Yong Jegyeon is a dragon from the Yu Hui world with extraordinary observational skills.

Even though he had just woken up after a long sleep, there was no way he wouldn’t understand how Kim Shinrok felt, looking at him with such an expression.

Yet, he still went on talking about a dream.

For a moment, I did wonder if Yong Jegyeon had some mental issues after such a strange dream, but his next words reassured me that he was perfectly fine.

"Are you not curious about what kind of dream I had?"

Yong Jegyeon said this as he stared at Kim Shinrok, who had lost his words and was scanning him.

Kim Shinrok was obviously worried about whether he was okay, wondering if it was fine to talk to him, whether he might fall asleep again.

Hwang Ryong, knowing Yong Jegyeon, wasn’t stirred by his reaction. Hwang Ji-ho seemed to have guessed it, so he just shook his head in disbelief.

However, Kim Shinrok didn’t show any signs of displeasure.

He had been waiting for Yong Jegyeon to wake up, so he was genuinely happy that he had.

‘It's a good thing Jeokho and Ungnyeo aren’t here.’

If the couple, who loved their son, had seen this, no matter how close they were, they wouldn't have looked favorably upon it.

Kim Shinrok continued observing Yong Jegyeon’s expression before asking.

“What kind of dream did you have to sleep for so long?”

“I had several dreams, but one of them was about an island burning.”

At Yong Jegyeon’s words, the Woonryong who had been moving busily froze in surprise.

His answer reminded me of the dream Chokrin had seen of the Zhuque.

“When I got badly injured that day, there was something I wanted to test. When I reached my limit, I consciously closed my eyes and fell asleep.”

It didn’t seem like it was just a coincidence.

But to experiment like that... wasn’t that a bit crazy?

I also experimented with this incident, but unlike Yong Jegyeon, I never did anything that would cause me to sleep for such a long time.

Hwang Ryong asked.

“Could it be like Chokrin where the dream continued?”

“No, I don’t think so. The dream kept breaking off, so I had to force myself to sleep. I actually wanted to see more, but I was afraid I’d miss the school event if I kept sleeping. I did well, didn’t I?”

Yong Jegyeon had purposely stayed asleep!

Even though he had purposely slept, he still wanted to join the General Election or the Exchange Tournament, which was so typical of Yong Jegyeon.

No matter how intentionally he had slept, it would have been hard for him to perceive the external situation or time passing, but he had managed to time it perfectly, which was typical of him.

Did Yong Wangshin notice this and reassure everyone not to worry, as he expected Yong Jegyeon would sleep for a bit longer?

As a higher being who is revered by dragons, it seemed Hwang Ryong was quite familiar with Yu Hui world dragons as well.

Kim Shinrok, who had been joyfully relieved by Yong Jegyeon’s wakefulness, expressed his anger.

“How much....”

“Did you worry? I was worried a lot when Jeho got hurt before, but now Jeho would understand how I feel.”

Yong Jegyeon spoke like that, and Kim Shinrok could no longer voice any resentment.

Hwang Ji-ho, representing Kim Shinrok’s feelings, sighed, calling out Yong Jegyeon’s name, but Yong Jegyeon was too busy watching his friend’s face.

It seemed Yong Jegyeon was happy that Kim Shinrok would finally understand how he felt.

Also, it looked like he was just happy to see the dream he had wanted and to see things as he intended.

“I’ve learned a few things.”

“You’ve learned them by making our descendants suffer, so you better speak quickly.”

“Does Hwang Ho think the same? Jeho must have thought a lot about me just by me falling asleep.”

Hwang Ji-ho’s teasing made Yong Jegyeon even happier.

He was so full of energy that, after waking up, he immediately irritated Hwang Ji-ho, and I wasn’t sure whether I should be happy for that or not.

At least Yong Jegyeon got some information, so I decided to think about it too.

‘Yong Jegyeon succeeded in having a connected dream with Zhuque, but it doesn’t seem to be as effective as Chokrin. Is there anything that can be learned from this?’

Even if he didn’t have any concrete information, deceiving the opponent with plausible words and taking away their wits was Yong Jegyeon’s specialty.

It wouldn’t be strange for Yong Jegyeon to do something like that immediately after waking up.

With a skeptical mind, I waited for Yong Jegyeon’s words, and right from the first line, he surprised me.

“From now on, Rin shouldn’t have that dream.”

Yong Jegyeon said it strongly.

Until then, he hadn’t shown any signs of disapproval about Chokrin having ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) connected dreams with Zhuque, but it seemed like his opinion changed after experiencing the dream.

