FCC Chapter 38.2

If I’m really right, wouldn’t that be a sensational event that would shake the entire galaxy?!

Abraham looked worried, and Alice, standing to the side, couldn’t help but smile helplessly.

The Grand Elder was always serious, but he occasionally lost his composure when faced with His Majesty’s many affairs.

However, continuing to press him like this will only annoy His Majesty.

“Your Majesty, the admissions process for both the Imperial Academy and the Kleist Academy has now concluded, and the new academic year will soon begin…”

Alice decided to change the subject, at least to stop the Grand Elder from rambling on and on.

Although Heber’s idea was somewhat absurd, upon closer examination, if His Majesty were willing, it might not be impossible for him to occasionally visit the school incognito.

Observing these young people to see if there are any promising talents worth cultivating and recruiting them for our own use seems to be a kind of training as well.

“Abraham, Alice, I’m a little sleepy.”

However, just as Alice was trying to change the subject, Jin Lin, who had remained silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

? ? ?

“W-what? What do you mean by feeling sleepy? Do you find what this old minister is saying very tedious?”

A look of deep shock appeared in Abraham’s eyes, and he could barely hold onto his cane.

“No, I want to fall into slumber again.”

! ? ?

Jin Lin’s unexpected answer not only changed Abraham’s expression, but also shocked Alice, who had been calm behind him.

“Your Majesty, you’ve only just awakened. How can you fall into a deep sleep again!? And wasn’t there a sign that the curse was improving…?”

“Falling into slumber, something that used to happen only once every few decades, has happened so quickly!?”

“This time it won’t last long.”

It should be.

Before the two elders could finish speaking, the young monarch on the throne closed his eyes in a somewhat willful manner.

“Your Majesty!?”

“Your Majesty!!!”

…Nonsense!!

What do you mean by “will be back soon”?

This is utterly ridiculous, it’s like you’re going to meet someone! ¹He does indeed!🤭

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However, in the cub room.

“Ah Lin…? Ah Lin!”

In the cub room, next to the sleeping dragon cub, a little fellow was kneeling with a somewhat anxious expression.

No matter how Qiu Qiu called out to him or stroked him that day, his little dragon did not respond at all, and he is unresponsive to external stimuli.

Even though the system notified him of a number of rewards and changes in story reputation level, none of it seemed to matter at all in front of the ever-sleeping Lin.

“Ah Lin, are you… are you asleep? Ah Lin, don’t scare me!”

Holding his little dragon in a panic, Qiu Qiu even had a moment of unease, wanting to fly out and find his parents for help.

“Master!! Wait! No, please don’t—”

Just as Qiu Qiu was flapping his wings, preparing to fly out the door, Ortnes anxiously jumped up and down, stopping its master once again.

“But Ortnes, I feel like we can’t delay any longer. Lin seems to be sick. Maybe Lin will… wil pass away…”

At this moment, an indescribable moistness now surfaced in his pale purple eyes.

After pretending to be strong for the first half of the day, he finally couldn’t help but feel a little vulnerable.

His slightly reddened eyes, and even a few strands of milky-gold hair damp with tears, made one feel an irresistible tenderness.

“Master, King… oops, this… Second Master, he’s really alright! He’s really just asleep!!!”

Ortnes scratched his ear and grumbled, clearly at a loss for how to delay for some time longer.

But if the master really tells this family about the King’s situation, it’s one thing for the father and the second son, but the eldest son will definitely notice something wrong!

If the King’s secret is exposed, things will be get troublesome, and no one knows what will happen.

Moreover, something just doesn’t seem right no matter how you look at it.

As the King of the dragon race, he has become his master’s little pet QWQ and has been in that position for so long. If word gets out, won’t the prestige of the entire dragon race be completely destroyed!

“And look, the second master doesn’t have a fever! There’s nothing wrong with him! He’s still breathing!! Except for the fact that he’s not as cold and irritable as before, he’s just sleeping!”

Circling around Jin Lin again and again, Ortnes felt like he wanted to use every single word he had ever known and uttered.

“…Will Ah Lin wake up again?”

With a slightly nasal tone, Qiu Qiu asked softly, his wings drooping as he held his little dragon.

“And Ortenes, don’t talk about Ah Lin like that. Ah Lin has a very good temper…”

School starts tomorrow, and I really wanted to bring Ah-Lin with me. I wanted to tell Ah-Lin lots of happy things, and I was going to be the school representative for the start of the school year…

Will Ah Lin be proud of him?

