Became a Hatchling of the Grand Duke of the North

37 – Blizzard Dragon (1)

[Yes, yes? What is that…?]

Let Lucia stare at Arcana as if embarrassed.

As soon as he rolled his eyes this way and that, he realized he had made a mistake.

He laughed and commented on the truth.

[Ah. You said it wrong. What I was talking about was just the sound of magical talent.]

‘Magic talent?’

Han and Lucia slightly raised their eyes.

What is that out of nowhere-.

[Lady Lucia! And welcome to Arcana Archmage!]

In the meantime, Yone came up to me and bowed his head with all his might.

[Hoo-.]

And then Arcana, who came close to her, stared at her with an expression of interest in her.

He seemed to be taking a closer look at Yone.

I started looking at her from up close.

[Definitely. Oh oh! How beautiful! Such a shining talent!]

Seeing her sticking his head in front of her nose and muttering an inexplicable exclamation to herself, Yone stepped back from her in shock.

She stuttered to her words, revealing her bewildered posture.

[Yes, yes? Archmage-nim, what is this all of a sudden…?]

[Nothing. Rather, I’ll be grateful for a piece of bread.]

He asked after snatching a loaf of bread from a basket.

[Miss Yone, can you tell me who her parents are?]

[Huh…?]

Yone tilted her head slightly to the side for a moment, then added with a bright face.

[Ah! I’m an orphan, I never had parents. I heard that he had already passed away when I was born, and since then, instead of treating him as a young servant of the grand duke’s family, he has raised me here.]

For Yone, she has no parents, but if she says there is someone in the role, then she’s probably the head of the maid.

She said.

[Hmm… Is that so.]

At that sound, Arcana rubbed her chin.

[Sorry. I guess it reminded me of bad memories.]

[No.]

Yone smiled brightly.

It was the smile he always wore.

[Most of the maids here are those who were taken in by the Grand Duchess in that way. Everyone is grateful to the Grand Duke.]

‘I never thought Yone had such a past.’

Yone reflected in the eyes of Han, the guardian dragon who was quietly listening.

She looked a little different, even now, as she was still smiling in a friendly way.

She found out something new. She

She always laughed like an idiot, so she just thought she was an easy-going guy, but in reality, she thought something was a little complicated.

[Hmm…]

Arcana’s eyes narrowed slightly.

After staring at Yone for a while, he turned away for some reason.

[I’ve been thinking about something for a while, so I think I’ll have to go. Guardian Dragon, I will stop here for today.]

* * * *

The place Arcana headed after that was the office of the grand duke.

He leaned back on the sofa as if he were at home and took a long breath.

[Ha. It seems to live a little.]

Square. Square.

On the other side of him, there was Archduke Lucrecia, who was quietly paying for the piled up papers.

As she quietly closed her mouth and continued her work, he continued her self-talk.

[Perhaps the Archduke doesn’t know, but maintaining this youthful body is quite a nuisance in itself, isn’t it? It’s like keeping your mind sharp all the time. hahahaha.]

In such a yard, I have to even tutor the guardian dragon. He added, “I’m just tired.”

Lucrecia raised her gaze from the document she was in the process of paying for, and finally spoke a word in a dry voice.

[In that case, shouldn’t we dispel the magic? If it’s inconvenient.]

At that sound, Arcana calmly shrugged her shoulders and let out her words.

[Now that my original body has deteriorated so much, if I return to my original form, I will not be able to go back for a few days, and my breath will stop soon. As the Archduke knows, I am of considerable age. It is the so-called natural death.]

It is a natural time when the age of the body declines and dies.

It is a predetermined death that even the Archmage can never avoid.

It was the reason why Arcana had to maintain her current situation even if she did her own thing.

[Ah. Is that so?]

[That’s pretty much it. Even if I’m a little tired, I have to do this, but I can prolong my life a little.]

He chuckled.

Sometimes the magician’s trick twisted reality.

They twisted the time that flowed from top to bottom like water and set it anew as an advantageous direction for them.

