Seikoku no Ryuu Kishi: Volume 2 Chapter 1

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Chapter 1 - Silver Knight

Part 1

Have you heard of it before?

Recently, a hero succeeded in preventing the monster called Necromancia from destroying the city of Ansarivan. According to witnesses, the hero seems dressed in silver-colored Ark.

If not for the hero, the city probably already had been in ruins. The worst possible situation is maybe the whole district…err no, it will not be surprising if the whole Ansarivan city is razed to the ground.

However, so far no one there knew the hero’s true identity.

As he was dressed in an Ark, he must be an Ark-Dragner.

His purpose is not to show off his skills and he does not ask anything for a reward.

Ahh!!! He is such a honorable and noble person! The Knight of all Knights can’t be anyone apart from him!

So let's call him 'Silver Knight'.

From here on, we gradually announce the establishment of the SKFC (Sliver Knight Fan Club)!

Anyone interested in becoming a member is always welcome!

SKFC kaichou Jessica Valentine (Advanced Course first year).

Part 2

"... So this is your first piece of errand?"

Ash felt Eco looking at him from his back so he turned around and nodded in response.

"Yeah, since I’m in charge of General Affairs.

There is a big bulletin board facing the staff room at the corridor of the ground floor of the campus. The surfaces of the board are fully disorganized and there are some unauthorized posters. Ash feels dizzy looking at it.

Just right after the official ceremony had ended, Ash immediately received an order from Rebecca.

During the school’s free time, the girls’ dormitory seems to have established an organization named SKFC. There was a rumor that the posters used for recruiting members are plastered everywhere on campus.

Any absurd acts like this which are not recognized by the Student Council cannot be left alone.

To remove all the unauthorized posters-must be Ash's first errand as the Student Council’s General Affairs chief.

The afternoon courses were going to start in thirty minutes. To make time for the precious lunch break, Ash angrily tears off the posters.

"You're hopeless! Who does the Student Council think they are! First of all, I’m your rightful owner, right? So who allowed you to take orders from outsiders other than me?!"

"I think you had switched our stands. I'm your owner... Anyway, why are you here?!"

Only by now, the dense Ash in amazement.

There will be classes that must be attended after the ceremony, so they separated in the boys' dormitory. Eco just talked with her usual tone, so Ash, without any hesitation, started to chat with her.

"Where is Cosette? Didn't I remind you that during my lesson time, you have to look for her?"

"You-u ...... you still haven't figured it out yet? You really are dense to the extreme!"

Eco puffed her cheeks and turned around in front of Ash.

Her skirt flipped up in midair, revealing a pinkish white thigh.

Looking at Eco’s delicate and charming appearance, Ash’s heart cannot help but skip a beat. Then, he finally noticed the difference.

Eco is not wearing her usual casual wear, but a school uniform.

"Just a moment! Why are you wearing our school uniform?"

"Cosette knew I want to look around the school, so she lended it to me."

"Oh, what a nice person Cosette is…WAIT! This school is for dragon breeders! Why you, a dragon is here?!"

"I'm just very interested and want to know what are the things that you are doing in this school. Cosette told me that I won’t need to worry about being found out while wearing this dress."

Cosette's devilish smile vividly emerged in Ash’s mind.

“Then, when is the lesson is going to began?”

"You also intend to attend class!?"

"Hmph, I just want to attend class! And you are not allowed to give opinions!"

"Thunk!" She stomped with a menacing manner and she straightened her chest.

"...... alas."

It seems that Eco had already made up her mind and nothing made her think twice.

Ash can only miserably continue to tear up those “eyesore” posters.

Part 3

When the bell rang, Ash and Eco were still in the corridor at the ground floor.

“Gosh! Now we need to rush to class!”

Ash ran while dragging Eco behind him.

"You shouldn't be hasty in front of a noble Dragon!"

This afternoon there is a scheduled lesson on Oracle. This course is a compulsory subject specified by the Ansarivan Dragon Riding Academy.

Dragons regularly secrete a type of crystal with magic, called Bright Dragon Crystals

Through the Bright Dragon Crystal, the Oracle can be activated. Today it is widely used by humans who do not have magic as light and heat source in daily life.

