Episode 87
If this wasn’t another world, Kang Jin-hyeok would have believed without a doubt that this was a hidden camera.
It was hard to believe that a dragon would bow its head voluntarily.
“What are you talking about?”
Kang Jin-hyeok did not take Dragon’s words at face value.
It could be a malicious tactic that gives hope and then falls back into despair.
“You’re talking nonsense? It’s ridiculous.”
The dragon shook his head in horror.
A strong wind blew as if fanning itself as the dragon’s large head moved quickly from side to side.
Thanks to that, Kang Jin-hyeok’s bangs fell over, revealing his forehead once again.
The dragon immediately bowed his head.
“Look at that. You are indeed a messenger of God.”
“No, what are you looking at that makes you say such nonsense?”
“You have a mark on your forehead. It must have been given to you by your father.”
“father?”
Dragons were originally far from religion.
It wasn’t because he was a realist like a dwarf, it was just because he had high self-esteem.
Nothing in the world is superior to them.
Dragons were a race steeped in a self-esteem bordering on arrogance.
Even if they were gods, they weren’t all that great.
That was the common sense of dragons.
But there was one exception.
Dragons only worshipped the god who created them, commonly called ‘Father’.
“An even greater being who created great beings like us. He is the Father.”
The father who gave birth to the dragons is merely a guardian who watches over them for a short time until they become adults.
The only one who truly believed in and followed the Father was the Creator.
So, it was only natural for the dragon to bow its head to Kang Jinhyuk, who had been personally marked by the Creator.
There was absolutely no reason to feel hurt.
“I should have treated you with respect. I was too dull to recognize you, your majesty.”
Kang Jin-hyeok was at a loss as to how to accept Dragon’s attitude that had changed 180 degrees.
Dragon’s expression hardened when Kang Jinhyuk didn’t say anything.
Dragon thought that Kang Jin-hyeok was speechless because he was hurt by his rudeness.
“I will follow any order. Please calm down.”
“… … You can do anything?”
“yes.”
Kang Jin-hyeok doubted his ears, but at the same time, he thought it was a good opportunity.
To check whether the dragon was sincere or not, Kang Jin-hyeok made a simple request.
“It’s hard to talk, so try to be a little smaller.”
“All right.”
As the dragon nodded, his entire body lit up brightly.
When the blinding light disappeared, the dragon’s body had shrunk to the size of Kang Jin-hyeok’s height.
Of course, only the size was changed, and the appearance was the same as before.
Kang Jin-hyeok was greatly disappointed when he saw that sight.
“What the heck, it really just got smaller.”
“I just did as you ordered. Is there anything you are dissatisfied with?”
“No, isn’t it usually the promised development that he transforms into a human form here?”
Hearing Kang Jin-hyeok’s words, the dragon made a disgusted expression.
Even though it was the face of a dragon and not a human face, Kang Jin-hyeok could read all kinds of disgust from its expression.
“I respect you, ‘Father’s Messenger’, but I don’t particularly have any affection for the human race.
“It’s not that I don’t like you. It’s like I really hate you.”
『To be honest, yes. Why should I wear the skin of such a lowly creature?』
“Isn’t it rude to say something like that in front of someone?”
“It doesn’t matter, you were chosen by the Father before you became human.”
There must be a reason why humans were given marks.
The dragon didn’t dare to think that his choice might be wrong.
It was rude to my father to even have such doubts.
“Then, can’t you change your appearance a little for my sake?”
“Is there a reason why it has to be that way?”
“If other people saw that, they wouldn’t be surprised.”
“Then just use the invisibility magic.”
The dragon answered firmly, showing that it had no intention of changing into another species.
Although it wasn’t the development he wanted, Kang Jin-hyeok tried to understand the dragon’s attitude.
‘If you told me to turn into an animal I hate, I would have refused too.’
Kang Jin-hyeok was concerned that the comparison target was animals.
How proud must a dragon be to think of humans in such a way?
As such random thoughts were swirling around in his head, a rustling sound was heard behind Kang Jin-hyeok.
It was difficult to see exactly who it was because it was hidden by the grass.
“Please wait a moment.”
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The dragon, who noticed it before Kang Jin-hyeok, tried to use magic on the spot.
Kang Jin-hyeok felt that he couldn’t leave it as it was, so he quickly stepped forward.
“Just wait a minute!”
While Kang Jin-hyeok was blocking the way, Lucia jumped out from the grass.
As expected, blocking the dragon’s magic was the right answer.
“I finally found it!”
Lucia, who discovered Kang Jin-hyeok, hurriedly ran to him.
“The dragon suddenly disappeared. What happened?”
Rather than answering Lucia’s question verbally, Kang Jin-hyeok pointed with his finger directly in the direction of the dragon.
Lucia followed the finger and jumped in surprise when she found the dragon shrunk in size.
“What, what is this?!”
“This? Are you calling me by such a rude title just now?”
“Could it be that you were fighting the dragon just a moment ago… …?”
“Do I really need to explain it in words?”
Lucia confirmed that he was a dragon by his arrogant attitude and his high-minded nose.
