Episode 528
-Hey! Can’t you hear what I’m saying?
Raon blinked blankly, looking at Aris, not Ras.
“Is that all?”
“Then what else can there be?”
Aris tilted her head as if she was even more dumbfounded.
“Do you really think I’m going to ask you to sacrifice your life?”
She waved her hand up and down, asking me not to think anything strange.
“No, no matter what, this is a dragon heart.”
Dragon Heart is a treasure among treasures that cannot be obtained even if you accumulate a mountain of money because it can only be obtained by killing a dragon.
I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed when they told me that if I were to appear in the world, they would give me something that would cause a bloody storm without any compensation.
“You have to ask other people’s opinions.”
It is true that I contributed greatly to capturing Kaibar, but it was something I could never have accomplished alone.
The battleship’s crew took care of the sea monsters, and Aris blocked Kaibar’s breath and even counterattacked, so they were able to win.
To be honest, I felt burdened to receive the biggest treasure.
“The story is over.”
Aris smiled, pointing behind her with her thumb.
“No one objected to giving you the Dragon Heart. Of course, if you had opposed it, I would have killed you…”
Her voice was creepy, unlike her refreshing face.
“Besides, we have Khaibar’s body. “If we sell just enough, we can all make a living for the rest of our lives.”
Aris told them not to worry, saying they would take care of all the families of the dead people.
-hey? Why are you here?
Lars jumped up in front of me and glared.
-Quickly turn over the meat….
“It’s really amazing.”
Aris raised her hand and started stroking Raon’s head.
“How did someone like you come from our family?”
“yes?”
“Everyone, including my son, is cold-hearted and self-absorbed, but you have a different temperament.”
“Hmm…”
Raon licked his lips. Thinking of Sieghart’s immediate descendants, I couldn’t refute Aris’ words.
“Oh, well, Sylvia was a bit similar to you.”
“Are you my mother?”
“okay. “At the time, I was sharper than I am now, so I couldn’t take care of him properly, so I gave him a snack every time I saw him, but it was cute to see him forget about it like a squirrel.”
Aris smiled a little darkly, as if recalling old memories.
“The eyes of Sylvia back then and you now are similar.”
She lowered her hand that was stroking her hair and held out the dragon heart again.
“So what do you want to do? “Make a decision quickly.”
“Hmm…”
Raon quenched his appetite while looking at the dragon heart flashing in rainbow colors.
‘There’s no reason not to choose.’
A dragon heart comes into your hand with just one sound.
It wasn’t just a matter of making a Danjeon for Sylvia, but I had to accept it unconditionally because it might be able to raise her to Master level at once.
‘But…’
words don’t come out easily.
So far, my mother is the only one who has called me by my family name. Because I had never said things like grandfather, uncle, brother, sister, etc., I couldn’t open my mouth easily.
-Quickly call your aunt and turn over the meat! You slug!
“huh?”
When Ras screamed evil, Aris frowned as if she was dumbfounded.
“Do you hate me being your aunt so much?”
“That’s not it.”
Raon shook his head resolutely.
“Actually, it was my first time calling someone other than my mother that name, so I was a little nervous…”
“Ah…”
Aris nodded as if she understood.
“That’s right. “There’s no way they would have said something like that in that family.”
“yes. So it doesn’t come out well.”
“I have to go home soon…”
She moistened her red lips with a cool look in her eyes, wondering what she was thinking.
“Huh…”
Raon let out a low breath as he looked at Aris who was lost in thought. After calming down, I slowly released my lips.
“Aunt Lee.”
“omg!”
As soon as Aris heard her aunt’s voice, she grabbed her chest and leaned back.
“Is this a bit dangerous?”
“yes?”
“It was my first time hearing the name aunt, so I didn’t know much about it. “This is a bit strong.”
She muttered something strange and spread her fingers.
“Can you do it one more time?”
“…aunt.”
“Keuuu!”
Aris let out an exclamation as if she had gulped down a bowl of beer and hugged Raon into her arms.
“okay! “My nephew!”
“Now wait a minute…”
“Just trust this aunt!”
She wandered around for a while with Raon in her arms, as if she were drunk.
“Face, ability, and personality! “This is what it means to be a perfect nephew!”
“Ugh…”
Raon groaned and looked at Aris’ face. When I see my gently lowered eyelids, I am reminded of Sylvia, who sang me a lullaby when I was young.
I felt strange because, for the first time, I had someone other than my mother to call me by my family name.
The clean scent of sea flowers, different from Sylvia’s, gently soothed my mind, which had not erased many worries.
-Really ride! What a ride! This means pushing out the thief!
