Father, I Won’t Do Anything - Chapter 12

‘Since when has he been here? Something is amiss.’

Although Jayna is still young and weak, she is still a dragon and a wizard with a keen sense of awareness.

No matter how distracted she is, there was no way she couldn’t detect that Moben was so close.

‘Unless you’re hiding…’

Goosebumps tingled her spine from that thought.

Moben shrugged in response to Jayna’s wariness.

“Haha, don’t mind it so much. I don’t know what kind of secrets you and Michael were sharing nor could I’ve overheard it because of the soundproofing magic.”

He tried to laugh affectionately, but to Jayna it still sounds artificial and unnatural.

‘Are you after me, too?’

Jayna and Michael were not fools.

The gazes of people follow them wherever they go even if they were just having light conversations, that’s why they deliberately chose a path that people doesn’t frequently used. But meeting Moben here…

Is almost impossible unless he knew where she usually went.

“Have you been waiting for me here?”(Jayna)

Just as she waited for Michael today, Moben may have waited for her to pass by alone.

“Well, what do you think?”(Moben)

Moben, instead of answering, retorted a question in return.

“If your assumption is correct, why would I wait for you, little dragon girl?(Moben)

A dragon girl.

The answer to the question was already contained in his words.

Knowing that she had been found out, Jayna straightened her posture a little more.

“Oh, I didn’t eavesdrop or overheard what you two said, like what I said before. But, I knew from your hood. Because the patterns on your hood are native only to the dragons.” (Moben)

Apparently intoxicated with his discovery, Moben began to babbled unnecessary words.

“You didn’t know, did you? If you knew, you wouldn’t have worn it in the tower. Well, I just happened to read the old documents in the family’s library and knew about it.” (Moben)

Moben came close to Jayna.

One step, two steps.

Unlike the first time, his presence felt stronger.

“By the way, other than me, who knew that you’re a dragon?” (Moben)

“……..”

“Maybe the Lord of the tower,  Hilvenzia, Michael? Oh, but your  ‘Brother Michael’ isn’t here right now is he?” (Moben)

Ever since they first met, Moben has been a strangely uncomfortable man.

She thought she might have misunderstood a good person, but she’s dead set at this point.

‘This man is indeed sly.’

He used to choose his words carefully, but now she can see that he is being casual, too casual.

Perhaps his change of attitude is due to the fact that there is no one around.

“I’ve been pondering about it. I don’t think Michael and Hilvenzia will be fond of you for no apparent reason.” (Moben)

Jayna questioned in a low voice.

“What do you mean?”

“I think they’re fond of you because you’re a dragon. You’ve already given them your hair or blood, haven’t you? (Moben)

“No, they haven’t taken anything from me.” (Jayna)

“But Michael and Hilvenzia are sticking to you?”(Moben)

Kwang!

“Do you think that makes sense?” (Moben)

Moben pushed down the walls around Jayna.

Jayna, who was avoiding Moben, took a step back but as driven to a wall. There was no longer a way to avoid the approaching Moben.

“Don’t play around. Does it look funny? Why are you discriminating against me? Just because they’re geniuses, and I’m not?”

It was too much for a speculation. Perhaps the root cause is the feeling of inferiority that has accumulated over the years.

“You’re too excited right now.” (Jayna)

“I’m not excited, you’re upsetting me. You know what happens if I fail the exam?” (Moben)

His face crumpled and raised his voice.

“You think I would have made such a huge commotion,  if you had just given me your hair or blood earlier?” (Moben)

It was a lie. After he gets her hair and blood, he’ll definitely ask for something else.

The strong always persecuted the weak.

But now, the priority was to calm down the excited Moben. Jayna has decided to pretend to cooperate with him.

“Then, do I just need to give you some hair and blood? Is that all you want from me?”

Jayna talked to Moben while looking around trying to find a way to escape this predicament.

Because Jayna’s face was calm as usual, Moben didn’t notice any signs of running away.

‘There are a lot of people in the front, but Moben will easily catch me. If so….’

“For now, give it to me. If you cooperate and be amiable, I don’t have to be angry either.”

“Really, do you promise?”

Jayna deliberately made a trembling voice and lowered her head. It was a normal reaction when a child meets an angry adult.

Jayna deliberately repeated the same thing over and over again.

“I’ll only give you my hair and blood.”

“Was this (Jayna) easily fooled?”

Jayna flinched back at his rough words. Then, she quickly pulled up her sleeves.

Then, Moben naturally prepared to draw blood and hair.

“So, let’s see…”

It was the moment when Moben brought his body away from Jayna.

