Chapter 104: Dragon Girl and Water Sprite (Part 2)
“Verafia, you’re here.”
At that moment, a beautiful voice, clear and melodious with a hint of a smile, was heard.
A serene elf maiden slowly appeared before her. Ig’s eyes trembled. Not only had she not detected her presence before, but she could feel an aura radiating from the maiden that, while seemingly pure, was incredibly powerful, even far surpassing that of a Saint Rank.
It must be known that Ig herself was a Star, not far from Saint Rank. Even when facing a powerful individual like Anyaettei, who was at the peak of the secular world, she had not retreated. However, to feel a natural sense of oppression could only indicate the maiden’s identity.
“Veer…” Clenching the maiden’s small hand, Ig turned her cheek and asked.
“Yeah. She’s this young lady’s friend.”
Verafia’s lips curled, her golden eyes lifting proudly. She took Ig’s wrist and led her forward. “Seralis, how is it you? Have you already finished your tasks these past few days? And where has Ain gone off to now?”
She turned her head and looked around, indeed not seeing Ain’s silhouette.
“The dark elves have temporarily retreated. The damage they caused to the sacred tree is slowly healing, and there are no major issues.”
The wood elf nodded gently. “As for Miss Ain, I have let her rest. However, it seems she is currently visiting Lord Beltenan.”
Ig listened to the conversation between the two maidens from the side.
The wood elf’s delicate eyelashes blinked as her ice-blue pupils flickered. This wood elf was undoubtedly a legendary figure. Moreover, upon hearing the girl mention “Seralis,” she couldn’t help but recall a half-elf maiden named “Grisia” from a long time ago.
And also, the companion of the former hero, “Emerald Singer,” seemed to be named Seralis as well…
Her dragon tail instinctively swayed gently on the ground. Just as Ig was deep in thought, she suddenly noticed that the wood elf, who was conversing with Verafia, had her gaze fall upon her, as if sizing her up.
“You are Ig, aren’t you?”
A pleasant and melodious voice gently played in her ears. As if being noticed, Ig felt that the wood elf’s once hazy figure suddenly became much clearer.
Seralis was not wearing formal attire, her body clad only in a simple robe. Her fair and flawless jade feet rested on the floor. Her gaze also shifted. Beneath her pale and beautiful hair, her face appeared cold, but her pair of emerald-like crystal eyes seemed noble and flawless, as if a manifestation of all nature and life.
“Lord Seralis.”
“There’s no need for such formality.”
A faint smile appeared on Seralis’s cool face. “Veer is my friend. Since you have a close relationship with her, naturally, there’s no need to be strangers.”
Ig expressed her thanks.
This legendary figure did not seem to have any airs about her, yet Ig felt a strange sensation… was it because of Veer?
She couldn’t help but slightly turn her cheek to look at Verafia.
The girl, however, curled her lips, then shifted her golden eyes aside, holding her little hands in front of her chest, as if saying, “I’m not getting involved in your business.”
“Lord Muda mentioned your name to me. However, I’m still a little curious about what kind of person it would be to capture Verafia’s heart.”
The maiden’s gentle, yet seemingly emotionally charged voice made Ig instantly vigilant. Seeing the wood elf’s translucent emerald eyes, a bold thought couldn’t help but sprout in her mind.
Could it be that the young lady was once a Casanova, stealing the heart of this Emerald Singer as well?
“Lord Seralis, Veer and I—”
Before her voice could even be uttered, the wood elf’s expression became slightly serious, and a hint of disappointment flashed in her emerald eyes: “I didn’t expect you to also be such a young and beautiful maiden, and a dragon girl at that… Does Verafia also like girls?”
The golden-haired girl beside her covered her mouth and chuckled. Ig, on the other hand, was stunned for a moment before noticing the slight upturn of the wood elf’s lips.
She hadn’t expected such a seemingly aloof legendary figure to make jokes!
Noticing the maiden’s somewhat awkward gaze, Seralis smiled apologetically. “I’m sorry. It’s just that I really wanted to see what kind of person it would be that Verafia likes. However, it wasn’t the best timing; I only got to see you in your dragon girl form.”
What else could she be?
Ig muttered to herself. Did she dare to have an opinion about a legendary figure’s joke?
“However, that doesn’t matter. I’m sure Verafia has already told you that the change in your body is due to inheriting the bloodline of that Ice Dragon Girl, leading to assimilation within a short period.”
Seralis’s emerald eyes flashed lightly as she said seriously, “With your aptitude, it should not take more than a month for you to control the Ice Dragon origin integrated into your body, allowing you to change back at will.”
“Are you serious?”
Ig exclaimed in surprise. She had originally thought it would require her to go through immense hardship, perhaps even to the point of mastering the laws of life, to return to her original identity. But, from what Seralis said, it seemed like a rather easy matter.
Then, what Veer had said not long ago…
Ig couldn’t help but recall the maiden’s hesitant reply in the room earlier, her ice-blue pupils looking at her with a hint of suspicion.
“Hey, Seralis, why did you tell her?”
Verafia raised her small face and cried out in displeasure, “This guy always bullies this young lady. I was planning to have some fun teasing her at this time.”
Alright, she should have known, this was entirely the young lady’s prank.
Shaking her head lightly, Ig’s mood became much more relaxed. Thus, she also pretended not to see Verafia’s mischievous behavior and didn’t provoke the young lady.
“However, Lord Seralis, you said that what was inherited within my body is Little Fei’s bloodline inheritance?”
Ig asked again, “How is Little Fei now?”
As she spoke, Ig’s gaze shifted slightly, and she saw not far beside her, amidst pure ice and mist, the silhouette of a maiden seemingly lost in a hazy dream.
When she had just pushed open the door and walked closer, Ig had seen the maiden within the ice frost and could have undoubtedly confirmed she was Ophi, but she hadn’t sensed any dragon aura from her.
“Could it be, her dragon bloodline…”
“It’s just as you think.”
Seralis nodded gently. “However, you don’t need to worry. The dragon’s body is merely a vessel that Gedohoya borrowed from the Dragon King’s bloodline to carry her.”
“Shedding the dragon’s body and bestowing it upon you, this before us is the true her.”
“Hmph, hmph.”
Verafia walked over, her small face raised proudly. “Ig, guess what Little Fei’s current form is?”
“The ancient water sprite, Undine?”
“Eh?”
Upon hearing Ig’s answer, Verafia was surprised. “Hey, hey, the script is wrong! Shouldn’t Ig be innocently asking this young lady in fear and trepidation? How do you already know?”
