Kidnapped Dragons

Chapter 221: Power and Conviction (3)

Chapter 221: Power and Conviction (3) “Isn’t that because you’re a genius?”

Maybe today was the day she decided to complain. Although Kaeul couldn’t even look into her eyes, she nonetheless opened her mouth.

“What?”

“U, unni you’re a genius. You’re very good at magic right? I heard it at school. Aren’t your standards just too high? Who in the world learns magic like me… D, don’t get angry. It’s scary…”

Bom stayed silent for a while.

Her expression that had appeared indifferent throughout now contained a slightly sorrowful look. Whenever she was angry, she tended to run her fingers through her hair and that was what she was doing right now.

“My parents live separately.”

Bom’s voice that finally flowed out after the hesitation was heavy like wet cotton.

Kaeul widened her eyes.

“Parents living separately is like a divorced family for humans. It’s actually quite different but… anyways, I was in my mother’s lair when I was born and my mother told me that there was a ‘Grand Aspiration’ in plan for me.”

Unlike Kaeul who cried after her mommy regardless of the time, Bom had almost never talked about her family before. Kaeul carefully listened to the story but was a bit more scared at the same time.

Bom’s expression made her feel that way.

“I had to learn magic from the day I was born. All because of that Grand Aspiration. My mother was strict and had high standards so I was scolded a lot. Was it because I was worse off than others? No. I was on the gifted side in magic from the green dragons but she was never satisfied.

“In order for me to be used for the ‘Grand Aspiration’, I had to be a magician better than others. For almost the entirety of 20 years after opening my eyes; without resting a single day; without resting few minutes a day, I studied and re

Kaeul who was suddenly dragged by someone else to become stronger having more talent.

It was a reality too brutal for Yeorum.

So that there would be no meaningless strife between the two, he had to draw plans for the future beforehand.

*

“…Good work unni.”

When they returned to the dormitory, Gyeoul ran up and gave a wide hug to Kaeul, burying her head into her chest.

“Thank you Gyeoul. But I’m very dirty right now…!”

“…Nnn.”

Parts of her t-shirt had dark stains here and there. They were all dried up blood that Kaeul coughed out from either her mouth or her nose.

Even though she was powerless, she smiled ‘hehe’ as she staggered her way into her room. Yu Jitae supported the child so that she didn’t fall and that was when Yeorum opened the door of her room to observe the living room.

His eyes met with her red eyes.

“…”

Yeorum glanced past him and gave a frown.

She had the same disgusted look on her face like before, and because of that he wasn’t able to teach her recently.

“Why.”

“…”

She didn’t even reply and turned around to return to her own room. Thus, he ignored the incident and brought Kaeul to her room so that she could rest. Then, he stayed there caressing her head and giving her compliments so that the child could sleep with ease.

*

After going back into her room, Yeorum laid down on the bed.

The manga was boring today for some reason so she threw it away.

She scratched her head and had trouble falling asleep. She became irritated for no reason when lying down on the bed.

Yeorum stood up and stealthily opened the door of her room. In the living room, the protector and Gyeoul were drying the likes of sweet potatoes on a tray. What were those idiots doing?

When she was turning her gaze away from the small gap, her eyes caught sight of the front entrance. She could see Yu Jitae’s brown shoes and Kaeul’s white sneakers with black stains of dried blood.

Yeorum stared at the shoes for a long time with a frown.