Chapter 59: Ah Yan Gradually Understands Happiness

“Alright, alright, my little ancestor.”

Since Ayan had spoken, Lynn naturally lightened his grip.

Those soft, boneless little feet were quite slippery and difficult to hold.

Lynn could only try his best to find a balance in pressure.

He guessed that Ayan might be ticklish.

That was why she was so sensitive when he touched her feet and tail.

“How is this pressure?”

“Mm… Mm, it’s okay.”

Ayan’s face reddened as she slowly lowered her head, her voice trailing off.

She gripped the hem of her small dress and lightly bit her pink lip.

As she watched Lynn focus on massaging her, an unprecedented feeling suddenly welled up in her heart.

‘Could this… be happiness?’

Ayan propped herself up with her arms and slowly leaned back.

It was a truly wonderful feeling.

For so many years, Ayan had always been seen as a ruler.

Everyone feared her, revered her.

Even when someone tried to get close, it was mostly to fawn over her with an ulterior motive.

Perhaps she was destined to walk through life alone from the moment she was born.

But this seemingly “stupid” Mister Idiot was different.

She could feel that all of Lynn’s emotions toward her were sincere, without any trace of impurity.

‘So, since I’ve found you again, I won’t let you leave so easily.’

Thinking of this, Ayan couldn’t help but happily swing her fair legs.

“Sit still, stop moving.”

Ayan’s little feet kicked Lynn in the face several times, and a few times, she even kicked right into his mouth.

“No, I won’t — ” A smirk appeared on the corner of Ayan’s mouth again.

“If I do whatever you tell me to, wouldn’t that make me look useless?”

“…”

Lynn was somewhat speechless.

‘Since you won’t listen, don’t blame me for using a few tricks,’ Lynn thought.

He then lightly tickled the soles of Ayan’s feet.

“Eeek — !!”

At that moment, it felt as if a strong electric current rose from the soles of her feet and spread throughout her body.

She uncontrollably arched her back, and a sense of shame gradually permeated her entire being.

“Stop, stop tickling! I was wrong, I was wrong!!”

Ayan swung her feet wildly, laughing and begging for mercy.

Tears almost leaked from her eyes.

In her daze, she suddenly felt that if time could stop here, forever at this moment… would she be the lucky one who shared happiness exclusively with Lynn?

‘… Mister God. If you can really hear my request, please make time pass slower, just a little slower, okay?’

Ayan wanted to stay with this idiot a while longer.

Just a little while… was enough.

….

A few minutes later, Lynn breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at Ayan, whose face was flushed and full of energy again.

“Better now?”

Lynn wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead.

This girl was really restless, always moving around while he gave her a massage.

However, it seemed that his massage was quite effective.

This was inevitable; he had always been very confident in his foot massage technique.

“Mm, much better! I didn’t think that even Mister Idiot would be good for something.”

Ayan smiled and rubbed Lynn’s head, just as he often rubbed hers.

“It’s about time to leave. This isn’t a place to stay for long,” Lynn said.

“By the way, how far is it from here to the Imperial City?”

“Hmm… We should be right at the edge of the battlefield now. If you want to go back, it’s about a day and a half away.”

Ayan counted on her fingers, making a rough estimate.

“Right, where is Aldero?”

Lynn finally remembered his little dragon subordinate.

He still couldn’t forget the majestic sight of himself riding on the dragon’s back.

“Him…”

Ayan looked up and scratched the corner of her mouth, unnaturally shifting her gaze to the side as if she were deliberately avoiding something.

Seeing her like this, a bad premonition suddenly rose in Lynn’s heart.

“Hehe, I said you needed to rest, so I let him go attend to his own business first.”

Ayan scratched her head, laughing awkwardly.

In truth, that wasn’t the only reason, Ayan thought silently to herself.

“But before he left, he asked me to hand this to you.”

Ayan handed Lynn a dragon tooth that emitted a blood-red mist.

“He said this is the Black Dragon Token. If Big Brother ever finds himself in an emergency, just crush it, and he, Aldero, will definitely bring the Black Dragon Guards to help you out!”

Looking at Ayan’s starry eyes, Lynn raised his hand and helplessly gave her a flick on the forehead.

“Honestly, you’ve gone and done more harm than good again.”

Lynn massaged his temples and sighed.

“Ehehe…” Ayan laughed awkwardly.

“But, if Mister Idiot doesn’t mind, I can let you ride me instead!”

Finally, Ayan had revealed her true goal.

Looking at the dragon girl’s expectant face, Lynn’s right eyelid twitched for some unknown reason.

Long-distance flight required a lot of energy, and Ayan had already consumed so much Dragon King’s blood to save him earlier.

Now was the time she needed rest the most; he couldn’t let her get so tired.

If something happened mid-flight and they crashed… with Ayan’s physical strength, it probably wouldn’t be a big deal, no different from a small trip.

But for Lynn… it was hard to say.

He didn’t want to meet an untimely end in a crash just yet.

Thinking of this, Lynn shook his head and refused Ayan’s kindness.

“You’ve exerted yourself so much lately, you should rest for a while,” Lynn said.

“Hmph, I don’t need rest!”

Ayan puffed out her cheeks and put her hands on her hips, her large black tail swinging back and forth in the air because she was unhappy.

“Behave.”

Lynn pretended to be angry.

Ayan could naturally tell at a glance that he wasn’t truly angry.

Based on her understanding of him from being by his side for so many days, if Lynn were truly angry, there wouldn’t be any expression on his face at all.

This meant that he really did care about her.

Thinking of this, the corners of Ayan’s mouth curled up slightly.

‘As I thought, the one he cares about most is still me! However, Mister Idiot… really isn’t honest.’

“Fine, fine, I understand.”

Ayan walked slowly to Lynn.

“Lower your head a bit.”

Although Lynn didn’t understand what she was doing, he obeyed.

Then, Ayan reached out and gave Lynn’s face a hard tug.

“Big idiot!!”

After the tug, Ayan made a face at Lynn and then disappeared instantly, hiding in the Chess Space.

“This girl…”

Lynn rubbed his cheek and laughed helplessly.

“She really has the temperament of a child.”

‘But for the rest of the way, do I have to walk back…?’

Lynn frowned.

Just as that thought emerged, a flash of light suddenly caught the corner of Lynn’s eye in the distance!

Like a falling meteor, it came straight toward Lynn!