"Anyway... I have not seen you secrete a Bright Dragon Crystal."

There are many breeders who bring have their pal’s Bright Dragon Crystal with them.

That is not only a proof of their good relationship with their pal, but also acts as a talisman. When they ran into a dangerous situation, it can be used as a medium to activate their oracle.

Unexpectedly, Ash inadvertently made Eco blush.

"Sha!... You better be careful or I will crush you! How can I casually expose those shameful things in front of others!"

Ash cannot help but be surprised for a moment.

"Shameful? How shameful can it be?"

"Th-Those downright low things...How can I even be speaking of it!"

"Low? Bright Dragon Crystals are formed when excess magic crystallize(?) Even when seen, I think it is no big deal….!!! "

"You haven’t seen other dragons secrete their Bright Dragon Crystal before, right?"

"Who says so!? I have seen!"

Ash calmly replied.

"What!"

Eco looks like she felt a heavy blow, just like a thunderstrike.

"How could there be such shameless Dragons!"

"Anyhow, this is a Dragon Riding Academy. Those incidents are quite common."

Eco stood still in disbelief.

"What you said... is it really the truth?"

"Mmm, it is the truth. For some dragons, as long as you ask them, they would generously secrete it for you. Or else after the practical skill lessons, you can see that it is all over the field."

"Su-Such a thing could even be happening! The blame should be put on the stupid and ignorant humans who tame the dragons. Now the moral standards of a dragon have dropped this low. This situation is really serious... we dragons have undergone degradation."

"You too had overestimated this problem! Is it really that serious?”

“The secretion of it from a human request, or secrete it anywhere... It's pretty outrageous! Although I do not deny that I inevitably will run into the kind of really intolerable situation. At least carelessly become incontinence..."

“Incontinence? Why do you use this word to describe? In the end, Bright Dragon Crystals are actually... "

Ash felt a chill in his heart.

Because of Eco accidentally slipping it out from her mouth. He would been happier if he had not heard the facts that he didn't need to.

-- Can I calmly face Bright Dragon Crystals in the future......?

Ash stared blankly at Eco.

Perhaps she had a misunderstanding, Eco angrily shouted:

"I, I will not incontinence!"

Part 4

Both of them hastily rushed to the second magic lecture room and found out that Angela-sensei has not yet arrived.

Students in the classroom are chit-chatting excitingly.

Ash suddenly lost all his might, but this is a lucky outcome for him.

Dr. Angela Cornwell, who has an authority on the research of dragons, has shown a strong interest in the young dragon Eco.

Recently, Ash and Eco suffered quite a lot because Angela.

If they were carelessly late for class... she may have taken the opportunity to trouble them and then sternly order them go directly into the dissection room.

Ash looked around, he intend to look out his friends.

At this moment, his eyes fell upon Silvia.

Silvia, all alone on her own, was sitting at the side beside the wall.

Because of her royal family background and insubordinate personality, she was unable to make friends.

Although she received the warm applause from all the students in the morning ceremony which is a rare sight, but to be able to blend into the life of other students, things like this do not happen overnight.

Last month because of some unpredictable events, Ash felt his relationship with Silvia had become closer.

-- I should try to sit beside her...

Just as Ash was trying to do this brave act.

“Oi!”

Suddenly someone pulled his sleeve, he was shocked and his thoughts return to reality.

"Eco... is there anything?"

"That's my line! What are you doing staring blankly?"

"No-nothing... I wasn't in a daze.”

Ash quickly removed his sight from Silvia.

Eco immediately showed an unhappy expression.

It's probably because she saw his attention towards Silvia just now. However, what was the reason for her to be upset?

Just when Ash's mind is fully confused, his good-for-nothing friend Raymond Kirkland raised his hand.

"Yo, Ash, this way!"

Raymond had occupied the seat at the last row beside the window, which is the best place to avoid the teacher’s sight.

"Angela-sensei has not arrived yet."

"This period was changed to homeroom! Looks like the staff meeting this afternoon had extended... Well, that is not important."

