Chapter 231
231 – The Real Teacher
“Mom…”
Derke mumbles and spits out sleep. A voice full of longing continues to look for its mother
“Ugh, I missed you…”
ㅡRurg…
She sheds heavy tears as she searches for her mother.
Transparent tear marks are drawn on the cheeks
Derke has not opened his eyes yet.
The guy’s expression looked happy yet sad.
Did she not want to wake up from happy memories with her mother? Derke seems to have fallen asleep with his eyes tightly closed. He probably wants to be with his mother just a little longer, even in his dreams.
ㅡDrop drip… !
But what is so sad?
Tears have been flowing since a while ago.
So much so that tears welled up on the table.
“Derke…”
After looking into his memories, I was able to roughly guess the meaning of the tears. Why did I arrive at the academy alone the day before the entrance ceremony?
The reason was obvious.
I guess I couldn’t wake up from a long hibernation.
You haven’t woken up from a deep sleep yet,
Maybe he’s in eternal sleep.
If possible, I hope it’s not the latter.
But looking at Derke’s tears,
I couldn’t help but feel an ominous vibe.
ㅡPat, pat…
When I saw this, I couldn’t stay still any longer. I wanted to comfort Derke somehow. Now that I’m by your side, there’s nothing to be sad about.
“Haa… ? Flattered… It smells like dad…”
When I stroked Derke’s head, the tears mysteriously stopped. And then, as if for some time, she was looking for her mom and dad.
“It smells like dad… Is this really possible?”
It was definitely like that when you first saw me, right?
And the sword hilt that Derke inherited.
That might be my thing.
Otherwise, there’s no way you could say I smell like my dad, right?
I’ll have to ask later when I wake up. I’ll find out something when I touch the hilt of the sword later.
‘But if it’s really mine… What is the relationship between me and Derke?’
Could it be that I am related to this body by blood?
Even if they are not direct blood relatives…
A distant ancestor seems quite possible.
“I… Breeder? Do not worry too much. Derke was only asleep for a moment.”
As I was stroking Derke with a pitiful heart, Schnellia intervened and looked carefully at me. I guess my face she looked that serious.
“Ah, I see. But then you suddenly fell asleep?”
“As much as you miss your mother, you probably want to be with her a little longer. “You’ll be fine after a few hours of sleep.”
“As expected, it was like that. Poor guy. How lonely I must have been…”
ㅡSsuk sseu…
I wiped Derke’s tears and prayed that nothing bad happened to her mother.
“Anyway, I never imagined it would be a memory like this. I thought the Death Clan was simply one of Breeder’s colleagues like the other ancestors… “Who would have thought that their relationship would have been this deep?”
On the other hand, Schnelia’s eyes shined brightly.
She looked at me and Derke alternately.
Schnellia’s eyes seemed full of exploration.
Since he is a scholar with a deep interest in history, the new information he just learned must be burning his passion for learning again.
And looking at this reaction, it seemed like Schnellia didn’t know exactly the relationship between me and the Death Clan.
‘I tried floating once, but… Rather, it looks like Schnelia has more questions about me, right?’
By the way, the gaze is quite burdensome.
Blue rays emanate from the eyes.
Her eyes were full of both an inquisitive spirit and something similar to respect.
“Hmm, aren’t you looking at me too intently?”
“Oh… ! Sorry, sorry. You dared to look straight at the breeder on such a lowly topic…”
ㅡFully… !
Schnellia suddenly lowered her head.
The dragon bows its head to the human.
The academy’s most senior and most important member of the faculty does not know what to do in front of a mere employee.
That means he believes in my identity without a shadow of doubt. Things are going better than expected.
“But breeder? May I, a humble person, dare to ask you a question… ?”
“What question? Who would listen to that? It’s also uncomfortable. Just speak comfortably.”
“Ah… ! Who would have thought that even his merciful personality would be the same as the record… Oh, to actually have an audience with the breeder I’ve studied for so long… ! “This isn’t a dream , right?”
“Tsk…”
I just told you to speak comfortably,
Schnellia makes all kinds of exclamations.
