Chapter 428: 428
How dare those vile bastards tarnish his reputation? It seems like his kindness towards them these past few months had given them wings . Well, it was time to rip them off!
He calmed down and lazily continued with his bath . The maid in charge of washing his body was too engrossed in what she considered a super fun task to be bothered about external stimuli .
After 20 minutes, he left the bath and went down to the dining room for a meal . Chatting with Ophie, lightly bullying the repressed Natasha, and scheming with Hoover took him another 40 minutes or so .
By the time he exited the front door of the manor, Qiong Qi and Clarent were both visibly shaking with rage that he'd dare to leave them hanging for so long, while Chrona and Sheera were trying their hardest to keep their laughter in .
Upon seeing the notorious fuckboy leave his sanctuary, Qiong Qi and Clarent shared a look and displayed triumphant expressions . Qiong Qi stepped forth and snorted .
"Why are you walking, human pet? Did we not tell you to roll out here?!"
Draco didn't even spare them a glance but picked his nose boredly . "Why should I listen to the meowing of a mere pussycat?"
Qiong Qi face alternated between blue, black, and purple as he seethed . Clarent acknowledged that Draco was a tough foe to beat, so he tagged in for his brother-in-arms .
"Hmph, you have truly become arrogant . Have you forgotten who allowed your current achievements to exist? Without me, would you even be this far ahead in your Tradeskills?"
Draco's face became ashen as Clarent had hit a weak spot . It was true that with Clarent infusing the Dragorugio set and the Dragon's Blessing potion with his Source Origin, more than half of Draco's current achievements would not exist . Especially since the latter had been essential in him receiving his current Unique Quest .
Clarent, seeing that he had uncovered his reverse scale smirked and blew out a puff of flames . "Hurry up and kowtow to your benefactor! Or do they no longer teach decency among humankind?!"
Draco's body trembled, and he gritted his teeth . He never thought Clarent would stoop so low as to attack him in this manner, but he found himself checkmated .
Then, he calmed down as a light of cruelty flashed in his eyes . Since Clarent would stoop so low as to bend the bottom line, he, Draco, would break it!
Draco folded his arms . "Merely helping me with Tradeskills is nothing compared to what I've done for you . Freeing you from that Treasure Chest, granting you a body to inhabit and even spending my resources to strengthen you!"
Draco raised a hand . "I wasn't done . "
He smirked and pointed at Clarent . "Without me, your sister would still be living in a prison your father made for her, alone and unloved for eternity until she passed away . I brought her out, showed her love, and infused energy into her life! I allowed the two of you to reunite!"
"YET YOU DARE ASK ME TO KOWTOW?!"
Once Draco dropped this bombshell, Clarent was blasted away as he spat blood . His body crashed into a nearby tree, and he could barely muster the energy to stand amidst all the liters of blood he was spewing out .
Qiong Qi's enraged expression turned to shock, then endless fear when he saw what had happened to Clarent . He was in disbelief that Draco would be so cruel and damage the fellow with words alone .
When he turned to gaze at Draco once again, he saw that the fellow was gazing at him with menacing eyes and a cruel smirk . Qiong Qi's face became green with regret for daring to provoke the fellow .
"My darling Qiong Qi, did you forget that I-"
"BROTHER DRACO, HAVE MERCY ON THIS POOR CAT!" Qiong Qi roared as he slid down before Draco's feet and kowtowed many times .
Draco, who had indeed been about to unleash a devastating verbal barrage, was rendered speechless by Qiong Qi once again, something he had vowed to never allow the Lion to do .
Under normal circumstances, he might not have been moved by this shameless display, however he stopped himself . Draco could see some cubs suckling on Sheera, meaning that those had to be his kids . In front of his own kids, the fellow had thrown away his dignity and kowtowed to another .
Once again, Draco began to understand that maybe… just maybe… he was inferior in terms of thick skin compared to Qiong Qi . Seeing as the cubs were looking over, Draco could not muster the will to push him even further into the deep end .
He pulled the lion up and hastily said . "I'm just playing, just playing . No need to go so far, Brother Qiong . "
Qiong Qi looked shocked that Draco would give him such a huge ladder to step down from, and he smiled pleasantly . "Thank you, Brother Draco . "
Nemea and Sphea, who had been watching their pap grovel like a rat with curiosity, suddenly displayed surprise when their pap and the human man hugged like best friends .
Pushing her mother's belly with her little paws in excitement, Nemea asked: "Ma! Ma! Who is that man?"
Sheera gave her daughter a good lick on the face in order to quieten down her noise, and replied in a wry tone . "He is your father's best friend and my master . "
Sphea sidled up to her mother and sat down . She was the more mature child of the duo, evidence by her next question . "Mother, what is a best friend? And what is a master?"
Sheera nuzzled her other daughter and explained . "A master is a person who can command the actions of a subordinate . In other words, I have to listen to what that man says . "
"As for a best friend, it is the closest person to an individual, who they fully trust, love, and play with . " Sheera finished her explanation .
Sphea nodded with understanding, while Nemea only seemed to half understand but still jumped with excitement anyway . As for Chrona, she could only watch on in silence since the gestation period between a Dragon and a Wyrm was quite chaotic .
Her egg hadn't even been laid yet, much less waiting for it to hatch . Chrona wished she could raise her racial State of Being as soon as possible, but that was not something that could be done in a matter of weeks .
As for Clarent, he only managed to regain his wits after suffering for a minute or two, in which he saw Qiong Qi and Draco make up . Feeling betrayed and hurt, he moved to attack the duo viciously, but saw Draco turn to him after sorting out the oversized cat .
Immediately, his will to attack fled, and was left with terror . He couldn't survive another blow on the level of the one Draco cast before, so it was natural that he was feeling trepidation .
"B-B-Brother… D-D-Draco…" The overgrown lizard spoke through chattering teeth . His legs wobbled like they were boneless, and his eyes were bulging . In his eyes, Draco had gone from a fuckboy in fancy armor to a giant Devil that loved inflicting pain and torture .
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