I’m Here To Find My Missing Companion

“I’m going to stay here”

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“You can use this room.” 

Cuddles, the butler, opened the door. 

A room with a wallpaper in sky blue tone. It wasn’t opulent, but it was a neat space that soothed Chanelica’s mind and body just by looking at it.

“Take a rest for now. I’ll pick you up at dinner time.”

Cuddles, who bowed his head, slowly left the room. Seeing that he became more polite than when she first came, it seemed to be the influence of the owner of this house.

Chanelica gave out a big sigh.

Soon, Chanelica was the only one left in the room. The white bed was the first thing that caught her attention. Her want to lie down wriggled within her.

“Wow, I feel like I’m going to live!”

Chanelica, who rushed into the bed with great gusto, enjoyed the softness of the blanket. 

It was pointless for a dragon to live a solitary existence in a dull cave, yet humans place such a high value on touch. She can’t believe how relaxed she feels just by touching something soft.

She lied down and relaxed her whole body. Her mind must have been pleased just to be out in the human world, but her body must have been nervous. She felt all of her energy draining from her body as her muscles relaxed.

“The dragon body adapted quickly, and the human body will adapt quickly as well.”

Talking to herself was a habit for Chanelica, who had been alone in the dark cave for a long time.

Chanelica, who thought positively and talked to herself, closed her eyes at the thought of sleeping a little.

But seconds later, Chanelica’s eyes returned to the ceiling.

“But why aren’t you angry?”

It suddenly came to her mind.

“You won’t gain anything even if you venture out and see the dragon lord,” her friend Chel said before she used transportation magic to leave Spitzer Island.

‘I might be forcibly repatriated!’

Chanelica seemed unconcerned with the words. The Dragon Lord, who had broken his word, believed she had no right to be upset at him.

Even if she came out in secret, it’s strange not to be outraged.

Chanelica tilted her head to the side.

When it comes to dragons, the hatchling stage is the most critical. This is because they are the strongest race at this time, but they are also the weakest mentally and physically.

Hatchling raises dragon hearts that have remained incomplete for the past 200 years.

They eat well, study the dragon’s language, and learn everything there is to know through transferring information during that period.

They’re also incredibly safe from all of the clan’s threats. Even on Spitzer Island, it is impossible to move around freely. The sun is just staring outdoors which is guarded by dragons.

Chanelica, also known as Asha, is 199 years old and has one year till she can fully transform into a dragon.

Hatchling couldn’t go out freely, therefore it was only logical that she couldn’t go to a “play”. 

Going outside in a situation where one can’t use magic due to an unfinished dragon’s heart is extremely dangerous.

Chel gave it her all, but she couldn’t stop Chanelica from leaving the exhausting race.

So Chel, Chanelica’s friend, placed the Polymov magic, which transforms a dragon into a human, and the transportation magic, which is used to travel all the way there. 

Asha the hatchling is unable to wield magic at that time.

Dragons may use polymov magic on themselves to transform into whatever race they want. The gender cannot be altered, however everything else may be adjusted according to their preferences.

However, the case of Polymov magic, which was placed by other dragons, was different. 

Each dragon has its own character, and when dragons used Polymov magic on other dragons, their natural body proportions were mixed in.

Furthermore, although the Polymov magic that the dragon created could be deactivated by the same dragon, the magic that another dragon cast on another dragon could not be deactivated unless the dragon who cast the spell undo it.

“If you go out and something dangerous happens to you, you just die as a human being. You can’t come back to your original body yourself, and you can’t use magic. So think carefully. You’re going on an adventure, not a ‘play’. With your life on the line!” 

“But I have to meet the dragon lord.”

“The human world is dangerous for a Hatchling!”

Chel was nervous until just before Asha left. 

It is absolutely unacceptable in dragon society for a Hatchling to go out on a ‘play’ in the form of a human being. Because Chel lost a bet with Asha, she reluctantly helped her but it was a very dangerous thing.

“It’s normal for him to be upset if he knows I came here recklessly.”

‘Is it possible that he simply let it go since he made a mistake?’

Chanelica’s thoughts deepened. Her companion is always full of secrets.

“I don’t know! I’m tired, so I’m going to sleep.”

She closed her eyes again. However, sleeping alone with her eyes closed, she continued to think.

‘But it’s really weird. Is it because he lives in a polymov human nature? Why is he using honorifics to me? Is it because he doesn’t want to break the human personality that he set up?’

Chanelica’s memory of the Dragon Lord is of an arrogant person who could not be found even if he cleaned his eyes with politeness. Even if the current mentality were different, it couldn’t be that much different.

‘Come to think of it, it was also strange that he couldn’t let me meet God.’

