The Dragon Knight's Grandmother, Dragon Mother Knight Eiru Dragonborn

The commander of the Dragon Knights, the young Eren Dragonborn, finally rushed back home.

All along the way his family members kept asking about his results.

But this time he proudly showed everyone the score he achieved by himself on the written exam.

Although it was mainly with the help of Naiye, Eren truly did not cheat.

After all, everyone knows that cheating on an exam like this would be a huge disgrace.

Members of the Dragon Knight family saw Eren’s confident attitude and accepted that this result was his own.

Though outwardly they acted like that, everyone still harbored doubts, they just didn’t dare to voice them.

“………..”

Eren arrived at the door of his grandmother Eiru Dragonborn’s room.

Eiru Dragonborn is the current head of the Dragon Knight family; once she reached the proper age she immediately inherited the position.

Her strength is not to be underestimated; she is one of the foremost female knights in the entire Auriel Knight Academy.

Even Student Council President Meiyu is greatly wary of her physical power.

Fortunately, after becoming clan head she had no desire to pursue the Student Council presidency.

Like previous Dragon Knights, she kept her focus on the family and generally did not involve herself much in the Academy’s affairs.

But underestimating the Dragon Knight Order for that would be a big mistake; none of the Four Great Knight Orders are to be taken lightly.

So far only three people have become Knight Kings, and the second Knight King was the only one a thousand years ago who conquered the Academy and was directly blessed as Knight King by Queen Auriel the Second.

And that second Knight King came from the Dragon Knight Order!

To reach his grandmother’s door he had to pass through a hall.

This hall was filled with all sorts of divine weapons and expensive treasures.

Even though they were still human, the Dragon Knight family—bearing dragon blood—was still influenced by the dragons’ avaricious nature.

As a result, they were very fond of treasure.

But these were all traps: in reality several ferocious Dragon Beasts guarded the hall, and any irrelevant person who came would be torn apart in an instant!

Dragon Beasts are creatures unique to the Dragon Knights family; these savage beasts only obey Dragon Knights who possess dragon blood.

Eren quickly passed through and arrived at the innermost door of his grandmother’s room.

Two giant dragon statues stood before his grandmother’s door!

They were lifelike and terrifying, as if they would come to life the next second and devour people alive.

They were true quadrupedal, winged dragon statues.

Eren stood before the two dragon statues; by tradition he could not approach any further.

First, what Eren took out was not his score—previously Naiye had said he should first win his grandmother’s favor.

So he took out several bags of barbecue-flavored chips and some carbonated drinks.

“Grandmother, these are gifts I brought for you.”

The moment Eren presented the gifts, they were snatched away!

But that also meant his grandmother actually liked them—she should be very pleased now!

Eren smiled too; Naiye’s method really worked!

Only then did Eren take out his report card.

Even though his grandmother’s mood should have been pleased just now—Eren still inexplicably felt uneasy and even began to get nervous.

The headship of the Dragon Knight family is passed down through generations, and Eiru Dragonborn is the current clan leader.

She not only holds supreme status in the family, but in Eren’s heart she is an almost perfect presence—wise, decisive, authoritative, and seemingly omnipotent.

Like a bloodline pressure, even though his grandmother cared for him and looked after him.

He couldn’t help but feel fear when facing her; even separated by a room, he still felt afraid inside.

Eren took a deep breath and slightly raised his head; the room door was tightly shut.

Still he could imagine his grandmother: inside her room Eiru sat in her chair with a serious expression.

“Eren, you’re back,” Eiru’s voice came from inside—low and powerful, carrying an invisible pressure.

That was fine—just a greeting—but Eren still felt as if his heart had been grabbed.

And… It seemed his grandmother knew something.

Eren suddenly lost his confidence; his earlier proud display to others was completely gone.

“Yes, Grandmother, this is the first time I’ve ranked tenth,” Eren answered cautiously, raising the report card above his head.

The report card vanished into thin air—one could imagine that Grandmother Eiru was inside carefully inspecting this exam, after all it was the first time Eren placed so high.

“The result is very good……..”

It was clearly praise, but there wasn’t any sense of compliment in it at all!!!

—But fiery and sharp!

Eren began to sweat profusely………

“But you should know, the last exam seemed to be just an ordinary level,” her voice carried a trace of reproach.

Eren lowered his head, not daring to look directly at his grandmother’s door.

This sentence actually showed that Eiru was very strict with him; she hoped he could be independent rather than rely on others.

“But this time… it’s one thing to seek help from others, but why are you so joyful about it?” Eiru’s tone seemed slightly softened, but still full of authority.

