Future Knight [EN]: Chapter 59

“Hey! Are you okay?”

“Keuk… I’m okay, I’m okay.”

Kang Chan staggered, struggling to get up.

The bar owner watched him with worried eyes.

Just then, Zekyon used the power of dragon speech to lift Kang Chan, who couldn’t get up, and put him back at the table. Chelsea and Bruno’s eyes widened like beer mugs.

It wasn’t just them; everyone in the bar was staring at them.

But Zekyon didn’t care about them at all and put his arm around Kang Chan, saying,

“Hey, where do you think you’re going all by yourself? I’m going with you.”

“Why are you going there? I’m gonna go alooone.”

“If I say I’m going, I’m going! My friiend is going to die, how can I just watch? You bastard!”

“I caan’t live without her anyway….”

Thud!

Kang Chan burst into tears and fell backward again. Zekyon watched him, sighed, and downed the beer in his hand in one gulp.

Then, he started to expel the alcohol from his body.

Misty alcohol sprayed around him, and the bar was filled with a strong smell of booze.

Chelsea and Bruno, watching this, could only blink in disbelief.

Zekyon, who sobered up in an instant, asked Chelsea, who had a bewildered expression,

“How much is it?”

“Y-yes?”

“I asked how much the drinks cost.”

Chelsea, flustered, finally came to her senses and hurriedly read the bill.

“Um, well, that’s 30,000cc of beer, three smoked duck roasts, two plates of assorted smoked sausages, and a fruit salad, so it’s a total of 16 silver and 30 sesil.”

Zekyon didn’t carry small change like silver, so he threw down a gold and said,

“Keep the change. Hey, get up! Let’s go now.”

Zekyon, in his woman’s body, picked up Kang Chan, a man, and went out of the bar. Everyone in the bar watched them as they moved.

And when they completely disappeared out of the store, everyone started to buzz.

Chelsea, who had received the gold in a daze, shook her head, wondering if this was a dream or reality.

18. Token of Graduation

Kang Chan, who had been drinking until late at night, returned to his room carried on Zekyon’s back, completely drunk.

Artheon and Kracksion were in his room, waiting for Zekyon with their eyes wide open all night.

Soon, the two bowed their heads to Zekyon, who was carrying Kang Chan on his back, and paid their respects.

“We greet the Great One.”

“What brings you both here in the middle of the night?”

“We were waiting to greet you, Great One, upon your arrival.”

“Is that so?”

Zekyon nodded, as if pleased.

“Hmm, that’s right. Artheon, you must have gone through a lot.”

“Not at all, Zekyon-nim.”

Zekyon left the dark-faced Artheon behind and turned his eyes to Kracksion.

“It’s been a while for you too.”

“Ah, yes, Zekyon-nim.”

“I really liked the rare item you gave me before. Thank you.”

“Really? I am very pleased that you liked it.”

Kracksion doubted his ears when he heard the dragon say thank you.

Dragons had always treated dwarves like servants and never praised their efforts.

Zekyon left the bewildered Kracksion behind, carefully laid Kang Chan, whom he had been carrying, on the bed, and covered him with a blanket.

Artheon and Kracksion doubted their eyes at Zekyon’s kind actions.

The dragon in front of them had been known as the Mad Dragon G. Zekyon, notorious among dragons.

But the *mosup* [Korean for ‘appearance’ or ‘demeanor’] that Zekyon was showing now was too shocking for them to see.

It was such a kind *mosup*.

And that was for a mere human.

Zekyon, feeling their gaze, looked at them and asked.

“Why are you both looking at me like that?”

“Ah, it’s nothing.”

“If you’ve finished greeting me, go out now. I’m going to sleep too.”

The next action of Zekyon gave another big shock to Artheon and Kracksion.

Zekyon threw off his *haneulhaneulhan* [Korean for ‘light and airy’] clothes and lay down next to Kang Chan in his underwear.

Zekyon raised his voice to the two people who were *neogeul ilgo* [Korean for ‘넋을 잃고’ – ‘넋’ means ‘soul’ or ‘spirit’, and ‘잃다’ means ‘to lose’, so it means ‘to be in a daze’ or ‘to be mesmerized’] looking at her *mosup*.

