Vol 2 Chapter 12: Confidence

The next morning came fast. Foin slowly opened his eyes, and before him, there were two things which surprised him. One of them was just unexpected, while the other was quite shocking. The first was Énilo; she was sitting on his chest and was seemingly observing him with a broad smile; as soon as he woke up, her smile grew wider.

The other was something entirely different. The house, which was halfway completed the day before, was now fully built. It was an event that he was most surprised about.

"Good morning, master! Master, you were quite the beast yesterday evening; I don't know how you managed to work that fast and hard... I am still exhausted!"

Énilo greeted him, seeing how he slowly opened his eyes. Hearing Énilo's comment, Foin's eyes widened, and as he tried to sit up, a sudden sharp pain emitting from his head hit him. The pain soon spread through his entire body.

"Master... Is everything alright? You seem pale... Did I do anything?"

The girl's voice was full of concern as she gently touched her master's forehead. Despite the strange pain emanating from every cell of his body, Foin was still thinking about what had happened the day before. No matter how much he tried, he couldn't remember what had happened after he tasted his new drink.

"Erm... I think I have a hungover... My whole body hurts... How much did I drink yesterday? Also, what happened?"

Hearing her master's words, the girl sighed in relief and smiled at her master. Her hand was still on Foin's forehead; however, after her sigh, just like during their first encounter, tiny appendages came out of her fingers and entered Foin's forehead through his skin.

"Allow me to help you, master!"

As soon as the girl said that, Foin's body relaxed; the pain almost instantly vanished, and instead of pain, he soon felt warmness. With a smile, after the pain was alleviated, Foin patted the little plant girl's head and then stood up. Even after he stood up, the girl used her wings to hover next to him and keep him company.

Foin deducted that the girl was truly from the Élion as the tea he usually drank had a similar effect as the girl just awakened within him. Though, even after the mitigating power of Énilo, he still felt slightly nauseous.

"Master... To tell you the truth, you only really drank a single cup of that majestic beverage, nothing more."

The moment the girl spoke up, her mouth started watering, and she unconsciously started licking her lips. Upon hearing his beverage being mentioned, a sudden feeling was invocated within Foin, but merely for a moment. The taste of his liquid has returned to him, and he had no choice but to lick his lips involuntarily.

The two soon exited Foin's freshly built house to take a look at it from outside. It seemed nothing special, just a cube with a pyramid-like roof; however, from it, many still small élion flowers were growing. At first, Foin was afraid that they would destroy the house; however, he then realised it. Although they do damage the dirt bricks, they ultimately serve an important purpose, which is he wanted to use his peteach fruits.

The roots of the plants would ultimately strengthen the walls of the house, and at the same time, Foin would be able to harvest their flowers as well. He already had a new idea of what to do with the peteaches he had gathered so far. He knew that their durability was not that bad, so he wanted to test them further.

As Foin slowly turned away from the house, he noticed the dragon not too far from them, just about where it used to stop when it needed something. However, the way it was there was quite unique. Its head was pressed down to the ground, as well as its wings and its tail. It seemed almost as if the massive beast which could swallow Foin whole without a problem was bowing.

"Master Foin... I have come to humbly accept your proposal! Please use me however you wish; I am at your service."

The dragon said with its eyes closed. Foin only heard a portion of what the dragon said as he nearly fainted. He was flabbergasted; he knew nothing about what the dragon was talking about, but one thing was clear before him. His alcohol did not simply taste great but was unbelievably potent as well. If he was able to strike a proposal with the dragon, which meant this level of submission from it while he was drunk, then there was no doubt about its powerful effect.

"So... erm... what did I do yesterday exactly to this dragon?"

Foin whispered as quietly as possible to Énilo so that the dragon couldn't hear him at all. At his question, the girl only chuckled.

"Well, master, after you drank your cup of beverage, you stood up without a word, filled the cup once again and walked over to the dragon. I didn't follow you there, so I don't know what you talked about, but after she has been here ever since you went to sleep in this same exact position... But I am happy that I have a fellow servant!"

The girl whispered back with a delighted smile. Foin, on the other hand, wasn't as happy as the little girl. He was slightly trembling until he took a deep breath and accepted that that was in the past; he did something to get to this situation, which seemed quite favourable for him the more he thought about it.

"Wait... did you just say... SHE?"

Foin suddenly replied with disbelief. The monster before him was so massive and robust with such a deep voice that Foin thought that the dragon would be male. Seeing his expression, Énilo only chuckled and nodded.

"Let me guess; you couldn't resist the power of my beverage?"

Foin spoke up after a brief moment of pause. He said that with a nervous smirk and then quickly fetched one of the cups.

"Y...Yes! It was too delicious; I just can't resist it!"

The dragon replied almost instantly and raised her head slightly. She watched as Foin filled that cup with his beverage and slowly walked closer to her. Seeing the filled cup, she couldn't help herself. She started slightly wagging her tail, almost as if she were a dog.

The dragon knew that Foin's newly brewed liquid not only tasted but also contained a massive amount of energy that would help her progress further.