chapter 453
453 – The meaning of old friends
“And you never know, right? If you’re lucky and the generations mesh well together… … .”
“hmm?”
“… Derke may have returned again through the body of a descendant.”
“ ──?!”
His last remark made me pause.
For a moment, I wondered if I had heard wrong.
It was such a shocking story.
‘Derke, a past lover and ancestor of the Death Clan, returns to the body of a descendant… … ?’
Actually, I also had a few days ago,
I once had the same thought.
I wonder if the current Derke is actually my past lover… … .
As expected, the Death Dragon is a clan that can pass on its legacy to descendants through death. Last time, Derke said that if you become a Holy Dragon, the consciousness of your ancestors will naturally reside in you.
But Derke is still a hatchling.
In the meantime, I continued to level up, but
Derke’s current level is 551.
Adult… So, in order to become Holy Dragon, there was still more than 200 levels of growth left.
I would have to level up to that level to be at a similar level to Sophia. After Sofia reached level 750, she became pregnant as soon as she entered Jackie Chan’s body, as if to prove that she had become an adult.
‘by the way… … .’
If the Derke I know now was really the lover of the breeder in the past, then who was the mother of the Derke I saw in my memories back then?
Who the hell was it that came into my consciousness and disappeared after saying those words?
“The breeder who is our origin and more precious than anyone else… … . I’m sorry I couldn’t be of much help. “I may be ashamed of myself for being like this, but I have one last favor to ask.”
“This is the end of this life, but I will come back later when the time comes. As the fruit of your budding love, once again… … .」
While I was looking into Derke’s memories through Schnelia’s ‘Resuscitation’ the other day, I heard the voice of the woman above.
Given the circumstances, I just thought that Derke’s voice was similar to that of his mother… … .
If the current Derke is the past Breeder’s lover, then who on earth is she? There’s no way Derke’s mother could have left such a message to me… … .
“… Anyway, this is all I have to say about my story. “I hope you don’t get too shocked.”
Silphwindi’s voice penetrates my complicated mind .
ㅡTsk tsk..! Tsutsutsu… … !
At the same time, noise-like noise is also heard.
“hmm… … ?”
His image, which seemed like a holographic image, becomes increasingly blurred and shakes. Perhaps the video recorded in Dragon Heart is coming to an end.
“Hehehe… ! “Don’t make that face.”
“what..? “Do you really see my face?”
“I can clearly see your expression even without looking. “Why are you only now telling me this?”
Sylphwindy jokes, predicting my reaction at will. He scratches the bridge of his nose with a bitter expression.
It seemed like he still had more to say to me.
“There was a reason for telling me this so late. Soon we will face the final battle with Detronos. If that happens, we’ll have to sacrifice our lives to try and seal him… … .”
Sylphwindy’s face, which had been smiling brightly, changed into a serious one.
“… Of course, it will be impossible to completely seal the Demon Dragon since Reverto excused himself from the battle due to injury, but I plan to entrust the sealing to future generations by handing over all of our dragon hearts to you.”
“Ah? That sound… … ?”
“Giggles! Don’t be too embarrassed. This might be your first time hearing it. But please understand. For now, this is the only hope… … .”
Sylphwindy calmly continues her final remarks. After listening to his story, it seemed like everyone was prepared to sacrifice their lives.
Be prepared to leave everything to the Breeder for the sake of peace on this continent.
“I probably won’t be able to tell you this directly even when I say goodbye to you. Given your personality, it’s obvious that if I tell you this in advance, you’ll feel guilty and suffer for a long time. So, as an old friend, I don’t want to do anything that would only make you feel guilty.”
It certainly made sense.
It would definitely have been a big hit.
Given the old breeder’s personality, he probably wouldn’t have been able to endure it easily.
After the Demon Dragon War, didn’t he wander alone for a long time, disappearing after sealing Detronos due to the sense of loss of losing all his friends?
“… If enough time has passed in the future, you will be less shocked. That’s why I’m leaving this story for future generations.”
“Sylphwindy… … .”
I find myself muttering his name without realizing it. Although I was not a breeder in the past, I was able to indirectly experience the depth of their friendship through Silphwindi.
“But a breeder? I’m asking this out of anger… … . “The demon dragon has already been resurrected, right?”
“Cough… … !?”
