chapter 98
98 – The Path That Could Have Been Taken (3)
“This is where the eggs are.”
“…I didn’t have it, is it okay?”
The red dragon here did not know the sense of laying eggs.
That’s why I was a little jealous of ‘myself’.
It was definitely a good thing to have a relationship with someone you love.
We get a reason to live just by being together, and we have children with each other’s blood.
It was sure to be beautiful.
…That’s why I couldn’t understand my father, who threw me away and cursed at me.
The more you love your child.
“You made every effort to make it okay for me to leave.
Maybe you were anticipating something like today?”
“I don’t know about that. This is something I’ve never heard of or seen.
How could it be like this in another world? That too, I am tied to you.
…Of course, the method is base.”
“Really, I never imagined those words would come out of my mother’s mouth.”
“Then is there any other way to express it?
…I hated loving you as a woman so much.”
I saw it with my own eyes. I felt it with my body.
And then it went away.
She gave up on her mother, and thus lost her remaining connection.
To Rosaria, who had experienced all those moments, this world seemed harsh.
“Plus, they even sealed it so you can never leave again… But.
If you think about the story I told you, I can at least understand why you want to stay in the cave.”
“That’s right. It’s just… Maybe the situation was different.
Although I don’t really care anymore. Mom…Was lonely.
Even her father abandoned her, and the whole world pointed at her as an evil dragon.
I understand because I’ve already heard enough stories about how I was the only one.
I hope you don’t suffer from that anymore.”
The sight of his son holding his hand and kissing it was so proud and mature.
Even though I know that the child is not mine, I am obsessed with it.
So much so that even the shady desire for this future to become my future slowly rears its head.
“Anyway, are you ready to see our eggs?”
“…Then.”
As soon as I nodded, the door opened.
And then I saw it.
The bright sunlight makes the white surface shine.
The red man flows softly like water, stroking the egg over and over again.
The temperature of the room, which seems a bit warm, is clearly good for the eggs.
And, the things lying in a mess on this wide and soft floor…
Blankets and pillows that are crumpled, torn, and showing fluttering feathers.
Red scales that sparkle in the light.
Flowers with various shapes and scents.
Leaves and brown branches that are still fresh and green.
There was a round, small, cute, and lovely egg on it.
As if smiling at your mother, hit the bright light towards the door –
“Tsk – “
He made the vicious woman’s yellow eyes close tightly,
It gave energy to the boy who looked exhausted.
“…It’s really big, right?”
“To me, it’s small. Don’t be small…”
Entrusting oneself to the flow of feet moving forward as if possessed,
It is guided by the movement of its tail, which moves of its own accord, and gives it its embrace.
Rosaria tried to very gently pull on something that a human body could barely wrap around.
So that you can lean into my arms.
“Warm, warm…”
“My mom said that too.”
“Like you.”
“…You look alike, too.”
Without really knowing whether the sound of the heartbeat I hear is mine or my baby’s.
The dragon, which had never laid an egg, diligently moved its hands and swept the surface of its egg as if it were its own mother hers.
What was handed out to her, who was rubbing her clothes and polishing her skin, was a beautiful, red cloth.
It contained a strong sweet smell of my son and my own scent, as if it had been scorched by fire. It contained a clear energy.
“You always used this.”
Even though I had never learned it,
Even though I never received it.
Following her instincts, she became ‘mother’.
As a dragon that had a human child, Rosaria slowly stroked an egg that was not hers –
“Ah, ah…”
“Be careful, if it gets too big the egg might get hurt.”
It slowly stuck out its snout and regained its original form as if its tail was exploding from its body
It soon settled down on the floor, flicking its tongue as if it were to become its own.
“Baby, my baby…”
“Heh.”
The gaze, which was no longer human, was placed on the small man’s body.
The tail, crawling like a snake, wrapped around its body and immediately pulled it close to the egg.
But as if he wasn’t surprised by that,
On the contrary, Russell, who entrusted himself to her as if he was used to it, was just amazed.
She naturally held her egg like her father, and smiled as she picked up the dropped cloth and wiped it …
And, she happily felt the tingling pain that felt like her heart was being tightened.
“I’m sure my mom doesn’t know now, so I’d like to tell her a little story.”
“What do you mean?”
A faint purr echoed through the room, and her enlarged face tilted against her small body.