‘At this time, the timing is right’

Jayna backed away without a squeak.

And ran.

‘Even if I know how to use magic, I am no match for a wizard of the tower!’

“Jayna, put your arm around here… Uh, what is it?”

Moben, who hummed while looking into the instrument, quickly noticed that Jayna had run away.

At this rate, she’ll soon be in a blind spot.

However, Jayna knew one secret that Moben didn’t know.

Jayna took hold of the doorknob, turned it, and whistled.

Imagining a white (Haan) garden full of Leshanne flowers.

That was the only way out of this crisis right now.

Other than the white garden, the spell for other places will take too long.

But the road to that place is open just for a moment..

-I’m sorry I came in without a word. I just came here to pick some flowers in the garden. I won’t come back in again.

What she said to Diamide passed through her head.

“Where are you running away!”

While Jayna hesitated, Moben’s magic reached her.

***

The value of a dragon is enormous and powerful.

If the dragons were weak, everyone would have a holy sword in their hands.

But what if there’s a weak dragon in front of you? What if it doesn’t have a guardian and you don’t have to take responsibility for it?

It could be only explain as God’s luck.

“You are aware that. There’s no one to help you.”

As Jayna seemed to listen to him, and ran towards the door, Moben’s heart thumped.

He doesn’t know how, but the child in front of him seemed to know that the doors of the tower were connected by magic.

If she had run away to another place, chances like today would never come again.

Whoo-woo-ooh!

When the door opened, Moben thought it was all over.

Then, at that moment, Jayna’s movement suddenly stopped. Moben didn’t miss this opportunity. In order to not damage the subject, he even used a powerful magic to catch her.

‘I didn’t know a small child weighed hundreds of kilos.’

Moben glanced back at Jayna, who was being dragged behind him.

“Phew.”

Jayna had been wrapped around a thick string containing mana in case Jayna woke up in the middle.

If that is the case, even if she wakes up in the middle of being drag, she won’t be able to get out of Moben’s clutches.

‘Perfect.’

If he safely drag Jayna, who passed out like this, this exam will not be a problem anymore.

He didn’t know that he could make a study that would go down in history because he could use a rare dragon that was only seen in the records, as a material.

‘But it involves hard work and dirtying my hands.. Ah’

For magic that hides one’s appearance or silencing any sound, he had prepared a magic scroll in advance, but he didn’t know that he will be of need of lightweight magic or reinforced magic.

In the end, Moben was forced to apply light weight and reinforcement magic to his body even though he didn’t want to used it in the first place since it seems unreasonable.

“Hu-eum, Hyuk, Heo-eok….” *

T/L: Panting sound.

Moben’s whole body was sweating as he pulled Jayna away.

He was already using light weight magic, but it still wasn’t enough to bear the weight of hundreds of kilos.

‘Damn it, it’s so slow. When will we arrive?’

It was when he lost his balance for a while…

Pook!

Something hit his ankle.

Kwaang!

Then by an unknown force, Moben’s face hit the wall.

***

Pain pierces her whole body to the point that it was getting hard to breathe.

She couldn’t see well even though her eyes are wide open. Jayna closed her eyes and focused on the repeating sound.

Jiljiljil

She hears the sound of a heavy object being dragged on the floor.

It didn’t take long for her to realize that it was her own body.

She screamed at the pain, but failed to make a sound for her mouth was blocked.

‘Why am I…..’

Jayna tried to recall into how she has arrive in the predicament she is now facing.

However, her brain isn’t function well due to fainting and the shock.

Recalling what happened before she fainted; Jayna realized that she had run into something.

The moment she hesitated to step in the door, after realizing that Diamide had forbidden her from entering the garden, a chain had struck her causing her to fall unconscious.

‘I should ask someone who’s passing by for help.’

But apparently, Moben used the magic of hiding and the magic of blocking out sound.

The magic effect disappears when it touch other people, so she thought about running away because of this opportunity. But it was impossible, since there are no people nearby,

And more than anything…

There was no one to ask for help.

What if she asks for help and they ended up siding with Moben, saying he’s a wizard of the same tower?

What if Moben decides to reveal her identity and share his achievements?

It was better to overcome it alone than to risk her life to uncertainty.

“Hyuk, Heo-eok, ·····”

Fortunately, the opponent is caught off guard. Her body was tied up and her mouth was blocked, so he isn’t aware that she was awake. Besides, he’s tired of dragging her all this time.

It was fortunate that Moben was not a high-level wizard who could perform magic that involves moving in space.

With her vision being obstructed by her tears due to the pain, Jayna struggles to open her eyes.