Chapter1

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Alex was a young male blue dragon. His scales shone like a beautiful sapphire, and his eyes glared like the clear sky. He decorated himself with gold coins he had kept for many years and examined his appearance with a water mirror for the 101st time before heading out. After ensuring nothing was out of order, Alex spread his wings and flew anxiously to Gilt’s pet shop.

『Gilt, Gilt!』 before Alex landed, he shouted『I did it, Gilt, I got the permit for raising a pet human! I am going to raise the cutest human !』

『Congratulations, my friend.』 Gilt peeked his head out from the back of the shop,『 But rules are rules. I have to check your permit first. Come, you can check out the store while I work on the examination. I have many cute humans here. You will have a hard time picking one.』 Gilt was an earthy dragon, but his bloodline was not very pure. However, his business acumen was astounding.

『Alright, Gilt. I am so happy.』 Alex took out a rune stone under one of his wings and gave it to Gilt, the shopkeeper.

It was not Alex’s first visit to the store; he had been buying pets from Gilt since he was a young dragon. At the store’s outer layer, there were pets better suited for a child dragon, creatures like rocky beasts, picky-ball turtles, and many other tenacious breeds. But today, Alex did not even lay a glance at those creatures. He ran straight to the innermost layer of the store where the most popular pets among the Dragons — Humans are located.

『What kind of human should I pick?』 Alex talked to himself joyfully 『They do not have humans with blue hair, but brown hair or blond hair humans are cute too. The eye color better be blue, and I want his skin to be lighter…』

Humans here were mostly in their childhood. That was not surprising. If you did not raise humans from a young age, it would be hard for them to live with dragons. Humans were gregarious animals. Therefore, most humans in the store were locked together in small groups… However, there was one exception.

Alex went over and looked at that human curiously. A human was resting in a crystal box; he was about seven years old, with his eyes closed and holding a rune stone in his hand. He had black hair and skin as white as milk. His body was dressed in a robe woven with golden threads, dotted with shining gems, but the light of the bright clothes could not conceal his brilliance. The moment Alex saw him, he felt that his heart had been hit.

(That kind of clothes was not very comfortable for the humans, but it was obviously in line with the dragon’s aesthetics.)

『So cute! Gilt! No matter what color his eyes are, I want him!』

『You have good tastes, Alex』Gilt returned and gave back Alex’s permit. 『He has green eyes. Black hair with green eyes, the famous “Jadeite” species. What is even rarer is that he is a “Dragonmaw.” Do you get it, Alex? If you fell in love with him, then I am afraid, my friend, it would cost every gem you have with you. 』

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『Of course, I want him! I am willing to pay no matter how many gems he costs!』 Alex trembled with excitement. Oh my God, a Dragonmaw was the rarest species to be found. No matter how many generations of breeding, the humans’ throats couldn’t pronounce Draconic. Such precious species could only be obtained by special magic training. When Alex thought about teaching a cute pet human to talk, he felt his heart floating in the air.

As Alex was about to hold up his human, a mad red dragon rushed in, pressed his claw fiercely, then yelled at the shopkeeper:『GILT! You promised to notify me as soon as the “Jadeite” arrives! You lost my last Jadeite, and you promised to find me a replacement. I have been waiting and waiting, but you never contact me, and it turns out that you are secretly selling it to other dragons!』

Rhett, the red dragon, was furious. Some sparks spilled out of his mouth, and the temperature of his skin gradually rose. This made Alex very unhappy.

『Don’t act like this, Rhett. I did promise you to replace it. But what you had lost is an ordinary Jadeite, and this one is a Dragonmaw. The price of these two species is not at the same level.』 Gilt carefully guarded the crystal box containing the human to the two dragons fighting will injure the innocent human inside it. 『Look, this little cutie’s name is Slair, and this is his pedigree. Both of you could take a look for yourself — “Dragonmaw” is the attribute ranked before “Jadeite.” No shopkeepers will replace a Dragonmaw as a common species to you, dear Rhett.』

The young blue dragon nodded and slapped Rhett’s paw away: 『Yes, you rude intruder, I am the owner of this human now.

His claw carefully left the crystal box and held his head closer to observe his pet human. The red dragon, Rhett, was ignored, and he let out an angry bellow and then rushed towards Alex.

At that moment, Slair opened his eyes.

He was a Dragonmaw, surrounded by dragon’s magical runes since he was born. The rune engraved on the stone hanging around his neck contains all the mystical experiences of an old dragon. Slair often held it, let his mind enter the world of dragons, and learned the secrets of magic. He had seen the image of the dragon countless times — they are powerful and beautiful creatures. Slair, enclosed in the equipment for cultivating Dragonmaw, always thought he was a baby dragon inside an egg. Now, he finally broke out of it. Two giant dragon heads caught his eyes, one blue and one red.

『Daddy, Mommy !』 He shouted joyfully.

The Book of Dragons:

Dragons wave their wings, and then there was the wind;

Dragons spit out the flame, and then there was the sun;

Dragons glance at the sky, and then there are the moon and the stars;

Dragons’ scales fell on the ground, and then there were plants and animals;

Dragons’ words spread into human ears, and then there was wisdom in the world.

Ones who obey the dragons, the truth would always stand by his side.