I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit – Chapter 164

Chapter 164

Originally, dragons tend to have distinct egos in their transformed forms.

However, Kadelina’s ego as Kadelina was much stronger than her ego as Kadelinon.

Although she currently had a human body, she didn’t hesitate to use the power of a dragon.

‘This is troublesome.’

The Mark of Narvidal limits a person’s life.

Now, this child has less than 10 years left to live.

‘It won’t even be 10 years, will it?’

Great miracles come with great sacrifices.

It seems that restoring Maria was judged by God as an ‘excessively large miracle.’

‘Usually, I can do it all within 3 years?’

She peeked into the near future with Dragon Eye.

If things continue like this, this child’s life will end here.

She will end up sacrificing the rest of her life for a single miracle.

‘Oh, that’s really troublesome.’

She glanced once at Isabel, who was sleeping soundly on the altar.

‘We were a bit harsh back then.’

Saying things like taking away 5 years from a child who values life so much.

Honestly, it was a bit cruel.

‘But still, she offered her life for Arun without any hesitation, didn’t she?’

Even though Rovena was being so unreasonable.

It must have been a very precious and rare experience for Arun.

Meeting someone who would give up their life for him is truly a difficult thing.

It must have had a significant impact on the baby dragon Arun’s mind as well.

‘Sigh.’

It couldn’t be helped.

‘I have no choice but to show it too.’

The Mark of Narvidal is a curse from God.

No matter how much of a dragon she was, she couldn’t defy it.

‘But I should be able to twist it a little, right?’

However, it still required a tremendous price.

For example, something like a dragon’s heart.

A dragon’s heart is a massive lump of magical power.

‘Wouldn’t it be enough to tear off about half? I’m the strongest among dragons, so I won’t die, right?’

Dragons are usually indifferent to life and death, but Kadelina wasn’t a typical dragon.

She wanted to live as long as possible.

Unlike other dragons, she had a deep affection for her child and a strong desire to watch Arun grow up.

Just like humans.

‘Alright. If the kid could do it, why can’t the adult?’

Kadelina, in the form of Kadelinon, placed her hand on Isabel’s chest.

She formed an image in her mind.

‘How would I express it in Dragon Language?’

The power granted to dragons.

She had to use ‘Dragon Language,’ the means of enacting miracles.

‘Transplant? Transfer?’

Kadelina decided not to overthink it.

Constructing complex and delicate Dragon Language is something her younger sister Ravina would do.

Dragon Language flowed from her mouth.

“The Super Cool Transplant Gift of the Strongest Black Flame Dragon on Earth.”

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This place, while appearing as a temple from the inside, was actually Ravina’s lair.

And at the entrance of the lair, a giant dragon was positioned.

The dragon spoke.

“I didn’t expect you to find this place so easily.”

Ron glanced at Tidal Wave and said,

“You are Rovena’s true form.”

“As expected, you knew.”

“I know that my daughter is here.”

“That’s right.”

Ron was in a hurry.

“If you don’t move, I will cut you down.”

“A human? Cutting down a dragon?”

Ravina spoke as if mocking, but in truth, she was nervous inwardly.

‘A monstrous bastard.’

He was probably the swordsman with the strongest force in human history.

He wasn’t this strong just 10 years ago, but Ron had become excessively powerful.

Even as a dragon, it seemed unlikely that she would be unscathed if she clashed with him head-on.

This was absurd.

After the birth of the Princess, Ron had transcended the limits of humanity.

Ravina asked again.

“Do you have no intention of respecting your daughter’s will?”

“No.”

“Why?”

“Because I’m a selfish father.”

Ron understood Isabel’s heart.

But he had no intention of protecting that heart.

To give up her life for Maria, a complete stranger whose face he didn’t even know.

As a father, it was something he could never accept.

Even if he could do everything for Isabel, this was the one thing he couldn’t allow.

“That child might resent you for the rest of her life.”

“I don’t care.”

Bringing Isabel back right now.

That was the most urgent thing.

Ron couldn’t see anything else.

“I’ll count to 3. If you don’t move after 3 seconds, I will cut you down and pass through, Rovena.”

Ravina realized that Ron was serious.

‘Well, I’ve done what I could.’

Light emanated from Ravina’s body, and she transformed into the form of Duke Rovena.

She wasn’t holding a sword.

She stepped aside slightly.

“Do as you please, Your Majesty.”

Ron passed by Rovena without hesitation and entered the entrance.

The inside was decorated like a temple, so it wasn’t difficult to find his way.

He dashed quickly.

He passed by marble pillars, and at the end of the path, he saw a large altar.

He could sense Isabel’s presence on it.

“Isabel!!!”

He leaped up the dozens of steps in a single bound.

There was the priest named Kadelinon, whom he had seen before.

The priest’s right hand was placed on Isabel’s chest, emitting a white light.

Kadelina, with one eye slightly open, said,

“Don’t make a fuss and wait. You’re breaking my concentration.”

“Stop it right now.”

