Chapter 160: 160
Hikari's tears fell onto Draco's pale face, their glistening color reflective of the emotional turmoil she was going through .
She knew that Draco was an Immortal Adventurer who could respawn infinitely from death with very little harm done . After all, she had just witnessed this very fact just now .
Yet, her heart was still torn by having to watch her own Dragobonded mate suffer so much . It didn't matter whether he was immortal or not, he should never have to endure such pain .
Hikari was clueless as to why this had begun, but her mind told her there was only one reason as to why it had ended in such a manner .
'My ignorance . '
Her brothers and sisters had often teased their cute and beautiful youngest sister about this fact, but those playful remarks at that time now felt like whips lashing across her back .
She was a White Dragon .
Despite being sheltered and without being trained in how to use many of her skills, she hadn't been alone .
She had spent most of her life with her family, especially with her mother, so she knew what it meant to be a White Dragon .
She also knew exactly what a powerful White Dragon - like her mother - could do .
Yet she had been wasting all this talent by lazing around while everyone around her had made something of themselves .
The thing was, all of this technically wasn't Hikari's fault . The main party to blame would have to be her parents, who had grown so sure of the power of the 'everlasting Dragon Race' that they had put her training on hold .
After all, Hikari's mother had many centuries left to live, she was far from old . At best, she was Maria's age in Dragon terms .
So, her parents had wanted to let her enjoy her youth and feel unburdened by the darkness of reality .
Hikari had sisters, so why were they trained and allowed to go out while she wasn't?
It was simply because - as stated before - White Dragons had zero attack capability . It wasn't just that they had no offensive skills and techniques, but rather that they literally had no offensive power .
It wouldn't even be wrong to claim that they had negative offensive powers .
A swipe from Hikari in her Dragon form was more likely to heal or give buffs, rather than hurt someone .
Since she couldn't easily defend herself, and she had not agreed for one of her siblings to permanently babysit her, since it would impede their growth, it was best to keep her somewhere safe until she was perfectly ready .
However, no one could have predicted the rise of Sigurd and his obscene Dragonlance . Many of the God Rank Dragons had been slain and almost every Dragon under God Rank was either killed by him, or ganged up on by the lesser races in order to harvest their precious parts .
She was then left in a small world with the explicit instruction not to go out no matter what . Just like how Draco could enter, she could've left at any time .
But the naive Hikari had decided to wait, hoping that someone would come for her and release her from her self-imposed confines .
She had spent most of the time sleeping, and many centuries had passed since then . It was so long that she had created one of the biggest Aether Mines on the continent all by herself .
Then one day, Draco came in and swept her world away . Not only was he extremely attractive, like a handsome hero who came to save the princess, but he was a Black Dragon on top of everything else!
Despite the strange relationship between Black and White Dragons - or perhaps, because of it - they were inevitably tied together . If a White Dragon was to choose a mate out of all the races, she would choose a Black Dragon without any hesitation .
The same went for a Black Dragon . They might fool around with other races, but ultimately when it came time to settle down there was only one possible candidate on their minds .
Otherwise, Draco wouldn't have accepted Hikari so quickly .
Even when he first met Roma, it was she who had initiated everything . Draco had never made a move to accept her and even when she asserted that she wanted him to take her virginity, he had placed his own test first .
However, within less than 30 seconds after meeting Hikari, he had performed an irreversible bond of Dragon marriage . He had known nothing about her history, her personality or how she thought .
The same could be said about her in regards to Draco, yet she had agreed immediately . It was only after that they sat down and began to talk to each other .
Did they regret any of this? No!
It was destined to happen . A Black Dragon without a Dragobond meeting a White Dragon without a Dragobond was like putting the opposite end of two magnets the size of buildings next to each other .
Even if you tried to place something in between, it wouldn't help .
Apart from her parents, there was also someone else to blame for Hikari's situation . . . Draco .
After claiming Hikari, the first thing he should've done was to take her around to level her up quickly so she could unlock her skills and techniques .
However, he had been too busy dealing with other obligations that had accumulated before meeting her . He naturally planned rectify it, but that was after the Guild War and his own bloodline training .
Draco, after having listened to Hikari's story, had foolishly made the same mistake as her parents . He had been allowing her immense talent and potential to go to waste by sitting around doing nothing .
Now, he lay in her arms like a dead dog and she was unable to do anything about it . Instead of blaming others, which was what anyone who understood the situation would do, she blamed herself .
Did this make her a noble a self-sacrificial soul? White Dragons were born 'good' so she naturally had these traits .
However, the simple reason she blamed herself was due to her ignorance . And she was aware of it, but knowing one's fault did not automatically mean one knew what to do about it .
One cannot simply wish 'I want to be street-smart' and then proceed to become the sharpest hustler on the block .
Her tears, which fell onto Draco's face, did not fall off his skin . In fact, they rather seemed to drill into his body, but Hikari was too bereaved to notice any of this .
She only gasped when she saw Draco's body glow with a gentle light in her arms, his murky and lifeless eyes regaining color slowly .
Hikari was so happy and excited when she saw that Draco shook his head lightly, gazing up at her with affection .
"You truly are a blessing to me . "
His voice was a bit hoarse, but it didn't dull the sweetness that emerged in Hikari's heart .
Her blue eyes moistened as they gazed at Draco, and her intimate feelings for him strengthened exponentially .
Hikari had no clue what true love was supposed to feel like . The young Dragoness only knew that she couldn't bear the idea of ever leaving Draco's side, not even if he would want her to .
This event where she had been forced to watch him go through such a horrible experience had made it perfectly clear for her .
Draco suddenly frowned though .
'Shit, I foolishly forgot about our Dragobond's other effect . '
"Hikari, your health…"
「Name: Hikari – Rank 1 Dragonling
Level: 1
HP: 987/100,000」
She was way into the red, almost to the point of dying . Hikari had failed to notice this since she was more concerned with the ordeal Draco was going through, and this terrified him .
Had the process lasted any longer than these endless 10 minutes, he would have woken up to a corpse of Hikari . She was an NPC, which meant her death was final .
He may have the Dark Resurrection skill, which should be able to bring her back, however, there was no 100% guarantee for this . Despite its description, he would much rather never have to find out .
Though her health was only 3 times higher than his, and he had died multiple times, Hikari was able to weather through all of it thanks to her insanely high defense .
Even Earth or Metal Dragons could only kneel down before the absurd defense of a White Dragon .
The Dark Knight also had 100,000 HP in his humanoid form, but he was level 23 . Hikari was only level 1 . If her level was matched with his, what would her health and defense be like?
She barely felt any pain thanks to her defense, which also allowed her health to plummet without her cognition .
This made Draco turn serious . He would have to spend the next two days before the Guild War training Hikari so her level was at least presentable .
Aside from that, he would teach her a lot of important knowledge about the world .
It was his duty as her Dragobonded mate and her Black Dragon, who was supposed to take care of her .
Draco stood up slowly and brought Hikari to her feet . "Heal yourself . "
Hikari brought her health up to full in one cast, her eyes locked into Draco . Unlike before, she didn't bow her head or look away .
It was as if all she wanted to do from now on was meet his gaze . Draco smiled gently and kissed Hikari lightly, an action she was initially confused by, but grew to enjoy .
Just when she felt her body heat up and started to want to feel more of Draco, he broke the kiss and stepped back with a playful smirk . Hikari gazed at him with reluctance and longing .
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