Chapter 377

I’ve encountered so many delays in what I’m supposed to do this weekend.

I thought of several ways to reduce the time it would take for me to leave the country, one of which was to rent a private jet.

‘I would’ve asked Hwang Jiho if things were normal.’

Seeing that he’s only contacting me persistently to ask how I am, I feel like he would call in Hyangrok to give me new customized medicine instead of lending me a private plane to go abroad.

And he’d have Hyangrok prepare the most bitter medicine he could make as revenge for me ignoring his messages.

Eunho must be angry with me too, so I don’t think it would work.

On the other hand, the son-crazy Yeom Bangyeol owes me for saving Yeom Junyeol and even said it first that he’d do his best to repay their benefactor.

So I talked to Yeom Bangyeol about the private jet.

‘It’ll be easier to adjust the schedule if Sung Gukeon rides the private plane with me.’

It might be problematic if people see a lawmaker take a private plane owned by a world-renowned player, but his secretary, Jeon Muyeong, could take care of it.

Jeon Muyeong has been doing a good job of taking care of Sung Gukeon’s reckless moves with smart excuses and justifications.

I’m sure he could come up with all the measures needed before we leave the country.

After I explained briefly the deal between Yeom Bangyeol and I, Kim Shinrok asked again to confirm.

“...Jo Euishin-gun will be leaving with Sung Gukeon on the Red Lion Team’s private jet?”

“Yes. Jeon Muyeong sunbaenim will be with us too.”

Kim Shinrok turned silent.

He looked at me with a face that I couldn’t quite decipher.

My explanation was quite lengthy, but I don’t think I’ve said anything confusing.

“I don’t think it is, but I’m asking just in case...”

Kim Shinrok paused.

Yong Jegun’s hand was now away from his mouth, showing a huge grin as he anticipated Kim Shinrok’s next words.

“...You’re not asking me to check out the interior of the private jet, right?”

“Hahaha! No way! I was dying to know what you were thinking, and that’s what you thought of?”

It wasn’t that funny, but Yong Jegun seemed to find think it was comedy gold.

His cyan hair fluttered about in the air as he laughed.

Kim Shinrok was expressionlessly looking at Yong Jegun’s fluttering hair, and before I knew it, he had a cutter blade in his hand.

The blade reflected Yong Jegun’s hearty laugh and Kim Shinrok’s desire to cut off his obnoxiously long hair.

‘Yong Jegun dyed his hair since he doesn’t want to cut it. I don’t think he’d let Kim Shinrok cut it easily.’

Yong Jegun laughed more excitedly when he saw the cutter blade in Kim Shinrok’s hand.

The latter just looked angrier at the show of excitement.

Seeing this, it seems like Kim Shinrok had tried (and failed) to cut Yong Jegun’s hair before.

Kim Shinrok turned away from Yong Jegun and spoke in a stiff voice.

“Jo Euishin-gun, you were unconscious for three days. And according to what I heard here, you’ve been injured and had to be treated. You just woke up but you’re already planning to go abroad the very next day?”

“...Huh? Euishin-ah, were you unconscious for the three days you were absent from school? And then you suggested that kind of strategy to me at the station?”

Yong Jegun, who had been speaking excitedly just a second ago, changed his tone.

Kim Shinrok noticed the change in his friend’s emotions.

He seemed to take notice of the word “strategy” too.

“Strategy? What did Jo Euishin-gun do?”

“I was thinking whether I should tell you, but I guess I should.”

“Is it related to Jo Euishin-gun’s injury?”

“Yes. There’s a big connection between that strategy and Jo Euishin-gun’s injury.”

“...Stop stalling already and tell me what happened!”

It seems like Yong Jegun is going to reveal the details of our operation yesterday.

I didn’t expect that it wouldn’t be revealed, but if he says it now, Kim Shinrok might stop me from doing what I have to do.

Before Yong Jegun could speak, I interjected to make my position clear.

“Yes. We discovered it with the help of the Dragon King’s Shamans.”

Yeom Bangyeol answered Yong Jegun’s question.

Cadmus was a dragon slayer, but he himself was also a dragon.

This place is where the Dragon Clan and the Dragon King’s Shamans lived.

The Dragon King pays his visit from time to time too.

Although Cadmus was a dragon from another country, as long as he remains to be a dragon in this world, he will be strongly under Dragon King’s influence.

“Except for the fact that he’s a mythical hero, we know very little yet. Still, we’ve clearly identified his intention.”

“So why did that dragon slayer target our Junyeol?”

“It’s because of our Junyeol-ie’s ability.”

They kept referring to Yeom Junyeol as “our Junyeol-ie” but no one was batting an eye.

Yeom Bangyeol finally explained why Cadmus went after their “Junyeol-ie.”

“Our Junyeol-ie is technically a descendant, not directly of royal lineage, but he has the ability to summon a ‘dragon’. Descendants with that kind of ability are subject to slaughter.”

Hwik!

At the end of Yeom Bangyeol’s sentence, Yong Jegun quickly turned his head and had his eyes wide open.

His eyes were on Kim Shinrok.

“...If a descendant of Dragon Clan with the ability to summon a dragon is subject to slaughter, then other descendants from different clans who have a similar ability are subject to it as well.”

“It seems so.”

Cheongryong was also looking at Kim Shinrok with worried eyes.

Kim Shinrok also looked somewhat surprised.

“Doesn’t your light skill involve calling out tigers and bears?”

Kim Shinrok’s light skill has never been revealed.

It seems like his light skill is quite similar to Yeom Junyeol’s.

‘So the reason why the Black Screen went after Kim Shinrok could be...’

The Black Screen may have been wary of Yeom Junyeol and Kim Shinrok’s abilities.

But why?

Yeom Junyeol’s Summoning Hongryong light skill is powerful, but it wasn’t invincible.

There were others with much stronger light skills than him.

Perhaps the same is true for Kim Shinrok’s light skill.

‘There must be a reason other than their light skill’s power, but I don’t have enough clues yet to know why.’

I reflected on the Black Screen’s activities, as well as the abilities of the two descendants, but I couldn’t come up with anything.

In this tense atmosphere, Cheongryong began to speak.

“After finding out his intent, the Dragon King’s Shamans offered to take charge of the dragon slayer.”

“The shamans did? So they will be his prison guards?”

“That’s what they suggested. They use the power of dragons, but they are neither of the Dragon Clan nor are they our descendants. They are humans. Therefore, in consideration of safety, we will place the shamans in charge of where Cadmus is imprisoned.”

Hearing that, I unconsciously spoke up.

“You can’t.”

As if none of them expected my objection, all the eyes in the room turned toward me.

Even the dragons in the wallpapers were looking at me.

“If you’re concerned that Cadmus might launch a counterattack, then I guess it’s best that we deploy members of the Red Lion team too.”

“I think our benefactor has something in mind.”

“Euishin was prepared even before we met Cadmus. He acted as if he knew that the dragon slayer would attack him.”

Yong Jegun added some remarks that were quite shaky, but I was grateful that his testimony seemed to add persuasion to my remarks.

“I have a favor to ask regarding the Dragon King’s Shamans. No, to be precise, I...”

Thinking about my playable character who was still in middle school, I finally spoke.

“It’s about the candidate shaman of the Dragon King.”