Book 1 Chapter 733

As Leo and Lyssinass walked down the hallway, a subtle tension flowed between them.

Melina appeared before the two of them.

Melina, standing before the great heroes not in Professor Rumeirn's form but in her Dragon Lord form, bowed politely to Leo, then looked at Lyssinass.

As Lyssinass's eyes widened upon seeing Melina,

Melina tapped her right chest three times, then respectfully bowed her head and bent her knee.

It was the unique etiquette of dragons.

"I greet the great King of Wisdom, Lyssinass. Though I am unworthy, I am Melina, currently holding the position of Dragon Lord."

Melina, who usually maintained her composure and a smiling face, was extremely nervous at this moment.

It was none other than Lyssinass, the King of Wisdom.

In particular, Melina was a dragon who had even conquered Lyssinass's world and inherited her power.

As such, her awe for Lyssinass was bound to be extraordinary.

Seeing Melina's nervousness, Leo said,

"Your extended knee is facing the wrong way, isn't it?"

"Huh?"

Startled by Leo's remark, Melina frantically tried to adjust her knee.

But she soon tripped over her own long hair, lost her balance, and fell.

It was utterly unlike a Dragon Lord.

She looked like a nervous child.

In fact, her appearance was that of a child due to her sealed power, which made the sight even more pronounced.

Seeing Melina with an embarrassed expression trying to get up, Lyssinass unconsciously covered her mouth.

"Pfft."

As Melina, startled, lifted her head, Lyssinass turned her head and stifled a laugh.

Her trembling shoulders suggested she was trying very hard to hold back her laughter.

"I, I apologize for this disgraceful display."

As Melina bowed her head, Leo patted her head.

"It certainly is disgraceful. Didn't I say you looked like an old geezer when you first greeted me with dragon etiquette? You should have practiced more, shouldn't you?"

"L-Leo-nim."

Seeing Melina flustered, Leo chuckled softly.

"Ahem."

In the meantime, Lyssinass, having composed herself, greeted Melina.

She tapped her right chest, bent her knee, and bowed her head.

Flawless, perfect etiquette.

Even that simple act exuded dignity.

"It's an honor for me to meet you too, Dragon Lord Melina. I'm Lyssinass."

"P-Please, speak to me informally, Lyssinass-nim. I am too ashamed."

Melina, flustered and at a loss, kept her head bowed.

Melina, who was regarded as the strongest hero alive, couldn't help but feel utterly like a child in front of Lyssinass.

Seeing such a Melina, Lyssinass smiled sweetly.

"Then I'll speak to you informally."

Having said that, Lyssinass gazed intently at Melina's face.

Melina couldn't help but freeze under Lyssinass's gaze.

"You don't need to be so nervous. I'm just looking because it's a little fascinating."

Lyssinass stepped forward and reached out her hand to Melina's left eye.

When Lyssinass's hand touched her skin, Melina felt an unfamiliar sensation, unique to a spirit, not the warmth of a living being.

Understanding what Lyssinass wanted to see, Melina opened her closed left eye.

"Wow, it's amazing that someone else possesses my mana. So this is the power of the Hero Record."

Lyssinass exclaimed in admiration.

As an incarnation of curiosity, Lyssinass felt great interest in the phenomenon before her. "Though I am unworthy, I have inherited Lyssinass-nim's power."

"You're not unworthy at all. Rather, I'm happy that a great dragon like you inherited my power."

At Lyssinass's pure, heartfelt compliment, Mel smiled shyly and said,

"Upon hearing the news of Lyssinass-nim's advent, my successor and I, though inadequate, prepared a welcome party for Lyssinass-nim!"

"Really?"

Lyssinass was genuinely delighted.

"Yes. I'll guide you."

Mel led the way to where the welcome party had been prepared.

A short while later.

En, standing by the door, greeted Lyssinass courteously.

"My name is Enkinias. It is an infinite honor to meet you."

Unlike Melina, who had shown her emotions, En was so nervous that he couldn't properly express his feelings, appearing stiff.

He was even so nervous that he made the mistake of tapping his left chest instead of his right.

Lyssinass encouraged Enkinias, who had frozen at his mistake, telling him it was alright, then whispered softly to Leo.

"Kyle, why are the etiquette of these later generation children so messed up?"

