Chapter 85: Sizzle, Pop, Blush! (II)
"Did you learn your lesson?" Phil asked coyly.
"Yes! Never ever leave my food in front of you!"
"That's not what I was trying to teach." Phil frowned.
"We're talking about the safety of the people, plus that was not donating to the people you idiot. You threw it away!"
"You sound quite selfish, you know. Truly, you are a dragon."
When the word selfish hit me, I felt ashamed. Was this how I was turning? A greedy girl that only really thought of herself? There was a degree of selfishness involved, and I thought I was going through an unselfish route by sharing my knowledge in the hopes of bettering the people, but it seems I was more selfish than I thought. Gold was my weakness, and I was controlled by it. I couldn't help but frown at what he had said. Right, I was no saint, I'm a dragon that can eat people.
"Though, I did enjoy the first part of the punishment." Phil raised up his hands and gently touched his lips. He looked way too shy, as if I was the one who attacked him. Which was not the case at all. I repeat. Not the case at all.
My emotions right now were all over the place. From one moment, I was blushing, the next angry, and back to blushing red as an apple. My hands fidgeted against my lips, rubbing it as if there were some kind of stain that I had to get off.
"C-can I n-n-not have such punishment ever again?" I stuttered. What the heck am I saying? Come on, Berry! That was the finest quality partial kiss you have ever tasted, and now you wanted to say no? Make up your mind! I screamed to myself, trying to figure out a way out of this.
"You didn't like it?" Phil asked with a straight face.
I felt like I was going to explode from a headache of swirling emotions.
"It's not a matter of liking, you're supposed to do that with your girlfriend!" I exclaimed. My lips being stolen first, and then the second was accidental by this Demon Lord is already a trap. How much longer would it take for me to go crazy? I shuddered, and I once again steeled my heart. I had to remember that he was my, The End.
"It seems you did like it." Phil gave me a mischievous grin. "Though a girlfriend? I've never had one."
I gaped at him with surprise. "You're telling me with your beautiful face that can destroy countries and an eye-catching body, and you've never had a girlfriend?!"
Oops. What the heck did I just say? From the way that Phil was looking at me, I must've said something crazy.
"I'm not sure if I should take that as a compliment or an offensive remark." Phil gave me a funny look.
"W-wait a minute. Does that mean you go around kissing people left and right!? And then you punish them. Are you a sadist? You kiss fiend! You player!" I head-butted him, knocking him back in pain.
I ran for my dear life because I realized that I had just headbutted a Demon Lord. My head was throbbing as I held up my hands over it, trying to soothe it. I was glad that I didn't go crazy after throwing away those gold coins, I didn't want to go on a rampage for something so trivial. I reminded myself that I can get more later on.
"Berry!" Phil's voice thundered and shook the hallway. I bolted out of the hallway like a frightened rabbit who stole a carrot, and I didn't even look back once. I knew if I did, I was going to get caught. My life was too precious to stick around by an angered Demon Lord.
I ran out of the building and hid in the bushes. Phil came out storming, searching for me persistently. Crouching down, I froze, praying that he wouldn't find me. He bolted away from me and disappeared. With a sigh, I flopped down onto my butt and fell onto my back.
"That was close." I felt like I lost a couple years off my life. "That stupid, pervy, sadistic Demon Lord. How could he steal a maiden's kiss! Twice at that!" I cried out in a fury. My hands were balled up in a fist, ready to slam it into the ground in frustration.
"I bet he goes around kissing all the girls he sees. With his looks, he'd have them in his fingers in seconds." I frowned. Why was I even so frustrated over such a trivial matter? I don't like him like that.
Right? Yea. I don't like him like that. Steadying my chaotic heart, I closed my eyes to enjoy the warm breeze.
"Perv! Die!" I shouted with such force that I felt all my worries go away, making me feel great. Shouting at nothing was a great stress reliever.
"Perv?" A male's voice spoke out from above.
I bolted up with my eyes flickering open. My head swiveled back and forth, trying to find the source.
"You want me to die? I'm not so sure I like that." The voice replied with amusement.
