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552 – Descendants of Dinosaurs

552 – Descendants of Dinosaurs

The Masters approached me from behind as I filled out the entry form.

I could feel the government employee’s tension as she saw the Masters.

‘It’s understandable to be nervous when you first see them.’

I was incredibly nervous when I was first among the Masters too.

Of course, now I know how kind the Masters are, so I wasn’t scared at all.

“Can we go in now?”

“Y-yes. You, you may go in…”

The government employee pointed to the portal with trembling hands.

I decided to enter the Dungeon quickly, if only for her sake.

“They said we can go in now.”

“Really? Are you already done?”

“Yes.”

“Shall we go in then?”

Master Chae Juyeon took my hand.

Normally, I wouldn’t even dare to look at a Tier 7 Dungeon, but being with the Masters made me feel as comfortable as if I were on a picnic.

“Let’s go!”

“Yay!”

The Masters entered the Dungeon first, and the children and I followed a few minutes later.

The inside of the Dungeon was a wasteland with many earth-colored rocky mountains.

“Wow.”

I held Master Chae Juyeon’s hand and moved behind a rocky mountain.

Behind the rocky mountain was a Monster that could be called a boy’s fantasy.

“H-huh!”

“A dinosaur!”

“Dinosaur!”

A Tyrannosaurus Rex, twice as big as the ones I’d seen in dinosaur movies, lay dead.

It might not be a real Tyrannosaurus Rex, but it looked similar.

“Wanga! It’s a giant Argo!”

“Yeah. It might be Argo’s ancestor.”

Levinas and I watched the dinosaur from a distance.

Even though it was a fallen dinosaur, its presence was so overwhelming that I couldn’t dare to approach it.

Thanks to that, Master Chae Juyeon, who was holding my hand, also stopped with us.

“Gyeoul, aren’t you going to get closer?”

“No. What if the dinosaur suddenly gets up and eats us?”

“Hehe, that could happen.”

“Yes.”

Even though I knew it was a dead dinosaur, I couldn’t bring myself to get closer.

Is there something different about the Monsters in Tier 7 Dungeons?

I swallowed hard and observed the dinosaur from a distance when Gaeul suddenly ran towards it.

“Dinosaur! Dinosaur!”

Gaeul ran around the dinosaur in circles.

Gaeul’s eyes were shining brightly.

“Gaeul ride dinosaur.”

Gaeul grabbed the dinosaur’s leg, which was taller than her, and began to climb up.

The Masters didn’t stop Gaeul.

In fact, our Master even pushed her from behind.

“Gaeul, aren’t you scared of the dinosaur?”

“No! Dinosaur best!”

Gaeul, who had climbed onto the dinosaur’s back, shook her body as if she were riding a horse.

It looked so fun that I approached the dinosaur as well.

“Wow.”

The dinosaur I saw up close was even more overwhelming than I had expected.

I hid behind Master Chae Juyeon and only peeked out my face to observe the dinosaur.

One of the dinosaur’s teeth was as big as my forearm.

Would my arrows be able to pierce its tough-looking skin?

I was thinking about this and that while looking at the dinosaur when I heard a grumbling sound from the side.

“Hmph.”

“Huh?”

When I turned to look, Bomi, who was sulking, was kicking the ground.

Bomi seemed to be in a very bad mood.

“Bomi, what’s wrong?”

“That’s a fake dragon.”

“A fake dragon?”

“Yeah. It can’t fly, and it’s stupid. Even a Dragon isn’t a match for a Dragon, so a dinosaur can’t even compare.”

Ah.

Dinosaurs and Dragons.

Do they have some kind of rivalry between them?

Maybe she was a little upset that Gaeul liked the dinosaur more.

I decided to take Bomi’s side here.

“That’s right, dinosaurs are only cool in a fake way.”

“Fake?”

“Yeah. Dragons are the real deal.”

“······! That’s right!”

Ahem.

Bomi puffed out her chest.

Then, she pointed at the fallen dinosaur and shouted as if giving an order.

“Let’s catch all the fake cool guys!”

At Bomi’s shout, the Masters shrugged their shoulders and began to walk in the direction of the Monsters.

It seemed like they were going to grant Bomi’s angry request.

“Hehehe! We have to wipe them out!”

“I agree.”

I felt sorry as I watched the Masters walking away into the distance.

I felt sorry for the dinosaurs in this world, not the Masters.

The dinosaurs in our world went extinct due to meteorites and the ice age.

The dinosaurs in this world might go extinct because of the Masters.

Because they were really that skilled.

“May the ancient dinosaurs rest in peace.”

Saebyeok, who seemed to have had similar thoughts as me, put her hands together towards the dinosaurs.

**

We caught the dinosaurs and even the boss dinosaur too easily.

However, the children seemed to be quite excited because they got to see the dinosaurs in person.

“The boss dinosaur was this big…!”

“Dinosaur!”

Haneul stretched her arms out to the sides, and Gaeul giggled.

Next to those two children, Levinas puffed out her chest.