From Raymond when he saw beautiful girls, such as Eco, instantly has a shortness of breath.

“Eco is here too! This morning’s ceremony you are really cute……Gawk Pug."

After suffering a straight punch from Eco, Raymond's face looked like he was going to heave.

Ash quickly stops her from behind.

"Hey…Hey… What are you doing? Hitting random people!"

"... I just don't know why? I just get mad when I see him."

In the end, Ash had to separate both of them by sitting between Raymond and Eco.

"Hey, Ash...... what’s the situation right now?"

After enduring an iron fist, Raymond immediately sprang back to life and questions Ash.

"Can't you see this with your own eyes? Of course she came here by force."

"She also looks nice in a uniform.... Are you really sure you don't want to have an exchange with my Brigid?"

Seeing Raymond’s perverted expression, Ash can only shake his head and sigh.

"Do you want to be squashed to death by Brigid? Say, how come I didn't see Max?"

Right until now, Ash only noticed that Maximillian Russell, who is supposed be beside Raymond, was gone.

"Ohh, Max should be busy tearing the posters, right?"

“Ehh-Eh?”

Max is a proud member of the Student Council, he is a secretary there. But to be removing illegal posters, it is fair to say that this is not a part of his job.

"You also know his personality, right?"

"Ha ha ... it's hard not to imagine it."

Ash finally figured it out.

Max very serious about hygiene. For example, when he saw someone look lightly messy, he would very much like to clean them. He has a personality where ‘his eyes cannot tolerate even a dust particle’ which causes others to have headaches. So naturally, he must interfere with the business of those illegal posters.

"Also, Raymond, there is something I've wanted to ask you."

"Anything?"

Ash, staring at Raymond's confusing face, threw him a question that he doubted since that morning:

"The ‘Silver Knight’. What is it, actually?"

“What? Are you kidding me?"

Raymond suddenly raised his voice, shocking Ash.

The students around them cast curious looks at them.

Raymond, after an unnatural cough to clear his throat, whispered into Ash’s ear.

"You-u... the poster above has stated clearly, didn’t it? The ‘Silver Knight’ is the hero who protected this town and avoided it from being destroyed by the Necromancia’s attack. To summarize it……"

Raymond lowers down his tone, and says the decisive words:

"It's you!"

"Eeh……me!? It's me? Why?"

Ash became dumbstruck and gazed at Raymond’s snappily stinking face.

"Because you're the one who actually beat the Necromancia!"

"The problem is… Am I suitable to have a stylish name such as the ‘Silver Knight’? Anyway…who is the one responsible for creating this title?!"

"This name is adapted from a novel. A shoujo novel called The Sky Dragon Knight Chronicles, the protagonist is also known as the ‘Silver Knight’. Really popular among the girls."

"Oh......"

"From the eyewitnesses' testimony, at St. Durham Square, the Dragner who rode Necromancia has an Ark. His coolness seems to be identical to the ‘Silver Knight’ in the story.

“That time the armour Eco created indeed is silver in colour..."

"No need to worry. Fortunately the academy has suppressed this information, only a few people know that the knight is you."

Raymond strangely felt a bit jaunty.

"If the secret is exposed... I don't know what will happen."

Raymond nonchalantly replied to Ash's question.

"Perhaps you'll run into your first and at the same time your last romantic encounter. I heard that during the school holidays the SKFC members exceeded a hundred people!"

"Is it true?!"

When Ash could not help shouting out loud...

"What Raymond said may not be a joke!"

The owner of the voice behind Ash is Max.

Max with his nervous appearance is the same like always. Compare to Ash and others who appear to look untidy even with their uniform, he always tidies himself up just like a newly-enrolled student.

Underneath Max’s armpit are a stack of posters. Judging from the thickness, there are at least more than one hundred.

"I can't stand this any longer. These people really know how to create trouble."

Standing in the middle of Ash and Raymond, Max sighed deeply.

"However since the SKFC has been locked on by Rebecca, they better be careful. Things like this will soon come to an end, right? Moreover, this type of activity is impossible to maintain for a while."

