Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her

Veer was beginning to doubt Elizabeth's identity. How could someone from the Royal Family be of a cowardly nature? Even if they were, the situation changes them.

It changed him.

He sighed and asked, "Can you let go of me?"

"No! Are you stupid? I'll die if I fall from here!"

Veer rolled his eyes at her protest and said, "You won't die. Also, how do you expect us to get out of this situation then?"

"Climb while carrying me!"

Sighing, Veer let go of the branch he was holding, letting himself drop on the ground. Hearing Elizabeth's scream, he smiled and caught another branch while he was falling.

"What are you doing?"

"Getting us down!"

Veer chuckled and once again let go of the branch, as once again the gravity did its work and pulled him downwards. He repeated the same process until he saw the ground.

The trees here were too tall, and it took a lot of time to get to the ground. As he looked down, he saw the dim illumination because the dense forests of evergreen tall trees weren't letting the sunlight pass.

"Can you now let go?"

Elizabeth wanted to refuse, but sensing the serious tone of his voice, she stopped. Opening her eyes, she looked down and heaved a sigh of relief.

Then, the duo jumped down as Veer spread his senses to see if there was any kind of danger around them. Fortunately, they were safe as there wasn't any Magical Creature in the vicinity except for some animals.

"Let's go find others."

Saying that, Veer picked a direction and started walking towards it. However, a hand pulled him back as he turned around, looking at Elizabeth with questions swirling in his eyes.

Elizabeth smiled and said, "Let's wait first. I'm sure they'll come looking for you in this direction."

Veer thought about it and nodded. It was true that they would first consider coming to him as he was the leader, so it was best for him to stay at one place.

He once again checked his surroundings, even by climbing a tree. When he was sure that there wasn't any danger, he sat on a thick branch and asked, "So, did you get any visions?"

"I haven't, or maybe I have," Elizabeth smiled as she came to sit beside him. "You know, Veer, knowledge is a burden. I'm sure you think I'm a coward and, honestly, you're right. The things I've seen till now scare me."

"I'm happy you consider me as a trusted guy, but why are you opening up to me?" Veer asked, confused and wary.

"It's because I saw my death in your hands," Elizabeth smiled sadly, shocking Veer as he almost slipped from the branch.

"What? No! Wait! What do you mean?" Veer tried to form his sentence, but her sentence really caught him off guard. "Why would I kill you? Also, why are you telling me this?"

"Because I want you to kill me," Elizabeth said, her voice solemn as she turned to face him. In her eyes, he only saw darkness, similar to the abyss below the Floating Islands.

"This is all just too confusing," Veer rubbed his forehead and muttered, trying to avoid looking in her eyes. "Why would I even kill you in the first place?"

"That's something I can't say. You can consider this as a request from me," Elizabeth smiled. "Please, don't hesitate to kill me when it's the time."

"I can't promise anything," Veer stood up and said. "That's why I hate you all, Seers."

"Haha! Now, you know the burden of knowledge," Elizabeth chuckled and said. "It can be a weapon in the right hands, but for me, it's nothing but a burden. I know a lot of things, Veer. In fact, I knew what would happen to me the moment I decided to come here."

"Then..." Veer frowned but then shook his head. "Scratch that. I don't want to know."

"It's fine. I'm just sharing a burden with you," Elizabeth said, looking towards the centre of the Floating Island. "Also, the chances of you coming out alive from this Labyrinth are one in a million. You have to get that one possible chance."

Before Veer could say anything to her, a figure flashed behind him and latched on his back, as he heard a sweet voice, "Boss!!"

Veer sighed and looked down, seeing the amusement in Elizabeth's eyes. She had her plans and it certainly included him. Even though he hated it, there wasn't anything he could do.

'I'll think about it later. Fuck it!'

He patted Rain's head as her tail wrapped his hand and said, "Where are others?"

"They're on the way," Rain answered. "They should be here soon. Also, Boss, I saw a river not far from here."

"Good job, Shorty!"

"Hehe, these things are something I notice first before anything else," Rain said, as she jumped to Veer's side. "Let's go there!"

"What about any Magical Creatures?"

"There aren't any!"

"What?"

"Yes, Boss. I was observing everything while we were crashing. I also observed while coming here, but no, there is not a single Magical Creature in this area. Some animals, yeah, but no Magical Creatures."

Veer frowned, hearing that, as he had a bad feeling about it. Things like this were worse than actually fighting several hordes of Magical Creatures.

"Boss!"

He turned around and found Rock walking towards him, having Elara sitting on his shoulder. Was it just his imagination or had he grown taller?@@novelbin@@

Veer jumped down and took Elara from him, saying, "Thanks for looking after her."

"It was an order, Boss!" Rock said as if it were the most obvious thing.

"Yo, Honey, how are you doing?"

Veer smiled upon hearing the annoying voice and said, "Let's deal with this when we're in a safe place."

Aurora pouted and muttered, "I didn't even say anything."

Honestly, Veer didn't want to deal with it now, but it was a decision he had taken after much consideration. He was ready to take Aurora as his wife because that would allow him more rewards from the system.

It felt wrong to use her like that, but he knew it wasn't just because of the system. Aurora had a special place in his heart and, if he didn't have Elara and Liliana, he would have surely agreed to her proposal.

'I wonder how many more excuses I'll make...'

He wanted to be clear with Aurora about everything, as he didn't want her to feel like he was just using her. Well, in a way, even if he denied, he was using her.

After all, in a place where they had practically nothing, rewards from the system would help a lot. The system was a life-saving item, so he wanted to use it to its full extent.

He didn't have time to shower Elara with love as it wouldn't be enough to get a good item, so the solution was simple. He would just take more wives and increase the chances of good items and abilities.

It went against his principles, but they wouldn't save him from the Corrupted Dragon. So, he would go against his morals to save himself and his wives.

'I hope you forgive me, Lilly.'

They had already given him the permission to make a harem, but it certainly made him hesitant.

Shaking those thoughts off, he said, "Let's first check out the platform and then make a camp near a river. Solvar did say there is some treasure beneath the platform."

"Where did it fall again?" Aurora asked.

Veer turned towards Elizabeth and asked, "You can at least help us in this, right?"

"Of course, I'll equally contribute," Elizabeth pointed at her right and said. "That's where the platform is."

Veer nodded and then gestured to Aurora with his eyes to climb the tree and check it out. Aurora nodded and began to jump on the thick branches to climb up.

After some time, she came back and reported her findings, "She's right. I didn't see the platform clearly, but something crashed there recently. I'm sure it's the platform."

"Boss, that's where the river is."

Hearing that, Veer smiled and said, "I guess we won't have to do extra work. Let's go!"

Under Aurora's lead, the group traversed the jagged terrain of the evergreen forest. It made them feel small, as if they were ants walking in grass.

They kept their guard up, but it was as Rain reported. There wasn't a single Magical Creature around them, making Veer even more wary of the situation. Everything was just too bizarre.

After almost an hour of traveling, they finally reached the opening from where they could see the river's Expanse. It was very wide, and endless water flowed in it.

There was a nice beach on its shore, filled with hot sand. It had a peaceful atmosphere, which irked Veer. The more peaceful things became, the more wrong he felt.

"Am I just being paranoid?"

He wanted to believe that, but it was better not to. Just then, the group stumbled upon something which made Veer shiver.