Hello everyone ! Here is chapter seven! Like always any advice is welcome!
Enjoy~!
Chapter 7: Going back home. Part 1
(I found this image in the internet, all rights belong to the author)
The place I followed was the garden of a castle or a sports ground. It is very spacious with good prospects. Especially, I can not see the appearance of a child, but I wonder if the children who were making a noise a while ago have already returned.
In such a square, there was a big lizard who the commander called “Virta”.
“No, this is an ordinary flying lizard … no, this is wrong”
It feels different. This Virtchan is a beautiful blue whose body color is not commonly seen between flying lizards. Other flying lizards are green. There are two horns at the corners of the head which is a bit strange. Moreover, it is much bigger than three flying lizards put together.
The commander send me gaze like telling me "……What do you mean?" and then said:
“This guy is a genuine dragon”
“Dragon … …!”
Because I am reincarnated person I can understand. In this world, the real dragon is rather rare. Even in games, they were something that I did not see much outside of special events.
Oh, you owned a dragon as commander! What? I was surprised.
Besides, it is a dragon, and if you grow it, it should be huge enough to crush the castle. Is that a child of a dragon? How did you tame it? When?
Of course, it is impossible for the commander to answer all my doubts. Surprised, Mr. Frey came and gave me a thick cloak.
“You should cover with this, it will get cold, my lady”
“Indeed, the sky… it’s cold, is not?”
The sky is cold. I can understand it now that the memory of the previous life has revived.
So Helga, who seems to be nearby when I got out, gave me a long brown coat and a long socks and boots.
Rather, we were departing from the southern fort, if I wasn't think about flying in the sky, it may be a bit confusing. Even though it is still early spring, I thought vaguely that it might be a bit too thick to use in this season.
“Where did you hear such a story? Usually soldiers don't know this.”
“Before … … I think I heard it from a traveler or someone”
I can not talk about the memories of my past life. So to stay ambiguous, I buttoned three buttons in front of the cloak and wear it tightly.
“Looks like the preparation are finished, you can get on Virta, come on.”
“Yes, please!”
I can get on the dragon! I was happy but only for a moment, as I was freaked out by the height to the saddle attached to the dragon. It is like going up to the second floor of the house, jumping up and down from it looked impossible.
When I thought that, the dragon knelled down a little, so it got a little lower. But it’s higher than a horse! What?
I wondered if I could jump to the saddle and somehow put my feet on its back. While I was thinking what to do next, I was held from the armpits.
“U-hyo !?”
While I was surprised, the commander got into the saddle with a horrible jumping power, holding me. Before I could leaved my daze, I was sitting in front of the saddle.
“You are small, so two people can sit well, be sure to hold on tightly to the saddle in front of you”
“Wow, yes!”
The front side of the saddle was shaped like a handle, so I grabbed it with both hands obediently.
Then, I noticed.
Well, what if I fall from this?
I have experienced horseback riding in my previous life, but it was quite shaking. It flies and swings up and down and right to left. Ohh, I may die … I ….
Imagining it, seemed to have turned my eyes white.
But the commander who was behind me, caught my back firmly while holding the reins, so I was a little relieved. The "seat belt" gave more embarrassment than fear! I was feeling like that.
No, but doubt remains in safety with only this. I don't know when I could get throw or if the commander could catch me in that case.
Against the treacherous trembling, the commander cried out.
“let’s go!”
The dragon stood up. It widened the wings widely and jumped greatly with its feet.
I got scared of the feeling it brought experiencing for the first time the number one elevator, which rises rapidly. When I started to float in the sky, the sense of being pulled by gravity weakened.
“Huh?”
When I notice it, we are already floating in the sky. The castle appears to look more and more smaller.
But I was feeling more comfortable than riding an airplane. The wind blows up because there are no walls or ceilings, but it doesn't have the kind of breathtaking strength. The hair that I tied properly is about to get caught by the wind. It’s cold, so cold, but I can bear with it because I have a coat. And more than anything else, there is an arm that holds me from behind.
A big arm that covers my stomach, although the both of us are wearing thick clothes, I can feel his warm … … I’m strangely aware of it. The arm of an adult male is in close contact with myself.
Oh, then I noticed, from my back our bodies were closely attached with each other.
To make it worse, the commander seems to have noticed my change.
“Did you not get afraid of getting on a dragon as much I thought?”
It was only this that was pointed out, right? I wish is it! I am relieved. I am only conscious of it now that was pointed out, and thanks to that I'm not embarrassed anymore and can speak with him calmly.
“Yes, I felt like I jumped off a tree, I was wondering if the scary condition will continue”
Comparisons with airplanes can not be said. So I tried misrepresenting things that seemed likely.
“The first rider will usually say so, but the dragon has the necessary ability to be able to withstand the speed of flying and the coldness of the sky. They are an existent close to the spirits, so they can regulate the resistance to the wind and other factors to some extent “
“Regulating……”
So they can regulate the effect of the gravity force and lessen it to flew into the sky? In that case. Are they curbing the wind using wind magic?
I thought that the dragon flies like in a game, and the character in a game would not fall if it rides a horse, but there are too many necessary things to achieve this.
“Dragons are amazing”
In spite of saying so, the commander agrees.
“Yeah, the dragon that can use multiple magics is certainly amazing.”
But the talk ends there.
To tell the truth, there were various things I wanted to hear about, like why he was riding such an amazing dragon. However, he would not tell this to a victim like myself, who he just compassionately picked up. So I stopped asking questions and decided to look at the sky and the ground.
But after all, I am concerned about being in a state of being held.
Even if the dragon can manipulate gravity, it does not feel like I wil fall out of the saddle even if the wind is blowing. However, it seems that the commander still thinks that if irregular events happen, he may drop me.
If that is the case …. I only need compare the current situation with one I am familiar with to convince myself. I try to remember the time when my father held me. But my father died when I was a child, so my memories are thin.
So, I remembered the times my grandmother had hugged me. The grandmother who passed away during cold weather a few days ago. Since I was a child, she always hugged me and read me an old picture book. Even when my father and mother died of sickness, she hugged me crying … .…
After remembering all this, I returned to the town where I was born and raised, with a melancholic mood.
Yura got the chance to fly through the sky on a blue dragon. With the commander! I haven’t see the romance tag on this novel but… I hope there is one ^^
I don’t know how Virta looks like but I found some pretty pictures. Also, this series is about tea but, you will have to wait a bit more.
Virtchan:
Flying dragon:
Also, there is a real animal called sea blue dragon. But it is not a dragon, it is a slug (a sea slug).
See you next week~!
Dandelion