CH 465

Mount Ard was a mountain located behind the capital of what was originally Barras Kingdom. But due to its freezing temperatures eternally set to negative 20° C, not many people came to visit the mountains.

However, that was not the only deterrent to visitors. The mountain was also home to extremely strong snow monsters. Thankfully enough, these monsters did not descend and bothered those at the capital, that was why the people had ignored them. And right now…

“Oiiink. Oink, oink, oink!”

A baby piggy, with the bundled up baby dragon Luna on his back, was climbing this very same Mount Ard.

“Kihyeee! Kihyeeee!”

Luna was beyond pleased as they climbed this snowy mountain. The snowflakes that fell down on the trees and the grass were sparkling and bright in her eyes. She also felt delighted when the falling snow touched her cheeks and melted on her skin. Luna was a red dragon so her body was naturally hot. Even her scales were thick enough to resist and withstand the cold. Although she was still a young hatchling with soft scales, the fact that she was a dragon would not change.

“Oiiiiiiink, oink!” Is it really that good? So annoying, oink!

Beanie grumbled as he looked back at Luna. But whenever he saw her blink her large eyes at him, all he could do was turn his head back.

“Oiiiiiink!” What are you giggling at? Oink!

Even though he was grumbling, Beanie’s mouth was curled up in a wide smile. It was so cold that even the snot that trickled from his fluttering pink snout had turned to ice. Beanie did not have any resistance against the cold, so he could definitely feel the full extent of the environment.

But Beanie still continued to climb the mountain.

Slip—

Clack, clack, clack—

“Oiiiink!”

There were times when he would slip, but he would stand up and continue to climb again.

“Kihyeeeeeeeeee!”

It was hard but Beanie was able to hear Luna’s joyful and delighted laughter in his ears. So, he thought that it was still worth it. In fact, this was the reason why Minhyuk chose Beanie as Luna’s guardian. Beanie might be a pet that was sometimes grumpy, sometimes playful and teasing, but he was also the pet with the biggest heart out of them all.

Also, he was someone that would do anything and everything to protect the person that he was tasked to protect. Minhyuk was confident that Luna would grow well under his care.

Despite the snowstorm and his little body, Beanie kept on going. All he did was push Luna’s head under the blanket to protect her from the harsh wind and snow. The only thing that the two needed to do was climb up this ice cliff and they would arrive in that place.

‘Oiiiiiiiiink—‘ It’s a bit hard to climb but you’ll be able to see the most beautiful sunrise in this place. Oink!

Beanie wanted to show Luna that the sun that she was so used to seeing was just a small one.

“Oiiiiiiiink!!!”

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“Graaaaaaaaa!”

“Kiheeeeeeeek!”

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!”

Suddenly, dozens of snow monsters popped up and surrounded them. Even though Luna was riding on his back and was making it hard for him to fight in this cold weather, Beanie did not put her down. He might be the Supreme Divine Beast, but fighting in such conditions would definitely take a toll on his body.

Still, he continued to fight. Looking at Beanie, Luna felt an unknown emotion gush through her and envelope her entire being.

“Oiiiiiiiiiiink!” Don’t touch Luna! Oink!

If Beanie thought that Luna would get hurt by the monsters’ attacks, he would turn his body to receive the attack with his own body.

‘Kiyeeeeeeee!’ Luna tilted her head in thought as notifications rang in Beanie’s ears.

[Luna has become aware of the concept of ‘sacrifice’.]

[It could be both painful and delightful to sacrifice for someone. She realized this new concept and grew further.]

[All of Luna’s stats increase by +10.]

[Luna’s father, Minhyuk, has acquired a +1 in STR and AGI as a reward.]

Beanie was all smiles when he heard this. According to Minhyuk, Luna could become a ‘disaster’ or a ‘hero’ depending on who she would meet in the future and what she would learn from them. And Beanie truly wanted to lead this child on the right path.

Just like that, the two of them continued on their way. After breaking through one last snowstorm, they finally arrived at the top of the ice cliff. And when they reached the peak…

“Kihyeeeeeee…”

…Beanie and Luna were met with the sight of the big sun rising to the skies. The light of the sun shone on both Beanie and Luna’s faces.

