Dear Contract Husband, I Didn't Know You Were Like This? - Chapter 51
On the dawn of the third day, Maya definitely did not keep Tristan’s word.
Exhausted from the continuous attacks, her instep was shattered, and her right arm was broken. Her ribs might have been broken too, as breathing became increasingly difficult.
Her mind was delirious from the fever.
Her body and mind were overexerted, including the use of aura. Maya’s body was completely depleted of strength.
“This is the end.”
The white snake flicked its tongue as it looked at Maya, who was collapsed on the ground.
“It was somewhat enjoyable.”
The white snake praised Maya’s skills, as if graciously. It was the leisure of the victor. It had not expected a human to push it this far alone.
“Likewise.”
It had been a good opportunity to test how far her yet-to-be-fully-trained body could go after her return.
And above all.
“It seems… it’s almost time.”
She felt that her awakening was near.
The sensations she had felt in her body during her first awakening were returning.
As Maya spoke with a smile, light began to emanate from her right wrist.
It was a light intense enough to momentarily stagger the white snake.
Like a white dragon incarnate, a pure light different from the mist or the white snake enveloped Maya.
‘The awakening is starting.’
Maya had accurately hit all the factors of awakening she realized while fighting in her past life.
When she fully understood the swordsmanship of Pendragon.
When all her strength, spirit, and aura were depleted.
When she had reached the absolute limit of what a person could endure.
Maya had kept all three difficult conditions, just as she had in her previous life.
As a Pendragon, the white sword sprang from her wrist, carrying with it all her pride and honor.
The fatigue she had felt until moments ago eased significantly.
Her movements, hindered by accumulated fatigue and injuries, gradually quickened.
When awakened, Maya’s power was nearly god-like.
Even though Maya was strong before, there was a world of difference when awakened.
“I will survive.”
It felt as though she had finally returned to her own body.
Maya stood up and grasped her sword.
Then she saw a face that had been with her.
“I thought House Pendragon was completely ruined, but to summon me…”
A woman with short white hair and blue eyes appeared.
It was the last soul fragment of the White Dragon, Pendragon.
‘…To see you again.’
Before losing her ego, Maya had been an outcast in the knightage, and this had been her only conversational partner.
But she couldn’t look for long.
While the power of awakening was unstoppable, conversing with the ego of Pendragon was only possible when possessing the pride of being a Pendragon.
As Maya gradually became controlled by the emperor, she lost her qualifications, and naturally, the ego disappeared.
“It’s you, White Dragon.”
Maya greeted cheerfully with a bright smile.
“…What did you just call me? You dare call me with such a lowly name instead of Pendragon. It’s already there! The name Pendragon exists!”
Of course, temperamental as she was, Pendragon was irritated.
“Ah, but White Dragon rolls off the tongue better.”
Maya laughed, seeing the personality of Pendragon she remembered being perfectly replicated.
She remembered initially hating the name ‘white dragon’, but eventually accepting it.
Everyone knew Pendragon as a majestic dragon, but that wasn’t all there was to it.
She had many facets, and the ego she left to her descendants was a cheerful, playful warrior woman.
“What’s that?”
A sound interrupted the beautiful reunion—though strictly speaking, it was a reunion for only Maya.
Blinded by the light, the white snake finally came to its senses.
Both Pendragon and Maya turned their heads.
Seeing the white snake, Pendragon scoffed.
“What, a minion of the Demon King?”
This was something Maya hadn’t heard in her previous life.
‘A minion of the Demon King?’
In her past life, Maya and Pendragon had been wary of each other for quite a while.
Maya felt honored to serve Pendragon, and Pendragon had taken Maya’s respectful words and manners at face value.
They had only started speaking informally after she became a knight commander and suffered from ostracism during those difficult times.
