Gaiden ― Later story (8)
Laune herself was well aware that her birth process was not normal.
An artificial mandragora created by the Chilak Bell.
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Originally, it was destined to be used as a tool and die on the spot.
However, he happened to meet a human who was there, and because of that, the expected ending that had been waiting for Laune was completely turned upside down.
Yoo Ji-hyuk.
I met him, my life was saved, and I was given a name.
Does he know what it means to give a name to a spirit?
It seemed like he didn’t know, but he was like that, so Laune liked Yoo Ji-hyuk even more.
So he handed his one and only fruit for him.
He knew that he would suffer if something happened to the rogues who covet his territory, so he handed over the roots.
He was willing to wait three hundred years for him.
Even if I didn’t meet him and died, it would have been fine.
However… .
“… … !!!”
As she recalled the story she had heard from her compatriots, Laune struggled with her roots without realizing it.
When he was born into this world, he was born with various knowledges instilled in him by Sbangali, who can be said to be his parent and creator.
However, the knowledge that has been passed down like that… There was nothing about things.
‘Ugh… That’s right, comrade. Well… You didn’t ask me that because you wanted to make fun of me, did you?’
‘… … ?’
‘… Yes, I think so. The wind that surrounds you tells me that.’
His friend and compatriot, with his face blushing, told him in detail what the action was.
He just wondered what the uninvited guests who invaded his territory were doing with his own Yoo Ji-hyuk.
I really, really didn’t know in my dream that it would have had such a meaning.
Similarly, when I asked my compatriot how he knew him so well, who was shy and explained step by step, the compatriot stopped talking for a moment.
‘that… Even if it looks like this, I am in a position to marry a human and have children, compatriots.’
Laune was just ignorant of that, not stupid.
Raune, having understood what the compatriot’s reply meant from the previous explanation, was startled and apologized for her indifference.
‘It’s okay, comrade. uh… I didn’t do it with bad intentions.’
The compatriot murmured like that, and at some point he began to mumble with an expression of missing something.
‘… In the first place, my true form was not like this.’
‘Of course, I could have assumed human form as many times as I could, but it was just an imitation of a human, not a human.’
‘But just… After meeting him, loving him, and wanting to be part of his family, he became like this at some point.’
Seeing that, Laune asked that question without me knowing.
me too.
I wondered if I could be like that.
At that, the compatriot just smiled and whispered one way to himself.
That way… .
“Hey, wait… !”
“Shh, everyone will listen and wake up.”
Then, at the sound of a voice, Raune hesitated and crawled out of the jacket Yoo Ji-hyuk had taken off.
In front of Raune’s eyes, Yoo Ji-hyeok, whose face has changed and smells unwelcome, was seen, and a shadowy woman holding onto Yoo Ji-hyuk’s arms and arguing.
“… !”
Raune, who would normally have run right away and slapped the shadow man’s arm, hid himself in his pocket without realizing it.
The stories I heard from my compatriots kept running around in my head.
“Hey, Yesul. you are really crazy… ? What time is it now, in the room where the man is alone… !”
“Yoo Ji-hyuk.”
The shadow man snapped and licked his tongue.
“You really don’t know why I’m here? Did I come here just to deliver kiwi to my sister?”
Yoo Ji-hyuk, startled by those words, said in an urgent voice.
“Hey, Yesul. Okay, so let’s calm down for a bit… .”
“I don’t like that, I don’t know anything, and it’s cute to make a face like that and rant.”
The shadow man grew tall.
Even from Laune’s eyes, the human eye was somehow dangerous, and Yoo Ji-hyuk became contemplative.
The thought of needing help filled up, but for some reason, Laune couldn’t move.
“I was so passionate back then. To be honest, I didn’t even know that Jihyuk had such a taste for you… .”
“Hey, why is that story here… ! Besides, what did I say wrong now?”
Yoo Ji-hyuk struggled to escape from the shadow man, but for some reason he could not escape.
