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

Veer could muster up some strength to finish off the Scarecrow, but what would happen then? Would he be freed from this time loop or meet another danger?

He knew he had absolutely no chance of fighting again for some time. Even a kid could kill him in his current condition. He needed time to rest.

But with wheat attached to all of his body, he knew he would die in no time. The wound on his waist was the proof of that.

"What should I do?"

Unfortunately, the itching was getting so much that he couldn't even focus on anything properly. Not to mention the fatigue, mental and physical, piling up for months.

"Fuck it! I'll die like this anyway."

Veer cursed, and putting pressure on his sword, he stood up. He started walking towards the Scarecrow, slowly but surely. As he stepped on a dark metal slate, a thought formed in his mind.

"Should I take them?"

The rational side of his mind told him no, but the curious side told him to pick them up. And as always, he listened to his curious side.

Stumbling around the farm, Veer collected all the dark metal slates, even if it caused him so much pain he needed to stop at some places. His hands itched to scratch his back, and it took a lot to hold down that urge.

Finally, he collected all the slates and sent them to his storage ring. Making sure he was leaving nothing behind, Veer went towards the Scarecrow.

As he passed through the wheat plants, he felt their tops scratching his skin, making him shiver slightly.

"You are coming with me," Veer grinned and uprooted some wheat plants, along with their roots mixed with soil. He kept them in a separate corner of his storage ring and finally went to the Scarecrow.

Giving it a hard look, Veer muttered, "Blazing Strike!"

The next moment, space cracked around him as if a mirror was breaking into several pieces. He couldn't even make out the situation before his consciousness slipped away.

'Am I... dying?'

...

Veer woke up with a start, and immediately groaned in pain. Ignoring it, he looked around as he summoned his sword. As his vision slowly turned clear, he saw his surroundings.

It was a wooden hut with a roof formed from dried leaves and other tree material. There was a small window too, from which light entered the hut, illuminating it.

The hut itself was empty aside from a mud pot and a few more mundane things. It was clean, and especially the air was so clean. He never realised how much he needed this air.

His guard was even more up after realising his situation. Peace. It wasn't a good sign. His dark eyes, full of ruthlessness, scanned his surroundings for anything. Finding nothing, he looked into his own body.

"Huh!? What?" Veer exclaimed, as he tried to touch his body, especially his waist. How did his wounds heal? He was already expecting to see his body transforming into some grotesque shape.

"What the hell happened?" He couldn't understand it, and his experience with the wheat farms didn't allow him to relax.
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Just then, the hut's door opened and a petite woman walked in. Her triangular ears stood up when her eyes landed on him and her tail, once again wrapped around her thighs, came loose.

Looking at her scar-filled face, Veer exclaimed, "Rain! Is it really you?"

He almost jumped out of his bed, but then thought of something else, 'Wait! Is she real?'

[Affirmative! The individual Rain is indeed real!]

'System!!'

Veer almost shouted as pure joy filled his being. Happiness overtook all the pain, as he smiled in bliss. It was all real. He had finally managed to escape that hell after who knows how long.

Rain fidgeted, hearing his scream and looked down, as her tail, once again wrapped around her thighs, came loose. She opened her mouth to say something and closed it.

"Hey, how are you?" Veer asked, as he tried to control his excitement. He stood up from his makeshift bed and went over to Rain, ignoring his pain. It had become a habit now.

"Okay, I guess," Rain looked down and muttered.

Veer stopped in his tracks, as he looked at her with wide eyes. He expected her to remain silent as ever, but she talked? That was new.

"Haha! That's good, I'm also good," Veer laughed. "And I'm assuming you saved me, right? Thanks for that."

With that, he bowed before her. He wasn't ungrateful and, knowing she saved him from the brink of death, Veer felt it was the least he could do.

"There's no need for that," Rain said, as she played with her black hair. "You taught me a lot of things, so it's the least I can do."

"It's the first time I'm seeing you talk like this," Veer smiled. "I guess being alone in this Labyrinth also changed you."

"Ah! You misunderstand," Rain waved her thin hands, and said, "I am not introvert or anything. I can talk perfectly."

"Huh!? Then why didn't you talk with us?" Veer was surprised and asked.

"Eh? Can we talk this later?" Rain said, in a perfectly relaxed voice, showing she meant her words. "Take some rest and I'll call you when the meal is ready. It isn't much but anything is good, right?"

Veer thought about it and nodded. He needed to chat with the system and also ask a lot of questions from Rain. But from her face, he could tell at least they weren't in immediate danger.

"Alright, but are you sure we are safe here?" Veer asked, just to confirm.

"You don't need to worry about that. I have never lived in a place much safer than this," Rain smiled at him and then, taking some ingredients, she went outside.

"Guess she had a rough childhood," Veer shook his head and went back to his bed. Laying on it, he asked the system, 'Hey, buddy. I missed you a lot. How long I've been unconscious?'

[Nine days. The System evolved in seven days and you were unconscious for two more days.]

'I see, can you tell me what exactly happened with me?'

[Ding! The system would like to view Host's memories to answer his queries.]

'Watch it all you want.'