Beast Taming Empire, royal capital, royal palace.
Dressed in loose pajamas, Lu Ran silently watched Sudden Death King.
No. 18 had been mischievous.
"Roar, roar!!!" Although Sudden Death King had shrunk in size, its imposing presence remained undiminished.
But... the shield it held completely ruined its majestic bearing as a Dragon King.
Although the shield's colors were imposing too, those eyes and mouth, like a yellow emoji face, really changed the whole look.
Sudden Death King had brought it over, and the moment it saw Lu Ran, its expression turned into [Kiss].
However, when Lu Ran ignored it, the shield's expression instantly changed to [Question].
"Sudden death~ Sudden death~" Star Dragon Shield Spirit asked Sudden Death King why its master's master was ignoring it.
"So why does the shield cry 'sudden death'?" Lu Ran finally spoke. How exactly had No. 18 forged this thing?
Even the Sword Spirit he had forged and the Sword Grass he had awakened made more normal sounds.
Sudden Death King pondered. How would it know?
Perhaps it had inherited its verbal tic because its scales were among the materials?
That proved it really was its offspring!
Just like General Ha and Sword Spirit.
"Forget it, that's not important." Lu Ran pondered, then said, "Star Dragon Shield Spirit, huh..."
"From today onward, I'll be counting on you to protect Sudden Death King."
"Let's give you a name too. Let me think... since you're a round shield, Little Circle will do."
Star Dragon Shield Spirit: ???
"Sudden death, sudden death!"
"Roar!! (It says the name sounds awful, and it wants to drop dead!)" Sudden Death King translated, once again certain this was its own offspring.
"You were only just born. What do you know about names sounding good or bad? That's settled," Lu Ran said. "It's only