But Eren did not expect that his grandmother was truly angry this time.

“For a written exam like this, could you have scored so high by yourself? Be so confident? Yet so happy?!!

“Just one exam and you’re this happy! And you only passed because you completely relied on others!

“If you calmly accepted the fact that someone helped you that would be enough! So what happened? You came running to me all excited—what for!

“You’ve gotten arrogant! You brat! So you think you’re amazing now!”

Eren’s heart jolted; his whole body was slowly pressed down by a strange oppression!

And he could not resist at all…….!

“Y-yes… I’m sorry, Grandmother. I… got carried away…”

Even though Eren was easily subdued, once he calmed down he immediately chose to apologize.

In fact, Naiye had warned him from the beginning, but unfortunately he hadn’t listened.

He understood his grandmother’s benevolent intent. She wasn’t scolding him so much as reminding him to become a truly independent person.

There’s nothing wrong with seeking help, but becoming dependent on others is akin to digging your own grave!

Previously Eren had unconsciously been swept up by Naiye’s rhythm; after all Young Master Naiye had given him a chance.

The worst was that he let it go to his head, became arrogant, and shamelessly came to his grandmother looking for praise………

All of this showed his immaturity in every way!

He was already a member of the Dragon Knights and had been entrusted by his grandmother with the hope of becoming the Order’s commander.

“I know, I’m genuinely sorry… Grandmother.”

Under the heavy pressure Eren lifted his head, his gaze resolute.

“I will work harder, no longer rely on Duke Naiye Lycoris, and I will not depend on others.”

Inside the room Eiru looked at his determined eyes and smiled slightly, a touch of relief in that smile.

At once she released the pressure on him.

Eren’s temperament was always good—humble without being servile, flexible yet resilient; once he recognized a mistake he corrected it immediately—he was a good child.

“Good, Eren. Remember this lesson—it’s ridiculous to be proud over such a small victory.

“Our Dragon Knight family doesn’t need that sort of pride! It’s a deathly arrogance! It will slowly affect you later, making you see a glimpse of a breakthrough only to ruin yourself ultimately because of this useless arrogance!”

Inside the room, his grandmother seemed to stand and, through the door, faced Eren.

“Remember, the family’s honor requires each of us to preserve it. You are the hope of the future; do not let us down.”

Eren felt a warm current well up in his heart and nodded vigorously. “I will, Grandmother.”

He originally thought it was over and Eren was about to breathe a sigh of relief.

But then his grandmother’s authoritative voice came again, scaring Eren into crouching down immediately.

“Next I entrust you with a matter—originally intended to train you, but this time it will serve as a punishment and a lesson.”

“Yes! I will certainly complete the task.”

“This task is far too simple; you can handle it alone, so you are forbidden from acting personally—you may only command from the rear!”

“………..”

Eren was a little worried, because he had never experienced such a thing.

“I……..”

His grandmother’s voice from inside seemed to lower, not so imposing anymore, which made Eren involuntarily raise his head.

“But this time, you may seek help—just don’t become dependent on others.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The implication was that this time he could seek Naiye Lycoris’s help, but must not rely on him.

But after all, it was still his grandmother who wanted to see Naiye.

She had already asked Naiye to come see her before, but he had been unavailable.

Now taking this opportunity, Naiye probably wouldn’t refuse.

“Yes, I understand.”

Eren answered once more, this time much more clearly.

After that he left.

A few days later, Young Master Naiye indeed received a message from Eren.

It was obvious to guess that Eren had come to him again because of the exam.

But the meeting place was quite unexpected.

It was outside the Auriel Knight Academy, in the forest to the due south.

“Alright, it seems I was wrong—didn’t expect Eren to realize his mistake so quickly, or is it because of Eiru?”

From the meeting location one could guess Eren had been punished by his grandmother Eiru and sent to do something.

But what surprised Young Master Naiye was that Eren again sought his help?

Wasn’t he afraid of being led astray again?

Although Naiye hadn’t bullied him, after an incident like this most people would think they must solve things on their own!

And would not seek others’ help anymore.

So Naiye was quite surprised to receive Eren’s message.

Eren also said he had prepared a mount for Naiye and was just waiting for him to come.

Alright then—he even had the exit blocked so that once he stepped out he’d get swept along.

To directly block off his own path—how ruthless.

This kid Eren really has improved, huh.

Dark Knight Weiluxika also went to train with President Meiyu today, so being alone now was just fine.

Eren would act as a bodyguard.

Naiye rose from bed and went outside.