Why can’t you get out? As Laune thought, he could see that he didn’t like to make a fuss.
“We are not the only ones here… ! Belluna-san has Jin Jeong-jeong, Ivan, and even Gina and Gina’s colleagues… ! Do you think they won’t notice? See you later with what kind of face!”
The shadow man chuckled and laughed.
“Don’t worry, you won’t notice.”
“What… ? What, wait… ?!”
“Shh, you have to be quiet in times like this to be a good kid.”
As soon as those words were finished, the shadow man began to swallow Yoo Ji-hyeok’s body as the shadow fluttered.
When Laune woke up and ran to save him, the two had already disappeared into the shadows.
“… … !”
Because of his hesitation!
Laune sat down on the spot as if he was a cynic.
However, right away, Yoo Ji-hyuk and the shadow man had seen him, and what his compatriots had told him were coming to mind.
“… … .”
Laune was so quietly immersed in contemplation.
Just like when he first met Yoo Ji-hyuk, he didn’t even think about the possibility that something might happen that could completely change the future that awaits him.
* * *
[You look tired.]
I began to read the material I had laid out aloud on purpose at Sbangali’s words, which pretended to be casual but had a smile beneath them.
“… Dragons basically take the form of polygamy, or polygamy. Of course, here, regardless of gender, male or female, only dragons with strong powers and excellent abilities can have numerous spouses by their side. For a dragon, choosing a mate is a big choice and decision in life, so he doesn’t even pay any attention to a weak and ugly dragon. Therefore, it can be said that dragons with many spouses usually have that much power.”
I decided to focus a little more, even though I knew that doing it now would make it easier later.
Evangeline’s assignments are not always difficult, but have a reputation for annoying people, so she had to work as diligently as possible to complete them according to her conditions.
“But, strangely, dragons don’t really care if they see their spouses with other spouses, playing pranks, or even having an affair. However, this is absolutely unacceptable in the sense that dragons have a very open position on s*x.”
At this point, I was wet my dry lips without realizing it.
“… This is because, from our point of view, the case where the dragon doesn’t mind seeing the scene of anger is only applicable when the party acknowledges that the party’s spouse, the dragon, and the spouse’s other companion are acknowledged. And this habit eventually serves as a fence to prevent the dragon from indiscriminately increasing the number of mates.”
[Heh, that’s amazing.]
Sbengali made a clattering sound and a beak clashing.
“If the spouse does not believe that he has the strength and capacity to accept a companion other than himself, if he does not acknowledge his/her other companion, or if he is preoccupied with another companion and neglects himself. dealing with… If you think you’ve been pushed out of the ranks or kicked out of the so-called ‘rolled stone’, it’s because dragons are literally showing you why they’re called living disasters and worst monsters.”
… Here, for some reason, I immediately thought of Minerva.
Come to think of it, it was because yesterday was the only time she spoke to me, and even thinking about it, I could say that I had neglected her for a while.
Then, perhaps reading my thoughts, Sbangali whispered in a low voice that only me could hear.
[There, another competitor popped out. Both of them suddenly.]
“… … .”
I closed my mouth.
He would always see through other people’s thoughts at such an eeriely precise timing.
“… In 1882, there are those who find it ridiculous, ridicule, or fear that the disaster called the ‘Red Haze Disaster’ was actually caused by a political problem between dragons. However, one thing is certain, for whatever reason, a dragon was angry with his spouse. Thanks to that anger, the three dragons’ bodies were mutilated beyond recognition, and their hearts were ripped apart. Also, the area that became the battlefield has become a barren land where no grass has yet grown, and even monsters do not approach it… .”
Having looked through the data up to this point, I overshadowed the data with some kind of creepy feeling.
Sbangali giggled at me.
[Don’t look at the book with a headache, but rather ask her. Who knows more about dragons than she does?]
I looked at his sleeping right arm with a sane expression.
If you want to die, you will search alone. Why are you bringing in a strict person? When I was about to shoot, I stopped.
