impatient. You could wait until Likaro grows up before winning her over."

"Hey, hey! Don't go imagining weird things like that!"

Ailolin knew Vidian was only teasing her, but she still couldn't handle a joke at that level. If she could blush, she would probably look just like Likaro did right now.

It made her feel like she was being publicly executed.

PS: Mutual promo with a friend; the title and synopsis are below~

Dark Souls Type-Moon

The burning Lord of Cinder strode across a land where gods walked the earth.

The golden lion hunted Britain's White Dragon.

The knight bearing the name of the God of War stood beneath the iris banner of the radiant saintess.

The lone wolf knight met the Fox Witch in a place blanketed by cherry blossoms.

This was the tale of the ash without fire and the girls.

Childhood Friend 020: Bodily Damage

Ailolin pulled her neck back. Embarrassed, she chose to avoid the matter for now and went to lie in the open space before Vidian's house to bask in the sun.

Vidian's curiosity had been thoroughly stirred. "You really kissed Ailolin?"

"Mm..." Likaro's cheeks were flushed as she awkwardly admitted it.

"What did it feel like? Can you kiss her again and let me see?"

"..."

If her body hadn't been so inconvenient to move right now, Likaro would have covered her face with her hands long ago.

Though kissing Little Black Dragon felt perfectly normal to her, it was still incredibly embarrassing if someone else knew about it.

Vidian smiled. She found teasing children truly amusing, but there was still proper business to attend to.

She took out paper and a pen, sat by the bed, and said to Likaro, "Let's write a letter."

Since Likaro had trouble moving, Vidian could only write it on her behalf.

Vidian would send the letter to a friend, who would then pass it on to Wilfen. Based on the news from before, the Magic Beasts that had invaded the imperial capital had basically been eliminated. The nobles trapped within the capital were all safe, and there had been no casualties.

After Vidian explained what the letter was for, Likaro understood. She thought carefully, then told Vidian what she wanted to say to her father and had her write it onto the letter paper.

"Alright. Once this letter is sent out, we'll receive a reply soon enough."

Vidian sealed the envelope, then wrote another letter of her own and put both away together.

"Thank you."

"...Don't thank me so often. There's no need for it."

The moment Vidian heard Likaro's thanks, her attitude suddenly changed, and her voice was no longer as gentle as before.

Unaware of why, Likaro thought she had said something wrong. But she couldn't understand why even a simple thank-you could make Vidian unhappy.

"I'll send the letters first, then come back and feed you."

With that, Vidian left the room.

Likaro looked at the food on the table. It seemed to have just been made, and it looked exquisite enough to show off Vidian's superb cooking. On top of that, she had only drunk a little milk earlier and was still hungry, so saliva kept gathering in her mouth.

Outside the house, Vidian summoned a messenger and asked Ailolin beside her, "Tell me, how did you break the Wind Prison?"

"Uh... dragon breath."

"Your physical strength couldn't do it?"

"No."

"Then you're really too weak."

"..."

Ailolin felt rather crushed, but also wronged. What did she mean, she was too weak? Clearly, Vidian was just too strong.

Just then, the messenger descended from the sky, and Vidian tied the prepared letters onto it.

"Are all those letters for your friends?" Ailolin noticed there was one extra.

"One is also a letter Likaro wrote to her father, briefly explaining her current situation."

"Mm, wouldn't that expose this place?"

"It won't." How could Vidian not have thought of that? "I had Likaro leave out the location. She didn't say anything she shouldn't have."

"I see."

"By the way, this little girl is the one I told you about before—the one with a Magic Spring inside her."

"What do you mean?" Ailolin immediately became wary. "Don't you dare have any awful ideas. She's a child, and she's human."

"Yes, yes, I know." The moment Ailolin mentioned humans, Vidian's teasing manner vanished. She said seriously, "Still, I have to advise you: try not to form deep bonds with short-lived races. You might suffer for a short while, but that's better than the pain of parting in the future."

"You've said this many times already. I understand."

"But you're still so close to her, aren't you?"

"I am close to her." Ailolin didn't deny it. "But we're only good friends. Though we met again by accident this time, we'll still have our own lives in the future."

"Mhm. I thought after you two kissed, your relationship had already gone beyond friendship."

"What nonsense are you talking about?! She's only nine years old. How could she be thinking of so many awful things like you do?"

"She's a child, but aren't you one too?" Vidian countered. "It's been less than half a year since you were born. How are you so mentally mature?"

"..."

Ailolin fell silent. She couldn't tell Vidian that her soul still held memories from a previous life.

"If your physical age couldn't be faked, I'd really start doubting your age."

Though Dragonkind were powerful Magic Beasts, their newborn hatchlings were just as innocent. Yet Ailolin's understanding of certain things was nothing like that of a young dragon who had only just been born.