After Ash optimistically expressed his opinion, Max immediately stared sharply at him through his glasses.

"Wh-Why are you looking at me?"

"It appears that you still don't know what situation you're in. Listen, currently it has been confirmed that there is a big chance that the ability of a Breeder will be passed on to the next generation. The next ‘Silver Knight’ is powerful enough to defeat that Necromancia. Moreover, he is also equipped with an Ark, which also proved that he is an Ark-Dragner."

"…... So?"

Max, just like Raymond, lowered his tone.

"Just in case someone knew that you are the ‘Silver Knight’…... the SKFC will do everything in their might to win your sperm.

"Since when was I a breeding horse?"

"Stay cool. The SKFC members are originally Breeders. If they bear the child of the Silver Knight, there will be a great chance that the child will become an Ark-Dragner like his father. Though because of Xenoglavia’sWar, the young people who intend to become a Dragner are decreasing...... but when it comes to an Ark-Dragner it's at a whole new level."

Despite how others listen it seems to be a joke, but Max was speaking with a serious expression.

"If that being the case, I'll help you no matter what the reason is. I can't stand the Ash who has luck with the girls!"

"Raymond, it seems that we need to have a talk."

"No, I agree with what Raymond is saying."

"Not you too, Max!"

"Otherwise, you don't mind the SKFC knowing your secret?"

Ash became speechless.

"Well, I...... of course, I don’t want them to know. Become popular with the girls with those impure motives has nothing to be happy about."

"Hmm, I'm not really satisfied."

Eco suddenly snappily grumble.

"To be honest, the reason you can defeat the Necromancia is because of the Ark I created? But the one in the spotlight is only the knight…… that's why I always say humans are stupid and ignorant beings!"

“What Eco said is absolutely right."

Just when they are busy chit chatting with Max……

"Sorry for my interruption my fellow students!"

The classroom door suddenly opened with a "Bang!" A group of girls dressed in the academy's uniforms started to fill up the classroom.

The sudden progress made the students speechless. Everyone’s attention is focused on the suspicious group.

There was a total of about twenty people.

The suspected leader of the group of girls stepped forward onto to lectern and her eyes swipeed past the classroom.

Ash couldn’t help but stare at her.

The girl’s gesture has a temperament of nobility in it.

Her orange-yellow elegant curly hair lay in front of her chest. Her slender eyes emitted rays of sparks as if an emerging raging fire.

"I'm the President of the SKFC, Jessica Valentine!"

After announcing her name, Jessica, with an elegant aura, looked at the students around her.

"Those who have seen our posters, I think you had already knew our aim, right? That's right, we're looking for ‘Silver Knight’-sama. That day during the Necromancia’s attack, it to be the school’s off days, we deduced that there should be a lot of students who happen to be wandering at St. Durham Square the combat scene. Now maybe that this classoom may have one or two witnesses……"

"Don’t you think you're asking too much?"

Silvia, with a courageous and serious voice, interrupted Jessica’s speech.

"Oh my, I thought who will it be, and it turn out to be Oujo-sama."

Jessica's response made Silvia’s face turn black.

"I'm not speaking to you as the Princess, but as the Student Council’s disciplinary member who is now giving you a warning! Have you not found out that you are destroying the school's discipline?!!!"

"Ha! Since you're talking to me as a Princess, then I won’t be branded as disrespectful when I argue with you, right?

Jessica's choice that did not intend make any concessions had surprised others.

"Do you think your behaviour as acceptable?"

"The school’s discipline compared to my ‘desire’ is simply nothing!"

"Well, if that's the case, might you speak out your ambition? I'm all ears."

Jessica, like she had already prepared for this, immediately raises her chest and say:

"I want to give birth to ‘Silver Knight’-sama’s children!"

An awkward type of silence suddenly enveloped the entire classroom.

Everyone obviously are feeling disgusted with her direct declaration.

Even Silvia was also stunned speechless.

Finally, a student with low profile who is one of the followers broke the silence.

"President! Your speech had violated club regulation article one hundred and twenty-seven!"

