Chapter 209. The difference between an order and a request (1)
‘I never thought things would go well like this.’
It was a midsummer night.
The young dragon Solitas was walking in the warm tropical night.
However, like a dragon, he didn’t mind this much heat at all.
He only clenched his fists at the achievements he had achieved.
‘I did it. You did it. I finally mastered wood carving.’
Solitas remembered the events of the day.
grunting as usual.
He said he had been wrestling hard while holding on to a piece of wood.
It was said that the tree was cut, carved, and trimmed to a size smaller than a fingernail.
Was it when you were so focused?
Suddenly, a voice came from the side.
“It’s enough. Now let’s move on to the next step.”
It was his teacher, the Dwarven craftsman Cogidus.
When did Master come to your side?
How long have you been watching this piece?
He was so focused that he was unaware of the approach of Cogidus.
He was even more startled by the unexpected words that came out of his teacher’s mouth.
Did Cogidus laugh at himself?
“At this point, I don’t need to hold on to the tree any longer. I am more proud of you because you can see that I have put in a lot of effort.”
“Well then….”
“That means I’ll try to carve a stone from tomorrow.”
chin chin.
seems to have done well
seems to be proud.
The back of Cogidus, who patted my shoulder a couple of times and left.
How much cheers I swallowed while watching the back.
‘I thought I’d never get out of cutting wood for the rest of my life.’
It really was.
Even thinking about it myself, I was a really serious shithead.
No matter how much the master was a Dwarf master, he could not properly absorb even 1% of his teachings.
Cogidus, who taught, was frustrated every day.
But even so, he didn’t give up.
‘of course. I have to get married!’
You have big dreams for yourself.
getting married.
To make Oh Soon Do Soon family.
Didn’t you swear early on that you wouldn’t mind going through any rough thorny road for that?
‘So I didn’t give up. It was really hard. Big.’
Solitas, who was walking along the trail, wiped tears with his sleeve.
Recalling the moments of hard work from the time he entered the estate as an apprentice to a Dwarf artisan, his emotions naturally surged.
‘Besides, this jewel-cutting class wasn’t free.’
Once a month, manure sludge in the sewage system had to be treated.
human moan?
Orc moan
The smelliest elf moans ever.
The sense of shame that bloomed every time I fired a breath at a lump weighing more than tens of tons every month!
‘Of course, I will have to keep doing that for a while. I’ll have to do more of that. It’s okay though. Because I’m evolving. I just need to work a little harder.’
Solitas clenched his fists.
Now we come to the stage of stone carving.
Then metal will someday be able to cut into real jewels.
‘Then, like other dragons, I can pile up beautiful and valuable jewels like a mountain. you can do it.’
only 10 years.
If you just try harder.
You will be able to jump into the marriage market with confidence.
Solitas continued his delusion with the mindset of a one-shot drinking kimchi soup, making reservations for the wedding ceremony, dress code, newlyweds, family planning postpartum care center, and silver town reservations in advance.
The delusion of the young dragon naturally led to the bride candidates.
‘Whoa. If I really get married, who will I end up with?’
I was curious.
So I counted.
‘As of now, a female dragon of my age who is of marriageable age but still unmarried…Let’s see…According to the information I heard before…Seventeen?’
I squeezed and opened my fingers.
The list of female dragons who are candidates for brides is listed.
Solitas, who had been thinking about it, suddenly remembered another existence.
‘Oh, there’s another one. The daughter of the dragon king Berkis.’
Did they say she was the daughter of the Dragon King Berkis when he married a human woman?
Unusually, it was said to be a half-human, half-dragon half-dragon. That’s why he said that the age of marriage is different from that of normal dragons.
In other words, the dragon king’s daughter must be one of the bride candidates.
But, thinking that far, Solitas shook his head.
‘I am what am i thinking No matter what, she is the daughter of the Dragon King. Nonsense.’
No matter how delusional you are, it’s not like you’re not.
How dare you be the daughter of the Dragon King.
There would be no possibility of connecting with such an existence, and there would be no possibility of meeting him.
In other words, it means that you can’t even look up from the beginning.
‘So subtract that from the calculation. Whoa. I hope the rest of the candidates get along well until they accumulate a lot of jewelry in 10 years. Don’t catch a cold, take good care of your scales, and don’t get acid reflux from breathing too hard.’
