44 – Happy even if you fail

“What? heart?”

“Uh-! Derke’s heart… … !”

Hearing Derke’s answer, I felt my heart drop.

Taking over half of your heart?

Dragon’s, not human’s?

It’s literally pretty horrifying when you think about it.

It’s not an organ transplant of any kind.

Do you remember the beating and beating heart,

I feel like my stomach is rumbling.

I’m not the type to eat liver or celery… … .

“Ugh… … .”

“brother-? It’s a good death… ?”

“Cool-! Oh, no big deal. I was just dizzy for a moment.”

I calmed myself by sweeping away the gastronomic stomach. I usually like to cook and eat alone, but I have a weak stomach for intestines and raw food.

“Maybe it’s because of the aftereffects of the oath… ! A death dragon that Derke pats on the back?”

After confirming my poor complexion, Derke paces around me with an uneasy expression. It was a reaction similar to that of a puppy who is worried about his owner.

Dizziness is further aggravated by the movements of Derke, who wanders around aimlessly.

“No, I’m really fine.”

“But, still… … .”

ㅡTurn up!

I am all around me -! I grabbed Derke’s waist at once and lifted him up. I was dizzy, so I meant to talk quietly.

“Crackle-♪ Captured Death Dragon-!”

Derke stomps his feet in the air and lets out a laugh. As if you were caught playing hide and seek.

“By the way, Derk? sudden heart? What do you mean?”

“Uh… ! heart! If it was originally, the dragon heart should have passed over!”

“Oh, Dragon Heart?”

let me tell you so I was just surprised

Now I understand.

Even though it’s the same word, it feels creepy when you say it’s a heart.

But Dragon Heart… … .

I’ve seen it in a novel or movie a long time ago.

When it comes to dragon hearts, it seems to have played a role in containing the essence of the dragon’s power.

Like I just did with Derke, I made a contract with my heart.

Well, depending on the setting of the original work, the heart of the dragon can be used infinitely.

‘Couldn’t it be that the twist means a real beating heart?’

Thinking about this again makes me sick to my stomach.

“Huh-? As expected oppa, the face looks bad… !”

At this reaction, Derke makes eye contact with me. Still, watching Derke’s cute reaction, I feel like I’m calming down right away.

Even if it meant a real heart, Derke’s heart would have been small and cute in the shape of a heart.

“Haha, I’m really fine now.”

“Dess Yong looks very tired today… … .”

“Seeing your face made me feel better, really. By the way, that promise… Are you connected properly? I heard that the dragon heart didn’t fall?”

“I don’t even know Derk… ! Even oppa didn’t feel much, Death Yong-?”

Derke, who was floating in the air, came down to the ground and asked a question. The boy’s face showed sincere concern from earlier.

“Um, well… ? I don’t feel like my heart has crossed my mind like you said, but it feels like the promise I made with you has been made.”

“That’s enough death-! Maybe it’s because Derke is still young and his heart hasn’t gone yap… !”

“okay? Doesn’t it matter too much?”

“It’s okay yap-! It makes me feel closer to my brother, yap-! That alone is enough for Death-!”

Derke knocking on my shoulder as if consoling me.

It’s pretty reassuring when it comes to a small subject.

On the one hand, this look is rather cute.

“Yes, you are right. If you feel that way, that’s okay.”

“Ugh… ! Still, an oath is an important promise, so you must keep it!”

“Of course. Even if it wasn’t an oath, I would have kept the promise I made with you unconditionally. So don’t worry too much.”

“Kyaaha-♬ I really like this side of oppa-♡”

“uh? Derke… … ?”

—-Come on… … !

Derke tries to dive into his arms with a cheer. For a moment, I thought I had just cast Lightning Petrification.

ㅡFluffy!

I had no choice but to sit down on the floor again at his head-butt-like rush. Looking at Derke like this reminds me of a golden retriever who likes people.

“Hee hee-♪ It feels like mother’s arms-! I think I would have felt this way if I had a father… … .”

“Derke… … .”

The guy who clings to me like a koala and rubs my cheek. The guy who had been pouring out tears in this position until yesterday is now holding a big smile.

How bright it is in just one day… … .

A feeling of pride fills your chest.

This is all thanks to the gourmet feeding.

At first, I made dessert out of a sense of duty,

Now, I could feel the small pleasures.

Thanks to that, I was able to continue making desserts with sincerity.

‘By the way, according to Derke, something is strange… … ?’

You can’t just be drenched in pride.

Since you made an oath with Delke,

I had to be clear about what I was going to do.

If the oath was to be completed only by handing over the dragon heart, then the system message from earlier shouldn’t have appeared.

But still, it clearly says that the oath has been fulfilled, doesn’t it?

‘Confirm the oath.’

I shouted out the command.

I don’t know if I’ll react, but I spit it out and saw it.

Come to think of it, this is the first time since I called up the list of sympathizers.

ㅡPay!

Contrary to what I was worried about, a translucent window appeared before my eyes.

