Awakening!

Awakening!

Strangers calling me cute was

As embarrassing as accidentally making a lisp sound in front of everyone.

My face turned bright red, and as I was trying to resist the urge to grab my tail and nibble on it, trembling my hands,

Seo-rin’s cheerful voice was heard from afar.

“Ha-eun!”

Is it okay to wave and run over like that while training?

Since no one seemed to be stopping her, it must be fine, so I bounced my body to welcome Seo-rin coming.

“Look at that, her tail is wagging so much, she must be happy to see unnie.”

“Oh, it’s true, it’s so cute. But it’s wagging so fast, it looks like it might fly off later.”

“But is it okay for babies to come into the training ground? It seems dangerous.”

Only after hearing the conversation from the side did I realize that my tail was wagging.

I mentally begged my tail to please stay still because it was embarrassing, but

My tail, seemingly unwilling to listen to someone weaker than itself, wagged wildly to welcome Seo-rin.

“Did you play well with Hunter Han A-rin?”

“… Mm-hmm.”

“Really? That’s good. Hunter Han A-rin, thank you so much for looking after the children.”

Han A-rin nodded slightly at Seo-rin’s thanks and then folded her arms.

Seeing this, I thought Han A-rin was reacting too coldly and wondered if she was uncomfortable with Seo-rin, but

“Wow, amazing. Hunter Han A-rin responded to Lee Seo-rin.”

“Huh? Really? Didn’t they say she ignores almost everyone except close people?”

“Yes, that’s right. I heard she even sometimes ignores the few close people she has.”

Contrary to my expectations, judging from the conversation I heard, that reaction from Han A-rin seemed to be quite favorable.

‘Hmm?’

I couldn’t agree with those words at all and wanted to refute how active Han A-rin was, fidgeting my body, but

Because I was hugging the dessert box, I couldn’t move at all and had to stand there sulking.

As I was trying to calm my tail that was waving around expressing ‘I’m angry!’ I approached Seo-rin.

Seo-rin patted my head and smiled brightly.

“Unnie’s free training ends in an hour, so I’ll come back then, okay?”

Since eating food during intense exercise might upset the stomach,

I nodded, deciding to give the dessert we brought after finishing training.

Seo-rin smiled brightly looking at me and then waved her hand and left.

As I was standing blankly watching Seo-rin’s back,

Han A-rin beside me smiled slightly and called me and Chae-a.

“Unnie will guide you around the training ground, so follow me. Ah! You can put those boxes here.”

Although the boxes weren’t heavy, they were cumbersome to carry around continuously.

So I carefully placed the boxes where Han A-rin pointed.

As I was feeling satisfied that my hands were much more comfortable, Chae-a grabbed my clothes and whispered softly,

“Contractor…! The scarecrows over there are walking around.”

Curious at the mention of scarecrows, I turned my head and saw golem-like creatures that really looked like scarecrows walking around.

As I was watching this, finding it very interesting,

Han A-rin chuckled and picked up me and Chae-a, saying,

“Children, follow unnie well.”

“Oh right!”

While it’s understandable for Chae-a, I felt my face getting hot from embarrassment that even I made such a mistake.

Thinking I keep making strange mistakes, I apologized, and

Han A-rin started rubbing her cheek against mine vigorously, smiling very fondly.

As I was at a loss what to do, embarrassed by Han A-rin’s actions,

Chae-a pointed to the empty training ground and said to us,

“It’s so big there, we could play hide-and-seek!”

Judging by her bright words, it seemed she wanted to play hide-and-seek.

Thinking it would be good to play hide-and-seek if it wasn’t a bother, I nodded.

“Shall we?”

“Yes!”

Han A-rin smiled brightly at Chae-a’s answer and placed us on a nearby mat, saying,

“Then unnie will go rent this area. Wait here for a moment, okay?”

“Yes…”

“Good, good, you’re good children.”

As I was grabbing my constantly swaying tail and telling it inwardly to calm down,

Chae-a seemed to remember something and waved her hands, saying something to me.

“Chae-a wants to see the sparkling thing…!”

“The sparkling thing…? You mean this?”

Wondering if that’s what she meant, I took out my phone, and Chae-a nodded quickly with sparkling eyes.

Wondering why she suddenly wanted to see the phone, I handed it to Chae-a.

Chae-a bowed deeply and started greeting like I had done during the broadcast before.

“Hello…!”

Of course, since I gave her the phone turned off, only a black screen showed.

Chae-a found this strange and shook her body back and forth, staring intently at the phone.

Then she greeted in an even louder voice than before, looking at the phone.

“……”

When there was no response this time either, Chae-a instantly became dejected.

