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Kidnapped Dragons Chapter 95

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May 2, 2021

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Episode 32: Restriction (1)

There was a wetland continuing on without an end, waterlogged and humid. The land swallowed each step like a quagmire and made it difficult for people to travel through.

A pair of male and female was standing in front of an unnamed dungeon.

The dungeon was filled with water-attribute mana and was S- ranked, which was quite rare to find. It didn't receive its S- rank due to its size, and instead was because there were a small number of elite monsters inside.

In order to find a place that suited the power level of the baby red dragon, the Regressor looked for this place. Yeorum, who had been fighting against monsters just then, was dropping beads of sweat.

"Huk, huk…"

She sat down on top of a monster. During the fight that continued for around 2 hours, she was forced to squeeze her dragon heart dry several times. She had used a tremendous amount of mana which seemed to have made her dizzy.

Yeorum buried her head inside her two hands.

"Let's go."

"W, wait."

"We should move."

"…Just wait a second. I, feel like throwing up."

She was even drooling while collecting her breath.

Her proficiency level wasn't high enough and the [Pulsation] always shook unstably.

Of course, it would be fine to leave it like that. She was a dragon and would gradually perfect her [Pulsation] as time passed even without taking all this toll on her body.

However, a real fight was the best method to make someone stronger as soon as possible.

"…"

Despite her body and her clothes being covered in dirt, Yeorum did not use magic to clean it off. In fact, it didn't look like she even had the leisure to do so, but she obediently stood back up after collecting her breath.

"Go, go."

He took her and walked through the quagmire. As they went deeper in, the sticky wetland became deeper so he relied on mana to walk on top. Yeorum arduously followed behind.

After walking for a long time, something was visible through the gaps of the dense forest. There was a fish that resembled a human, with a long fin travelling down the spine from the head to the tail. With pink gills on the neck and a large body, it carried a spear and swallowed a horrendous-looking fish.

It was the elite soldier of the fishman race, [Shakargin].

Yu Jitae hid his body behind a tree trunk. Yeorum followed suit with a slightly nervous look.

He quietly opened his mouth.

"Can you see them."

"…Yeah."

"What do you think."

"…They look fucking strong."

"How would you take them down."

Yeorum clenched on her crimson lips. She then observed the area she and Yu Jitae were standing in.

"You brought me here on purpose right? To ambush them."

Since he remained silent, Yeorum gave a frown and turned back to her enemy. The elite soldier was carrying a long spear, with two Shakargin mages standing behind it. They would both use water-attribute magic.

Since the entire area was covered in water, she had trouble finding a method.

"…Do I scorch them with a breath?"

There was an easy way out.

"Are you serious?"

"No. I was just joking."

Looking back to the front, Yeorum once again contemplated as Yu Jitae quietly waited for the child to finish her line of thought.

The reason Yu Jitae gave such a trial to her was because she had been fighting until now without any plans. She had a physical body that could overwhelm current superhumans let alone the cadets of Lair, an elemental resistance that broke through the charts and a ridiculous control over mana.

Due to having all those things from birth, she had never thought or pondered before, regarding how to fight.

"Hmm… First off I'll smack the shit out of the warrior."

"And then."

"I'll take the spear and throw it."

"And then."

"When it's in a panic from losing the spear, I'll bash the mages up."

"And then."

"…And then just fight?"

"Alright."

Yeorum threw a glance towards him.

"Is that correct?"

"Let's first try doing what you said."

Their strategy meeting came to an end.

She closed her eyes.

With a thump, her heart rate began slowing down. Then, she dashed forward like a bullet as the water splashed underneath her steps.

The situation didn't go as she thought.

Just like her original plan, she succeeded in ambushing and smacking the shit out of the elite soldier, but the fishman's arm muscles hideously enlarged itself and held tightly onto the spear.

She had gotten off on the wrong foot.

After that, a chaotic battle continued. Due to the interruption of the mages, she couldn't deal with the elite soldier. Wounds stacked on top of another and blood oozed out of her body. When Yeorum was finally caught after being struck on her face with the spear shaft, Yu Jitae stepped forward and smashed the back of their necks.

"Let go, let go!"

While being dragged out by Yu Jitae, Yeorum couldn't control herself and yelled at him to let go. Left with no other choice, he also struck the back of her neck.

[Knifehand Strike (D)]

He had to make the Shakargin elite soldier, the two mages and Yeorum faint, for the situation to be wrapped up.

"…"

When she woke back up after 2 hours or so, Yeorum glared at Yu Jitae.

"What was the problem."

"…I don't know."

"…"

"Then what do you think the problem was?"

She reluctantly asked a question. During the learning process, she began to acknowledge the fact that she was weak.

"Everything was the problem."

Yu Jitae gave his honest opinion as Yeorum revealed annoyance and irritation with her face.

"What do you mean, everything?"

"The start itself was full of problems. You didn't make the most out of an ambush."

"'Make the most out'?"