"Hmm…... As expected of Vice-President Lynette-san. Good job noticing. Please allow me to withdraw my previous declaration."

“Withdrawal of declaration has been confirmed!"

After he had listened to Jessica and Lynette who were speak annoyingly rhythmically, Ash muttered:

"Th-That rumour......"

Raymond tried to pacify his concern for Ash:

"Carelessly resisting is suicidal, Ash. I heard that the Valentine Family is a traditional noble family."

Facing Raymond’s smile, Eco started to speak out loud:

"Oh, I really can’t stand those people any longer. The true face behind 'Silver Knight' is……"

"W-Wa-Wait, Eco!"

Ash quickly covers her mouth from behind.

"Mmm -!"

Eco is struggling with all her limbs. In the eyes of others, this situation is like Ash is hugging her from behind, not wanting to let go. Her body's tenderness and lovely feel made Ash blush, but still he must not let go.

It is rare that the school is helping me in controlling the information? If my identity is revealed in a place like this, all their hard work will go to waste.

"Back to the topic, Princess Silvia, it is true that we are making a list of people who are present at the incident."

"So……?"

"Princess, your name is also on top of our list. Maybe you had already know the true identity of ‘Silver Knight’-sama, am I right?"

“Y-You. What are you talking about?!"

It seems that the straightforward character of Silvia is not good at lying.

Silvia was obviously shaken when Jessica hit the bull’s eye.

It is a lie if she says she didn’t know, because that time the one riding with her on Lancelot is actually the ‘Silver Knight’.

"Hey…... Ash? It seems the situation has gotten worse."

When Raymond is warning him, Ash has already stood up and came to Silvia’s rescue.

"Miss. I’m sorry, but now is still the school hours."

The crowd’s attention immediately falls on Ash.

Silvia also looked at Ash with a surprising expression. Perhaps this is an illusion, but it seems that she had breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, I remember that you are the Student Council’s……"

Ash mercilessly interrupted Jessica.

"Can you please leave the classroom immediately? Don't interrupt us in our lesson time."

The classroom fell silent.

Ash's determination caused the entire student body to gasp.

Unexpectedly, Jessica didn’t back down.

In contrary, she is also smiling.

Compared with undisguised expression, the kind of smile was even scarier.

"Your name is Ash, right? A guy with no obvious achievements, but still allowed to join the Student Council…... Hey, Vice-President Lynette? His name is on the list of people who were at St. Durham Square, isn’t it?"

Lynette, like she had memorized the whole list without any hesitation, answered immediately:

"......Ash Blake, advanced course first year. Someone actually confirmed that he show up near St. Durham Square!"

After hearing Lynette’s report, cold sweats emerged from Ash’s body.

"Speaking of this, people call you 'The Boy who can Ride any Dragon'. Could it be…....that you had possibly managed to ride the Necromancia?”

"……!"

A sudden hit at the bull’s eye made Ash speechless.

"It's just that ‘Silver Knight’-sama is a noble Ark-Dragner, and you…... are nothing but simply just a Breeder who is a nobody. People like you simply cannot be compared to ‘Silver Knight’-sama! Oh Hohoho!"

Fortunately Jessica just laughed at that thought. She would never have expected she is at the grasp of the truth.

"Not to mention your Pal ...... hee hee, it's funny just by thinking at it. She turned out to be a child. Even this morning's ceremony has a really fantastic finish."

"Wh-What did you say……!"

After hearing Eco, naturally she would be angrily and want to stand up to refute, but……

"You!!! Don’t interrupt."

Ash immediately reached out to stop her.

"Who do you think you are......"

Although she feels reluctantly, Eco shut her mouth.

All the SKFC members are trembling under the pressure of Ash’s aura.

Although Ash is now a member of the Student Council, in the past he is no other but the infamous 'Number One Problem Child’.

And it is not a name given for nothing.

Jessica is also no different; she is the only one who is showing no sign of fear.

"Ash, stay calm! She's a noble!"

Raymond give a out loud warning but Ash is not bothered by it.

"What is a noble to me when I even challenged a Princess!!!!!!"

