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◈ My Girlfriend Returned as a Dragon ◈
Chapter 151: Opening One’s Eyes
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At first, Minjun could not hide his confusion as he looked at Bellium, who was calling him his son.
He had lived on Earth as a human for 25 years. How could he be the son of Bellium, a dragon who had died long ago?
But what if...
What if he and Bellium had been father and son in a previous life, one he did not even know had existed?
‘It’s not completely impossible.’
The odds were slim, but Minjun suddenly thought it was entirely possible.
After all, Sia herself was living proof of reincarnation.
Besides, Bellium had no reason to appear before him like this just to lie.
And most importantly...
‘If I really was Bellium’s son...’
That would explain most of the mysterious things that had happened to him.
As that thought sank in, goosebumps spread over Minjun’s body, and a fierce curiosity about his previous life flared up inside him.
Then there was only one thing to do.
‘I need to ask about my previous life.’
What kind of son had he been to Bellium, and what kind of life had he lived?
Minjun had heard many stories about Bellium and collected plenty of books about him. But he had not found a single clue about Bellium’s child, who he now suspected had been him in his previous life.
The records had been completely erased, as if that person should never have existed.
So Minjun tried to ask Bellium about his previous life.
“...!”
But for some reason, his mouth would not move.
Even so, Minjun did not lose hope.
Although he could not move his mouth, perhaps Bellium could read his mind and give him the answers he wanted.
With that hope, Minjun looked at Bellium with pleading eyes.
Please, answer my questions.
But instead of giving Minjun the answers he wanted, Bellium only gazed at him with sorrowful eyes and spoke.
[I love you, my son.]
Those were the last words Minjun heard from Bellium.
* * *
How much time had passed since then?
“Ugh...”
Minjun opened his eyes with a quiet groan.
‘Where am I...?’
He searched his memory. This was the entrance to the Gate he had been about to enter just before he was sent to Pangaea.
That meant...
He was definitely on Earth.
“Ah...”
As soon as he confirmed that he had returned to Earth safely, Minjun let out a sigh of relief.
Perhaps all the tension had left him, for after sitting up, he lay back down on the ground.
Even when Peria and Ignis had told him that the magic had a high chance of success, he had still been tense and worried deep down. After all, it was not a 100% guarantee.
But in the end, those worries seemed to have been needless. Minjun had successfully returned to Earth.
Then, a short while later...
[Minjun! Minjun!]
Having sensed Minjun’s presence, Rokan urgently reached out through Telepathy.
‘Lord Rokan!’
[I’ll be right there!]
No sooner had he finished speaking than Rokan appeared in front of Minjun.
“You’re safe. Oh, thank goodness.”
The moment he saw Minjun, Rokan let out a sigh of relief.
But as soon as they met, Rokan could also tell that Minjun was clearly different from before.
Minjun had now reached the point where he could use Dragon Speech freely.
Still, this was not the time to ask about it.
His questions could wait. For now, making sure Minjun got some rest came first.
Rokan took Minjun to his lair.
As soon as they arrived, Minjun spotted Sia.
“Sia!”
Sia was fast asleep, unaware that Minjun had returned.
That was what he thought at first. But after a little while, he began to sense that something was wrong.
“L-Lord Rokan. Sia’s condition...”
“...After you disappeared, Shasha fainted from the shock.”
Rokan spoke with a bitter expression.
“Ah...”
The moment Minjun heard that, his legs gave way.
“Don’t worry. She’s only unconscious. There’s nothing wrong with her health.”
After reassuring Minjun, Rokan explained what had happened since his disappearance.
At first, neither Rokan nor Sia had realized that Minjun was missing.
But several hours passed, and he still had not returned when they expected him to. Feeling that something was wrong, Rokan and Sia had headed to the Gate Minjun had entered.
“There, we found signs that someone had deliberately tampered with the coordinates.”
Unlike the previous incident at the Yongduam Gate on Jeju Island, this time they had found evidence that someone had deliberately tried to send Minjun to another dimension.
About 12 hours had passed since they had discovered that. Minjun let out a sigh of relief when he learned that, while he had spent several weeks in Pangaea, less than a single day had passed on Earth.
He had worried that Sia might have suffered terribly while he was gone. If less than a day had passed, that was at least a small mercy.
But that was a separate matter.
“Who on earth would...?”
Hearing that someone had deliberately tried to harm him sent a chill down Minjun’s spine.
“Now that you’ve reached that level, can’t you guess?”
At first, Minjun did not quite understand what Rokan meant. But then his senses, which had been temporarily numbed after traveling between dimensions, returned.
Only then did he understand Rokan’s words.
A familiar sensation that he had never been able to detect before began reaching him from all over the world.
It was the unique aura of dragons.
“Why... is this... here?”
There was a dragon, Rokan, standing right in front of him, and he knew there were dragons in Agartha too.
