Chapter 182 – Dragon (2)
PaBYR“…What?”k8cdq
5ym‘Did she say687u something happenedKUfMS8 to Horn?’cIWiOHhdS8p
LqEI stared atDG8 my blankaibu phone screenGK66HX for a few seconds.aptLV Then I immediately leftYEJLC my dormYgefMk and headedzVS to Choi5tTm1C Seol-ah’s.iayDq
8OvKK***TtWDe
9BhInstructor residential area,gd78Ah Joaquin Academy.6cqCllLtMP
4HGI knocked oncbLrxB Choi Seol-ah’s24Yq door. I felt a faint presenceX5RM3 inside, butSmZfFB no oneKnoz answered.BoeM
zWeJdVI pressed theHAZ doorbell. TotalHgX0 silence.VnAn
qDA‘I’ll use the9GXTVh master key.’qUyj6O9i
xPdI always carryTlWBfR one. Anf8p9I electronic lockHadv7 is justpRf a joke.cvtTUxOJM
PfkOClack.64X1P
PJHThe moment I pulled outdpU my sashimivY5S knife, a loud crashF0h came fromUnCZ inside.7O27
9ikxpCThe door swungxz6 open andVBWMB Choi Seol-ahXFryA7 burst out7ht7z in a panic.5C7kY
aOG4“M-My lord! W-WhatrAX brings you2f6J here?!”6Rs
HqDaW“You said somethingpDjXc happened tog65fJ Horn, somt8prJ I cameyty immediately. NoVF7 stalling—what happened?3Ma Did someoneH4P find outJc5Vnk you have2v7 a dragon0Nyq in yourcNxm house? DespitevNG1 all the2OE warnings I gave you?”rgLr17rF
zYYveA“N-No! It’s notSjH00S that! It’sahqa0 just that…”6DltHDYe
KVwChoi Seol-ah stammered,vWoSX leaving thebHc8 sentence hanging.PMSdyP I grabbedMGSap the half-openNi2 door andGgUrZ2 pushed it1EEho hard.AFBC
c2R“Ow!”vUz
XoG4QSeol-ah fell on0zL her rear,5hc letting out9pj a yelp.xtY7v I walkedBRu past heregsPW without hesitationlBTGH and wentuYVT straight inside.pmkQQAq
tO2“Wait a second,EA9l my lord!jUFkt I haveL2JA a rightgnNV2t to privacyATYft too!”Gib
Dgp“Shut up.”5haZD
HRotkI ignored herbzgG09 protest andF5E began toPB1b search thePxFKXb place. I sensed a presence comingUPTDK from thekMN kitchen. I walked overXpYmy with myaoxKL5 shoes stillf2nDNO on.Js9
C0VK“…Hm?”ltcvdt
ZZAIIThe first thingCS5 I noticedTvPO was theA76 mess—the kitchenIUxHc was a disaster. Then,P60Trr I sawJBSpox Horn sitting9Qb on theaqFC6 floor, evenuFl2Ms though theresPzmeY was a chair rightlj8 next toD5yK her.CLg
vk62She was chewing7A749 on a sausage. My0y2E expression grewdBhre complex. WhenorGAs she sawpgeeX me, HornNIfQ5a jumped upCMH in surprise.g8eUKetN7o
PuRHVg“H-huh? My Lord,Dub why areL3jDM you here?”JBhSLGme
DrX4UI activated theq74Xv [Blessing of2qs3 Communication].MJtYJJ
c4ClKhI spoke toVvcH the dragonpzwFk girl whoser67q mouth was6sHZ0 still stained9I9nR with meat.WwPGko07A
8qj—Is it good?ZrWx9804oo
mm2T5w“……”QEzu
np6cKGShe nodded… andEo8 nodded again…PIU5fY
Ps1chX***cIB
9jejLFDragons are always7IDG portrayed asBRJ powerful andB3BGPN mysterious creaturesqLc5 no matterxqI the world.bRYsLhcY
usHGSometimes they’re benevolent6xz beings whognf1 bless humans,1BJTW or letxTd1E7 the hero6Cj ride onVc9La their backsSjsO to forgedVRg legends.5eY
t8OsgVOther times, they’reT7Pk8E unknown beastsaLdh capable ofi1D bringing totalDfx destruction. That’sCj7e what dragons4lm are too.w2F0e7
ftCfCSo in thisV6ZY world basedvtLz4w on MiracleZJL Blessing M,WNA which sideeJ3 do theysky5 fall on?ZvwCgb Good orHdfP evil?vwzP
