Future Knight

Chapter 29

“Ugh!”

He didn’t want to lose the hard-earned opportunity due to a moment of excitement.

Thus, the last bit of reason held him back, and he decided to prove that he did not approach his friend with that intention.

There was no need for a lengthy explanation; showing just one thing would suffice.

“Watch closely, you fearless human. You will see that I had no such intention towards you…”

He wanted to return to his original form to show that he wasn’t human.

But fearing that humans might be terrified of dragons, he played a different card.

Suddenly, Zikyon’s body was engulfed in a dazzling light, gradually shrinking and forming curves, while his short hair grew longer.

Kang Chan stared in awe at the astonishing sight.

After a while, as the light began to fade, Zikyon appeared in a completely different form before Kang Chan’s eyes.

Kang Chan, startled by his appearance, couldn’t help but shut his eyes tightly.

In contrast, Zikyon, who had opened his eyes, clicked his tongue at seeing Kang Chan with his eyes closed.

“Hey! Look here! I changed forms for your sake, so what good is it if you keep your eyes shut?”

Zikyon, now with a sharp voice rather than the deep male voice from before, scolded Kang Chan to open his eyes, but Kang Chan couldn’t bear to do so.

He was no longer a man, but a woman.

And not just any woman, but a stunning beauty with green hair, wearing nothing.

Being inexperienced with women, Kang Chan didn’t have the guts to look at her body directly.

“Please, put some clothes on first.”

Seeing Kang Chan’s face turn bright red, Zikyon unknowingly smiled gently, having forgotten his earlier anger.

Having lived countless lives as a human, he found Kang Chan’s reaction endearingly innocent and cute.

“You’re surprisingly pure-hearted, aren’t you?”

Zikyon, with a slight mocking tone, restructured the material of his earlier clothing into a new outfit.

“I’m dressed now.”

At his—no, her—words, Kang Chan opened his eyes and had to take a deep breath again.

“Ah!”

Although Zikyon claimed to be dressed, the clothes she wore were barely any better than being naked.

No, they were even more provocative.

She wore only tiny hot pants the size of a palm and a flimsy, see-through shirt that hung loosely.

Her figure was a far cry from the doll-like elves.

While elves were slender and thin, Zikyon’s form was both slim and voluptuous, curvaceous and sensual.

Her face, only slightly softer than her previous boyish looks, was still stunning.

She was a typical baby-faced beauty.

Her beautiful face, paired with her long, emerald curly hair, created a mesmerizing harmony, making her look dazzling without any need for accessories.

Having spent countless lives as a human, Zikyon knew human tastes all too well.

Kang Chan was overwhelmed by Zikyon’s incredibly provocative appearance.

‘No way! How can a man suddenly turn into a woman?’

Kang Chan chanted a mantra to calm his trembling heart.

‘What’s in front of me is a man, what’s in front of me is a man, what’s in front of… ah!’

“What are you thinking so hard about?”

Before he knew it, Zikyon had approached him and was looking up at him, her face right in front of his.

“It’s nothing.”

Kang Chan, his face flushed red, lowered his eyes from her stunning face.

However, what awaited him there was an even more dizzying sight, and he quickly had to lift his gaze to the ceiling.

“Where are you looking? Look at me. Do you still see me as some kind of weirdo?”

Of course, Kang Chan no longer saw him as a strange guy who liked men.

Now, he simply saw her as a woman.

A very sexy woman, at that.

“Not anymore, but how can a man turn into a woman?”

“It’s a 10-circle top-level spell called Safe Change. Unlike lower-level spells like Polymorph or Hex, which only change the outward appearance temporarily, this spell perfectly changes the species’ traits and even gender. Only dragons can perform it. But the point I want to talk about is not this spell, but about us dragons. I want to clear up the misunderstanding from earlier. Usually, everyone knows this, but since you uniquely don’t know about us dragons, I’ll have to explain. Listen carefully. Normally, we dragons have no gender. We are hermaphrodites. Thus, our true forms have no gender difference unlike humans or other species. Of course, we don’t have sexual desires either. We only mimic according to the situation.”

Although Kang Chan found it hard to grasp everything he was saying, one thing he clearly understood was that dragons were hermaphrodites and had no sexual desires.

“Do you understand what I’m saying now? Do you understand that I never intended to fulfill any weird desires by wanting to be friends with you?”

Kang Chan slowly nodded.

“Good, I’m glad you understand.”