But I had no idea why it was so small.
“Have you lost your strength?”
Dragon burst into laughter when he heard the question Lucia posed to Kang Jin-hyeok.
“Lost strength? This body?”
Kang Jin-hyeok witnessed small lights gathering above the dragon’s forelegs.
“If you’re curious, experience it for yourself.”
As soon as the dragon finished speaking, he shot the light he had gathered at Lucia.
It was never a technology to be underestimated just because it was small in scale.
Since it was a ray of light that contained a huge amount of heat, there was a risk that if it hit directly, the entire body would burn.
When Lucia hesitated for a moment, not knowing that magic would suddenly fly.
Kang Jin-hyeok moved his foot to block her path.
He moved with the expectation that if he stopped it, the magic would not stop.
But the light did not disappear and instead struck Kang Jin-hyeok’s face, who was blocking his path.
“no!”
Lucia cried as she saw the explosion in Kang Jinhyuk’s face.
“This damn lizard dares… …!”
Lucia, who was about to take out her bow for revenge, felt someone grab her arm.
Lucia opened her eyes wide as she realized that it was Kang Jinhyuk’s arm.
Even though I was clearly hit directly by the dragon’s magic just a moment ago.
Kang Jin-hyeok looked completely fine without any injuries.
“Are you okay?”
“I think so for now.”
Even Kang Jin-hyeok himself seemed to have no idea why he was fine.
It was strange that I was hit by magic and came out fine without using any special techniques.
Kang Jin-hyeok thought that the cause would lie in the dragon.
“Did you stop the magic?”
“No. I didn’t reduce the power until the end.”
“But why am I standing there okay?”
“Because the dragon’s magic does not work on you, the messenger of the father.”
“What? That can’t be true!”
Kang Jin-hyeok couldn’t believe Dragon’s words.
Just a moment ago, when they were fighting each other, Kang Jin-hyeok did his best to avoid the dragon’s magic.
But now the magic doesn’t work.
There was no credibility whatsoever.
“I’m not lying. You just experienced it firsthand.”
“But when we fight… … .”
“Have you ever been touched by my magic even a little bit?”
After hearing the dragon’s words, Kang Jin-hyeok recalled exactly what happened during the fight.
As the dragon said, Kang Jin-hyeok had never been affected by the dragon’s magic.
Since I moved quickly and avoided everything, even if I got hit, I wouldn’t know if it would cause damage or not.
“But I broke the rock you dropped myself.”
『Even if it had been hit directly, there would have been no damage.』
“So you’re saying I’ve been doing something useless all this time?”
“I’m sorry, but I can tell you that.”
Long ago, the first dragons worshipped the Creator, but not just because he had created them.
It was a cause for respect and awe, but not a cause for devotion that would lead to death.
The reason dragons absolutely believed in and followed their creator was because all their abilities were useless against his power.
Before the Creator, dragons are nothing more than large lizards.
The proud dragons covered up the humiliating fact with worship and praise.
The reason we do not attack the Creator is because we do not dare to stand before the Great Being.
I consoled myself that it was not because I was helpless.
As time passed, such self-justification changed into sincere faith.
“Even if it wasn’t intentional, I tried to harm my father’s servant. I will gladly pay the price for this sin.”
The dragon knelt down on the ground and asked Kang Jin-hyeok for forgiveness.
‘What price? What do you want me to do if you suddenly say something like that?’
Kang Jin-hyeok was looking flustered when his eyes met Lucia’s.
At that moment, Kang Jin-hyeok thought of a good idea.
“Then don’t ever try to harm Lucia again.”
“Lucia? Is that the name of that half-elf?”
“Right. Is there any chance you can’t do it?”
“No. If that’s the price, I’ll gladly accept it.”
Lucia breathed a sigh of relief as safety was assured through the dragon’s mouth.
“No, wait a minute. Why is that dragon following you?”
Lucia suddenly remembered something she had forgotten and immediately questioned Kang Jin-hyeok.
It was hard to believe that such a proud dragon, an agent dragon at that, would follow a human’s words so obediently.
“I got a mark from their god.”
“A sign? Where is that?”
“They say it’s on my forehead, but I can’t see it.”
Kang Jin-hyeok touched the part of his forehead that the old man had touched with his finger in the Dragon Temple.
Obviously, when I looked in the mirror, I couldn’t see anything.
But it seems like there’s something special about the dragon.
“When did you receive that?”
“Perhaps it is the Dragon Temple.”
“So that wasn’t just a hastily made up name… … .”
It really was a temple built for the god of dragons.
“You managed to pass the test in a place like that.”
Lucia felt once again how amazing Kang Jin-hyeok was.
The god of dragons was a being of very high status.
It would be impossible for an ordinary person to be recognized by such a god.
“Let’s leave that conversation for later and take care of the request first.”
『Request? Are you here at someone’s request, Your Majesty?』
“Yeah. I asked you to find out why you froze this area.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
The dragon tilted its head at a 45 degree angle as if it had no idea what was going on.
“I have never changed the environment here.”
Kang Jin-hyeok and Lucia were momentarily speechless at the unexpected answer.
