Episode 67 [Why did you meet me](5)
“………..”
The woman let out a small laugh, as if Dante’s reaction, biting his lips tightly to prevent any sound from leaking out, was cute.
“[Huh, he looks like he has a lot to say.]”
Well, it’s nothing I can’t understand.
“[No matter how strong a person is, if he hears that he will die today, let alone in 4 hours, he will have no choice but to panic.]”
Even so, it’s very admirable to see her trying hard not to lose her cool.
“[Yeah, I can guess what kind of life my little boy has lived.]”
A kind voice.
Repositioning her crossed legs, the woman placed her hands on her chest with her graceful movements.
I wanted to do it with ignorance, but in the current situation where everything is chaotic, I had to avoid going against her planting.
Trying to calm her bubbling stomach, Dante listened to the woman who named her Olivia her only child.
“[I’ll explain to you step by step what’s going on, but before that, let me formally introduce myself.]”
──Because that side is fair ♪
As if this common self-introduction was interesting, the woman continued with a slightly excited expression.
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“[I am Ophelia, also known in the underworld as Ophelia, the lord of the sky. Among the 12 thrones in the heavenly realm, I hold the position of the Dragon God.]”
?
In her moment, Dante doubted her own hearing.
“…I’m sorry, but what did you just say…?”
“[Dragon God.]”
“……God?”
“[Yes, God. GOD.]”
That omnipotent god who has altars, saints, factions, and oracles in all places?
“[It’s not omnipotent, but… Except for that, everything else is roughly correct.]”
At Ophelia’s affirmation, Dante put on a shocked expression.
Olivia’s father, Black Dragon Aquila, was an extremely ordinary (?) Ancient Dragon Lord.
And now, the woman who treated Olivia as her daughter-in-law called herself the Dragon God.
Even one of the famous 12 heavenly thrones!
──That means.
Dante barely pursed his lips as his whole body trembled in shock.
“That, that means… Olivia-sama, the daughter of Dragon God…”
“[──Half-god, half-dragon, should I say it?]”
“…..Crazy.”
Dante gaped her mouth.
It wasn’t enough that he was born as a dragon, which is said to be the pinnacle of the race, and even had the blood of a god?
…Oh my God, there are all kinds of diamond spoon chewing pedigrees.
Now, if you wait a second, shouldn’t you be careful not only of Olivia-sama, but also of this Dragon God…?
Aren’t they dragging people to the altar, laughing and declaring that they will die in 4 hours after seeing me?
This unrelenting ability to act once committed and watched was unmistakably proof of the mother-and-wife war.
If there are two black dragons, the stress is doubled, then my stomach medicine is doubled…?
I, am I going to live on nothing but porridge for the rest of my life…?
Oh no, can I lead a normal life in the first place?
“……Of course not…”
Puff!
Dante, who grabbed her by the back of her neck, fell backwards.
“[!? Hey kid! Catch up kid! No, why are you suddenly collapsing!?]”
Wow. He even asked for bubbles…!
“[Was it a shocking fact that my daughter was a half-body?]”
Ophelia had a headache.
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When she first found out about Yeonhwa’s true identity, Dante was taken aback by the fact that she was the guardian deity of the empire, but she soon got used to it.
She didn’t know much about the gods of the East in the first place, and she couldn’t guess what position or class of god she was, so she couldn’t actually feel it.
However, there is a ‘zodiac’ in this world.
An anecdote about the 12 main gods, popularly referred to as the ’12 god seats in the heavenly realm’, was widely spread.
If you don’t know this story in the underworld, you could call it a spy.
There are many gods living in the heavens far above the sky, and their powers and abilities are varied.
Only the most outstanding and noble god among them could occupy one seat among the 12 thrones, which symbolized the pinnacle of the gods.
Among the 12, there are a total of 4 gods whose names, appearances, and powers are known to the underworld.
The goddess that Dante always seeks and curses at is one of these four.
8 Members are wrapped in a veil of secrecy.
Ah, Dante, though a veil has just been ripped off.
…..Anyway, such a great place. The 12 God Seats in the Celestial World.
“[Originally, you shouldn’t come down or interfere in the underworld, but all of a sudden all the dragons living on the continent started to gather in one place. I wondered what the hell was going on, so I came down and looked at it.]”
And I quickly figured out who the mastermind was.
“[I don’t think she expected it to be my daughter…]”
Genes, what are you…
Ophelia sighed and rested her chin on her table.
“[She couldn’t show up in front of Olivia because of her personal circumstances… But she could see why the boy was making a fuss for some reason.]”
Sorry, when I read my recent memory, it came out right away.
“[The cause is you.]”
Bread, Ophelia smiled grimly as she aimed her index finger at Dante’s heart.
“[──Dante’s little boy.]”
Dante slowly lowered her eyes.
“…Are you rebuking me?”
“[Eww, it’s not like that. It’s my daughter’s fault.]”
Ah, he told me to get out because he said he was going to get sick, so what are you going to do?
It’s self-employed.
Ophelia smiled her eyes as she shrugged and raised her shoulders.
“[Anyway, I wasn’t trying to conquer the world, but I was just ordering the search for the dragons, so at first I thought it was no big deal, so I tried to go back to heaven? But——”
“—Now, wait, wait.”
