episode_0064

The goal of coming to ‘Ljubljana’ was achieved.

But it’s not time to go back yet.

Since I achieved my goal faster than the two months I expected, I now have time to do other things.

It’s time to achieve more than that.

Other things you can do here.

It would be more accurate to say that my current situation is that of a mana tank.

There is only a lot of mana and not much magic that can be done.

Of course, compared to other people, it’s not much.

Different races.

Compared to Yongin and Elves, it is safe to say that they are not there.

That is why this opportunity is even more important.

Now we have the same mana circuit as the dragon.

If you learn from dragons and elves.

No one knows what they will get.

“again.”

but..

“What are you doing? Let’s do it again.”

The intensity was unexpected.

I mistakenly thought of elves and dragons.

“Heo Eok.. Heo Eok..”

Training 15 hours a day is over the line.

Even though I thought that, I couldn’t resist him.

Grumbling!!

He could feel his magic becoming stronger that quickly.

It’s the same right now.

Whiiing!!

I succeeded in double chanting just two days after starting training.

There is now one week left.

I’m sorry!!!

There was even a triple chant.

Fire, wind and electricity.

It took much more mana to put it together than to use it separately.

I was close to running out of mana after just two uses.

Considering my total amount of mana, there may be no one except my father who can use this level of magic.

Even if there were, you could count them on one hand.

“Really.. it’s an unbelievable talent.”

“Haha… I worked so hard…”

Master’s sighing self-talk.

I shouldn’t have answered that…

“.. Then let’s increase the training time.”

“.. Yes..?”

“I decided to extend it for just 5 more hours starting tomorrow and call it a day.”

“Now.. for a moment..”

Faaat.

I urgently tried to catch my teacher, but he had already disappeared a long time ago.

“Haa..”

It’s ruined…

Why did I do that…

The week that followed was truly hell.

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A day before leaving Ljubljana.

Fortunately, I was able to get some rest that day.

“Vera! Let’s go there!”

“Yes, yes.”

Bea and Agnes weren’t just playing around while I was training.

When you learn with a teacher instead of learning the magic of dragons.

Baragos trained the two.

On the first day, the two came back covered in blood, probably because they had been pushed to the point of death.

Fortunately, as the days went by, the amount of blood shed decreased.

I was also worried about what kind of training I did to end up like that.

On the other hand, I was relieved that I would be able to rest at night.

The place Bea took us to was none other than a restaurant.

“6 steaks, please.”

“.. I understand.”

The waiter looked a little surprised when he recognized us as humans.

He passed away nodding his head as if he had heard something.

6 steaks…

“Master and Baragos are coming too?”

“Huh? What does that mean?”

“Well, I ordered 6 steaks…”

“You should eat that much. Until now, I haven’t even been able to eat properly and train.”

“…”

Originally, Bea and Agnes did not eat this much.

Even if you suddenly eat a lot, it won’t go that far.

In common sense.

But it wasn’t long before I realized that these two were beyond common sense.

“Ugh.. Should I eat more..”

“Stop. I ate enough.”

Bea and Agnes neatly ate all the steaks.

The large steak had just the bone left on it.

I approached Bea, who was looking at me with regret, and whispered in her ear.

“But Bea.”

“Uh.. huh?”

Bea is momentarily surprised by the sudden action.

It was cute because it felt like a throwback to the old days, but it wasn’t done for that reason.

“Agnes, what’s going on?”

Agnes hasn’t said anything since I saw her today.

However, he didn’t look gloomy or angry.

He looks happy but doesn’t say anything.

“Ah.. that..”

Bea whispers in my ear as if she knows something.

When I heard the reason, I became even more suspicious.

“.. He said something during training with Baragos and was sealed with magic..?”

“Uh… they didn’t even tell me what they meant. Still, the seal will be released starting tomorrow.”

“.. hehe..”

What on earth did you say?

I looked at Agnes, but she just looked at us with a bitter smile.

No other action was taken.

“.. Let’s go out first.”

There’s no need to eat any more, and there’s a line outside the door, so it’s best to get out of the way quickly.

Bea looked at the bowl a few times, as if she was really disappointed.

I got up from my seat.

