Silver Dragon Saga Chapter 82
“I’ll try talking to Hong Yuhwa.”
“Yeah…….”
But even at Sawollin’s words, Jehwa was merely deflated.
“By the way, those two, why did they fight like that?”
When Seo Ryongseon asked with a puzzled face, Jehwa opened his mouth.
“No, I just got angry because that guy said I was his subordinate…….”
“Subordinate?”
“Hong Yuhwa said that the ones who attacked the Blood Cult’s headquarters were her subordinates.”
When I Seolhye added an explanation, Seo Ryongseon’s face stiffened.
“Me……. His subordinate?”
Seo Ryongseon’s face also began to turn savage.
“Where is that bastard?”
“Kyak! Ryongseon oppa, hold back! If you jump in here too, it’ll turn into an even bigger mess!”
Yeom Johwi grabbed Seo Ryongseon and stopped him.
“Let go!”
At that, Seo Ryongseon shook off Yeom Johwi’s hand and tried to leave the room.
“Ugyeom oppa, stop him! Pin him down so he can’t move!”
“Keuak!”
At Baek Horan’s shout, Ji Ugyeom pinned Seo Ryongseon down. Even the renowned Seo Ryongseon collapsed in a heap when Ji Ugyeom tackled him.
“As expected, when the Princess gets angry, even the Silver Dragon Prince can’t help it.”
Kershaneu said with a surprised face.
Recently, she had only seen Hong Yuhwa, who lived unable to do a thing in front of Jehwa.
But seeing her come out strongly for the first time in a while, she was admiring that indeed, Hong Yuhwa was Hong Yuhwa.
“Quiet!”
But Hong Yuhwa’s reaction upon returning was cold.
Seeing Hong Yuhwa speak in a cold voice, Kershaneu flinched and stepped back.
‘The Princess must really be angry…….’
Not provoking Hong Yuhwa at a time like this was the best course of action.
While all the demons were tensed up like that, Heukhwa cautiously opened his mouth.
“But, Princess.”
“What?”
“When we came out……. Lord Jehwa’s condition was a little strange.”
“Hmph! He’s probably about to throw a tantrum and claim I hit him just because I yelled at him.”
As Hong Yuhwa let out a cold snort, Heukhwa shook his head.
“No, rather than that, with a somewhat blank face……. A bewildered face, perhaps? Anyway, he looked listless.”
“Not my business.”
What did it matter to her what reaction that guy showed? That he was listless had nothing to do with her and…….
“What does it…… have to do with me.”
There was somehow no strength in Hong Yuhwa’s dazed murmur.
At that sight, Heukhwa let out a deep sigh.
Heukhwa was the one who had served Hong Yuhwa the longest among those present. Since she was born, he had grown up as her guardian knight.
Heukhwa had also been a promising prospect in the Demon Realm. So though it was the princess’s guard duty.
Even so, he knew well what Hong Yuhwa was worried about now.
Given the personality of Eun Jehwa he had seen so far, if Hong Yuhwa expressed affection, obviously he would respond in kind. If that happened, the relationship they had carefully built up all this time would twist in an instant.
‘Sigh……. But seriously, Lord Jehwa’s condition really was a bit strange.’
The blankness was truly strange. Normally, he would have come right away to hit her, saying he wouldn’t let her off, but he hadn’t.
‘Is he really not going to care anymore from now on?’
As Heukhwa let out a long sigh…
“What’s with all that gloom!”
Sawollin said, scrunching up her face at Hong Yuhwa, who was making a blank expression.
“Why did you come?”
When Hong Yuhwa also scrunched up her face and spoke, Sawollin opened her mouth again.
“Well, nothing much. Anyway, even when you met him earlier, you just giggled foolishly……. Well, your personality was nasty from the first time we met. I’m amazed you held back. I realized your personality anew just a moment ago.”
“If you came to pick a fight, then leave. Huh? *gnash*”
Hong Yuhwa bared her teeth and let out killing intent.
But Sawollin was only relaxed at that killing intent, not feeling threatened at all.
“Jehwa’s always been like that, so why are you making a fuss about it now?”
“…….”
At the mention of Jehwa, Hong Yuhwa closed her mouth. Seeing that, Sawollin let out a low laugh and sat down beside her, saying,
“Go comfort him.”
“Huh?”
At the sudden words, Hong Yuhwa made a bewildered expression, and Sawollin smiled.
“He’s very depressed. What you said must have hurt him quite a bit. He’s admitting he was wrong, so……. Go comfort him.”
“What?”
For a moment, Hong Yuhwa made an expression wondering if she had misheard.
Very depressed? Hurt? Admitting his mistake? That Eun Jehwa?
“You’re telling me to go comfort Jehwa now? Won’t I just get hit for no reason if I go? And depressed……. That’s ridiculous.”
At those words spoken with a disbelieving laugh, Sawollin smiled again.
“No matter how strong Jehwa looks, he actually has a very childish side. You know that well too, don’t you? He’s pure but has a lot of desires, and has to do what he wants to feel satisfied……. He’s a total child.”
At those words spoken with a burst of laughter, Hong Yuhwa nodded.
It was true. Unlike Eun Jehwa, who was near-perfect inside him, Jehwa had many childlike aspects to him.
“But that’s Jehwa’s charm.”
At Sawollin’s words, Hong Yuhwa made a blank expression and then asked cautiously.
“Jehwa, is he very angry?”
