The Goddess Granted Me the [Hatching] Skill and Somehow I Became the Strongest Tamer, Commanding Mythical and Divine Beasts - Chapter 126: The Egg of the Divine Dragon White Dragon

Chapter 126: The Egg of the Divine Dragon White Dragon

“We’re almost at the spot where the one sending the telepathy is, but…”

We should be quite close by now, but the reaction had weakened, and I kept losing it every so often.

Each time, I stopped and focused my consciousness, so we didn’t make much progress.

To avoid getting in my way, Charlotte silently stood beside me while holding the three familiars.

“It’s this way!”

I felt the telepathy again and headed that direction,

“This is…”

What was there was a glowing egg about an armful in size.

It was caught on a rock and resisting the rapids. It seemed this egg had been calling me all along.

“For now, I have to pull it out…”

The creature inside seemed to be seeking rescue out of survival instinct, so I entered the rapids and retrieved the egg.

“What do you think this is?”

Once I managed to retrieve it, I asked Charlotte.

“The Red Dragon’s egg passed down in our family was about this size, I think…”

She placed a hand on her mouth uncertainly and answered that way.

“Does that mean the creature inside is at least a Scarlet-class monster?”

“The glow is gradually…”

Even as Charlotte said that, the egg’s glow was fading.

Its life force was on the verge of running out, and either way, if we left it like this, it would surely die.

(When Feni hatched, the Phoenix egg was placed in the forest. If it’s in a place like this, could this be…?)

A gift from Goddess Muse?

Such doubts arose, and then…

“No, it’s not.”

“Huh!?”

“What’s wrong, Lord Klaus?”

It seemed only I could hear this voice.

(Goddess Muse?)

“Yes, that’s right. Klaus.”

It appeared Goddess Muse was speaking directly into my head.

“That egg is of the White Dragon, which will grow into a divine dragon, but this time, it’s not a gift from me.”

It seemed she had come directly to inform me because this was an irregular situation.

“But one thing I can say is that the child’s life is on the verge of ending right now. Unless Klaus uses his skill, it can’t be saved.”

(That means…)

Whether this White Dragon lives or dies is up to me.

“In the current state, even if Klaus pours power into it with his skill, the chances of it hatching safely are about fifty-fifty. If you decide to hatch it—”

After those words, Goddess Muse fell silent. That wasn’t like her, just saying what she wanted and leaving, so maybe our conversation time was limited.

“Um… Lord Klaus?”

I shared the information I’d just gotten with Charlotte, who looked at me worriedly.

“This is a White Dragon’s egg.”

“How did you know something like that?”

Charlotte understandably tilted her head in doubt. But the situation was urgent.

“I don’t have time to explain right now.”

I showed my anxiety and told her there was a time limit.

“If we leave it like this, the one inside will die. I don’t want that to happen!”

She changed her expression at my serious words.

“…So, there’s some way to save it?”

“Yeah, I have this ability called Hatching, where I pour magic into an egg to hatch it.”

“…I see, so that’s how you’ve gotten your familiars until now…”

She seemed to understand and nodded in agreement.

“I’m going to try using that ability now, all or nothing. But the White Dragon inside is pretty weak, so I don’t know if my power will be enough.”

One thing was clear: it would die if left alone, and I couldn’t abandon it.

“What should I do?”

Switching her mindset, Charlotte asked if there was something she could help with.

“Can you keep watch around us with Koku, Riko, and Squarl?”

Once I used the Hatching skill, I’d be defenseless. I needed someone I could trust at my back during that time.

“Got it.”

“Koku!”

“Kyuu kyuu!”

“Thanks.”

I thanked everyone and immediately activated the skill.