“What are you doing? Aren’t you leaving? I’m turning off the lights.”

“Ah, yes! Have a good night.”

Artheon elbowed Kracksion in the side at Kracksion’s flustered words.

“What are you saying?”

“Oops!”

“Th, then Zekyon-nim, good night.”

As Artheon and Kracksion ran out of the room as if fleeing, Zekyon turned off the light magic he had created.

Then darkness came to the room, and only the quiet breathing of the two could be heard in the silent darkness.

Kracksion, who left the room, asked in the smallest voice possible.

“Didn’t you say they were friends?”

“Well, I’m not sure either… Zekyon-nim definitely said that he was friends with Kang Chan-nim.”

“Then are they lovers?”

As Kracksion cautiously brought up the topic, Artheon shook his head and said.

“No way, a dragon wouldn’t be playing around like that. How could they be in a relationship with a human… and not just any dragon, but an Ancient-class dragon….”

“That’s right, so how should we understand that sight?”

Artheon sighed deeply.

Then, as if something suddenly came to mind, he clapped his hands together.

“Then! Could it be that their relationship is like *that*?”

“What kind of relationship?”

Artheon blushed as if he was embarrassed to even say it.

“That… have you heard of that thing that’s popular in the human world these days?”

Kracksion, with his straightforward personality, urged Artheon, as Artheon was beating around the bush.

“What are you hesitating so much about?”

“Perhaps, Kracksion-nim, have you heard of, um, ‘*enjoy*’?”

“E, *enjoy*?”

Kracksion raised one eyebrow and tilted his head at the unfamiliar word ‘enjoy,’ and Artheon explained as if he was ashamed to even say it.

“That… you know. A relationship that is not for the purpose of romance, but only for physical relations….”

Artheon’s face turned red as if he was ashamed even after saying it, and Kracksion’s face turned fierce.

“Have you seen such wicked things! How can they do things that even beasts don’t do! They are worse than beasts!”

“Shh! Be quiet! Zekyon-nim will hear you.”

“Oops!”

Kracksion quickly covered his mouth and carefully looked around.

In the meantime, Artheon opened his mouth again.

“I wondered if it was possible since Zekyon-nim, who had been living as a man, suddenly came as a woman, but there’s no way that Zekyon-nim, a dragon, would be in a relationship with Kang Chan-nim, a human, right?”

“That’s right, no matter what anyone says, the other person is a dragon. Besides, the age difference… it’s staggering.”

“Then that’s right, *enjoy*.”

“How awful….”

“We should be careful when dealing with Kang Chan-nim and Zekyon-nim in the future.”

Due to Artheon and Kracksion’s misunderstanding, Kang Chan suddenly became known as someone who was ‘*enjoying*’ with Zekyon.

* * *

The next day.

Kang Chan, who woke up long after lunchtime, grabbed his head and groaned.

“Ugh… my head.”

He didn’t know that beer had such a bad aftereffect, and he poured so much of it on an empty stomach, so his head was bound to hurt.

“What happened yesterday?”

Kang Chan couldn’t remember anything from the day before, so he tried to piece together how he got to this room.

In the meantime, he tilted his head as he felt something soft and plump touching his arm.

“Huh? What is this?”

Kang Chan pushed back the blanket and checked his arm.

And he was startled and *beoljjeok ireonatta* [Korean for 벌떡 일어났다, meaning ‘jumped up’] when he found Zekyon in his underwear hugging his arm.

“Huh! Hey! What are you doing?”

Kang Chan screamed and forcibly pulled out his arm that Zekyon was hugging, and Zekyon opened his eyes drowsily.

“Huh? Are you awake?”

“Why are you sleeping here?”

“Hey, what’s wrong with it? We’re friends.”

Zekyon answered, burying his face in the pillow with a sleepy face.

“Hey! That’s not it! No matter how close friends are, they don’t sleep together like this!”

“Ah, I don’t know… it’s annoying. Wake me up when it’s time to eat.”

Zekyon snatched the blanket from Kang Chan, turned around, and lay down.

Kang Chan made a frustrated expression and grabbed his head, which was already aching from the hangover.

“……Keu.”

