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Ga-jun hadn’t forgotten how beaten up he was when they first met. He had harbored a grudge this whole time, and he thought that if he had the chance, he would pay it back. He didn’t want to be beaten. He would hit him, before he got hit. That was the driving force behind the achievements of Do Ga-jun.
‘Or at least, that’s what I thought.’
Gradually, his mind began to change. He remembered the hand that he ignored at first, but later he sneaked up and gave it a high five. The little head that was vigorously bobbing while beating government officials was also quite cute. Even though he knew that he was actually a heinous being, humans can’t ignore what they see.
He didn’t like Ji Seon-woo, who was of the same blood, but it seemed like it wouldn’t be bad to get closer to. Hyeon-woo was such a strong man, after all.
“Alright.”
Having come to a certain conclusion, Ga-jun began preparing for the upcoming trip.
***
“Good morning!”
Wearing sunglasses, Ga-jun walked over leisurely and raised his hand. Seon-woo, upon seeing him, spat out words with a hard expression on his face.
“Is he going with you too?”
“I can’t believe he’s going with me. Didn’t you already know I was going? Or is the info of the Seon-Hyeon Guild slow?”
As Ga-jun scratched openly, the temperature around him gradually dropped. The atmosphere stiffened as if a fight would break out at any moment. And in the meantime, a small black puppy appeared, barking loudly.
“Wang wang!”
It was Kero. Kero interrupted with a bark, then Spotty flapped its wings across the two of them, and finally Two-eyed settled down.
“What’s for breakfast?”
Two-eyed licked his lips and said.
“Ah, is this it?”
Unlike when he first took human form, he was now much more sophisticated. He was wearing a neat knit and pants, and his hair was trimmed, so he looked like a handsome man. Even though he was actually a dragon with an enormous size.
“This is Two-eyed.”
Hyeon-woo appeared before he knew it, told him his name, and walked towards Seon-woo. It was a surprisingly docile face. In reality, Hyeon-woo would crumple his face a bit more and spat out swear words. Swear words suited him much better than politeness.
‘Somehow, it’s a pity.’
While Ga-jun thought so, the last passenger appeared. It was Han Do-jin. He had also changed a lot. When they first met, he was always hunched over and only wore old clothes, but now he looked completely different.
“I’m sorry for being late.”
“Nah, you’re not too late, Hyung.”
In the meantime, his name also seemed to have changed. He was also a Hyung in terms of age? Ga-jun was older than him, but he wasn’t addressed like that. He just got into a bad mood for no reason.
So the four boarded the plane with a government official. On the way there, there was nothing to do. Except for Hyeon-woo scolding Two-eyed for trying to eat all in-flight meals by himself.
“Welcome. My name is Jessica.”
The guide from the US was very fluent in Korean.
“Aren’t you too kind?”
“You’re really important guests.”
Despite Ga-jun’s provocation, Jessica continued to laugh.
“If you want to go sightseeing, I’ll provide a guide for you. Of course, if you don’t need a guide, you can travel comfortably as a group.”
Jessica didn’t look like she was trying to do anything. Just like any other travel guide, she was only moving for their convenience.
“That’s strange.”
Ga-jun came closer to Hyeon-woo and whispered.
“What?”
“She’s too kind.”
“She can be kind.”
“Yes. But, I have a bad feeling about it.”
Seon-woo naturally came between the two and pushed out Ga-jun, who stood next to him. Then Ga-jun smirked and took a step back. He seemed to have no intention of fighting in America.
Do-jin watched Ga-jun carefully. Being Ga-jun, who once tried to kidnap Hyeon-woo, the vigilance was natural. But there was one odd thing about it.
‘You’re being overly friendly.’
He didn’t know how many times he’d seen Hyeon-woo. The closer Ga-jun got to Hyeon-woo, the worse he felt.
‘Because I don’t know what he might do.’
Do-jin drew closer to Hyeon-woo.
Arriving at the hotel, the moment Hyeon-woo was about to unpack and roll around, someone knocked on the door.
“If you come to a tourist destination, you should look around!”
The visitor was Ga-jun. Hyeon-woo tried to refuse with an absurd expression, but Ga-jun also came because he believed in him. Because he was the only one who knew Hyeon-woo’s secret.
“Wouldn’t it be fun if it was revealed here?”
Hyeon-woo couldn’t refuse any more at the words he said with a smirk. However, being swayed is also not an aptitude.
“Just this once. You know what happens next time?”
Ga-jun shrugged his shoulders and nodded his head. But that was only for a moment. He was soon back to normal.
“By the way, of course you’re coming too, right?”
Seon-woo was pulled out by provocation, and Do-jin, who came out of the room, also joined. Since the four of them were together like this, the atmosphere couldn’t get better than this. Ga-jun seemed to be the only one who was excited.