"I wondered when you'd say that."

As Leo subtly shook his head.

Melina and En opened the door.

And seeing the decorated room inside, Lyssinass gave an embarrassed smile.

Leo clicked his tongue audibly.

This was because a large sign in the middle of the room read, "[Congratulations on your marriage]."

Just then.

Bang - Bang -!

Melina and En, who were behind them, set off celebratory firecrackers.

Confetti from the firecrackers fell onto Leo's head.

"It's inadequate, but we prepared it in a hurry."

Seeing Melina speak with a bright smile, Leo smirked.

"We just got divorced a little while ago."

"……Huh?"

For a moment, Melina and En wore expressions of incomprehension.

But a moment later, the faces of the two dragons turned pale white.

Lyssinass gave them an apologetic look.

"I'm sorry you went to all that trouble preparing it. But as this rascal said, we're divorced."

Upon hearing that, Melina's and En's faces turned blue.

Seeing them, Leo laughed as if amused.

"Are you guys chameleons, not dragons?"

"W-We… a h-h-huge… im-impropriety… *sob*…"

"M-Melina-nim!"

En frantically supported Melina, who had nearly fainted.

"I'm fine, but… it's a shame."

Lyssinass mumbled with a regretful face and looked at Leo.

Leo was watching the two of them, lost in deep thought.

'What? Is this guy also feeling complicated in his own way?'

"Lyssinass."

"Why?"

Lyssinass replied to the call, feigning ignorance.

Leo asked Lyssinass,

"If your face turns pale white or blue like just now, does the dragon's main body also change color?"

"……Is that what you're curious about?"

"It just suddenly made me curious."

"Just go die."

An irritated Lyssinass smeared the cake prepared by Melina and En onto Leo's face.

***

Late in the morning.

Returning to his room, Leo shook his head at the sight of the room, neatly cleaned except for the furniture.

Although a bed and a sofa had been hastily placed in the room, the already desolate space now looked even gloomier.

"Why is your room always like this, then and now?"

"Because of someone, two troublemakers wreaked havoc in my room."

Leo, sitting on the sofa, clicked his tongue.

Then he gestured with his chin towards Lyssinass.

"You sleep on the bed."

At that, Lyssinass snickered.

"What kind of spirit sleeps on a bed?"

While they can exert physical force, spirits do not possess physical bodies.

Luna's case was special.

At that time, Luna had 'Komates,' a vessel suitable for a physical body.

Unlike then, Lyssinass had no vessel that could become a physical body.

"It's because I'm concerned."

Lyssinass, who had been quietly watching Leo speak gruffly, nodded docilely.

The sofa was large enough to sleep on comfortably.

Leo took out a pitch-black cloak from his subspace.

Seeing it, Lyssinass's eyes widened.

"That cloak is still here?"

"It's a reward for conquering the Hero Record. They say a guy named Rumeirn obtained it by conquering my world."

"Ah, so that's why it's still perfectly intact."

Lyssinass nodded.

Leo lay down, covering himself with the cloak like a blanket.

"There's a lot to talk about, but I'm a bit tired today, alright? So let's just go to sleep now."

"I was going to sleep even if you didn't say anything."

At Leo's words, Lyssinass clicked her tongue and lay down on the bed.

A short while later.

Only Leo's even breathing could be heard.

Lyssinass, who had been pretending to lie on the bed, sat up.

In truth, she felt nothing.

Because she was merely a spirit.

Lyssinass floated her body and flew to stand before the sleeping Leo.

After gazing for a moment at Leo's deeply sleeping face, Lyssinass flew back to the bed.

'I wish I had a physical body like Luna.'

Thinking that, Lyssinass felt her consciousness gradually fading.

***

Chloe's eyes fluttered.

Chloe opened her eyes, sat up, and rubbed them.

"Yawn."

Chloe yawned widely and languidly.

It felt as if she had woken up from a deep sleep.

"Wow, Chloe yawns like that too?"

Then, startled by a voice from beside her, Chloe snapped back to reality.

Elliana was staring intently at Chloe with a curious expression.

"Elliana, how are you in my room…?!"

"This isn't your room. According to Elza, it's the punishment room."

Besides Elliana, there were other female students in the room.

"Why are we in the punishment room?"

Seeing the flustered Chloe, Celia asked,

"Chloe. Don't you remember?"

