[Baekryong] Jinseon lived in such an era when there was neither an empire nor a federation.

At that time, he was just a serpent. Not all dragons were inherited.

Most of them went from mere insignificant creatures to spiritual beings, and eventually became dragons.

Jinsun had power. there was knowledge And there was luck too.

“You will be next to me.”

Jinseon witnessed the process of dying of old age with his own eyes, and succeeded to the position of the dragon on the spot.

It was a while to be delighted with the feeling that the blocked ceiling was pierced in an instant.

He soon realized that he was alone.

“ah… … .”

Is it because his values have changed? Or is it because he became a higher being and deepened his thinking?

Or was it because there was no one like him in this world?

he felt lonely

“Lonely… … all… … .”

Jinseon longed for knowledge.

I learned the text, I learned the world, I learned people.

It was easy.

Because he had the body of a dragon that was no different from the crystallization of his talents, he was able to easily obtain all of them.

But the more I build up my knowledge, the more I get to know the world, the more I get to know about many beings including humans.

“You are lonely… … .”

he felt lonely

The more I knew, the clearer the fact that there was no existence like him.

Therefore, he inevitably had no choice but to expand his exchanges with humans, who were the most numerous race around him.

It wasn’t just Jinseon’s story, it was the same for all dragons.

Because it felt lonely, it took on the appearance of the tribes around it.

Transformation, Polymorph.

There were many different names to call them, but if you consider that all dragons eventually take the same method, there is no magic that captures the characteristics of dragons better than that magic.

“Hmm, hmm… … . That’s not what you do.”

“What are you?”

“That… … living near here… … .”

Jinseon built relationships by helping people around him or imparting knowledge.

It was awkward at first. There were many who were suspicious of him and many who avoided him as ominous.

Jinsun tried hard.

He made countless efforts to alleviate his loneliness.

In the process, there were times when he was regarded as an evil spirit, and there were times when he was regarded as a being close to a native god.

But in the end, Jin-seon succeeded.

There was a fruition created by the harmonization of his naturally good character and the result of his constant efforts.

He started to be regarded as a freshman that everyone knows.

“Jin Seon! The apples harvested this time are very sweet. Try it!”

I was happy.

Talking, smiling and helping each other, getting to know each other through exchanges.

I was just happy.

However, Jinseon realized soon after or after a long period of time close to a lifetime for some people.

“Oh, thank you so much for this.”

Jinseon shuddered as he accepted the apples that people handed over every year when the harvest season came.

was a child I knew. No, I wasn’t a child. The child he knew had already become an adult.

“You’ve grown a lot… … .”

“Yes? ah! Did you care about that? hahahaha! I’m exceptionally tall, but Jinseon-nim isn’t short either, so don’t worry!”

“No, not like that… … .”

“ah! Do you care about authority? I’m sorry for not being aware of it. ha ha ha!”

Jinseon said with a forced smile, looking at the face of the child who smiled at himself.

“No, no. Wouldn’t it be rather good if you grew up quickly? Rather, I am glad to think that you have grown up in such a healthy way.”

Jin-sun knew.

Why was he a lonely existence, why did he want to find someone like himself so much?

The fact that I knew only by instinct came to reality sooner or later.

“The deceased during his lifetime had countless dedications and sacrifices for the village… … .”

“… … .”

Jinseon is the death of a human being. No, more fundamentally, I knew that the time of each other’s life was different.

It was an unfamiliar feeling. Jin-seon couldn’t figure out that it was sadness because he had been concentrating on loneliness all along.

that I found out It’s time to feel the vacancy of the dead.

“It must be autumn.”

It was when the season began to dye the forest bright yellow.

“But.”

Jin-sun felt the pain.

It was a mental pain, not a physical pain. It was a similar, yet different, feeling from when he had felt empty on one side of his heart until now.

“You are no more… … .”

Feeling of loss, Jinseon realized a new emotion he had never known before.

Learning about the feeling made him wiser, stronger and more fragile at the same time.

“It would be right to let it flow slowly in time.”

if that is providence Jin-seon thought he had to accept that.

Time passed just like that.

