The dragon's harem

Chapter 734 The Battle-mighty Huntress.

”Did you just sniff me?!” She growled.

Whatʼs this cat talking about? She sniffed me first. Isnʼt this a greeting to their kind? Ah! I know. I saw them sniff each other noses before. No, I should avoid that. Aella might kill me.

”I could sniff you from the door. But I was trying to be polite and return the sniff. Like a proper cat.” I just told her how I felt. Iʼve seen half-dragons like Eris. They usually act close to real dragons, so her being half-cat, she should act like a cat.

”Thatʼs harassment, you weirdo.” She growled, hissing as her eyes slowly bent backward and her tail spiked.

Whatʼs this crazy cat talking about? I didnʼt even mention the strange smell she had.

”Said the one sniffing a married man.” I couldnʼt help but stand and glare down at her. My draconic blood resonated and boiled, so Iʼm certain my eyes had a deep purple glow to them.

Strangely enough, she barely reached my chest. How tall was she? 1.7 meters? Probably around that.

”I can sniff you. You canʼt sniff me.” She growled, her claws extending from her fingers.

Hoo! Iʼm starting to like her. Double standards are stable for arrogance. I sat back. Even with how much Iʼd love to get into a fight with her, Iʼm sure I canʼt do that here in the school. Weʼll destroy everything, and this whole year might end up canceled. Most importantly, Aella is scary when sheʼs angry.

She smiled, staring at me with that twisted, smug face. ”What coward. With that size, and you back down?”

”I chose my fights. I donʼt want to cause a scene. So… Back to your seat.” I pointed with my thumb at the empty seat behind me.

”HAA!” She grunted at me. I could her fangs show up as her ears turned back, and her tail shot up as if she got electrocuted. ”Youʼre just a coward.”

Now, this cat is a problem. Speaking with her wonʼt get me anywhere. Should I just smack her across the class? No, I donʼt want to be the one to start the fight. So I can tell Aella that she attacked me first.

She is at the edge of exploding. I need her to hit me first. I need to first limit my strength and speed to a level where I canʼt damage the class even with a missed attack, and then I need to keep the durability of my scales at their best so I can tank her first hit.

How do I get her to attack first? I can sniff her again, but that would be obvious that Iʼm looking for a fight…How about a comment, something that is true but will get her to snap? Yeah, ”You smelled like a lizard from the door, I want to confirm.”

Like a cat swinging its paw, she swung two lightning-fast jabs at Aradʼs face, smacking him right in the left eye. Thanks to Aradʼs inhuman reflexes and his Nictitating membrane. The attacks did no damage at all despite the sharp claws.

Aradʼs eyes opened and moved at a terrifying speed, staring at the tips of the girlʼs claw, noticing they were cracked. Their sharp end was damaged upon impacting Aradʼs hard scales and eyelids. It mustʼve felt like smacking a rock with your nails.

Itʼs been only a fraction of a second since she attacked, but sheʼs already lifting her left fist, ready for a second assault.

Sheʼs fast, but nowhere near me. Her attacks are also too weak to scratch my scales. From how weak the signal is, I suspect she didnʼt awaken the blood yet. Could she be carrying one of my brotherʼs balls? No, that doesnʼt make sense for such a thing to show too quickly.

Aradʼs eyes shifted to his right, staring at the girlʼs left claw racing toward his face.

Iʼve been bitten a lot by carelessness, so Iʼll assume she awakened her blood and held one of my brotherʼs balls, but sheʼs trying to hide it. Thatʼs the safest assumption to go with, and thus Iʼll act accordingly.

SWOSH! The girlʼs claw flew through the empty air. Arad had already disappeared from his seat before she could realize it. Her mind raced upon realizing he had disappeared. If he had such a speed that he could leave her field of vision before she notices, that mean wherever he is now, she isnʼt fast enough to dodge his attack. There was only one logical spot for Arad to be in, and out of instinct, she acted.

