I could still remember the shadows that blotted out the sun at the time. I wasn't exactly sure just how influential Xenogyria was, and I also had no idea what her roar meant, but one thing was for sure—the dragons had decided to take the situation seriously.0

There was a high chance I was right, and I became sure of that when I saw the look of dissatisfaction on the silver-haired dragon's villainous face.0

"It’ll probably be a long meeting, but… I’ll do my best to bring good news. How long has it been since our lord died… I’m just thankful that you suggested a new direction to us."0

I was sure she was being sincere.0

‘She’ll bring good news, right? She has to bring me good news.’0

I started tapping on my thighs while thinking about the little time we had left.0

Lee Ji-Hye squinted and started talking. We were keeping contact through our hand mirrors, but it had been quite a while since we last saw each other, and she looked even more tired than usual.0

“It’s already been a week.”0

“You’re right,” I said.0

“So…” she paused.0

“...”0

“You’re certain that the strong and delicious dragon meat shields are going to join us, right? I think that’ll increase our chances of winning by just a little bit…” she continued.0

“It hasn’t been confirmed yet. However, the meeting...0