Siod, who came out to the human world, was lingering around the Rodante mansion. Since he had sealed his own magic power for fear of being discovered by Guinevere, he had no way to cross the barrier laid around the mansion.

With no other choice, he had to wait endlessly for his target to come out of the mansion. In the meantime, Siod learned that Guinevere had given birth to a son and that the son’s name was William.

Another peculiar point was that Guinevere had recently taken in a young girl, but had only registered as her guardian without officially adopting her.

Taking in a young child wasn’t particularly special, but the timing of this event, right after the time regression, was peculiar.

‘Who is that child?’

It didn’t seem like she had taken her in as a disciple, nor did it seem like an illegitimate child born in the meantime. While waiting with these questions, Guinevere went out with her son. Siod quietly followed them.

The carriage they were riding in crossed the city and entered the Academy building. Since all eyes were on the carriage bearing the Rodante family crest, Siod hid himself in the crowd.

Worried about being discovered by Guinevere if he approached too closely, he deliberately kept his distance. Today’s goal was not Guinevere, but to confirm the existence of her son, so he planned to leisurely observe his face.

Listening to the murmurs around him, it seemed William Rodante had come to take the knight faculty exam, not the magic faculty. Though unexpected, Siod thought it was just as well.

If William Rodante entered the Academy, he could approach him secretly without Guinevere knowing and extract an oath from him.

Thinking things were going smoothly was a mistake.

“Next!”

William Rodante slowly walked towards the training ground. And the moment Siod first saw him, he felt his heart sink.

Dragon’s magic power.

He thought it resembled Guinevere’s magic, but it was even more akin to nature itself. As he approached, it was evident at a glance. Only a dragon could possess magic so close to nature. Siod stared at William as if bewitched.

His face was the spitting image of Guinevere, and his hair was black like hers. And his eyes… were silver-gray. Like his. Though it was just that, it gave him a strange feeling.

“William Rodante, why did you choose the knight faculty instead of the magic faculty?”

When his sparring partner asked that, William’s eyes darkened. Siod unconsciously took a step closer, but was stopped by the students assisting with the entrance exam and retreated.

Then William said,

“I can’t do magic.”

‘He can’t do magic?’

Despite feeling such powerful magic, William said with a resigned face,

“I said I can’t do magic. I don’t have a shred of talent for it.”

Siod thought he understood the reason.

Escaping from that place, Siod began to walk aimlessly.

‘Is this possible?’

Siod was a young dragon. He was born after the Dragon-Human War, so he had only lived in an era where interaction between humans and dragons had been cut off. Therefore, he had never heard of a child being born between a human and a dragon.

The Dragon-Human War refers to the war between dragons and humans that took place ten thousand years ago. The war ended in victory for the dragon race, but Lord erased all records of the Dragon-Human War remaining in the human world and made it as if it never happened.

And he put up a barrier in the Valley of Dragons, prohibiting the entry and exit of humans and dragons. All dragons agreed to this decision.

Humans multiplied too quickly, and occasionally transcendents like Guinevere appeared who could stand against the dragon race. While powerless dragons failed to reproduce and became extinct, humans continued to increase in number.

If humans were to start coveting dragon scales, bones, and hearts again, dragons would become extinct. Dragons occasionally infiltrated human societies to hinder their development and cause wars or disasters to control their numbers.

The reason Siod met Guinevere was also due to Lord’s order.

‘It seems another transcendent has appeared in the human world. Go and investigate.’

‘Should I eliminate them?’

‘Well. It’s not an easy opponent. It would be troublesome if a noticeable fight breaks out, so just go and spy. I hope they have no interest in the Valley of Dragons.’

Since none of the old dragons would listen to Lord’s words, Siod was chosen. Siod came to the human world with a light heart. And he met Guinevere and…

“Is this even possible?”

Is it possible for a child to be born between a dragon and a human?

Many dragons infiltrated human society on Lord’s orders to extract information, but none of them had ever heard of having a child with a human.

However, Siod remembered William’s silver-gray eyes and magic power. And his words about not being able to do magic.

“There’s no way he could handle dragon magic with human language.”

A bitter laugh escaped him. It was unbelievable. It was just one night. It was amazing enough that a child was conceived in that one night, but that child was a miracle born between a dragon and a human.

Siod immediately headed to Lord’s dwelling. And he woke up the sleeping Lord and began to press him.