“Levinas also touched the dinosaur like this at the end!”

Shashak-!

Levinas pretended to poke it with her index finger.

It was just one finger, but it was true that she had touched it.

“I punched the dinosaur in the face like this too.”

“You did a great job.”

Saebyeok punched the air.

Bomi gave Saebyeok a thumbs up.

Bomi was also satisfied because they had wiped out all the dinosaurs.

‘Saebyeok’s punch was amazing.’

I couldn’t believe the dinosaur fell with just one punch.

Just how strong is our Saebyeok?

Someone stroked my head as I was lost in thought.

It was Master Chae Juyeon from the Holy Order.

“Gyeoul, did you have fun?”

“Yes. I was so happy to see the dinosaurs.”

“Really? Shall we go see something else later?”

“Yes, I’d love to. Let’s definitely go to the Dungeon together again later.”

We left the Dungeon and parted ways with the Masters.

Because we had helped a little in catching the dinosaurs, we were able to share the spoils.

Combined with the children, we received a share for three dinosaurs, and the distribution was more than catching a boss in a Tier 4 Dungeon.

‘Wow.’

The distribution from Higher Dungeons is on a different level.

Of course, I couldn’t pay off all my debts with just three, but it was a little bit of a breather.

“Dinosaur! Roar!”

I took the Magic stone and dinosaur teeth I had received and approached the children.

Gaeul still seemed to be excited about seeing the dinosaurs.

“Gaeul, Dragons are more amazing than dinosaurs. Do you know why?”

“Heok…?”

Bomi looked at Gaeul and giggled.

It was the expression she made when she was about to play a prank.

“Because dinosaurs evolve into chickens later.”

“Eing?!”

Ttiyong.

Gaeul’s eyes widened as if they would pop out.

The descendants of the dinosaurs, who once ruled the world, are chickens.

It was inevitable that she would be surprised.

Maeaeng-

Gaeul’s ears perked up as she wore a blank expression for a while at the shocking truth.

Then, she gave a wicked smile like Bomi.

It seemed like she had learned it from watching Bomi’s smile.

“Gaeul not stupid.”

Gaeul shook her head with a smug expression.

Was it because Bomi often played pranks on her that she didn’t believe her?

Unfortunately, Bomi was right this time.

“Gaeul, Bomi is right. Dinosaurs evolved into chickens.”

“Eing?!”

Gaeul’s eyes widened as if they would pop out, shocked by the fact that dinosaurs would become chickens in the future.

And Levinas and Haneul, who were next to her, were also greatly shocked.

“D-dinosaurs become chickens…?”

“Yes.”

“Wanga! How can dinosaurs become chickens…?!”

“They evolved to survive.”

“Kueok…!”

Thud.

Levinas knelt down.

Gaeul also lay down on the floor and let out a small siren.

“Hey, hey guys…?”

Is it that shocking that the descendants of dinosaurs are chickens?

…I guess.

I think I would be shocked too if the descendants of Dragons were goblins.

“How can fried chicken be the descendants of dinosaurs…!”

“Aeaeng…!”

“Do dinosaurs also have owners…?”

Despair filled the eyes of Levinas, Gaeul, and Haneul.

How shocked were they to be acting like this?

I couldn’t even say anything properly and only hesitated next to the children.

“Hey guys…?”

“Wanga!”

“Y-yes?”

“Levinas wants to see a living chicken!”

“You’re going to check it out yourself?”

“Yes! Levinas will judge whether the chicken has the qualifications to be a descendant of a dinosaur!”

Gaeul, who was lying on the floor at Levinas’s shout, jumped up.

Gaeul’s eyes were sharply raised.

“Gaeul see too!”

“Y-yes. Then shall we go see a chicken?”

By the way, where can we see a living chicken?

When I returned home, I inquired about where I could see a chicken.

Fortunately, Ensia knew where there were living chickens.

“They are raising a few in the Beastmen village.”

“Really?”

“Yes. I will guide you if you wish.”

“Yes. Please.”

We moved to the Beastmen village with Ensia’s guidance.

It was a moderate Beastmen village where Hailey was an elder, but the chickens in the chicken coop were somehow strange.

The chickens seemed to be several times larger than the chickens I knew.

“What is it?”

Aren’t the chickens a bit big?

Did I mistake the size because I was far away?

I tilted my head and approached the chicken coop.

“Heok.”

As I got closer to the chicken coop, I realized that I wasn’t mistaken.

The chicken was over a meter tall, and it weighed at least twenty or thirty kilograms.

“······!”

Levinas, who was standing in front of the chicken coop, froze.

It was because the giant chicken was exuding the presence of a dinosaur.

“Igu muya…”

Gaeul, who saw the giant chicken, was also very intimidated.

Gaeul seemed to be more afraid of chickens than dinosaurs.

Honestly, so was I.

Author’s words (Author’s note)

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Chickens are scary…

I think chickens are the scariest of the three major livestock, pigs, cows, and chickens…

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