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◈ My Girlfriend Returned as a Dragon ◈
Chapter 28: Oppa, Thanks for the Gift!
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With Sia watching through the camera, I began training while wearing the control device.
I tried to make the most of the Dragon Bone Sword’s power, and I tried to manifest Dragon Speech by channeling my will into mana.
It was no different from my usual training, except that I was wearing the control device.
Ah, there was one more difference.
Before, I had simply tried to draw out power by pouring my will into my sword. This time, I trained while recalling the sensation of unleashing that aurora-colored sword aura.
That power was still too dangerous for me to control, but it was something I would eventually have to master completely.
Besides, Rokan had advised that doing so would be more helpful for my training.
“As you train that way, the power will naturally accumulate in the control device.”
Rokan explained another function of the control device he had made.
It did not merely control power. It could store it as well.
It looked like an ordinary bracelet, but it was an incredible item.
Still, one thing concerned me.
“Wouldn’t that make it even more dangerous?”
Rokan had previously told me that this power was dangerous enough to consume me.
If that dangerous power built up and somehow exploded, I worried it could create an uncontrollable situation.
Calling it a good question, Rokan answered my concern.
“Normally, it would. That is why making the control device took so long. Ensuring its stability was quite difficult.”
No wonder.
Was that why making the control device had taken longer than expected, and why even an ancient dragon like Rokan had looked so exhausted?
“Anyway, you will be able to use the power stored in the control device in an emergency.”
Rokan then explained how to use the power stored in it.
First, infuse the bracelet with a tiny amount of mana. Then take it off.
“I do not know how much power will accumulate in the control device, but in theory, you will be able to draw out a tremendous amount of power at once. More than even I could handle.”
“Wow...”
If it was power that even Rokan, an ancient dragon, could not handle, how strong was it?
I could not even begin to imagine it.
“I should never use it unless I have no other choice.”
“That is right. Use it only when you believe you will die if you do not. It is dangerous in itself, but the backlash will be severe as well.”
If even Rokan was warning me like that, I could not imagine how terrible the pain would be.
At that frightening warning, I squeezed my eyes shut without realizing it.
“I should pray I never need to use it.”
“Indeed. Once everything is over, it would be best for you to put yourself to Sleep.”
“Me? Put myself to sleep?”
“Yes. You cannot properly use magic yet, let alone Dragon Speech, so I will give you an artifact that can cast Sleep.”
I could not understand why I needed to put myself to sleep, but Rokan’s next explanation left me no choice but to understand.
According to him, pain was not the only issue. If I used the power stored in the control device, there was also a chance that its side effect would send me berserk.
...Really, this was not power I should use lightly.
This was basically a nuclear bomb.
“Anyway, that is enough about the control device.”
After hearing the explanation, I resumed my training.
But strangely enough, Sia had been quiet for a while now...
‘Sia isn’t usually like this.’
Feeling something was off, I turned toward the screen.
[Ta-da!]
Sia was holding up a silver bracelet on the screen.
[Does it look the same?]
“Sia, did you...?”
Had she been quietly making that bracelet without telling me?
[It looked pretty when I saw you wearing yours, oppa. What do you think? Does it suit me?]
With a proud expression, Sia turned her bracelet-wearing wrist this way and that.
“It’s pretty. Your grandfather has good taste in design.”
I glanced at Rokan to see his reaction.
Perhaps amused by his granddaughter’s behavior, Rokan chuckled.
“Every time I see you two, I think this again. I have never seen such an affectionate couple in my life.”
* * *
As soon as Minjun’s training ended and the call disconnected, Sia forgot about dinner and repeatedly changed clothes in her dressing room.
Tomorrow was her date with Minjun.
At the same time, it was also the day she would meet Junhwi, whose life Minjun had saved, and his biological older sister for dinner.
‘When else would I put in the effort if not on a day like this?’
She did not know how pretty Kim Junhwi’s older sister was, or whether she had the kind of charm that captivated men.
Still, it was best to keep every possibility open.
“This isn’t it either.”
Her tenth outfit change.
“This isn’t right either.”
Her twentieth.
“This one is... better?”
Her thirtieth.
Only after changing outfits a full thirty times did she finally find an outfit she liked.
Once she had found it, Sia began trying out the makeup she would wear tomorrow.
What kind of makeup would highlight her charms while making sure no other woman dared to set her sights on Minjun?
She considered changing her whole appearance with Polymorph, but she did not think that was what Minjun wanted.
The best option would be something that made the most of her current face while showing off beauty stunning enough to make people gasp.
Was there no good way to do that?
While she was busily applying and removing makeup with magic, Rokan came to visit her lair.
“Oh, Grandpa!”
The moment he entered Sia’s lair, Rokan noticed the various cosmetics scattered over her vanity and the clothes she had not yet put away, strewn across the floor.
“Did you not say your date was tomorrow, Shasha?”
“Yes! That’s why I have to choose what I’m wearing tomorrow today!”
“...I see.”
He could not quite understand it, but decided to accept it.
“By the way, Grandpa, what brings you here at this hour?”
“Minjun asked me to give this to you.”
“Oppa did?”
The moment Minjun’s name left Rokan’s lips, Sia’s face instantly lit up with excitement.
“Here it is. He was originally going to give it to you himself tomorrow, but he said it would be better to give it to you even one day sooner, so he asked me to bring it.”
It was an unidentified object wrapped in gift paper.
“I will see you again soon. Tomorrow will not work because of your date, but how about we have a meal together sometime soon?”
“Sounds good! Thank you, Grandpa!”