‘Why? Why can’t the Dragon Lord do that? He’s the only one who knows how to do it.’

She jolted up.

Chanelica couldn’t erase the strange feeling and woke up from bed.

‘Something’s weird. It’s weird!’

***

“Hey!”

Ferdinand hurriedly opened the door and came in. However, Derwin, the owner of the cartel mansion, spoke quietly without looking at him.

“You didn’t knock, so come in quietly.”

‘I heard you brought a girl to the mansion. She pretends to be your fiancee.”

“Hmm…”

Derwin habitually touched his forehead. He wondered if he should have kept it out of that noisy bastard’s ear.

“It’s just a short stay.”

“What’s wrong with you? How can you let a girl like that stay? What else are you going to do? People will think you’ve gone through something.”

“But…”

“Then that was nothing?” says Ferdinand. “Don’t you recall the girl who was a lover and used her older brother’s name to live in luxury? How much money did she waste?”

“Yeah. How much?”

Derwin took a deep breath and swallowed. Because even a tiny sum of money seemed unthinkable in front of Ferdinand, who resembled a large gold bar.

“Hurry up and send her back. It’s not good to hear rumors.”

Ferdinand felt threatened by it. It wasn’t merely for financial reasons. He was preoccupied with something else.

“What’s wrong with rumors?”

Derwin drank the entire teacup of cold coffee. Ferdinand’s excitement was heightened by Derwin’s easy going appearance.

“What’s wrong? What’s wrong! Her Highness knows.”

“Does she now?”

For a brief moment, Ferdinand stumbled. He said it out of concern, but Derwin didn’t seem to care about the issues. He just placed his teacup on the table.

“Hey… Are you really going to be like this?”

“I think you said you had nothing to do with your royal Highness.”

“That’s up to you.”

“Isn’t my opinion important?”

“In this kingdom, the thoughts of the royal Highness are more important than yours.”

Derwin, on the other hand, pretended not to hear it. Ferdinand pulled back his hair, as if the dark naval hair that brushed against the snow bothered him.

Sigh.

He knows this pattern well. If they continue to discuss the princess, Ferdinand will be thrown out of the room.

“So, how long are you going to keep her? You gave her a guest room, so you won’t be sending her right away, right?”

Ferdinand sat with his chin hanging on a gray sofa. He proceeded with a crooked expression.

“How did she find out that brother was secretly out in the Baren Kingdom, based on what Cuddles says? Who the heck is she if she comes in revealing such a secret?”

Ferdinand’s face tightened as he spoke alone. Derwin’s demeanor, which consisted of pouring hot water into a teacup without responding, seemed dubious.

“Hey, just in case… You didn’t tell her, did you? That woman? The way here?”

Derwin, on the other hand, was solely interested in the teacup. Ferdinand’s eyes appeared to be bloodshot. He leapt up from the sofa not long after.

“Hey!”

Derwin frowned at the sound of the room ringing loudly.

“Be quiet.”

“No, right? You’re not really her fiancee, are you?”

“No.”

Then Ferdinand quickly sat again.

“Right? That can’t be true. But you’re really amazing. You’re staying at the same house as a bad woman who lies like that? I get goosebumps just thinking about it.”

“More than that…”

Derwin thought of “the woman” he met today. 

The red lips, which were like cherries, naturally came to his mind while opening his eyes wide and saying everything he had to say.

Dragon. The small lips contain that word.

“It’s a pity.”

“…?” Ferdinand looked like he heard something that he couldn’t hear.

“I’m going to stay here for a while.”

“What? Are you crazy?”

“I’m a heartbroken person. Such people often have nowhere to go.”

Ferdinand meant it. Losing his mind meant that it was difficult.

Dragon. A great creature that exists in the legend.

It is people’s perception that dragon-related stories are widespread in the world, but they are all records of the past, and even those are fictional stories. 

A huge body of terrifying appearance, and a great being with magical power comparable to God. It seems that it really existed in old past records, but no one can tell whether it was true or not.

He didn’t know if she was pretending to be his fiancee, but the woman mentioned such a formidable legend of life and God. 

She even said he was a dragon. 

While pouring out the first words he hears, such as Spitzer Island, Chanelica, and her companion.

He accepted it in moderation. Derwin knew all too well what would happen if such a sick person was denied what she believed.

And no matter how hard he thinks about it, he can’t kick out a person who is that sick.

“Hey! You thought she was up to something!”

“I’ll take care of it, so don’t worry about it.”

Derwin rose from his seat, leaving screaming Ferdinand behind. He wasn’t even interested in conducting a background check.

He thinks it’s better to find a doctor.

He thought.