“You seem to enjoy it when a descendant of the dragon tribe has that kind of dream. That’s why you were so excited to go and have that dream, weren’t you?”

“Yes, you’re right. But do you know how sensitive I am to gazes?”

“Of course. Since long ago, you’ve been good at sensing those with similar tendencies and have never liked them.”

Hwang Ryong spoke kindly, but there was no hesitation in his words.

Even though Hwang Ryong cherished Yong Jegyeon, it seemed he didn’t have a favorable view of Yu Hui world dragons, who spoke so freely to Kim Shinrok in front of them.

Perhaps reflecting this sentiment, several Woonryong surrounded Kim Shinrok and gently patted him with their small hands.

Still, they didn’t throw cloud fragments at Yong Jegyeon as usual, which seemed like a sign of restraint, considering he had just woken up.

Yong Jegyeon enjoyed this reaction thoroughly before speaking.

“I felt a gaze in the dream. There was someone else besides Zhuque.”

“A gaze? Did someone notice that you were peeping into the dream?”

“That’s not it. Anyway, I wasn’t caught, but Rin isn’t as sensitive to gazes as I am, so it’s better if she doesn’t see that dream.”

There was someone watching Zhuque’s dream.

And Yong Jegyeon judged that this person, who was connected to the descendants, was a harmful presence.

“There was an overlap of special conditions between me and Rin, but the owner of that gaze is different. Someone intervened using Ineungpa.”

To be able to intervene in a dream using Ineungpa is rare.

Moreover, it would be even rarer for someone to have the power to influence a strong, true-blooded Zhuque’s dream.

The first thing that comes to mind is Nightmare Insomnium, but I’ve captured the nightmare, and the white tiger is watching over it as well.

Hwang Ryong asked.

“Even without the power of a nightmare, if you spend time breaking down the wall of the mind, you should be able to intervene in Zhuque’s dream. So, what was the gaze owner doing in Zhuque’s dream?”

“I wasn’t able to see much because I was avoiding the gaze.”

“Even though you didn’t see much, you must have seen something.”

Having caused so much worry with his dream, there was no way he came back without seeing anything.

Yong Jegyeon turned to look at me and said.

“Zhuque has changed, didn’t he?”

He was looking this way to see my reaction, but now Yong Jegyeon was speaking to the white tiger, who would be watching through my eyes.

It seemed he wanted Zhuque’s companion to hear this.

“Every time I felt the Ineungpa, the color of the dream changed. I’m not sure whether it was because I intervened in the dream and disturbed his mind or if it was because I touched his mind, but either way, it’s related to Zhuque’s condition.”

A powerful true-blooded being who loves his friends and companions.

A being that has merged into the human world and stands at the center of a massive corporation.

And an inexplicable course of action.

Zhuque and Hwang Ji-ho are alike.

‘If they plan to handle Zhuque and Hwang Ji-ho the same way...’

If the same method is used, the hidden hand will target Hwang Ji-ho’s mind and dream.

The next day after visiting the Dragon Palace, I headed to school with Yong Jegyeon.

It was like accompanying him on his long-awaited return to school.

Despite having gotten injured and slept for so long, Yong Jegyeon was still the same Yu Hui world dragon that everyone remembered.

Hwang Ji-ho said this about the situation.

“I went to visit for no reason. Was it necessary to make the effort to check on someone so perfectly fine?”

Then Yong Jegyeon, instead of responding to Hwang Ji-ho, spoke to me.

“Euisin, I’m glad you came to visit me, even if it was late. You were worried when I fell asleep after moving around so much, right? If I had woken up and you hadn’t visited, I would’ve felt guilty.”

...Actually, I agreed with that.

If I hadn’t visited Yong Jegyeon while he was asleep, I would have felt guilty.

Seeing Yong Jegyeon speaking and acting so typically like himself after waking up was a bit dizzying, but it was reassuring.

I think Kim Shinrok would feel the same way, and perhaps even Hwang Ryong might think similarly.

“Jo Yi-shin, by showing that much, aren’t you encouraging Yong Jegyeon to act like this? Jeho, you’re the same.”

I hadn’t said anything and was just thinking, but Hwang Ji-ho said something.

When I looked at Kim Shinrok’s face next to him, I understood.

If I was wearing a similar expression as Kim Shinrok, it would have been obvious how much I was worried.

In fact, I was genuinely concerned.

Just hearing Yong Jegyeon say he was getting sleepy made me worried enough to stay overnight at the Dragon Palace and go to school with him.