"Right. At least you did realise that the location and the direction were good for ambush. However, the method was wrong. You were in too much of a hurry and weren't stealthy enough."

"Urgh… I don't really understand what you're saying. Wasn't I quite stealthy? I did smack the fish on the back of its head. I was pretty fast."

He shook his head.

"That's where you're wrong. Why focus on speed."

"…?"

"The merit of an ambush is in its stealth and precision."

"Then? Is speed a secondary thing?"

Once again he shook his head.

"To be frank, speed is unnecessary."

"Why? It's an ambush – an ambush. Shouldn't I smack them as fast as possible?"

"Look."

Yu Jitae extended his finger.

It was fast yet slow. Startled, Yeorum twisted her head trying to dodge it but the finger seemed to have predicted where she would go as it changed its trajectory.

Soon, it collided with her forehead.

"Huh? Fuck… what?"

She touched her forehead with astonishment. It was slow and yet she had been hit by it. She thought she could dodge it with ease but couldn't.

"As long as you're accurate, the speed doesn't matter."

Yu Jitae continued with a hushed voice.

"An ambush must be stealthy and precise every time. Sometimes, you would be better off walking up and slitting their throat, instead of chucking a knife at their back. Slow might be better."

"…!"

"Don't focus too much on general knowledge. This has to be this; that has to be that. Throw that away. Whenever you're faced with something, you need to think what you really need in that situation."

Realising something, she let out a faint gasp.

"You understand?"

"Yeah, un. I think I do."

"Then let's think back to the start. Restructure the situation in your head. When you were trying to ambush them, where did you go wrong, and how could you change it to be more efficient."

Yeorum closed her eyes and revisited her unforgetting memories. She vividly remembered the situation.

She remembered the path she took, the direction and speed. From there, she reflected on the direction the mages had been staring at and the move pattern of the elite soldier.

Assuredness began appearing on her face as Yu Jitae asked the previous question one more time.

"If you could do it over, how would you take them down."

"…Nn. Hmm, I think I could've taken down the two mages first if I had done it right."

"How."

With a slightly excited look on her face, Yeorum began explaining something.

It was just a slight tweak to her knowledge but after understanding the principle of an ambush, her horizon had been broadened. She racked her brain to think of a strategy.

"…What do you think?"

She asked excitedly after finishing her explanation.

"Let's try doing it first."

The result of the battle will be her answer.

At a nearby place, there was another group of an elite soldier and two mages. At a similar yet different environment, Yeorum went through with her strategy and accurately dealt with the two mages. After controlling the flow of the battlefield, she then defeated the elite soldier as well with relative ease.

"I did it, I did it! These fishy and stinky bastards!"

In high spirits, Yeorum dashed back to Yu Jitae while carrying the head of the elite soldier.

She then asked with a bright expression.

"You want one?!"

***

The chill in the air was starting to disappear and cadets could be seen wearing one less garment.

Yeorum went around various dungeons with Yu Jitae and fought every single day. For 2 weeks, she trained without resting. Her battle sense and [Karl-Gullakwa Stand-up Martial Art] skills were growing rapidly.

Even then, the morning inside the dormitory was the same as always.

"Uwaaah it's falling!"

"…!"

Kaeul and Gyeoul were sitting together playing jenga, while Bom was giving Yeorum a soup.

"Ukk, uuuk…"

Yeorum retched after drinking the soup.

"It seriously, seriously, tastes like shit… You could scoop up some drain water and it would taste better than this."

She didn't reject drinking the soup despite saying that. Bom gave a smile.

Meanwhile, Yu Jitae was looking at a world map, pondering about something.

From the 2 weeks of dungeon explorations with Yu Jitae, Yeorum's dragon heart was slowly getting used to the basic [Pulsations]. She needed to move on to the next stage of her training.

"Go to the training room by yourself for today."

He needed to get the tools ready.

"Why? Ah, is it for that new training method?"

"Yeah. You need to put on some chains."

"Chains?"

She had succeeded in resonantly beating her heart with [Pulsations]. Now, she had to make sure it stayed firm and Yu Jitae knew the method already. It was an extremely unsophisticated yet certain method, but it couldn't be done empty-handed and he needed a tool.

After listening to a short explanation, Yeorum gave a nod.

But when Yu Jitae was about to leave, her voice halted his feet.

"You know."

He looked back and found Yeorum looking at him with expectant eyes.

"Didn't I… like, get a little bit stronger?"

Unbefitting of her usual self, her voice sounded careful.

He pondered for a bit.

Yeorum did get stronger through the 2 weeks of training but if he was asked whether she had fulfilled his expectations or not, that would be a no. Yeorum was barely catching up.

If she couldn't even do this, he would have taken her over to a volcano to push her into the lava.

When Yu Jitae's silence continued for a long time, expectation began disappearing from her face. Soon, she turned her body around in depression.

"But you did diligently…"

After realising his mistake, the Regressor said to her back but it was already too late.

She flicked her head towards him. Her pride must have been hurt, judging from her irritated and melancholic expression. It seemed like she could shout something at any time.