Those who were by Jinseon’s side were born in joy, lived with a bright smile, and died coldly before long.

Jinseon watched every moment. Not even for a moment did I avoid it.

I instinctively knew that if I avoided that moment, I would regret it.

“Jinsun-nim, are you okay?”

“It’s not the first time I’ve seen a death like this, so there’s nothing to worry about.”

Actually it wasn’t okay.

It didn’t disappear just because it flowed.

As time went on, the memories became clearer and the sense of loss deepened.

Jinseon knew that he couldn’t let go.

And I didn’t even want to do something like that.

Because it was beautiful, I didn’t want to forget it even though it might be accompanied by a sense of loss.

Whenever Jinseon ate an apple, he would think of the boy who handed him an apple every fall.

“… … So, it can be said that I was born in this lake.”

Although the sense of loss deepened and the loneliness still remained, he was able to think of the memories as beautiful.

He continued to build relationships.

Where he was born and how he grew up, he constantly told his children who lived a short life.

But Jin-seon didn’t know.

“The water in the lake is rotten… … .”

That the deceased is bound to rot.

As the loss deepens, his memories begin to fade.

The water of the lake where he was born was now rotten and stinky, and the apples he ate no longer recalled the old taste and memory.

“… … .”

Immediately after realizing that fact, Jinseon stopped as if shocked.

I looked down at the rotten lake for several days.

It would be possible to restore the lake to its original state if he wanted to.

But can the lake he returned to be the same as the one he cherished?

Memories are beautiful because they are gone.

Trying to force it back will only increase the sense of loss.

It was as if the apple he had picked and given to him by his beloved child felt much sweeter than the apple he was eating now.

“Jin-seon.”

“… … .”

“Are you okay?”

How many times have you heard this question?

In response to that question, Jinseon surprisingly realized that the human race is adept at penetrating people’s hearts.

They live a short life, but they live such a colorful life, but Jin-seon’s life is no different from stopping.

“Fine… … It’s fine.”

It should be fine.

Not to reassure anyone, but to be himself.

In order not to collapse… … .

It had to be.

“I was just remembering the scent of the past.

Jin-seon wanted to forget.

I tried to bury the beautiful memories in the sense of loss.

The moment I tried to break down a wall that held me so firmly.

It appeared in front of Jinseon’s eyes.

“Shhhhh!”

“Jin Seon! Dangerous! How could there be such a peculiar monster in the lake… … !”

“no.”

Jinseon was a small snake born in a clear lake, a serpent that was reborn as a spiritual creature by receiving its energy, and eventually ascended to heaven and became a dragon.

“no. This child!”

Jin-seon, who had not yet let go of those processes, was able to know.

“like me… … !”

There was a little snake that was born in the same lake as him.

Just like him, there was an existence that became a serpent by receiving the energy of the lake.

“same… … .”

But its existence was different.

Like Jinseon, it received the energy of the lake and became a serpent, but unlike him, it was a special creature that accepted polluted energy rather than clean energy.

“… … .”

Jinseon tightly closed her eyes at the joy that engulfed her body for a moment and the disappointment that came before long.

It is a peculiar creature. It was born similar to him, but it is an existence that will harm those around it because the environment is not good.

dodge or kill.

Jinseon had to choose one of the two. But I could never forget the joy I had just felt.

“This child has no choice but to cause harm to those around him instinctively with a special spirit.”

The existence in front of me stood still, wary of the line.

No matter how insignificant I am. No, rather, he was able to know that Jinseon was a ‘dragon’, a being at the top of the food chain.

The entity rolled its eyes and seemed to be contemplating how to overcome the current situation. Those eyes contained only greed, anger, and deception.

‘Perhaps if I miss this child like this, it will surely cause harm to those around me.’

That’s why Jinseon had to choose.

dodge or kill. From the start, there were only two options.

“… … Even so, he is a child who can be like me.”

“If Jinseon-nim is saying that, it must be so.”

But he chose a new option, neither of them.

It was too big a gamble.

Even a mere animal cannot be controlled by humans, so how can a wicked being be made the same as him?

“Ah must. Since the skin that covers your body is like cast iron, your name will be Kang Chul-i (強鐵) from now on.”

