Chapter 292
He seemed to have decided to ignore Jason’s words, as he bit his lip tightly and scooted a little further away on his bottom. Of course, it was only about the distance of a pebble. Jason snorted. Heh.
A short time passed. Jason stared at the sky without saying anything, and the boy, a hybrid of cat and sheep, kept his mouth shut for a while, but hesitated for a long time before finally opening his mouth.
“There was a place where I lived with my siblings, but it wasn’t a home.”
“Were you close to your siblings?”
“Sometimes we were good, sometimes we weren’t.”
“Then if you call them siblings, aren’t they family?”
“Uung… They are family.”
“If there’s family, that’s home, you idiot.”
“Ussi, no!”
The boy pouted. He seemed to really dislike being teased by the man. Jason, oblivious to Nova’s feelings, chuckled again.
“What do you mean, no?”
“No! There was someone who wasn’t family living there too.”
“What, who is it?”
“Father.”
“Father? You have a dad too?”
Nova glared at Jason, his eyes sharply raised. Jason raised both hands and said, ‘Okay, I won’t interfere anymore, tell me quickly.’
“Father sent me here. So he’s not family anymore.”
“Are you finally admitting that being a sacrifice isn’t an honor?”
“……Yes.”
It’s not an honor. He mumbled quietly. He thought seeing the Golden Dragon in person was cool, but no matter how he thought about it, he didn’t think dying like that could be called an honor. And in fact, he didn’t want to die here now. Because he was the oldest brother who had to take good care of his siblings.
“That person called Father, isn’t he like the leader of the orphans or something? The siblings or father you mentioned, they’re not blood-related, right?”
“……Yes.”
“Tch, how is life the same now as it was a thousand years ago? This is a real mystery to me.”
Jason said that and ruffled Nova’s hair once. Nova made an aak- sound and strongly showed his dislike, but after that touch left, he touched his hair himself and blushed slightly, seemingly not disliking the warmth.
“It’s good that you say the person who abandoned you isn’t family.”
“……Yes.”
“And you endured well. You’ve been through a lot.”
At those words, Nova felt tears welling up in his eyes and lowered his head. He didn’t want to show his tears.
“Did that noona become a sacrifice instead of me…?”
“Hey, don’t say such ominous things!”
“But… Huh?”
Nova perked up his ears and stood close to the edge of the rocky island. Jason, who also sensed something strange, approached and stood next to him.
“Wh, what’s going on?”
“The sky is getting dark…”
Centered around the Golden Dragon’s island, the surroundings were rapidly darkening. Jason and Nova, flustered by the sight, stamped their feet, and as if in response, the entire area shook with a kung- sound.
“Is it a divine punishment because I didn’t become a sacrifice-!”
“There’s no way that’s the reason! That person didn’t even care about you earlier!!”
The two terrified beast people stuck close together and lay face down on the rock with their heads pressed against it. The surroundings darkened in an instant, almost like the night sky. Perhaps in response to that, the sea turned a bright red color. It was as if the entire world was preparing for the end of the world.
With another loud earthquake, Jason made a worried expression.
“Roina…! Damn it…!”
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