"…!"

But thinking that it would be meaningless, she turned around with a sigh.

Yeorum was put in a pretty bad mood. For no reason she went up to Kaeul and Gyeoul and kicked the jenga.

"Why, why! What are you doing? You devil!"

"Is this your room? Do it on top of a table."

Kaeul rebelled against her and they quarrelled.

***

Taktaktak…

Inside a very deep dungeon, the S- ranked boss 'Elder Lich', chattered its teeth. The Lich saw a human suddenly appear in the boss room before sitting down on its throne.

Powerlessly, the skeleton magician shivered from fear in a posture that didn't suit its alias, the 'High Priest of Death'.

Taktaktaktaktak…

Exactly 10 minutes ago, this human who somehow appeared from somewhere, threatened the Lich to "Stay quiet, without making a fuss".

The Lich thought he was a crazy human and thought it would be fine to just kill him. However, the moment it looked into the eyes of the man, the Elder Lich realised the level this existence was in.

This intellectual boss-ranked monster thought to itself that its 500-years of life could end today.

Taktaktatakktakkktakk…

"Be quiet."

…Tak.

The Lich grabbed its own chin. It then hid in a corner and stole glances at the man.

Sitting down on the Lich's throne, Yu Jitae closed his eyes and went through his body. Inside the Regressor's heart, there were [Chains of Hell], an artifact with a slightly childish name.

Having no reflection at all, it was a chain that was way too black.

In fact, it wasn't made of metal. This had been gained from a black dragon whom he didn't know the name of, and was created by stacking very very thin string-like substances on top of another. It was a device that had been set to manage his killing intent which had grown beyond his control over the countless regressions.

He easily untangled it inside Noah's dream, but that couldn't be done in the real world because of the aftermath.

That's why he had come to this place.

Yu Jitae quietly undid the chain.

—-.

In that moment, a shockwave resonated across the world.

Soon, coarse killing intent shot forth from his body like an ocean wave and covered the world.

It travelled through the boss room, the underground graveyard, the forests and the desert.

Several hundreds of kilometres were destroyed inside the alternate dimension of the fissure.

After putting the Chains of Hell back on, Yu Jitae stood up from his spot. He looked at several tiny pieces of string – fragments of [Chains of Hell]. This would be enough.

Behind the strings, he could see the Lich's dungeon in tatters, but it failed to ring his heart.

"Thanks for your seat."

When he stood back up, the naked skeleton whose old robe had turned into dust, nodded its head while shivering.

"Stay here quietly."

The human was looking into its eyes. Lowering its head, the Lich avoided eye-contact.

"You'll die if you crawl out."

…After saying that, the human vanished.

Left alone, the Elder Lich raised its body which had been holed up in the corner. It then placed the crown half-ruined from the killing intent, back on top of its head.

Crack–. The crown crumbled and fell in pieces.

Takk…

That day,

The Elder Lich quietly gave up on its ambitious dream of conquering the human world.

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Kidnapped Dragons Chapter 96

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Episode 32: Restriction (2)

He opened the pocket watch and checked the time.

It was 7:35 am, about time to leave.

"Let's go."

"…"

Yeorum walked out with powerless steps.

Although he quietly stared at her face, she didn't look back at him. She didn't seem to be in a good mood today.

Regardless, Yu Jitae left the house with her.

There was close to no traffic In the residential area, in front of the dormitory buildings lining up. Yeorum, who would always babble on about what she learned, was keeping her mouth shut with a pout so the road felt quieter than usual.

Why was she like this.

The Regressor carefully contemplated. What could have caused the baby dragon to be unhappy, when nothing much had happened both yesterday and today?

He suddenly remembered something which had happened yesterday, about her question on whether she had gotten stronger or not. He wasn't able to reply easily because Yeorum's achievement was lacking.

Then should he have given her a false praise? Maybe she would have been in a better mood if that was the case.

Before teaching Yeorum, he had read ten or so books about education and some of those books told him to compliment the action itself rather than the result: instead of praising a child for drawing a pretty picture, praise them for drawing instead.

But did a false compliment like that have meaning? He didn't know. Could something so lacking in sincerity really be called a compliment? And if he praised every single time, wouldn't that dilute the actual meaning of the compliment when they do get it right?

It was a soft and tender contemplation. He, who had always been pondering about the Apocalypse and killing demons, wasn't used to such worries.

In any case, a topic like this would result in a different take for everyone without an ideal answer, which the Regressor wasn't fond of. He instead decided to do what he could.

In the Central Training Room of Lair, Yu Jitae and Yeorum entered an 'Alternate Dimension Training Room'. He didn't set the environment, so a translucent wall and floor of white welcomed them.

"From today, we will start training while using some restricting tools."

"…"

Yeorum didn't even give a nod. She didn't look eager.

She was sitting down on the floor on her bum, so he walked up to her and crouched down to match the line of sight.

"What's wrong."

"…"

"You don't want to do it?"

"…"

"We can rest for today if you want."