Jinsun tried to tame Kang Chul. Even though it’s a special existence, steel is still a spiritual creature.

it could be different You could be something like him.

If so, you will be able to escape from the loneliness of being together for the rest of your life.

“Follow me.”

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Kang Chul prostrated himself in front of Jinseon, the dragon.

And that expectation eventually gave birth to a result that will remain as a lifelong regret.

* * *

“In the end, because of my expectations, Kang Chul ended up doing a lot of harm in order to become a dragon.”

Jin-seon calmly confessed his past. However, unlike his appearance, he could see that the cruelty was filling his insides.

“It was all because of my lingering feelings and stubbornness, so how can I not regret it? Loneliness is like that. It makes existence mad.”

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Kang Chul is crazy. I tried hard to wear clothes that didn’t fit my body, but I could never reach it.

“That child went crazy because of me and repeated many harms, so he couldn’t help but hate me for making him like that.”

Jinseon continued talking while looking down at his empty teacup.

“But ah. Loneliness is something you can’t do anything about. Of course everyone tried to overcome him.”

However, the words he continued corresponded to the essence of what he wanted to say, not the backstory of his past.

“Someone couldn’t stand the loneliness and chose to be alone in the end.”

[Sea Dragon] Harbart chose to lock himself in the boundary sea.

“Also, someone was immersed in the memories of that time and repeated the same action.”

[Black Dragon] Nyx created remnants of ＜Demon World＞ and [Demon King] to recreate the most brilliant memories.

“Also, someone… … .”

Jinseon sighed deeply and then spoke in a trembling voice.

“I am still clinging to the image of a family that will never be born.”

[Solvent] Tiamat was clinging to her unborn sister for hundreds of years.

“but.”

Jinsun opened her eyes with a determined attitude and said.

“Those who chose seclusion eventually came ashore several times.”

[Sea Dragon] Harbart could not choose complete seclusion.

In the end, he did not clear the drift ice floating in the ＜Borderline Sea＞, and people began to gather on top of it.

“Those who clung to the past realized that they could not recreate the same past.”

In the end, [Black Dragon] Nyx did not intervene in the fight between [Demon King] and [Hero].

Even though she expected a future like that, she did not hang on to the past.

“In the end, we can neither overcome nor avoid loneliness. End up repeating your foolish actions. Just because you know it doesn’t mean you can avoid it. Then it should be ah.”

Jin Seon said with a weak expression on his face.

That expression looked desperate.

“Someone… … Wouldn’t it be okay to be different? Wouldn’t it be okay if we could overcome it instead of failing?”

“Are you talking about the head of the academy?”

“Yes, ah. Only four dragons could exist in this world, and dragons of the same species could not be born. But whatever the reason, now I have a chance to change.”

Jinseon’s words carried weight. He didn’t say everything. You probably don’t feel the need to do that.

For him, someone’s identity is a matter that has nothing to do with it.

He just wished.

I hope someone who is entangled in the same bridle can be free.

“I must leave this world soon. Until now, I’ve been serving as Tia’s refuge for loneliness, so can you fill that role now?”

I just wished.

“How can I… … .”

“Ah must. Age and strength are not that important. don’t you already know that That’s not what’s important to a guide.”

Reflection of light.

He even knew what kind of mindset I was living in.

That’s not all. He knew what was going to happen and what the consequences would be.

He must be looking beyond his own death, even what kind of choices Tia will make for humanity.

Tia, who was the only one who was able to escape the dragon’s loneliness, knew what choice she had made by leaving it alone.

So he saw me.

I read my purpose through heaven and welcomed him as a guest.

In his view, I was the only person in this world who could work hard to save Tia.

“I read the heavenly gi… … It was a far more outrageous ability than I thought.”

Ung-jeong said that reading the heavenly gi is not omnipotent, but rather general.

But seeing it, isn’t it possible to foresee much more than reading the future?

“Efforts are still being made. Anyway, I’ll do my best.”

“Thank you. I’m glad Tia seems to have made a really good friend.”

“Anyway, the head of the academy and I are not friends… … .”

I still don’t intend to go to such a level.

yes, not yet.