chapter 94
94 – Broken Dragon (2)
Feeling the feel of a pen crunching on paper,
I looked outside blankly at the silence that had been coming for a long time.
The wind blowing and blowing the leaves – it was definitely real.
Green residue created by pounding grass on a stone.
If the strong smell of vegetables from it clears your mind –
I was able to enjoy this silence more.
My mother is not there,
There is no older sister who covered my face with saliva.
Only I could sit in this room, calmly organize my mind, and think about magic spells for a moment.
…Even though this is not going to help in sorting out their relationship in any way.
– Knock knock.
When I heard the knocking sound, I blew on the ink.
The fluttering paper felt like a sobbing mother’s body, and for a moment, her heart ached-
“Yes.”
I covered it up and tried to head outside, where the rice was prepared.
Until I saw that the thing that opened the door was a red dragon that resembled my older sister.
“Russell.”
“…Mom.”
“Won’t you say ‘Dracea’?
…Because you hated your previous self.
Because if you call me mom, you keep thinking of me in a way you don’t like.”
Am I embarrassed, embarrassed, or sad?
It didn’t look so good, with her unknown face bowed and her red tail fluttering close to the ground.
Instead, it made my stomach hurt.
Maybe it’s tingling because it’s not filled with anything,
Or maybe I’m just dumped by too many thoughts, and my body is suffering…
“Is breakfast ready by any chance? So you’re calling me… ?”
Shaking your head and pulling your mouth with tired eyes looks too dangerous.
At the same time, as he entered the room while gently closing the door – I inadvertently took a step back…
“…Are you scared of me?”
It ended up hitting the desk and making a dull sound.
The raised bottles and pencil cases shook and filled the room with chaotic sounds,
It wasn’t strong enough to cover up the strange aura her mother gave off.
“That woman approached you.
I licked you, removed my body odor, and even hit you with my tail.
…She said, “
“Sister, are you talking about it?”
“…Yeah. That dog you call sister… No,”
He closed her mouth with his hand and applied cheek force as if he would crush her-
“Adventurer, that is.”
I covered my face and spit out my trembling voice on the floor.
Like a scary-looking man you would often see walking down the street, spitting with emotion.
“Was it a problem that I raised you with love for six years?
Because I mistook your request to become a family member as a request to become a mother?
Russell, I…”
“When I asked that request, Lady Rosaria said to me,
‘From now on, I will be your mother,’ she said.
That’s what you said.”
An unforgettable first meeting.
My relationship with the dragon who gave me fire along with a warm smile while I was freezing and dying.
“…I cherish it. My mom cherishes me. – “
” Lie. “
Break it, break it, roar,
It was none other than my mother who reached out to me.
If anything is lying, it’s not me, it’s the dragon in front of me.
“She can do it, but why can’t I?
It’s disgusting. It’s shameful. It’s unfair.
Me too, she wants to lick you as much as she does, and she wants to pat your head.
She wants you to hug mine as much as she gave you her tail.
I want her to touch me and smile her with her her her her her kind and warm hands her her her!
It was I who had to take the anger.
It was I who had to face the anger.
The red dragon is a mother.
And my sister, a dog with yellow fur… Is someone who makes my heart flutter.
Is it so wrong to see it that way?
Enough to make mom like this?
“…So.
We will do it together. On the journey.
Just like she did. Me too.”
He looked right down at me and tried to reach out his hand as if he could grab it at any moment-
The mother took it back and headed back toward the door.
Stumbling.
“I wasn’t against it…”
“The promise to become your family.
Still, I will protect it.”
She wishes that were what she said as a mother.
“Yes, Um – “
“At least it’s Dracea,
…If not, at least she is called wife.
Because I don’t want to be a mom anymore.”
My request is: My hope was crushed in an instant.
Like papers that were distorted after writing a magic spell incorrectly.
“Why don’t you stop and come out?”
My older sister intervened.
With my arms crossed, I press on the wide open door.
Without even looking at her, touching her, frowning, or even gnashing her teeth.
“I will look forward to Dracea from now on.”
I smiled and went outside.
No thoughts entered my dazed head.
However, the kindness of my older sister who hugged me tightly and stroked my head.
“…Shh, yes. Just wait.
It should be hard. Right?”
“Ugh, ugh… “
In the end, he took out my tears, wiped them away, and held my trembling body tightly.
