"Phew... that was really tough..."
Syl let out a silent sigh of relief in her heart. Although it took a few twists and turns, she had finally regained control of her body.
"System, what's going on here? Why do I feel like the Young Dragon actually has a consciousness compared to the other cards?"
"Because a Young Dragon's consciousness does indeed exist."
"What do you mean, 'a Young Dragon's consciousness does indeed exist'?"
"[Dragon Egg Parasitism] — [Cocoon Break Saprophytism] — [Dragon Swarm Will]. These three skills represent propagation and gestation — growth and rebirth — and control and transformation, respectively. Would it be easier for the Host to understand it this way?"
"The Young Dragon can differentiate and parasitize several individuals, which can lie dormant or be reborn from a cocoon. The Host can manipulate all of these individuals, and as long as one individual is alive, the Young Dragon can be reborn."
"Simply put... it's 'I am the swarm'? No? What kind of dragon is this?"
"One can only say that its own evolution is very imaginative. ^_"
"Fine... it does sound like it has quite high growth potential..."
Syl sighed softly in her heart and looked down at her body.
In other words, this body was just the first dragon individual she had created through parasitism, gestation, and finally breaking the cocoon?
The Young Dragon itself has no main body, or rather, every parasitized individual can become its main body?
What would a real battle look like in the future? A group of Dragon Lolis pouncing on the enemy while shouting 'Uwa-aba'?
That scene would be too comical... Syl could only hope that the Dragon Lolis' learning ability would be a bit stronger.
"Learning takes place during the parasitic state. The first individual came out without learning anything, but generally speaking, the first individual gestated is the strongest. It is recommended to cultivate it well."
"In other words, when the other lolis... no, the other Young Dragons come out, they won't be this dim-witted, right?"
"This is the first time this system has seen someone insult themselves like this. ^D"
"Get lost!"
"vv("
After snapping at the system, Syl felt a bit better. She raised her head and looked at Tess, who was currently looking at her with a worried face.
According to the system, it was because this current body was a Young Dragon born without going through the [Parasitism] learning state that its intelligence, common sense, and other aspects were not very well-developed.
However, since it was the first to hatch and break from the cocoon, its combat power and growth potential were also the best among all the Young Dragons.
"It seems I can only teach it things slowly in the future. The most important first step is to teach it to obey orders."
After determining her future goals, Syl closed her eyes, carefully felt the state of her body, and took a light breath.
"Crack—crack, crack—"
A series of joint-popping sounds came from behind Syl's back and head. The bone wings and sharp dragon horns on Syl's body actually melted away, merging into her body.
She felt that compared to other giant lizard-like Western dragons, the dragon card given by the system seemed quite different.
She felt she couldn't even imagine what the Young Dragon would look like if it abandoned its human form and transformed into its dragon form.
Moreover, just thinking about the card's description gave Syl a headache. This card was clearly one for controlling a collective dragon swarm, but what did the 'Gregariphobic' prefix mean?
"By the way, System, will the other Young Dragons created through parasitism be recalled to the system space when I transform?"
"Only the strongest individual will be recalled to the space. If the strongest individual is dead, it will pass down to the next one. However, after transformation, the Host will lose control over all Young Dragons; they will only act according to the Host's last command before the transformation."
"Oh..."
Did this mean she finally had lackeys who could handle things outside?
If she parasitized enough, with a reinforced company of dragons scattered all over the world, wouldn't she be invincible?
As expected of a card the system evaluated as having terrifying growth potential; it really was quite scary.
Syl temporarily set aside her research on the Young Dragon's skills and looked at the female Transcendent in front of her.
Sigh... even if she could kill her after transforming, the Young Dragon would become even more uncontrollable.
Since it was the first dragon with the strongest growth potential, Syl was still unable to part with it for now.
There had to be a way to completely control her... Syl stopped staring at Tess and instead lowered her head, beginning to search through her cards in her mind.
Almost instantly, Syl ruled out the Saintess, Physician, Missionary, and Clown.
The Clown's [Deceitful Words] had a slight chance of successful brainwashing, but the Clown's brainwashing always involuntarily leaned towards the side of madness, which was very hard to control.
For example, when the Clown was brainwashing that Investigator before, it almost caused the opponent's spirituality to collapse into madness several times.
Therefore, using the Clown for brainwashing still had a slight probability of failure. However, as far as the skill was concerned... it was considered a success, since the purpose of [Deceitful Words] was to brainwash people into lunatics.
The only card that seemed usable was the Casanova... At this moment, Tess no longer felt any danger, but she felt a shiver of dread looking at the little girl in front of her, who seemed to have completely changed into a different person while sizing her up.
This time, the little girl's vertical pupils were like those of a predator staring at its prey, making it impossible for Tess to feel even a shred of safety.
Just as Tess was about to say something, the little girl suddenly turned around and ran upstairs. After a brief daze, Tess followed, but by the time she ran up the stairs, the little girl was nowhere to be seen.
But just then, a door to a room on the second floor opened.
"Good child?"
Just as Tess called out softly and prepared to step forward, a pair of white leather shoes appeared before her first.
It wasn't the little girl! There was someone else!
Tess could have reacted quickly and retreated, but considering the little girl might still be on the second floor, she stayed where she was.
Tess stared fixedly at the doorway.
A tall woman walked out of the room and gave a big stretch, looking somewhat lazy.
"Phew—I really hate the sun..." Her slightly magnetic female voice was surprisingly handsome, and her grey-blue pupils were also sizing up Tess.
"You... who are you!" Tess reached for her waist with a trembling hand, only to remember that her daggers had been left in the cellar.
"Uh... are you a new maid? Why do you look like an unfamiliar face?"
...PS: Recommending a Yuri novel~
In Tokyo, Professional Horse Breeder
[Bad at writing summaries, please check the main text]
Someone asked, does the legendary figure 'Chiyo Speaker' have any notable deeds?
A kingly record surpassing the 'Emperor' Symboli Rudolf? An invincible runner who dominated the Arima Kinen four times in a row?
But what people enjoy talking about even more is the batch of new-era legends she cultivated after retiring and becoming the trainer 'Hoshino Chiyo.'
"Chiyo, when I'm done with the Student Council stuff, accompany me for side-by-side running training."
"Big sister, can you accompany Rice Shower for training?"
"Trainer, I'm hungry. Want to go to the cafeteria together?"
"Chiyo, Chiyo! Come look at my new 'Teio Step'!"
Chiyo, surrounded by a crowd of Horse Girls, gave a troubled smile.
It couldn't be helped; who told her she was the strongest Horse Girl and the most excellent trainer?
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Keywords: Horse Girl, Yuri, Trainer