Alex suddenly felt the dragon was very cute. He wanted to pet it. The dragon yawned, revealing rows of pearly teeth that looked sharp enough to pierce steel, and Alex found himself smiling despite the danger.
"I wish I could tame it," he thought, his eyes never leaving the sleeping beauty before him.
The words had barely formed in his mind when the system responded.
[Ding! Host wants to form a contract with a beast. New system function, "Beast Master" is activated.]
Alex jerked backward as if struck by something, his hand flying to his chest where the notification seemed to resonate. "Huh? What? A new function?" He spun around as if expecting someone to be watching him. "How many functions do you have? Why not give me all of them at once?"
