Eat a lot

Eat a lot

 

 

A soft-boiled egg overflowing on top of lightly toasted brown bread, and a golden-brown sausage evenly sprinkled with ketchup and mustard.

And a glass of orange juice made from whole oranges was placed on the table.

Seeing this, I was impressed and my eyes sparkled, and Perseus chuckled and said to me and Chae-a.

“Eat a lot.”

Usually, Seo-rin or Han A-rin take good care of our meals, and the Spirit User Uncle or the counselor teacher always provide us with snacks.

Ha-eun was the type to eat until her stomach was full to bursting, beyond just eating well.

It seemed that everyone was busy and there wasn’t really a space to cook.

It felt like it had been a very long time since she had eaten homemade food.

‘Is that why? It tastes even better.’

While smiling at the thought that eating food made with care was a very pleasant experience, even though Perseus was also a good cook.

Chae-a, who was next to her, stared at her blankly.

Then, grabbing her swishing tail, she spoke to Ha-eun.

“Chae-a wants to do ‘ang-nyang-nyang’ too.”

As if it had become a habit to use polite speech when making requests, she asked Ha-eun with sparkling eyes.

It wasn’t a difficult request, so Ha-eun was about to nod.

But thinking it wasn’t good to do ‘ang-nyang-nyang’ while eating, she decided to show a more mature side.

“Yes. But you know, we should do ‘ang-nyang-nyang’ after we finish eating. Otherwise, we’ll get scolded!”

Startled by Ha-eun’s words, Chae-a carefully put down Ha-eun’s tail and whispered to her.

“Chae-a will eat diligently… If someone comes to scold, you have to tell them Chae-a ate well…!”

“Yes. Chae-a is a good girl.”

As Ha-eun was feeling proud watching Chae-a eat diligently.

Perseus, who had been observing this, chuckled and said to Ha-eun.

“The younger sister takes good care of the older sister.”

“……?”

At those words, Ha-eun’s lips almost pouted unconsciously.

But having grown up, she managed to push her lips back in just before they could pout.

It’s a bit sad to be referred to as a younger sibling.

As I look at Perseus, I’m in an ambiguous state where sadness and joy coexist, feeling a little happy about my growth.

Perseus continued speaking while looking at me in that state.

“Let me ask you something. Ha-eun, how much do you know about dragons?”

At that question, I couldn’t help but fall into deep thought for a moment.

All I knew were just the basic characteristics of dragons.

‘They live long, have exceptional abilities and talents, cherish their own kind, things like that?’

And if I squeeze out a bit more, I only knew that they really like building lairs or can awaken special traits.

As I was chewing on bread, unable to answer hastily,

Perseus patted my head and continued speaking.

“They have a characteristic of prioritizing hatchlings in any situation.”

I tilted my head at those words.

From what I heard, it didn’t seem much different from saying they cherish their own kind.

So, blinking my eyes and asking for more details, he spoke while alternately sharing his portion of sausage with me and Chae-a.

“In short, if you want to learn something, you don’t need to go through complicated procedures. You can just ask dragons who have mastered that field, and if you want something, you can ask dragons who have it.”

Although I still can’t fully grasp it, I could tell that those words were amazing.

As I was listening, thinking how fascinating it was, he snapped his fingers to create a sparkling mana cluster in the air and pointed to it.

“For example, if you, Ha-eun, want to learn magic, astrology, or summoning, you can.”

Magic…!

Feeling an incredible curiosity arise at those words, I asked Perseus a question.

“Is there a magic spell for cleaning?”

“Cleaning magic? Of course there is.”

Wow, there’s such an amazing magic in this world?

The moment I heard those words, I felt my tail moving quickly and hastily grabbed it while continuing to speak.

“Then, is there a magic for washing…?”

“You can do that by slightly tweaking the cleaning magic.”

“Wow.”

I feel incredibly interested.

I think if I learn this, it will be helpful in many ways when I help Seo-rin later.

As I strongly felt the desire to learn this and looked at Perseus, he poked my cheek and continued speaking.

“Do you want to learn it?”

“Yes…!”

“Then there’s one condition.”

Fortunately, since Perseus didn’t take money earlier, I have some if it’s about money.

Of course, this might not be enough, but I think if I work hard over time, I might be able to save up eventually. As I thought this, I nodded my head vigorously.

Perseus looked at me and held out both hands while saying.

“If you put your face here, I’ll teach you the magic.”

“…?”

He looked at me with his hands forming what’s commonly called a flower cup.

