6. Searching for the Dragon (2)
While Zeke looked around in surprise at the world under the water, Alex gave him directions.
“Is it a whole fish?”
“yes. “The dragon that has not yet been dismantled is locked.”
“Are you looking for it?”
“I do not know. “I only confirmed that it was blue.”
“It seems likely.”
Deus took long strides and headed towards the depths of the lake.
The water depth is about 100 meters.
It was a depth that an ordinary person could never enter with his bare body.
Because it was the middle of the night, there was no light, so it felt like I was groping in the dark.
The moment we arrived at a certain location, Alex raised his hand.
A brilliant light appeared, creating a shadow around the area.
Zeke was startled and took a step back. It was a worthy sight.
It was not easy to see a dead dragon floating in the water wrapped in chains.
“It’s terrible.”
“After you die, you are just a corpse.”
“That shouldn’t be used as an excuse not to be polite to lions.”
“I was short-thinking.”
Deus took a step forward and stroked the dead dragon’s nose.
“There is a non-aggression pact between dragons and humans. If a dragon
attacks a human first, it can kill it, but that rarely happens. “In theory, dragons should never die.”
“But hardliners among dragons often attack humans.”
“That number is extremely small, right?”
“That’s right. “It’s about one every few decades.”
“Human greed is endless. “I’m sure you’ve felt like one animal every few decades isn’t enough.”
“Do you suspect that the fungal hyphae is the work of humans?”
Deus paused for quite a long time on that question.
“Isn’t it because Yulgeum was so suspicious that he asked me to do it?”
“She can’t move without evidence. It’s such a heavy being…
Alex, who was speaking, smiled bitterly as he looked at the being in front of him.
Just because Jin Geum-yong is heavy does not mean that the Demon King is light.
What on earth makes him tick? “
I feel like
I’m being used for something absurd .”
“It’s too late to regret it now. “Then let’s take off the rain and go back.”
“How many should I take?”
“Take care of it in moderation. “Don’t even notice that we touched it.”
Normally, I would have just peeled off the skin, but it looks like the next step was planned.
Alex removed about three scales from various parts of his body and put them in his bag.
I returned to Joryx Castle and
went to work at the store the next day without any problems.
Deus sat on a rocking chair in the store’s garden and watched the people passing by, while Alex ran around the store reporting on what had happened while they were away.
And Zeke still handled the chores with skillful hands.
From cleaning to organizing and selling items, there was nothing he couldn’t do.
His abilities as a warrior may have been minor, but as a chore worker, he was top-notch.
As Deus sat in the rocking chair and rocked, he fell asleep easily.
It was disguised as a human, and it even looked like that.
As time passed and I didn’t know whether I had dozed off or not, I suddenly opened my eyes with the feeling that the sun had been obscured.
“Are you here?”
“huh.”
It was a rule.
She was wearing a parasol and had a lonely smile on her face.
“Did you receive the report from Alex?”
« o ” huh.
“Tell me honestly. You already knew, right? “How would that have happened?”
“I’m not going to answer.”
“So it’s black? “Is it white?”
“hundred.”
Deus became so nervous that his body stiffened at her answer.
A family of warriors who killed a sleeping dragon that had fainted.
It was a clear violation of the peace agreement.
But is that enough to start a war?
Or will they target the Hollyspruce family and demand the compensation they deserve?
Just the thoughts that came to mind for a brief moment
were enough to make my head hurt.
Deus shook his head.
“I just need to get paid.”
“I will give it to you. “I started making weapons worth a total of 3,000 gold.”
“It’s thick.”
“It’s a bonus.”
“That’s right.”
Deus gestured to Yulgeum.
“Don’t block out the sun. “I plan to sleep better.”
But Yulgeum didn’t seem to have any intention of doing so.
He just stands there as if nailed to his seat and
only lets out a pitiful smile.
“Even if you look at me like that, I won’t listen.”
“What kind of eyes do I have?”
“Hungry puppy.”
“Are you a cat person? “Then should I have eyes like this?”
Yulgeum opened his glazed eyes wide.
“It’s more annoying.”
“It looks like it’s a faction.”
“It’s not like green onions or anything.”
“Are you going to at least listen to what I have to say?”
“it’s okay.”
“
It looks like you know what’s going on, seeing as you’re avoiding it so much.”
“ Haha
Deus finally sighed.
“Shall we go for some tea?”
At Yulgeum’s words, Deus lifted his buttocks from the rocking chair.
“You are persistent.”
“I’ll take it as a compliment.”
Hot coffee filled with condensed milk.
What Jingeumyong Yulgeum, the lord of all dragons and one of the losers who divided the world into three, ordered was sweet condensed milk coffee.
The corners of my mouth curled as if I felt better after just one sip.
“Now tell me.”
Deus crossed his arms and spat out.
“Supplement with a little more sugar.”
“Aren’t you too absorbed in imitating humans?”
“You just fell asleep.”
” that.
Because the sunlight feels so good.
As if reading his mind, Yulgeum smiled and spoke again.
“Is the sun good? All beings in the world
will be made to feel good by the light of that sun. “God may have mixed in the light of the sun when creating the body.”
“What are you talking about?”
“The light must have mixed with the demons, right?”
Deus frowned at Yulgeum’s words.
