59 – Dagran and Reina (3)
The day after Rayna killed Bayater.
The united kingdom of dwarves held a festival.
It is because the ancient beast that has been called the ‘Snow Mountain Disaster’ for a long time and terrified them has finally been cut down and killed.
So, Reina was honored as their hero.
The ‘Emotion Guide’ created by Dagran was also praised as a holy sword, and was honored as their artifact and relic.
Dagran, who had spent his entire life in debauchery without receiving any ‘title’, became a popular star after receiving the title of ‘artisan’ at once.
-I didn’t know that big guy, but he was such a great guy. How could such a holy sword…
-I haven’t been to parties for a while, and I’ve been doing something, and I’ve been making such an amazing thing.
-Where is that? Dude, didn’t he make the empire’s woman his own? he’s talented
In modern terms, the Empire was a position comparable to that of the United States.
Economic power, military power, cultural influence, all of them overwhelmed other kingdoms.
Because of this, the Dwarves at that time longed for women from the Empire.
Furthermore, as they actively traded with the empire and had many opportunities to see them, the dwarves’ desire for imperial women was at its peak.
However, Dagran proudly accomplished that dreamlike job, and that year he emerged as a blacksmith among blacksmiths and a man among men.
“Can’t you feel anything now?”
In such a festive mood.
Dagran and Reina were sitting side by side at a table talking.
It was about Reina’s feelings.
“Yes, yesterday I was in a wave of emotion, but now it is back to normal.”
Reina with an expressionless face.
Then Dagran got up and sat down next to her.
After clearing my throat, I held her hand.
Reina’s shoulders trembled.
“How about this?”
“…”
Reina’s expressionless face.
However, Dagran was able to catch the slight change in expression.
The corners of her mouth were slightly raised.
“great. It’s comfortable, and my heart beats a little bit.”
“I’m glad you said so.”
They laugh quietly while holding each other’s hands.
They talked for a long time that day, even after the festival was over.
After returning home, we had a glass of beer with a simple snack and shared the stories we had in our hearts without hesitation.
“…This is my story.”
And Dagran told me all about his past.
Because Rayna was curious.
As she entered her own mind, she began to wonder about Dagran.
“It must have been difficult. Mr. Dagran too.”
And after hearing Dagran’s story, Reina felt a throbbing feeling in one side of her chest.
This is because his story was also a story full of boredom and lethargy.
Dagran the Explorer.
Dagran originally dreamed of becoming an explorer.
He said that he had been so curious since he was little that there was almost no day when he was quiet at home.
So, unlike other dwarves, Dagran was not interested in blacksmithing.
Since his goal is only to complete the world circumnavigation as the first dwarf, he has been collecting maps for a long time, and he has acquired the culture and knowledge of each country. It is said that he studied the language and prepared for the trip.
– You’ll need a rehearsal!
By the time the preparations were completed to some extent, Dagran started to travel from the neighboring area of the kingdom.
From the human village that appears after leaving the kingdom to the yet undiscovered cave in the snowy mountain, he traveled wherever he could.
-Well?
Then one day.
Dagran accidentally discovered a mysterious cave.
A cave filled with mana stones of a type never seen before.
It was the first dwarf to discover the emerald mana stone.
-Mo, we need to let everyone know!
Why has no one discovered a cave of this size yet?
Dagran hurriedly returned to his family and informed everyone about the Emerald Mana Stone.
So, with his father’s permission, he climbed the mountain with his retainers and workers, and arrived at the cave he had discovered.
But there was nothing where the cave should be.
Not even a cave, only a bare rock wall stood in their way.
This happened because no one knew at the time that the cave was a ‘magical singularity’ that only appeared at certain times.
– Haven’t you seen something in vain?
-hahahahaha, it seems that the young master was too enthusiastic about the trip.
– Emerald-colored mana stones, there can be no such thing.
That’s how he became a delusional patient or a liar in an instant.
And to make matters worse, they were even attacked by the demons of the snowy mountain caused by the ‘magical singularity’.
More than half of the retainers and workers brought to explore the cave were killed in the surprise attack.
-Cancel the trip right away!
After that day, Dagran became a prisoner.
With the disgrace of being a delusional patient and a liar, he lived a meaningless and boring life, hating himself day by day and being angry about the cave that had hidden his traces.
It was then that Dagran fell in love with gambling and parties, and became hot-tempered.
“But it’s okay. Everything has changed since I met you.”
Meanwhile, Dagran met Reina.
And he naturally became interested in Raina, because his adventurous temperament remained.
He became curious about Reina, who had lived a wandering life like a mercenary.
“Maybe it was me who was saved, not you. I said I wanted to make you laugh, but the truth is I wanted to laugh.”
Dagran smiled bitterly with a self-deprecating smile.
Reina was staring at him with an expressionless face.
at that time.
“My heart aches.”
Saying that, Reina put her hand on Dagran’s hand on the table.
Then, he moved mana, spewing haze, a by-product of it, and spoke.
“If you are in pain… I am in pain too.”
A gloomy blue haze radiated around her body.
Dark blue symbolizes sadness, tragedy, despair, and depression.
“Can you see my heart?”
However, such a gloomy color began to spread to a golden light.
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Love, hope, courage, generosity, comfort.
The color of such hope began to shine brightly.
Reina said with a faint smile that seemed to be invisible.
“I want to heal you who have been hurt… now. Forever, by your side.”
“…”
Raina, who has been blindly chasing money while living with emotional cripples for a long time.
