The Male Lead Is Obsessed With My Health Chapter 377

No matter how much I’d been trying to get to the Northern Castle, the scenery around me now was on a completely different level from just “Northern Castle with a dragon.”

‘I came to raid, but before even forming a party, I got dropped straight into the boss room.’

Isn’t this a bug?

“There is no answer.”

“…….”

The temperature dropped sharply.

It wasn’t just my imagination—it actually got cold. Shivering, I worked my brain as fast as I could.

‘What did the dragon ask again…? Was it asking if I’m a disciple of the Star of Longing? Technically, that is my master, so that part’s true.’

The problem was that in all the world lines I’d peeked at in the Gairen ruins, my master and dragons were always on terrible terms.

Not just bad—this guy killed my master every single time.

There were two choices in front of me.

Say yes.

Say no.

The problem was that neither option guaranteed a hopeful future.

This isn’t some old fairy tale about good being rewarded for honesty. Saying “yes” doesn’t mean he’ll go, “Haha, you’re a good kid,” and give me a prize!

‘But if I lie and say no, and it gets found out later, I’m completely done.’

And the worst part…

‘There’s no option to not choose!’

A crisis of absolute doom!

Am I about to enter a 1v1 boss fight like this?!

‘…There’s no helping it.’

I swore I’d never use this move, but—

I pulled out the secret weapon I’d trained just in case.

“Ah… I feel dizzy……”

Arellin fainted!

 

 

 

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“……?”

Arellin’s acting, drawn from her childhood experiences, was flawless. So flawless that even Karjien, the Dragon Lord, was completely fooled.

Of course, the fact that Karjien hadn’t seen a human in a long time—by dragon standards—also played a small role.

‘Well, I did see one a few days ago, so maybe not that long.’

As Karjien recalled the strange human woman who had been crushed by his presence, unable to speak, yet kept sneaking glances at him with an oddly excited look, he frowned slightly.

Compared to that strange woman who seemed half outside the rules, the thing she had brought along made a single proposal.

—I know what you want.
—I’ll pull “that” out for you.

The offer made by the Nightmare of the Stars was enough to stir the impulses of Karjien, who had long been curled up in the abyss.

But an impulse was still just an impulse.

The sorrow that had soaked into him was deep and dark like the abyss itself, and before he could spread the wings he’d folded for so long, another thought surfaced.

A whim—to see Arellin in person, at least once.

Poking the cheek of the unconscious Arellin with a finger, Karjien let out a deep sigh.

“Maybe she wasn’t worth summoning just to see.”

The girl before him was ordinary.

‘Still insignificant and unimpressive…….’

Fragile. Useless. Like she’d die at the slightest touch.

Then again, thinking back, mortals had always been like that.

They died from cold, died from heat, trembled and died just by entering the wrong territory—creatures it was amazing had managed to stay alive at all.

“But were humans always this small?”

The human from a few days ago hadn’t been like this.

‘At least I don’t have to look down. That’s convenient.’

The comfort of being at eye level.

Karjien raised his evaluation of Arellin by just a tiny bit.

“What should I do with this?”

The Nightmare of the Stars had called “this” a massive obstacle standing in their way—a final, pitiful hope for weak beings trying to cling to life in a dying dimension.

But after seeing her in person, Karjien’s honest impression was—

‘Is it really that much?’

Her actions were cute and amusing, sure, but destruction wasn’t a disaster with feelings. It wouldn’t back down just because the one opposing it was cute.

“Hm.”

Even so, rumors about Arellin were everywhere.

That a spell-obsessed caster, drowning in self-pity, had broken his own oath to take in a disciple.

That the disciple happened to be a “singularity.”

All kinds of stories like that.

But after meeting her in person, there was more left behind than just rumors.

“…….”

Like the massive footprints left behind by a giant, the traces of immortals were too large and clear to miss.

“Well, well.”

Wasn’t there the blessing of “Praying Wish,” which he thought had been eliminated long ago? The faint scent of protection left by the World Tree? Even traces of the blessing of “Sloth.”