The image feels quite different from when I first saw it.
Is this the reaction of a deeply religious believer accepting God directly?
“… Hey, Schnelia? Who would hear that sound? And what was she just trying to ask?”
“V, the breeder himself called my name… ?! Such an honor—!”
“Hmm… !”
“Oh, look at my mind… !”
Schnellia immediately came to her senses when I cleared my throat, implying that she should do it in moderation. She regains her more calming gaze.
“This is a really basic question… “You told me earlier that you came to the academy to awaken the dragon heart and sealed oath that were sleeping in the breeder’s body, right?”
“Oh, yes. In order to prepare for the invasion of the demon dragon… No, there is also the purpose of nurturing descendants.”
“If it’s according to what the breeder said… Does this mean that we can subdue the demon dragon with our own strength?”
“Hmm? What does that mean? “I don’t understand the meaning?”
It was a bit of a random question.
Did you think there was no chance of winning in the first place?
How strong is this guy called Demon Dragon?
“As you know well, breeder… We are much weaker beings than our ancestors. “The males suitable for combat have already died out a long time ago, and most of the females from previous generations are old.”
Schnelia asks questions in the most polite manner possible. Her words were long, but the point was simple.
Although she was the students she taught,
It seems like he has been anxious in many ways.
I completely understand Schnelia’s feelings about her.
They must have been anxious about entrusting their future to the hatchlings of the academy who had not yet graduated.
“I can’t give you a definite answer, but I have to try as hard as I can. And above all, I made a pact with my friends that I would definitely do that?”
“Haa… ?! After all, is that the content of the oath made with the six ancestors?”
“Hmm… That’s right.”
“Could there be another such glorious position? … ?! To be the first to learn about a part of hidden history that had been hidden behind a veil… Ah… ! There will never be another such glorious position…”
Schnellia makes a fuss once again, as if he has discovered her secret.
He is indeed a scholar who is interested in history.
He takes a deep breath with a very flushed face.
Is this the face of an archaeologist who discovered a huge secret hidden in the world?
It’s not like I don’t understand Schnelia’s reaction. It must have felt like she was actually encountering a transcendent being from the Bible.
‘This… ‘ Now that my identity has been revealed, do I have no choice but to move properly like the original being?’
A huge sense of responsibility weighs on my shoulders.
The fate of Drango Continent depends on me.
The power of our ancestors who sealed the demon dragon remained intact in my body.
I really hate troublesome things,
There seemed to be no other way.
I like it or not, but the fact that I am a breeder will no longer change.
Moreover, living as a breeder who is a friend of our ancestors rather than as a breeder who is just a worker was the right choice in anyone’s eyes.
I was friends with the first dragons, so at least I shouldn’t be ignored.
‘And if things are going according to the original story, the demon dragon will appear soon, right?’
Of course, I’ve never read the original work,
The beginning and end of the story must be decided.
Same thing with the monster that appeared last time,
I couldn’t deny that the demon dragon’s invasion was getting closer.
I didn’t know the exact story,
Now that I know the identity of this body…
I couldn’t sit still with my hands any longer.
In the story, it must be designed so that you will definitely encounter a demon dragon.
‘Damn, I thought it would be easier if I just left the academy…’
That wasn’t it.
Rather, I was waiting for a bigger event.
The final boss battle that you never know will happen.
Of course, before then, you will need to complete the party by training dragons that can stand against the Demon Dragon.
“… “Well then, breeder?”
“Hmm? What else?”
Schnellia, who was making a fuss about herself, spoke carefully to me.
“Is there anything I can do to help you with your great and noble cause?”
I don’t know if this is the same as the original story, but the right helper just happened to appear in front of me.
Then, there is only one thing the protagonist has to do.
“Oh, of course there is. “Can you please help me?”
Even if it takes time, it is polite to accept help from a helper as much as possible.
“Ah…! If you entrust us with anything, we will do our best. “What can I do to help you, the breeder?”
“Let’s start with the small things first, step by step. “First of all, can you help me turn from a mere teacher into a real teacher?”
“Yes? A real teacher… ?”