So there was nothing particularly strange about sensing their aura.
Still, something was off.
First of all, Agartha was a special place, an underground world. It was practically impossible for even an ancient dragon like Rokan, let alone Minjun, to sense the aura of the dragons there.
Besides, when Minjun had spoken with the dragons in Agartha before, they had not seemed ready to come to the surface yet.
Which meant...
“Besides the ones in Agartha, there were other dragons on Earth that I didn’t know about...?”
“As you can sense for yourself.”
Minjun was quite shocked.
He had vaguely suspected that there might be other dragons he did not know about, but there were more of them than he had expected.
“Now that you’ve reached the level I told you about, I think it’s time to tell you what I couldn’t bring myself to explain before. However...”
Rokan turned his gaze toward Sia.
“I’ll tell you both together once Shasha wakes up.”
“...Yes.”
Minjun looked toward Sia, who still showed no sign of waking.
How heartbroken must she have been when she first heard the news?
Rokan had told him there was no serious cause for concern, but Minjun could not help worrying.
He could imagine what Sia must have felt and how she must have reacted just before she fainted, so vividly that it hurt.
With a heavy heart, Minjun took Sia’s hand and waited for her to open her eyes.
Before long...
“...Mmm.”
Sia stirred and slowly began to open her eyes.
The moment she opened them and saw Minjun...
“O... ppa?”
Sia instinctively reached out and touched his face.
“It’s really you, oppa?”
As soon as she confirmed it was Minjun, Sia sprang up so quickly that it was hard to believe she had been lying unconscious just moments before.
Then she hugged him tightly, as if she would never let him go again.
“I... I thought... this time too... you...”
Sia clung to Minjun, sobbing and seeking comfort like a small child. Then she suddenly noticed something different about him.
“oppa, d-does this mean...?”
Minjun could more or less guess what Sia was trying to ask.
“That’s right. I can use Dragon Speech properly now.”
At those words, Sia answered by hugging Minjun even tighter.
“...That’s wonderful. That’s really wonderful, oppa.”
A bright smile spread across her face, as if she had never been crying.
Not only had Minjun returned, but in just a few months, he had crossed a threshold she had thought would be difficult to pass. It was truly one piece of good news after another.
Now that he had overcome that major barrier, forming the Eternal Covenant would probably be smooth sailing for them.
But then...
Suddenly, another emotion joined Sia’s joy and delight.
Anxiety.
If Minjun had reached the point where he could use Dragon Speech as freely as any other dragon, that meant he had noticed the other dragons on Earth.
At the same time, it also meant that the dragons who were hostile toward him would have realized he had reached this level.
She knew that everything had its advantages and disadvantages. Even so, she was not exactly happy that Minjun now knew about their existence.
“Sia, are you okay?”
Sensing that something was wrong, Minjun hurried to check on her.
“I’m fine. I just... felt a little dizzy for a moment.”
As she reassured Minjun, Sia gradually regained her strength.
“Have you both calmed down a little now?”
Once they had both recovered somewhat, Rokan asked gently.
Sia nodded, forgetting even to wipe away the tears around her eyes, and Minjun also signaled that he was all right.
“I imagine we all have plenty of questions. Minjun, you must have a lot to ask about the other dragons you can sense now. And we have plenty of questions about what you experienced over there.”
“That’s right.”
“Then I’d like to hear your story first. What on earth happened in that world for things to turn out like this?”
“...A lot happened.”
Warning them that it would be a long story, Minjun began telling them what had happened after he was sucked into the Gate.
As his story continued, he had to pause when he reached the part about Sia’s parents.
Both Sia’s and Rokan’s eyes had reddened as they thought of the family they had left behind in their homeland.
During the pause, Minjun suddenly remembered the gifts Peria had given him and took them out of his pocket dimension.
“These are the things Mother-in-law entrusted to me to give you.”
There were the video letters they had recorded, along with a pocket dimension artifact filled with various gifts they had packed for Sia and Rokan.
“oppa, could I take a moment... just to see what’s inside?”
“I’d like to ask for a moment as well.”
“Take all the time you need.”
These were gifts and video letters from family in another dimension, family they might never see again.
Minjun gave them plenty of time so they could look through their family’s gifts in peace.
A little while later...
As soon as Minjun returned, Sia and Rokan both embraced him tightly, as if they had planned it together.
“Thank you, oppa.”
“I’m in your debt, Minjun.”
After the heartfelt hugs ended, Minjun resumed the story he had paused.
As he continued, he naturally reached the point where Lucas’s name would come up.
In a way, Lucas had set off the chain of events that had led Minjun to master Dragon Speech.
But...
The moment Lucas’s name left Minjun’s mouth...
“...You met him too, oppa?”
A murderous glint suddenly appeared in Sia’s eyes.
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