But Ah Lin had fallen asleep.

He might never talk to me again.

“This… ah, waking up…”

When Qiu Qiu asked him this question, Ortnes also became conflicted.

In fact, the King is a very busy person, and the entire Holy Land of the Dragon Clan needs the King’s spiritual power to continue operating.

It’s simply impossible to have any interaction with such a minor beast.

And……

This time, King’s departure should mean he has returned to the High Order.

Originally, since the King had suddenly fallen into a deep sleep and left, his spiritual body should have gone back with him.

It’s already incredible that he’s only in a dormant state now, yet his spiritual body hasn’t disappeared.

Could it be that it’s afraid of upsetting the master? So he chose to gradually leave?

But just the fact that he hasn’t woken up yet has already made his master so heartbroken. If he were to really pass away, well, that’s unimaginable.

“Master, don’t be sad… Actually, if you really want to see the Second Master, perhaps there will be another chance in the future.”

Ortnes hesitated and stammered, his entire bead shimmering slightly.

Ah, I can’t betray the King…

But the master was really heartbroken. How could something so difficult happen?!

I used to only think about eating baby cubs, but I never learned how to comfort them!

[Red Dragon Collapses]

“…In the future? But what if I never see Ah Lin grow up?”

Holding the little dragon beside him, Qiu Qiu awkwardly wiped away his tears with his wrist, his little wings all ruffled and his soft feathers standing on end, too busy to groom them.

Sigh, but no matter what, he truly deserves to be called the master!

Even with teary eyes, he was still incredibly pleasing to the eye—as if his tears were dew picked by the elves in the morning!

Wait a minute, this isn’t the time to think about these things, Ortnes!!!

Looking at his soft and cuddly master beside him, Ortnes couldn’t help but feel a bit of a sucker for good looks, but he had to quickly and conflictedly interrupt everything.

“Oh dear, well… dragons actually have a very grand ceremony before they come of age, and… they might invite a lot of people to attend.”

As for the king, it will naturally be the grandest event in the entire universe. It is estimated that all the upper class and high-ranking officials of the nine star regions will be invited.

Although this family is at odds with the dragon clan, they will undoubtedly receive an invitation, at least in terms of status and position.

Whether the invitation actually reaches them, and whether this family will actually attend, is another matter entirely.

“But… but then my Ah Lin is gone, and I can’t throw him a birthday party…”

Listening to Ortnes’ hesitant hints, Qiu Qiu became increasingly upset.

I don’t seem to know anything about dragons.

We haven’t held a birthday party for Ah Lin yet.

I should tell everyone that Ah Lin is a very, very powerful little dragon.

Moreover, he wanted to raise Ah Lin to adulthood and transform into human form like himself, but now Ah Lin can’t even open his eyes anymore…

“Don’t, don’t be sad! That’s not what I meant, Master!”

Ortnes looked at his master’s pursed lips and almost felt a chill run down his spine.

How can I explain to myself that it’s not that you, Master, need to organize it, but that you, Master, can simply attend…? ORZ

However, even if they participated, the master probably wouldn’t know that it was the king.

However, it’s still possible that the king might send this little beast a top-level invitation.

After all, the king casually tossed that priceless cosmic star to its master.

Although it had been placed in that basket by its master, it was as casual as if a toy marble had been tossed around…

Well.

This is truly a twist of fate.

These two cubs, whose identities, abilities, and family backgrounds are completely mismatched, should never have met in the first place.

Speaking of which, how did the King end up being taken in and raised by his master in the first place?

“Ah Lin… I… I’ll never say that about you again. Please wake up?”

Seeing that Ortnes had stopped speaking, Qiu Qiu couldn’t help but hug his Ah Lin one last time.

The little bundle of flesh pressed itself against its little dragon’s ear, so soft that even the tears on his face were gradually absorbed into it.

“…”

The moment the golden pupils opened, they watched as a tear slid down and dripped onto the hard, black scales.

A tear stain appeared, gradually seeping into the skin.

Is this little beast crying?

Jin Lin, who had only intended to say goodbye, suddenly felt a tear roll down into his heart.

It was so gentle, without any force whatsoever.

Efthy: Sorry for the late updates. College has been so hectic for months now, so I didn’t have time for monthly updates. I managed to find time to quickly translate this chapter in the meantime. I’ll try to update again when my academic tasks have let up.

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  He does indeed!🤭