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Chapter 12
Fortunately, he didn’t die.
‘This is unfair. I told them it wasn’t poison. I even took resistance into account and made sure there were no side effects. Why won’t anyone believe me?’
I used it knowing it was safe.
He’s incredibly strong!
In the first timeline, the family had used a harsh sedative on Uncle Heukbiyuan that caused severe side effects.
‘I guess this was the only way to forcibly calm him down.’
He’s not just an exceptional warrior — he also uses lightning powers. How do you even defeat a lightning mage who’s basically a munchkin?
‘Thank goodness I remembered ten years’ worth of Uncle’s medical records while secretly creating a sedative without side effects back then.’
Currently, Uncle was still unconscious. We were all huddled together inside an abandoned pavilion, keeping an eye on his condition.
“I knew this much would be fine. I’m a genius!”
“That explains nothing. Wanna die?”
“Wahhh!”
Ow, that hurts!
Ungrateful uncle!
Still held by the cheek, I glanced at Uncle. It was his son, Heukgyewon, who tied him up so tightly.
Apparently, Uncle himself had taught him how to do it.
“I think he wants to be let go before we keep talking, Uncle.”
Heukgyewon gently removed Uncle’s hand from my cheek. Freedom at last!
I huffed and rubbed my face.
“Uncle, it’s been a while.”
“Huh? Uh… right.”
Uncle looked awkwardly at Heukgyewon.
“You’re still nagging…”
Grab.
“I appreciate your help, but I’ve got something to say.”
“Eh?!”
My cousin wore the stern expression of a schoolteacher.
“You were grabbing Biyu’s cheek just now.”
“So what?”
“Is it okay to treat a small child like a brute? She’s much more fragile than most kids.”
“Oh… I didn’t know. And hey, was that really brutish?”
“You don’t even know your own faults…”
“…Why am I being scolded here?”
Heukbirang looked at Heukgyewon with disgust.
“You’re still such an old man in a kid’s body. Damn, that face… you look just like our eldest sister-in-law when she used to scold me. Creepy.”
“You still haven’t grown up, Uncle.”
The conversation dragged on.
Then I saw it — Uncle’s eyelids twitched.
Glancing sideways, I saw that Uncle and Heukgyewon were still bickering.
‘They haven’t noticed yet.’
I held my breath.
Uncle’s eyes slowly opened.
Bright red.
But unlike before, they were focused — sharp.
His gaze landed on me and widened.
Then, he smirked playfully.
“Well, did I finally die?”
“…”
“I see a super cute baby fairy~”
It was a completely different demeanor from when he’d been out of his mind.
‘What the heck…’
It was my first time seeing him behave normally, and it was surprising how different it was from what I’d expected.
Overall, he looked fierce. Even the corners of his eyes turned upward like a wild beast.
He had a hearty laugh, but his intimidating aura hadn’t completely faded from before.
Still, the deeper his eye smile grew, the more laid-back he seemed.
‘I’d heard his real personality was sly and relaxed…’
But I had never seen it myself.
In the first timeline, when I met him, Heukgyewon wasn’t around, and Uncle was constantly in a berserk state.
I only saw him speak normally once…
“R-Run… Run away… hurry…”
“I’m sorry. I’m so sorry…”
I shook my head.
But still…
‘How is he even talking right now?’
Uncle and my cousin rushed over in a panic.
“Whoa, big bro? Why are you awake already? I was going to hit you more!”
“Father! Are you okay?!”
For the first time, my usually composed cousin looked like a child. His eyes welled up.
Uncle just smiled gently.
“There, there, crybaby.”
My cousin pressed his sleeve to his eyes, trying to hold back the tears.
“Stop crying, your handsome dad’s hands hurt, so I can’t pat you right now.”
“…It was because of the sedative. Sniffle”
“I’m totally telling your mom her son’s a crybaby.”
“Please don’t say that, hic. This time it was really… dangerous.”
“I vaguely remember it.”
Uncle laughed heartily.
“Haha. Sorry. I almost hit my own son, huh?”
Heukgyewon glared, and Uncle immediately raised his hands in surrender.
“Sorry, sorry. If I hurt someone one more time, Mom said she’d really kill me this time.”
“Don’t say that!”
I tilted my head.
‘If he hurt someone one more time, the head of the family would kill him? But in the first timeline, he lived quite a while…’
Maybe the head of the family kept him around out of greed?
“Hah, and now the guy who almost killed his own kid is laughing? How can you still laugh, big bro?”
Finally, Uncle looked at Heukbirang and smiled warmly.
“Hey, youngest.”
“I’m not okay, thank you very much.”
Heukbirang poked his older brother while crouching in front of him.
‘Oh, right! The check-up!’
I ran over and poked Uncle as well. Uncle stared in confusion.
“What are you doing?”
“A check-up.”
I mean, how can he move his face muscles and talk after taking that much sedative?
“Come to think of it, why does my body feel like this?”
“It’s because of the sedative, Father.”
“This isn’t the usual one…”
Uncle rolled his eyes around and looked at his son.
“Oh, my body… I can’t move~ Oh nooo~”
I stared in disbelief.
‘You’re moving after taking that sedative? You’re basically a super elephant… Is this the power of a body blessed by a dragon?’
In the Eastern Continent, dragons are worshipped as gods.
Some people are born with the Dragon’s Blessing — they are stronger and more resilient than others.
In our Heuk clan, those blessed were trained as warriors.
‘In the Western Continent, they also worship dragons. There were people there with similar blessings too.’
When treating patients from the West, abduction, threats, and coercion were so common that bringing a warrior for protection became standard.
‘Not that I ever got to enjoy that in any timeline.’
I briefly recalled the only “friend” I had in the third timeline… then pushed the thought away.
‘Both Uncle and Younger Uncle have dragon-blessed bodies.’
Considering what lay ahead, I’d need people like them. And both were elemental ability users too.
Just then, my eyes met Uncle’s. He gave a wide grin.
“So, who’s this little fairy baby over here?”
“Hi, Baek-bbu?”
“Oh?”
Uncle whistled.
“Hello, cutie?”
Then he waved his hand. I stared wide-eyed.
‘He’s moving his hand too?!’
After all that sedative?
‘…He’s really a super elephant?!’
“What’s your name?”
I glanced between his hand and his face and slowly backed away.
I’d better reveal I used the sedative from a distance.
‘The family probably used some terrible sedatives before, so if I say mine is better, they might still get offended.’
I sidled up next to Younger Uncle.
He gave me a smug smile.
…Why do you look proud?
“I’m Biyu! Heuk Biyu!”
“Biyu. What a chick-like name.”
What’s that supposed to mean?
“Biyu.”
“Yeah, yeah, little chick.”
I gave up correcting him.
‘So… he still doesn’t know I used the sedative…’
Maybe I should retreat for now?
But the real problem was on my side.
“She helped Father!”
A few moments later, my cousin spilled everything.
“So this baby fairy was really a fairy after all? I see… got it.”
Uncle’s red eyes turned to me.
They sparkled — just like a predator spotting its prey.
