My Wife and I Became Sages in Another World
Chapter 345: Arashi, the Storm Dragon

Chapter 345: Arashi, the Storm Dragon

After Melina completed the second part of the Storm Dragon’s trial, she was lying in my arms, exhausted but still conscious.

I gave her an MP potion so that she would recover her magic a little when the dragon approached us again.

"That was perfect..." she muttered.

"Thanks," Melina replied, letting out a playful but weak chuckle as she drank the potion.

"I suppose it is time for me to give you the relic, then," the dragon continued, her words sounding melancholic.

For some reason, the dragon looked quite sad about giving us the relic. Although to be fair, it’s not like she ever looked excited to see us.

The dragon walked to the side of the plateau with a rocky wall and used earth magic to open it up like a door, leading to a small secret cave.

The room was filled with gold, gems, treasure chests—pretty much anything shiny.

However, in the center, there was a small stone altar with a yellow crystal orb on top.

It wasn’t as big as the one we got in Guanghua, as this one was the size of a baseball, while the one we found at the palace was more like a beach ball or an oversized basketball.

The dragon grabbed the orb and stepped back outside, where Melina was already standing after regaining some of her energy from the potion.

"Here you go..." she said, handing the relic to Melina.

"Umm, are you okay?" the princess asked, noticing that the dragon looked quite sad.

"Hmm? I think I am..." she replied.

I couldn’t tell if the dragon didn’t know what being sad felt like or if she was trying to hide her emotions from us.

"You miss her... right?" Melina asked, making me and the dragon widen our eyes.

The storm dragon was taking care of the relic since Kyoko asked her to, and they had a familiar contract together, so it was safe to say that they were good friends back then.

The dragon looked down with apprehension, letting out a sigh and explaining that she had been sleeping for a long time.

During that time, all she dreamt about were the adventures she had with Kyoko, so whenever she was awake, the dragon felt bored and sad.

"Do not worry about me. It’s just a side effect of waking up..." the dragon said.

’She is depressed? Well, I can’t really blame her...’ I thought.

"No. That shouldn’t be something you feel every time you wake up!" Melina exclaimed, shocking the dragon.

"I’m sure if Kyoko was here, she would have hated seeing you like this..." she continued.

The dragon was silent, with her eyes widened at Melina’s words, who kept scolding her for her behavior.

"Our lives might not be as long as Legendary Beasts’, but we try our best to leave a world where others can live happily. That’s you!" Melina shouted, grabbing the dragon by her shoulders.

The storm dragon was way taller than Melina but not tall enough that she wouldn’t reach her shoulders, and as she looked down and locked eyes with her, a small tear formed under the dragon’s eye.

As soon as her tear trailed down her cheek and dropped to the ground, a gentle rain started to pour on us.

It felt sort of warm, and there was no thunder or strong wind that made the rain unsettling.

’That’s a powerful tear...’ I thought.

"Can I ask you something? What was the name Kyoko gave you back then?" Melina asked, now holding the dragon’s hand to comfort her tears.

"Arashi..." she replied.

Her name meant "Storm" in Japanese, which made sense since Kyoko used to be from Japan.

"Arashi, do you want to join us?" Melina continued asking, her eyes locked onto the dragon’s.

"Kyoko-...?" the dragon muttered as she stared at the princess.

’Did she just picture Melina as Kyoko?’ I pondered, watching the whole exchange from the side.

For the first time since we met her, Arashi showed a slight smile.

"It would be my pleasure," she replied, generating a mist around them that spiraled and disappeared quickly.

"Welp, Arashi. Welcome to the family!" I exclaimed, seeing that they had just started a familiar contract with each other.

<Storm Dragon

Name: Arashi

Familiar Contract: Melina Sephyr

Age: 848

Skills: Weather Control, Martial Arts, Beast Control.

MP: 350,000

Titles: Calamity, Legendary Beast.>

’HUH!? 350 THOUSAND MP!?’ I thought, wholly shocked at Arashi’s MP pool.

Vespera mentioned that dragons were known as some of the most powerful beasts in the world, but I honestly wasn’t expecting it to be that much of a difference.

Beasts would get stronger whenever they made a familiar contract, which happened with both Yoru and Vespera after they joined me.

It wasn’t an instant boost, but they were able to learn and improve their powers with time.

Depending on how powerful the person was, the companions would be able to get much stronger.

’Did she get that strong from her contract with Kyoko? Just how powerful was she anyways?’ I pondered.

I remembered that Vespera had around 35 thousand MP the first time I met her, and while I knew that it had gone up exponentially since then, I was curious to see it now.

<Queen Demon Spider

Name: Vespera

Familiar Contract: Ichiro

Age: 658

Skills: All Poisons Control, Master Weaver, Minion Creation, Martial Arts.

MP: 250,000

Titles: Legendary Beast.>

"Wow! Vesp, your magic has grown so much. What the hell?" I asked, pleasantly surprised.

It had been a long time since I checked her stats, so I didn’t know she had gotten so much stronger.

My companion puffed out her chest pridefully and rubbed her nose, saying that it was only natural for her to become stronger as she had things she wanted to protect.

I chuckled. "Is that so?"

It seemed like our conversation resonated with Arashi, who had a discreet smile on her face while looking at me and my companion messing around.

"Arashi, once we get rid of the devils, let’s go and travel the world..." Melina muttered loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Traveling is better when you enjoy it with others," I said, finishing her sentence, as it was one of the things that Melina used to say in our past life.