Irritable, arrogant, insecure, timid, lazy.
These seemingly contradictory words perfectly describe Hephaestus.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have stayed in the underground mine silently developing for years; laziness was the main reason.
So, he also needed to stimulate it from time to time, to awaken some fighting spirit.
Although Hephaestus was already strong and massive enough for most creatures, in the world of dragons, it was undoubtedly still a child.
So young, how could it just lie flat?
This is precisely the age for striving.
Sure enough, when Gauss mentioned the Dragon Mother and its siblings, the Red Dragon Beast Hephaestus beneath him showed obvious emotional fluctuations.
A turbulent and complex tide of emotions was transmitted to Gauss through their physical contact.
Gauss was right.
It was expelled by the Dragon Mother.
Especially recently, as it slowly began to develop intelligence, the memories from after it hatched seemed to be gradually becoming clearer.
