Chapter 110
Ch 110 -- And the Number of Contracted Monsters Increases
Wh- what's this? It looks like a Dragon? But it's so small . Was it a baby Dragon? It was only about 50 cms from its nose (muzzle?) to the tip of its tail . It didn't look like it was going to attack . . . what should I do?
It hovered, wings fluttering almost invisibly, its eyes . . . were nailed to the gyoza I was holding in disposable chopsticks . I moved the chopsticks experimentally and sure enough the head of the mini-Dragon tracked the gyoza like a laser-guided missile . Did it want to eat the gyoza?
"Oh, a Pixie Dragon . They're very rare . " Fer said, obviously recognising the type of Dragon hovering in front of me .
"A Pixie Dragon?" I asked, moving the chopsticks again and watched, fascinated as the small Dragon's gaze followed the gyoza's movements exactly .
"Yeah . They're a special breed of small Dragon . I last saw one about 500 years ago . " That long ago?
"Kyuu, kyuu-" Did it want the gyoza?
I proffered the gyoza in my chopsticks to the Pixie Dragon . "Here you are!" I said, hoping it would take the hint . It swooped in and snatched the gyoza away in its jaws before gulping it down .
"Kyuu, kyuu, kyuu-" It seemed to be saying it wanted some more . I guess I had no choice . I was pretty much full up now, the rice was finished and the remaining gyoza were leftovers so . . . "Here, you can eat this," I said, pushing the dish towards the Pixie Dragon which settled down on the ground, folded its wings and started to eat the leftover gyoza .
"So, they must be rare if the last one you saw was 500 years ago?" I asked, watching the Pixie Dragon gobbling up the gyoza in a manner that reminded me of two other gluttons of my close acquaintance .
"Yeah . There aren't a lot of them around . " Fer was also closely observing the Pixie Dragon's actions .
"A Dragon this size is kinda cute . " I mused . The Earth Dragon in my Item Box was the opposite of cute but it was 5 metres long . And dead too whereas this Pixie Dragon's antics were entertaining, like a puppy or kitten .
Fer looked at me . "Are you crazy? Don't think it's harmless just because it's small . A Pixie Dragon is quite a strong monster . "
Oh, really? Something that small can be strong, that didn't seem right . Fer went on to explain .
"To start with a Pixie Dragon is really nimble and quick, very agile . It's got a lot of magical power in that small body, it can use fire magic, water magic, wind magic and earth magic as well as ice magic, lightning magic and recovery magic . What's more they're strong too, getting in close and punching hard and fast repeatedly then escaping out of range before you can hit back . " Fer squinted at the Pixie Dragon which was taking no notice of the level-1000 Fenris monster studying it closely as it finished off the remaining gyoza on the plate . "The Pixie Dragon I encountered 500 years ago, it was a closer fight than I expected but I won, of course . "
So it can fire off powerful magic like cannonballs? That's an impressive attack for such a small creature . Even Fer seemed to think a Pixie Dragon was a worthy opponent .
"Kyuu, KYUU-" Splat . Something was stuck on my face . The Pixie Dragon? "What the hell is it doing!?" It was clinging to my head for some reason . "Hey, hey, let go already . . . " I shook my head to dislodge it but it wasn't budging .
"Hey you, that tasted great . I'm still hungry . Gimme more of that stuff . " A voice came in my head .
"I can't give you any more, I'd have to cook another batch of gyoza . . . hold on, who said that?"
"Well . . . that Pixie Dragon said it . " Fer explained . "He's wanting to make a contract with you . "
"What?" A contract?
"If you cook more food like this I'll be your contracted monster . " The Pixie Dragon's voice sounded again in my head .
"Good idea . The food made by this guy is delicious . For long-lived species like us there's no problems contracting with a human being for a few decades . " Fer explained telepathically to the Pixie Dragon -- for some reason I overheard them .
"Well yeah, if eating food like that is part of a contract then sign me up like the big Fenris guy . " Are you just deciding such a thing without asking me? Is every strong monster in this world a glutton? Will I ever get a chance to eat my own cooking ever again?
"You know, your voice sounds different to what I was expecting . " I said .
"What did you imagine I'd sound like?"
"Well, a childish voice like Sui maybe?" The Pixie Dragon was so small it had to be young, like Sui .
"That Pixie Dragon is not that young . Okay, it's not that old either but it's definitely not a kid . " Fer explained .
"The big guy's got that right . Pixie Dragons like me are all small but that's just how we are even when we're fully grown . "
"Is- is that so?" So this Pixie Dragon is not a child then?
"Now that's out of the way I want to make a contract with you so gimme a name please . " The Pixie Dragon was insistent, as insistent as Fer had been months ago . I gave in .
"You want me to just think up a name for you? I'm no good at this . . . okay, since you're a Dragon I'll call you Dora-chan . "
"Hey, come up with something cooler than that dorky name will ya?" The Pixie Dragon demanded .
"Well, I think Dora-chan's a perfect name for you . " I retorted . You want to make a contract with me, I get to choose the name, that's the rules . Dora-chan . Do-ra-chan . Do-ra-chaaaaan .
"You're kidding me! I'm not a Dora-chan!" Dora-chan said furiously . I ignored the angry Dora-chan for a moment to use my Appraisal skill on the Pixie Dragon .
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