She was started when her her body her her her, which had been pushed away so easily, hit her with a sound-
She immediately raised her her body and there was a sense of familiarity in her hands her caring for her her face her her her.
“I’m sorry. It’s been so long since I’ve seen you like this…!”
“Even my mother, who is used to it, can’t overcome her instincts, so she often teases me.
I was so frustrated that I wanted to rip her her heart out of her, but she said she could relieve it just by giving me a tap … “
“That’s – bullying…”
“Be sensitive. A lot.
… In his nightmare, he dreamed of his father breaking an egg with his mouth- “
Even before she finished speaking, she let out a strong snort,
The body of her, so small compared to the dragon, was pushed aside.
“…Where are you going – ah?”
“Kick, look. Even the ‘mother’ who didn’t give birth says the same thing,
…My mother, who went through all that, must be appalled.”
“But, that’s…”
“If you experience it, I think you’ll definitely understand.
Mom, you’re at a point where you haven’t even been able to reconcile with me yet, right?
When I was sixteen.
In those days when I didn’t know anything and just hated her mother.”
No, the fault is mine,
The thing that appeared in the eyes of the dragon who was about to say that was a smile.
Comfortable and tranquil.
Even if I blinked my eyes or put a drop of water on my moist eyes – nothing changed.
“I don’t think I can tell you everything, but
What is clear is that there were many areas where my mother was right.
At least I think so. So… I accepted it.
It was rough, bitter, and mean – but there were no lies.”
Will my son change like this as he gets older?
Could it be that the softness that even the dragon accepted turns into a bubble and becomes so large that it can completely envelop it?
Her gently fluttering tail her contained joy for the first time in a long time.
Looking at that, Russell laughed.
“Look, an unlaid egg is wrapped so carefully,
You look at me like you’ve gained the whole world just by holding me.
You’re completely different from when we first met.”
“Are you the salvation prepared for me?”
Without warning, the words came out between my sharp teeth.
The flames spouted out roughly, wetting the neck her, and the tongue stretched out, drenching the small face her-
“How can you say such sweet words to my ears,
Even though I’m not your mother, you…”
“It’s because I see the same Dracea Rosaria.”
The never-ending temptation eventually closed her tail.
Returning my body to human form and wiping away my body that was soaked with damp scent –
Opening my trembling mouth, I let out a breath full of heat harshly…
“Gulp.”
“Well, if you look at it like that.”
I swallowed the saliva that seemed to be falling past my mouth as if I were drinking water.
The shiny skin she was shining appetizingly
In front of the egg,
On a soft floor full of body odor,
Not in my mansion, but in the ‘nest’…
There were two ‘children’.
“It’s shameful. Your mother.
I have everything…”
“You boasted that much, yes…” ” “
“I was depressed.
I was unhappy. It hurt.
Your mother, this kind of happiness…”
The seal meant to prevent the outside from coming in,
To prevent the inside from coming out.
I thought I wouldn’t let you escape –
Rosaria quietly muttered those facts in her mouth for a while, and soon her mind was savoring them.
“In my world, in my mansion, in my nest.
Hold the most precious things in your arms,
So that no one can take over.
Only me, only me…”
“…That’s right. That’s it.”
“Wasn’t it painful for you?
You, who wanted adventure, why are you smiling?
Even if things turn out like this, do you really think you can be happy?
Speak up, Russell. I want you to tell me.
Did you want an ending like this too?”
It flows down to the point where I forget my resolve,
The red dragon’s broken head went crazy with happiness that made her tongue ache.
My heart, which I thought was broken, beats strangely,
The future she thought was lost was laid before her eyes.
And the fruits of it are definitely worth getting.
The warmth, heat, and nest in front of you –
No matter what you offered, you had to put it in your hands, no, in your arms.
“Look.
“You said it would be different from my mom, but it’s the same.”
“Because I love you.
I live because of you, and without you, my heart stops.
I felt it. “What about your mother?”
“Perhaps not so.
Because I let go first.
Dream.”
A new path was revealed in a method full of kindness.
Devouring the boy wrapped in pink flowers,
A dog thrown to the knights as bait was seen being swallowed up by the darkness.
If this is the scene that appears when that happens.
“… Or maybe Mom just lost her mind for a moment in the first place.”
The thing that killed all those mixed emotions in an instant.
“Right?”
The bright smile so far, and the fact that the scenery was all covered in gray…
It was darkness beyond the eyes.