LHQIn that respect,XCOf I cannNCLkZ only giveL7v2 an ambiguousy10VV answer.a4hAcG
7hALgTo start, dragonsUz4Y5s are classifiedcUkEXZ as partxuhWQ of theZrf9 demon race.5VamrFAKH7
nJvSgHIt’s not complicated—theirzJPC1 home isvj2 located inM4hW5h the Demon2RLV Realm.Ahw
2t0aHowever, concluding from7Qkm that aloneUMA that “dragonsyUWn9Q are enemiesM8DozR of humanity!”OhwU4 would beiMYFX premature.pmJ
9iGyp0Because in truth,tpt there areZ2w5R barely anyJOEv records ofs4JPG them everSfjT harming anyone.ekceQodCNky
WQFvlpThere are evensdFsw rumors thatDPA6 when theySvU63 encounter humans,oVeIa they justKDfzq ignore themkYds8 and go8eIf on theirO29 way.oox0YN
35RA type ofZF0VqT demon withtXX8Mh no aggressiveMExD nature. ThatmmK7ws alone sets02Mcss them apartmBF3e from otherKvS demons, whoIES5I kill humansaMWFe without a second thought.UDWBYzWiX
oyS‘Now it makesJJnf sense whymzUaGA those pigsip76b at thefhdqk auction weren’t4TaF afraid toZssqa try capturingbEoE a dragon.’VgQJ5w76lu
eyjuBy nature, dragonsZOWz are rareOkvBa and avoidPy5R exposure.MOw
ZGv7They live quietly,B6P7 in theirIg1 own way.L453mJbgk
bKNThose who are37a2 truly powerfulBiF9 don’t needp9By to showKV6 it off.MK74unBG
7K3Even 700 yearsY2JDp9 ago, duringyEiMGG the Firstujf8 Great WarFW77 between humansjRxf and demons,UMFj they didn’tvIb intervene.6KIqFP
Qz8They just observedfvrkMy the war5HATvs from a distance, asgXy if itgs0wBM didn’t concernLXZ them.xjyN
62OQASome say theyC3Qo were sorugk9 overwhelmingly powerful8Pc that theyEIm simply lost6qOw the need2k7p to fight.O4ZyDKUu
l1b3BqWith no realFfgq threats, there2icA was noqiSu reason to9b3DI show theirFhQx5M strength.siZB6
khtq2bBut everyone inSAGX this world9qwE knows oneQU9MF thing:F6kwSk
vzPThey are notQg61wC a peacefulPGI race.SCAa
ZU7vBEven the CorpsodziUg Commanders areALA5 fully aware67N of that.18srcq88
MOx0C1All the commanders8ppk are transcendentalVr7 beings.xEh0I
YNiqHowever, a unitedCS5CpS race ofU9K dragons couldrR1 rival them.jams2qjv
g3tcxIf the twoSCi7H sides clashed,8QWPpR the resultZzoFv would bebseJQ mutual annihilation.H2ZV4eHr
8pNzr4That’s why theFMdS commanders avoidFkRp8 approaching dragonD2v territory.dYL
wh8rAnd in return,uQawR even whenwNtH the DemonpA0gq Realm fellb1fpkR under thePsljo6 commanders’ rule,PmqhEu the dragonsWJJmhe remained silent.DJM3tPzRoVu
G3un2Thus, a naturalQIMVw non-aggression pactMm6m formed between8OaKf them.BhMz27
tjL9iBut that fragilekJL5WK balance iskgacx starting tooOg6 shake.jAqo
IP4dIn three years,dNXn2 a new0Nra war betweenAXqr humans andTon demons willJNVYPP begin.ONPO
J26ZVIAnd no one39U knows whichGOps side thec9S dragons willn1UmC take.kpq
U4cIn the originalUXY game, itW5Rpt was thekkla same. IfhfMc6C Leon earnedDWD their favor,Rld5mo they sidedABb with humanity.cjRCLwTLH
CnY0bOtherwise… well, obviously,DUvXL they’d becomeyP0 enemies andNts join thesmR Demon King.D4DifLkrb
p7npIzOr maybe, likei3uon 700 yearsCbY ago, they’llowuLa3 just watchz26 from afar.qasdvDES