Lars screamed as he looked at the meat. Just as he said, Aris’ scent was being erased by the smell of burnt meat.
“Hey, aunt. The meat…”
“Ah!”
Aris finally seemed to come to her senses, opened her eyes and took a step back.
“sorry. “I almost fell asleep without realizing it because you had such a nostalgic scent.”
She folded her hands and bowed her head as if she was sorry.
-Geugeuggeuk!
White foam began to form from Lars’ mouth.
-Re-roast it quickly before I rip that thief’s head out!
The guy’s body started spinning violently like a storm.
“Shall I bake it for you?”
“no.”
Raon shook his head. It was obvious that Lars would have a seizure, so it seemed better to bake alone for now.
“The first attempt was a disaster anyway, so you just have to bake it again.”
He smiled as he showed Aris the new meat.
“From the beginning, I planned to learn it in several ways. Do not worry.”
“Um, but…”
“It’s really okay.”
Raon gave Aris, who felt sorry, a burnt pan and meat and sent her out.
She offered to help until the end, but quickly shut down.
-King Bon will never forget today’s humiliation….
‘I’ll bake you again. ‘Be patient.’
Raon pushed away the growling Lars and looked at the dragon heart that Aris had given him.
Brilliant light and the rich scent of mana flowing deep and wide. Just by looking at it, it felt as if Dantian’s aura was shaking.
‘I can’t believe you really gave me this…’
To be honest, it was a completely unexpected situation, so I was embarrassed but couldn’t hide my joy.
‘I could make a better Danjeon.’
NCIA said that the best material for making artificial danjeon was dragon heart.
It was hard to get it, so I said I would combine the Sea Serpent Heart and the Drake Heart, but since I got the item I wanted from the beginning, it will make the best Danjeon.
Raon put the dragon heart into the subspace pocket with trembling hands.
-Once you’re done watching, quickly grill the meat! It feels like my belly skin is going to tear!
‘That means I’m full…’
-Shut up and bake!
‘Yes…’
Raon took out a new frying pan and put the dragon meat on it.
This time, I grilled the meat while adjusting the heat to prevent it from burning. Perhaps because I gained a little insight into flames, the cooking speed was faster than the first time.
-How long will it take to grow like that? The king wants to eat right now!
Lars screamed, his anger pouring into him. Its energy naturally bloomed from the fingertips, seeped into the meat, and increased the firepower of the flame.
‘If you act like this, it’s causality or something…’
– Because the king will handle that! Grill the meat properly!
The guy shouted at me not to worry and started drooling at the sight of the meat.
‘okay.’
When the meat began to cook to a certain degree, Raon added butter and poured the water with the melted butter into the meat.
The meat slowly cooked in the heat from the floor and the butter water, giving off a richer meat flavor than before.
‘It smells good, but why am I doing this…’
Since I wasn’t that greedy about food to begin with, I wondered why I had to go to such lengths to eat dragon meat.
-Oh oh! You are doing great! Move your hands a little faster!
Lars was the first to praise me and pat me on the back.
“Yeah…”
As I continued cooking while enduring his babbling, the color of the dragon meat turned yellow like well-cooked beef.
-Well done!
Lars clapped his hands and nodded loudly.
-Now place the meat on the cutting board and cover it with a plate to prevent the heat from escaping!
‘Why don’t you eat it right away?’
-What an ignorant bastard!
The guy bared his teeth like an animal.
-You don’t even know resting!
‘Resting?’
-After grilling the meat, the juices come out, so you need to let it rest for a while!
Lars shook his head, saying it was pathetic.
“Huh…”
Raon’s lips trembled as he placed the meat on the cutting board. I wanted to turn it over, but I held back because I promised to do it first.
After about 10 minutes, Lars patted me on the back again.
-Now!
Lars waved his hands like a storm telling me to eat the meat quickly.
Raon sliced the dragon meat with a knife and fork. Perhaps because Ras’s anger melted his mana, it was cut more smoothly than expected.
-Gasp! hurry!
Lars started drooling like a hungry puppy.
‘Let’s take a breather.’
Raon sighed and took a piece of meat with his fork and put it in his mouth.
Hwaaaah!
As soon as you chew the dragon meat, the concentrated juice spreads out like waves on the ocean. My entire mouth seemed to be filled with the juices flowing from the meat.
“Ah…”
While I was distracted by the strong flavor of the meat, the firm texture of the meat itself made it fun to eat.
As Lars said, grilled dragon was the delicacy among delicacies.
-iced coffee!
Lars covered his mouth and had tears in his eyes.
-This is it! Because of this, this king is alive!
The guy pursed his lips endlessly, saying that he had lived all this time for this taste.
