284 – 272.7 Days of Dragon-1
After resolving the minor incident, the promised time has already passed.
As my stay expired, I was preparing to leave the dragon’s nest.
For me, who only had a body with clothes, there was nothing in particular that could be called a burden.
Still, I stuffed the smoked meats wrapped in cloth into a leather backpack that was considered a keepsake.
I filled the water bottle with melted ice and stuffed it around my waist.
After preparing with minimal food and drinking water, I picked up a nearby tree branch.
[I have been very indebted to you for a week.]
It was a crude way, but I was leaving a short goodbye with a tree branch.
I felt a sign of presence behind me and Breeze, who had just woken up and was rubbing his eyes, appeared.
It looks like the plan to leave quietly without anyone knowing went wrong.
“Ugh! Good morning~!”
“Good morning.”
“What about breakfast this morning~?”
“Of course we have prepared it. “I placed it on the wooden bowl that Freeze likes, so you can wash it and eat it.”
“Thank you! “But where are you going this early in the morning?”
I hesitated for a moment, wondering if it would be okay to tell the truth, but there was no need to worry.
Because 7 days was the period decided by none other than Breeze.
I just informed the landlord that I was leaving the room because I was indebted to him.
You can leave with pride because you have not done anything to disturb the interior or steal property.
“The period of stay that Mr. Freeze mentioned earlier expires today, so I am leaving now. “I’ve been indebted to you a lot during this time!”
“Has so much time already passed?”
“Yes. “It is exactly the 7th day today.”
“I see. Then 7 days… No, extend it for another month!”
“Yes? “What does that mean?”
“You can stay in my nest for one more month!”
Breeze shrugs his shoulders as if showing off his generous mana pockets.
Her proud smile was like the brightness of sunlight shining outside the nest.
It was as if a revelation from God had come down.
However, as an atheist, I was not the type of person to be moved and happy by such a sight.
“No. “I’m sorry to bother you any further than this, so I’m leaving now.”
“Oh, uh… ?”
Breeze, who was in high spirits, started to flinch and panic at my firm words.
I guess he thought I would be happy and accept it gratefully.
“Ho, did you not like life in the nest?”
“That can’t be right. “The space and bedding that Freeze gave me were very comfortable.”
“But why are you giving up that benefit? “I told you it was okay for me to stay longer, right?”
“As I said before, I appreciate your consideration, but I don’t feel at peace.”
He scratched his head sheepishly and expressed his refusal.
To tell the truth, the main purpose of the trip was to find a way to return to Bern.
For me, who was confident about the future but ignorant of the past, life at this point was full of anxiety.
If my body was the same as Bern’s, I would have been able to get along, but with Yoon Geon-woo’s body, nothing was easy.
“In that sense, I am leaving.”
“Ugh… !”
Breese’s mouth was twisted as if he wanted to say something.
But as if it was difficult to actually speak, the lips that were stuck together did not separate and only made a groaning sound.
Seeing her like that, I smiled bitterly and hinted at her words that might be comforting.
“I will come visit you whenever I think of you.”
“Ugh, no way! Here it is!”
“No, even if you say that… ….”
“Jeoeoeoeoldaeae! “I won’t let you go!”
With a cry so loud that her nest was blown away, Breeze lunged at me and hugged me tightly.
She controlled her strength properly so it didn’t hurt her, but the hold was so tight that she couldn’t move.
Even if you use strengthening magic, you will never be able to overcome the dragon’s strength.
“At least I want you to tell me the reason why you don’t want to send me away… ….”
“After spending the last seven days together, I’ve learned that being with someone is fun!”
“If you need company to talk to, aren’t there other yetis, snow women, or villagers living nearby?”
“You fool! I’ve been to them too! But usually they come at me because they are afraid of me or have impure intentions? On the other hand, I like that you are not afraid of me at all and do not expect anything from me!”
“Even if you ignore the fact that I don’t hesitate, don’t you think I may have impure intentions?”
“I know! “I have a special eye.”
Breeze started to show off again while sighing.
He began proudly explaining his abilities, but did not bother to listen.
Not only was it an ability that Rene had, but there was also precedent for it.
Rene was able to confirm not only the truth and lies, but also whether the other party had malicious intent.
It was said that Breeze had the same ability, but it was impossible to determine the truth of his words.
Still, being able to detect malicious intent was an ability of the Gwangryong clan that had a sufficient advantage.
“So, what I’m saying is that if you were planning to do something to me, I would have figured it out a long time ago!”
“I understand what you mean. But I’m already ready to leave…….”
“You can just throw it in a corner! Otherwise, I don’t want you to stay with me… ?”
“Ugh!”
Breeze looks up at me from below with bright eyes.
As she was beguiling me with her young self, her destructive power was truly mind-boggling.
Is this a magical charm that can never be rejected?
While I was having an internal conflict and wondering what to do, Breeze finally buried her face in her body and started rubbing it violently.
“Oh, I understand! “Then I’ll stay just one more week.”
“Only a week? Is it okay to have as much as you want?”
Now, instead of just saying it for a month, he was saying it as if it was okay to stay for the rest of his life.
It’s strange. Especially since she must have done very little to win her favor?
He just cooked meals and occasionally became companions.
The only thing that was done for Breeze was that it ended the conflict between the snow woman and the yeti.
He was puzzled because he didn’t think he would do anything to earn her infinite trust like he did now.
“I think a week is enough.”
“How about two weeks?”
“Is there a need to negotiate the day I leave like this? ?”
“Okay! Instead, it would be okay to make you stay here longer of your own free will, right?”
“I won’t stop you from that. “I’m not going to change this decision anyway.”
“You don’t know that!”
Breese grinned with a devil-like smile.
The expression on his face that had made him cry a moment ago had disappeared everywhere.
It was nice to see the variety of changes in emotions and expressions.
The future girl always had an air of pity.
Is that why? She wished she could always be as happy as she is now.
“Anyway, it has been decided to stay here a little longer, so take off this stuff and go out with me!”
Breeze forcibly removed my backpack from her and threw it behind her.
Then she snatched my arm and dragged me out of the nest, spreading her wings wide.
“Yes? Um, where do you plan on going?”
“I’m going to a village where countless humans live!”
“It’s a bit unexpected.”
“You’ll be leaving here in the next 7 days, right? Before that, we need to make a lot of good memories! “I plan to make it so that you can’t escape my charm!”
I only responded with a smile to Breeze’s triumphant words.
I thought it would be okay to have expectations.
And, unlike Bern, what aspect of me, which did not have a dependable side, appealed to Breeze?
I was curious about the correct answer to that question.
“Are you following along quietly?”
“I understand.”
“Okay! Then let’s go!”
It’s not a grand trip, but it’s an outing with young Breeze.
I was looking forward to it as I couldn’t predict what would happen.
Her holding hands led me into a new world.
***
“Oh my gosh.”
Hwareuk-!
The wood covering the entire mansion was burning brightly.
The external stone wall, which seemed sturdy, collapsed, and the brilliant chandelier fell to the floor and shattered.
The portraits that filled one side of the wall were torn to pieces, so no part of them was intact.
“hahahaha, how did this happen?” … ?”
The young man standing alone at the entrance of the building let out a hollow laugh.
A catastrophe occurred while he was taking his eyes off him for a moment.
The young man slowly looked back on the past with a bitter smile.
The process of an outing with a lovely dragon.