Chapter 20: Incredible Birthday Gifts

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After my parents scolded me, my entire dragon family arrived with all sorts of presents. Unlike the boring gifts from previous birthdays, which were just clothes or baby items, this time they treated me like a sentient being and gave me proper, exciting things.

The first to present me with something was the amazing Fire Dragon King Surtr. He was tall, massive, and incredibly impressive. I wondered if I could become a Fire Dragon myself. After all, my great‑grandfather was the Dragon King and possessed every dragon bloodline, so maybe I could too.

“Here, Elizabeth, this is your present. A Legendary Artifact. It is both a Soul Weapon, a Spirit Weapon, and a Golem,” he explained. “It is my latest invention, a living, shapeshifting weapon.”

“Wow!” I gasped, analyzing the small thing in the Fire Dragon King’s hands.

It appeared as a large, sentient mass of red, silver, and gold metal with tiny red jewel eyes and golden horns. When the king infused his energy into it, the creature reshaped itself, turning into various weapons.

It became a lance, then a sword, then an axe, and later a hammer. It could even shrink into a tiny shield.

“As you can see, it can shapeshift. It is an ultimate all‑rounder weapon,” he said. “By infusing it with Divine Energy and Mana, you can input certain forms, and the weapon will do its best to take them.”

“I see. Uncle, is it alive?” I asked, tilting my head.

“Yes, it is a special type of artificial spirit golem,” he explained. “I made it using very high‑quality materials, so you had better take good care of it.”

“Sure!” I nodded, receiving the gift with my tiny hands. “Thank you, Uncle.”

“Hahaha, it is nothing, little one,” he laughed, petting my head. “I am looking forward to what you will do in the future. How about we test it first? Try to make any shape.”

“Any shape?” I asked, glancing at my parents.

My dad and mom both nodded with confident smiles, reassuring me that it was fine to go a little crazy if I wanted.

“Okay… let’s picture a cool weapon.”

I closed my eyes and held the tiny creature in my hands until I remembered an awesome sword that a character from my favorite RPG used.

And then…

FLUOSH!

An enormous, single‑edged broadsword about five to six feet long emerged, blazing with red and black colors. It was heavy, but I could hold it. It was around three times my size in my Dragonoid form.

“Awesome! My own Buster Sword!”

“Woah!” Surtr was shocked. “That is a big one.”

“Eh? I have never seen such a design before,” my mother said.

“Incredible, young lady!” Gigantia clapped.

“Huh, is it not too heavy for you, Elizabeth?” my father asked.

“Nah, it is fine, Dad,” I said with a confident smirk. “Let us test it.”

“Wait, right here?!” my mother panicked.

“Hahaha, there is nothing wrong with it. Let the girl go wild for once, Mirai. You are too overprotective— Geh?!” The Fire Dragon King flinched when he felt my mother’s angry gaze. “S‑Sorry, I should not have said anything.”

Suddenly, my grandmother stepped into the conversation. She was so tall that everyone immediately looked her way.

“Here,” she said, summoning a rainbow scale‑shaped shield. “This shield is made using Tiamat’s Scales. It was one of the gifts she gave to my father, which he used to forge twenty impervious shields that only his most trusted wielded. You can hit me with it. If you push me even a little, I will gift it to you, Elizabeth. How about it?”

“Woah! Really?!” I gasped. “Mommy, Daddy, can I? Can I?”

My parents whispered to each other. My dad seemed to be asking my mom to let me do it, but she was so worried I might hurt myself that she resisted. In the end, my father kissed her cheek and told her how much he loved her, saying he had to let me be myself for once. He reassured her that I was strong, so she agreed.

Finally.

“Okay, you can do it, Elizabeth,” she said. “But your father is going to cast a special protection spell on you.”

“Oh? Okay,” I nodded.

My father touched my head and covered me with a veil of white light.

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“White Void Mantle.”

FLASH!

As the veil covered my body, I saw a new system notification.

[You have received the Spell Buff: [White Void Mantle] – Negates 90% of Physical and Magical Damage taken. Duration: 5 Minutes.]

Oh wow, that was cool.

Void too. That was an element my father specialized in, but one I had not unlocked yet. I had to study a lot of magic to learn every element.

“Alright, that should do,” he said. “Go ahead, Elizabeth. That will help you.”

“Thanks!” I said, running toward Grandma.

Everyone stepped out of the way as Grandma placed the giant rainbow shield in front of her and smiled. “Go ahead. Anytime, dear. Just swing with all you have.”

“All I have, huh? Alright then.”

I closed my eyes and began harnessing all my internal energies. White Divine Power and Dark Demonic Power surged, and at the center a fiery red draconic energy rose, mixing with the others to create a chaotic burst of power.

While holding the sword, I felt something guiding me. I realized it was my Human Species Skill, which I quickly activated.

“Tool Mastery.”

FLUOSH!

A sudden surge of knowledge filled me as I held the sword. The skill seemed to have both a passive effect and an active effect when using Mana.

[You have activated Tool Mastery: Your mastery over any tool increases by 25% for 10 Minutes.]
[The large tool you are holding qualifies as a Cutting Tool.]

So swords counted. Or maybe this weird sword was so unusual that the System classified it as a giant knife.

Whatever the case, I was ready.

“HAAAH!”

With all my power, I swung my sword against the shield Grandma held. I channeled every ounce of internal energy, plus all my physical stats, and roared to give it a boost.