The Foreigner on the Periphery - Chapter 148

Minjun couldn’t understand Leo’s behavior. First of all, terrorism itself was meaningless. It showed great skill for a young dragon, but that level of lightning only damaged passenger facilities, moorings, and landscaping areas. 

He could see it in Minjun’s eyes. The most important facility, where the guidance device was located, was solid. Even while the surroundings were engulfed in a heat storm and burning. 

Moreover, if one was going to commit anyway, why do you surrender yourself? Without even trying to escape?

“Oh My God!” Then, Kentius screamed. “Could it be because of what I said?!” 

“What does that mean again?” 

The dragon stuttered and explained. “Leo said he wanted to throw away his body forever. He likes any race other than dragons.” 

His condition was not simply racial identity disorder. As Raymond explained, the dragon body pushed away the soul that did not belong to it, and the possessed soul also hated the body. 

– Something’s wrong with this! I hate dragons! I hate being a dragon! 

Leo’s lamented voice lingered in his ears. “So I said. There is only one way I know of to switch bodies without dying.” 

Hearing the words, Minjun’s face contorted. “Corrective labor punishment for prisoners?” 

He then saw Kentius with one eye and gazed with the other at the sight above the terminal a few miles away. He raised his voice as if he found it absurd. “So you’re saying you did something like that? Do you want to change into a body other than the dragon’s body? Even while erasing their memories and doing forced labor?” 

Minjun had to correct the words he had just evaluated Leo. He wasn’t just crazy. He felt in him the worst madness he had ever experienced.

‘Is the aftermath of possessing the soul of the dragon that much? But Ha Eun-seong is not like that. He’s a little stupid, he’s clueless, he’s good at misunderstanding, he’s stupid, he has poor judgment, he can’t grasp the situation or the subject, and he has severe emotional ups and downs at odd points… but he’s never shown such madness!’ 

It was a choice he could have made because he didn’t know enough. It was a life in which a blade was inserted right under his neck, his hands and feet were bound with chains, and he had to constantly run over a pile of fire. Rather than living, this was being trapped in the hell of life. 

Minjun felt even pity welling up. Leo had so much rejection, he seemed to have stopped thinking properly. He clicked his tongue. 

‘You made the worst choice.’ 

Minjun then remembered Theo Christiansen. The severance set for him for killing one prisoner was 200,000 talents. His crime was the destruction of property. In addition to this, the committee valued the terminal more than the value of one inmate. 

The severance pay set for Leo would exceed that of a warlock thrown into the Abyss. ‘It’s the worst for you, but it’s a good option for other dragons.’ 

Leo was the closest test subject to success. In other words, it meant that it was the most excellent failure. Raymond had given up taking possession of his body and secretly recorded his traits as he grew up, intending to use them for future experiments. 

What if the dragon that hates dragons continued to grow old and reached the age of an old dragon? The second Jang Tae-joon was born, Minjun knew a dragon that was stained with kin hatred and tried to purify the world by erasing all other dragons. 

Although the author did not know what kind of background he grew up in to reach that point. Anyway, unlike Jang Tae-joon, Leo was arrested by the committee before he had the ability and background to fully express his hatred for dragons. 

‘Moreover, did you know what kind of body you would receive for the correctional labor sentence?’ 

Prisoners also felt rejected if they were to switch bodies frequently. It was one of the reasons why their minds tended to break easily. Minjun felt sorry for Leo. 

*** 

Dig! Dell, who was above the terminal, summoned a powder of light in the air. It clumped together to the size of a coin and multiplied innumerably. 

Each bundle of light intertwined with each other, encircling the dragon in the form of a sharp chain. With enough strength to rip open dragon bones and scales. Leo, who saw that, stretched his body powerlessly. 

There was no sign of resistance. After making sure his opponent was completely subdued, Dell looked around the terminal again. She felt her wonder and strangeness at the fact that she was upset. 

The anger wasn’t just because of Leo’s terror. Dell thought of the accident that had just happened. An airplane was on the verge of crashing into the city center, but not a single one of the countless dragons in the city came forward. 