“Kihyeeeeee!” Luna cried out, eyes widening in surprise. The sun was so big that she felt like she could reach out to touch it! Beanie was also looking at the sun with his arms crossed over his chest and Luna still on his back!

His body had sustained countless cuts and injuries and he was bleeding all over during their climb. But Beanie was still smiling in satisfaction. Then, Beanie said, “Oink, oink, oink, oink!” Luna, you have to be a child that’s like this rising sun. Just like the view that you’re seeing now.

And with Beanie’s words…

[You are leading Luna towards the right path.]

[Luna dreams of becoming a dragon that will be like the sun. The only sun that will shine upon the darkness.]

[All of Luna’s stats increase by +5.]

[Luna’s father, Minhyuk, has acquired a +1 in STR as a reward.]

Beanie smiled in delight. Then, he suddenly settled down on the summit and took something out. This was none other than ramyeon and cola. Luna’s eyes widened even further after tasting the food called ramyeon.

[Luna has become aware of the concept of ‘delicious food’.]

[Luna has realized that she feels good after eating something delicious.]

[All of Luna’s stats increase by +3.]

[Luna’s father, Minhyuk, has acquired a +1 in STR as a reward.]

That morning, Beanie immediately went back to the summoning room after descending the mountains.

“Our dear Luna, are you sleeping well?”

And Genie, who could never imagine what happened during the break of dawn, was shocked when she came into the room and saw Luna, with her tiny hatchling paws poised as if she was picking something up with a pair of chopsticks. Then, she made a gesture as if she was slurping something up.

“Kihyeeeeeeee!” She cried in delight as she made another gesture. This time she looked like she was picking up a bottle and pouring something in a glass. Then…

“Glug, glug, glug, glug~” Luna imitated the sound of cola, just like when Beanie poured it down on the glass earlier, before making the gesture of gulping the glass down.

“Kihyaa!”

She almost sounded like she was saying, ‘Kihyaa! This is the best!’

“…”

A vein popped up on Genie’s neck as she roared, “Beanieeeeeeee!!! What kind of strange things are you teaching Lunaaaaaaaaa?!!!”

***

Great Pirate Gorfido was the one that occupied not only the seas of the Japanese Server, but also the seas located in other servers. In fact, the archives about Gorfido had stated, ‘Gorfido is the devil of the sea. Death would be inevitable once you meet him at sea.’ They even described his active years hundreds of years ago.

Gorfido looted, plundered, and killed, until he became the supreme and absolute existence at sea. But he, who was hailed as an eternal and absolute existence, also faced his death. After dying, Gorfido’s soul wandered around. However, he never stopped looting the people at sea.

Seeing this, one of the Absolute Gods meted out a punishment for Gorfido, who unfortunately, did not know that he was being punished and just continued to kill and plunder people as a ghost.

Then, one day, he met an unusual girl. Gorfido killed everyone on their ship, but the girl that survived his slaughter did not even beg for her life.

‘Get lost! You’re not even the least bit interesting.’

For some strange reason, Gorfido did not kill the girl. But then, the girl said, ‘I have nowhere else to go. In the first place, I’m an orphan. It doesn’t matter even if these people died in front of me. I would not care no matter what. But tell me, where should I go?’

Gorfido looked at the girl in disbelief when he heard her question. But strangely enough he said, ‘If you want to come with me then come. But let me tell you this, I will cover the entirety of the seas in despair from this point on.’

‘Alright.’

The girl followed Gorfido even though he was a soul in a translucent state. Gorfido regarded the girl as some sort of mystery. According to the girl, she was an orphan that was rescued by the navy after she got caught by the pirates. But then, the pirates attacked the navy that rescued her and she ended up in the hands of the pirates once again. After that, Gorfido slaughtered everyone on the pirate ship that she was on. There was not even an ounce of fear or regret inside her body even after she watched the people around her die. After all, she had been thrown around like some sort of baggage.

Just like that, she went around the world with him.