When he was about to raise his body after not getting any response, Yeorum opened her mouth with a depressed voice.

"…You can scold if you want."

He had a hard time understanding her words.

"What do you mean."

"You can scold me if I can't match your standards."

"Why would I?"

"Then I would get slightly better right. It will be embarrassing, but I would at least be upset enough to try harder."

"…"

"Instead of saying well done when I succeed in something, why didn't you tell me, that it wasn't time for me to be happy."

"You were doing a good job on your part."

With a slightly angry look, she lifted her head.

"Because you're saying that, I thought I was actually doing a good job. When I was jumping around thinking I did well, how laughable would that have been for you? I didn't even know that and…"

"Yeorum."

"It's just, hurting my pride. Tell me if I'm doing bad; swear at me if I make a mistake; call me a retard. If I can't follow your standard you can hit me to make me better. I put down most of my pride against you, so you can do whatever you want."

In the middle of her speech, she bit her red lips.

"My cheeks and my butt are okay."

"…"

"A bat or a cane… un, I think I'll be fine."

"What…?'

"But, you can't use a knife or a whip. I can't think straight if I see blood."

He slowly began understanding her words.

Her words which made her appear to be on top despite the topic of punishment, somehow did fit the image of the red race.

Yu Jitae shook his head. She was being overly anxious for no reason.

"Yu Yeorum."

"Why."

"I'm not going to hit you."

"That's better than me being thought of as a retard."

"Let's just stop. We have to start today's training. You wanted to become stronger. Don't you find it wasteful to sit down like this and talk nonsense?"

"No, but I'm not talking nonsense…"

"Let's stop here. If you're going to repeat the same thing, just shut your mouth and get up."

Her mouth closed to a pout.

She stood up from the floor and dusted her butt. There was the look of discontent on her face, but that was probably at her own self.

Suddenly, he felt slightly doubtful. The red race always seeked to become stronger but it wasn't to this degree according to his knowledge.

"But how do we restrict the dragon heart?"

"I have the tool so you don't have to worry about that."

When Yu Jitae took out three small strings, Yeorum gave a doubtful look.

"…Ehng? You're going to restrict a dragon heart with this?"

She held onto the black strings and waved it around. Like a strand of hair, it powerlessly fluttered in the wind.

"I thought you were bringing an awesome device or something. What is this."

"You shouldn't look down on it."

"Eyy, who would be nervous after seeing this. It's just someone's pubic hair."

Her depression vanished after a second and she laughed.

Well, it would be good for her to not look down on it though.

Yu Jitae quietly placed the fragment on her hand before repeating the ignition keyword. Then, the fragments of the [Chains of Hell] entered through her fingers and restricted the dragon heart.

"Hmm, I don't feel anything though?"

And,

After exactly 5 minutes, her composure disappeared.

"Ur…gh…"

She grumbled. Feeling a strange sensation for the first time in her life, Yeorum widened her eyes and looked up at Yu Jitae.

"How is it. Is it bearable."

"Huh… uh?"

"Tell me whenever if you can't endure it."

It was natural for her to be flustered. A dragon having their mana, supernatural senses, resistances and blessings restricted wasn't commonplace. She asked while pressing her chest in confusion.

"…Like, how does this work? I thought it was just restricting the mana?"

"It's more complicated than that. You can think of it as a device that crushes the body to the point it can't be moved. From now, your body will feel heavier and it will be harder to breathe. The mana that had been naturally following you will now rebel against you."

"Why. Why do we have to go that far?"

"Fighting power tends to develop the more you break through the limit. A restricting device like this will push you to that limit."

Of course, being pushed to the limit was extremely painful. Like how someone had said in the distant past, 'The Chains of Hell got its name because it made the restricted one feel like they were at hell'.

"Ah, uhh…"

Yeorum clutched the clothes around her chest and wriggled her body.

"Isn't that, limit of whatever, dangerous? I, it feels like my heart is burning up."

"It's normal. Perhaps more than usual because you're a red dragon."

"It, it feels super stuffy… like really, really."

Yu Jitae looked into her eyes.

"Let me say it again, Yeorum. You can give up whenever you want to."

"No. Who would give up? I'm not giving up. I won't but… how long do I have to endure this for?"

"Until you give up."

"Whaat?"

When she was startled, the mana within her heart gently fluttered as pain flooded in.

Alongside a groan, Yeorum closed her eyes tightly. Soon, when most of the pain dispersed, she settled herself down with consecutive short breaths.

She turned towards him and powerlessly smiled.

"You know,"

"Yeah."

"I'm, not gonna die, am I?"

She wasn't exaggerating it because that really was the first thought to come to mind when people used the chains for the first time. It was the same with Yu Jitae.

However, he shook his head. She would never ever die.

"Then, let's start the training."

Yeorum hurriedly refuted his words.

"Start what? I'm doing it right now though?"

"Do you call it a training after just carrying a sandbag? Moving while in that situation is what training is."

Hukk… she gasped before murmuring to herself.