Seeing Chae-a like this, I was about to explain why there was no response, but

Suddenly, Chae-a urgently approached me and started whispering in a small voice.

“I think it’s sleeping…!”

“Huh?”

“My cat friend said humans sleep when the lights go out.”

Hearing those words, I considered telling her the truth for a moment, but

Thinking there was no need to break this innocence, I patted Chae-a’s head and praised her for being smart.

“Hehehe.”

Chae-a seemed happy to be praised by me and clung to me, smiling.

I kept patting Chae-a’s head and then slowly opened my mouth while turning on the phone.

“Then I’ll wake up the people, so can Chae-a greet them again?”

“Wooow.”

Happy that she could greet, Chae-a nodded her head quickly, swaying her hair.

Thinking Chae-a was cute, I now somewhat skillfully pressed the broadcast start button.

[Seorinseorin – Ah, Ha-eun turned on the broadcast ㅎㅎㅎㅎ]

As soon as I turned on the broadcast, Seo-rin came in.

Didn’t she just leave to train?

Wondering how she was watching, I turned around and saw Seo-rin’s back, busily fiddling with her phone.

‘Is that okay?’

I’m not sure, but it doesn’t seem right…

I was about to say she should focus on training, but remembering this world was based on the original “Seo-rin’s Power Trip Cider” or something, I shook my head.

‘Even if I don’t say anything, Seo-rin will probably handle it well herself.’

So deciding to cheer her on rather than give unwanted nagging,

As I was calming Chae-a who was pressing her cheek against the phone, a chat message came up.

[RichAndSuspicious – It’s the training ground. Seeing that place reminds me of how hatchlings used to train in the old days.]

Hearing about hatchlings’ training piqued my interest.

Seeing those words, I asked about it in a calm voice.

“How do you train?”

[RichAndSuspicious – Mostly learning magic or awakening abilities that match their characteristics. For example, things like foresight or purification.]

My eyes widened with curiosity at the mention of characteristics.

Wondering if I could learn too, I asked about it

[RichAndSuspicious – Of course it’s possible. Half-dragons are dragons too.]

A positive answer came back.

Happy about that, I giggled and then looked at Chae-a beside me.

‘If my ability is amazing, I could earn a lot of money. I want to earn as much money as possible to give gifts to the people I’m grateful to or buy delicious things for Chae-a.’

Favors received must be repaid with favors.

It was the most basic quality in human relationships and the most basic common sense to not clash with others in society.

Vowing to repay with gratitude, I asked the suspicious viewer again.

“Then how can I awaken my ability?”

[RichAndSuspicious – Since the method of awakening is different for each dragon, I can’t tell you the exact method. But usually, it’s said that if you strongly wish for something you want, an ability matching that awakens.]

The method is abstract, so it’s hard to grasp.

After pondering for a moment, thinking that consistently making a wish might become a strong desire, I clasped my hands together and made the first wish that came to mind.

‘Please make me a necessary existence for people.’

It was an abstract wish, not specific.

But it was a desire that had been sleeping deep in a corner of my heart, so although embarrassing, I brought it out.

‘Of course, it’s an embarrassing wish to tell others, so I won’t say it out loud.’

Thinking I’d like it to come true, I closed my eyes.

I felt a soft and cozy sensation wrapping around my shoulders.

‘It’s warm.’

What I’m feeling now might be a simple illusion due to concentration.

But strangely, the thought that I should continue kept blooming in my mind, so I continued making wishes with fervent desire.

After wishing for several minutes like that,

Just as I was about to tell the suspicious viewer that I had failed,

Suddenly, my body glowed light blue, and I felt an alien sensation enveloping my entire body.

‘What is this?’

As I was bewildered by this phenomenon I’d never seen before,

The chat window scrolled up quickly, congratulating something.

[RichAndSuspicious – This is the first time I’ve seen a hatchling awaken their trait so quickly. It’s very interesting.]

[StickyRiceCakeMochi – Ha-eun, congratulations on your awakening! You looked sooo cute when you awakened.]

[MintPineappleRamen – Congrats congrats congrats]

[DdeuDdaeDdaeDdae – It’s my first time seeing a dragon awaken their ability, it’s cool.]

Could I have succeeded?

Feeling a bit flustered, I hugged my tail and nibbled on it to calm my mind.

Chae-a clung to me and repeated “Wow, amazing!”

As I patted Chae-a’s back to calm her down while she giggled in my arms, I fell into thought for a moment.

‘So what was my trait?’

Apart from awakening, I wasn’t sure what it actually was.

‘Since it responded to my wish for people to need me, it’s probably related to that ability… but’

It’s too abstract, so I’m not sure, I thought, and after pondering for a moment, I steeled my resolve to try various tests.