‘Gorfido!!! Look at this! We got a lot of treasures this time around!!!’

‘Crazy b*tch. Are you happy to see people dying?’

‘Do you really have the right to say that to me, huh? Pirate bastard, who killed the said people?!’

She was the one and only girl that did not fear Great Pirate Gorfido. She even talked down to him and smiled at him with her teeth showing.

‘Don’t you have some sort of dream that you want to chase in these four years? How long are you going to chase after me?!’ Gorfido asked her one day.

‘What I want to do? I want to be a merchant. I’m going to be a very rich merchant and buy all of the orphans in the world. I will make a world where they can live happily!’

She was a completely unusual girl. She was not afraid of Gorfido and even liked the treasures that he plundered. She even wanted to create a world where orphans could live freely and happily with the treasures that she acquired.

One day, Gorfido realized, ‘…I want to protect her. I want to help her make her dreams come true.’

For once, the great pirate who only knew how to plunder and loot, realized he had a new dream. He wanted to protect her and make her dreams come true, as long as his soul permitted it. And just like that, he continued to advance forward. They killed, looted and plundered. He advanced without stopping to make this girl’s dream come true. This was because it would take a lot of money for them to gather all of the orphans in the world.

‘If I can come back to life… Can I become a good father?’

Pirate Gorfido even entertained a dream that he never thought he should have. He was just a wandering soul, but whenever he saw the girl, he dreamt of becoming her father. However, the girl never stopped following behind Gorfido.

She stood on top of the ship’s deck and waved at Gorfido, ‘Gorfido!!! You ugly-*ss pirate!’

‘Do you want to die, huh? You crazy b*tch? Huh?? Hahahahahaha!’

The two went around the seas happily.

‘Andrei. From now on, your name is Andrei.’

‘Andrei? That’s so lame!’

‘L, lame?! It’s a very pretty name, you know!?’

‘Then, I’ll take into account your sincerity and be Andrei!’

He even gave her the name Andrei. Gorfido felt happy. He finally knew another form of happiness that did not involve looting. Living the life of a pirate with her every day was bliss. Then, one day…

‘Andrei?’

Andrei disappeared from the ship. Gorfido searched for her all over the ship but she was nowhere to be found. He even searched all over the seas, but he could not find her. The strangest thing was that all traces of her had disappeared.

‘Andrei! Andreiiiiiii!!!’

Gorfido wandered the seas in search of Andrei. But he could not find her even after looking for ten, twenty years. He kept on trying to find her.

Blink—

He suddenly woke up from his dream. In front of him was the ship that he looted from a very long time ago. And there was only one living being on the ship.

‘Why am I here?’

Gorfido could not understand. Why was he here? But the strangest thing was his appearance. This was what he looked like before he died! This was what he looked like when he was the Great Pirate Gorfido! Gorfido’s eyes shook as he approached a girl from all of the people that he slaughtered in the ship. The girl’s face was extremely familiar.

‘Sp, spare me… I, I have a dream…’

‘A dream? Let’s hear it.’

‘I’m, I’m going to save all of the money that I can get my hands on to buy orphans. I want to create a world where all these orphans will be able to live freely and happily. That’s why, please…’

‘Keuhahahahahaha!’ Gorfido laughed at the surviving passenger before swinging his sword down.

Slash—

Roll—

Her head fell on the ground in a flash. Her eyes, which did not even have the time to close, were filled with resentment.

‘Your dream’s wasted! Keuhahahahaha!’

Slowly, Andrei collapsed. That was right.

As it turned out, the life he led with Andrei was an illusion that the Absolute God created. The reality was, Andrei was a girl that lost her life to Gorfido a long time ago. The very same Andrei that Gorfido cherished as his daughter and promised to do everything for.

And the one that killed her and laughed at her dreams was ‘Gorfido’ himself.

‘Keuaaaaaaaaaaack! Sob, sob, sob, sob, sob! Keuaaaaaaa! Andrei… Andreiiii! Uwaaaaaa!’

Gorfido, who realized the truth that fateful day, was left in complete despair, frustration, and hopelessness.