That’s how Solitas prayed for the well-being of bride candidates who might become his companions.
I promise to live harder in the future.
Reflecting on a solid plan to marry someday.
I walked along the trail on a midsummer night with a happy heart.
Then, all of a sudden, I heard a strange sound.
‘hmm?’
For the first time, Solitas stopped.
prick up your ears
I focused my hearing towards the far ahead of the trail.
‘Who’s coming?’
Who the hell is it at this hour past midnight?
Two people were walking this way.
Solitas raised his senses a little more.
With a perspective that transcends the human level, he pierced the darkness and examined the opponent’s face.
thanks i was able to see it
‘human. Two people. one is a man one is a woman. in the middle of the night? Are you walking side by side? With a flushed face?’
The young dragon unknowingly swallowed dry saliva.
As soon as I saw it, I was able to realize the identity of the opponent.
It’s a couple.
They are heinous things.
They don’t even know how to be ashamed of the subject, and they walk side by side until midnight, sprinkling salt on the innocent dragon’s bitter chest.
but…I can’t think of anything to rant about.
‘Damn it!’
Solitas gritted his molars.
I’m burning dozens of tons of breath every month to see if someone gets married. Paying tuition with such expensive labor, he shuts himself in a dusty workshop every day, carving stones and wood.
But those hateful couples just stand out from all directions hahahoho.
I was really bored.
So it was unfair.
But I couldn’t say anything.
‘Damn it! I’m going to cut the stone harder tomorrow!’
The young red dragon clutched at its tear duct with a feeling of indignation.
I hurriedly ran to the other side to see if I could see myself like that to that hateful couple.
Serazade, the woman in the couple, tilted her head at that sharp gesture.
‘hmm?’
obviously just
I sensed something in the distance.
‘It just disappeared. Who is it?’
I couldn’t tell.
But it didn’t seem like a human presence.
If you weren’t a sword master, you wouldn’t be able to hide your presence in an instant like that.
‘Is it a rabbit?’
Serazade sighed.
If it’s like a rabbit, there’s one by your side.
“Hey why…Please?”
“No nothing.”
Julien asked this way as if he was worried.
Seeing that, Serazade hurriedly shook his head.
And I was thankful that the moon was not bright tonight.
Thanks to that, Julien wouldn’t have noticed his blushing face.
‘Whoa, I’m going crazy.’
Serazade bit his lip carefully without Julien’s knowledge.
In fact, this midnight walk was never intended.
I had no intention of walking with Julien in the first place.
No, I never had such expectations.
‘It’s just too frustrating. So I just wanted to get some fresh air.’
She was the one who couldn’t leave her room at the dorm all day.
all the way from morning to evening.
I just kept repeating what Lloyd had told me last night.
They said that sooner or later Julien would leave for the royal capital.
Remembering those words, I had spent the day engrossed in thoughts.
‘I don’t know my heart either.’
When I heard Lloyd’s words, my heart sank so much.
Why can’t those words leave my mind?
I couldn’t figure out anything.
At the same time, I was also anxious.
Then, when he bumps into Julien.
What kind of expression should I make at that time?
What kind of greeting should I give to Julien?
I just heard a lot of thoughts that I really don’t know.
So I couldn’t get out of my room all day.
I wondered what would happen if I ran into Julien for real.
I think it would be scary and awkward at the same time.
It seemed pathetic to see myself flustered in such a situation.
I ended up spending the whole day hanging around in a small room.
‘That’s why I came out to catch my breath for a while.’
Because it’s past midnight.
Because when you don’t run into anyone
It was at last that I left the dorm with a little peace of mind.
That’s why Serazade never dreamed of running into Julien on this trail at this hour.
“Whoa.”
It wasn’t like Julien didn’t know that either.
I never thought Miss Serazade would be out for a walk in the same place at the same time as herself.
‘What the hell am I supposed to say? No, can we keep walking together like this?’
Julien pondered as he walked.
Shall we make another excuse and go the other way?
I thought about that for a moment, but then I shook my head.
‘If I do that, I think Miss Serazade will think more strangely.’
Maybe you feel sad.