Their brief meeting ended, and Rokan returned to his lair.
The moment he left, Sia carefully caressed Minjun’s gift as though it were a sacred treasure.
“I wonder what gift my oppa got me this time.”
Humming to herself, she carefully unwrapped the gift box.
Inside was a pair of white pajamas with a cute dragon character printed on them.
“Pajamas?”
Come to think of it, had she not video-called Minjun earlier while wearing his old clothes instead of her usual pajamas?
‘Did oppa feel bad about it?’
Maybe Minjun had felt a little uneasy about seeing her wear his old clothes as pajamas.
That was probably why he had given her pajamas like this.
In truth, his old clothes, which were steeped in his scent, felt softer and more comfortable than any pajamas.
“But these are pajamas oppa gave me.”
She had to try them on.
She could vividly picture Minjun choosing matching couple pajamas by himself, then asking her grandfather to send the pair he had chosen to her.
Sia could not stop smiling as she imagined it while changing into the pajamas.
Once she had quickly put on the pajamas Minjun had given her, Sia took a selfie and immediately sent it to him.
[Oppa, thank you for the gift!!!]
[These pajamas are super cute....]
After sending the message, she held her phone tightly and waited for Minjun to reply.
Not long afterward, Minjun sent a reply with a photo.
[I’m glad you like them.]
[I thought it would be nice if we had matching couple pajamas, so I bought them.]
The photo Minjun sent was a selfie of himself wearing the couple pajamas he had bought.
Only the color was different. His were black, but otherwise the design was identical to Sia’s.
‘...He’s so cute!’
Minjun usually showed off a sexy charm, but seeing him in character pajamas made him seem cute as well.
She immediately changed her phone wallpaper to Minjun’s photo in the pajamas, then continued chatting with him.
[I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s date too, hehe.]
It was a little unfortunate that other people would be joining them, but that could make this date feel different.
Was this not a rare opportunity to see the person she loved being treated as someone precious by others?
Less than a minute after she sent the message, another one arrived from Minjun.
[Sia.]
[You’re wearing the couple shirt you gave me tomorrow, right?]
So focused on making herself as pretty as possible, she had forgotten the most important thing.
[Of course!]
The prettiest clothes were, of course, matching couple shirts worn with the person you loved.
She took off the outfit she had planned to wear tomorrow, pulled out the matching couple shirt she had bought with Minjun, and changed into it.
“Hehe.”
She and Minjun had worn matching couple shirts a few times when they had dated before, but by Sia’s standards as a dragon who had reincarnated, that had been a very long time ago.
She could not help looking forward to it in many ways.
At the same time, she vowed to make sure Junhwi’s older sister would not even think of setting her sights on Minjun.
* * *
The day of the date arrived.
Minjun had gone on a double date once or twice early in his relationship with Sia, but this kind of date was new even for him.
From the outside, it might look like a double date, but the other two were siblings, not a couple.
‘What was Sia thinking when she suggested this?’
Sia had insisted that they meet together, and Junhwi and his older sister had agreed, so they had decided to meet as a group.
But Minjun still could not tell what Sia intended.
“Oppa, what are you thinking about?”
“I was wondering when they would get here. Did we arrive a little early?”
“That just means we get more time alone together, so it’s good.”
Sia pressed herself against Minjun’s arm as she spoke.
“But, Sia, your perfume today is...”
“That’s right! It’s the perfume you use often, oppa! It smells nice, so I tried it too. Did you wear the same scent today too?”
Unless it was unisex perfume, Sia’s perfume was unquestionably classified as men’s perfume.
Minjun considered telling her that it was not unisex but men’s perfume. But seeing Sia happily smile as she smelled the fragrance on her clothes and his own scent, he only snickered and kept quiet.
‘Right. Men’s perfume or women’s perfume, it is fine as long as the person wearing it likes it.’
Just as Sia was checking which perfume Minjun had used...
“Hyung!”
Junhwi and his older sister arrived.
Sia, who had been sniffing the scent on Minjun’s clothes, turned her head toward them.
Junhwi awkwardly looked away, but Sia greeted them without any embarrassment.
“I’m Jeong Sia, Minjun oppa’s girlfriend. Nice to meet you!”
“I’m Kim Junhwi.”
Junhwi politely bowed, and his older sister warmly greeted them as well.
Sia quickly looked the two over.
Junhwi looked just as he had in the videos, and his older sister was fairly pretty too, perhaps because she had put effort into her appearance.
“I’m Junhwi’s older sister, Kim Jiyoon! I had wanted to have a meal with the four of us, including you, Ms. Sia, so I’m really glad you came.”
“You wanted to meet Sia too?”
Minjun asked in surprise.
As far as he was concerned, Junhwi’s older sister had no particular reason to want to see Sia.
“Yes. I heard that Ms. Sia supported Minjun’s equipment. In that sense, Ms. Sia is also Junhwi’s benefactor. After all, Minjun protected Junhwi with equipment from Ms. Sia.”
She said she had wanted to treat Sia to a meal too, but had worried Sia might be uncomfortable attending.
So she had originally planned to prepare a separate gift for Sia and pass it to Minjun. But she was happy because Sia had suggested they eat together first.
“Anyway, we can continue talking inside.”
With a friendly smile, Jiyoon opened the restaurant door and ushered Minjun and Sia inside.
Sia did not show it outwardly, but she carefully watched Jiyoon’s every action.
She seemed fine so far, but should one not prepare for every possibility?
Making sure the two of them saw, Sia tightly interlaced her fingers with Minjun’s and entered the restaurant.
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