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However... if I'm not by your side, it's indeed best to hightail it out of there when encountering a girl like Sophia—she says she's strong, and she truly is. If she wasn't, she wouldn't dare to appear in Saint Blue alone, let alone declare in public her desire to form a Dragon Knight contract with a giant dragon.
???
Has the dragon cub's perception gotten sharper?
Did she realize she couldn't beat Sophia and that's why she ran to my side?
When she encountered the Bronze Giant Dragon cub, she didn't run away—in fact, she even took out a hammer and gave the chubby little dragon a wallop.
Not bad at all.
Having a heightened ability to perceive danger is good for the dragon cub.
Running away when you can't win isn't a matter of shame for a dragon.
When I was weak, I'd run from powerful opponents whenever possible.
"I think so too."