Hunters Keep Coming To My House - Chapter 133

Chapter 133

Just a moment ago.

Seo Yeon-oh’s body slipped off the chair. At the same time, Arvani, who had been running away from the children, dashed to her side.

Arvani soon began to examine Seo Yeon-oh.

Kwungg?

Arvani tilted his head.

Except for the black snake wrapped around her arm, there was nothing unusual.

As far as he knew, there was nothing in this house that could make Seo Yeon-oh sick. Unless it was the intervention of someone like his mother, a system administrator.

Therefore, although the black snake was suspicious, it couldn’t harm its owner.

Then why is the owner doing this?

Arvani, puzzled, blinked his blue eyes and lightly tapped his owner’s nose with his nose. Then Seo Yeon-oh sniffed and hunched over.

Kyu!

Is she asleep now? Arvani was bewildered, but this too did not seem strange. His stubborn owner hadn’t even thought about relieving accumulated fatigue during the week of taking care of patients, from Red Dragon’s rampage to Cha Jae-joon’s outburst, so…

Perhaps the peaceful atmosphere relaxed her tension. His owner liked subtly cute creatures and beautiful people.

Arvani glanced up at the beautiful person. The person with a gentle aura smiled at Arvani.

Kyu…?

Just as Arvani thought the smile was familiar, he heard the sound of the door closing in the house. Arvani’s head turned naturally.

“Haah, what happened to Jooni…”

Seeing Ellie Kim coming out with a worried face, Arvani soon shifted his gaze to his owner.

It’s not good for her to keep sleeping like this. Should he go into the room and bring out a blanket? While Arvani was contemplating, he began to hear a strange conversation.

The conversation started with Ellie Kim’s familiar voice.

“Oh, are you already moving?”

“…It’s good to deal with these things quickly.”

“Thanks to you, we can save time.”

“…That’s right.”

Why would they save time? Arvani’s gaze naturally shifted to the people having the conversation.

Noticing his gaze, Anna Lee stood in front of Arvani, biting her lips. Suddenly, Arvani’s view was blocked.

For a moment, Arvani tried to move his body to see both people conversing.

Then.

Kwongg…!

Is the little fox desperately trying to grab Arvani’s tail and pull it down? The helpless gaze and the tail that drooped downwards indicated how much the little fox was frightened.

Arvani sent a questioning gaze. It was also a threat, asking if it was bothering him. However, the little fox just shook its head and didn’t let go of Arvani.

Why are you doing this? Arvani opened his mouth wide to make a loud noise. However, he couldn’t make a sound. 

Their conversation started again.

“It’s good that we can save time… But if it’s like this, I won’t be able to see my child waking up. I’ll be disappointed.”

“…Hurry up and move. You know we don’t have time for idle chatter.”

“Hmm, it’s a shame we got the shell after a long time.”

Certainly, one voice was familiar to Arvani. However, it gradually became creepy. Now it wasn’t a voice he recognized anymore.

Arvani felt that he couldn’t deal with this creepy voice anymore, whatever was happening.

Just when he was about to conclude that he needed to contact his mother, Anna’s voice sounded.

“…You promised to return it safely when you were done, remember?”

“You cheeky child.”

“…Yes.”

“If you want to make such a promise to me, you should have properly solved your work first. Ah, are you looking weak because it seems difficult?”

“……”

“I think that’s possible. Our young ones are cute creatures, aren’t they? But you should have put them to bed properly.”

Before Arvani could understand the words of the creepy voice properly, the black snake under his control directed its fangs at Arvani’s foreleg without hesitation. The sensation of the fangs piercing was vivid.

Surely, Arvani had scales strong enough to block such fangs. But they seemed to have been penetrated as if mockingly.

Without a chance to counterattack, Arvani gradually fell into a daze. But he couldn’t afford to let go and fall asleep like this.

Arvani tried to wake up by bumping his head against his owner’s arm. But…

“…Sorry.”

With Anna’s words, Arvani’s vision darkened.

Returning to consciousness, after hearing Arvani’s explanation, my impression was clear.

“…We’re screwed.”

Because I felt like I had crossed a line in what I could do.

From the situation, it seemed like Ellie had been affected by an unknown entity, and Anna seemed to be forced to move helplessly. I immediately understood the situation almost entirely thanks to Arvani’s explanation.

It reduced the things I needed to deduce, but it also increased my anxiety.

“…Ellie said ‘my child,’ right? Did she say that?”

—Yeah! I told you everything! She said ‘My child!’ She even said it’s not time to wake up yet!

I bit my lips firmly, hoping it wasn’t true. Maybe…

“…Looks like it’s time for us to meet another dragon.”

That dragon of destiny that we’ve been hearing about incessantly until recently.

—Really? Is that true?

“…Yeah, it is.”

—I hate it so much!

“…Why do you hate it so much?”

Because! They are… umph!

Arvani’s voice was cut off in an instant. Feeling like it was forcibly cut off by someone, I quickly searched for Arvani.

“Arvani! Answer me!”

Since I communicated with Arvani only through voice without a physical form, I had no choice but to call out loudly when he suddenly disappeared. However, no matter how much I called, there was no response from Arvani.

I found myself alone in this cursed place again.

No, not even a place. Since the real me is said to be asleep, this place is probably a dream.

Well, anyway.

“…I need to wake up quickly.”

Now that I realized this wasn’t a space I could escape from, it was time to get up. That way, I could find out why Arvani suddenly disappeared and catch the culprit behind this.

However…

“Not knowing how is the problem.”

I’ve heard that usually when you realize you’re in a dream, you wake up… But this doesn’t seem like it, does it?

Then how exactly…

That’s when it happened.

A bright light began to flow into the dark space.

The intensely bright and beautiful light fluttered through the darkness. It approached me, tickled my toes, and quickly moved elsewhere.

Occasionally, it felt like the light stopped to look at me.

“…Follow me?”

Although it was almost a whisper to myself, the light answered brightly, as if confirming my words.

Now that I got an answer, it was time to make a choice. Should I follow the suddenly appearing light, or should I struggle to somehow escape this dream?

“…Ha, the answer was predetermined from the beginning.”

Whichever way I go, as long as I find my path properly, everything will be fine. Since I don’t have a proper method to know the identity of that light, anything was worth trying if it meant crashing into it.

With a frightening determination, I stood up and ran towards the light.

The light seemed to respond, accelerating even more to guide me. Although I didn’t know where it was leading, I felt that this bright and warm light wouldn’t lead me into danger.

After running for a while…

“…Wow.”

I was facing a white flower field blooming in the dark.

And a man was standing there, looking as if he would collapse at any moment.