DMjNo one knows01c yet whetherqO7e dragons willyejm6 side withp6VJGf demons, withfXkg7 humanity, ortpF with nolevB one. NotFbsrjz even theY1Zf0p dragons themselves.bUutuV0wjo
7odLQBut one thing’sEzV3J certain: thatrue uncertainty willQzFm determine the9HC final coursesOXdM of the8yo6vR war.5lhU
z3sVlc***55uhh
9MdM0“…So that ‘bigX59 emergency’ wasxYxLS just aboutf7R70 spending tooXy36z much onWvWhZ food? AreRymW4d you kiddingVh3 me?”lghNOg
KETdFNI frowned, andsN2Jy3 Choi Seol-ahfjHlmP quickly shovedMkbA the receiptDPp6d4 in myIkTd face. Onqmb the vergeBYMQV of tears,OP5c she defendedIC97bm herself.p9tSmX
oGek“It’s not just!szY0D Look atlJ4zKi this! All7h8M8 the moneyXRX4 that wentUmKZ1P into thatcgHS5y big-eared Horn’sWrt stomach in0vNqm just one76j week!”NSjQEa
Kx7HdA hundred thousandsUk1 won…G36teV
6xeO9DYeah, it wasRUJ1gW quite a bit. AndwHQx7 there wasn’tNPY anything green—itTDan was allYp36 meat.Y8Fo
XbRnHnI turned to38a look atVPA Horn. HeruSs head wasnzbmg lowered likeQ58d a criminal’s.M2Ex Seeing her8Akr3 like thatRLJM made me4lR feel a pang ofOno guilt.XcT
SAT3wII looked backbWJCr at ChoiUukYE Seol-ah. SheTya flinched asU7Uw I furrowedthS my brows.z6vpyJFT9fn
jqvjKy‘Are you reallyZkz complaining aboutmOh food, ofmC7 all people?’R2VJ9Z03s
nl2SIf it wereWVrY2w someone poor,20ON I’d understand.tgg But Seol-ahfoIOb was swimmingWuT35 in money.ABYa Dirty money,t2yuu at that.WvfXLSF
3Oi3ZAnd she couldn’tUTXSF spare some7wGj to feedB4D someone whoqzspi was hungry?RXsWJ Better tomCZ spend itv2o61i on foodB9IbtG than tolMtk burn 3 billion ingm6T an auction.Kd8hHk75
0ocq1When someone wealthyZ85S gets stingyVclT7 with food,GrZMhp they justL0npDf look petty.u2FR7gakc
ncDz‘Then again… spendingJoXWf a hundredAnRU thousand inM3cOi a week2h8f is kindo7sfb of impressive.’0RuSuTf
6mBygzBut Horn isvRtN a dragon.q2mfE Even ifkGPLn she lookedv896 like a frail littleUsR girl now,d7YEEa her truewxLXRc nature wasdry that ofs6F a mythicalqPc beast soaring4CG3gO the skies.AquQyvuG
FOQIf she’d wanted,FPXfwp she could’veDoQ wiped outLIjJ the supermarket’sfYF entire meat1uy section. ForLx6O a dragon,HXr this amounteqs was actually2axm moderate.pshJ
KNS78Dragons are often3Nt compared toDUGJbF elephants whenhwFy it comesAThNrV to appetite.wmo96may
gq4VfxI let outcarIC a sigh.OzP I hadDf3l no rightpnSfz to scoldPIz Seol-ah overMTf9 this.IYYg3
cUIDespite all her59ogvA complaining, shesgG9 was takingupqs care ofdE7i5 Horn.CHo
7wjAnd besides…W6MSxS
RSDQKHorn looked much75H healthier. HervC6Z once sunkenyHiBLz cheeks werevHf now round,5QTP and herAO15zo hair lookeduC3h4G fuller. ThexCTf difference a proper dietsX5Ij8 makes wasY5Rf clear.o7LB
ROJk7EDespite her complaints,7bzMe Choi Seol-ahtmGIbQ was doing5x3 a goodbzWCk job. SofOybfC she deserved8Yy some credit.FSZ7TqzP
BZdI said to2URvF3 her:GaH8
lTRk8m“I know you’veqrskb1 been makingu0te an effort.5WV6 It mustjLPQa be hardpC0pA taking caref8o of someonenaQwY you canwRramf barely communicateiOpto with.”7F4K
4jXmfu“Y-you mean… you’reMJBN9F complimenting me?”3loLhvnLMG
lKFlHer eyes sparkledR8yuXM like she’dPrYSu just witnessed6DpFG a miracle.tkE I continued.JBFfzIgB