-Keep eating! hurry!
‘I understand… um?’
When Lars shouted for me to eat quickly, a message suddenly popped up in front of my eyes.
[You ate food imbued with the energy of < anger >.]
[All abilities increase.]
-Ha?
Lars was enjoying the taste of meat, but as soon as he saw the message, he fell to the ground. The guy’s belly was folded thickly.
– Holy crazy! Why do my abilities increase even though I ate meat?
Lars’ eyes widened in disbelief.
-This is a scam!
‘It’s not a scam.’
Raon shook his head as he looked at the message.
‘You put your anger into the meat and flames earlier. I think the energy has melted into the meat and its abilities have increased.’
I don’t even have the ability < Appetite >, so there’s no way my ability level would increase just because I ate dragon meat.
This was due to the energy that Lars gave as he said he wanted to eat meat quickly.
-Shit! This king did not wish for this situation!
Lars gritted his teeth as he glared at the message.
“It’s good that your abilities increase after eating meat.”
Raon grinned and took the cut of meat with his fork.
-for a moment! Stop!
As I was about to eat the meat, Lars quickly waved his hand.
-If you eat that, your abilities will increase!
‘I guess so.’
-Then you should never eat it!
‘This won’t taste good if it cools down, right? They say it’s too juicy.’
-Ugh…
Lars’ chin trembled as he looked at the juices flowing from the meat.
-Then what about eating…
‘If you eat, your abilities increase?’
– Aaaagh! What on earth should I do!
The guy was tearing out his hair without even being able to properly tell him to eat meat or not to eat it.
As Raon was leisurely shaking his fork, a new message occurred to him.
[You have succeeded in hunting the blue dragon.]
[All stats increase by 20 points.]
[The title < Dragon Slayer > is created.]
[The level of the attribute < Legendary Barding > increases.]
The system works once . The reward for the achievement of capturing Kaibar has only now been delivered.
-Ah…
Lars’ face turned as pale as a sheet of paper.
-I just want to die….
* * *
A dark night with the moon hidden behind the clouds.
The three princes of the Owen Kingdom stopped in front of the rehabilitation training center attached to the royal clinic.
“Is it still there?”
He looked up at the vivid lights illuminating the interior and let out a sigh of relief.
“It’s not yet, it’s just the beginning.”
The royal knight approached the three princes and bowed his head.
“It is said that no one leaves the training ground until dawn.”
“Is that really true?”
“yes. According to the medical doctor, it is not rehabilitation, but training at the risk of life.”
“Is it still okay? “I guess he hasn’t recovered yet?”
The Three Princes raised their voices as if they were worried about the condition of the Gwangpungdae.
“It is said that all physical wounds have recovered and there is no problem. Would you like to come in?”
The royal knight grabbed the doorknob of the rehabilitation training center and turned his gaze to the three princes.
“Hmm…”
The Three Princes looked at the door of the rehabilitation training center as if they were thinking about it, then shook their heads.
“No, I’d better not disturb you. Martha. No, it looks like they all need time.”
He quenched his appetite and left the training ground, feeling a little disappointed.
Gwangpungdae, who was inside the rehabilitation training center, struck down his sword without even knowing that the Three Princes had come to the entrance.
As if to relieve his anger over not being able to do anything in this war, he trained his sword skills endlessly with madness in his eyes.
Although not much time had passed since they recovered and started training, their sword skills had changed significantly.
Coooooo!
Just as the moon, hidden in the clouds, began to tilt from the center of the sky, Burren stamped his foot loudly.
“Whoop…”
At the roar that shook the earth, the Gwangpungdae swordsmen straightened their backs and raised their gaze.
Everyone’s faces were red, as if they had trained with all their might.
“That’s all for today.”
At Burren’s shout, the swordsmen of the Gwangpungdae lowered their swords for the first time.
“If this is strange, it will also affect tomorrow’s training. Everyone go back and get some rest.”
He waved his hand and told me to hurry back and rest.
“Thank you for your effort!”
Gwangpungdae prosecutors did not refute or shout out that they wanted to train more like before.
Knowing that Burren was right, I immediately lowered my head and left the training ground. Everyone had grown mentally.
“You hung up well. But…”
Marta approached Buren, who was organizing the training ground, and gave him a light chin.
“Where are you going after sending the kids?”
“what?”
“Crane said you come home late every day?”
She furrowed her eyebrows, wondering what kind of trick she was hiding.
“…I’m going to the library.”
“library? Why are you there?”
“We are looking into strategy and tactics.”
Buren looked up at the sky and let out a low breath.
“Strategy and tactics?”
“Because I realized my own shortcomings while leading the Gwangpungdae instead of Raon this time.”