[Dragon’s Oath: Possible contract with a target of sympathy above the cult level. An oath made by handing over half of the dragon heart, the source of mighty power, to the contractor.

This promise is in effect until the contractor’s death. In the event of a breach or breach of contract, neither the Contractor nor the Dragon escapes terrible words.]

[Current oath – Derke (Lv.201 / Nothing)]

[Details of oath: Derke, the dragon of death, and the Contractor Breeder swear to keep each other’s secrets and do their best for each other until their fates are fulfilled.]

‘Oh oh… … .’

A fairly detailed explanation comes to mind.

In fact, the content of the oath was nothing special.

Is it like a confidentiality agreement?

In any case, it was clear that the oath had been made normally because the status window was responding.

‘But why didn’t the Dragon Heart come over?’

It is also clearly indicated in the status window. It is an oath made by handing over half of the Dragon Heart, the source of mighty power, to the contractor.

However, nothing really came across to me.

“Oh, can you?”

When I hear this question, one possibility comes to mind.

Is this body really a dragon?

Isn’t it because it’s the same dragon?

Otherwise, it can’t be… … .

By the time the weight is put on that the character of Breeder is a dragon.

One essential contradiction bothers me.

ㅡMy mom said it was an important promise that you only make with someone you care about yap-! Death Dragon, a special promise that can be made with a non-dragon… !

It reminded me of the explanation Derke had just given.

The oath was only possible with heterogeneous people.

According to this statement, the oath itself should not have been established in the first place.

inconsistent and obnoxious If not, wouldn’t the breeder be a human? Then Dragon Heart… … ?

‘Oh, I don’t know. Head hurts.’

The head is overloaded.

My body is tired, but even my head is complicated.

I need to stop thinking for a while and cool my head first.

“Sniff sniff… ! huh? But what is this smell?”

In the midst of rotting in the middle of the day, the acrid smell that further disturbed the cloudy head. I wondered if it was the smell coming from my overloaded head.

“Woo-wook? Where does the burnt smell come from? !”

“Burnt? Oh right! cake… … !”

ㅡBeat!

I put down Derke and went straight to the stove. It is the source of the acrid smell.

It was a small amount, but the cake mixed with expensive chocolate was screaming to be taken out immediately.

ㅡKi profit… !

When I hurriedly pulled the oven door, as expected… … .

ㅡMorag morak morak… … !

Black smoke rises.

this is a big deal burned properly

Pulling the iron door of the oven, inside, there is a ‘Twisted Nether Purgatory Firewood Cake’ showing off its black appearance.

I just made an oath with Derke and missed the timing to take it out of the furnace.

ㅡDeulgeureok, tuk… !

After quickly taking the cake (what it was) out of the mold, there is no lump of charcoal at all.

I wanted to believe that it was black because of the chocolate, but the condition of the cake was so terrible that I couldn’t even deny the reality. It is surprising that it still has the shape of a cake to some extent.

“Ha-?! Seriously, the death dragon that was burned and eaten because of Derke… … ?”

Derke trembled as if he was sorry.

Then come to the side and look at the expression.

With eyes that want to do what if I get angry.

Emerald-colored eyes trembled.

“No, because of you. You didn’t do that on purpose, did you?”

“That, but… … .”

“Anyway, I made it for a test today, so it’s okay. And maybe it’s still okay.”

“Hey… ?”

ㅡStand up, chin!

I immediately took a bread knife and sawed the cake in half. The surface was so thoroughly burned that it felt like holding a knife to a stone.

But the inside is pretty… … .

“Well? Look at this, Derk. The inside is still pretty good, right?”

“Hey-? Seriously, death-!”

The inside of the cake was fine.

It’s quite nicely roasted.

The cake splits in half and blows out steam.

ㅡsssssssssssssssssssssssssss… !

Carefully, only the intact parts were cut out.

Very carefully, as if opening sashimi.

That’s right, all I got out was the size of my fist.

It’s not like some kind of butcher’s meat is boned, and the loss rate is no joke.

“Now, eat half of it.”

“De, I was burned because of Derke… … . Is it really safe to eat?”

“Of course, you cleaned and helped me a lot, right? More than anything else, we made a pact with each other, didn’t we?”

“Hoaaa… ! Well, if that’s the case, then you should be thankful!”

Persuaded by my words, Derke answers with a smile on his face. The simple yet innocent reaction makes me smile.

“Yes, it’s still hot, so eat carefully—”

“Haap, mumble, mumble… !”

The guy who swallows the chunk of cake straight away, disregarding my advice.

Ah, Derke, it was a dragon.

Anything that hot would be chewing gum.

Even if it’s still Hetzling, it’s a dragon in its own right, so it’s like breathing fire… … .

“Whoaaa… ?! It’s hot, it’s hot!”

“yes? Derke… … ?”

“Mul… ! It is used to give water or milk… … !!”

“Pu-huh, so be careful.”

“Mo, mo is so funny death dragon-? Come on, tell Derke… ! the water… … !!”

Seriously, I can’t live with the cuteness that always exceeds expectations.