kEB7G“And you evenvyG bought her2Nmd new clothes.”pNWj7c
VY2z4“How did youFYt know?!”8ik
RnF“The tag’s stillerbLCU hanging. TakeCDRxL it offMjDc already. Anyway,LmHQM I getUTtGjy that you’vedckRb spent a lot. Butt14 it’s notV4A like you’lldMW live with96Icx her forever.eujkQ It’s justRxtm for a month. After8CAOw that, I’llgU3aO6 take over.wnv Just hanglC9IAx in there7xNNN a bitb9c longer.”7Rb5b
PNPyj“Yes, understood!”uoG4
TtAChoi Seol-ah grinnedhUO9s from earMBZD1 to ear.CWm That smilezsr was irritating.6R3Q3 Maybe itsND was justp57K her face.Xmlsiz8Rh
5VBP“And I toldtaw you togceYa call herkgm1tv Horn, didn’theM1d I? Whye2NB7 do youeTy keep calling2ctn7u her ‘bigaOTEP ears’ likerxyLhY it’s someb2o8g cruel nickname?e3Od3r Judging byGRh appearances isn’ttnB fair. Would2Mg you like1at4MA it ifcCQ people called93jVAQ you balloon-head?E9N Use herf951 name.”vS69fe
piw“Hehe, yes!”IBxoQJ
u0x6BaShe was onNnTDh the vergeEno of tears1DT37U just minutesZo4 ago, andTgK now she’s9uT5Rt giggling.IBuAEn
RX9rV‘Not sure ifhb9G she’s justd92RY5 simple orAKR7RI plain dumb.’ulUMZTMGS
2jXScfI thought aboutSJBi scolding herW1hd again, butcYL held back.iWDG If she’s5nuW3 motivated now,XkR I’ll leaveUcg it atWLJGx that.Same9T
oFMnI walked overPZ5 to HornEvZ and sat7ZaN down in8EUg front ofNlW25j her. I planned to2zQrs take thisJEik chance toAYi6 ask herH1X3 something I’dIFy been holdingiq4nbw off on.vthx2IKJs
wYUZWThe clue aboutkcU4V the fourthyk7PG fragment. ThePHJiF system saidKAZX I couldGPhk get itduApP through Horn.ChdIpJmgZbk
W6MsZg―Horn, you cangqI lift yourySX0 head now.1PfNfv
ApRQk4“Yes…”Nf22
ABIWC5Since I stillUKEO had [BlessingO5ga of Communication]57n5A active, I spoke directlyNfb to thecfgQ0F dragon girlduuu with meatiyZsd stains aroundxGqD her mouth.neneeXQr5WXx
atm8―I already toldMhL her whatELC0 she neededTCh to hear.9zS Don’t worryZv8eAj about thatN8QJ and justVf9pyR eat inq0ipzm peace. And2JF if she1fS says anythingEpH9R again, tellzJx me directly.qCvL I won’toJc4aK let itbddD0 slide. That6e98 girl onlyixxs4 understands thingsPfl when youQeaq smack someGiI sense intoZ5qkT her.PwRb
nStom6Horn covered herWTkXmM mouth and4yCf2 let outc53s a small5yBWSB giggle. ChoilM5UX Seol-ah tiltedSUrDfR her head,QUCNa confused.rtwNJ
tY2RBBadmouthing someone tokIu6 their faceDx6Xk has itsEd4 charm.BMQO
E6c―About what you5etLCp said earlier…F9RMuB “You’re back.”exe You still4fR7H don’t rememberIpI why youu6MDY said that?4lsHi1J1
Ok8N“Yes, it justt8B came out9zC0vP from deepowU inside. ButAIM I rememberFSt4 how I felt atdCoe that moment.3ZN It waslnCW like… anQ3gQUI overwhelming senseMC0elI of nostalgia.”XZ5kSbec
BuRn2―Forget that. I’veSI5 always wantedwcdIJV to askVfYre you something.0Gjp Dragons live5y2Y9 in theNFRj Demon Realm,BiMmt1 right? Then9pLil how didcVynC8 you comerVXgG to theI9YpSW human world?VO4Si To getGQzI here, you’dt1VLNo have toqzWC0 go throughsBA a Gate6miX2e of Gehenna.AFui6HKY
z4rglHorn nodded eagerlynChi and answered:al8LM1I5Q
pJS“Oh, that! Dragons4wT can crossq37z the GatesMciL of GehennadXOk whenever we3rNt want.”uMYB