“You are all boring people. I came to a foreign country after a long time, and I have to enjoy it!”
“I like being in bed best.”
“I like being in bed, too.”
Then, when Ga-jun winked, strength flowed into Seon-woo’s hands.
“Why would you say something like that?”
“What did I do?”
“Didn’t you spit out dirty words?”
“I just said I liked the bed.”
Ga-jun avoided it like a snake, but Seon-woo had no intention of holding back. The moment he was about to raise his hand, Hyeon-woo stopped Seon-woo.
“Not here.”
It meant it was fine elsewhere.
“Wow, that’s too much.”
Ga-jun overheard that and grumbled, but Hyeon-woo valued Seon-woo far more than him. That was why Ga-jun’s words were neatly ignored. He would see where it went later.
Of course, that didn’t dampen Ga-jun’s spirit.
“Where shall we go? A meal? Or shopping?”
“Wherever.”
As Hyeon-woo walked along, dragging his feet, he saw a tall woman walking from the other side. She was coming in the direction they were walking, and she didn’t seem particularly inclined to dodge.
Thud.
So it was only natural for the two to collide.
“What, why don’t you get out of the way!”
What came out of the alluring woman’s mouth was unexpectedly clumsy Korean.
“I dodged. You should have avoided it too.”
Two-eyed became angry with his terrible Korean.
“What? Are you angry now?”
The uniquely colored eyes became ferocious. Two-eyed and the woman began to stare at each other in earnest.
“Stop it.”
Hyeon-woo, who noticed her too late, began to dry her eyes, and the person, who was by the women’s side, also stopped her. He was a tall man who was as tall as the woman who was wearing heels, but he had a strangely snake-like impression.
“My lady, you shouldn’t be like this.”
“What do you mean by that! You saw it too, Kai!”
“Didn’t you promise not to make a fuss in the city?”
“I don’t know!”
The woman who was called the young lady seemed to be a person of prominent position. Even though she was appeased by the young person, called Kai, she didn’t think to calm her anger. On the other hand, Two-eyed was already calmed down by the snacks that Hyeon-woo was handing over.
“I stepped on shit.”
Ga-jun let out a short sigh.
“Let’s just ignore it and move on.”
Do-jin also gave an opinion. Like that, the four of them quietly slipped away from the lady.
“So that’s it!”
The lady who was in full swing was now tearing Kai’s hair. She then stomped her feet when she realized that the person, who had bumped into her, was gone.
“What, where have these guys gone!”
“They disappeared long ago.”
“Why didn’t you tell me that!”
That was because they were all formidable people. No, to be precise, there was a monster in the group. Ji Hyeon-woo.
In the past, Kai was also bullied by Hyeon-woo and was dragged around. His small and lean body looked so appetizing that he attacked it, but after being beaten, he became Bike No. 2. After that, he had to be dragged and picked up whenever something happened.
Then, one day, Hyeon-woo disappeared. He liked it at first, but it didn’t last long either. He was afraid that he might show up again.
‘I have to overcome my fear.’
The dragon he met around that time was Tiamat.
Tiamat possessed power that was incomparable to any dragon he had been with in the past. He felt like he could overcome everything with her if he was just with her like that.
“I will one day surpass Alberg, the No. 1 in the Demon Realm!”
“In that case, please let me serve you by your side until then.”
He thought he would be fine if Hyeon-woo appeared as long as he was under the protection of another strong being. But it wasn’t.
Kai squeezed his trembling hand tightly.
‘I’m scared.’
It was still scary and heartbreaking. Would Tiamat be able to defeat Ji Hyeon-woo? Knowing Tiamat’s frighteningly rapid growth, he began to think that way. Could he have won against a stronger opponent? But at the time, he had no choice.
Alberg was a difficult person to meet, and other demons looked down on monsters. The only thing that was better was Tiamat, the same type of monster.
“What, why?”
Tiamat asked, noticing Kai’s strange condition.
“It’s nothing.”
“I don’t think it’s nothing.”
Even though she seemed dull, she was quick-witted at times like this.
“It’s really alright. Rather, if you don’t hurry up shopping now, you will have a hard time meeting the dinner appointment.”
“Alright then.”
Tiamat then nodded her head and began to walk confidently again. Unless it was a special case like Two-eyed, everyone got out of the way on their own with their dignified steps.
Kai also followed in Tiamat’s footsteps. Didn’t he think that he might meet him again someday anyway? So he had to make up his mind.
‘I have to overcome it.’
And surpass him. That was Kai’s goal.
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Credits:
Translator: Hoshi Miya
Editor/Proofreader: Davine, YaagRabRag
HM: The comment about ‘being in the bed’ …. 0w0
Davine: I feel Kai will just get beat up again…
HM: he will lol
YRR: Well, I guess I take it back about liking Do Ga-jun, since now he’s also horny for HW
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