chapter 79
79 – The Story of a Boy Whose Entire Life Was Eaten Away (Conclusion of the Main Story)
The meat you are chewing is not ordinary.
The food prepared is not for an ordinary meal.
As I forcefully swallow the fishy scent,
I was putting a piece of red meat, cut into pieces, into my mouth.
The taste of the heart, which had the same color as my mother’s mana, was full of a burning, spicy taste.
At the same time, my body was getting hotter every time I passed it down my throat.
“Even if it’s painful, just endure it a little longer.
If you swallow this much, you’ve eaten half.”
My stomach is already full.
When I open my mouth, the salty, stinging smell of the nosebleed that spilled on the floor wafts out.
Nevertheless, I did not push away my mother’s words.
No matter how painful it was, I just silently followed the request.
“Now, turn your head this way…”
Now, I no longer have any complaints about the way I organize my face.
Handkerchiefs and napkins were no longer items found in restaurants.
“…Be admirable.”
Above all, meals are no longer met face to face,
Instead of each taking up one side of the table…
“Now, if you’ve calmed down, try a little harder.
I think my heart is a little big because I lived so long.”
Right next to, on the same side,
It has become no different from that of a baby bird catching and eating game and a mother bird.
“Something like water…”
“I don’t want foreign substances mixed in while eating mana directly.
If it’s diluted even a little, all the hard work you put in will end up being a waste.”
It would have been better if it had even a little bit of a crunchy texture.
The feeling of squishy flesh sliding down my neck was something I could never get used to.
…It was inevitable that my throat would shake.
“Huh – “
It was my mother who calmly covered my mouth, patted my back, and grabbed me.
Somehow, the will to eat the dragon’s heart right here and there was contained in that power.
“Do you feel like you can’t swallow? Should we rest for a while?”
Unable to spit out or swallow that creepy thing that seemed to be writhing as if it were alive,
I shook my head desperately.
“Gulp.”
“Right, right…”
As I leaned my tired body against my mother, I felt tears sliding down my cheeks.
Which side’s tears came from pain?
Neck? Ship? Or, the heart?
“I didn’t know that losing my worries could be such a good thing.
“I should say it’s refreshing, as if everything is empty.”
Should I feel fortunate that I made her mother happy in this way?
I can’t even resolve the misunderstanding that it’s an evil dragon,
I couldn’t even make my name widely known,
At least, I –
“It’s all thanks to you, Russell.
Because of you, I was able to forget everything that made me suffer.”
Making mom happy,
I guess I should say that I was fortunate to be able to meet my parents.
There was nothing I could do,
Should we be happy that this is what happened in the end?
“What I did was nothing…”
“What do you mean, there was nothing?”
The tip of the ear is slightly bitten,
I felt soft skin skimming across my face.
“Just being by my side makes me so happy.”
Gently relax your body,
She let her body sway in her mother’s hands like a doll.
All I had to do was to hold on to the long, thin fingers of her as they grabbed my hand of her.
Then my mom could smile and pat my head
“We will continue to be together like this in the future.
In this wonderful home, for a very long time…”
He arbitrarily throws away his hand and crumples his her beautiful her face her her her,
There was no need to hurt the people around you.
There was no reason to turn down my beautiful mother and approach others.
I’m afraid of the marks I left because I love you,
There was no need to push away loving touches.
“…Yes, Mom.”
He hugged her her tail that wrapped around her her body her her her.
I gently stroked the horn, which was now completely mottled.
My mother’s chin twitched every time I touched her sensitive part of her, but the corners of her mouth were clearly rising.
“My lovely son.”
He called me his son, but in reality, our relationship is much more than that.
I called her mom several times, but we’ve already gotten past that point.
In the midst of being held in your arms and warming your already hot body,
Unlike my mom, I couldn’t smile.
It just made me more familiar with this feeling.
***
In front of the cave entrance, Mom was slowly drawing her lines.
The horns glowed red, and the countless letters written in the air became one ‘Jin’.
If you leave the white light on the other side, you will definitely find the forest I saw.
And when you cross those forests and mountains, there will be people and cities.
As I took my steps in the crowd of people, it was clear that I was thinking about what to do today.
Say hello to new people and think about how to do new things.
