Chapter 211: Bella’s Teeth
“Good morning. You seem tired. Do you need to sleep a little longer?”
At ten in the morning, Kailun, who was teasing Bella’s lips with his finger, noticed her opening her eyes.
She looked exhausted, her eyes filled with the disorientation of someone just waking up.
Bella instinctively opened her mouth and nibbled on his finger, savoring the sensation for a moment before her thoughts cleared.
“No need. Dragons have strong constitutions. This little pain won’t affect me… Ugh~”
As she spoke, Bella tried to get up but collapsed back onto the bed due to discomfort. She gave Kailun a resentful look. “It’s all your fault. I told you to be gentle, but you wouldn’t listen. You have no consideration for a lady.”
“You can’t blame me entirely. You told me to go all out, remember?” Kailun held Bella’s dragon horns. He wouldn’t take the blame for this.
“I was just being polite, you idiot! Idiot!” Bella struggled, but she couldn’t break free from his grasp.
Being held by her horns like this felt strange, especially with the playful smile on Kailun’s face. Bella had a bad feeling.
To prevent any “accidents,” she pushed against his chest and mumbled, “No more, I can’t take it anymore. My body will break if we continue. Let’s wait until tonight. Even dragons have their limits. You’re not human! How can a human have such stamina?”
Kailun tightened his grip on her horns. “I suspect you’re insulting me, and I have evidence. As punishment, I’m going to resume my ‘duties.’ Blame it on your deliciousness. Whoever started the fire has to put it out.”
“I’m not playing anymore. Go find Fox. She also needs to continue her lineage.”
Bella tucked her tail between her legs defensively. Although it felt good, her body had its limits.
She didn’t want to be “broken” from overindulgence. Continuing her lineage should be a gradual process. Rushing things would only be counterproductive.
Kailun chuckled slyly. “Fox? I’d love to catch up with that silly fox, but we’ll have to wait until we get back. Right now, I only have the lovely little dragon girl, Bella. What am I supposed to do?”
He found Bella’s flustered and angry reactions amusing. She was becoming more endearing to him.
Bella looked like a cornered rabbit. She hesitated for a moment before blushing and saying, “Can we… use other places?”
Kailun couldn’t help but laugh. Wasn’t that why he was holding her horns?
Although there were many different “operating methods,” for now, a firm grip was best.
“No problem. But don’t forget this morning’s task. Although your singing last night was good, there are still some areas for improvement. To accurately identify the problems, I’m going to personally ‘test’ your vocal cords. Is that alright?”
Kailun adjusted the position of her horns and gently pushed Bella under the covers.
Bella: “Huh?”
She opened her mouth wide, not understanding what he meant by “test.”
But her confusion only lasted for half a minute. Bella quickly understood what kind of “test” he was referring to.
Her horns became handles, her throat a musical instrument. Under Kailun’s testing, she couldn’t help but let out strange sounds.
The variations in pitch were numerous, the transitions from high to low smooth and seamless. No wonder she had such a beautiful voice.
Apart from her technique, which still needed improvement, her tone was flawless.
At this point, Kailun couldn’t help but marvel at his luck. In his “research,” the girls in his household were all perfect, rare even in the entire world. It was a blessing to have met so many of them.
The morning testing lasted only half an hour. After listening to her singing, he went downstairs to pack some breakfast.
They set off again at noon. To reach the Abyss as soon as possible, Kailun maximized his teleportation magic, finally arriving at the entrance to the Abyss at one in the morning.
“Should we contact Grandpa?” Bella asked, holding Kailun’s arm as they stood under the shade of a large tree.
She hadn’t told anyone about this trip back to the Abyss, except for Fox. She had no other friends.
She might be the darling of the Abyss, but that was mostly wishful thinking. It was also partly due to the old Dragon King Bolton’s immense strength.
Moreover, Bella had reached the eighth rank at such a young age solely through her racial talent. Very few could match her, and Fox was the only one in the entire Abyss.
“No need. Do you know where the ancestral land of the Abyss is? Take me there.”
Kailun shook his head. There were only two eighth-rank guards at the main entrance of the Abyss. Although there were magic formations enhancing the defenses, it was still too weak. Kailun could easily sneak in.
He was thankful that the Temple of the Celestial God was currently facing internal problems. Otherwise, he doubted if the Abyss could withstand another attack.
Bella thought for a moment. “I know. I went there a few times when I was little. I still remember the way. But the ancestral land has undergone many strange changes in recent years. Very few people go there now.”
It seemed that since she was a child, the once normal ancestral land had become increasingly eerie, and the mines connected to it had produced more and more impure magic crystals.
The Abyssal high-ranking individuals would raise this issue every few years, but no effective solution had been found in the past ten years.