Buren chewed his lips thinly, saying that just becoming stronger was not enough.
“You said you were coming back late too. What are you doing at the treatment center?”
He, too, narrowed his eyes as if he was aware of Martha’s movements.
“I guess you’re not learning medicine… hm?”
Buren gaped as he looked at Martha, whose face was red.
“Am I really learning medicine?”
“I just thought it would be good if there were more things to do!”
Marta glared at Burren and screamed.
“Huh…”
“Huh? If I learn medicine, will people say “huh”? “Can’t a Nachal woman learn medicine?”
“No, that’s not it…”
Buren quickly shook his head. I’m not making fun of you, I’m just surprised. I really never imagined that Martha would learn medicine for the Gwangpungdae.
“hey!”
Marta seemed to want to change the conversation and called Runan, who was quietly pressing the floor.
“You came home late too. What are you doing these days?”
There was no way Runaan would sit still while Burren learned strategy and tactics and she herself learned medicine. It was clear that he was doing something else.
“cooking.”
Runaan answered sullenly, as if asking why.
“Yo cooking?”
“What dish?”
“Ice cream and cookies.”
She nodded, saying that she was learning how to cook from the servants in the royal kitchen who started work early in the morning.
“Why are you learning that?”
“I want to do this for Raon and everyone.”
Runan blinked, saying that she wanted to eat ice cream with everyone when she was lying down in pain.
“I really…”
Marta laughed as she looked at Runaan.
“He’s a really amazing guy.”
“That’s right.”
Burren smiled softly when he agreed.
“Let’s go too.”
He left the training ground with Marta and Runan with a faint smile on his face.
“Then…”
“Okay.”
“huh.”
Burren Marta Runan. The three greeted each other in front of the training ground gate and then left for their respective destinations.
Rimmer and Cheryl appeared on the training ground in darkness and silence.
“What a blessing.”
Cheryl frowned as she glared at Rimmer.
“Why are kids like that attached to a guy like you!”
“I know.”
Rimmer smiled awkwardly and nodded.
“I should have gone to a better place than I did.”
He looked at where the leaders were standing and let out a low breath.
“Tsk.”
Cheryl clicked her tongue and hit Rimmer on the back of the head.
“Stop talking nonsense!”
“You asked first…”
Rimmer went down to the training ground, rubbing the back of his head as if he was dumbfounded.
“Are you going to do it today too?”
Cheryl stood in front of Rimmer and narrowed her eyes.
“of course.”
Rimmer nodded and drew his sword without a sound. A fierce storm was raging over the eyes that were always filled with composure.
“Because I can’t hand over my revenge to those kids.”
“If that’s what you think, prepare to die and attack me.”
Cheryl pulled out her dual swords, blocking the sound from escaping. Two swords of different colors emitted an eerie light.
“Because you will think of it as my training, not yours. “I also find it annoying to be powerless.”
* * *
-Quaaaah!
Lars ultimately chose to eat dragon meat. Appetite won over the jealousy that did not want to give away abilities. Of course, I ate the meat while crying.
Raon left Cheongpung with a listless Ras on his shoulder.
Even though it was well after midnight, the city was bright. The whole city was noisy, as if people from other villages had also come.
‘This is what a festival should be like.’
Since it was a festival that brought joy and comfort together, it was more suitable for it to be noisy and chaotic until late at night.
“Raon!”
While Raon was watching the festival and receiving greetings from people, Labawin approached him holding a beer mug.
“I was already heading to Cheongpung, so it went well.”
“What are you doing?”
“There is a guest who came to visit Raon.”
Labawin pointed me to a tavern on the outskirts of the village and told me to go there.
Raon nodded and headed toward the tavern. When I opened the door of the tavern and went inside, I saw Kubarud’s back and two people sitting opposite me with their faces covered by robes.
“It came sooner than I thought.”
Kubarud grinned and waved his hand.
“I met Lavawin in the center of the city.”
As Raon bowed his head to Kuberud and went inside, the people behind him stood up and took off the hoods of their robes.
‘As expected, Denning Rose. And the next one… hmm?’
The person on the left was Denning Rose, with purple hair and an eye patch.
I knew from the beginning because I felt her presence, but I never expected the identity of the person next to her.
An old woman wearing a muffler-like atmosphere, as elegant as the moonlight shining through the window. It was Roselyn, a black market owner.
“Black market owner?”
“It’s been a while.”
Roselyn greeted me with a classical manner.
“How can we get here…”
“You saved my student, so of course I should come and thank you. And…”
She continued, twisting the smile on her lips.
“There is one piece of information I must tell you.”
