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

It was a beautiful, mesmerizing, and breathtaking view. Veer was finding it hard to find words to describe the scenery before him.

The young man stood at the edge of a floating island, his lean figure framed by the vast expanse of the sky. Around him, islands drifted serenely among the clouds, their edges glowing with a fiery red hue, as if the land itself had been kissed by the setting sun.

Waterfalls cascaded from the edges of these islands, vanishing into the endless white mist below. It was a world suspended between heaven and earth, breathtaking and surreal.

In the distance, a towering castle rose from the largest island, its spires piercing the heavens. A streak of lightning danced around the highest tower, illuminating the structure in a dazzling light.

The castle radiated an aura of power and mystery, as though it were the heart of this floating realm. Veer's gaze was fixed on it, his hair flowing behind him as the wind carried the warmth of the glowing skies.

The sky itself was a palette of brilliant oranges, reds, and purples, streaked with hints of gold. Tiny glowing embers floated in the air.

He sighed and thought, "What a good find."

After placing Rain in Aurora's home, Veer had come to check up on the floating islands. Until now, he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

It was straight out of a movie. Even with the latest technology, nobody had been able to build a whole civilization in the skies like this. It was simply ridiculous and impossible.

There was also another factor in the outside world that made it impossible for them to actually touch the skies: The Crushing. Whenever one tried to move up in the skies, they would feel something crushing them from above.

Veer knew about gravity, so did the world. But this was something different, because even the Demi-Gods had perished in going against the skies.

However, in this Labyrinth, the laws were completely different. Looking at the view before him, Veer wondered if they could replicate it if they overcame the Crushing.

"Don't be fooled by its beauty."

He heard an annoyed voice behind him, and as he turned his head, he said, "I know. Beautiful things are the last thing I would trust."

Aurora snorted and came to stand beside him. She stayed silent for a while, and when Veer didn't say anything, she asked, "You don't have anything to say?"

"I have, but..."

"Don't give me that worthy crap," Aurora snapped at him. "I want answers, right here and now."

Veer looked into her eyes and nodded. He gestured for her to sit down and said, "Fine! I won't run away this time."
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"You can try," Aurora smiled lightly and said.

The duo sat on the edge as they looked at the beautiful scene before them. Old memories flashed in Veer's mind, and he sighed.

He was the bastard son of the Elf Emperor, and everyone knew it. However, the problem was that he was the eldest and also talented, so it posed a threat to the other Princes.

Because of his status, he was in a very bad situation, and once he noticed it, he hid from the world to get away from all the attention. He didn't like those hateful looks.

He had never done anyone wrong, not once in his two lives, so why was he receiving that treatment? Perhaps, he was affected by his young body and mind.

Still, he tried to get as little attention as he could so that others wouldn't hate him. He didn't want that. Unfortunately, the world wanted him dead, but it couldn't kill him because of his father.

It was then a girl entered his life. She was the daughter of a Duke and had a strong sense of justice. She was different from the others and treated him like a normal person.

He still treated her as a child, a smart and good child. Even if he was just a teenager in his past life, Veer still felt strange around kids.

Because of his fondness toward her, Veer had decided to help her once. That one incident had put Aurora at huge risk, and her whole family was almost destroyed. It had affected him deeply because it all happened because of him.

Surprisingly, Aurora was fine with the results for some reason and treated Veer with the utmost respect. Slowly but surely, something else also took place in her heart after that incident.

If Veer's mind had been working fine, he might have noticed it and perhaps tried not to fuel those feelings. Fortunately, though, the two of them drifted apart for some political reasons and rarely met each other.

Veer's situation just got worse, and one day he ran away from his home. That was also the last time Veer had seen Aurora, and he still remembered that face of betrayal, confusion, and fear.

Unfortunately, he couldn't bring her with him as he knew her situation clearly and didn't want to burden her. So, he left like the coward he was.

Aurora's voice broke his train of thought as she asked, "Why didn't you discuss it with me?"

Veer sighed and answered truthfully, "Because I knew how you would react. If I know anyone best aside from El, it's you."

Aurora fell silent, as she knew herself well. If she had known what Veer was going to do, she would have turned the entire Elf Empire upside down.

She wasn't the head of a Grand Duke's Family for nothing.

Of course, that would mean all her years of hard work would have been wasted. Veer knew that well and avoided that scenario.

Aurora knew all of that already, but she still wanted to hear everything. She took a deep breath and asked, "Do you love me?"

"I don't think so," Veer said. "I don't understand this actually, so I can't give you an exact answer. What does love mean? That I care about you? Of course, I do. Can I put my life on the line for you? Yes..."

"Can you leave those two for me?" Aurora asked, interrupting him. Sadly, she was bound to be disappointed.

"No."