Chapter 34.5

Cale thought about how he would use Choi Han in the future before starting to speak to Choi Han, who seemed to really trust him. “Choi Han, did you say you were going to kill that blood drinking mage if you saw them again?” “Yes.” Cale nodded his head at the answer that came without any hesitation and continued to speak. “I will tell you how to find that person.” Choi Han’s gaze started to change. But Cale was not done just yet. “Of course, we have to prevent the terror incident first.” Choi Han’s expression seemed to be asking Cale to tell him right away, but the moment he opened his mouth, there was a knock on the door followed by Hans’s voice. "Young master, I have brought Rosalyn-nim.” Cale nodded at Choi Han and got up from the chair. Choi Han silently got up as well and opened the door. Hans and Rosalyn entered through the open door. Hans did not enter any farther than the door frame and calmly added on to what he stated previously. “Young master, Rosalyn-nim, please let me know if you need anything.” Hans then bowed and stepped out of the room. Choi Han followed behind him. “Rosalyn, I will be with Lock.” “Okay.”’ Once the two of them left, only Rosalyn and Cale were left in the room. Rosalyn looked to be calm, yet cold. “Thank you for the invitation, young master Cale.” “It was nothing, Miss Rosalyn.” Cale pointed to the chair across from him and started to speak. “There are a lot of things we need to discuss.” “Young master, I guess you don’t like to beat around the bush?” Rosalyn started to smile as she asked, and Cale looked toward the open terrace window and started to speak. “Come on in.” In that instant, Rosalyn quickly turned around. She could see some leaves floating into the room. She could not help but tremble. However, she was able to logically think things through last night. She had thought about it all night while nursing Lock. Three-layered magic and the ability to do such a thing. There was really just one answer. She moved her gaze from the leaves floating their way and looked toward Cale and asked. “Dragon. Is it a dragon-nim?” Mages really did respect dragons. Her demeanor clearly showed that was the case. Cale started to smirk, as he started to speak toward the floating leaves. “You introduce yourself.” In that instant, the leaves that were floating on top of the table, or over the steaks if you want to be really specific, turned into a Black Dragon. It had removed its invisibility magic. “Mm.” Rosalyn could not even gasp, as she was completely shocked. Even though she knew it was going to be a dragon, it still was shocking. There were less than 20 dragons in existence in both the Western and Eastern continents combined, but such an existence was in front of her right now. They were known for never leaving their territory and lair, and enjoying life as the most amazing existence in the world. Furthermore, dragons were the king of both mana and nature. They were also an existence that preferred solitude. Although it was confirmed that there were 20 dragons in the world, they were all different colors and varied drastically in personality, habits, and traits. The Magic Tower found this to be quite interesting. Why were they different in color and personality, even after growing up under their parents? There was only one explanation they could fathom. ‘Dragons are prideful creatures that want to be different from any other.’ They want to be unique while they are alive. That was the case, even amongst their own tribe of dragons. Such an existence was in front of Rosalyn’s eyes right now. It was a young dragon, but the mana she could feel and the unique gaze of a dragon told her it really was just like any other dragon. The Black Dragon quietly observed Rosalyn for a bit before turning its head away. Rosalyn did not know what to say about the dragon’s action. After doing that, the dragon moved in front of the steak and started to speak. “I am hungry.” “...Go ahead, you can eat it.” Cale shook his head as he answered, and also offered Rosalyn a seat. “We should eat as well.” “Ah ... yes.” Rosalyn had a blank expression on her face as she sat down. She could see the young Black Dragon eating the steak in front of her, while Cale, who was dressed fancier than usual because he needed to attend the Northeastern Nobles meeting, was elegantly eating a soup. Nobody at the Magic Tower would believe her if she told them about this. However, Rosalyn believed in what she was seeing in front of her eyes, as well as the rest of her five senses. Everything in nature could be felt by the five senses. “...It is so amazing that a mage like myself can see such a sight. A dragon is with a human.” Rosalyn believed in the sight in front of her and revealed her honest observation. Cale did not care to respond, but the Black Dragon stopped eating the steak to look at Rosalyn. He then turned his head to look at Cale. It was the face of a reptile, but its expression was clearly visible. The Black Dragon started to frown while looking at Cale, who was still eating his soup, and started to speak. “Very weak. He is no better than an ant. That is the reason.” “Indeed.” Both Cale and the dragon agreed. Rosalyn watched this with curiosity, before eventually nodding her head. “A meal with young master Cale and Dragon-nim. It is an honor.” Rosalyn was calm as she elegantly lifted up her fork. Cale observed her expression, as he continued to eat his soup. ‘She really is a courageous person.’ Any other mage would be shaking non-stop and praising the dragon right now. They would then ask the dragon to teach them even a little bit about mana or magic. A dragon’s magic was something that would make any mage on the continent go crazy. Cale started to speak to Rosalyn, who was starting off with a salad. “Please feel free to stay here as long as you like.” “Young master Cale.” “Yes?” “I have three things I am curious about. But one of them has already been resolved, so I have two more. May I ask about them?” “Please do.” The first was probably about the dragon. Cale had decided to reveal the dragon’s existence to Rosalyn after contemplating it for a long time. He felt like it would be more beneficial to him that way. He felt like he could anticipate the other two questions as well. “Here is the second thing I am curious about.” Rosalyn asked her question calmly and sincerely. “Is it okay to allow someone who was not invited to stay in your residence like this? Even if I am a mage, as a noble, you must be sensitive about associating with strangers.” Cale easily answered that question. “It is fine because you are someone Choi Han brought.” Cale peeked at the Black Dragon, that was eating the steak, before looking back toward Rosalyn and continuing to speak. “I also have this guy.” The Black Dragon did not respond to that statement. However, he flicked his wing once before stuffing his face into the steak plate and starting to devour the steak even faster than before. Rosalyn watched the dragon for a long time before her red pupils moved back to Cale, who was eating a salmon steak. “... I see. Then here is my third question.” Cale stopped eating the salmon steak and looked up at Rosalyn. Their eyes met, and Cale could see her red pupils. Originally, Rosalyn changed her pupils from red to black with magic when they entered the capital. She did the same thing with her hair color. However, that was not the case right now. Rosalyn asked her question. “Why do you speak so respectfully to me, despite your status as a noble?” Cale lifted up the wine glass next to the salmon steak and took a sip of the white wine. He then started to speak. “Red hair, red pupils, and a mage. Then there is your self-revealed name of Rosalyn.” It was weird to pretend not to know when someone was being so clear about it. Cale started to smile as he asked. “Princess-nim, aren’t you the one who should stop speaking so respectfully to me?” ***** Korean folk tale Another Korean folk tale