“therefore… … . “You probably ran into me late in the process of sorting out Detronos’ resurrection, right?”
“… … .”
A question that suddenly follows.
He really guesses like a ghost.
No, since the body is already dead, it could be a ghost… … .
“Khahaha! Just kidding! I feel like it made the atmosphere too heavy! Such an unfortunate thing should never happen! cancer-! “No way!”
“Ahaha… … .”
For no reason my heart is pounding.
The joke had become reality.
Even though I didn’t react late, I feel guilty for no reason.
“Anyway, breeder! I guess I should stop talking now. If possible, it would be nice to have a bright future where you don’t have to look at this record… … .”
Sylphwindy makes eye contact with me while trailing off her words. He smiles as brightly as he can and bids me his final farewell.
“Hey, I wanted to say my last greeting brightly, but this isn’t easy. I ask for peace on the Drango continent and for everyone’s fate. Oh, and..! Think of all my descendants as me and treat them well… … !”
ㅡSssssut!
With those words, Sylphwindi disappears.
At the same time, the dark background and even the bonfire disappear.
‘Is the record up to this point?’
It was when I was wandering around in this empty space where there was nothing left.
ㅡToo patter..!
-Snap! Pop!
‘hmm? raindrop… … ?’
Suddenly, water droplets fall on my face.
Heavy yet lukewarm raindrops.
It was really strange.
It must be this space where nothing exists… … .
‘… hmm? Are these raindrops salty?’
The raindrops that unexpectedly flowed onto my lips were salty. Like someone’s sweat or tears.
‘wait for a sec… ? Sweat or tears? This could not be… … ?’
That was when I thought about it.
“Huh, huh… ! This, this may be good… … ?”
‘crying sound?’
A girl’s sobs are heard.
It was a voice full of worry and concern.
That voice was desperately calling to me.
“Now, stop playing around and get up quickly, Sicho..! I’m scared! To suddenly collapse like this… ? I’m sure it’s not because of my dragon heart… … !?!?”
That voice was none other than Sylvian.
His tears are dripping down his face.
Just like last time, he was waking me up with tears.
ㅡDrop drip… !
Hot tears open my eyes.
When I slightly open my eyes, I see Sylvian.
She squats down next to me, lowers her head, and sheds endless tears.
I cried so much that my eyes were so swollen that I couldn’t see them.
“Woah, that won’t work either. Quickly..! “I can’t do this anymore.”
Sylvian wipes away her tears with the back of her hand and decides to do something.
“I have no choice but to inform everyone about this before it starts off wrong… … !”
I don’t know how long I lay unconscious, but Sylvian, who had been waiting for me to wake up, soon tried to wake up.
She wants to get help, even if it means revealing what we did last night and that she was a woman.
That doesn’t work. It’s a given that things don’t get any bigger than this.
ㅡSlap!
When I came back to my senses, I immediately grabbed Sylvian’s wrist.
“… Kyaaat?!”
“There’s no need for that. me… Because it’s okay.”
“Poetry, poetry!?”
“Sorry. “You were very surprised because of me, right?”
ㅡWow… !
I immediately stood up and pulled Sylvian’s arm. To hug him tightly.
Sylvian continued to fall into my arms. That must have been why the time I was left alone was so scary.
“Oh, I was really surprised… ! I thought he was asleep because he suddenly collapsed… … . Even when I wake him up, he doesn’t respond… … . His expression looks painful so I don’t know what to do… … !”
“I see you were very worried. Sorry, but you don’t have to worry anymore. “Thanks to you, I was able to remember things I had forgotten.”
“Huh? Poetry, the beginning… … ?”
-Pat! Pat… !
I patted Sylvian’s back.
How scared were you alone?
The guy’s shoulders are still shaking.
“Don’t worry, I won’t worry you again. And thank you. “For conveying Sylphwindi’s will.”
“Huh..? Wow, I’m not sure what you’re talking about all of a sudden… … . Let’s put this aside first and calm down… … !”
“─Jook!”
“… Huh? Poetry, the beginning… … !?”
I continued my conversation by giving Sylvian, who still wasn’t completely out of his anxiety, a short kiss.
“I’m sorry for unintentionally ruining your happy moment. Instead, should we sleep together like this for the rest of the time? “It’s still late at night.”