23 – Unwanted Companion (6)

It is the darkest hour just before dawn.

We moved to a shady place.

Behind a huge tree that no one could see, it was a place that could not be seen anywhere.

The nameless dragon fell to his knees, holding my hand.

Prepared for the ceremony of oath in a solemn posture.

“From now on, I will serve you as my lord for the rest of my life.”

She began to chant in a calm voice.

At the same time, a small light flashed from her hand.

As it was, she reached out her hand and gave me the light.

A small glow landed lightly on my hand.

“It’s a stigma.”

“Stigma?”

“Yes. It is a sign that proves the contract. I would like it to be engraved on my body.”

I was also stigmatized by the goddess’ protection.

Likewise, she had to leave a mark on her body for the contract.

“Is there anything you want?”

“No. I would appreciate it if you could engrave where you want Seohyun.”

She left it alone to my choice.

She slowly walked over to me and unbuttoned her robe.

She opened the collar and showed me her body.

Her white skin was exposed, and a sweet scent wafted around her.

It is a sight that is sure to be misunderstood by others.

There was a reason why the nameless dragon went to a place where there were no people.

‘It would be nice to have a place that is easy to hide.’

It couldn’t have been better to show someone your stigma.

I looked for a place where I could easily hide it.

After contemplating for a moment, his gaze reached below her chest and above her belly button.

Took a glowing light from the lower part of her ribs.

“Hey…!”

When I touched my hand, an embarrassing moan sounded.

I was worried that he might be sick, but looking at his reddish expression, it didn’t seem like that.

Wait until the light goes out.

After enough time had passed, she lifted her hand and a small pattern had been drawn on her stomach.

She glanced at the tattoos on her own body.

At the same time, he smiled contentedly.

“The stigma has been safely established. Now I will begin my oath.”

The nameless dragon wrapped itself in robes again.

She then carefully grabbed my right hand and brought it to her own chest.

In that state she began to swear by her.

He recited the contents of the contract with a very serious expression.

“I acknowledge you as a strong man. From now on, you are my lord, and everything I have is subordinate to you.”

“…”

“My life, my soul, my thoughts, my actions, and even death are no longer mine, but my master’s.”

It was too blind to be called a promise.

At first glance, it sounded like a curse.

It was an oath that was too heavy for me to listen to.

But she didn’t stop.

She continued her contract without hesitation to such an extent that she felt sincere.

“From now on, I will live my life looking only at my master, and if there are any obstacles that stand in my way, I will destroy them with all my might.”

The oath continued for a long time after that.

When I listened to everything, my mind went blank.

I never imagined it would be such a terrible contract.

‘I don’t think everything I’m saying now is true.’

It’s probably just a contract that has been passed down for a long time.

Even so, there was no way I could always keep all the oaths I just made.

I’d rather quit because I’m embarrassed.

It was already too late to quit.

“Finally, even if I die, I will keep all my oaths, and if I break my contract, I will give my life to apologize.”

Unlike her, I did nothing and just waited.

In the meantime, my legs were almost cramped.

Finally, the moment the oath ceremony was over and I was about to move, my hand was grabbed.

Is it not over yet? I looked at the nameless dragon again.

She licked her lips, contemplating what to say to her.

“Is something wrong?”

After a moment’s hesitation, the nameless dragon took my hand and took his head.

She bowed her head in front of me, as if stroking her.

“…There was one thing I hadn’t thought of.”

“What?”

“Your name.”

As you know, she didn’t have a name.

At her first meeting, she asked for her name, but in an awkward tone she replied no.

Since then, I’ve always called her only you, and Erina treated her like nothing.

But she said she needed the names of the parties to make a contract.

“A long time ago, I had a name too. But after I was betrayed, I gave up on it.”

“…”

“No, I didn’t throw it away. No one called me by name, so it was thrown away naturally.”

Now, whenever I think of the name, I think of past mistakes and regrets.

So the nameless dragon asked me.

“Can you give me a new name…?”

She decided to ditch her old name in order to leave behind her shameful past.

I wanted to live a new life by receiving a name from me, who became her colleague and master.

“Is it okay if I give you a name?”

“Yes. I will keep it for the rest of my life.”

Suddenly, my heart sank heavily.

