Two friends - the kind magical dragon Gromozak and the girl wizard Silamia spend time together in a mystical forest.

After the former anime hero, girl wizard Silamia Foxtar resurrected the powerful ancient and good magical dragon Gromozak with her magic, she decided to reinforce the monster as soon as possible to fully restore its physical and magical power. Gromozak is a magic-eating dragon, so the most effective way to restore its former power was to let the dragon absorb a powerful magical artifact. For example, a mana crystal.

Silamia had seen Gromozak, an ancient dragon of cosmic power level, brutally slain by the evil anime and Mary Sue hero, Kalko. Shocked by what she saw, Foxtar promised herself to resurrect the dragon and befriend him, because once Silamia realized that there are also good creatures among monsters.

Of course, after resurrecting the dragon, Silamia was at first distrustful, as she didn't expect any human to want to sympathize with the dragon. In order to convince Gromozak that she, Silamia, was not his enemy, Foxtar underwent her own personal test in search of a mana crystal for her potential monster friend.

Gromozak's suspicions that Silamia wanted to use him for "dark deeds" were heightened when Foxtar asked him to come with her to the teleportation circle located deep underground in Silamia's castle. However, Gromozak was grateful to Foxtar for resurrecting him and could not refuse the wizard girl's request.

The portal transported Silamia and Gromozak to a huge clearing surrounded by giant trees, somewhere in a magical forest. Expecting the worst, Gromozak was about to fly away, not wanting to take part in any plans of the suspicious sorceress. However, Silamia suddenly pulled out a glowing mana crystal from subspace with her left hand, almost filled to the brim with magical energy. Foxtar held out the artifact to the surprised Gromozak.
- It's a gift, - said the girl wizard. - I know you don't trust people after what... What happened recently. But I'd really like to... to be friends with you. You're a good monster, Gromozak. That's why I want to be friends with you. Of course, you don't owe me anything. You can leave right now if you want. I'm just resurrecting those monsters that anime heroes unjustly kill... I'm the Dark Resurrector. But the monsters I save never owe me anything for their resurrection. Each of you can choose to stay in my castle or leave. I'm not holding anyone back. But you... - The sorceress frowned, her lips tightening, her eyes drooping. - Your fate shocked me. I saw how cruelly you were treated by Kalko, the evil anime hero, the minion of the University of Light Magic. You didn't deserve to die. You're a very good dragon! That's why I'd like to, uh. To make you happy. I thought everyone needs a friend. And I'd like to be friends with you to dull your pain at the injustice of your fate, - Silamia looked boldly into Gromozak's yellow, glowing eyes. - This mana crystal will make you stronger. Of course, it's not as powerful as the other one in the university tower. So I filled the crystal I found with my magic as well. Take it and absorb it, Gromozak. I want you to be happy. Against all canons of anime...

Heartbroken to the core, Gromozak, the magic-eating dragon, let a stingy tear fall from his left eye. The super-monster gently took the crystal from the wizard girl with two claws of his right hand. He thought for a second - what if Foxtar is just like Kalko? And she wants to kill him too? But then, why was Silamia resurrecting him? To laugh at his ridiculous death? Drops of sweat broke out on Gromozak's forehead as he glanced at the crystal. His yellow glowing eyes hid the fact that he began to shift his gaze from Silamia to the artifact. The dragon was thinking. The dragon was now over a hundred meters tall, but the monster itself looked skinny. What would happen to him if he ate the mana crystal given by Silamia? Gromozak hoped that it would not swell uncontrollably and burst, dying again in horrible agony from too much mana that his body could not contain.

The dragon closed his eyes, not wanting to remember his recent death. Opening a large mouth full of sharp, snow-white teeth ("I wish I had teeth like that,"- Silamia envied Gromozak a little, seeing the two rows of his virtues), the monster hunched slightly, crouching down. With his left hand, he popped the mana crystal given to him by Silamia into his mouth, and the dragon closed its mouth noisily, slowly swallowing the artifact, slightly inflating its long neck where it was found. The mana crystal fell into the ancient dragon's belly. Gromozak grew even more nervous, expecting the worst. Drops of sweat protruded from his temples and forehead, the backs of his yellow eyes bulging like saucers. The crystal glowed with blue light, giving the magic-eating dragon its mana. To the dragon's surprise, the artifact's energy gradually filled its belly, allowing the monster to absorb it and redirect it to strengthen its body. The giant beast's tail suddenly wagged like a dog's as Gromozak realized that Silamia wasn't going to kill him. The winged lizard looked at its belly in disbelief.
- You... Seriously want to help me? - growled Silamia's dragon, wrapping its clawed palms around its bulging belly. - Why?
- Because you're a good monster, - the wizard girl answered Gromozak with a soft smile.
That was beyond him. The ancient dragon bulged its eyes, roared in incomprehension and shock, then backed away, bending even more. Suddenly, Gromozak tripped over his own tail and, laughingly raising his three-jointed legs, collapsed on his bloated back, immediately spreading his toes. The rumble of the fall of the huge body shook the magical forest, causing birds to flutter from the branches, screaming in fright.