“What have you been hearing? I told you he’s depressed!”
“Really?”
“Really. So go comfort him.”
At Sawollin’s words, Hong Yuhwa cautiously headed toward where Jehwa was.
The place where Jehwa was a complete mess.
Seo Ryongseon nagging at Ji Ugyeom, and Ji Ugyeom silently listening to such nagging with a blank face. Yeom Johwi watching that from the side, and I Seolhye and Baek Horan comforting Jehwa, who was sitting in the corner with a depressed expression.
“Oh, Yuhwa.”
Yeom Johwi, who had been watching Seo Ryongseon and Ji Ugyeom, discovered Hong Yuhwa and made a happy expression.
Seo Ryongseon glared at Hong Yuhwa with angry eyes, but was pinned down by Ji Ugyeom again.
Baek Horan and I Seolhye also discovered Hong Yuhwa and let out sighs of relief.
It was their first time seeing such a listless Jehwa. Unlike his usual behavior, just watching him from the side made him look pitiful, he was so depressed.
And Jehwa, having discovered Hong Yuhwa, slightly huddled his body and gauged her mood.
‘Why did this kid turn out like this.’
At that sight, Hong Yuhwa felt a bit absurd and let out a snort of laughter.
She hadn’t realized it because of his unfathomable latent potential and enormous strength, but Jehwa was completely like a child.
Even by the standards of a dragon that lives for tens of thousands of years, Jehwa was an existence like a newborn baby. After all, he had only lived for nineteen years.
“Haah.”
Hong Yuhwa squatted down in front of Jehwa.
“Don’t do that again.”
“Y-yeah…….”
At Hong Yuhwa’s words, Jehwa nodded weakly, and Hong Yuhwa, looking at such a Jehwa, let out a short laugh and stroked his head.
‘Ah, really, I think this from time to time, but this guy is just too cute.’
Hong Yuhwa smiled and stood up.
“What, you’re not angry anymore? You have no pride.”
The hot-tempered Seo Ryongseon mocked her upon seeing her smile.
Irritated by that, Hong Yuhwa said.
“Jehwa.”
“Huh?”
“Go hit that water snake for me.”
“…….”
Jehwa, who had been making a blank expression, asked.
“If I hit him, will you forgive me?”
“Yeah!”
To Jehwa’s question, Hong Yuhwa answered powerfully with a very bright smile. And soon Jehwa’s face brightened.
“H-hey.”
Seo Ryongseon began to break out in cold sweat.
“Someone stop him.”
Seo Ryongseon looked around and asked for help, but…
“Oh my, if we sacrifice Oppa Ryongseon, does Jehwa cheer up again?”
“That’s reasonable!”
Yeom Johwi and Baek Horan positively viewed the idea of Seo Ryongseon taking a beating in exchange for Jehwa’s mood brightening.
“Baek Horan! What’s reasonable about that! Ji Ugyeom!”
“…….”
Seo Ryongseon asked Ji Ugyeom for help, but Ji Ugyeom merely blinked blankly.
Finally, Seo Ryongseon turned his gaze to I Seolhye, but…….
“S-sorry, I don’t have any strength.”
She was but a weak human.
In the end, there was no one here to help him.
“Come to think of it, didn’t we gather because there was something important!”
Seo Ryongseon shouted, gnashing his teeth.
“Ah, right! The Blood Cult’s forces are swarming here right now. It seems all the demons are coming too.”
“Why are you telling us this now?”
“I forgot.”
When Hong Yuhwa spoke flatly, killing intent flowed from Seo Ryongseon’s eyes.
“Haah, don’t look at me like that. Anyway, if this continues, we’ll have a head-on collision.”
Hong Yuhwa spoke with a deep sigh and then suddenly looked at Sawollin and I Seolhye.
“You two.”
“Huh?”
“Could you call that old man called Saheuk and the old man Unwonnam? It would be even better if you bring Mataeak too.”
For now, it would be best to borrow the strength of people who could easily move the entire martial arts world.
***
“Aaah, so Myurten died in the end?”
Jareuken let out a deep sigh at his subordinate’s report.
“That damn young cult leader fled taking thirty percent of the forces, good grief!”
“You could have caught and killed him, but you just let him go?”
Marekuran spoke as he looked at the grumbling Jareuken, and he smiled wickedly.
“Because I don’t need him.”
“…….”
“These guys and Jeongsama’s forces will clash directly and be annihilated.”
“…….”
Marekuran let out a deep sigh.
He knew. That Jareuken’s strength was already at the level of a Demon Duke. No matter how much Eun Jehwa tried, with his current strength, he could never oppose Jareuken.
“I’ll kill the Silver Dragon Prince and the Flame Demon Princess, then kill everything that obstructs me, then kill all the humans in this world. And then I!”
A black-red light flashed in Jareuken’s eyes.
“I will become the Demon Emperor!”
A Demon Emperor surpassing the power of the four Demon Kings, ruling the Demon Realm, and further, ruling all worlds.
This was Jareuken’s plan.
The more power he obtained from the Demon God’s gem, the more he lost his former personality. The stronger he became, the more his personality grew ferocious and filled with murderous intent.
‘Even though he’s a demon……. Is it okay for his demonic nature to become this strong?’
“Kekekek! Don’t worry too much, Marekuran. I’m fine.”
Jareuken, reading Marekuran’s worry, smiled and calmed him.
“I’m fine.”