Looking up, I noticed a gorgeous male with silky silver hair sitting in the tree. He hopped off the branch and stood before me. He was a walking, talking beauty that any gender would fawn over. His greenish-brown clothes fluttered in the wind creating a serene scene. He reminded me of an elf, but something about him was truly unique. I'd never really seen a full-blooded elf before, but if he was one, then he was a masterpiece.
"I didn't know you hated me. I just met you." He chuckled.
"Who are you?" I bluntly spoke, I couldn't tear my gaze away from him.
"I'm Elcro Ragnessia. You weren't talking about me, correct?" He gently leaned over, and his hair fell in front of him.
"Absolutely not," I reassured him with my nod. "I wasn't talking about you at all. I'm not saying
you are pervy, just there is someone in particular."
"And, who might that be?"
He got a bit too close for comfort.
"Well, it might be best not to talk about it."
"Really? I can help you out in killing this pervert."
Wait. What? He'll help me kill him? Is that a reasonable thing to say with such a straight face. It was even more bone-chilling to hear it coming from his mouth than anyone else. Were all elves messed up in the head? I couldn't help but be filled with such thought.
"No. No. It's alright. It was me throwing a tantrum." Seeing someone die, because of me, wasn't something that I wanted.
"Really? You, humans, are strange. I do find your kind quite amusing. Quite a colorful range of emotions, though I feel like you're different."
"Aha.ha..aha.…" My voice became small. This is not good, he might actually find out what I am if I'm not careful. "My name is Berry Drakel." I got up and tried to change the conversation.
"Berry Drakel." He rolled the r under his tongue. "That's quite an unusual combination of a name. Drakel is an ancient last name that stems from the Divine Race Origin. Your family name could have been founded over hundreds of thousands of years in the past. It was known for a famous hero who had supposedly married a magical creature and took the name for themselves. Though not many have such a last name. The last person I met with such a name was less than a thousand years old. Do you know what this creature might be?"
I carefully answered him. I was not sure where he was going with this. "No."
"Dragons."
I stared dumbfounded. This person hit the name perfectly. Literally, he was only a step away from finding out what or who I was. Though my name's history lesson was something that I didn't expect to hear coming out from his mouth.
"Did you know that this legend has been passed down from generation-to-generation in the Divine Race stories?"
I shook my head. "This is my first time hearing about it."
"I expected as much. From your reactions, I see that you don't know where your family name came from."
"So, my last name is connected to the Divine Race? Not only that but a dragon? I thought there were only evil dragons that destroy the world."
"That is what the people who control the world want you to think. How would you feel if you were told that this world has equally strong monsters like the legendary creatures roaming around the world hidden away in the lands?"
"People would be terrified, and a mass hunting spree will begin."
"Exactly, not all creatures are evil, or do they want to take part in the world matters, but to sleep and be left alone."
Then it dawned on me, this person seemed a lot older than he appeared. The aura around him felt ancient. "If you don't mind answering how old are you?"
"So straight to the point." Elcro smiled. His smile was like a refreshing spring breeze.
"I'm sorry. It's just that for someone like you to know such an ancient last name, you must be vastly knowledgeable, old, or both."
Elrco laughed. "I would say both."
"Are you a scholar?"
"You can say something like that."
"What reason would you be here in this part of the world? If you are so knowledgeable, wouldn't you already know that the Black Gryphon is still large?"
"Yes, I do. I just came to pick up the lost girl and bring her back home."
"You do? You lost someone?" I thought it over. "Where was the last time you saw her?"
"About twenty-seven and a half years ago."
"That's quite a long time. What does she look like?"
"She has reddish-black hair, an adorable cut puffy cheek, slender, a mixed color eyes, and has a wild spirit that would remind you of a wild mare."
I took mental notes of what he said. "Hmmm.…that is a general description of someone, and she sounds like a handful."
"Yes, she was. Also, she has a small heart shape tattoo behind the back of her ear." Elcro stepped up, reached up towards my hair, and gently pushed it back.
Uncomfortable at his sudden advance, I took a step back. "Um, what race is she?"
"A Divine."
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