Gromozak looked with fear and bewilderment at his huge ballooning belly, which creaked as it stopped growing. The muscles of the dragon's body grew very large, from the energy of the mana crystal. The artifact gave it all, without a trace, and then dissolved inside the magical dragon's body.
- I... I still don't understand, - the huge monster growled, gingerly moving its very muscular legs upward, glistening with dark red paw pads.
Silamia, standing behind the dragon, to the left of its thick tail curled upward in a ring, smiled again, coming closer.
- I see you are happy now? - she asked, looking down on the carcass of the magical dragon from above without fear.
The pumped up monster snapped its jaws convulsively, not knowing how to react to what was happening. Drops of sweat once again appeared on his temples. Gromozak raised his head on his long neck, looking for Silamia.
- I... I'm grateful for that, - the dragon said softly, gently stroking his huge, round belly with his right hand. - But I don't understand what you want from me...
- I just want you to be my friend. That's all, - Silamia shrugged. - I'm a Dark Resurrector, a protector of monsters. And you're really not guilty of anything! - she frowned. - It was the evil fairies from the University of Light Magic who tried to use you for their evil purposes, eventually killing you! - Foxtar faded her gaze, regretting it. - I'm not like that. I was once in favor of them. But one day... - The girl's voice trembled. - I saw that monsters could be kind. And I gave up my "anime hero" status.

Foxtar fell silent, letting Gromozak realize the information. The dragon was shocked, opening its mouth but immediately slamming it shut with a noise. The fact that he had been saved by a man who had killed super-monsters like him dozens of times before, and probably with a single blow, horrified Gromozak to the core. But he had nowhere to run, because of his overly large belly pressing the dragon into the clearing. Gromozak, though a magical dragon, was still not powerful enough to ignore the physical laws of reality much. Therefore, it could not get up and fly quickly at its current size, even though it always flew with the help of the "Levitation" spell. But in order to use it, the monster had to stand on his feet, so that he could balance his body properly in flight. Attack the magical girl? But she didn't seem like she was going to kill him.... Not yet.
- You gave up your superpower to save the lives of innocent monsters? - The dragon growled hoarsely, opening its mouth, eyes bulging. - Actual invincibility?! - he mused. - That's unbelievable.
- Monsters have to live too, - Foxtar said sternly. - Humans have no right to exterminate races of monsters. We are all inhabitants of the same world - Animuverse...
This phrase moved Gromozak. He let a stingy tear fall, right.
- Oh, and can I, - began Foxtar, to bring down the degree of tension. The girl flushed her cheeks, looking at the monster's muzzle, then at the top of its belly. - Can I... I'll lie on your stomach like a pillow?
- Do what? Do what?! - Gromozak wheezed, opening his mouth. This was something he hadn't expected. - Are you not afraid of me at all? Me, an ancient dragon, a magic-eater?!
- There's nothing to be afraid of. You're cute and fluffy, - the wizard girl said with a smile.
- Scaly, - the dragon corrected her, embarrassed, ducking his head so that he could look at the magician only with his right eye. - I don't know, I don't know... No man has ever asked me for such a thing before.... But do you really want to... To lie on me?
- Yes! - Silamia laughed with her hands with fists up and sideways, as if deciding to praise the sun.
- Uh, I... - The dragon gave out, recoiling his muzzle. Just in case, he clutched the fingers of his hands to his belly, as if to say, "I will not give you the stone!".
- Well... Okay, I agree, - Gromozak growled muffled, spreading his arms out to the sides, resigned to his fate as a participant in the experiment. - But I don't think you'll like my skin....
- Oh, come on, - said the magician. - I have slept on the ground and on rocks during my campaigns with my mentor. And even, once, on a drifting ice floe, - Foxtar said, raising her eyebrows and smiling softly so as not to frighten the dragon. - It's not my first time! Can we do that? Can I?
- A? M-maybe... - The dragon mumbled uncertainly, recoiling.
Silamia was surrounded by a dark glow. The Dark Resurrector vanished in a flash, appearing on top of Gromozak's belly, facing his muzzle.

The dragon hiccupped, grinning its maw. Suddenly he remembered that he had seen a similar sudden movement somewhere before. That's what mage assassins do. They like to teleport to the back of a team of adventurers, freelance mages, looking for adventure, destroying settlements and killing monsters and people, including peaceful ones. While the other adventurers are busy killing the next monster, the mage killer destroys with a magic dagger the strongest member of the adventurer gang - an elite evil mage who can look like a half-naked fanservice anime-girl. After which, usually, the adventurer gang comes to an end....

Gromozak hiccupped once more. It seemed to him that a magic dagger had appeared in Silamia's hands. With which she would pierce the dragon's belly and it would explode, dying in horrible agony....

But no, Silamia sat in the lotus position. She stroked the dragon's supple skin with her right hand, stretched out on its belly, firm and slightly rough.
- I don't even know what to compare it to, - Silamia said quietly, smiling contentedly.
Without waiting for the dragon to say anything, Foxtar lay on Gromozak's belly, back up, facing him. And, propping her head up with her left fist, looked straight into the ancient monster's eyes.

The giant winged lizard stammered, allowing himself a craggy-toothed smile, exposing beautiful white teeth. A blush appeared on the cheeks of its long face.
- Well, - the ancient dragon said, squinting contentedly. - Now you can tell everyone that you're one of the ones who lay on the dragon's belly and he didn't even… Didn't bite you for that. :)
- Thank you, friend Gromozak! - Silamia said, smiling softly at the monster.


Picture update: 03.01.2025