To avoid any accidents, they had restricted access to the ancestral land.
“Then I’ll leave the navigation to you. Once we’re inside, we’ll secretly seal off the ancestral land and then slowly search for someone.”
Kailun rubbed Bella’s hair. He had reminded Helena to stay in a safe place alone.
He would withdraw most of his attribute points for the next few days, leaving Helena with barely enough strength to maintain her ninth-rank level.
If she encountered a situation where she desperately needed power, she could contact him, but there would be a few seconds of delay.
After withdrawing some of his power, Kailun would have the attributes of five ninth-rank mages, enough to handle most situations.
That unlucky entity currently had less than the attributes of two ninth-rank mages. Kailun believed he could handle her.
Bella: “Search for someone? Search for who?”
“An unlucky entity. I’m going to perform a ‘catching a turtle in a jar’ (like taking candy from a baby(something easy to do). If we can catch her, we can obtain some crucial information.”
Kailun flicked Bella’s dragon horn. For some reason, he always had strange thoughts about her horns.
Bella covered her horns and took a step back warily. “They’ll break! They’ll really break!”
Kailun: “It’s okay. I know healing magic. Even if they break, I can reattach them. Just like your teeth.”
Hearing him mention her teeth, Bella’s eyes widened. She stomped her foot in embarrassment. “Don’t mention my teeth! Or I’ll bite you!”
Kailun’s eyes gleamed. “That would be lovely. Please bite harder. This morning’s bite was a bit weak. Not satisfying enough. It would be even better if your bite force was stronger. You can do it, right?”
“…” Bella raised her fist. “Then you might as well pull out all my teeth, you pervert.”
Kailun caught her small fist and continued joking, “That’s a good suggestion. I haven’t experienced what it’s like to be toothless.”
“Go to hell! I don’t want to talk to you today.” Bella kicked him lightly and walked towards the path leading to the ancestral land.
Kailun chuckled and followed her. After last night, Bella had become much more lively. He felt that this was her true personality.
He walked a meter behind her, grabbing her swaying tail. She glared at him but didn’t say anything.
So Kailun played with her tail as they minimized their presence.
……
In the ancestral land deep within the Abyss, a petite figure sitting on a ferocious statue suddenly stood up.
Ottovia had a bad feeling. She looked around but didn’t see anyone. The eerie environment, combined with the colorful tombstones, created a strange atmosphere.
However, no matter how eerie the environment was, it couldn’t affect Ottovia’s state of mind. After all, she had witnessed countless lives and deaths over the years.
Although she had spent most of her time in slumber, she had seen her fair share of the world.
She had returned to the Abyss’s ancestral land to utilize its power, but after several attempts, Ottovia realized that her status as an ancestor was practically nonexistent. The people of the Abyss probably wouldn’t acknowledge her.
It was highly unlikely that she could regain control of the Abyss, so she could only try to win over some gullible individuals.
Another reason was that she had made a new discovery in the ancestral land. Something had appeared here that shouldn’t have.
Ottovia, who had once reached the peak of power, could sense that the rules of this place had undergone a special change.
She didn’t know the specifics, but staying here would definitely yield some results.
“I have a bad feeling about today. Should I run away first?”
Ottovia hesitated. The last time she had this bad feeling was when she encountered that bastard named Kailun.
Who was it this time?
Many things had changed over the past ten thousand years, but the one thing that remained unchanged was her unlucky constitution.
Interestingly, although she was unlucky, she always managed to survive. And after surviving, she would continue to be unlucky.
It was like a cycle, an endless loop.
This was the main reason why Fate had failed to kill her after countless attempts. She had even launched effective counterattacks in the later stages, but the result was always mutual destruction.
Well, she had suffered slightly more losses.
“But if I run away, will I be able to find the answers I’m looking for?”
Ottovia hesitated, standing atop the statue. If she missed this opportunity, it would be difficult for her to return to the Abyss again.
After waking up, she had gathered a lot of information, and Kailun’s sudden rise had caught her attention.
Initially, she had thought Kailun was Fate’s doing. After all, she had sensed a trace of Fate’s aura on him. But after learning about the conflict between Kailun and the Temple of the Celestial God, she dismissed her initial assumption.
“Forget it, I’ll run away first. As long as I’m alive, there’s hope.”
Ottovia finally made up her mind. Just as she was about to spread her wings and escape, a white light flashed across the sky, and the mana in the entire ancestral land became chaotic.
She instinctively activated teleportation magic, but it had no effect.
When she tried to flap her wings again, she discovered that both exits were blocked. The newcomers were a man and a dragon.
“It’s you!”
Ottovia’s pupils constricted sharply upon seeing that demonic figure.