"That's fucked, for real…"

***

Applying the 'Chains' was a training method that would induce her [Pulsations] to reach a stable condition. It was a process that took somewhere around 24 to 30 months in the past iterations.

Yu Jitae was planning on perfecting that within just one month.

"I'm not exaggerating anything."

"I know."

"It's really, really hard to breathe…"

She wore a frown the whole time while beating her chest.

From now on, Yeorum had to force her body which had reached its limit, back to its original state. She had to breathe, walk and move.

The first training session was on 'breathing'.

"Now you have to breathe properly."

"Ye, yeah… hu, huu…"

Closing her eyes, she began breathing in and out. Her fire attribute mana gathered near the dragon heart that had lost its mana affinity. Right now, she would properly feel like her heart was on fire.

Due to that, her breaths were short and irregular.

"Hu, huuu…"

Every time the blazing pain soared up inside her, her chin and those lips could be seen faintly trembling.

"You have to breathe properly."

"Ye, yeahh…!"

"Breathe. Properly."

"Yeah… I got it…"

Wearing a frown, she started slowly breathing out and her shivering breaths reached his ears. It was not at a regular pace at all.

"I, I can't breathe. I can't!"

"Breathe. Just shut up and focus on breathing. It will definitely return soon."

"Ah, fuck… huk, huk…"

Huu, huu… Yeorum once again closed her eyes and concentrated on breathing. She was so tensed up that her tendons were visible beneath her white cheeks.

"Is it way too difficult to breathe?"

"…"

"Do you want me to help?"

"N, no? It's fine. All good."

"There is an easier way to do it. The efficiency will decrease by a bit though."

"I'm fine. I'm fine."

Huu, huu… She tried to regulate her short breaths to the best of her ability and heaved deep breaths in and out, but her chest seemed to be filled up with the scorching heat whenever she did so. Then she would groan instead of breathing.

"Even if it's painful, the breath has to continue. Whether it's difficult or not, you must never stop breathing."

"Ye, yeah. Huk…"

But even then, she didn't breathe properly which meant that her sufferings were being discarded meaninglessly. Thus, Yu Jitae growled with a slightly louder voice.

"Breathe!"

"Yea, yeah. Ukk…"

"Don't stop. Just breathe."

"I, I know!"

Yeorum bit her lips and caused her red blood to leak out. But fortunately, her breaths soon began returning to her.

That was how the training went that day. Until the very end, Yeorum did not ask Yu Jitae for help.

Perhaps thanks to that, her breaths were a lot stabler than before by the time they returned home.

However, it wasn't something to be happy about.

It was just the beginning.

After that day, Yu Jitae and Yeorum continued the breath training for several more days. They did not stop even after returning home, let alone when they were at the training room.

Cough, cough!

Staying holed up in her own room, Yeorum coughed like crazy. Even Kaeul worriedly opened her door and asked, "Are you okay, unni?" However, the sensitive Yeorum bursted out in anger.

"Close the door!"

"Mommy…!"

Her shout resembled a sharp blade.

Startled, Kaeul closed the door and looked at Yu Jitae, who gave a nod signalling that it was okay. Bom tried to give her medicine time after time, but Yeorum refused everything altogether.

Due to that, Unit 301 had a delicate atmosphere like walking on eggshells.

It was because Yeorum appeared as if she could die any time.

"Is Yeorum-unni okay?"

"It's fine. Don't worry about it."

That's all he said to the other kids.

On the fourth night after the breathing training began, Yu Jitae was in the living room when his watch rang. What appeared on the display screen was Yeorum's number.

It was his first time receiving a call from her.

"Yeah, it's me."

– You know, I'm, bleeding. This, isn't anything weird right?

"How are you bleeding?"

– Just, a nosebleed, and some…

Her capillaries were bleeding, which was normal when training with the chains.

However, Yeorum's voice contained a different tremble than before. She was anxious so Yu Jitae decided to go inside her room.

Within the darkness with no lights, her crimson eyes gently flickered. Yeorum was crouching down in the corner of the bed and there were tons of bloody tissues.

With tissues placed inside her nose, she breathed heavily with her mouth.

"Are you alright?"

"I don't know. W, why else would I call you."

She seemed to be extremely stressed out. Her eyes shivered unstably.

"…Right. Let's see."

He slowly laid her down and looked inside her body. Fortunately, her dragon heart was normal and there weren't any abnormalities in her body.

"I'm, fine. Right?"

Her anxious voice once again reached his ears.

Probably because the blessing that subdued mental stresses was being restricted, she was made to confront her anxiety head on. This baby dragon was trembling severely and it seemed that it was necessary to slightly regulate the power of the chains.

However, the moment his mana entered her body, Yeorum noticed it.

"What are you doing? Don't do it."

"It's not much."

"You, you're trying to make it easier for me right? I don't need it."

"It's better to go slightly easier than be anxious about it. There shouldn't be too much of a difference in terms of the result."

"I, I'm fine, so don't do it."

