He couldn’t stop the flow of the utterly effeminate words that came out of his mouth. Still, he had to verify the truth for himself. Whether Aoi’s words earlier were true or not. Whether the man in front of him had given up on him or not.
Temeraire’s eyes grew wide, and his voice took on an exasperated tone. “There’s no way I would say such a thing.”
Upon hearing the unambiguous response, Yuichiro felt an inexplicable surge of happiness. A smile formed on his face, and the next thing he knew, his lips were touching Temeraire’s. With a sexually suggestive dip of his blood-tainted tongue, he ravaged the suddenly rigid Temeraire, whose mouth had closed on itself. Seeing Temeraire’s stunned expression, he withdrew his bloodied and saliva-soaked tongue.
He looked Temeraire square in the eye and said, “You belong to me.
Upon hearing Yuichiro’s greedy comment, Temeraire’s eyes widened and a look of elation crossed his face. “Yes, I belong to you.
Hearing the man’s affirmative response, Yuichiro’s lips curved into a smile. An amazing sensation washed over him at the thought of having the handsome man all to himself.
“You guys…have you forgotten that we’re still here?” Izrael spoke in a deadpan voice.
Yuichiro turned around and noticed Izrael idly resting his lower jaw on the wooden planks, while Kiki and the other Yellow tribeswomen stared awkwardly into space. Ignoring Izrael’s scrutinizing gaze, Yuichiro turned to Temeraire and said, “Temeraire, hold me up.”
Then, with Temeraire’s help, Yuichiro slowly got to his feet. A twitching pain emanated from beneath his skin, but the open wounds appeared to have been closed. In addition, his mind was as clear as a bell.
He enquired, “Does dragon’s blood have healing powers?”
Responding in a low voice, Izrael simply said, “Yes. The odds of survival, however, are about even. One-half of them will either go crazy from the suffering or pass out from shock.
Yuichiro’s mouth scrunched up as he wondered if he had actually swallowed something harmful. It did, however, aid in keeping him alive. Afterward, he went over to Izrael and knelt down next to the dragon. Izrael, can you heal?” he whispered as his gaze settled on the crimson flesh and blood oozing from Izrael’s midsection.
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“It will… heal… I’m a God’s apostle; I’m not going to die from this.
While saying this, Izrael’s voice lacked any hint of authority. The tautness of his beard had been replaced by a slack, unruly appearance.
“Can I trust you to treat him?” Yuichiro asked, and Kiki nodded in response.
She then made the motion of pressing a closed palm to an ear, as if she were whispering. Yuichiro reasoned that she was probably calling for her tribe’s healer.
In contrast to Yuichiro’s anticipations, the momentary serenity they were experiencing was fleeting. They were completely caught off guard by the deafening roar of artillery fire. Subsequently, the forest echoed with the crashing sounds of snapped trees. In the chaos that followed, Kiki was the first to respond to the sound of the impact. Having received a message from the guards at the front, Kiki yelled to the nearby Yellow tribeswomen.
“Attack from the southwest!” Take up a defensive stance and prepare for a counterattack!
All the tribeswomen scattered like a flock of birds into the surrounding woods as if in response to Kiki’s order. A second shell sounded off shortly after. Yuichiro felt the ground tremble beneath his feet as loud explosions erupted around him. Temeraire cradled him by the shoulders in a protective embrace as his body shook and he fell to one knee.
Kiki, who was bracing herself with one hand on a massive tree, said to Yuichiro, “It looks like an attack from the rebels. Goddess-sama, please go back to your own camp; it’s too risky to stay here. Kiki’s voice sounded relaxed, yet tense.
As a follow-up, Yuichiro asked in a nutshell, “Are you going to fight them on your own?”
“Am Yisu is our residence. It is natural for us to defend our own home.”
He retorted, “You guys are wrong.”
Kiki looked at Yuichiro with raised eyebrows of confusion.
“To begin, Am Yisu is Jeweld territory, and the entire Yellow Tribe is people of Jeweld. Although it’s commendable that you want to keep your family safe from harm, you should know that we have an obligation to do the same for you. Our country’s credibility will plummet to the depths of the sea if it is seen as abandoning its own people, especially those who are under attack by rebels. Second, if the rebels take Am Yisu, they will be able to march on the royal capital of Am Wallace. This land must not be used as an enemy stronghold.”
Kiki’s eyes flickered slightly in bewilderment as he said this. He looked directly at Kiki and said, “We will fight alongside the people of Yellow tribe. We’ll go to war regardless of whether you agree with us or not. But it’s for the best if we fight together, with your blessing. This way, we won’t lose each other’s comrades. What do you think?”
In response to his request, Kiki looked down for a second, clearly troubled. In spite of this, she made up her mind rather rapidly. She gave Yuichiro an intense look before nodding her head in agreement.
“I understand. We accept your offer.” Without any doubt, her voice was incredibly easy on the ears.
Yuichiro nodded back and looked in the general direction of the gunfire. “I want to go to a place where I can have a panoramic view of the rebels. Can you show me the way?”
Kiki responded with a firm, “Certainly.”
Kiki reached for the vine next to her and extended her free hand to Yuichiro. A pulley system had probably incorporated into the vine’s design so that it could be raised into the air.
Yuichiro turned to Temeraire and said, “Temeraire, take care of Izrael. Get out of here if it gets too dangerous.”
In turn, Temeraire’s face showed his obvious disapproval. Still, he nodded slowly, as if trying to stifle his own emotions. “I understand,” he prayed aloud, “Yuichiro-sama, please be careful and come back safely,” hanging his head at the end.
Yuichiro grabbed Kiki’s outstretched hand after admiring Temeraire’s handsome form all the way down to the man’s whorl. In just a few minutes, they had climbed to a lookout point high above the treetops. He could make out a row of rebels with red flags beyond the horizon of the setting sun. A total of some three thousand men made up the enemy regiment, as seen from above.
“How many soldiers do you have in your tribe?”
“About three hundred that are combat-ready,” Kiki chimed in.
Yuichiro pondered as he looked down on the unfolding enemy’s regiment.
“Our unit is a battalion of about 500 men stationed in front of the forest. Another battalion of regular soldiers is on standby some distance away from them. I’ll put in a request for backup now; however, please know that it will take at least two eights to get to Am Yisu.”
They were currently vastly outnumbered. From this point on, survival would depend on whether or not they could hold out for an hour before the regular army arrived. Yuichiro stared down at the rebels as he touched the tip of his finger to his lower jaw and ran his forefinger along the rough skin of his chin. In the meantime, the rebels’ shelling of the forest continued unabated. The earth trembled each time a shell exploded nearby.
He muttered, “First, let’s destroy their turrets,” turning his face to Kiki.
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Love this chapter! Also hope u feel better
Health alway comes first.
Thanks for the chapter!