Then we have to keep walking together.
‘What should I say?’
We need to talk about something.
I couldn’t get any words out.
I remembered the words I heard from my brother last night.
At that time, the feelings I realized hit my heart.
But what if I was the only one doing this?
I couldn’t get any words out without thinking.
In the meantime, the savage trail came to an end.
“…ah.”
Before I knew it, the mansion was in front of me.
Realizing that, Julien hurriedly looked back at Serazade.
“excuse me.”
“yes?”
“Well….”
“good night.”
“…Ah yes.”
I wanted to say goodbye to you first.
Before anyone knew it, Serazade was turning around and entering the mansion.
Behind him, Julien only pursed his lips.
♣
The night was deeper.
‘Strange. I can’t sleep.’
I blinked my twinkling eyes.
Returning to the bedroom, Julien lay there blankly.
why can’t I sleep
Because I keep thinking of Serazade, whom I walked with for a while?
Did you regret not saying your last goodbye first?
I couldn’t tell.
No, I knew why.
It was thanks to the words of my brother I heard last night.
He said, ‘You’ll miss Miss Serazade.’
“….”
Am I really missing out on this?
I can’t say anything like an idiot like before.
Every time I see Ms. Serazade, I stupidly father.
Am I just being frustrated and losing it?
‘I hate that.’
No matter how many times you think about it, there is only one answer in the end.
Julien bit his lip hard.
I just didn’t know what to say, but it was good.
It just didn’t matter if I didn’t say anything.
Even if we just walk side by side like before.
Even if our eyes meet sometimes.
Even if I can’t convey this feeling.
‘I miss you.’
Unknowingly, I burst out.
Julien got up.
I walked out into the dark hallway.
♣
‘It’s strange. I don’t want to sleep.’
I blinked my twinkling eyes.
Returning to the inn, Serazade was lying in a daze.
why don’t you want to sleep
Because I keep thinking of Julien, whom we walked side by side earlier?
Because it was awkward and embarrassing that I quickly said hello and entered the mansion because it bothered me?
I couldn’t tell.
No, I knew why.
It was thanks to Lloyd’s words I heard last night.
He said, ‘Julien will be leaving for the royal capital soon.’
That one word over and over again pierced my heart.
“….”
Julien That man like a rabbit.
When will you leave for the royal road?
I should have asked that earlier.
Maybe I’ll leave right away by tomorrow.
So, maybe the walk earlier was the last chance.
‘I hate that.’
No matter how many times you think about it, there is only one answer in the end.
Serazade clenched his fists.
He didn’t want to send Julien to the royal capital like this.
I didn’t want to break up like that.
It was nice not to have to say anything.
It was okay to just walk without speaking like before.
I wanted to spend every day like that in the future.
therefore.
‘let’s do it.’
Unknowingly, I burst out.
Serazade stood up.
I walked out into the dark hallway.
♣
Julien walked.
carefully, slowly but surely.
I passed the dark hallway leading to the outbuilding.
went down the stairs
Toward the VIP lodgings.
I promised to knock on her door.
♣
Serazade also walked.
Without hesitation, confidently, but holding on to a deep breath.
I passed the dark hallway leading to the main building.
went up the stairs
towards the closed door.
Reached out.
♣
Smart.
A knock echoed through the hallway.
At the sound he made, Julien shrugged.
Could it be that I am mistaken?
No, knocking on a woman’s door late at night like this.
This is an example of being committed without thinking.
‘but.’
I still want to see you.
Even so, I want to see Serazade.
With that in mind, Julien looked at the closed door.
smart again.
knocked
♣
Squeak.
The sound of hinges echoing through the hallway.
Serazade strained his shoulders and tensed at the reaction he had created.
Could it be that I am mistaken?
No, knocking on someone else’s door at such a late night.
This is an example of being committed without thinking.
‘but.’
I have to do it though.
Even so, I want to be with Julien.
With that in mind, Serazade looked at the open door.
“who…?”
Did I wake up?
The sleepy face of Count Frontera, visible through the crack in the open door.
The moment you see it.
Serazade fell on both knees.
I practiced hundreds of times in my mind and brought out the words.
“Count, please give me a second son. I am confident that I will make you happy for the rest of my life.”