Until the very end, she was trying to fight against it with her own power. Thinking that there was nothing he could do about it, he was about to leave the room when a hurried voice halted his feet.

"Where you going?"

"What?"

"W, where are you going?"

He turned around.

A voice that couldn't hide the trembling anxiety flowed out of her mouth.

"Stay here for today…"

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Kidnapped Dragons Chapter 97

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He looked at the red-haired child.

Her eyes couldn't hide the tremor within. With crooked eyebrows and a powerless gaze, her small body was curled up.

The hair drenched in sweat reminded one of a puppy out in the rain. Her hunched shoulders and knees seemed to be shouting that she was hurt and anxious.

Had she been unhappy today?

Thus, he decided to stay with her tonight.

Episode 32: Restriction (3)

Sitting on a chair, the Regressor stared at the dragon who was unable to fall asleep even at night. Her delicate and unstable breaths that could cease at any moment trembled while her hands and feet squirmed around.

After listening to her groan for a long time, he opened his mouth.

"How about you sleep comfortably at least. You look like you need a medic."

For a long time, she didn't say anything in response, but soon, her head turned towards him beneath the blanket.

"…me 'dic'?"

"…"

"P, penis…"

She then tried to laugh. But due to the severe pain, she couldn't even laugh properly as her eyes formed a crooked smile.

"Nothing but talk nonsense."

"…The mouth has to be light. Then, it would float and save our life even when we're dumped in the water."

If you say so.

"How does it feel. Can you handle it?"

Yeorum looked back at him. Moonlight sneaked past the curtains and lit up her face. Her eyebrows slightly eased despite the irritation on her face.

"I'm fine. How many times do I have to say it? I'm, okay…"

Although she was pronouncing every single word accurately, she couldn't hide the shivering of her lips. The moon was too bright.

"…Stop, asking me the same thing."

Looking back, Yeorum's Amusement was different from others'. The other dragons left for their Amusements in order to enjoy their life; to forever etch those good memories into their heads. To prove that, they didn't show any particular habit or regular actions when they were shoved into the underground labyrinth in front of the Fragment of Paradise. It was because they had already found their happiness.

However, the Red Dragon alone was different. It continued training endlessly without a stop. The Regressor thought that it was because the dragon had a strong desire for improvement in its heart.

From what he saw, it was fundamentally different from how the 30-man Special Forces were dying to exercise. Their training session was an inertial continuation of their habits, while the Red Dragon's training was a manifestation of her desire for improvement.

In that case, why did the Red Dragon seek strength so badly? Was it simply because she was from the red race?

It could be said that receiving the acknowledgement of the race was important, but the Regressor still found it difficult to understand it completely.

For him to just assume that to be the case,

"…"

The tremor and shivering behind her face appeared overly precarious.

However, the only thing he could do right now was to remain sitting there with her. The Regressor watched over her.

In the cold pale light of dawn, she fell asleep amidst her unstable breaths.

She had kicked the blanket away due to the fire in her heart, so he carefully placed it back on top. He then stared deeply at her face and those tissues stuffed into her nose, before standing up in order to leave the room.

But then, Yeorum woke up.

"…"

Her half-opened eyes looked directly into his eyes.

"…"

Thinking that she was becoming anxious again, he gave a light shake of his head.

"I'm not going anywhere."

"…"

"I'm not going. Relax and sleep."

A response didn't come back. The only thing that came back was her gaze, with her head poking out above the blanket.

He sat back down and started at her as the silence continued for several minutes.

"You know…"

That was when she opened her mouth with a very soft voice.

"Yeah."

"This, r, restricting thing… You said it was in your body as well right."

"It is."

"It, doesn't hurt?"

He was about to reply, 'No', but then hesitated. Thinking back, he had read from an education-related book that he had to empathise with them and share the pain.

Empathise, empathise… it was a foreign word prickling his tongue.

How should he say this.

"In the past, it did for me as well."

"In the past?"

"Yeah. It was painful when I put it on for the first time."

"Why did you w, wear it?"

"To become stronger."

It was in the sixth iteration, before he crossed the dimensional gap in order to conquer the demon world. Later, its purpose was changed to restricting his power, but he had worn it at the start in order to become stronger.

"My heart didn't beat properly. It was hard to speak, and hard to walk."

"…"

"I wanted to breathe but my lungs didn't listen to me. And my heart ached like it was being torn apart."

"Did you like, c, cry and stuff?"

"I didn't cry. I did vomit a lot though."

"Going like, u, uweek?"

"Yeah."

"That's fucking… funny. Going uwek with that face. Lol…"

She laughed under her unstable breaths.

"W, why did you do that?"

"What do you mean why. I vomited because I didn't feel good."

"No, not that. Why d, did you want to become stronger."

It was an unexpected question.

The Regressor was about to reply instinctively but stopped his tongue. He thought power would be able to solve everything back then but it wasn't a good topic to discuss with Yeorum.

When he went silent, she opened her mouth.

"See that? L, look at you going silent again."

