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Inside the sun’s penthouse.

“What the… … What the… … ?”

The living room, once spacious and filled with luxurious furniture and decorations, had turned into something resembling a disaster scene.

The marble floor was strewn with broken whiskey shards, and the luxury furniture that must have cost tens of millions of won was covered in soot stains.

“Uh, Sun… … Sir… … ?”

I called out carefully, but there was no answer. Instead, I could only hear mumbling coming from the bedroom.

“읏… … .”

As we walked further inside, the temperature inside the room grew higher.

“Little one… … Little one… … Little one… … .”

And then there’s this unidentifiable muttering coming from inside the bedroom.

There was something dangerous in that voice, like a volcano on the verge of eruption, a madness that could erupt at any moment.

I walked towards the bedroom, sweating profusely. The metal doorknob was hot to the touch, as if it had been affected by the heat.

‘Is it okay to go in like this?’

But I couldn’t go back after coming this far. I opened the bedroom door with trembling hands.

When I opened the bedroom door, a shocking sight unfolded.

The sheets on the king-size bed where the hungover Taeyang had previously slept had long since been blown away to ashes, and the wallpaper had burned away in the heat and was peeling off in places. The hot air stung my skin as if I had entered a dry sauna.

And there, the sun was.

Her usual confident and glamorous appearance was nowhere to be found, and now, Taeyang was curled up on the bed, shivering.

The sight of him hugging himself as if he was desperately trying to suppress something was so pitiful that it was almost desperate.

“Mr. Sun… … ?”

At my voice, she slowly raised her head. The hot air swirled around her like a shiver, and my gaze met her golden eyes.

And at that moment, the blood in my whole body froze. The madness blooming in her eyes was probably something I had never seen before. It was like the eyes of a hungry beast, but at the same time, it was filled with desperate longing.

The moment when I try to take a step forward slowly while suppressing my fear――

“AAAHHH!!!”

The sun’s body burst out as if it was exploding.

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A hot ball of fire rushed toward me. The sun’s body temperature was much hotter than usual. With a heat that felt like I was going to get burned, her arms wrapped tightly around my waist.

“You little one… … ! You little one… … ! You little one… … !”

A sob burst out, like a mad scream. Her whole body trembled and she hugged me tighter.

“When I opened my eyes in the morning, and when I fell asleep at night, you weren’t there… … ! I thought I was going crazy… … !”

“Ugh… …Ugh… … !”

I couldn’t breathe. The sun was hugging me with such force that it felt like my ribs were going to break.

“I can’t take it anymore… … I can’t take it anymore… … This time, absolutely… … absolutely… … !”

“Tae, Sun-nim, just a little bit… … !”

The words, ‘let me go’ rose to the tip of my tongue.

That moment.

A chill ran through my body. The strong warning signal I had felt yesterday when I was going through various things with Teacher Wol-hee passed through my head and spread throughout my body like a wave.

Only then did I belatedly realize one fact. If I were to bring that up now, I would be cutting off the last thread of reason from the sun.

“Gwae, it’s okay, Sun-nim. I’m here now… … ?”

At the words I barely managed to squeeze out, her trembling slightly subsided. But she still seemed to have no intention of letting me go.

“Yeah… … You’re here… … .”

Her voice was low and deep. It was hard to believe that she was the sun at the moment, as she just let out a tired sigh.

“A month is… … too long… … .”

Her breathing became increasingly rapid. I felt my consciousness fading away, but I still gently stroked her back. For now, all I wanted was for her to calm down.

The sun’s body temperature, which could be felt through our skin touching each other, was gradually decreasing. That was fortunate.

… … … … …

“Are you okay now, Sun?”

Instead of answering, she grabbed my shoulder and led me to the bed. Her body temperature was almost back to normal, but her hands were still twitching.

As I sat down on the bed, Sun-nim sat right next to me. At first glance, she seemed to have calmed down, but her golden eyes were still unstable.

She stared intently into my face, her gaze persistent as if to confirm that I was not a welcome sight.

“At first… …I thought it was funny. It was only for a month.”

She said this while holding my hand tightly. Her grip was so strong that it hurt a little, but I couldn’t shake it off.

“But more and more… …I was going crazy because I missed you.

No, I’m crazy.”

She continued to hold my hand tightly as she spoke, as if I would disappear if she let go.

“Me too… …I don’t understand. Why is this body like this. I, a dragon… ….”

The sun took a deep breath. The great being who had confidently looked down upon the world was now completely helpless in front of a mere boy.

“I almost went crazy so many times. I even thought about just blowing up this house and flying to where you are.”

Madness flickered in her golden eyes.

“But if I did that… …I really thought I might never see you again… ….”

The sun’s voice died down. But the grip on my hand only grew stronger.

“Little one… … .”

Sun-nim suddenly buried her face in the nape of my neck. At first, I thought it was just an expression of affection and gently stroked her hair, but suddenly her breathing became ragged.

“You… … smell like another year?”

A cold air ran down her back. Her voice, which had seemed to be regaining its composure just moments before, began to return with the madness and murderous intent that had almost disappeared.

“This is… … the smell of a corpse… …?

That’s her… … .”

A terrible force entered the Sun’s grasp. At the same time, the temperature in the room rose rapidly again. It felt like the heat was burning my skin, even more than before.

“Little one, while I was away… … .”

Her voice became lower and lower, but the murderous intent within it became thicker.

“With other years… …was it fun?”

The air in the room trembled. The sun’s golden eyes flashed dangerously. The dragon blood flowing within her body seemed to boil again with incomprehensible jealousy.

This is a big deal. This is a really big deal.

It seemed like it would be really dangerous if things continued this way. This time, I could tell even without any suspicious warning signs.

She had barely calmed down, but madness was taking over her again, so she had to do anything to stop this situation.

“Mr. Sun!”

I grabbed her shoulders, burying my face in her neck, and pushed her with as much force as I could, calling out to her loudly.

When she looked up in surprise at my behavior, which I had never done before, I did it without hesitation… … In fact, I was extremely embarrassed, but I kissed her anyway.

“… … … !!”

In that moment, Taeyang’s body froze. The unexpected kiss had poured cold water on her madness. The temperature in the room, which had been burning hot, also began to slowly drop.

“… … … .”

There was silence for a moment.

Taeyang’s body, which had been frozen in shock, slowly moved, and her arms slowly wrapped around my waist. The temperature in the room had dropped considerably, but her arms were still holding me tightly.

“Why… … all of a sudden?”

The sun’s voice was almost back to normal. Her voice contained only pure questioning.

“That’s… …Um… …So… ….”

In fact, I couldn’t explain why I did that. At that moment, it was just the only way I could think of to stop the sun.

Eventually, I stopped stuttering and lowered my head, my face red. The more I thought about the meaning of what I had done, the more embarrassed I became.

The sun stared at me with her golden eyes. Then slowly, her expression began to change. A strange heat began to form in the way she looked at me.

“I made a promise with those bitches that I wouldn’t do it when I was in my right mind, but whatever… … .”

Her hand gently stroked my cheek. The warmth I felt at my fingertips was different than before. It was a different kind of heat, not the heat I felt when I was in a state of madness.

“You started this first, kid… …right… …?”

The beautiful face of the sun slowly approached me. A strange tension, completely different from before, enveloped me.

Soon she was so close that I could feel her breath on my face.

“Then… … shouldn’t we take responsibility… … ?”

“Yes, yes… … ?”

The eyes of the sun that had come up close to my nose were flashing with something dangerous that was different from the madness from just a moment ago.