Others Summon Dragons, I Summon Legendary Knights

Chapter 452: You’re More Beautiful

Both Godfrey and Isolde sat on the sand, staring at the orange light from the setting sun bleeding into the clouds and reflecting off the sea.

The other dragons had gone after working Godfrey until he was panting for breath but, at least, he bought the friendship of the next generation. The older dragons were masters of hunting and, according to Isolde, most of them had mountain caves filled with gold, so he had nothing interesting to offer them.

"This place was once a barren land? It sounds unbelievable." Godfrey muttered.

Isolde smirked proudly.

He glanced at her from the corner of his eyes. "You’re more beautiful, Iso."

Isolde felt her cheeks heat up. She batted her long eyelashes several times, shook her head from side to side, then bit her lower lip and looked away.

Godfrey laughed and laid down on the sand, supporting his head with both hands behind it. "I haven’t felt this relieved for a long time. We should probably spend our vacations here."

Isolde crept close and laid beside him.

Godfrey’s eyes went to her. He tried to breathe and control himself, but it just didn’t work. The scent of the sea mixed with the faint warmth of her body.

Godfrey swallowed.

Before his rational self could realize what was going on, he grabbed Isolde and turned her so she would be atop him.

It shouldn’t have been comfortable, but it was Isolde. Little discomfort be damned, especially when his hand slowly crept around her waist.

That curve always drove his mind crazy.

Slowly tightening his grip, he pressed her closer to him and then closed his eyes like he was about to sleep.

Isolde chuckled.

Godfrey opened one eye. "What?"

"You might be able to pretend, but there’s always an honest part of every man."

Godfrey glared at her, then snapped. "Get off me."

He tried pushing her off, but Isolde resisted.

"You shouldn’t be ashamed of being honest." She quipped.

"Iso!"

"I can help you!"

"If you wanted to help, you wouldn’t have been teasing me. I don’t want your help anymore." He grunted.

"Stop acting like a child!" Isolde clicked her tongue.

Godfrey glared at her.

From afar, Ellia watched the couple on top of each other, tilting from side to side. It could cause some kind of misunderstanding, but hearing their banter, Ellia couldn’t understand what exactly was going on there.

"Iso... I can’t breathe. Get off."

"Are you trying to say I weigh a lot?"

"I never said that!"

"You just did!"

At this point, Ellia took her head back into the cavern. They should just be honest. She shook her head.

***

The sun finally vanished. The sky became dark blue, with a crescent moon hanging above the sparse clouds.

He could only count three stars, yet the sky was still beautiful.

Godfrey strolled along the shore with Isolde. The water that came onto the land would cover their legs and retreat.

"I forgot to tell you about Isaac. He’s alive."

When Isolde heard that, her tensed shoulders relaxed.

"I never expected that dungeon to be that hard." He confessed.

"At least we saved people. I find solace in knowing it wasn’t all for nothing." Isolde replied.

Godfrey was silent for a moment, then looked at the sky.

"There are more dungeons, Iso. Many more. It just never ends."

"Then we’ll keep fighting, even if it means we’ll fight until the day we die."

Godfrey stopped walking. "Is that the kind of life you want to live?"

Isolde faced him.

"It’s what we must do. If we don’t, our world will become ruins. If that happens, our progress stalls and our enemies rip us apart. There are people willing to do the worst to me and you. Keeping up with the race is what keeps us safe."

She held the eternity band around her finger, slowly turning it.

"It feels heavy." Godfrey looked at the soft blue waves.

"Even in those moments, there are times like these. Like the two of us, side by side. You know this eternity band means both of us will always be together, and we’ll both get to the peak of the True Ancient Tier." Isolde took two steps, closing the gap between them.

Their eyes met.

"When it gets tougher, promise you won’t leave me. That you’ll always come back."

Godfrey nodded. "I will."

Isolde smiled, then drew circles on his chest with the claw of her index finger.

"I look forward to becoming a god with you by my side. Godfrey, my golden knight."

Godfrey chuckled, his eyes closed.

"Are you blushing?" Isolde teased.

"Tsk! Where did you see that?"

"Your cheeks are flushed." Isolde pointed at his cheek with a cute pout.

"That’s not possible."

He said that, then blinked in genuine confusion, looking behind Isolde.

Curious about what caused the change in his expression, Isolde turned, but there was nothing there.

All of a sudden, Godfrey held her chin, turned her face back toward him, drew close, and sealed her lips in a slow, passionate kiss.

The sea splashed against them, wave after wave, but he held her waist with his other hand while her arms clung to his neck for support.

Not even the power of the waves was enough to separate them.

And so the crescent moon and three stars watched two demigods, a dragon and her knight, reunited under their gentle light and the crashing waves of the sea.

In the end, Godfrey held her hand.

"Let’s go."

As they walked away from the shore, he spoke.

"You look like an asian with your hair packed like that."

"You think so?" Isolde smiled brightly.

"It looks sophisticated. Where did you get it?"

"From Nyx’s cave. There are a lot of treasures I don’t even know about in their caves. Do you want one?"

"I don’t have long hair, Iso."

"It doesn’t have to be for your hair." She clicked her tongue. "I’ll forgive you because you’re improving at being romantic, or else."

"Ahh.." Godfrey groaned.

Eventually, both of them, hands entwined, vanished from the dragon domain.