Unable to help it, Kang Chan got out of bed, washed his face roughly, and moved to the restaurant to find something to soothe his queasy stomach.

The restaurant chef, who found Kang Chan, hurriedly ran out and greeted Kang Chan.

“Kang Chan-nim, are you awake?”

The dwarf chef, who had no acquaintance with him, suddenly ran out and greeted him, and Kang Chan gave him a suspicious look.

‘What is it?’

“I heard that you drank a lot yesterday. I have prepared a separate meal for Kang Chan-nim and Zekyon-nim, so I will bring it to your room right away.”

Kang Chan was startled by the words that he would bring it to his room.

Zekyon was *peojilleo* [Korean for 퍼질러, meaning ‘sprawled out’] sleeping in his underwear in the room.

If anyone saw that *mosup*, they would misunderstand the relationship between him and Zekyon.

“No! I’ll take it myself.”

“Ah! Is that so? I understand. Then please wait a moment.”

After a while, the chef came out with fragrant soup and soft bread on a beautiful plate, as well as a salad with tomatoes and figs, which are good for hangovers, and a cheese gratin with plenty of cheese.

“It seems like too much to carry by yourself, so we’ll just bring it to you.”

“No! I can carry it alone. Thank you.”

Kang Chan, who snatched the huge tray as wide as his arms from the chef, barely *omgingeo* [Korean for 옮긴, meaning ‘moved’] it to his room.

Kang Chan opened the door and entered the room, and the room was filled with the strong smell of alcohol.

‘Oh my god, how much did I drink yesterday that the room smells so strongly of alcohol?’

Kang Chan shook his head and put the meal on the table and woke up Zekyon.

“Hey! Eat!”

“Umm? Eat? Okay, euuuuugh…… ha!”

At the sound of food, Zekyon stretched out his arms and legs while lying down.

Then, he got out of bed in his dizzying underwear and *teobeokteobeok* [Korean for 터벅터벅, meaning ‘trudged’] walked towards Kang Chan.

Kang Chan, who was eating bread at the *mosup*, spat out what he was eating and raised his voice.

“Hey! You have to put on clothes!”

“It’s annoying. I’ll wear it after I eat…….”

“Aren’t you going to wear it quickly? I’m not eating with you?”

“Ah, what’s wrong, we’re friends. Just eat.”

“Even friends have to keep what they have to keep! Or go back to being a man.”

“Hmph! Who would like that?”

While the two were bickering like that, someone suddenly knocked on the door.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Kang Chan was startled for a moment.

“Wh, who is it?”

“Kang Chan-nim, this is Ellika. May I come in?”

“No! Just a moment!”

Kang Chan, who was in a hurry, sent a desperate signal to Zekyon to put on his clothes quickly, and Zekyon, who was about to eat bread, began to put on the clothes he had taken off with an annoyed face.

Kang Chan was relieved only after confirming that Zekyon had put on all his clothes and was eating food again, and then called Ellika.

“You can come in now.”

The door opened and Ellika carefully entered.

“Oh my, haven’t you eaten yet?”

“I just woke up.”

“Oh? Who is this person?”

Ellika looked at the surprisingly beautiful human woman who was quietly eating next to Kang Chan and asked with a tone mixed with some worry and *gyeonggye* [Korean for 경계, meaning ‘vigilance’ or ‘caution’].

She was so beautiful that even she, an elf, thought so.

“This is my friend, Zekyon. Say hello.”

Ellika tilted her head at Kang Chan’s introduction of Zekyon.

‘Zekyon? Where have I heard that name before?’

“Hello, my name is Ellika. Nice to meet you.”

Zekyon just nodded slightly with a cold face at Ellika’s greeting.

Kang Chan quickly *kkieodeureotda* [Korean for 끼어들었다, meaning ‘intervened’ or ‘cut in’] between the two as Ellika was slightly embarrassed by Zekyon’s cold behavior.

“What brings you here?”

“Th, that’s because Elradion-nim told me to wake up Kang Chan-nim and bring him if he hasn’t woken up yet.”

“Master?”

“Yes.”

Since Elradion had officially declared Kang Chan as his disciple, Kang Chan could now proudly call Elradion master.