He thought he could guess why. Unlike the ICC building, the terminal was owned by the Commission. There must have been a dragon that rather welcomed terrorism. Also, it seemed that the dragon that ruled Hong Kong at this moment was probably away. 

Seeing that it didn’t even come out. ‘From the standpoint of the rest of the dragons, it’s not something they would do to the point of killing some humans in someone else’s territory.’ 

That made her even angrier and felt even more awkward. Since when did she care so much about the safety of ‘ugly’ mammals? Instead of focusing on the discomfort for long, she decided to do her own thing. 

*** 

“What?” Just as Dell made up her mind, Kentius in the hotel room squinted at her. 

Minjun then asked curiously. “Why?” 

“The Princess of Endelion just sent me a message.” 

“To you?” 

Wouldn’t Kentius be such a great dragon that you would have to contact him one-on-one? Minjun’s suspicions were soon dispelled. “It seems to have been conveyed simultaneously to all of Lord’s direct heirs and to the elder dragons who stood as witnesses. As the custodian of the Dragon Lord’s body.” 

“In the midst of this?” 

At this cluttered timing, were you concentrating on your job as the custodian of the dragon’s body rather than managing the committee? 

“Ah, I see.” 

However, after thinking about it a little more, he could see why. Rod was enshrined in the basement of the site that was attacked today. Of course, the body would not have been affected by Leo’s attack, but large-scale construction would eventually begin on that artificial island from now on, and various architectural magic would then unfold. 

Since it was a project that only the committee could touch, a lot of various aliens and high-end equipment would eventually come in. While they were in operation, they may affect the barrier, and it was no longer a suitable place to quietly and secretly enshrine the deceased.

‘I’m going to move the body.’ He thought it was a waste. He planned to go look at the body tomorrow, but Leo’s sudden action prevented him from doing so. Read the most updated version of this novel and other amazing translated novels from the original source at – “ ”

“Where?” 

Kentius spoke while concentrating on the message. “The closest suitable site the committee has a stake in is… in Korea.” 

Until a few decades ago, the Shanghai terminal was closest to here. However, what was once China’s number one commercial city was now a zombie-infested land of the dead because of the Chinese Civil War sparked by the Guangdong Declaration of Independence. The committee naturally closed the terminal there. 

Minjun nodded as he searched for his memories. “But Jenkinson must have some stake in that terminal, too?” 

“He agreed. They say they’re moving today.” 

“Hmm, then for now…” 

“Uh?” Before Minjun could finish his words, Kentius muttered as if he felt something.

“Another message came in.” 

“Is this Dell again?” 

“No.” Kentius turned his head and said the name of a dragon. The reason why Minjun had to meet Raymond first after returning to Hong Kong. the name of his client. 

“Nice.”

 *** 

The poison dragon in the magic video still looked tired. 

– I’m going to ask if there’s any progress so far. 

He was surprised by the mental wave content sent by the Princess of Endelion just now. Since her child was also Lord’s direct heir, it was only natural that her Dell contacted her as her guardian. 

-Kentius, what the hell is going on in Hong Kong?

 Leo: Why did he suddenly attack there? 

Then he muttered, ‘No matter how much attention he was, I never thought he would be able to do anything like that. Is he more mentally ill than I thought?’

At this, Minjun and Kentius exchanged glances. He didn’t want to explain everything to Inais. However, as promised when receiving the request, he did not need to share the progress. 

Minjun had Kentius explain instead. From Inais’ point of view, it would be an unbelievable explanation, so he thought it would be better to borrow a dragon’s mouth. “Leave aside the story of Leo, let’s start with the story of Raymond. We met him today.” 

At this, Inais’s eyes widened. He then asked, almost as if he couldn’t seem to understand. – So openly? won’t he notice? 

“No, we didn’t ask for it, he invited it.” 

Kentius then explained what had happened so far in a moderately adapted way. Of course, the fact that Minjun fought and brainwashed Raymond was left out. From there, the expression of Inais, who was listening, began to turn strange. 

