My Girlfriend Returned as a Dragon - Chapter 30

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◈ My Girlfriend Returned as a Dragon ◈

Chapter 30: Oppa, Have You Ever Kissed That Unni?

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“Exactly what kind of relationship?”

That was chilling.

What exactly was my relationship with Yuna noona...?

As things stood now, I could state with certainty that we had no relationship at all.

I had only known Yuna noona until I was eight, and after that, she immigrated, so I had no idea what had become of her.

I had completely forgotten she even existed, so I never imagined we would meet again like this.

In other words, there was absolutely nothing between us for Sia to worry about.

But...

‘Why?’

Why did I have such a bad feeling?

I didn't know why.

My instincts were simply warning me.

Whether I had done anything wrong or not, I needed to choose my words carefully here.

It was a cool early autumn day, but cold sweat was running down my back.

“Um, Sia...”

Was this how a man felt when his girlfriend caught him drinking alone with a female friend?

I hadn't done anything wrong, so why was I this nervous?

“...It’s exactly what you heard earlier.”

Yuna noona’s mother and my mother had been neighborhood friends, so we had been close like an older sister and younger brother in kindergarten.

Naturally, we had been far too young to think about boys and girls that way. Yuna noona had just been an older girl I played with, nothing more and nothing less.

Why did I have to explain myself this much?

“Is that so?”

After hearing all that, Sia only gave me a meaningful look.

Was my explanation still not enough?

“Yeah. And when I was eight, she immigrated to America. We never contacted each other after that. I didn't even know what she was doing. I really never expected to meet her here like this.”

“Then, oppa. Let me ask you just one thing.”

Sia pressed close to me, looking up at me as she spoke.

“Have you ever kissed her?”

“...What?”

“I’m asking if you’ve ever kissed that unni.”

“Well...”

What would a pair of little kindergarten kids who played house know about kissing each other?

They barely even understood physical affection. Why would those little kids ever kiss...

‘Huh?’

...It had happened?

It had been over twenty years ago, so it would have made sense if I didn't remember.

Yet for some reason, I could vaguely recall it.

Yuna noona kissing me on the cheek, and me pushing her away because I said it was gross.

“...”

“Oppa, why aren’t you saying anything?”

Was it right to tell her the truth?

It had happened in kindergarten, and besides, I hadn't kissed her. I had been kissed.

But... even if I tried to hide it poorly, there was a high chance Sia would find out later.

It would be better to come clean now.

“...I have been kissed.”

I watched Sia’s reaction.

The fact that her expression didn't change somehow frightened me even more.

Surely not. It was an episode from when we were little kids...

Did it really bother her that much?

Maybe she was jealous because she wasn't the first girl to kiss me.

It was cute, but the way to calm that jealousy was, of course...

To reassure Sia of how I felt about her.

“But other than family, I’ve never been the one to kiss any woman besides you. And I never will.”

But then...

“...That’s not true. You’re going to kiss another woman too.”

Sia’s expression had gone completely stiff.

What? Why?

Just as I was about to ask why she thought that...

“You’ll kiss our daughter, won’t you?”

Sia’s icy expression had already turned mischievous.

“Sia, you...”

You took ten years off my life.

...I wasn't exaggerating. My heart had nearly stopped.

“I can’t even imagine you kissing another woman besides me, oppa, but of course you have to kiss our daughter. How cute would a daughter who looks like you be?”

“Haah...”

Anyway, after calming my startled heart, I handed Sia Yuna noona’s business card to show that I wouldn't contact Yuna noona privately.

“Anyway, nothing like what you’re worried about ever happened, and it never will, so don’t worry.”

“Okay! Then, oppa, in that case...”

I could easily guess what Sia was about to say, so before she could finish, I deeply kissed her.

“You wanted to kiss, right?”

“Yeah!”

After our kiss, satisfaction spread over Sia’s face.

After our meal, we had a little over an hour and a half left.

It was an awkward amount of time to do much with, so we decided to do some shopping at a nearby department store.

We wanted to get one or two more couple shirts besides what we were wearing, and Sia also wanted to buy a few more outfits.

During that short hour and a half, we hurried all over the department store, picking out clothes for each other.

Two couple shirts, one outfit for me, and five for Sia.

We made quite a lot of good choices in a short time.

We still had time left, so we took some photos at a nearby photo booth.

“Now... it’s time to say goodbye.”

After shopping, we had less than five minutes left.

“That’s too bad.”

“Yeah. Today felt like it went by so fast. It’s a shame.”

The moment of parting had come again.

Sia pouted, clearly disappointed.

We loved each other this much, yet we could only spend three hours together each week. It was painful.

‘I need to get stronger. So we can meet more often, and for longer.’

And the more I thought that, the stronger my desire became for the power sleeping inside me.

My growth was the most important thing if I wanted to be with Sia.

Promising to meet again in a week, we gave each other one last tight hug.

Just as I was about to head home.

“Oppa, before you go, this.”

Sia handed me a phone charm.

I didn't know when she had made it, but it held a photo of Sia and me happily making a heart together with our hands.

“A gift. I made it yesterday.”

