Anime: Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon, picked up by the Knight King

What was really bad was when she gritted her teeth and pushed open the door of her own house.

"Al—"

The familiar voice of calling came from her adopted brother who had no blood relationship with her but had always treated her with a very strict attitude.

Kay.

"Brother, brother..."

Feeling her brother's serious tone, the girl, who felt she had done something wrong, swallowed subconsciously and dared not look him in the eye.

At the same time, the girl who never lied was letting her thoughts run wild in her mind - she urgently needed to come up with a reasonable excuse that could both conceal the existence of the young dragon and explain why she stayed out all night.

But it's too difficult, it's really too difficult.

Artoria would rather go to the mountains and forests and hunt ten such beasts than come up with, let alone such a lie.

So, she just stood there quietly, waiting for the next storm.

——But, it didn’t happen.

The expected questioning did not come. Instead, a light-hearted and playful voice with a slight whistle rang in the girl's ears.

"Ah, in the blink of an eye, you've grown so big!"

"Being able to hunt alone in the mountains... well, you're already a real man."

"In a few days, I'll take you to the town market and have a drink together. You can also show those girls your chivalry skills. I guarantee they'll be completely captivated."

……

The girl left quickly.

The young brother turned around and looked at the girl's embarrassed figure who left as if she had been pardoned, with mixed feelings.

——He still remembered the night ten years ago when he first saw the girl.

At that time, facing the five-year-old Altria, he knew at first sight that she would grow up to be a great beauty.

But his father, the knight who once worked for King Uther, told him seriously, "As an elder brother, you must teach your younger brother a lesson."

Therefore, he called the girl the more masculine "Al" instead of the more feminine "Liya".

He watched the girl grow up day by day.

He had been trained by his father since he was old enough to understand, and most of the day was spent receiving education as a king. And his only free time was spent taking care of the horses and patrolling the village.

Kai shook his head.

He knew the responsibility the girl carried. The destiny of "King" was the catalyst for her birth, and the goal she would strive for her entire life... But to an outsider like him, such treatment was truly too "disheartening."

It's not like he hasn't tried to change the girl's life, at least to let her experience the life of a "human" before becoming a true king.

But when he asked Altria if she had had a good rest, the words "Don't worry, brother, I had a good rest from early morning to sunrise" stunned him.

Damn, from early morning till sunrise…that’s less than three hours, right?

From then on, Kai could stay away from this guy, because he knew that it would be no good for a mortal like him to get involved with such a serious fool - it would be best if they never met in their lives.

But today, this rebellious knight suddenly discovered that things were not as bad as he had imagined.

"Are you willing to bear this heavy secret alone, even at the cost of lying?"

"She also has something she wants to protect?"

No one had ever told Altria that it was really obvious when she was lying or doing something wrong.

She blushed and lowered her head, and the little golden hair on her head moved around like a seaweed drifting with the current... Artoria's panic was clearly revealed by that little hair.

“She’s grown up too!”

Kai, as the elder brother, was very pleased with Altria's performance today - he had actually long wanted a younger brother who could run away from home with him and go to town to whistle at pretty girls.

Of course, my sister is fine too.

But at the same time, looking at Altria's back, Kai felt a little concerned.

The young knight knew that he shouldn't pry into other people's secrets... just like he didn't want anyone to know that he had emptied half of his father's wine cellar.

"But... I still care after all!"

Kai turned his head and looked at the mountains and forests outside the village, frowning slightly.

The one who can make Al... No, now she should be called "Liya".

What is the "secret" that makes his sister, who used to be well-behaved and sensible, suddenly stay out all night and even make up lies for her?

"damn it."

"Did she save someone she shouldn't have saved?"

When he thought of the vulgar plots in those third-rate knight stories - this rebellious knight, he couldn't help but shudder.

No, he can't bear it anymore!

He couldn't wait to go into the forest to see what evil things his lovely sister had hidden in there!

Chapter 5: Baby Dragon's Mini-Game

In the mountains and forests.

It's another energetic morning.

The morning mist filled the mountains and forests, making everything around gray and less clear.

——This is a morning perfect for sleeping in.

But for some reason, the young dragon hiding in the cave tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

He used his claws to carve another scratch into the rock wall - now there were four scratches on the rock wall.

This meant that he hadn't seen the female red dragon in four days.

But this is probably a very normal thing... After all, dragons are known to be long-lived species, especially for pure-blooded dragons like them, whose lifespan is measured in thousands of years.

A few days is nothing to a dragon. At most, it is just enough time to close his eyes and take a short nap.