It couldn't be that Likaro had taught her all this in Edafalon Forest, could it? If that were true, then Likaro wasn't as pure as she seemed.

With the idle chatter over, Vidian brought up Likaro's condition. "Her life isn't in danger, but she overextended her magic power too severely before. She'll need a long time to recover. During that period, her physical condition will become very poor."

"..."

After hearing Vidian's explanation, Ailolin fell completely silent. This script felt all too familiar to her—wasn't it exactly like her previous life?

Fortunately, Likaro's condition wasn't as severe as Ailolin's had been in her past life. She could still walk short distances, whereas the Ailolin of her previous life had needed a wheelchair or someone to support her.

"Is there any way to help her recover faster?"

"Why are you in such a rush?" Vidian looked at Ailolin strangely. "Likaro doesn't have some terminal illness. Her body will recover with time."

"How long, exactly?"

"That depends on her own constitution. Since she's only a child, the damage caused by that magical outburst was significant. It'll probably take several years for her to fully recover."

"..."

"Don't worry. Likaro won't stay in a remote place like the Southern Wilderness forever. Once we get in touch with her father, we'll find a way to send her home."

"Mm."

Ailolin strongly agreed with sending Likaro home. Unlike herself, who had no family, Likaro had a family. The people at home would definitely be worried about and miss her terribly, and they would also be better able to care for her.

"Keep practicing sensing magic power. I demonstrated Dragon language magic for you before. If you work hard, you'll be able to learn it too."

"Mm-hm. I've almost found the feeling lately."

For Ailolin, learning magic was a marvelous thing. After all, if she hadn't been reborn in this world, she never could have believed magic power existed.

Now that she had sensed magic power through training, she felt the delight of discovering a new continent.

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I Created the Type-Moon World

=======Synopsis======

"Shocking! The French army surrendered to a young girl overnight!"

"Stunning! The most popular person in Britain is actually her!"

"Bizarre! A mummy walked out of a pyramid in the dead of night!"

Lin Guan obtained a rather useless system and had originally only wanted to make videos for a little pocket money.

But unexpectedly, the characters he created entered reality one after another.

Britain's Eternal King awakened.

France's savior saintess returned.

Egypt's Pharaoh King, Persia's great hero, the nine-tailed fox of chaotic times—one legendary figure after another appeared before the public.

Childhood Friend 021: Friends of Old

Within Edafalon Forest, Xiya sat beneath a tree with Guoguo in her arms, stroking her fur by hand.

"Sulana, when will you grow up?"

She spoke softly.

"Awoo~"

"Don't worry. That child will be fine."

Xiya had previously gone to the site of the magical outburst. Though she hadn't found Likaro, she could sense a familiar presence, so she knew who had saved Likaro.

What puzzled Xiya was that that person shouldn't have meddled in something like this. Could her personality have changed after all these years?

Likaro's Magic Spring constitution held little value for Vidian.

Xiya decided to write Vidian a letter. She hadn't contacted Vidian in many years, so she could ask how things had been while she was at it.

"Yo~ Long time no see~"

The sudden voice startled Xiya. Once she recovered, she said helplessly, "Solani, could you stop turning invisible just to scare me? I'm afraid my heart won't be able to take it."

"Hehehe~ I just love seeing that startled expression on your face."

"What a bad taste..."

A lively young girl revealed herself before Xiya. She wore a black nun's habit, black thigh-high stockings, and long boots. She was dressed in black from head to toe, yet her flowing hair was silver-white.

The girl's irises were an exceptionally rare crimson, giving her a somewhat bewitching impression.

Even children could probably recognize Solani in that outfit as a nun of the church, but Xiya, who knew her inside out, knew her true identity—a vampire.

Who could have imagined that a vampire could mingle within the church as a nun? Heaven knew how she had avoided being discovered.

"Why did you come to see me?"

"Can't I come see you if there's nothing wrong?" Solani walked over and snatched Guoguo from Xiya's arms, then rubbed her face against her. Guoguo's expression was clearly one of despair as she threw Xiya a pleading look.

Xiya snatched Sulana back, because only she and Likaro were allowed to pet this wolf, then asked bluntly, "So what exactly is it?"

"Vidian has been contacting me a lot lately."

"Hm? Didn't she go shut herself away in the Southern Wilderness? She hasn't contacted anyone in all these years."

Solani spread her hands. "How would I know? Anyway, she'd already been corresponding with me by letter some time ago. Specifically, she was asking about the imperial wars."

"She's a dragon. Why does she care about human imperial affairs?"

"She said she was too bored and wanted to hear about imperial wars for entertainment."

"..."

Xiya didn't know how to mock that and could only say inwardly to Vidian, As expected of you.

Solani reached into her chest and pulled out a letter. As she did, her breasts trembled along with the motion.