She turned around in a fraction of a second, protecting her face with her arms in a boxerʼs guard. Arad must be behind her. She canʼt take a direct punch to the back of the head or sheʼll get blind. Thatʼll spell death.

She clenched her teeth, ready to take the hit, but it never arrived. Instead, a cold wet sensation dripped from her across her back. She blinked, confused.

Arad stood there, holding a jug of cold water, pouring it slowly on her head.

”Chill out,” I said with a passive face. Cats hate water. Iʼve seen that countless times. Thisʼll be a good way to annoy her without actually harming her, and I donʼt want to get in trouble in the coming seconds for starting a fight.

CLICK! The classʼs door opened, and the teacher walked in, seeing the students staring at Arad pouring water on the girlʼs head as she took a boxerʼs guard.

”Whatʼs going on?!” He gasped.

”Sheʼs nervous. Iʼm helping her chill out with cold water.” I replied, having noticed the faint strips on the girlʼs skin. I bet humans canʼt see them, but my powerful draconic eyes can with ease. To her, this is a humiliating insult, but to the teacher, itʼs a stupid thing that could be explained.

”Heh?!” The girl gasped, dropping her guard.

”Aron, are you stupid…Ahem, excuse my language.” The teacher was about to snap, but he quickly changed his tone. ”Tigers love to swim and relax in water, but that doesnʼt mean that pouring water on one would calm them down.”

I pretended to be surprised. ”What? I totally thought it would work. Sorry, Iʼve never met someone like her before.” Yes, this girl isnʼt a black cat. Sheʼs a black tiger. And most importantly, I sensed the blood of a void dragon in her veins. Sheʼs a void draconic bloodline sorceress.

You ask how do I know that? Well, if she was a true void drakaina, we wouldʼve repelled each other. Brotherʼs spell only includes me and him, so sheʼs not a true drakaina. That only left us with two options, she could be holding one of my brotherʼs balls, but that was farfetched and unlikely, and I wouldʼve noticed if the magic inside her belonged to him.

She has an inactive void bloodline that results in her purple eyes. But to be careful, I need to keep all the possibilities in mind and act accordingly.

”You bastard!” She growled, swinging her claw at my face without hesitation. A brave move, but too slow. I simply bent backward, dodging her swing.

”Matilda Jaeger! Watch your tongue. Weʼre in class. Unless you want to get suspended on the first day, and hour nonetheless.” The teacher growled at her.

She immediately turned back, ”What! Heʼs the one who started it!”

Hearing her words, I wanted to get a bit petty. I looked at the other students, ”She approached me first…”

They all nodded.

”And sheʼs started shouting first.”

”Yeah…” They looked at her face, turning red and sad with worried stares.

”And she attacked me first,”

”She…did…” They couldnʼt get more stressed.

”Not only I didnʼt hit her back, Iʼm only trying to help her calm down. I didnʼt even lift my voice once, did I?”

”Shut up!” She hissed at me.

”Listen, youʼre only making your case worse.” I waved my hand and then looked at the teacher. ”Please ignore this. Weʼre just getting to know each other. Troubles were bound to happen when gathering people from all around the world,”

The teacher nodded, ”Since itʼs a problem between you and her. Iʼll ignore it if you two allow us to start the class.”

I looked at her with a smug smile. ”Please calm down. Sorry for pouring water on your head. Here, I have a spell that can help dry you out.” I extended a finger at her head and cast a wind spell that I saw Aella use. A 0-tier that makes a weak stream of wind, like a light breeze, and it was called [Breeze]

But as petty as I wanted to be, Iʼm changing the B to F. Cooling the spell with magic to make it have the effect of a spell I learned from Isdis, and have the outside appearance of [Breeze]

The spell I actually cased was the 0-tier spell, [Freeze] That creates a frigid cold wind.

”MOOOOOO!” She cried, and I was a bit surprised. That sounded like a cow.

”Both of you! To your seats!” The teacher yelled at us.