Considering the tiny chance of a mortal ever meeting an immortal, it was a situation that felt like miracles stacked on top of miracles—something that shouldn’t even be possible.

“This body shouldn’t be able to endure this.”

These were blessings far too heavy for a mere mortal body, which made it hard for Karjien to understand.

But what surprised him even more were the unknown energies he felt while examining Arellin’s body.

“……!”

One energy of completely unknown origin, utterly different in nature.

And one energy Karjien knew all too well.

For a moment, realization flashed through Karjien’s eyes as he considered a certain possibility.

‘No way.’

It was impossible.

‘That’ should have been erased from human memory.

And no matter how mixed together everything was, the essence was still human.

The Dragon Lord, ruler of all, fell into deep silence.

That was when—

“…….”

“…….”

Arellin, who had quietly opened her eyes, met Karjien’s gaze.

Karjien had been so silent that Arellin had decided to check the situation by sneaking a look—

And when Karjien saw her close her eyes again like nothing happened, he let out a hollow laugh.

“Get up.”

At those words, Arellin shamelessly stood up and greeted him.

“Gooood hello. Gooood morning.”

For reference, it was currently evening.

 

 

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A big lump formed on my forehead.

That was the price for daring to try and fool a dragon. I knew it was actually pretty merciful, considering what I’d done—but my eyes still watered.

“Thaaat huuurts……”

It was already sad enough that my speech kept coming out babyish, but getting hit by a dragon I’d never even met before? I’d never even been hit by my dad!

Still, for some reason, Karjien was treating me fairly gently.

‘Dragons are selfish and prideful by nature, and they never tolerate tricks or deception… but he’s letting this slide.’

I knew more about dragons than most people.

When I was young, there had been a man nearby who was completely obsessed with dragons.

A man who ruined his life by swearing loyalty to my dad just so he could see a dragon!

‘Sir Jaren, can you see this? I’m carrying on your will.’

You’re happy wherever you are, right?

I gazed up at the sky wistfully—though it wasn’t really the same sky, since this was Karjien’s domain—then snapped back to reality.

“This isn’t the time for this.”

I had no idea what was happening at the Northern Castle right now!

Honestly, before meeting Karjien, I’d been full of baseless confidence that I could beat a dragon.

Who am I? A woman with divine power.

But after facing him directly, I understood.

Even if I fought with everything I had, at best I’d barely manage a mutual kill—and only if I was insanely lucky.

‘So this is why dragons are a cheat race.’

Being weakened because I’d reverted to a child due to penalties didn’t help either.

But we’ll find a way. We always do.

I gathered every bit of useless dragon trivia Jaren had taught me, plus all the knowledge I’d dug up from the Mage Tower’s infinite archive while thinking, “Fantasy means dragons!”

Most importantly, I carefully asked Karjien questions while reading the room—and surprisingly, he answered everything in detail.

“This is my domain. More specifically, my lair.”

“The size? About as big as the continent.”

“There is no land in the current world that can support my true body, so I reside in my domain.”

“You want to see the outside? Do you think this is a sightseeing trip?”

Sometimes he got prickly, but that was when I used this.

“B-but how could a loooowly huuuman like meee ever get to see the greeeat dragon’s dooomain……!”

“That is true.”

My terrible pronunciation was definitely boosting my lackey stats, but the effect was amazing!

Handling a dragon was easier than I thought.

‘Maybe the way to end this war is closer than I expected……?’

“You know far more about dragons than I expected. It’s been a long time since dragons cut off contact with humans. From a human perspective, it must be an eternity. Dragons should be forgotten by now. Did your master teach you?”

What was he talking about?

“Nope?”

“?”

“Huumans still loooove dragons though?”

“……!”

Karjien looked as shocked as a man who just found out that the best friend he’d fallen out with years ago had actually kept all his letters safe.

I didn’t even need Idikels’s power to know.

Karjien’s favorability has increased greatly!

‘Mr. Jaren… you just saved humanity once again.’