After about an hour, Bea came out and looked around once again.

“Then what should we eat next,”

.. eat again..?

Those thoughts continued until evening.

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The restaurant tour ended only after eating about ten meals.

In fact, it wasn’t finished because we wanted to.

“Hmm..?”

“Baragos is calling.”

While we were eating dessert at a cafe, a man came to visit us.

I was the only one who called, but Bea and Agnes also came back together.

“Go~”

I nodded to Bea, who was sitting on the bed and waving, and then walked along with Yongin.

“Hey, if you don’t mind, may I ask how old you are?”

Perhaps because the silence was awkward for a moment, Yongin broke the silence.

“I am fifteen this year.”

“Fifteen..”

Yongin said his age again in a surprised voice.

I walked in the same silence as before.

“Here.”

“Thank you for your guidance.”

Yongin, who continued walking, opened the door.

I nodded and went in, and there was the dragon from when I took the exam with Baragos.

“Has it finally arrived?”

“I was out of town so I was a little late.”

“Well, it’s not really a reprimand.”

Baragos scratched his head as if embarrassed by my low posture.

He then pushed the back of the dragon next to him.

“I heard that the purpose of coming to Ljubljana was to make a contract with the dragon.”

“Yes. But it was for the purpose of healing the mana circuit, so it’s okay now.”

Heal the mana circuit through a contract with the dragon.

That’s the original purpose.

But now, we have achieved results that exceed that goal.

So why bother signing a contract with a dragon?

“Krrr…”

At that time, the dragon next to Bargos let out a low cry as if it was displeased.

“So what are you going to do?”

“Cr!”

Baragos stroked the young dragon’s head.

The dragon glared at me as if he were going to kill me.

Why is it like that again…

“That’s actually…”

Yongin, who guided me, seemed to have decided to read my inner thoughts and told me the reason.

“It’s because my child wants to make a contract with a human. Because I am still a child, I am very shy.”

You want to sign a contract with me..?

No, more than that.

“.. My child..?”

“Yes. The dragon that you tamed in the test is my child.”

I thought it was the child of Baragos, perhaps because it was so similar to Bargos.

“Ah! Looks like Bargos never told you. I am Baragos’ older sister.”

In fact, aren’t dragons able to see people’s inner thoughts?

“Puhup.. No matter how dragons you are, you can’t look into a person’s inner heart.”

“…”

“But as a human being, all your thoughts are revealed on your face. So much so that even ordinary people other than me would notice.”

I thought I had a pretty good poker face.

I guess that was my idea.

“Are you going to sign a contract despite that?”

“Time to think for a moment…”

“You have to decide right now. Apparently, this guy’s patience is at its limit.”

A contract with a dragon.

There is nothing bad about it as it was the original purpose.

Still, the reason for hesitation is because there is no teacher here.

That Baragos is rushing to make a contract with a dragon in a place where the teacher is not present can be taken to mean that there is something wrong.

I’m not stupid enough to accept it without knowing what it is…

“Just what are you doing?”

“Huh?”

At that time, Master appeared from behind.

He had a pitiful expression on his face, as if asking if he was imagining something strange.

“I was wondering if there was another ulterior motive.”

“.. Yes..”

“Just accept favors when people give you favors. Don’t be too suspicious. No matter how you look at it, it is a business where the other party loses money.”

“…”

Well, I know what kind of person Baros is, and if I may be more specific, what kind of dragon he is, through my experience over the past two months.

There is no need to doubt.

But why did you doubt it?

What am I afraid of?

“.. I understand.”

I couldn’t figure out why.

I just nod my head and agree.

“Then the contract begins.”

After hearing my answer, Baragos began drawing a pattern on the floor.

“This emblem is only for the king of dragons. Right now, only I can activate it.”

Finally, we entered the circle with the dragon into the completely drawn pattern.

“Cruck!”

The dragon is slightly sulking, perhaps because he made a late choice.

As I gently stroked his head, his expression gradually relaxed.

“Okay then.”

The magic circle drawn on the floor began to glow, and the light from the magic circle came out and enveloped the dragon.

And as soon as the light went out, I lost consciousness.

Ah… this is the first time I’ve lost my mind this year…