Chapter 312 – Resistance (1)

“Oh, hello… My name is Rai…!”

A very nervous, cute girl bowed down at me and greeted me.

Gold glittering eyes met mine.

“Okay, hi. My name is Siwoo Kim.”

“Oh…! Yes I heard from your grandfather!”

Rai nodded eagerly and answered.
It was just embarrassing because of each and every gesture that was so cute beyond imagination.

Did you use Polymorph?

“How old are you now?”

“I… Uh…”

After a moment’s hesitation, Rai opened three of her fingers, then folded one, then opened another, and repeated.

Are you confused between a 2-year-old and a 3-year-old?

“It has been exactly two years and seven months since you came out of the egg.”

“Then…”

I’m confused too.

If it’s Korean style, it’s 3 years old, but if it’s foreign style, it’s 2 years old.

“Two years old…!”

“I see.”

“Lai-sama, shall we go out for a while today?”

“Outing? Really? Did you go last night?”

“Yes, of course.”

Going out, what does that mean?
She tried to ask, but she decided to put up with Rai right in front of her.

∴

“Haha, hehe~”

Rai was flying in the sky laughing heartily as if he was in a good mood.
With her polymorph off, of course.

We sat comfortably on the meadow and looked up at the rai flying in the sky.

“I heard that Rai was going out earlier.”

“It is literally. He ordered that only me be aware of Rai-sama’s existence, so he went out at regular intervals. About one day in seven days.”

“Right.”

I thought that no matter how Hetzling was, as a child of a dragon, I would have tolerable force.
It actually happened in the game too.
However, the energy I felt from Lai now was weak, even if it was weak.

It’s not even a handful for me.

“But it is very different from what I knew. Even if it’s Hetzling, it won’t be a hidden existence.”

“This is normal. Originally, hatchlings inherit their parents’ magic and knowledge after growing up for five years. This is the most vulnerable time in a dragon’s life, so parents need to protect it.”

“That’s why you were hiding Rai’s existence.”

“Yes, because it was natural to be the target of hostile forces. Craine-sama must have seen this far.”

“Then what do I need to decide? There’s no other way than to stay hidden until they’re five years old.”

Whether you follow Kreine right now or live freely, there is no change to staying hidden.

For the hostile forces who want to rule this area, there is nothing more annoying than Rai.

Of course, even if aggro is attracted to me now, it is no different than being in a position to deal with both Kryne’s own child and successor.

“Isn’t Kraine-sama passed away?”

“…”

As he said, Kryne, who would pass on magic and knowledge to Rai, was dead.

“Still, the fact that I am Kraine-sama’s child and a dragon does not change. You learned all the magic I taught you before you were even 3 years old, so you can use Dragon Eye, Dragon Word, Polymorph and Breath.”

“Hoo…”

Is it a dragon after all?

“More importantly, whenever I teach you magic, you learn it completely in less than a day.”

Dragons are always more than you imagined.
It wasn’t that surprising.

“Hmm… Eventually, you’ll need protection in a safe place until you grow to a certain extent.”

Was the reason why I came from another world and met Rai because he wanted me to take him to another world?

And, just in case, there are suitable people who can teach magic.

Ugh, I looked at Riel.

‘What should I do?’

‘I want to take you. I want to pay off my personal debts and make the wishes of my departed master come true.’

‘Okay, I have to pay for the heart.’

Where the hell did Kreine, who said he saw the future, go?
He did not dare to guess.

Riel nodded her head.

“But in the end, it is Li who chooses.”

“Yes.”

“Okay.”

After a while, Rai, who had landed after flying satisfactorily, approached.

“Haha… It was fun…”

A languid voice.
He looked a little tired.

“Lie.”

“Yes yes!”

“Shall we talk for a minute?”

“Yes? Uh…”

Rye turned to War Wolf and he nodded.

“Yes, got it.”

“Okay. Follow me.”

∴

“How is it to live here?”

I asked Rai quietly at a distance from the others.

“Uh…? Uh…”

He was taken aback by the changed tone of voice.

“It’s okay, so you can be honest. Please speak comfortably.”

“Umm… I hate not being able to go out often… But my grandfather plays with me every day… I like it. I hate it, but I like it.”

“Okay?”

“Yes.”

What should I say?
She took a moment to organize her thoughts and put them in order.

“Laiya, do you know why you can’t go out often?”

“Yes… Grandpa said, I’m still weak, so I can’t…”

Rai answered my question with a stunned expression.

“Liya, in this world there are far more weak people than Lai.”

