Chapter 4
Chapter 4
I Encountered the Boss’s Daughter
Dragonkin.
Also called half-dragons, they are beings born between humans and dragons.
In Adochchoi, dragonkin possess horns, tails, and wings like dragons, while the rest of their bodies resemble humans.
Simply put, they’re humans with the most striking features of dragons added on.
Despite their impressive appearance, most of them are known to be aggressive—
“I-I’m sorry! Please don’t kill me!”
—but the woman in front of me was nothing like that.
Even with a body far superior to humans, she bent deeply at the waist, begging for her life.
For a moment, I wondered if she was a different species—but the dragon tail peeking out from under her skirt confirmed it.
“You. What’s your name?”
“…Yes?”
“Your name.”
I sheathed my sword and asked calmly.
If I knew her name, I could figure out where she appeared in the original story.
“I-I’m Rne—ah! R-Rene!”
She bit her tongue in her haste to answer.
This… is dragonkin?
Nothing like the powerful race I knew.
And I had never heard the name Rene before.
“Alright, Rene. Why are you here?”
“C-could I ask what you mean by that…?”
“Dragonkin are supposed to live with their parents at the edge of the continent. Except for one exception, they all stay in their nest. So why are you out here in a forest like this?”
“Well…”
She hesitated.
Then—
“I was kidnapped by humans….”
“Kidnapped? Did you leave the nest and run into a demon or something?”
“No. While my mother was away, humans attacked the nest.”
“Humans kidnapped you? Who is your mother?”
“Brise Sephiron. The great mother known as the Benevolent Mad Dragon.”
The moment I heard that name—
“What…?”
Brise Sephiron.
A name I could never forget.
The boss who appears in Part 9.
A dragon who wiped out half the continent.
“Y-you’re really her daughter?”
“Yes. I swear it on Sephiron’s name.”
“…This is insane.”
To explain briefly—
She was once revered as a benevolent dragon.
But when she left her nest briefly, her only daughter was kidnapped.
When she returned, she found her daughter dead.
From that moment—
She became a disaster.
From Benevolent Dragon to Mad Dragon.
A being that nearly destroyed the world.
Even Kang Junhyuk nearly died five times fighting her.
And now—
The cause of that future disaster—
Was standing in front of me.
“…Alright.”
“You believe me?”
“Whether I believe it or not, you’re clearly dragonkin—and you shouldn’t be here.”
The fact she mentioned Sephiron’s true name was enough.
Only those close to her knew it.
Even in the original story, it was barely revealed.
‘Damn it. I left the academy to avoid trouble, and now this?’
If I followed the original story, I should leave her.
She was just an unnamed extra who dies.
But things had changed.
I left the academy.
The story would change.
And most importantly—
Without Bern, Kang Junhyuk’s growth would slow.
Which meant—
He might not be able to defeat Sephiron.
And if that happened—
‘Humanity is doomed.’
Honestly, I didn’t care about the world.
But I wanted a happy ending.
So—
I couldn’t ignore her.
“You want to go back to your nest, right?”
“If I can….”
“What if I help you?”
“R-really?”
“Yeah.”
Her eyes sparkled—
Then dimmed.
“Why? Don’t want to go?”
“It’s just… I have nothing to give you….”
“I don’t need payment.”
“But humans don’t help without reward….”
“I’m doing this because I’m afraid of what your mother will do.”
“…Ah.”
“And if I needed money, I would’ve sold you instead.”
“…That makes sense.”
“If it still bothers you, tell your mother this: you were kidnapped by demons, and a kind human helped you.”
“Is that really enough?”
“Yeah.”
Not entirely a lie.
Humans kidnapped her—but demons were behind it.
Her death was part of a larger scheme.
“I’ll trust you!”
“Good. Follow me.”
“Where are we going?”
“To get my belongings.”
I had left everything behind.
We returned to camp—
“…What the hell.”
Everything was gone.
Tent.
Horse.
Carriage.
Even my belongings.
“That bastard ran away.”
The coachman took everything.
“W-what do we do now?”
“What do you think?”
I smiled coldly.
“I hunt him down.”
Rene’s world had always been filled with light.
Every living being shone with different colors.
But it was a curse.
Even her mother’s face was hidden behind light.
Then—
Humans invaded.
Their light was black.
Disgusting.
She was captured.
Beaten.
Her horn broken.
Her body weakened.
She was sold like livestock.
Until—
A landslide overturned the carriage.
She escaped.
Ran until her feet bled.
But was caught again.
Then—
She saw something new.
A light with no color.
Beyond it—
A human man.
‘So this is what humans look like…’
For the first time—
She saw clearly.
‘Maybe… he’s different…’
So she asked for help.
And he saved her.
“Reward? I don’t need one.”
No hidden intentions.
No darkness.
His light—
Was clear.
“I’m doing this because I’m afraid of the Mad Dragon.”
An honest man.
That’s what she believed.
‘Someone I can rely on…’
For the first time—
She wanted to know more about him.