Chapter 91
Chapter 91
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 91
Chapter Title: The Electric Blanket with a Warm Heart
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Chilly autumn had passed.
Cold winter was approaching.
With that in mind, our family needed to prepare for winter.
“Dad! But why do we have to prepare for winter!? I can just melt it all! Raaawr!”
Hwaryeon spewed fire, raising the temperature in the room.
She probably thought that with her breath, she could overcome the cold.
But that was underestimating South Korea's cold snaps.
“Hwaryeon.”
“Yeah?”
“Come here!”
Heave-ho!
I picked up Hwaryeon and opened the front door.
Then, I took the wriggling Hwaryeon outside.
“W-What are you doing! Dad!”
“Let’s see for yourself just how cold winter is.”
With Hwaryeon in my arms, I stepped out of the villa.
A freezing wind immediately enveloped our bodies.
I asked Hwaryeon, who was shivering in my arms.
“How’s that, Hwaryeon? Now you get how cold winter is, right?”
“N-No?! I d-don’t know?! I think I can handle it!?”
“Your body’s more honest than your mouth.”
Shiver, shiver, shiver—
Hwaryeon trembled vigorously.
She shook so much it felt like I was getting a massage.
‘This should be enough for her to get a feel for how cold it is outside.’
From my own experience.
These dragon kids don’t listen to words.
They have to experience it themselves to understand.
I brought the woodpecker-sounding Hwaryeon back inside.
“Now do you get how cold winter is?”
“N-No, I don’t! I could last ten hours out there!?”
“Sigh, you stubborn blockhead. Go cover yourself with a blanket.”
“Hmph! I’ll handle it myself!!”
Hwaryeon climbed down from my arms.
She immediately rushed to the blanket, wrapping herself up tightly to thaw out the cold.
She’d finally realized South Korea’s cold snap.
‘Patriotism swelling up.’
South Korea’s cold snap that even dragons can’t beat.
I felt a strange sense of pride as I looked at the dragon kids.
‘I wonder if the kids can get through this cold snap quietly.’
It might be best to prepare for the coming winter.
Especially since winters had become far more dangerous than imaginable since the dimensional gates opened.
Particularly for poor folks like me.
***
After the dimensional gates appeared.
South Korea’s climate went to hell.
Summers were brutally hot, winters freezing cold.
People started dying easily from the weather.
‘I nearly died back when I had nowhere to live.’
Sleeping in places without shelter from the wind, fighting other homeless folks for a warm spot.
Thinking back to those days chills me to the bone.
“But at least now I can solve it with money, so that’s something.”
With a box on my shoulder, I opened the front door and entered the house.
Creak—
The iron door swung open, and the kids who’d been waiting while I was at the mart greeted me.
“Dad, you’re late!”
“You said you’d be quick. Liar.”
“I nearly died waiting!”
“Mangmang—!”
They were mad because I went to the mart alone.
But it couldn’t be helped.
Taking the kids to the mart would be chaos.
‘At least they didn’t cause any trouble while I was gone.’
Good.
I wonder when I’ll stop thinking that.
Every day before opening the door, I think.
‘What accident did the kids cause today?’
They usually cause minor mishaps.
Days with zero accidents are rare enough to count on one hand.
‘Probably won’t relax until they’re at least in middle school.’
The woes of fatherhood.
With that thought, I set the box down on the floor.
The kids, now interested, rushed over and said.
“Let me open it!”
“Me too. I wanna do gacha.”
“Me too! I wanna do it, Dad!”
The dragon kids seemed eager to experience the fun of opening boxes.
I smiled at the kids crowding the box and said.
“Alright, you guys open it. I bought it for you anyway.”
“Me! I’ll do it!”
Flash—!
Hwaryeon raised her hand and stood up.
Staring down at the box, she opened her mouth wide.
“Raaaawr…”
“Hey, Hwaryeon, no dragon breath!”
Smack—!
I covered Hwaryeon’s mouth as she tried to blast her breath.
“You little rascal! What if you suddenly shoot your breath like that!”
Hwaryeon looked up at me with wronged eyes.
I removed my hand to hear what was so unfair.
Then Hwaryeon yelled in anger.
“Why’d you cover my mouth! I was gonna open the box!”