Below, as always, there was a still shadow.
“… Minerva?”
After a while, she nodded and shook her head.
“Why are you doing this, dear?”
“Uh, no. just. Do you ever want to eat something or not? Aren’t you bored?”
She blinked at my words.
“Well… It’s definitely a little free, but there’s nothing you can do about it. Do you think you have to work hard to hone your studies here?”
Minerva smiled brightly.
As always, it was a gentle smile full of affection, but for some reason it was a smile that seemed to have a different meaning now.
“She is not foolish and petty enough to hinder her companion who is training for the future. Even for you, shouldn’t I be quietly cheering for you right now? That’s the way it should be.”
“… … .”
“You don’t have to worry about your mother so much. The novel you gave me was quite interesting, so it was enough for entertainment.”
The books I gave her were the complete collections left by the master of mystery novels.
And, as is usually the case with mystery novels, there were really creative ways to harm or kill people.
“Then be strong.”
She hesitated for a moment, then suddenly and suddenly ran towards me.
As she kissed my cheek in surprise and bewildered, she murmured in a hoarse voice.
“That, you… no… west. Hmm, stand… !”
Minerva then disappeared into the shadows with an inaudible roar.
She placed her hand on her cheek, where her lips were touching, and Svengali made a squeaking sound to me, who was vacant.
[Don’t worry.]
He spoke to me in a serious voice.
[The corpse is somehow raked up by me and I will do business with it generously.]
I answered him quietly.
“… Shut up, you bastard weaker than skinny.”
[What, what?! This little bastard is said to have a hole in his mouth… !]
“After fighting both, I assure you, you are really weaker than Skinny.”
[This motherfucker is real!!!]
I was ignoring the words of the guy who shouted in rage to the point of being so angry that I heard a singing voice in my ear.
It was Sooyoung’s phone call.
“Oh, Sooyoung.”
– Jihyuk, where are you now?
“What?”
– Are you in the dormitory now?
To her question, I answered yes.
She murmured in a playful voice.
– What are you doing?
“I’m doing homework. Unlike anyone else, I am still a student.”
– Ah, yes. You are a great person who has failed for several years.
She giggled and burst into laughter.
Without realizing it, I smiled and leaned back on the chair.
“… Did you call for an appointment? Shall we prepare and leave right now?”
– Well, you don’t have to.
“yes?”
– I’m at my desk right now… Would you like to get up for a moment and stand in front of the bed?
I quietly walked towards the bed as she told me to.
“I’m here.”
– great.
With those words, the phone hung up.
It was when I was looking at my cell phone that returned to the desktop for a moment.
I could feel the unusual energy of mana above me, and then, like magic, she popped out of the empty space.
It was her specialty, space magic.
“Ugh!”
“Jihyuk!”
As soon as I caught her, I jumped back and fell on the bed.
However, as she hugged me and hugged me, she called my name and started rubbing her head as it was.
“… I was about to fall Didn’t you come and say something at all?”
“Hey, then you won’t be able to see your surprised expression like this.”
Turning to me, she replied with a wry smile.
“I’m back, Jihyuk.”
I replied with a smile to her greeting.
“Come on. Did you finish your job well?”
Then she looked at me with a meaningful smile.
“then. That’s why I came so quickly.”
With those words, she held out her hand in the air, and then a small cylinder fell on her hand from the empty space.
Then, like a child boasting of an award, he started waving it right in front of me.
“… Aren’t you going to ask me what?”
She asked me, hiding her high expectations.
Why the hell are you acting like a child?
“what is that?”
“It’s not… .”
she replied
“Fragments of Milited.”
“… What?”
For a moment, she turned to me, wondering if I had heard it wrong, and she whispered once more to me.
“The leftover pieces of Milited.”
The cylinder was full of things that looked like marbles or rubbish.
She hugged me as I lay on the bed and whispered.
“The only way Jihyuk can restore your body.”