A moment of silence fell between them.

The misunderstanding cleared, it left a slight awkwardness.

In the meantime, Zikyon, being the older one, spoke up.

“By the way, there’s something I’ve always been curious about. Why do human males like females’ breasts so much? I just don’t get it. Do you like them too?”

Zikyon asked, grabbing her ample chest with both hands.

This created a shocking valley through the thin, transparent shirt she wore, once again throwing Kang Chan’s innocent heart into turmoil.

“Ah, no, not really…”

“Really? You’re quite unusual. When I lived among humans on the continent in this form before, wars broke out because of me. I still laugh when I think of the two kings who fought madly over me. Hahaha.”

Hearing her mischievous words, Kang Chan blushed unknowingly and thought to himself.

‘That might be true…’

While Kang Chan was seriously pondering Zikyon’s nonsense, she cleared her throat and spoke again.

“Anyway, will you please be my friend?”

Kang Chan asked her in return.

“If you’re just lonely, there are other people or even your own kind. Why do you want to be friends with me so much?”

“Because you don’t know what dragons are.”

“Just because of that?”

Seeing Kang Chan’s confused expression, Zikyon continued.

“You might not know much about dragons, but dragons are stronger than any other species in this world. Like an unchanging truth. But the stronger you are, the more you get shunned. So, without hiding our true selves, it’s really difficult for dragons to mingle naturally with other species.”

Zikyon intentionally left out the real reason people feared dragons: the fact that they were masterminds of murder, plunder, arson, and other serious crimes.

“Of course, if I asked another human besides you to be my friend, they would eagerly want to be friends. But such humans don’t want me, Zikyon; they want the power of a dragon, those trash. And making friends with our own kind is even harder for us. Dragons are so self-centered that they’re very reluctant to interact with other dragons. I used to be like that too, but as I got older, I started wishing for a friend who truly understood me. That’s when I found you.”

When Zikyon pointed at himself, Kang Chan, surprised, pointed at himself and spoke.

“Me?”

“Indeed. For some reason, I felt that you, of all people, would accept me, the Green Dragon G. Zikyon, just as I am, as a friend. Throughout my life, no human has ever been as confident in front of me, knowing that I am a dragon. That’s why I genuinely like you.”

As Kang Chan listened to Zikyon’s words, he began to wonder if dragons were truly such powerful beings. Moreover, with Zikyon being so friendly, he no longer felt afraid.

Instead, he started to want to know more about her. And even if they became friends, it didn’t seem like it would harm him.

For someone like him, who had to live alone in this place from now on, having a powerful ally like her by his side would be a great comfort.

While Kang Chan was pragmatically weighing the pros and cons of this friendship, Zikyon asked again in a calm tone.

“So, could you please be my friend? If you don’t want to, I won’t bother you again.”

After carefully considering Zikyon’s final plea, Kang Chan decided to accept him as a friend.

“Why are you being so solemn about a guy like me? It would be more of an honor for me to have a friend like you.”

“Then, does that mean…”

“Yes, from today on, we are friends.”

“Oh!”

Zikyon, in her female form, rushed forward and grabbed Kang Chan’s hand.

“Friends, right? We’re friends, right? Hahaha!”

“But…”

Seeing Kang Chan’s slightly worried expression, Zikyon spoke again in a concerned tone.

“What’s the matter? Is there a problem?”

“No, it’s just that, from what I’ve heard, you seem to be quite old. Wouldn’t it be better if we were like older and younger siblings rather than just friends?”

Zikyon laughed heartily, almost bending over, and patted Kang Chan’s back vigorously.

“Hahaha! It’s fine! It’s fine! Just call me Zikyon and speak comfortably to me. What’s the point of friends being formal with each other? Hahaha!”

Though it felt a bit awkward for Kang Chan to speak informally, he decided to do so.

“Alright, shall I?”

“Of course! Of course! To celebrate our new friendship, I’ll treat you to a drink!”

“Alcohol?”

“Yes! I have a very rare collection of alcohol in my lair. If we don’t drink it on such a fine day, when will we? Hahaha!”

Hearing about the rare alcohol, Kang Chan’s eyes lit up, having only had low-quality spirits or homemade fruit wine until now.

“Then we should go right away.”

That night, the two drank until they were thoroughly intoxicated, and in their drunkenness, they became genuine friends, transcending species and age.

Thus began the friendship of the heroes who would be remembered throughout the history of the universe, starting with a drink.