I was startled by Perseus’s action and opened my eyes wide.

Perseus, looking slightly disappointed, says to me.

“If you really don’t want to do it, you don’t have to… but I’d appreciate it if you could.”

After pondering for a while between embarrassment and conscience at those words.

Remembering the rarity of magic as a field of study and that Perseus was an incredibly busy and remarkable dragon, I put my face into the flower pose.

 

“……”

I’m dying of embarrassment.

As I’m trembling, feeling my face burning.

I hear a ‘click’ sound from the front.

Did he just take a picture of me doing the flower pose?

Realizing that this would become a major embarrassing moment in my life, I open my eyes wide in shock.

Perseus, with an expression of extreme happiness like a ghost about to achieve enlightenment, said to me.

“As promised, I’ll pour all the magic-related support into you, Ha-eun. You can look forward to it.”

I felt a bit puzzled by his words about ‘pouring’ support rather than just providing it.

But thinking it couldn’t be bad, I nodded.

‘Still, this is so embarrassing.’

I feel like I want to crawl into a mouse hole if there was one.

As I’m hiding my face behind my tail, trying to calm my burning face as much as possible.

Chae-a, who was next to me, looks at me and says triumphantly.

“Chae-a can do it too!”

Wondering what she means, I glance to the side.

Chae-a is making a flower pose with her hands and putting it to her face, looking very proud.

Finding it incredibly cute, I smile slightly, and Chae-a follows suit, giggling and saying to me.

“Did Chae-a do well?”

“Yeah.”

“… Then praise her!”

It seems she fondly remembered being praised when throwing the disc last time.

I patted Chae-a’s head and praised her generously, trying my best to shake off the embarrassment I felt earlier.

* * *

After eating breakfast, we headed straight to the lair.

There was no particular reason, but I was curious about what the Spirit User Uncle had said in the morning about ‘the flower and pebble not being ordinary’.

Wondering what it could be, we went to check it out right away and saw a sparkling flower and pebble.

“Wow, it’s the sun!”

Chae-a seemed to like the flower and pebble that were shining like lamps, so she quickly ran up and put her face close to them.

Seeing this, I pulled her back to protect her eyesight and tried to calm her down.

Perseus, who was standing next to us, watched this and remarked with admiration.

“It’s the Sun Flower and Sun Stone.”

“The sun…?”

“Yes, the sun. A rare Sun Flower that blooms maybe once in a hundred years, and a precious stone that’s only formed near that flower.”

As I couldn’t understand just from that explanation and was blinking my eyes,

Perseus continued, pointing at the flower.

“This flower increases the recovery speed of those around it, and this stone has the ability to increase the luck of its owner.”

Recovery speed and luck? Isn’t that amazing then?

As I was staring at them intently.

Perseus put a pebble in my pocket and said.

“So carry it with you.”

I wonder how much luckier I’ll get?

As I was filling myself with anticipation, thinking maybe I could find a 500 won coin or something while walking down the street.

Chae-a looked at me like that, giggled, and opened her mouth.

“Chae-a likes pebbles this much too! I went to see pebbles with Earthworm Unnie last time and it was so fun!”

“Worm worm.”

Am I imagining the wriggling sound coming from somewhere?

I’m listening to Chae-a’s explanation, putting aside minor issues.

Perseus patted both our heads and said.

“Then I’ll come back in a few days, so stay healthy until then.”

“Yes!”

With those words, Perseus entrusted us to Han A-rin, who was slowly coming here, and went outside.

* * *

The next day.

Earlier than expected, Perseus came to pick up me and Chae-a and calmly opened his mouth.

“I was originally going to bring you in two days. But the elders were sending messages every 3 seconds… Anyway, they gave permission, so I came to pick you up.”

He sighed, showing deep fatigue.

Then, patting the heads of me and Chae-a who were looking up at him from below, he continued.

“Then let’s depart. I’ll open the way, so bring the children.”

“Alright.”

Ha-eun nods and carefully takes our hands.

As I look ahead, thinking something is fascinating, Perseus briefly speaks to us.

“… I’ll apologize in advance.”

Apology? Wondering if there’s a problem, I look up.

Perseus covers his face, sighs, and then opens his mouth.

“Whether human or dragon, living for a long time tends to make one quite doting, so they often act overly affectionate.”

Overly affectionate…?

I blink at those words that make me tilt my head.

He smiles bitterly and continues speaking.

“In short, it means they’re going to like you excessively. Anyway, let’s go see.”

With those final words, Perseus casts teleport on us.