“Hold it, Khaleesi! Don’t do it! We need him!” Narvim quickly jumped in front of Vaan and held Khaleesi back.
“Don’t get in my way, Narvim!” Khaleesi roared before glaring at Vaan. “I’m going to teach him a lesson! He bullied our daughter!”
“T-That’s not it! Vaan’s words had a different meaning!” Narvim quickly explained before saying, “And if you beat him to death, our daughter will hate you!”
Khaleesi immediately retreated after hearing Narvim’s statement and glared at him.
“Who said anything about beating the stinking brat to death?! I just want to teach him a little lesson!” Khaleesi snorted and asked, “Do you think I’m stupid?!”
She knew exactly what Vaan meant, but it angered her nonetheless.
Just because she understood human views and values were different from dragons, it didn’t change the fact that she would still feel uncomfortable hearing about her daughter’s union.
Eniwse was still a baby in her eyes.
Meanwhile, Khaleesi’s question made Narvim speechless. He was unable to answer, nor did he dare to.
“I…” Narvim uttered, but no other words came out of his mouth.
“Argh, forget it. I don’t want to argue with him,” Khaleesi conceded with a helpless look when she saw her husband’s dilemma.
Shortly after, she glanced at Vaan and snorted, causing a strong wave of wind to blow against his face and whip his hair back.
Nevertheless, Vaan remained firm in his spot and unfazed.
“You… don’t you have the slightest bit of fear for me? I am still a mighty Rank 5 True Dragon, you know?” Khaleesi asked, feeling a bit baffled by Vahn’s fearlessness.
“Hm, not really,” Vaan casually replied and smiled. “I know my worth.”
While it was true that he was nowhere close to the eighth dragon lord’s power, he wasn’t afraid that the eighth or ninth dragon lord would harm him.
They might actually beat him up if he kept teasing and provoking them, but they wouldn’t try to kill him or cripple his potential.
“Hmph. You’re not very likable; you know that? I can’t be bothered talking to you further. Go and pick whatever you need already,” Khaleesi said with a frown.
When she saw Vaan’s smile, she didn’t see the smile of a handsome young man. Instead, she felt like she saw the cunning smile of an old man.
Considering her ‘baby’ was intimate with this ‘old’ man, she would naturally feel terrible.
“Alright,” Vaan agreed with a chuckle before shifting his attention to the fire-attribute magical plants growing by the lava river.
Since he somehow managed to avoid a beating despite his teasing and provocation, he decided to call it even for their peeking.
…
After Vaan strolled over to the nearest lava river, he closely observed the fire-attribute magical plants to determine their quality and properties.
‘Fire Dragon Grass, Vermillion Roots, Blood Ganoderma…’ Vaan listed the fire-attribute magical herbs one by one and skipped the ones he failed to recognize.
Nevertheless, the fire-attribute magical herbs didn’t just grow on the edge of the lava river.
Vaan noticed some thriving directly on the surface of the lava river without burning to a crisp, such as the Fire Lotus, but that wasn’t all.
Some fire-attribute magical herbs even thrived inside the lava river, completely submerged.
That said, no matter which fire-attribute magical herb Vaan spotted, not a single one of them was below rank-three quality.
There were even a few rank-four magical herbs.
‘As expected of a Rank 5 being’s magical plant collection, the magical herbs here all have excellent quality. A fire-attribute witch would go crazy if they saw this scene,’ Vaan silently thought.
Although he was tempted to pocket everything, he didn’t have an adequate environment to store them like the eighth dragon lord.
Furthermore, he did not need so many fire-attribute magical herbs; just a few would do.
‘If I want to raise my body’s fire affinity swiftly, I’ll need herbs like the Fire Dragon Grass or Blood Ganoderma. Too bad there isn’t any above rank-three quality,’ was what Vaan originally thought.
However, he felt like he had overlooked something.
Due to the lava river being heavily concentrated in fire-attribute mana, it was difficult to guess the number, type, and quality of magical plants hidden inside.
As such, Vaan felt like he should explore the river bed.
After all, using a single high-quality magical herb was much more effective than several low-quality ones.
“I’ll be back in a moment,” Vaan informed.
Shortly after, he stripped himself bare in front of the two dragon lords without shame and dove into the lava river.
“…”
“…”
Khaleesi and Narvim didn’t get the chance to speak before Vaan disappeared, but they were both speechless due to his boldness.
Dragons don’t wear clothes, but humans definitely do.
“No hesitation at all. Does this fella not have the slightest bit of shame?” Narvim wondered with amazement for a moment before he noticed his wife wasn’t responding. “Dear? Are you alright?”
“Ah? Yeah.” Khaleesi quickly snapped out of her daze and said, “Don’t worry, I’m fine. I just came to the realization that Vahn and our daughter are naturally endowed… No wonder they’re a match.”
Narvim couldn’t help but frown after hearing those words.
Naturally endowed…?
…
Sometime later, Vaan emerged from the surface of the lava river with only a fire-attribute single magical herb in hand and returned to the dragon lords.
It was a Blood Ganoderma but noticeably larger than the Rank 3 Blood Ganodermas growing on the surface rocks.
It also had blood-like veins spread across it.
“Peak-Rank 4 Bloodvein Ganoderma.” The corners of Khaleesi’s mouth twitched before she said, “You sure know how to pick the good stuff. That sort of quality can only be acquired near the end of the third trial.”
“I won’t put it to waste,” Vaan accepted the praise with a smile before he noticed Narvim staring down at his crotch with a frown. “Hm? Do you like what you see?”
“Yeah…” Narvim answered thoughtlessly, still dwelling over his wife’s words before he realized Vaan’s question and suddenly jolted from shock. “Wait… What the fuck? No! I meant no!”
“Uh-huh…”
“Stop, don’t look at me like that, dear!”