At this moment, the mimic finally moved and react after being frozen after I showed it the mark that the dragon put on me before his death. The mimic that is still under my grasp wriggled and lost it's chest form and became a slime instead. Because of the sudden change, I was not able to get the mimic to my grasp after that as it slithered into the floor back to the top of the mountain of trinkets. As soon as it got back to the top of the pile, it returned to its chest form and started speaking once again.
"So that's what happened huh?" the mimic muttered.
"Huh?"
"Ha, you are confused, right? Well, the mark that my master has bestowed on you is something that can show what really happened to his trusted subordinates. You don't need to speak as I already know why you are here and why you have the mark."
"Uh..."
"Still, why are you the one chosen? You were clearly supposed to kill my master at that time but instead, you got his blessings instead. He even entrusted his own daughter and his memories to you! You are just a lowly human that has a very low amount of magic power present on his body yet became a lucky being after meeting and receiving the blessings from my master!"
"No, I don't understand what you are talking about," I looked at the mimic in confusion.
"I will explain. That mark is a proof of a Magic Dragon Sovereign. Although my master is not a dragon sovereign, he has the potential to become one but decided to abandon it to take care of his daughter. Now that he has passed it down to you, your growth as a human will halt and your parameters will slowly turn from a normal human magician to the status of a dragon. In short, you might be a human on the outside but you are a dragon on the inside. Now you get my point?"
Hearing that, I cursed inwardly on the dragon. Not turning into a dragon my *ss, he clearly wanted me to become one!
"Is there any way to remove this?!" I asked the mimic.
"As far as I can tell, that mark is no longer available for removal. That is not something you can remove unless it is time to pass it down to another individual. The mark cannot be passed if it was just passed from one entity to another."
Blue also started talking after the mimic had finished talking which annoyed me further.
"Hey, Kazuma. That was not a bad deal. You could say you gained a lot. Becoming a human-dragon is something that many magicians are dreaming to be! Besides, not only your magic will be enhanced, even your physical prowess will grow! In fact, I have detected small changes in your mana capacity and your body too. You should be grateful to that dragon for bestowing something good to you!"
"..."
"Anyways, due to the transfer of the properties of my master, all of these treasures he accumulated will now be yours. I will be the one responsible for storing these away."
Although I am a bit happy with the treasure, that is not really much. Now my future is quite bleak due to my status now as the Magic Dragon Sovereign. Damn it, I just wanted to be a normal magician than becoming a big shot magician that has the status of a dragon. I need to cope up with these big changes in my life soon.
…
The mimic was a very useful creature. Although most mimics are in the form of treasure chests, they are really not one, to begin with. The form where they can become a slime is their real forms and aside from the treasure chest, they can become whatever they want. Aside from that, they are the normal substitute for dimensional storage space. The trinkets that the dragon had collected all go straight to the mimic. Also, the mimic became my bracelet to be a convenient hiding place for a mimic.
After finding the cave is clear from any enemies, I call back Yuri who is carrying the dragon child. She is still unconscious like Maple so I decided to put them together on the bed that I am guessing to be owned by the dragon child since the dragon's size is just impossible to fit in this small bed.
"How is the girl, Yuri?" I asked her after she put the girl on the bed.
"Somehow, she has intense fluctuations of mana released in her body which might be due to her nature as a half-dragon. This might be a mechanism on her body to fight back enemies or other adversaries."
"Wait, half-dragon?"
"Yes, master. I confirmed it earlier from her blood. She was not a full dragon but a half-human and half-dragon. She was born between a dragon and a human."
I never expected that. And I thought that dragons can transform whenever they wanted to and this little girl is just using her human form so that she can conserve her power.
"So this girl can't transform into a full dragon form like her father?"
"From what I can see, the human blood on her body is currently the most dominant trait on her and the blood of the dragon is somewhat suppressed, causing her to not be able to use the power of the dragon transformation completely. She can partially invoke the power but that's it."
"I see. Now get some rest. It must hard dealing with the mana fluctuations," I said before supplying her a little bit of mana.
"Thank you, master. I was indeed tired. I can't even do the usual antics of mine for you," Yuri said before she disappeared and returned to my familiar's space. The burden of handling the fluctuations might have done too much on her physically and mentally.
With Yuri back to safety, I check the little dragon girl. She was still unconscious but her situation is already stable so I am no longer worried she would emit another fluctuation. But still, having the former comrades of Maple to fight her and only to find out they were just controlled is somewhat troubling. I don't know how deep is the magic of other magicians. I am still a bit worried about my own self since I have gained the power of the mighty dragons. If this goes out to the others, they would undoubtedly try to take my power and make it for themselves. As I was reminiscing a little bit, I just remembered one of the tasks that the dragon has given to me.
"FIND THE ELEMENTAL NECKLACE."
Just what this item is? Maybe Blue knows.
"Blue."
"Elemental Necklace right? That is something I have not heard and seen for a very long time."
"You know about it? How did you know?"
"I have seen it personally since one of the magicians who owned this phone before uses one of the seven elemental necklace himself."
"Who is it?"
"I am not obliged to tell you. You have to find out who it was yourself. If you are planning on finding that necklace, then find it yourself and I won't help you in finding it. I am just a spectator of your journey. Find all the answers you are seeking yourself."