"Huh? Remember what?"

"Wow, so it was true that Lyssinass-nim possessed you?"

"Lyssinass-nim? Ah!"

Chloe recalled her last memory before losing consciousness and was surprised.

A short while later.

Creak -

The door opened, and Melina entered.

"Professor Mel?"

"Huh? Who is Professor Mel? I am Dragon Lord Melina."

The fact that Mel was the Dragon Lord was common knowledge.

However, since she denied it until the very end, everyone simply pretended not to know.

Therefore, when she officially revealed herself to be the Dragon Lord, the students couldn't help but be surprised.

Amidst that, Melina said,

"The reason you were brought to the punishment room is not because you did anything wrong."

Melina smiled sweetly, reassuring the female students.

Elza asked Melina,

"Is it because of Lyssinass-nim?"

"That's right."

Melina smiled brightly.

"For the past few days, Lyssinass-nim borrowed Chloe's body."

At those words, Chloe gaped.

"Are you telling us not to reveal that fact to outsiders?"

Melina shook her head at Celia's question.

"No, Lyssinass-nim's advent will be officially announced. Of course, if it becomes known that Lyssinass-nim is staying in Rumeirn, it could get noisy, so officially, we'll say she's staying in Dragonia."

"What does 'officially staying' mean?"

As Elliana tilted her head, Chelsea said,

"It means she's unofficially staying somewhere else. Like Rumeirn, for example."

"Aha!"

Elliana nodded as if she understood.

During Luna's and Arion's time, as they were great heroes of elves and beastfolk, there was no justification to control the two races, so their existence was hidden.

After all, they couldn't have great heroes who wished to enjoy the present era quietly be bothered by people.

But Lyssinass was a great hero of dragons.

In Dragonia, people couldn't just come asking to do things like pilgrimages.

"But what if dragons come to Rumeirn for something like a pilgrimage?"

As Elliana made a puzzled face, Melina smiled sweetly.

"If they want to, let them try."

"……"

At those words, the students once again realized that the being before them was the pinnacle of dragons.

"Ah, and the reason I called you all separately wasn't to talk about these things."

"Then…?"

"You all know who Lyssinass-nim likes, right?"

"Yes! I even gave her counseling!"

Elliana puffed out her chest proudly.

Seeing such an Elliana, Melina smiled.

"Don't tell that story to anyone else."

"What? What if I do it by mistake?"

"If you do, I'll punish you severely."

Elliana recoiled.

It was certainly a sensitive topic to discuss carelessly, as in a way, the honor of the great heroes was at stake.

"I've also conveyed this to the male students who know the secret."

"Which male students know?"

"Carl, Abard, and Leo know. So, everyone."

Melina put a finger to her lips.

"You must keep it a secret, okay?"

***

Chirp - chirp -

The sound of birds chirped at his ears, and as the sunlight bothered his eyes, Leo irritably reached out to cover his face with the cloak he had been sleeping under.

But the cloak was nowhere to be found, and he felt something heavy on his body.

'What is this now?'

Leo reached out and touched a warm object, frowning at the softness he felt through his palm.

'Bare human skin?'

It wasn't his own bare skin.

Having thought that far, Leo opened his eyes and lifted his head.

And then he found Lyssinass sleeping with her head on his chest, and he made a serious expression.

'Why is she doing this without wearing anything?'

As he thought that, Lyssinass's eyes fluttered open.

And her eyes met Leo's.

Lyssinass, her mouth agape, sat up.

Her long, straight hair cascaded down her body.

Sitting astride Leo and examining her body, Lyssinass touched her cheek and said,

"Kyle! I have a physical body!"

"It seems my cloak acted like Luna's Komates."

Indeed, as an item made from Lyssinass's hide, it could serve as a medium for Lyssinass's physical body.

"Kyle!"

Lyssinass smiled brightly, wrapped her arms around Kyle's neck, and clung to him.

"Hey, I understand you're happy, but this puts me in a bit of an awkward situation."

"Ah…"

Lyssinass's face flushed, and she immediately separated from Leo and dashed to the bed.

And she covered her body with the blanket.

Seeing her, Leo looked elsewhere and muttered to himself,

'Now I understand why that pervert was obsessed with Lyssinass and Luna as models.'