Like salmon going backwards through the current.

Just like how Han, the guardian dragon, read his magic before and broke it.

[…I heard that you visited for a reason other than that.]

[Ah. It’s about Yone.]

[Yone?]

At that completely different and unexpected comment, Lucrezia’s brows gathered together.

She put down the pen she was holding.

[Are you talking about the grand duke’s maid?]

[Yes, that’s right. That’s the maid.]

Arcana laughed.

However, that laugh was of a completely different kind from the frivolous laughter he had before.

[The talent of that boy named Yone is extraordinary.]

[…What does that mean?]

[Ah, the Archduke is a swordsman, so it’s only natural that he doesn’t know. Yone, that maid’s talent is as high as reaching the level of ascension. As much as she might become the new Master.]

[…?]

Lucrecia’s eyes widened slightly at the completely unexpected sound. It meant that she was very surprised that the highs and lows of her emotions were barely revealed.

Her Arcana asked her, towards her.

[I heard that the child was an orphan who was raised in this grand ducal family without her parents. Where did you bring the child from?]

* * * *

That night.

Han was lying next to Lucia.

Leakage-. New fluid -.

She was already fast asleep exhaling her breath, but Han was still awake, quietly contemplating her changes.

He has been feeling strange sensations lately.

‘Recently, for some reason, that feeling is a bit clearer.’

I had this feeling before.

But recently, it felt like it had grown rapidly.

‘It feels as if the distance with the contractor has been connected a little deeper.’

It was like that even now.

Han could feel Lucia.

Of course, it was natural because it was right in front of her, but even when she closed her eyes, her presence was immediately felt.

The thin lines became clearer.

‘Not only that. Lucrezia is feeling it too.’

It feels as if another invisible eye has sprouted inside.

Definitely a strange sensation. It’s a strange feeling.

For example, it is a sense that the sense of existence is clearly connected to each other.

Actually, she was like that just a moment ago.

Han felt a rather strange ripple of emotions from Lucrecia.

It was as if he was greatly embarrassed.

Anyway.

Even though they are now so far apart, the emotions of the contractors are starting to come through.

‘I wonder if it was because of the lessons with Arcana?’

After a direct encounter with him, the overall magical power of the guardian dragon, Han, began to grow rapidly.

The man keeps touching something.

Han’s body stimulated by him is also secretly inflating his inner capacity.

I think it’s possible enough now.

Suddenly, Han had such a conviction.

‘Where should I try it?’

Leaving behind the beating of my heart that started beating a little faster,

Han imagined a blazing fire in the image of a book he had seen before.

Fire burning in the air, burning fire. Burning fire…

With several repetitive images, Han focused his magic on the tips of his small, blunt claws.

Hwareuk!

Then,

With a single shimmer, small sparks gathered at the tips of his claws.

‘Oh!’

The moment Han inadvertently opened his mouth in admiration. He tightened his tension again, which was about to dissipate.

Let’s relax. It’s something we don’t know yet.

However, no matter how much time passed, the small flame that flickered like a flame on a candlestick never went out.

It just kept going.

[Key-.]

Soon after, the eyes of the guardian dragon Han narrowed.

A feeling of complete contentment filled his eyes.

Fire attribute magic, this time it was a success. It must have been.

[Umm… Guardian Dragon. What are you doing…?]

At that moment, Lucia’s sleeping eyes opened as if she had read Han’s revealed emotions.

And then, with her sudden action of holding Han in her arms, the distracted magic was extinguished and he was embraced by her.

[Kiik?!]

Han flapped his wings and struggled.

Lou, Lucia! Out of breath! Choking!

I was choking, but I couldn’t move.

It was because Lucia, drunk from sleep, hugged him with even more strength.

[Guardian Dragon… Stop it and go to sleep.]

No matter how much they are guardian dragons, dragon blood people’s strength is extraordinary from birth.

Because of this, he ended up being immobilized and had to be quietly held in her arms.

Until the sun rises the next day.