Even if she gives you a strange name, she will live with that name for the rest of her life.

‘It’s too difficult.’

I don’t know how good my naming skills are.

But there were a few words that came to mind.

When starting the game and creating her first character, Erina had a number of other candidates besides her name.

Among them, there was one name that she was most cherished.

If I could make another character, I would have named it this way.

“Kyla.”

I thought it was an appropriate name to use in this world.

From now on, she will not live as a nameless dragon, but as Kyla.

Kyla rose from her seat with a happy smile. She and she came over to me.

She held me in my arms like a child trying to be embraced by an adult.

“Thank you. For me, it’s an overly beautiful name.”

The emotional voice was trembling.

She hugged me and wept silently.

For the first time I could see her happy smile.

At some point, the sun rose from the sky and the surroundings began to brighten.

Finally, dawn was passing.

The inside of the inn was noisy.

I could feel the commotion inside even without opening the door.

From someone’s voice, the sound of glass breaking was heard.

A fight has started in the early morning. I was hesitant to go in.

However, it was difficult for Erina to wake up now.

If you find out that you and Kayla went out for a walk at night, you’re sure to be in turmoil.

“No matter what happens, let’s go back to the room without even looking at it.”

“Yes.”

Did she understand me? She pressed her robes deeply to cover her face. She counted in

And opened the door.

The inside of the inn was a mess.

The table collapsed and glass shards were scattered on the floor with the glass smashed.

I tried to go up the stairs in a hurry. But there was a sense of incongruity among people.

‘I hope…’

I turned my head and looked around the place where people were gathered.

There was Erina. She was surrounded by people she must have been asleep.

In the meantime, Erina was punching someone.

“Erina!”

Hearing her voice, she immediately turned her head to where I was.

In an instant, the noisy inn fell into silence.

Erina put down the man’s neck.

With a thump, the man fell to the floor.

Blood was running down the man’s face.

With her face down on the floor, she tried her best to somehow get away from her.

But even in that situation, Erina was only looking at me.

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“Seohyun…”

It’s not the lively voice I’ve always heard.

The eyes looking at me lost their vitality and their focus was blurred.

It’s dangerous. Instinctively knew.

She was crazy right now.

All the fuss that just happened in the inn is Erina’s fault.

Immediately the situation was pictured in her head.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she was left alone and started a riot to find us.

“Ha, ha ha…”

Laughs like a broken doll.

He slowly approached me with a twisted expression.

No, it was right to approach me, but to be precise, his gaze did not turn to me.

I hurriedly grabbed Erina’s hand. She had to somehow dry her up.

“Erina. Calm down. Let’s go into the room first.”

“…”

No reply came back.

Instead, her eyes were moving rapidly.

I kept my gaze on Kyla next to me.

“You.”

“…”

The sharp gazes collided.

Tension was flowing inside the inn surrounded by silence.

No one dared to open their mouth.

Erina and Kyla had already had an argument once.

I don’t know what it was about, but it certainly wasn’t a friendly conversation.

“Did you not forget what I said?”

“Yes.”

I couldn’t watch it any longer.

There was no one who could stop Erina but me.

The moment she was about to pull her hand, Kyla stepped forward.

I gently wiped my hand that was holding Erina.

Naturally, her hands relaxed. And he quietly left a word.

“It’s fine.”

Kyla approached Erina in a calm voice.

I stood in front of her with a gait without hesitation.

“I also have something I want to say with Erina for a moment.”

“…”

“Is it okay if we talk upstairs for a moment?”

“Kyla. Are you okay?”

“Yes. It’s really good.”

The nervous expression was the same, but unlike the last time, the gloomy and timid expression had disappeared.

I could feel it when I saw it.

Kyla was no longer afraid of Erina.

“Kyla…?”

Erina looked at her blankly.

At the same time, my eyes began to tremble.

He looked at me with a sad expression as if asking for an explanation.

But Kyla stopped her like that.

“You…!”

Erina swallowed her anger as she looked at Kyla who was blocking her.

But Kyla did not back down.

I heard the sound of grinding teeth.

Erina was biting her lip, swallowing her anger.

After a while, she finally nodded her head.

“Okay. Let’s go up first.”

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