After making the slaves work like dogs, I had my clones handle the cleanup and began preparing to return to the rugged rocky terrain area.
"Since I have the Thunder God's marking engraved in advance... I should slowly start moving—"
"Oh, Oppa!"
Just as I was about to return to the rugged rocky terrain area using the Thunder God's marking engraved there, Shin Yuseung ran up to me urgently, holding a large egg in her arms.
"Oppa!! What should I do!? Ah, the egg has a crack... This isn't a problem, is it!?"
As she said that, Shin Yuseung showed me the egg, and I was momentarily flustered, not knowing what it was, before realizing it was the fire dragon egg I had gotten from the Demon Castle gacha earlier and given to her as a gift. I quickly took the egg and began checking its condition.
"Let me see... I'll check this guy's status..."
After examining the egg a few times, I looked at the cracked part and happened to meet the sharp yellow eyes of the creature inside, which was staring right at me.
Blink blink.
Seeing its bright yellow eyes, I chuckled and handed the egg back to Shin Yuseung, saying,
"Yuseung-ah, it seems the egg isn't cracked but hatching. Look here! You can see the yellow eyes, right?"
"Ah!... That's a relief, really a relief..."
Shin Yuseung saw the creature's yellow eyes and sighed in relief, hugging the egg tightly. In response, the fire dragon egg began to shake violently.
[Skill 'Dragon Mana Heart of Fafnir (Incomplete)' resonates with the fire dragon egg.]
Thump! Thump!
As if resonating with the being inside the egg, my mana heart began to throb intensely, and in response, the fire dragon egg shook even more fiercely.
"Yuseung-ah, this guy looks like it's about to hatch soon... Do you have a name in mind?"
At my question, Shin Yuseung started pondering with a "Hmm..." and then said to me,
"Umm... I don't really know... Can't you come up with one, Oppa?"
"Me? Hmm..."
'Great Sage, think quickly!!!'
[Confirmed.... Recommended names include Ignia, Ignil, Ragnar, Belcard, Agni, Ignir, Ifrion, Ignis, Ifrit, Kamish, etc.]
I pondered which of the names listed by the Great Sage was best and then decided, saying,
"From now on, this guy's name is Ignil."
I named the fire dragon Ignil, after the dragon Igneel from the manga Fairy Tail, who holds the title of Fire Dragon King.
Crack!
At the moment I gave the fire dragon its name, as if reacting to it, the fire dragon shattered the hard eggshell and revealed itself.
The small fire dragon hatchling, resembling the Fire Dragon King Igneel from Fairy Tail, looked at me and Shin Yuseung and let out a loud roar.
[Grade 7 Fire Dragon Species Ignil looks at you and Shin Yuseung.]
[Grade 7 Fire Dragon Species Ignil recognizes you and Shin Yuseung as its parents.]
"Gwaaaaaa!!!"
At the earth-shaking roar, which was hard to believe came from a grade 7 creature, the gazes of me, Shin Yuseung, the goblins nearby, the other party members, and even the digging calamities all turned toward Ignil.
[You have given a name to Grade 7 Fire Dragon Species Ignil.]
[A massive amount of mana is consumed.]
At that moment, a huge amount of mana suddenly drained from my body, and then light shone from Ignil's body as its size grew and the sensed mana quantity increased exponentially.
[Grade 7 Fire Dragon Species Ignil reacts to your grade and evolves.]
[Grade 7 Fire Dragon Species Ignil has completed its evolution into Grade 2 Fire Dragon Species Ignil.]
"Gwaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!"
Ignil, which had instantly grown from grade 7 to grade 2, became roughly as large as the head of one of the calamities.
"What the... Could it be..."
[Affirmative: It seems that giving it a name has caused it to evolve into a named monster.]
"No way... Just giving a name can do this... Oh, it might work..."
I suddenly remembered the name-giving from a previous life, and considering who I am now, it didn't seem unreasonable for it to evolve to grade 2 instantly.
[Grade 2 Fire Dragon Species Ignil swears loyalty to you.]
"Grrr..."
Seeing Ignil bow its head to me, I gently stroked it, and Ignil smiled as if satisfied.
[You have achieved an unbelievable feat.]
[The legendary fable 'Father of the Fire Dragon' senses your warmth.]
I smiled and said to Shin Yuseung,
"Yuseung-ah, you need to raise Ignil well from now on."
"...Yes! I'll raise it diligently!"
Pleased with her answer, I told Ignil to listen well to Yuseung from now on, and Ignil nodded its head.
[Purchased 10KG of Galala crocodile from the shop.]
"Yuseung-ah, I'll cover the food costs, so tell me anytime if it's not enough. But make sure to raise it well."
"Yes!"
Shin Yuseung loudly acknowledged my words and began feeding Ignil, and I returned to the rugged rocky terrain area using the Thunder God's marking.