bDhLFU―…Dragons? Why?woH
dpUZRMI didn’t show3BOZn0 it, but3FXwyP I wasmJLneT very surprised.so3hTD
3SGAoDragons are amongz5H9vq the mostmdSE powerful beingsokH in theNQIpzs world. TheOjlF fact thatkui they cana9FQfL freely enterg8N and exitj2Qj the DemonWScM Realm meansACQ humanity is9pB6hn always atZjwD risk withouti2tQK even knowingmoiLs it.oc6
7ZlhU“Seven hundred years4tK ago, ourotCJZM leader maderU1bC a pactrmnFR with thezsL Founding Hero.QKrsMn In exchange3jS for stayingpBcTa out ofv9Ayx the FirsthfA Great WarBzCfkD between humansTeMbrs and demons,SVG8 we were1Tw9Sz granted thatmGsEu1 privilege.”UYScVQ
WAmA wise decision.7pC Even themiRxH Founding HeroZo496 couldn’t afford14Sf to fight5p3M both demonsij9 and dragonsQVr3 at once.OVBSip
RO9mHcHorn continued:AHZ
cZY“That’s how weWyLO became theLcOaFb only racezs9Ei allowed toFqSv travel freelyyAs between worlds.”Fo4zSmccyJP
3xrHdtA deal made2FmqK possible onlyTaUi thanks toJbw the dragons’VNWbOk neutrality. ItFNLK1 also showed86kGpb that BalorSe61 Joaquin hadiqpbL no intentionbQ4qA of provokingOYYZSX the dragons,7EyTX even atYWPw2 great risk.8aVxZV
cw6Bdf“Of course, we37pL lose a lot ofyI8KJ power inuP1Y the humannVd7I world, sowFD we havebGZ to takeB5fi on humanutAL form. It’sglZNW not a perfect transformation,EoWQn so weeC5q need to9d3 be careful.”gd8IJGYJ
VpWAh… so that’ssIi why theuNuho “big-eared one”KLHwEd became soOJHvv6 small. NowCHl it madeBl6si sense.VO5w7Z
RG1ANB―Okay, now I know howjRSw you gotifBG here. ButL0N how didch7 you endYlEy6N up gettings3C5V kidnapped?VkUADg
pImHHorn twisted up0Azw like a pretzel andeVz lowered herlmQoge head.tdvDn
GpJA2M“…They told me8j02oE they’d givenWTXZ me food6TsL if I followed them.e3Gw So I did…”eNl
Eb1KOY―…….jZYBwt
WHj9oAFalling for a trap so3iE3B old notLj2 even a kindergartener wouldgiy fall for5cByy it—what a way toe0X ruin theYhQ4uM image ofCrV a mythicalWyE being.tZX
YmJ8G“Th-that’s because I hadn’t eatenp38J in twoQXu3 days! I’mgftD7 not asbD6M dumb as434 I look!”VtHf7l
RrIcShe flailed hercrnS hands in00BsuN panic, thePGH classic move4uS of someoneEn18S with a guilty conscience.JxN6d20mb
8dUI―Alright. Last question.Mypas Why didP7PYg you comeb64RZ to theDpD human world?9Pj9 Don’t tellUsDx4 me itVYcE3 was justhDc for a stroll. Eveny0yioZ dragons mustT6V follow certainxD6Cb9 protocols, right?LOMweqIH
cHoY“…That.”em5
Ubu0RKHorn’s face turned9ojo cold, andgU5e she spokeVDHN seriously:T6l
Bwyc4“I came toqvM8 personally eliminateibpB my fallenjOirGT brother… Basilisk.”QG7rXyNUzLRT
CTJQgqAt that moment—KeubaDMSYf
mqI== ==mFg5bL
RCj0[NEW! An eventeAMNI5 mission hasWfrPd been activated.]8Bg9TsPou
XVbqJfDefeat the corrupted7k4SvZ Basilisk togetherznuL with Horntail.LJigpNdnQ
eW1[※ You canPcXJ obtain theFPX fourth fragmentOAW of 【???】.iRu Total progressQ3J (3/7)]uu1
1h36wP[※ Bonus reward:s4O5Tu Spirit Stone8jl of theDa7 Fallen Dragon]2SphRKPkE
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MahayanaOhh new mission and bonus reward. I think system became kind to Mc.