chapter 113 A New Day
Ig took a shallow breath, the magic surging within his body like the sea. Beneath the vast, dark star river, the golden sun pierced through, not only exuding an immense sense of deterrence but even in its current slow flow, its powerful might was enough to easily shatter a sturdy building. One must realize that even an attack from a star was nothing more than this, yet this was merely his usual breath.
As all the magic subsided, Ig slowly opened his eyes. They were clear and bright blue, but they swept across the room like a sharp sword qi, causing layers of frost to spread across the floor. This sharp intensity did not last long, and soon, his expression returned to its usual peaceful demeanor.
Suddenly, with a crisp ding, the End fell to the ground. A golden-haired girl appeared, looking at him with a happy expression, and excitedly said, “Master, you’ve changed back?”
“Yes,” Ig smiled as he looked at Rufina, who had appeared before him.
Back then, when Ig faced Iwenshta and Anetei, the sword spirit girl had blocked several of his fatal attacks. Otherwise, Ig would likely have perished already. Not only that, but the ice spear blade that Ig drew after merging with Ophi’s Ice Dragon Blood was also formed by Rufina, the End. The strike that pierced Anetei had also consumed what little energy Rufina had left, so she had fallen into a deep sleep even before the battle concluded. In the end, both the sword and Ig himself were taken back by Verafia. Of course, Rufina had reawakened half a month ago with Verafia’s help and had also seen Ig transform into his dragon girl form. However, Ig always felt that Verafia’s true intention was to have Rufina join her in teasing him.
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but laugh and shake his head. “I should have been able to do it earlier. I blame Veer for absorbing the Ice Origin. She wanted to tease me… Does this girl really like to play pranks? But, thankfully, I made it back for today.”
Although Ig was complaining, one could clearly hear the pampering in his words towards that mischievous and beautiful girl. He was referring to a few days ago when he sought Verafia’s guidance on controlling the Ice Origin. The girl had told him the magical incantation was mostly correct, but she had mischievously left a few subtle flaws that Ig did not notice. As a result, although there were no major issues, Ig had made a complete fool of himself in front of her and had even scattered a significant portion of the condensed Ice Origin, causing Ig to spend an additional few days.
“Speaking of which, she looks like such a noble and beautiful young lady. How come this girl seems to have the makings of a little brat?”
Recalling the girl covering her mouth with her little hand, laughing, and proudly revealing her cute little white tiger teeth, Ig couldn’t help but chuckle. Rufina’s tinkling laughter rang in his ears. Ig shook his head and raised his hand in front of him. It was not the smooth maiden’s tender hand like fine jade from before, but the palm he was more familiar with as a man. Although it was undoubtedly a bit fairer and more delicate than his former self, he was no longer truly a maiden, was he?
However, speaking of which, Ig had been a dragon girl for almost a month. Every day, he was pulled out of bed by the enthusiastic young lady Verafia, and she would earnestly educate him on the etiquette of being a young lady. Suddenly turning back into his male form, without his familiar dragon tail and wings, even his chest felt much emptier, making Ig slightly unaccustomed to it…
He suddenly realized and quickly shook his head vigorously. He must be joking! Such thoughts should not be entertained!
“Master, then what about these dresses and shoes you were wearing?” Rufina’s voice, filled with some curiosity, sounded.
Ig coughed dryly. The only thing to be thankful for was that the women’s attire, meticulously prepared by the young lady Verafia, was not on him when he absorbed the Ice Origin; she had changed it beforehand. After all, as he was returning to his male form, he was no longer that stunning and aloof dragon girl lady. If he were still in a magnificent evening gown, even if no one else were in the room, Ig himself would find it hard to accept. He would rather wear ill-fitting men’s clothing.
Shaking his head somewhat awkwardly, Ig raised his gaze to look at Rufina, who was holding an ice-blue evening gown and looking at him with sparkling, expectant eyes.
“Why don’t you throw them away? I have no use for them anyway…”
As soon as Ig spoke, he couldn’t help but pause. He suddenly realized a serious matter: these clothes and dresses were all specifically chosen for him by Verafia. Ig was still almost completely ignorant about women’s clothing, but he could imagine that Verafia had put a lot of thought into them. If he were to carelessly throw them away, that young lady Verafia would surely fly into a rage! And perhaps she would sulk for many days and not speak to him.
Thinking of such a thing, Ig held his head with a throbbing pain, and finally waved his hand, shaking his head helplessly: “Forget it, they’re her gift anyway. Although, they were meant to tease me… I’ll keep them for now.”
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While Rufina helped him pack away the clothes he wore as a maiden, Ig supported himself and stood up, slightly getting used to his somewhat unfamiliar body. As an expert of the stars, Ig’s mastery over muscles and bones was peerless, and he quickly adapted to his current body. He picked up a strand of ice-blue hair from beside him; it was as soft as silk, with a gentle feminine touch flowing through each strand. Of course, this was definitely not something Ig had left behind from an illicit affair behind Verafia’s back. His bright blue eyes focused slightly, and the familiar touch told him that the experience of being a dragon girl for the past month was not an illusion.
In fact, there was no need for such suspicion. Ig could clearly perceive within his body, in the internal space he had opened up to accommodate the sea of magic, a trace of crystalline ice-blue was suspended. It was not only pure and chilling ice but also contained the pressure of the ancient Dragon Clan seeping into his bloodline. To be precise, Ig’s life essence had not changed. His return to his male form simply meant that he could gradually master the Ice Origin gifted to him by Ophi and had successfully suppressed it, confining it within a controllable area. Just as Verafia had done initially.
“This young lady, at first, she put on a troubled expression, saying that suppressing such power was very strenuous for her. She was definitely lying to me.”
Thinking of Verafia’s sly smile and the cunning expression she had secretly revealed, Ig couldn’t help but shake his head and laugh. Suppressing the Ice Origin within his body was not as difficult as he had imagined. Ig also knew that if he wanted to transform back into his former ice-blue dragon girl form, it was also very simple. He merely needed to touch this Ice Origin again, activate it, and let the ice-frost dragon blood merge back into his body.
