Dragon Necromancer: Starting With First Dragon Bloodline-Chapter 48: Dreams and Offer

"Then," Selaira said, holding Noa’s hand, "I will turn him into the academy’s greatest warrior."

"What?"

"She has to be joking, right?"

"Or is this some kind of experiment she is conducting?"

"There is no other explanation for why someone of her station would take his side."

"But the strongest warrior? The Graveworm boy? That’s just not possible."

As the elders conversed among themselves, their interest in Noa had deepened. They wanted to know what she had seen in him.

However, the oldest elder had an idea of his own.

"It’s not about the boy. She doesn’t give a crap about him. All she wants to do is show us her authority and act as she pleases."

"I second that. Her attitude shows that she is testing her limits—to see how far she can push us."

"What if," the muscular woman chimed in, "what if she helps the boy, and he does become something?"

For a moment, the room fell silent.

Letting the girl handle Noa had no risk for them. If she failed, that would give them leverage over her. If the impossible happened and she succeeded, the consequences wouldn’t be that dire either.

"That won’t happen," the ginger woman said, rising from her seat, her eyes shining with mischievous wonder.

Selaira, meanwhile, didn’t care about their thoughts.

She still held Noa’s hand and stormed out of the council chamber, ignoring the stares she was getting.

The thick pressure vanished the moment Noa saw the closed doors.

Finally, he let out a deep breath he had no idea he had been holding for the past few seconds. "You didn’t have to do that. But it was a cool power move," he muttered.

"I am glad you enjoyed the show," she answered, letting his hand go. "Don’t think that I did it for you. I really saw something worth nurturing."

"I figured... That’s why I wanted you to see me fight," Noa said with a smirk.

"Confident, are we?"

He nodded, not denying the claim. "How are you going to train me? Is it some kind of secret training that can turn any man into an unbeatable prodigy?"

The girl shook her head.

Through the marble halls, passing through the talkative students who didn’t miss their closeness, they walked side by side. By the time they reached the cafeteria, Selaira replied,

"You will see. But don’t you dare take my methods lightly. They are hard to follow, and you might even beg me to expel you from the academy."

Noa snorted. "That won’t happen."

"We will see," Selaira said and went completely silent.

Meanwhile, they stepped inside the cafeteria as students continued to flood in.

The girl’s presence alone was enough to catch attention, but walking beside the Graveworm boy, who was on the verge of being expelled, sparked a hundred rumors in seconds.

"Wait! What’s going on?"

"You see that as well? I am not dreaming, right? Why the hell is that parasite talking to our goddess?"

"Maybe he is bothering her."

"We should probably do something."

But when the boys who assumed it was finally their time to score some points with her received a cold glare from her, they immediately stepped back.

No one, including the council members, knew which family Selaira belonged to.

However, one thing was clear: whoever it was, they held immense power to allow her to act like a queen.

That’s why she was believed to be royalty. Especially when the Arcane Academy’s principal herself handled her admission and hid her true identity.

Yet Noa strolled casually with someone like her.

He even dared to act without showing utmost respect and politeness to her, which irked the spectators even more.

Noa, however, grinned to himself. ’I can’t wait to see their reactions when they find out she will be training me,’ he thought and searched for the familiar faces.

Thankfully, Thalia’s brown hair was easy to spot.

She remained seated with a tray of food filling her table.

"Do you want to join us?" Noa offered Selaira, pointing to the table.

"She is the one who told me what was happening," the girl nodded and explained. "She told me that you could prove how amazing you are if I were to help you this once."

"Really?" Noa exclaimed, his smile warming. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Thalia was like a guardian angel to him. From the moment he had first opened his eyes in this world, she had always been there.

Even now—

When Noa had a hard time, she didn’t hesitate to act.

Suddenly, she also noticed their approach and, putting her spoon away, her eyes glimmered in excitement.

Noa grinned. "You aren’t eating without me, are you? And where did the others go?"

She swallowed first before smiling softly. "It’s delicious. As for the boys, they took the chatterbox boy to the infirmary. He looked hideous."

Then she glanced at Selaira. "Thank you for believing me. You are just as amazing as I thought you would be."

The girl nodded, her lips parting into what looked like a rare smile. "You said that you saw the future. Can you tell me more about it?"

’She even shared her secret?’ Noa realized. "I wanted to hear about that as well."

Thalia nodded. "Noa is the only one who knows that, and I would greatly appreciate it if you could keep this a secret," she began. "He was the only one I had been dreaming of all this time. But yesterday was different. I saw both of you, and I believe our fates are intertwined."

"What do you mean?" Selaira questioned.

"I saw Noa and you. Both of you at the same time, and I knew if I wanted to help Noa, I had to speak with you first.

However, there is a feeling in my chest—something I can’t really explain but know instinctively, I will be seeing you a lot more, and it’s not because of Noa either."

Silence fell for a moment.

The trio exchanged glances before Selaira locked eyes with the pair. "How about both of you train with me?"