– Then, after all, what you are guessing now is… 

“Of course, it is possible that Raymond lied.” 

There was no chance of that. However, there was also no way to explain to Inais why he could 100% believe Raymond’s statements. Therefore, it was left as an ambiguous area. Kentius then followed the script in his head and recited it as it was.

“Nais, have you ever said this? The act of giving birth to many children in a row seemed to be an attempt to give birth to a child who resembled the most.” 

Kentius’ eyes trembled. “If you think that’s true, it all fits. From now on, we intend to find evidence that he committed suicide.” 

Inais was silent for a while. Minjun and Kentius assumed she was in shock and waited for her to get out of it. After a while, when she opened her mouth again, 

– Really, this is… Really!

 His expression showed that he felt utterly confused. 

– This is the most ridiculous nonsense I’ve ever heard since coming to Earth. 

“Ah.” Kentius felt nothing but shock at this point.

– Rod committed suicide? And he produced his own children for the purpose of using them as his new bodies?!

She made an expression that she didn’t want to mix her words up on the subject. She said Kentius seemed to understand. “I guess it will be difficult to accept. You’re still hatching the Lord’s egg. But you know what? Rod always leaves his mate before the egg hatches. He is interested in ovulation, implantation, development, and spawning, but he was not with them when they hatched. It was always like that.” 

At this, Inais let out a dejected wind and laughed. It added to how creepy she seemed. 

 – The egg I laid, the child inside… 

Inais stopped reciting the word ‘child’ before pausing. Minjun felt that it was similar to the way he stopped right before making a mistake. Inais spoke again. 

– …was designed for Lord’s new body? My God, Kentius. 

She couldn’t hide her laughter anymore. 

– You don’t know Lord, but it appears you know nothing at all. 

Kentius then spoke with a sullen expression. “I didn’t have the opportunity or the time to find out. Because you were never by my side in the first place. But the objective evidence is already sufficient.”

 – I don’t know what the evidence is, but I don’t want to hear more. But I think you should know this one too. 

The reason Rod wanted to make as many of her children as possible was… Inais spoke with a serious look. 

– It was because he hoped that more dragons similar to him would appear in this universe. 

She wanted to pass on as many of his genes as possible. She wasn’t talking about an instinct that all males had. 

-Rod knew he was an unusual dragon. He was so powerful that he could be classified as a monster even by dragon standards. With more dragons like him, he figured he could one day turn the table in the power game with the Council. in the distant future. 

“…” Kentius put on a troubled expression, but Inais continued her words. 

– Also, he was a dragon who tried to walk out of this world with a non-dragon race. He thought he could connect them on an equal footing instead of dominating and crushing them. 

He also didn’t agree with this part… but Rod thought it was an important virtue for the future. In those words, there was a part that matched the road that Minjun understood. However··· 

-Did you think that because most of the races we ruled during the war betrayed the dragons and joined the council? At any rate, Rod judged his traits to be something innate rather than his acquired temperament. He thought there should be more dragons like that in the world. 

Create your own new body? That was quite absurd. Inais didn’t seem ready to believe Kentius’ words. 

However, it was the same that Minjun and Kentius did not feel deeply touched by her words. Only the mixed views on the maintenance of the deceased were revealed, and the conversation eventually ended without much success. 

Inais did not accept her request. If one were to keep following clues of any kind, they would then expect that something will come out. 

After the communication ended, Minjun thought to himself. He did not attach much weight to Inais’ words. It was all speculation and hypotheses. 

Instead of focusing on that, Minjun immediately thought of the next step. Since he couldn’t see Lord’s body here anyway, it seemed they would have to go back to Korea. 

‘I should meet Choi Seon-ah on the way and listen to the prophecies that have been delayed. Also, I borrowed Jenkinson’s private laboratory.’ 

It had been stolen from the site of the collapse of the ICC building by a company, and the surface was clearly stained with blood. It was what Cathy had been looking for.

He still had Lord’s hidden child in mind. Aside from the fact that the Subspace Cube would be opened after 95 days and the identity of the object inside would be revealed, Minjun intended to find it on his own.