No matter how mature he was, he was much stronger than most low-level monsters.

“But do you know why you can’t go out?”

Nod.

Rai nodded.

“There are so many bad monsters in this world.”

“A bad monster…?”

“Okay. Bad monsters who want to rule this place and make it all theirs.”

Gulp.
Rai swallowed and looked into my eyes.

“Those bad monsters are after you.”

“Yes… I heard from my grandfather.”

“Okay? Then, do you know what kind of person Rai’s father was?”

“Yes, he said he was the king here… But he came back before I came out of the egg…”

“That’s why I’m here now, to help and protect Rai until he grows into a great dragon.”

“Is that so…?”

“Okay. What should I do? I can’t let you fly freely in the form of a dragon, but it doesn’t matter if you go out every day, and there will be a teacher who will teach Rai magic.”

“Then… What about Grandpa?”

“Grandpa… Can’t go with me.”

Even the werewolves could not be brought back to their original world.
He must fulfill his role as the head of the resistance.

“I won’t be away that long, though. 2 to 3 weeks? It may take longer than that.”

Before that, you must complete Pascana’s request and prepare to fight the demon cult deacon.

“Grandpa… I don’t like it without…”

“So? Okay.”

In fact, instead of Kryne, Werewolf would have acted as Rai’s parent.

Now, a 2 year and 7 month old baby wouldn’t want to go to a strange place away from her parents.

“Then let’s go back soon.”

“Yeah… I’m sorry.”

“I have nothing to apologize for. Because I decided to respect your choice to the end.”

∴

“You mean that?”

“Yes, he said.”

“Hmm… I’ll talk to you separately.”

“Okay.”

Warwolf went into the cabin.

“If Rai comes to our world, will Nuna go back to her original world?”

“No, I will leave it to Kritiana. Anyway, if it’s magic that you’re going to teach for three weeks, even Kritiana will be able to do it.”

“Oh yeah?”

Come to think of it, Critiana was there too.

After waiting for a while, the door of the cabin slowly opened and Werewolf and Rye came out.
Rai’s eyes were moist.
Is it luck

Looking at War Wolf, he too had water in his eyes.

“Siwoo.”

“Okay.”

“I’ll be there. I want to come back and help my grandfather!”

“…Yes, well thought out.”

I don’t know what kind of conversation was going on, but I could definitely feel Rai’s will.

“Then my sister here will take you there. Follow me well.”

“Yes…!”

‘Please, sister Riel.’

‘Okay, I’ll be back soon.’

Riel took Rai’s hand and activated her teleport.

“Warwolf, do you need a moment to cool down?”

“Whoa… It’s okay.”

The Werewolf, who wiped his eyes once, answered.

“Looks like he was raised with a lot of affection.”

“Yes… I’ve never seen my parents’ faces in my life.”

“Is it.”

“Yes.”

Could Rai have been able to relate to her loneliness?

After about 2 hours, a teleport magic circle appeared in front of us, and Riel came back.

‘Did you have a good trip?’

‘Yes, Kritiana said she would take good care of it.’

“Then let’s go now.”

“Yes, I understand.”

∴

We rode again on horseback.

The next day came and we were almost close to our destination.

They say there is a destination beyond the mountain pillars that can be seen in the distance.

“Your expression seems to have lightened.”

“Yes, since Rai-nim is in a safe place, it seems that the burden on my heart has been reduced.”

“Good job. When the mind is light, the original body can also be light.”

Soon after, we reached our destination.

It was a huge fortress surrounded by walls made of carved stone bricks.

There was a mountain behind the fortress, and a large river flowed not far from the gate.

The gates were open and guards stood guard.

“Are you back, Warwolf-sama?”

A guard bowed to the werewolf and greeted them.

“The people who came with me…”

“Yes, these are Kryne-sama’s successors and colleagues.”

“Okay…! Come on, eat inside.”

“Okay. Call the chieftains.”

“Yes!”

Following the Warwolf into the citadel, we headed towards the huge building located in the center.

First of all, the difference from the guardian forces was that several races were living together here, and the male-looking monsters were training with their own weapons.

I went into the castle and headed to the second floor and arrived at a large conference room.

“If you wait a moment, the chieftains will arrive. Bring tea and cookies.”

“Yes.”

The Lizardman, who looked a little like a maid, left the meeting room and headed somewhere.

And within 30 minutes, the chiefs of various tribes arrived at the meeting room.

“Everyone is here, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Craine’s successor, Mr. Kim Si-woo.”