The Goddess Granted Me the [Hatching] Skill and Somehow I Became the Strongest Tamer, Commanding Mythical and Divine Beasts - Chapter 127: The White Dragon's Name is Neige

Chapter 127: The White Dragon’s Name is Neige

I don’t know where I am or what I’m doing.

Is it hot or cold, painful or itchy, agonizing or fun…?

My thoughts are muddled, and various faces come to mind and fade away.

I’m on the verge of losing sight of who I even am, and just as I’m about to give up thinking altogether…

“Lord Klaus!”

“Hah!”

I reacted to someone calling my name.

“Did I… lose consciousness?”

“Yes, your power gradually weakened, and the egg’s glow was fading too, so I called out to you.”

Charlotte’s whole body was dirty, and she looked exhausted.

“That’s right, the egg!”

I poured in magic, reviving the glow that had almost vanished.

“Good, it’s not dead.”

How long has it been since I first used the Hatching skill?

The White Dragon’s egg consumed magic far beyond anything before.

If I let my guard down, the glow would fade again, so I desperately kept pouring in magic, more exhausted than ever.

(Even so, this is way too tough. I should have grown a lot since back then.)

Thanks to the Crystal Cockatrice’s unique ability [Medium Automatic Magic Recovery], my magic wouldn’t run out unless something extreme happened.

Yet being pushed this close to the edge showed that the White Dragon was a higher existence than the Crystal Cockatrice or Phoenix.

“Lord Klaus, you don’t need to feel responsible for this.”

To support me, Charlotte had been active without sleep.

She had Koku and Riko and Squarl constantly on alert around us, and sometimes she woke me when I passed out, so she was at her limit too.

“If we’re talking responsibility, I don’t really need to take this kind of risk.”

This time, it wasn’t an egg entrusted by Goddess Muse, so losing it wouldn’t be a problem.

“But it sent out that telepathy, not even sure anyone would notice, flying far away calling ‘Help me.’ This one wants to live.”

My recklessness didn’t matter if it meant saving this one.

“I don’t want to abandon a life that wishes to live.”

Charlotte had been listening silently for a while. She probably hadn’t expected to get dragged into something this grueling at tamer camp. She might have gotten fed up with keeping up with me because of this.

“I’m sorry for dragging you into this.”

Thinking back, I’d been nothing but trouble for her since we met.

“No, we absolutely have to hatch this one. I want to help too.”

With that, she hugged the egg from the opposite side of me. She didn’t have the Hatching skill or anything, but the egg’s glow increased.

“I don’t have the power to fight, and I don’t have the Hatching skill. Even so, I want to warm this one up even a little.”

I could tell she wished that from the bottom of her heart. It wrapped me in a gentle feeling, like the egg was being hugged by Charlotte, and at the same time, I had the illusion that strength was welling up.

In front of me, Charlotte smiled. The egg regained more and more glow and stabilized.

And just like that, we spent the night.

The sun rose, and small birds chirped tweet tweet.

Charlotte’s sleeping face was in front of me, but I looked down, curious about what had happened to the egg.

“Kyupi?”

Between me and Charlotte, a young dragon with white fur sat there, its round eyes turned toward us.

“Did it… hatch?”

“Kyupii!”

When I touched its two horns with my hand, they were surprisingly soft, and pressing gave a squishy feel. Its body temperature was high, and holding it made me feel oddly comfortable.

“Uuu…?”

The young dragon clung to me, waking Charlotte. It seemed the young dragon’s tail had hit her chest.

“Lord Klaus… where are you touching… eh?”

“I’m not touching anything.”

I quickly cleared up what seemed like a weird misunderstanding, and she sighed in relief when she saw the young dragon clinging to me.

“It hatched… right?”

She approached the young dragon and petted its head.

“Kyupi kyupi”

The young dragon let out a pleased cry and accepted her hand.

“Koku koku”

“Kyuu kyuu kyuu?”

Koku and Riko and Squarl pushed at her back, wanting pets too, and Charlotte lost her balance and clung to me.

“Kyaa!”

“You okay?”

When I called out to her, she met the young dragon’s eyes up close and made a gentle expression.

“For some reason, looking at this one makes all the hardship so far feel rewarded all at once.”

“I get that.”

I’d thought I’d never do another exhausting Hatching like this one again, but seeing it hatch safely made me feel like I’d do it as many times as needed.

“By the way, from what I can see, it’s already attached, so there’s a bond…?”

“Yeah, uh-huh.”

When Charlotte pointed it out, our eyes met with the White Dragon, and

[The White Dragon seems to want to become a familiar. To make it one, please give it a name.]

I heard the usual voice like Goddess Muse.

“From now on, your name is Neige.”

[The familiar contract with Neige has been established. You gained [Medium Holy Magic], [Small Divine Liberation], [Ultimate Holy Resistance], [Complete Status Ailment Nullification].]

Klaus: Human

Gender: Male

Age: Seventeen

Title: Blessed by Goddess Muse

Strength: B

Stamina: A

Agility: B

Magic: A

Mental Strength: B

Luck: S

Status: Fatigue

Skill: Hatching

Grants: [Ultimate Fire Resistance], [Purifying Flame], [Medium Stamina Increase], [Medium Automatic Stamina Recovery], [Medium Self-Healing], [Medium Fire Magic], [Medium Intimidation], [Medium Magic Increase], [Medium Magic Control], [Small Wind Magic], [Small Wind Resistance], [Small Ore Sensing], [Medium Automatic Magic Recovery], [Small Water Magic], [Medium Holy Magic] New, [Small Divine Liberation] New, [Ultimate Holy Resistance] New, [Complete Status Ailment Nullification] New

Taming: Phoenix, Rainbow Butterfly, Petit Golem, Crystal Cockatrice, White Dragon New

“Good, I managed to make it a familiar properly.”

I felt relieved seeing the White Dragon added to Taming, but

“L-Lord Klaus?”

Charlotte had a surprised look on her face.

“D-Did you already make the familiar contract?”

“Yeah, but?”

I tossed back the question of what the issue was, but…

“Our ancestor’s record says Rint took a month to contract with Scarlet. It’s an S-rank, even if it’s a newborn hatchling! That easily…”

“Feni’s was quick too.”

Charlotte looked stunned. This was all because of Hatching, so she’d just have to accept it.

“Being around you, Lord Klaus, makes my common sense not apply sometimes.”

Charlotte put a hand to her head, looking somehow tired. I’d probably pushed her too hard.

“For now, everyone must be worried, so let’s head back?”

“…Yes, that’s right.”

I had no idea how much time had passed, but everyone was probably concerned. Charlotte and I suppressed our fatigue and returned to the lodging.