Who should I be with so that everyone can finish the day safely without mistakes? –
It was clear that he was thinking like that.
But my legs didn’t move.
My eyes didn’t go beyond that either.
She did not abandon her mother because she was deceived by dreams and hopes.
I didn’t even have any regrets about a future that wouldn’t come true anyway.
“…Russell.”
“Yes, Mom.”
“Don’t you miss being outside?”
I shook my head.
It was a predetermined answer anyway.
Even if you say you miss them, they will smile and say they will make you not miss them,
If I tried to resist it, I would just be dragged into the mansion once again.
What power do I have,
Can I decide the direction my life will take?
“…Really?”
Instead of writing down letters,
The eyes looking back at me were bent.
But with my mouth drawing a date –
It headed towards me slowly.
“You always looked forward to a great adventure.
It seems like only yesterday that I said I would become a great wizard.
Didn’t you say that you would clear the name of Evil Dragon and make me happy?
Now, mom is definitely happy.”
The magic circle was not completed and remained in place.
The mother’s brightly shining horn gradually faded.
“As long as you keep your promise, you can go outside again and use as many of the magics you’ve learned so far.
Don’t you know now what to do to women who dare approach you?
How did Luterrier approach you, what kind of feelings did you have,
You must have seen what kind of ending it was.
Mom can trust you now.”
The sight of him walking with his back to her entrance was no different from before.
Just like the look in my eyes the day I decided to go on my first adventure,
The image of the day when I finally met myself as I walked through the never-ending hallway,
However,
Now I proudly show off my horns full of marks I left –
“I’ve been amenable to her mother’s insistence so far.
Survive from dangerous knights,
I even bravely stood up to my father’s tyranny.
Even though it must have hurt a lot, you never showed it.
…It was really cool.
Because you fought bravely, like a warrior in a novel.”
One step, one step.
Mom, moving away from her entrance, bent down on her knees and focused her yellow eyes on mine.
Kindly and gently.
“You will never get it back.
If you add just one letter, the outside and the cave will be separated forever –
Even the fact that we are dead will not be known to the outside world.
The world you wanted to know.
Cities and towns you wanted to go to.
All the people and memories you remember will never be seen again.
…You won’t even be able to go back to the place where your grandmother is buried.
Are you really okay with this?”
Mom hated the world.
She hid herself in a cave, far away from the world that had stabbed her.
I could also see the greed of those who wanted dragons.
The city and village were busy chasing me with just one command from my mother.
The faces of the numerous pursuers who were riding on horseback were still kind.
AsMr. Luterrier said, even acquaintances could easily become enemies.
Now the head of a village that has become desolate… Acting?
And the guard captain whom my mother tortured.
The woman from the village who ran away while thanking me,
There was a mole around the eye that ended with one encounter…
Woman in the red light district.
But it was her mother who covered it all up.
Mom was always by my side,
The one who tried to cover up those memories was the mother with red scales and a tail.
Even if you try to make memories with someone else, you always ruin them and distract them…
But no tears came out.
In all those moments, resentment, regret, sadness,
Now it’s too late to feel it.
“I will follow your decision, Russell.”
My mother’s voice became quite serious as she said that.
My mother’s face her her, which had lost all smiles, looked different from the day I tried to leave.
“I hope you make a choice that makes you smile.”
…A choice that can make you smile.
The corners of her mouth twitched at those words.
The slightly trembling body she took a shaky breath.
However, that was the end.
“Close.”
“…Really?”
“Yes.”
“…Can I ask why?”
I didn’t understand why my mom was surprised.
After all, my mother must have wanted this result.
If I said I wanted to leave, they would definitely have taken me back to the mansion.
Then he must have tormented me in bed until I told him I wanted to stay.
There was no need to give another answer.
There was no reason to go through those three years again.
“Now I only have a mother.”
Yellow eyes flutter, tremble,
Soon he came closer to me.
As if trying to confirm my true feelings.
But, for me, that was the only answer.
Because I have no other options left.
Anyway, another adventure will be created by Mr. Luterrier,
Caught once again and seeing her mother tormented by her love,
A trip where you will soon encounter scenes of harm to others,
I didn’t want to do it again.
So that was my answer.
Now all I have left is my mother.
And that mother is Dracea Rosaria,
It was a dragon with red scales.