Veer didn't respond, still stunned by the turn of events. He really didn't expect Liliana actually to offer herself like that.
He took a deep breath and asked, "Are you sure about that?"
Liliana flashed a silly smile and asked in a playful tone, "Ara~ is the Dragon Master afraid that he can't handle a Dragon?"
A grin formed on Veer's face as he forgot about his initial worries and said, "Girl, you haven't even seen how I handle..."
"Pfttt! Hahaha!"
Before he could finish his words, someone began laughing so hard that it ruined the whole atmosphere.
Elara tried to control her laughter, but it was evident she was failing at that. She flashed a smile at them and said, "Sorry! Sorry! I didn't mean to, but it was too cheesy and cringe."
'This bitch!' Veer's lips twitched as he felt the secondhand embarrassment. How was he even saying those words?
"Give me a second, Liliana," Veer released Liliana and caught Elara's head in his hands. Then, he put it under his armpit and crushed it under his strength.
"Hey!!" Elara cried out as she tried to struggle free but failed even with all her strength. Her head began spinning, but she didn't give up and even punched Veer.
But how could Veer give up so early?
He endured her punches and increased the strength behind his grip. He swore he wouldn't release her until she apologized.
Watching from the side, Liliana just enjoyed the show with a small smile on her face, 'Heh, Miko was really foolish to doubt their relationship before. They were so close from the very beginning.'
She shook her head and waited for her companions to calm down, which they eventually did when Elara apologized.
As of now, she was rubbing her head while glaring at Veer, who was also clutching his belly. They really deserved to be called best friends.
"Tsk!" Veer clicked his tongue and ignored Elara. He turned towards Liliana and asked, "Alright, tell me truthfully, are you really sure about this?"
His Aspect was a little weird, but he understood one thing clearly from it. It was that through it, he could tame the Dragons. It was very obvious actually.
He couldn't practice like others to know its details, but he knew it would be similar to a Master-servant relationship, even if it was based on mutual consent and mutual benefit.
The bond between him and the tamed dragons would allow both of them to progress much faster than others, and they could also share their abilities.
It was a cheat code. However, the tamed dragons wouldn't be able to refuse his orders unless they were much more powerful than him. They would always have to be subservient to him.
Of course, he didn't believe that the bond was eternal and everlasting. There must be some way to get away from it, but he didn't know about it.
Still, he felt a little weird with all of this. If the Aspect didn't allow him to grow stronger and there was harm to Liliana, he might have ignored it completely.
Liliana saw the sincerity in his eyes and knew he would never force her to do anything, not even agreeing to the bond. This was how he was.
'Ah! How much more will I fall for you, Hubby? You already have my everything; what more do you want?' Liliana smiled sweetly and replied, "Yes, I want to. Besides, it is also beneficial to me, so you don't need to think so much about it."
She held his hand again and said, "The Dragon Master Aspect is going to bring many problems to you. This is also the reason I agreed to your proposal. Given your Aspect, even if you didn't want to, you would be dragged into the dangers, so I decided to be with you."
She smiled and said, "We can grow stronger together and face everything."
Veer smiled, feeling a lot more relieved knowing her reasoning. He took a deep breath and said, "Good to know! Then, I'll contract you and make you my first tamed Dragon!"
There was a silence in the car for a few seconds, before Veer scratched his cheek and asked, "How do I do that?"
"Haha!" Liliana couldn't help but laugh at his amusing expression. He was so silly; she really wanted to pinch his cheeks.
'On the other hand, should I just kidnap him and pamper him in my castle all my life?' A dangerous idea formed in her head, which she quickly threw away.
Veer's happiness mattered to her the most, and she would do anything for it.
"Just pour your mana into me and follow your instincts," Liliana said after calming down.
This was how Aspects worked. Everyone just had a rough understanding of it after awakening, and then they had to follow their instincts to actually use it.
Once they grew efficient enough, they could then learn to actually control it manually and research more about it.
Of course, there were monsters like Elara who knew how to use her Aspect in just one day. Veer still remembered how she had only coated her fingers with Purifying Flames when dealing with the thug.
Nodding at Liliana, Veer pulled her hands in his and said, "Don't resist!"
It wasn't easy for newly Awakened to control mana properly at will, but people like Veer had immense mana pools from the start to practice around.
It was unfair, but that was how the world was.
Veer closed his eyes and slowly guided his mana, which was like an invisible stream of blood inside him, something he could actually control.
He then slowly poured it into Liliana through his hands, as he followed his instincts. His mana slowly circulated in her body, mixing with her mana.
He also felt a new stream of mana entering inside him, but it wasn't just Liliana's mana. It was the mixture of both of them.
If Veer were to explain it, it was like his mana was working as a truck, bringing her mana into his body. But that wasn't it, as some part of it was left in her.
Things didn't end there.