Ron hurriedly checked Isabel’s wrist.

All the sand in the hourglass had fallen to the bottom.

For a moment, he almost lost his reason.

“I’m also trying to save her, so please shut up and wait, you little brat.”

Tidal Wave trembled with a low hum.

It was a more intense reaction than when facing any other dragon.

Ron took a step back.

‘I felt it last time too.’

It was probably the Imperial Guardian Dragon mentioned in the Imperial records.

Ron clenched his fists.

‘Guardian Dragon or whatever, it doesn’t matter.’

The important thing to him right now was for Isabel to open her eyes again.

If anything unfortunate happened to Isabel, Ron had no intention of ever forgiving the two dragons who caused this.

Kadelina, with her eyes closed, said,

“Are you that good at fighting?”

“……”

“I was thinking of having a bloody fight, but it’s a shame.”

Kadelina felt a considerable sense of powerlessness.

She had taken half of a dragon’s heart, a massive lump of magical power, and transplanted it into Isabel’s body.

If Ravina had seen it, she would have yelled at her for being crazy, but fortunately, Ravina hadn’t come inside.

“If I fight now, I’ll lose.”

Cough

Kadelinon coughed up blood.

The blood stained Isabel’s upper body.

“Isabel!”

“Hey, isn’t that a bit much? I’m the one who coughed up blood, you know?”

Ron lifted Isabel into his arms.

He hurriedly checked the Mark of Narvidal.

“The sand……”

The sand was still all at the bottom.

It meant Isabel’s death.

Suddenly, an intense aura emanated from his body.

It seemed as if he would draw his sword at any moment.

Kadelina said,

“I did my best.”

“Your best wasn’t my best.”

Just before Ron lost his reason, Kadelina spoke again.

“She will open her eyes. I don’t know when, but she will. I transplanted a dragon’s heart. Half of it, no less.”

“Then, can Isabel live?”

“Yes. Regardless of the sand.”

Kadelina’s body became blurry.

It was as if a part of her physical form was disappearing.

“Of course, the child’s end is set. She will die on her twentieth birthday.”

“……”

“Just pray that she opens her eyes soon.”

Kadelina clutched her chest and walked with heavy steps to open the lid of the coffin behind her.

And she reached out and emitted divine power towards Maria.

“This is a miracle that child caused, so cherish it.”

Whoosh!

A bright and brilliant light enveloped Maria’s body.

Maria’s body floated up on its own and then settled back down.

“Phew. It’s done.”

Kadelina’s body became translucent, and then it started to disappear, starting from her lower body.

She coughed up blood once more, but Ron didn’t pay much attention.

“Get a grip on your personality. Can’t you see the patient? I’m the most critical patient here, you know?”

“……”

Kadelina’s voice didn’t reach Ron.

She muttered to herself.

“I guess I’ll have to sleep for about 500 years and wake up.”

Kadelina’s body disappeared.

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Rovena couldn’t understand.

‘How great of a miracle is saving Maria that it consumes all of her remaining lifespan?’

This was a first even in her long dragon life.

She, too, couldn’t understand God.

Anyway, thanks to Isabel and Kadelina’s sacrifices, Maria was able to regain consciousness.

She gradually became able to live a normal life under the care of the Imperial Palace professionals.

‘What in the world did Kadelina do?’

Giving up a dragon’s heart?

Usually, that would lead to death.

Rovena shook her head.

‘It’s not my concern.’

It felt like she was getting influenced by Kadelina’s way of thinking.

Dragons don’t obsess over blood ties, nor do they care about anyone’s life or death.

Showing this much concern wasn’t like a dragon.

As the Northern Duke Rovena, as Arun’s mother, she spoke.

“Arun. Is it okay for you to just stay dejected like this?”

Arun didn’t leave Isabel’s side for a single moment.

He lived his entire life beside the sleeping Isabel.

It had already been a month.

“Don’t you need to show a more dependable side when Isabel opens her eyes later?”

“……”

At the word ‘Isabel,’ Arun’s body flinched.

‘Isabel’ was the magic word that moved Arun.

“I understand, Mother.”

Arun trained in swordsmanship every day as if he were obsessed.

His sparring partner was none other than Emperor Ron.

Summer passed, winter passed, and spring came again.

Arun and Ron continued their training, exchanging swords every day.

Northern Duke Rovena watched them and sighed.

‘Crazy humans.’

She thought they couldn’t get any stronger as humans, but they were becoming excessively strong.

It would be difficult to make a direct comparison, but it seemed like they were at a similar level to the prime of that so-and-so Black Flame Dragon.

‘Ron is one thing, but what’s going on with Arun?’

Arun was also becoming too strong.

It was probably a result of a mix of guilt over not being able to protect Isabel and a strong desire to never lose her again.

Another cold winter came, and spring arrived.

Arun and Ron’s swords simultaneously reached each other’s necks.

“It’s a tie, Your Majesty.”

“I touched you first by 0.01 seconds.”

And then, a whole seven winters passed.