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Soma was happy but sad at the same time that Iris risked his life for him. 'You might die...' Soma goes so far as to think about it that she wants to protect it for the rest of her life. Maybe it's a funny idea. Humans protect dragons? That's nonsense. However, then, to Soma, Iris seemed only to like her.

Soma said in a voice as if an ant were crawling in. Soma's face was so red that it was almost bursting. And his hands were tightly clenched. And more and more power went into both fists.

"Gi, wait... jul... le?"

"..."

Iris smiled bitterly at the remark. And soon there was a quiet silence between the two. The word was just to wait, but what it meant was quite different. And it was Iris who couldn't have known it. The sight made Soma feel like her heart was pounding. However, it soon turned into joy. It was because Iris said a word.

Iris said with a bright smile.

"I'll be waiting."

Soma left Yongryusa for a month. In the meantime, no one could find them and even hear from them. Jihyo told the school so well that nothing worried happened. And soon the vacation started.

Sweep. Sweep.

Jihyo got up early in the morning and was sweeping the yard. Originally it would have been Soma's job, but now Soma has disappeared somewhere with a man named Sujin. He said he would be back in a month, so there are about three days left.

Jihyo diligently moved her hand holding the broom. Some time later she put a broom and wiped the sweat on her forehead with the back of her hand.

Then, Jihyo could see. Iris crouched in the corner of the yard, smiling at the flowers.

Jihyo carefully laid the broom on the floor and approached her.

"Did something good happen? Sister?"

Jihyo called Iris older sister. While Soma disappeared and waited for him, they lived in the same house and became sisters.

Iris answered with a bright smile at the sound from behind his back.

"I was looking at the flowers."

"Flower?"

"Yes. I mean this."

That's how she pointed to a beautiful blooming of brushstrokes in the weeds. It was the most common blue purple color.

"This is a brush flower. Wow, that's amazing. It's not the season to bloom now."

The brush flower was a flower that bloomed in May and June. The two looked at the flowers like that. The flowers were only one blooming in the weeds. However, it might be more valuable because of that.

Then Jihyo clapped her hands and shouted as if something had risen.

"Ah! Come to think of it, the name of the brush flower was Iris, right?"

"Iris was named by Soma."

Iris stroked her earlobe and nodded. It was a habit Iris had only when he was embarrassed. Jihyo has often seen Iris do that whenever she hears about Soma's story for the past few days. Iris, who always seemed to be cold ice, had a cute look.

Jihyo smiled at the sight. At times like this, I felt like I was an older sister.

"Where and what's that Soma guy doing? I don't even know that a woman's heart is burning."

Jihyo asked hatefully with a sordid smile. Looking at this, Jihyo's personality didn't seem to be that good either.

"I'll be back in time."

Iris said with a flush on the ball.

Haha, you're very shy at times like this.'

Jihyo replied to Iris, thinking so inwardly.

"Isn't that right?"

"Yes..."

said Iris, smiling brightly. So the two talked all day, with a bunch of irises in front of them.

It happened on the night of the 28th day of the disappearance of the cow. There are still about two days left for Soma to return.

Jihyo was on her way home with a night prayer, just like any other day. There was someone walking in the distance.

From the sound of footsteps, it was a woman. Jihyo found out who she was and spoke in a welcoming tone.

"Sister!"

The woman who came through the darkness was Iris.

"Why did you come out?"

"Just 'cause I'm bored to be alone..."

"Haha, that's great. I was bored, too. Well, first of all, shall we start with a late-night snack?"

Ji-hyo pointed her chin with her fingers and seemed to think for a moment, then said, bouncing her fingers.

Then Iris smiled and said,

"That's a good idea."

"Hoot, isn't it?"

These days, the two were busy eating night snacks at dawn and blooming stories. Thanks to him, Jihyo used to complain about her dry skin. The two headed home in good company. At that time, Jihyo's sense of humor was stricken with something foreign.

Jihyo said, blocking the iris with her hand.

"Stop. There's a... There's something."

At Jihyo's words, Iris stared through the darkness. I looked at him for a long time, but there was nothing there. After some time, Iris looked at Jihyo with a look of 'nothing'.

"Jihyo, what the hell is going on?"

Thubbuck

What a shame!

Iris stopped talking and trembled at the sudden sound of footsteps. That footsteps sound familiar to her, no matter where she comes in.

Because it was a sound. Iris looked at the place where she could hear footsteps.

gulp

I heard Jihyo swallowing her saliva next to me. But Iris turned away and didn't look at her.

Bug!

The footsteps grew closer and closer. The louder the footsteps grew, the more scared they were and slowly backed away.

Iris, who had lost his strength, became more and more timid. No, I've become feminine. Would you say that? In fact, it was due to her strength that Iris was able to be so proud. But now that she's lost her strength, she's nothing but a simple "woman" with no power. Of course, she had the nerve to remain in every corner of her body, but if she used it, she would never see the sun again. It was ridiculous to use natural forces that gained strength from nature because the cintamani had lost its light.

Thubbuck

The sound of footsteps stopped. The distance is about three chapters (9 meters). They could see two lights shining red in the dark.

Iris bit her lips. The two lights were the eyes of someone he knew. He was a man who didn't want to see much.

"Nachon..."

"Are you ready to die?! Liae!"

"Damn it."

cried Lee Na-chun, who came through the darkness. Iris held Jihyo's hand and ran.

"Sister!"

Jihyo shouted, but Iris kept running without listening. Lee Na-chun looked dazed at the sight.

"What, what is it? Stop, you're not running!"

Lee Na-chun could not hide his surprise. When Su-ryong, the best of the four natural dragons in the world of Sangcheon, appears, he runs away. I tried not to be surprised, but I couldn't help being surprised.

While Lee Na-chun was embarrassed, they were about ten pages away. Yi Na-chun forced his absurd mind to calm it down, and ran quickly to block them from the front.

By the sudden burst of Lee Na-chun, the women stopped their feet. And with Iris's temples, cold sweat flowed.

'Dangerous! What do we do?! Soma..."