Even though both of them are doing the same thing to me, why do I keep leaning towards one side?
The more I do this, the rougher and scarier my mother approaches me,
Why do I keep dealing with this older sister…
***
“There are many options.”
Her mother, who had only put bread down her throat, dusted off the powder and snapped her fingers.
Then a map fell out of thin air and unfolded.
“There is a dungeon in the city you went to.
It’s a magical place where you can get a lot of items very easily.
In fact, since it is a place made by condensing a lot of mana, it is natural that it is full of magic.”
“It’s probably dangerous for you. Right now, I’m buying the ingredients rather than getting them myself.”
Immediately following her mother’s explanation her, my older sister stood up, dusted herself off, and instead pointed her finger her somewhere else.
The slightly trembling eyebrows and tail she told me that another fight had occurred
“Durica Forest. The scenery is nice and there are few vicious monsters.
It’s a place where you can learn basic geography and senses while gathering and hunting.
After learning carefully here, you can move to Durica Fortress.
It’s a great dungeon where you can practice fighting against skeleton soldiers with bows and arrows.”
Since their opinions were always so different, the two never got tired of it and clashed again.
Unlike my older sister who was glaring at me, my mom calmly took in her breath and-
“Russell has learned a lot of magic, and he wants to develop his abilities, right?
In that case, it would be a good idea to experience the various things that happen within the dungeon.
Don’t worry. Um – No, I will help you.”
He placed his hand on her chest and smiled kindly.
If it weren’t for the shadows under the eyes of hers, it would definitely have been bright and refreshing.
The way he tries to do everything he can, even putting in effort on purpose, is definitely for me.
Trying to ignore your older sister would be your best effort to avoid conflict.
“For your information, the husband of the woman I was trying to meet lost his leg.
I heard that the golem guarding the dungeon on the first floor suddenly appeared out of nowhere?
…It’s not a common occurrence, but I assure you –
Not a good place. Because you could lose your life in a moment like that.”
“I will always be by your side. Always.”
I closed my eyes for a moment, then opened them.
Underwhelmed by the eyes of two people wanting to make a choice.
It felt like two people were putting their hands right on top of my shoulders.
“I’m doing that because I’m worried. It’s not like I’m trying to fight.”
“I will follow your choice, so don’t worry too much.”
Is it because I’m breathing too hard?
The two began to approach me little by little, their voices becoming a little softer.
…Cold water droplets ran down my cheeks.
“Where do you want to go?” “Where do you want to go?”
The two eyes came together.
So I stretched out my hand.
To a place where you can rest.
***
Horse-drawn carriage.
My older sister drove it, and my mom and I faced each other.
She was a mother who said she would follow her anywhere, but her condition did not really look good.
Knowing that, my older sister said she would become a coachman first.
“…Learning magic is good, but recently… There’s been a lot going on.
I thought it would be okay to take a little breather in the forest, hmm… No,
Lady Drakea.”
“…”
There was no reply.
However, he only showed me a faint smile and immediately hid his face in the shadows.
There was only silence in the carriage that had started to rattle.
“It’s not because I don’t like it.”
“…”
If I had known it would be like this, I would have asked to go to the city.
I wish you would take my side at least once.
I should have known that saying it was okay was never okay.
It’s just that everything was difficult and difficult.
I was constantly being bombarded with extremely difficult problems.
The more I choose someone, the more the relationship between my mother and older sister widens.
It was a difficult problem.
“I hope you teach me a lot about magic in the forest.
Gathering is the same, but you said that if it’s quieter and closer to nature, you can handle mana better. Right?”
“…”
No matter how hard I tried to talk to my mother, it seemed difficult to comfort her already disappointed heart.
But once I’m in your arms, it’s night again.
I didn’t want to go back like that.
However, I didn’t like repaying the favor in this way.
I need to fix it somehow, but it’s not working because it’s just too complicated and difficult.
“If you want to take a break, I won’t say any more.”
I kept my mouth shut, and for a moment, I gently moved my body to the left and looked outside.
The falling leaves of the green trees that gradually surrounded the cabin, leaving behind it, were more beautiful than when seen from outside the window.
“…Again, again, again, again, again, again…”
If only her mother’s mutterings of resentment hadn’t hit her ears with the wind.