“Is this possible?”

Lord, after hearing the explanation, pondered.

“It is possible.”

Lord’s face was completely hardened. What could be a more certain answer than this? Siod was convinced.

After a moment of silence, Lord quietly opened his mouth.

“That child is human.”

“But the magic power…”

“Even so, he’s human.”

Siod couldn’t accept it. That child was clearly born inheriting his magic power. It wasn’t that he suddenly felt paternal love, but it was an undeniable fact.

“He will live as a human and die as a human. He will live a short life without ever spreading his wings even once. So don’t even think about getting attached.”

Siod felt a surge of emotion.

“When you were pressing me to have children, where was this attitude…”

“I told you to have dragons, when did I ever tell you to have human children?”

Siod bit his lip.

“Only eggs laid in dragon form, and the hatchlings that emerge from those eggs, live as normal dragons. Children born in human form never awaken. Knowing how difficult it is to have eggs, why do you think I would insist so much?”

“…”

“The dragon race is going extinct. If the younger generation doesn’t have eggs in dragon form, we will disappear like this. Continuing the generation is a natural duty as a dying race.”

Lord, after repeating his usual nagging, rubbed his temples as if he had a headache.

“Don’t you get unnecessarily attached to that child either, and just properly handle the task you’ve been given. You’re not going to say you can’t do it now, are you?”

“I can’t do it.”

“Then do you want me to step in personally?”

Siod glared at Lord. Dragons are creatures that grow stronger the longer they live. There was no way, even if he died and came back to life, for the young Siod to defeat the old Lord. Gritting his teeth, Siod answered.

“Isn’t it enough to just prevent the time regression?”

Lord sank deep into his chair and sighed. Compared to the young and passionate Siod, he was old and tired. He stepped back out of annoyance.

“That’s right.”

Hearing the answer, Siod left Lord’s lair without another word. He had to meet Guinevere right away.

‘Meet her and…’

He had left without even knowing he had fathered a child. He had no words to say even if he faced any resentment. But now, showing up and all he could say was…

Siod buried his face in his hands.

*

Guinevere was researching time regression magic as usual. But suddenly, she felt a wave of enormous magical power. An alien energy, not permitted by the barrier, was felt in close proximity.

Guinevere immediately wrapped magic around both hands. The magic, haphazardly gathered without proper incantation, was crude but powerful. She swung her fist just like that.

Thud.

An ordinary person would have been annihilated without a trace. However, the opponent was unscathed.

“It’s been a while.”

Guinevere hesitated.

“Siod.”

Silver hair sparkling like the northern snow scenery and silver-gray eyes, a man so handsome he could be called the incarnation of a male god, not looking human at all, was standing there.

Guinevere swung her fist again without hesitation. But the man easily dodged it and waved his hand to disperse Guinevere’s magic.

“I let you hit me once, but twice is a bit much. It hurts, you know.”

Siod smiled awkwardly due to his guilt. But Guinevere didn’t smile. She asked coldly.

“Why did you suddenly appear?”

The emergency alarm started ringing incessantly. The call tone also rang from Guinevere’s wristwatch. Guinevere ignored all of that and glared at Siod.

“I have something to say.”

“What…”

“Shall we go somewhere quiet first?”

Guinevere nodded. She stood with her back to the time regression magic sphere and pressed the chrono button on her wristwatch. Then Hedel’s voice was heard.

“It’s nothing. I just… blew something up.”

“No. I’ll tell you later.”

Guinevere quickly ended the call and grabbed Siod in front of her. Arriving in a deserted forest through teleportation, Guinevere immediately kicked Siod.

“Ugh.”

Since there was no magic imbued, Siod just took the hit. Even for him, if Guinevere had attacked seriously, he would have had to dodge.

Guinevere coldly said to Siod, who was pretending to be hurt.

“Speak. What did you want to say?”

Siod sighed.

“Before that, there’s something I want to ask…”

Guinevere waited calmly.

‘Did he see it?’

She hadn’t been able to hide the time regression magic sphere in time. She had hurriedly teleported with this man to hide the sphere. But if it was this man, he might have recognized what it was in that fleeting moment.

‘If he did recognize it, what should I do? Should I kill him?’

While Guinevere was coldly considering, Siod asked, catching her off guard.

“Is he my child?”

It was a question Guinevere had not expected at all.