And Dagran, who has lived a life marked by pent-up anger and self-loathing for many years.
Dagran felt his heart race again.
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Like the time when I collected maps every day with the dream of being an explorer as a child, I can dream once again.
“Now, you are my dream.”
and that night.
Dagran hugged Reina, and Reina hugged Dagran.
The two shared their body temperature and whispered the words of love they had built up.
Every time they checked each other’s hearts through each other’s mouth, it felt like the lump in their hearts was melting.
It was only now that he, who was not functioning properly due to something broken, was able to start over as an individual.
So the two became each other’s dreams.
The golden haze emanating from Reina’s body never seemed to go out.
Just as the rising sun paints the world in golden light, the dry world of Dagran and Raina began to turn golden.
They promised to keep this small and precious world of each other for a long time.
For a very, very long time…
***
It was a grand wedding.
Three months later, Dagran is the happiest man in the world.
Raina became the happiest woman in the world.
Now, a fairly natural smile spread across her face.
As a result of long-term efforts, it is possible to express emotions to some extent.
“A foolish bitch…”
However, there were the only ones who looked down on their faces at the grand wedding that everyone was blessing, such as Croto, Eguwa, and Argie.
They, along with Reina, were dispatched as escort knights for the United Kingdom of Dwarves.
However, while criticizing Reina, he got into a fight with Dagran, beat him up, and received a light punishment.
“Fuck, we got a pay cut because of that bitch, but that bitch was really excited.”
But fanning Dagran wasn’t too much of a problem.
At that time, Dagran was just a defective son of a Dwarf chief, and he was the son of a noble family from the Orserk Empire, the most powerful country in the world.
The problem was that they abandoned their mission and fled.
While Reina was fighting against Bayater alone, they abandoned their dwarf escort mission and fled.
Because of this, he received a 50% salary reduction and faced the threat of being deprived of his knighthood.
If it had not been for the lobby of the fathers, he would have been deprived of his knighthood long ago and became an unemployed man.
“it’s okay. We only need to do a good job of handing over and fill in our careers. Don’t make trouble for nothing.”
However, the reason why they were able to come back here was ‘takeover’.
He resided here for 3 years and handed over the mission by telling the young knights about the geographical features of the snowy mountains and monsters.
Even though they escaped, they were the ones who knew the mission here better than anyone else, so they were able to return to this place under the pretext of ‘handover’ and ‘sincere apology to the dwarves’.
“That bitch has sold out. That shorty bastard is all the rage. If that shorty becomes the king of this place, I’ll just have to shake my butt.”
However, they only pretended to reflect on the outside, but rather returned with stronger malice.
It is absurd and disgusting to them to risk their lives to protect the dwarves while abandoning their comrades and running away.
Furthermore, if Rayna had been attacked by Bayatere, she could have made an excuse saying that she was ‘a monster that couldn’t be helped’, but they only made fun of themselves because they killed Bayater alone.
“it’s okay. just forget it Fuck… it sucks, but I can’t help it.”
But just because they were angry didn’t change anything.
Anyway, they were assigned to border guards in the outskirts.
After educating the knights of the Empire who had entered the border of the Dwarf United Kingdom, their mission was to send them to the center.
There was nothing he could do about Dagran and Reina, who had already become popular.
So they returned to the frontier with a bitter heart.
And no one knew at the time what kind of tragedy it would lead to.
***
1 year later.
A new life took hold in Reina’s stomach.
The love between Dagran and Reina has come to fruition.
“Ha ha ha ha ha! Raina! Thank you so much!”
Dagran was overjoyed at this.
Reina, who thought she would live a single life, shed tears of joy at the fact that she became the mother of a child.
Her emotional crippling was now almost completely healed, and she was in a state of improvement to the point where she could laugh and cry naturally.
“But I’m sorry. I’m busy right now, so let’s celebrate in the evening!”
“Whoops. yes honey I’m busy too,”
Also, they each had a major responsibility.
Dagran was in charge of the ‘king’s aide’, a position that all Dwarf kings pass through, and Reina became the leader of the Dwarf Knights and was teaching the young dwarves weapon skills.
“We need to strengthen our borders.”
And at that time, Dagran constantly proposed strengthening the border to the Dwarf King.
However, the Dwarf King reacted skeptically to his opinion.
“Hmm… isn’t the budget tight right now just by developing mines? Strengthening borders in this age of peace would be a waste of budget.”
“·····The Empire is expanding its territory at an alarming rate. And recently, they say they’re planning to conquer even Shady Forest.”
“It’s a shady forest…”
“This is a very worrying situation. It’s not like we stumbled upon that place for no reason, and the sparks will splatter our kingdom… That’s why we’re trying to at least prepare.”
The king nodded his head.
From the conservative Dwarf’s point of view, Dagran’s proposal to provide a safety device seemed reasonable.
“good. I will appoint you as general manager.”
With the king’s permission, Dagran led a large number of workers and attendants to the south.
Reina also came down to the border area to help Dagran and settle down in order to stabilize her body.
“Start construction!”
So, under the supervision of Dagran, a large-scale renovation work began.
The old wooden barriers were demolished, new barriers were erected, and several additional siege devices were installed.
Day by day, the border area was quickly strengthened.
“It’s a monster!”
However, the speed of the Empire’s advance was too fast.
Moreover, since someone with a pioneering mind like Dagran rose to a senior position too late, the time to reinforce the border defense was too short.
In the end, the monsters of the Shady Forest attacked before the construction was even completed.
It was at this point that the tragedy began.
The rain isn’t stopping…