“I would like to exchange more words with you, but the circumstances do not permit us to do so. Do not be disappointed.”

King Theodore looked quite tired. It seemed as though he was suffering from handling all of the royal duties alone, since the princess, after shouldering much of the burden in the past, had shut herself in the palace leading up to her coming-of-age.

“Then please take care.”

Knowing that it would be best for them to quickly get out of each other’s way in such situations, Seon-Hyeok quickly ended the conversation and said farewell.

“What’s so surprising?”

Instead of responding, the little dragon-like creature spread her wings and cried out.

Coo coo coo coo coo.

Seon-Hyeok almost laughed at the strangely familiar cry. However, he was soon forced to swallow his laughter.

Whoosh!

Geheimnis spread out her colorful, butterfly-like wings, and some of the engraved geometric patterns began to shine. Soon, these lights emerged like three-dimensional objects and emitted a fantastic glow into the air.

Geheimnis’ previous talkative nature was nowhere to be seen, now replaced by the mysterious side of the...