“You were gonna burn the whole box.”
“But it’d open the fastest that way!”
Fast is all that matters.
That seemed to be Hwaryeon’s logic.
I released Hwaryeon’s seal and said.
“Quiet and use your hands.”
“Why should I!”
“You’re not saying a dragon can’t handle something this easy, right?”
“…!! I can do it with my hands!!”
Hwaryeon immediately started tearing open the box with her hands.
Suryeon and Choryeon followed suit, ripping into the box and pulling out the contents.
What I’d bought for the kids was none other than.
“What’s this? The clothes are super thick?”
“Heh, Hwaryeon sis doesn’t know? This is called a ‘puffer jacket.’ You wear it in cold weather.”
“Puffer jacket?”
Puffer jacket.
Every South Korean owns at least one.
Puffer jackets are essential for the kids going to kindergarten.
‘Matching colors was tricky.’
Anyway, damn expensive puffer jackets.
I handed the puzzled kids their jackets by color.
They felt odd for a moment but started putting them on one by one.
Hwaryeon wrapped hers around her body, put her hands on her hips, and declared confidently.
“I got huge! Come at me, everyone!”
Just like a Pomeranian mistaking its fur for its body size.
Meanwhile, Suryeon analyzed hers while wearing it.
“Puffer jackets seem great for beating the cold. The fluff inside is soft and nice. I don’t mind the cold much, but it’d help weak humans.”
As expected of Dragon GPT Suryeon.
Impressive analysis.
On the other hand, Choryeon complained of discomfort in hers.
“Dad, is this how you wear it? My arms are too long!”
Whoosh, whoosh—
Choryeon swung the puffer sleeves wildly.
Seeing that, I felt considerable shock.
“I got the smallest size… and it’s too big…? The length’s no different from a long puffer…”
Damn.
Choryeon had turned into a full penguin.
The now-green penguin Choryeon flailed her arms and said.
“Dad, my arms got longer! But it’s warm, so it’s nice! Not bad!”
“…Maybe because she’s the youngest and only eats veggies.”
Sure enough.
Choryeon’s growth seemed slower compared to the others.
‘I need to feed her more nutritious food from now on. Veggies aren’t growing in winter anyway.’
For Choryeon’s growth.
I’d have to mix in protein like meat sometimes.
Some truths are better left unknown.
With that thought, I looked at Hwaryeon rummaging through another box.
“What’s this! Dad! What’s this one?!”
“This is for us to use at home. It’s called an electric blanket.”
“Electric blanket?”
“Yeah.”
I took the electric blanket out of the box and spread it in the living room.
Then I turned the dial to a comfortable temperature.
“Come here, kids! Everyone, sit on it!”
“No way! Why should I!”
“Too much hassle.”
“I’ll go!”
Thud thud thud—!
The kids listened and sat on the electric blanket.
To boost its power, I covered it with a blanket.
Then Hwaryeon questioned me.
“What is it, Dad? Nothing’s happening? Why’d you call us!”
“Wait and see.”
“I hate waiting the most!”
“Bear with it. You’ll love it.”
Hwaryeon tilted her head.
She looked like she didn’t get it.
But as time passed, Hwaryeon whipped her head toward me and said.
“Dad! What’s this! My butt’s super hot!”
As expected.
I knew she’d love the electric blanket.
To feel the heat more, Hwaryeon burrowed under the blanket.
“Hehe, it’s hot! This is great!”
Like swimming in the electric blanket.
Hwaryeon enjoyed the warmth.
Suryeon stood up and said.
“…Not for me. Too hot. And Hwaryeon sis is making it stuffy.”
Suryeon wiped her sweat and left the electric blanket.
But Choryeon seemed pleased, sprawling on it with Mangmang.
“Feels all mellow… I wanna lie here forever…”
She was totally limp, loving the electric blanket.
I watched them contentedly, feeling satisfied.
‘Spent a lot, but seeing the kids comfy makes it worth it.’
Money I can earn later.
Seeing the kids happy now is enough.
‘Did spend too much. But Dad’ll work hard, kids.’
I’d have to work harder than now.
So the kids can grow up in an even better environment.
I resolved to take on more work, even if it meant getting busier.
All for the kids’ happiness.
Their happiness had become my own.