She didn't say it outright, but the reason she gave me this charm was probably...

So everyone would clearly know that we were a couple.

“Thanks. I’ll make sure to carry it with me.”

But having only that would feel a little lacking.

Since we had taken photos at the booth for the first time in a while, I slipped one of the photos we had just taken into my phone case.

It was a clear case, so our couple photo was plainly visible through it.

Seeing that, Sia smiled with satisfaction.

Then, after suddenly kissing my cheek and taking me away with Teleport, Sia went home after saying she would see me again in a week.

Left alone like that...

“...I’m back to reality.”

It had been the same last time, but I always felt empty after a date ended.

I was already at a loss over how I would wait through the next week.

But what I needed to do now was...

‘Train.’

There was always only one answer.

I needed to learn to fully control the dragon’s power as soon as possible.

Then I could stay with Sia all day without any problems.

With that motivation in mind, I started looking into Gates I could enter next.

While I was checking through a list of Gates, I got a KakaoTalk message from Junhwi.

[Hyungnim, are you thinking of joining a guild?]

[Yuna noona said she’d look into a guild for you.]

...All of a sudden?

* * *

“Something still feels off.”

After returning to the lair, Sia put away the clothes she had bought while thinking back on today’s date.

Contrary to Sia’s concerns, Jiyoon, Junhwi’s older sister, had no romantic feelings for Minjun at all.

She simply treated Minjun as the person who had saved her younger brother’s life, and Sia had come to the same conclusion.

But Jiyoon was no longer the problem.

‘...Why would there be such a coincidence?’

A woman named Go Yuna, who had been friends with Minjun in childhood.

From Sia’s point of view, that woman was more of a problem than Jiyoon.

It wasn't obvious on the surface, but as another woman, Sia could tell.

Her expression, her tone of voice, and her actions.

Yuna might have thought she had not shown it, but Sia had seen a desire to become involved with Minjun again in every one of her actions.

And she had even kissed Minjun on the cheek when they were children.

There was no solid proof yet, but considering all the circumstances, Yuna would probably try to keep in touch with Minjun somehow.

Then she would probably linger around him while pretending to be a female friend.

And keep flirting with him like a fox.

“I think I need to dig into her background.”

For now, it was only a suspicion, but Yuna would definitely make a move somehow.

Although Minjun had handed over the business card he had received earlier, saying he wouldn't have any reason to contact her.

Go Yuna would surely do something to contact Minjun.

That was what a woman’s intuition told her.

Meanwhile.

‘This is fate.’

During a short break, Go Yuna came to the break room to catch her breath, her heart trembling as she looked back on the miracle that had happened at lunch.

It had been so long that the memories should have faded, but she still remembered every memory she had made with Minjun clearly.

Even as a child, she had been mature when it came to love.

From the moment she first met Minjun, she had fallen in love with him at first sight.

Though she had kept those feelings hidden as a child, even at that young age, she had wanted to be in a romantic relationship with Minjun.

Very seriously.

On top of that, Minjun and Yuna had had many chances to meet back then.

They attended the same kindergarten, lived in the same building at the same apartment complex, and their mothers were close.

That was not all.

Both Minjun and Yuna had worked as child models, so they naturally had a lot in common.

Even back then, they often saw each other on shoots.

At kindergarten, on set, and in each other’s homes.

The more often she saw him, the more Yuna’s feelings for Minjun grew.

He had looks that were already fully formed and a warm, considerate personality.

How could she not fall for a man who had it all?

So although she was shy, she had sent Minjun signals in many ways that she liked him.

Sometimes she expressed it indirectly, and once, she even gathered the courage to kiss him on the cheek.

But whether he was dense or simply did not feel the same way, Minjun never accepted her feelings.

He only thought of her as a close older girl from the neighborhood.

Even so, she did not know how to give up.

Things might be like this now, but someday, Minjun might come to understand how she felt.

She planned to remain by Minjun’s side as his close older neighborhood friend.

But.

She had been too young to realize that life would not always go the way she wanted.

When she had to leave for America because of her father’s business, she had burst into tears after realizing she could no longer be with Minjun.

But then.

‘Who would have thought such a miracle would happen?’

Today.

She had reunited with Minjun as if by miracle.

More than twenty years had passed, and he had grown so much, but she recognized Minjun at a glance.

His body had grown, but the distinctive feeling he gave off had remained the same.

She had come to the meeting without much thought because of her friend’s request, but the moment she confirmed that the man there was Minjun from her childhood memories, the feelings she had forgotten for so long began to return to her heart.

The fact that he already had a girlfriend was an obstacle, but...

‘I can put up with that much.’

If he already had a girlfriend, she could settle for being his close female friend.

It might be difficult to become as close as they had been back then, but how nice would it be if she could build even a similar relationship?

‘Or they might break up someday.’

Then she could slip into that opening and seduce Minjun.

She smiled with satisfaction.

She had given him her business card, so if Minjun contacted her, she planned to naturally rebuild their relationship as it had once been.

And if he did not contact her?

‘Then I’ll make the first move.’

She only needed to make an excuse.

She searched through the photos in her phone gallery and found one.