Moreover, Shirataki vaguely remembered that the girl named Altria was actually very busy. She needed to receive education from the king, manage household chores, do various farm chores, patrol the village... She even received instruction from the magician in her sleep, so it could be said that she had absolutely no free time of her own.

"Goo-"

"In comparison, I seem a little decadent."

The young dragon glanced at the [Hard Work] BUFF in the status bar and felt that he should do something - but he didn't know what he could do.

"To put it bluntly, I'm just a baby dragon. What can I do?"

Shirataki, feeling slack again, turned over in the cave and stopped looking at the annoying white fog outside.

In such bad weather, I have lost the interest in hunting.

[Ding, the host is detected to be in a depressed mood.]

[Special mission released: The play of the young dragon.]

[Task Introduction: True spiritual practice is not simply about hard work; a balance between work and rest is the true principle.]

[Mission Objective: Complete a mini-game.]

[Task Reward: Growth Value +5]

[Mini game drawing...]

[Ding, you've drawn the mini-game 'Building Blocks'.]

Building blocks.

A puzzle game suitable for children aged 0-2 years old.

Depending on the shape and color, children need to stack these blocks to form a rough shape - this game is conducive to cultivating children's imagination and creativity, as well as certain spatial abilities.

But for the young dragon... he seriously suspected that this game was intended to train his strength.

"Wow, what a big stone."

They were blocks of white marble, cut into various shapes: cubes, cuboids, cylinders, triangular prisms... Each block was about two meters tall.

They were stacked together, forming a marble mountain in this emerald green forest.

A blueprint also appeared in the young dragon's mind. He had to use the marbles to materialize the building depicted on the blueprint within the specified time.

A house.

It doesn't seem like a house in the ordinary sense... It looks more like a castle, and also like a temple.

Anyway, it's a building that looks very square and grand.

……

Altria has been very busy lately.

At first she was just pretending to be busy... She knew that her last behavior had made her family suspicious, so she decided to temporarily return to the "well-behaved and sensible" Altria and be a good baby for a while.

But then, it got really busy.

There are fewer sunny days and more cloudy days - anyone familiar with the British Isles knows that this is definitely not good news.

Because the rainy season is coming.

Although the island itself actually has a temperate maritime climate with fairly even rainfall throughout the year... that was only in the past.

In recent years, the island has experienced increasingly extreme weather conditions: floods in the rainy season, droughts in the dry season, snowstorms in the winter, and even the occasional earthquakes... The magician told her that this was a sign of the end of the Age of Gods.

To put it bluntly, this island is like an old man in his twilight years. His body functions are no longer healthy, and he suffers from some illness every now and then.

And the king... no, the Twin Dragons of Britain. Actually, he was the doctor responsible for suppressing this island and treating these illnesses.

"Although the Red Dragon King and the White Dragon King are irreconcilable, they are indeed the embodiment of the will of this island... Ideally, the simultaneous existence of these two kings can slow the island's destruction."

"But that's no longer possible."

"The White Dragon King was the first to break this balance... Facing the Red Dragon King, your father, Uther, he chose to actively attract alien races to this island..."

"Now, time is running out for this island."

"And your father, in order to fight against the White Dragon King, who was no longer human, commissioned me to create you—the King of Britain, who carries all the mysteries of the Red Dragon."

At night, during the time that should have been for sleep, the magician continued to tutor the girl on the knowledge that a King of Britain should know.

The girl nodded, not quite understanding.

She wasn't a magician, so she couldn't comprehend the subtlety of the so-called "balance." But she was genuinely curious—speaking of white dragons, wasn't that little creature also a white dragon? Could it also be related to the White Dragon King?

"Well, it doesn't really matter."

"Liya, you've misunderstood the concept of a dragon—that little creature is a real dragon, and you, and that 'dragon' of Vortigern, are actually another way of describing non-human beings."

"Essentially, there's not much difference between the two concepts; both are lives that stand at the top of this world."

"But there's a difference between 'Look at that dragon' and 'You look like a dragon'—right?"

The magician explained with a smile, and at the same time, he used his clairvoyance that could see every corner of the world to secretly glance into the depths of the forest and saw the young dragon scratching its head against a large rock.

Altria breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, she was a little worried at that moment.

If that little guy is the White Dragon King in the prophecy... then what should she, as the Red Dragon King, do?!

PS: Warning: The author has a sensitive heart.

This is probably my last book.

I actually struggled for a long time, torn between various topics... But if I wanted a book to be my final testimony, it would probably be this one, right?

I can't guarantee I'll finish it, or even that it'll be on the shelves. Maybe it'll be chopped off tomorrow because it doesn't perform well.

Readers who are ready to dive in please be mentally prepared.

I no longer expect a decent ending...