"…"

"Silence is your f, forte ey? Whenever you talk a little bit about yourself… you just s, shut your mouth."

"…Right."

"'Righttt~' m, my ass. F, fuck."

Her mana fluctuated alongside her unstable emotions. When the pain flared up inside her heart, Yeorum stopped her complaint and groaned to resist the pain.

The Regressor, who wasn't good with words, merely watched on.

After the pain dispersed and her breaths returned, she opened her mouth with a sigh.

"...I'm the y, youngest daughter."

"Youngest daughter?"

"I had unnis. Seven."

It was the first time he was hearing this.

"Red dragons always give birth to a lot of children. It, it's different from other dragons who always keep their numbers between one to three… They give birth, as much as possible when they can and send everyone on their Amusement. All the unnis from 20 to 100 years old already had their first Amusements."

"And you hadn't gone for yours yet?"

"Yeah. I was born really really late… Breaking out of the eggs that were laid at the same time, is also a talent and I wasn't talented."

She blankly stared off into the distance, thinking about something.

"For some reason, I, I was really late compared to other unnis. The other unnis didn't really care about me who was still a baby, and I was bashed whenever we were eating… but then my youngest unni took care of me. S, so we became really close."

"…"

"If we go out together and play, we will bring a carriage full of good men. W, we talked about things like that everyday. I was three years old back then, but it sounded really fun. I wanted to go out on my Amusement asap…"

"…"

"So when my youngest unni left for her Amusement, I was really jealous and sad. She protected me whenever I was getting hit by other unnis so when she went off on herself, it, it was shit."

After forcibly settling her breath, she heaved out a sigh before pulling the tissues out of her nose.

"Haa, fuck… That's a bit better."

"…"

"Anyways, on the day that youngest unni came back from her Amusement, she called me just by myself and suddenly threatened me."

She extended her arm out, and mimicked what happened back then.

"She then said this. If the adults ask if you want to go for the Amusement, refuse and say you're too young and scared. So I got angry. 'Are you the only one going? I'll go as well.' You know what happened? When I said that, she suddenly pointed a sword at me. She said, do you think a child like you could even dream of going for the Amusement; do you know how cruel the world is; and that she would kill me if I didn't listen to her words."

"…"

"And, fuck, because her eyes were crazy scary, I felt betrayed and scared but still li, listened to her words… The adults really didn't like it, but I s, stood firm. At least it would be better than being k, killed by my youngest unni…"

Then, Yeorum suddenly chuckled out loud.

"And after a few days, I discovered the truth. In a large mountain full of lava, a, all the dotards of our race gathered and my family was all there as well. It was like t, twenty dragons in total…"

She then bit her lips.

"Suddenly, my oldest unni bit my youngest unni's neck…"

The Regressor gave a frown. He instinctively understood what had happened. It was a possible story for the red race which worshipped the strong.

"I found out later on. T, the reason the red race lays a lot of eggs, is to find one or t, two excellent children."

It was obvious what would happen to the non-excellent ones.

"When they all finish their first Amusements, our race forces the kids to fight against each other. One remaining dragon per generation will be monopolising the blessings… W, we call this the 'Selection Ceremony'."

Her breaths quickened.

"There, all the other unnis died, and th, the oldest unni was the only survivor."

Yeorum closed her eyes.

Her unforgetting memories brought her back to the unforgettable scenery. The volcano erupted as rocks and dust scattered like clouds above the sky. Embers of fire danced.

Large dragons of the race spread their wings far apart and bellowed towards the heavens. There, the bloodstained hatchling looked down on its youngest sister.

"F, fuck… Do you know what that bitch, said to me?"

"…"

Yeorum looked back at Yu Jitae. Soon, she stood up from her bed and stumbled her way across to him. The Regressor was sitting down so Yeorum gazed down at him from higher up.

She grabbed him by the chin.

"Lucky aren't you?"

Then, she imitated someone else's bewitching voice.

"T, that's what she said. Fucking seriously. That fucking slut, that disgusting bitch…"

Lucky.

It was a sarcastic comment on how Yeorum was born extremely late compared to the other unnis of the generation. If she had been born slightly earlier, around the time her youngest unni had been born, Yeorum wouldn't be standing here.

"But, it was very scary back then."

Yeorum clutched her heart and held her breath in pain, which had surged back up from speaking too much. She struggled but collapsed so the Regressor hurriedly supported her.

Haa, haa… her pained groans continued endlessly.

When he laid her back down on the bed, she held tightly onto her chest and curled her body. She then shivered for a long time in pain and it took a long time for her to settle back down.

He didn't know what to do. The Regressor carefully pulled several tissues out and wiped off the beads of sweat forming on her forehead and her face. She slowly opened her eyes from the flood of pain.

"What happens when you go back."

She didn't reply.

But, her red eyes reflecting the moonlight blankly stared into Yu Jitae's eyes.

"…"

Through the repetitive regressions, he had encountered her countless times but had been unaware, of the reason why the Red Dragon had to become strong.

