"By who? That an answer, Ratalon?" Minho shot at him. The dragon looked down, dejectedly. "The hell is that face for?"
"Maybe because those aren't his names," A female voice came from behind. "My Liege,"
"Huh?" Minho looked over his shoulder at the person who spoke. "Who the hell are you?"
A lady walked over to his front. She had a Bob cut with dark-blue dyes at the bottom. She wore a crop top, sweatpants and a sweater that hung loosely over her shoulders.
Everything about her screamed nonchalance - nose piercing, dragon tattoo from the side of her left ear, intertwining to her wrist, sly smile and half lided eyes.
She cleared her throat and dropped a knee, bowing. "I am Vasha, and it is an honor to serve you, my Liege,"
Minho blinked once, then twice, then a third time before the system screen came up.
[Second Disciple, "Vasha" has joined the Dragon Court!]
[You can now check the little information on your Dragon Court]
"Wha? You're a dragon?" Minho asked, confused.
Rathalos came closer to them. "Of course I am," she replied, standing up. "For some reason…" she trailed, then punched Rathalos into a far wall with a strength that definitely wasn't for her size. "this idiot doesn't know how to become a humanoid."
'What the hell?! Did she just launch Rathalos that far with ease?' Minho thought, his mind reeling for a second. So there were other dragon's stronger than the hybrid who almost killed him?
"Do you always have to be violent, Vasha?" Rathalos came out of the dust.
"Hehehe." She laughed, poking out her tongue. Then her eyes went back to Minho.
Minho didn't really get what was going on, so he just decided to check on the system. He saw a new section appear:
[The Dragon Court.]
"Oh, the info stuff?" He muttered, opening it.
[The Dragon Court are the right hand of the Dragon King in whichever aspect they are needed. This group is a combination of the Dragon King's six Disciples and two key Generals.]
[Current Dragon Court members: 2]
[• Rathalos "The Obsidian Dragon"
Available information:
- Extremely loyal towards you.
- Dislikes when you call him other names.
- Believes you are already a Monarch but are suppressing your power.
- Has the third strongest destructive flames.]
• Vasha "Mistress Of The Slimes"
Available information:
- The leader of the slimes.
- A flameless dragon.
- Unparalleled in healing and poison making.
- Owns a pet glutton slime named "Bihami".
- Second closest to the former Dragon King.
- A toxic torturer to whoever disobeys her king (you).
- Thinks you are attractive and wishes to be more than just a disciple.]
"Whoa," Minho blinked, looking from the system to Vasha who was smiling at him. That last line was… well, awkward?
Minho cleared his throat and dismissed the system. "I've seen enough." He muttered. "So you healed me?"
Vasha nodded vigorously. "But,"
Minho tried to stand up by himself, but the arm still ached and sat back down.
"it's going to take a while to heal, since it's not a normal blade cut." She completed.
"Ah, I see." He muttered. "Where's your pet?"
Vasha's eyes widened slightly, caught off guard, not expecting Minho to know about Bihami. "Oh…oh. It's here." She replied. "Get out."
A slightly big ball of slime rolled out of her hanging hoodie and splattered on the ground. Then it reformed and rolled to Minho. A line appeared - supposedly the mouth - and two very plane eyes appeared. It too the shape of a miniature dragon.
Minho looked at it, unimpressed and it gave the same look.
[Bihami asks who the hell you are?]
That seemed to pique Minho's interest. "Eh?"
Vasha frowned, her brows twitching. She was the only one who could hear slimes. She stomped on the head continuously then started squashing on the ground. "You bow, you little piece vulture shit."
The slime reformed after she stopped, looking dizzy. One eye was way lower than the other. Then it spread itself on the floor.
[Bihami bows and seeks for forgiveness from whoever it is you are.]
"What kind of a shitty slime are you?" Vasha cursed and started stomping it again.
"Tch," Minho closed his eyes in slight amusement, then opened them again, checking his pockets for his phone. His eyes widened the moment he didn't feel it. "Where's my phone?"
He had mistakenly dropped it during the fight. He had to get it back, urgently. His mom must have been calling him continuously. "Ratalon," Minho called.
"Y-yes, my Liege?" Rathalos answered.
"Go check for my phone at the place we fought." Minho ordered.
The dragon nodded and leapt of onto a building, going from there to the next.
Meanwhile...
The Hunters Guild had already arrived with Guild Master, Choi Jong-In and the other S-ranks.
On hearing it was possibly an S-rank dungeon that appeared, according to the hunters that sent information, so Liu Zhigang decided to come along.
They walked to the area the battle between Minho and the two shadow soldiers happened. First thing that visited them was the scenery of an intense battle that must've taken place here. Then the pools of sprayed blood and flesh on the ground.
"What in the world did this?!" Dongwook's eyes went wide.
They were all completely shocked as they looked at the blood pools. There were only two bodies that weren't unidentifiable. At least one.
Ahead, lay the body of a girl, but without a head, which they later traced to be stuck in the wall by the side. But on her cloak was the badge of the Hunters Guild. Choi's face contorted in anger. They were all A-ranks sent, so it had to be an S-rank threat.
Ahead, laid the body of the leader who was recognizable thanks to his more appealing state even if he was still lifeless.
Three pieces. His body was in three pieces.
The lower half of his body, the upper half and his head.
"What must have occurred here?" Liu Zhigang muttered. Then his eyes fell to phone ahead. "Hm?"
The S-ranks followed as walked and picked it up. Cha Hae-In gasped lightly. "That is… that is Hunter Minho's phone. I remember seeing it with him this morning."
"You guys look me in the eye and still tell me he isn't a monster in human flesh?!" Baek snapped.
They remained quiet, as no one had a possible explanation to what the scene interpreted and the evidence they have with them. Then rumbling voice came from behind them. "Hand over the phone." They spun around to see the towering Rathalos.
"I knew it. He's here in his monster form now." Baek said, his eyes going a pale yellow as he went for his full beast hybrid transformation. The other S-ranks readied themselves.
For some reason, Liu Zhigang didn't initiate a defensive, nor attacking stance. He just tilted his head and studied the Dragon for a while. "Hmm… I don't think this is Hunter Lee Minho,"