"Ahh ... You're right, I totally forgotten all about it ......"

Raymond looks into the distance with a crestfallen expression.

"How dare you insult my Pal......? What is the meaning of this? If you want to apologise, it's better that you do it right now."

"Hah! You are but a commoner and you dare to order me around!"

Ash and Jessica.

Each refused to back down and stared at each other directly.

Just when the tension reached its climax……

The classroom door is suddenly slammed open.

"So…... I see that you have been wandering around here, Jessica."

All the people in the classroom are attracted toward the overwhelming presence, everybody stay silent.

The one and only exception is Jessica.

“Rebecca! Y-Y……You stay out of my way! "

Jessica unexpectedly never shown any weakness even when the opponent is Rebecca.

"He-Hey, the girl called Jessica…... she really have some nerve? She actually dared to address Rebecca by her first name."

Raymond, opposite of the speechless, Ash calmly pulled out his notepad and make a quickly flip.

"According to my information network…... both of them seem to be childhood friends who grew up in the same hometown."

"You're still the same, never let loose any girl's information."

"Hmm…... you're wrong, Ash. It's limited to 'cute girls' only, okay?"

Raymond laughed proudly at his own works while Rebecca and Jessica's argument still continued.

"I would like to throw the question back to you, Rebecca, why are you here at 'this place'?"

"I come here to notify the members of the Student Council…... It seems that you still with the same stupidity, Jessica."

"You've come at just the right time? Everyone listen carefully!!! The Student Council is controlling the information of the St. Durham Square attacks, we have confirmation! The Student Council took all the trouble to cover up what? Does it imply that the Student Council had long ago knew ‘Silver Knight’-sama’s identity?"

"Even if it is the truth, I am not obligated to tell you at all. I suggest you to remember your duty as a student?"

"I have no intention of disturbing the class. I just simply urged everyone here to help us collect ‘Silver Knight’-sama’s information!"

"You're still the same, full of nonsensical reasoning......"

"I, the representative of the SKFC, request the Student Council to reveal that information to the public!"

After Jessica’s tenacious declaration. Rebecca gave a frightening expression.

"......At the beginning I don’t want to give you trouble because you are my childhood friend, but I seems that I need to deal with this with another way."

Under the sight of her fierce-looking eyes, Jessica felt that she was going to surrender and back off.

In the eyes of Ash, it seems that Rebecca’s back is full of red glowing aura.

"Wha-What…... the Student Council President even tried to use force to solve problems……"

Jessica can not help but shrink and take a few steps backwards.

"Too bad. To think that I even bothered to treat you nicely."

Rebecca, with a graceful smile, whispered into the ears of Jessica.

"Yikes!"

Jessica immediately starts sweating, her back unnaturally bent.

Jessica headed down and rush out of the classroom. The Vice-President, Lynette, and the other SKFC members quickly scattered.

"Right. Silvia of Disciplinary Affairs, secretary Max, and Ash of General Affairs. The three people mentioned, please report to the Student Council’s office immediately. An emergency meeting is to be held. That is all."

After Rebecca had informed the others, she left.

"An emergency meeting ... is something wrong?"

Ash asked out, but Max is equally confused.

"The President came personally to inform you, she but also choose to do it during lesson time...... certainly it is no simple matter."

Raymond, between Ash and Max, with a rare worrisome look murmured and grumbled.

"I’m so lonely. I didn't expect that even Ash had joined the Student Council…... Damn, why am I the only one left out?"

"Raymond ......"

"Fortunately, I still have Eco! Hey Eco, why don’t the two of us alone go to have a cup of tea……? Gawk!"

With her superhuman strength, her iron fist knock Raymond away.

"You shut up! Obviously, I'm a member of the Student Council…... the woman dare not to mention my name and choose to ignore a noble Dragon? I will not forgive her!"

After Ash glanced at Raymond who is sticking on the wall, he tried to speak a few words to calm down Eco:

"You are their 'mascot'. So you don't have to attend any meetings."

"Nothing to do with me?! Since you all wounded the pride of a Dragon, I will attend no matter what!"

Eco cried.

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