Just as I was about to say something, Yulgeum opened his mouth again.
“The sun never sets even in the land of dragons. Just like in the demon world, the color of the jewel is maintained through magic.”
Volcanoes, lava, and
tens of millions of flames that never go out.
That was the fire that illuminated the demon world.
The dragons’ kaleidoscope seemed to be the same.
“Then shall we try to steal the sun from humans together?”
Yulgeum hid his smile when Deus said something with a smile.
“You said before that you came over here because you couldn’t bear the contradictions of the world, right?”
“Did I do that?”
“I did. “It’s no use pretending it’s not happening now.”
“Let’s say that was the case, so what does that mean?”
“What does that contradiction mean?”
“Hey hey. Isn’t that where we should talk? “Why are you so afraid when humans say they are secretly hunting dragons?”
“Wouldn’t it be enough to take the form of a dragon and set the world on fire? “You have the right and the power to do that.”
“no.”
“why?”
“After all, the child who died this time
attacked the human village first.”
As Deus was talking, he felt like he missed something.
This time the dead blue dragon attacked Joryx. The person who subdued it was none other than the masked hero Zeke and himself.
It was smoke that suppressed it, but it was true that the dragon went wild.
Either he was controlled by evil magic or his head went crazy.
Deus ruffled his hair. It was a request that had no choice but to end up like this unless I found it alive
.
“Thank you.”
“what.”
“Just for finding my whereabouts.”
“I didn’t ask you to listen to such public talk.”
“Then what can I do for you?”
“Why is it so soggy? I won’t accept requests that are too difficult. “Money is nice, but there are more important things than that.”
“much?”
“Tranquility in my life.”
“Then you have to help me with my work even more.”
“If this gets worse, the peace of the human world will be completely destroyed.”
Deus saw the law.
Light anger could be seen in the corners of her eyes.
The Dragon Emperor’s Wrath.
What I had kept pressed down and hidden inside me slowly leaked out.
“Even hardliners are starting to notice. Dragons who do not belong to the hardliners are suddenly running rampant and dying in the human world. Even children under 100 years old.” “
Because
children usually don’t listen to their parents .”
“I’m glad if that’s the case, but not a single dragon thinks that way.”
“Are the dragons planning to attack humans?” Instead of answering, Yulgeum took a sip of coffee filled with condensed milk.
“Everything goes according to God’s will.”
“Isn’t that the god of dragons?”
“Including that.”
A war between dragons and humans.
The moment Deus remembered that, he felt a thrill of excitement.
How many beings will bleed! The dragon’s body will float
in the river of human blood .
If something like that happens, we should hold a tea party on a hill where we can clearly see the group of corpses. please.
“Don’t like it too much.” Deus wiped his face.
” I?”
“huh. “It’s so obvious that I like it.”
“Not to that extent. Anyway, if you want to go to war, you can do it. “If the entire dragon race rises up, doesn’t that mean humans and other things can be wiped off the map in an instant?”
“Unfortunately not.”
“why?”
“I’ll ask the opposite question. “If the Demon King comes up to earth with his army, isn’t he able to wipe out humans in an instant?”
“ha ha ha.”
Deus let out a dry laugh.
It was a dream that had not been achieved for the past 665 centuries.
“The demons are just as strong as our dragons. Each human being is extremely weak. “If you press it like this, it will burst.”
Yulgeum
pointed to a passerby with his fingertip.
“You can blow it away like a booger.”
“dirty.”
“You said,
“Of course you don’t do that. “What are you asking the lady?”
“Was it a woman?”
“What have you seen so far?”
“No, I wonder if there are male and female dragon gods.”
Yulgeum did not respond to these words but slowly turned his back.
“Because humans have warriors. Blood
is strong. There is a power that is different from simply superior force. Never give up, fight persistently, and eventually turn defeat into victory. As long as they exist, humans will never be defeated.”
Deus looked at the humans passing by on the street.
The first hero and saint couple. Numerous bloods that inherited their blood existed among humans.
Most of them were diluted and fused and became nothing more than ordinary humans, but purebloods who maintained a considerable degree of purity of blood often
displayed incredible abilities.
“He’s a hero…
“Isn’t that why you have Zeke with you?”
“What are you talking about?”
“To study heroes.”
“I guess so. “It’s too bothersome to explain.”
Deus said, changing his crossed legs.
“So what do you want to do?”
“Find it for me.”
” what?”
“Anything.”
“The counselor in front of you is someone’s precious family member, right? “If you tell me the truth, I will cut off contact.”
“You have the ability.”
“Aren’t you outstanding enough to accept a request to find something you don’t know what it is?”
“The one who spreads disease among the dragon clan.”
“I think they’ll do better at that. Honestly, I don’t know anything about dragons?”
“You may not know it, but Duke Ma, who was with you, probably knows it well. “He is the devil who killed as many as 100 of my clan in a battle 10,000 years ago .” Deus
made a short noise
at her words .
“A butler who talks nonsense about nipples can’t possibly have that kind of ability, right?”
“nipple? “What is that?”
“If you know too deeply, you will get hurt. Anyway, this matter cannot be resolved with a thousand gold coins.”
“Then ten thousand coins.”
“It’s not a matter of money.”
“then?”
“I’ll think about what to ask for later.”