I think I heard something I shouldn’t pass by.
Waving her hand and interrupting Ophelia’s words, Dante frowned at her as if her head hurt, and continued to speak gibberish.
“Didn’t Olivia just say that she gathered dragons from all continents?”
“[It was.]”
“And what, what, did you instruct those dragons? The search operation? Is this what I heard…?”
I’m sure my ears aren’t wrong, right?
Looking at Dante’s face, which was almost completely blue, with a pitiful gaze, Ophelia answered calmly.
“[…You heard it right. Olivia gave only one instruction to those many dragons.]”
‘[──Catch it──]’
“…The target is, of course, me…?”
“[Ugh…]”
Ophelia gave a distressed look on her face.
…..That’s right.
As if there would be no surprises anymore, he muttered dejectedly as he stared into space with empty eyes.
Even though the scale of the work was different, it was very different.
That’s enough… That’s enough, Dante.
Let’s not try to understand.
Just…Just accept…Ah, that’s right….
It’s time to give up. What more could you ask for?
Olivia is Olivia this time too….
“Ha…..hahahaha…”
…After all, I was a rat in a dock.
Laughing, Dante stretched his upper body on the table.
There was no force involved.
I felt the stream of water flowing around my eyes again.
“…..Sorry for interrupting you earlier. Please continue with what you said…”
As if this was the reason, Ophelia gently ran her hand through Dante’s hair.
“[…But now that I think about it again, I feel so sorry for the little boy who is going to be chased by unknown dragons.]”
What’s wrong with the kid? I just left because the owner told me to leave.
If there is a sin, it’s just being born as a weak and weak demon.
“[──That’s why I wanted to give even a little help, so I intercepted Olivia in the middle like this.]”
I opened a barrier so that no one could find it.
“Ah…Then that strange forest-like place I saw earlier…”
“[The scenery inside the barrier. It’s kind of like a temporary hideout.]”
Don’t worry, at least you’re safe while you’re here with me. Because there is no risk of getting caught.
Ophelia twisted her long hair with her fingers while answering Dante’s many other questions.
Using Olivia’s scales to induce her to come to the altar was to drop her thunderbolt with Dante, and Ophelia’s interference with Dante was also the reason why she couldn’t connect with her.
The bloodline of the tiger that hunts dragons is a bit reluctant, so I dropped it or something.
Then when I asked where Nagi was, he said he was in the forest right now inside the barrier.
Haaa aaaR I’ll make you worry… But I can’t help it. That I was also irresistible.
Whoa, yes. Let’s be strong, Dante. You have to stay calm at times like this.
She has sympathy for me.
Perhaps this person will be my helper.
Because you said you would give ‘a little help’.
“──I will ask you one last question. The Dragon God said that I would die in the next four hours.”
Also by your daughter, Olivia.
“[Yes.]”
“Excuse me, could you tell me how you knew that?”
“[That’s something I shouldn’t have done…]”
Whispering, Ophelia narrowed her eyes.
“[Say aljjak, I saw the future of the kid with authority.]”
Well, speaking of the future, it’s only half a day away, but
I have seen various futures where not one, but many ‘possibilities’ exist.
I have only given you the most probable of them.
“[I lifted the curtains and peeked into the future, but there’s only…Sorry, it’s kinda hard to say this with my own mouth…]”
Ophelia’s reaction as she shakes off her hands as if she’s seen something she couldn’t see makes Dante’s thoughts deepen.
…..What the hell did you do to me, you crazy lizard.
“…Then, the future that Dragon God saw… Is my future under the assumption that I didn’t meet Dragon God and ran away on a thunderbolt?”
“[That’s it.]”
“And did Yongshin-nim come to see me to change that future?”
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“[That’s right!]”
You’re a fast-paced kid.
Perfect!
Ophelia snapped her fingers lightly.
Haa…Dante was finally able to relax.
I’m glad. She almost died for not doing anything.
However, he couldn’t relax completely, so he politely asked, straightening his back.
“Then, Dragon God, what should I do from now on?”
How can I survive the black dragon?
“[Whoops, that’s it. There’s a very simple yet sure way.]”
“Ohh…”
‘Ophelia, she is a god!’
At Dante’s eyes shining in admiration, Ophelia smiled brightly.
And in a cruelly beautiful voice, she told the boy.
“[──Go back to Olivia.]”
“…… Huh?”
“[Get back to the child on your own feet as soon as possible, before being discovered.]”
I can’t live without you.
As expected, I am afraid to live alone in this harsh world.
Please don’t abandon me. Ask for forgiveness
“Now, what are you talking about…”
“[Crying like that, begging desperately. Like a child.]”
Desperately.
Purely.
Lovely again.
“[I like that. Our Black Dragon.]”
I reluctantly fall in love with a delicate figure like a newborn fawn that completely relies on himself.
“[Then Olivia won’t be able to hurt you.]”
Never.
The black dragon in the blue sky spoke loftyly, shining red eyes.
“[How about it, really easy?]”
Don’t you think it’s a cheap price compared to life?
In the deep darkness, softly,A hand approached.
──Salvation in the name of despair.