"And?" Isaac asked when Alice suddenly stopped mid-sentence.
The massive black dragon lowered her head slightly. Her eyes flickered, as if she were testing something internally.
[I can use a… roar? It feels like if I use Mana to amplify my thoughts—]
"You shouldn't use that here," Avery said.
She appeared in front of Alice without any visible movement, simply existing there as if she had always been standing in that spot. The air around her remained calm despite the dragon's massive presence, and the contrast made her seem even more composed.
Isaac and Chairman Lucius stepped out of the house at that moment.
Chairman Lucius was awestruck.
He had seen many powerful awakeners. He had seen monsters that could level buildings. But standing in front of him was a gigantic black dragon whose scales reflected faint streaks of golden light. Her wings folded behind her, her tail swaying slowly, her eyes calm and intelligent. And that dragon… was his daughter.