"For the first time, I pushed my pride down against you…"

But now, he could understand – the reason why she would always head to the training room, even when Kaeul and Gyeoul were playing around, and when Bom was leisurely reading a book; the meaning behind the drops of sweat that fell on the floor of the underground labyrinth as she blank-mindedly trained in martial art.

For her, this was not an Amusement.

Losing in a fight against someone would remind her of the impending death once more.

The fact that she couldn't get stronger despite working hard, would mean that it wasn't good enough despite her life being on the line.

Everything he had seen so far – her expressions and her words came to him with a different resonance.

She gazed up at him, and asked.

"But I'm… doing a good job right?"

Her voice overlapped with the question she asked several days ago.

Despite being in so much pain, she didn't give up. She knew that relying on someone would make her comfortable but didn't.

As Yeorum's guardian, he was now in the position of a teacher although still imperfect. Her happiness rested on his shoulders.

He was certain, and thus was able to give her a share of his certainty.

"Yes."

Only then did Yeorum give a nod in relief. Then, she slowly went back to sleep with her unstable breaths.

Until the break of dawn, the Regressor remained by her side.

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20 thoughts on "Kidnapped Dragons Chapter 97"

READERMay 4, 2021 at 11:55 pm

That.. was a very sad backstory. I love how the author built each of the character so well.

Thanks for the chapter!!!

HAPPY HAPPY COMMENT SQUAD 1May 5, 2021 at 12:25 am

I hope yeorum go and fck that bitch of a sister while being watched by mc… Oh sht i forgot i was supposed to be cheerful… Kill her painfully yeorum ^^

APOPSMay 5, 2021 at 1:30 am

Nameless sister… Your sacrifice won't be in vain… You were too good for your kind. Thanks for the chapter…

ENKIROSMay 5, 2021 at 2:12 am

damn that was intense

EXQALPH03May 5, 2021 at 3:19 am

— Thanks for the chapter~ ^^.

her youngest unni really cared for her. whew.

ALONEMay 5, 2021 at 4:01 am

Well that was depressing. Good to see that he's somewhat understanding how to be "human" once again, to listen to others struggles, worries, and anxieties. Not to ignore them but to empathize with them. The character development in the novel is fucking fantastic.

MORIDIN84May 5, 2021 at 4:26 am

I thought the Amusement lasted for hundreds of years, possibly until they became an adult at 1000 years.

However, if I remember correct, Yeorum is only 15 years old. So considering the timing, the "youngest unni" would have had an Amusement of 10 years at most.

DRAKENSJIMay 5, 2021 at 6:22 am

Remember that the blue dragon came to the amusement as an egg. It's possible to be born in the amusement

ZENOMay 5, 2021 at 7:07 am

Thanks for the chapter.

The author has a really high level of understanding on character building.

Everything makes sense now.

Why Yeorum searches for opponents all over the world, why she can't handle defeat. Why she's not letting herself relax and try to fight her own emotions.

Why she continued to train hard in the previous itineration when the MC locked up the dragons in the dungeon.

Why she doesn't seem to get along with anyone, including the baby dragons.

I think she's motivated by both the survival instinct and the desire for revenge.

So she doesn't train to become stronger, she trains to accomplish her objective.

NATSUDSMay 5, 2021 at 7:10 am

Ah our poor yeorum

She is going to turn out to be a badass mo****F**kr

Oh I can just picture it

IKRARMay 5, 2021 at 7:41 am

That heavier that i expected

It okay yoerum train with Yu Jitae so you can bite your sister ass and say fuck to there blessing

COOKIEMay 5, 2021 at 10:59 am

Thanks for the chapter.

A HORSE WITH NO NAMEMay 5, 2021 at 11:04 am

Can my homies who drew Kaeul before draw Yeorum telling her story to Jitae

SNOWWHITE234May 5, 2021 at 12:38 pm

Yeorum is really growing on me, amazing character development!

KUTAMay 5, 2021 at 3:12 pm

Thanks for the chapter !

PS : I'm not a native english speaker, so i can't write well about my opinion, but I'm grateful to all your works .

All the best !

BODYBODYMay 5, 2021 at 5:21 pm

Thx for the chap

ENVALEXMay 5, 2021 at 6:36 pm

Thanks for the chapter

ALENINAMay 6, 2021 at 1:36 am

Thanks for the chapter

ALENINAMay 6, 2021 at 1:37 am

Thanks! This chapter was really nice!

ETERNAL PERSPECTIVEMay 6, 2021 at 1:59 pm

thanks for chap

me reading last chap last line:"please don't go",thinking next chap will close and fluffy bonding

me this chap:......go fk that oldest sis and senseless tradition,

i'm asking again how tf is that race veven surviving till now,so basically every red dragon family has hundreds of children but only 1 survives in the end huh,scary brutal

wow this was one heck of char development chap, ngl her expectation of 'how did i do?' sunds waaaaaaayyyyyy heavier rn

Chapter 900 - gg

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