Future Knight

Chapter 35

“Here, this is where I live.”

As Jaina looked up in bewilderment at the brightly lit ceiling that soared high above, she felt a bit dizzy and staggered slightly.

“Are you okay?”

When Kang Chan held Jaina’s shoulder, she seized the opportunity and hugged him tightly.

“Mister, I’m dizzy.”

“Sigh… That’s why I told you we should go to the healer first, but you insisted. Come on, hop on.”

“I’m fine…”

“No, get on my back quickly.”

“Okay!”

The dizziness Jaina mentioned seemed to vanish as she promptly climbed onto Kang Chan’s back.

With Jaina on his back, Kang Chan walked around the battleship, giving her a tour.

The enormous battleship was almost fully automated, with only a minimal crew on board, so the living space wasn’t very spacious.

Despite there not being much to show, Jaina was amazed and delighted as if she had entered a whole new world.

“Mister! What’s that place over there?”

“That’s the shower room.”

“Shower room?”

“Yes.”

“What’s that?”

“A place to wash.”

“A place to wash?”

“Yes.”

In the spaceship, where water was scarce, the shower room was designed to use minimal water. It was a cylindrical glass chamber with numerous sprayers installed all around.

“Wow, the place to wash looks so strange. What about that place next to it?”

Jaina pointed to the restroom, which had a large, oddly shaped funnel connected to a hose, installed within a partitioned area.

This high-tech restroom also used minimal water, ejecting waste into space.

“That’s the restroom.”

“Restroom?”

“Yes.”

“Why does the restroom look like that? It’s so funny.”

For an elf used to traditional restrooms, the spaceship’s restroom appeared ridiculously amusing.

“Hahaha! So, do you use that place too, Mister?”

“Hey!”

“Hahaha! Sorry, sorry.”

Kang Chan, his face turning red, silently thought, ‘You try pooping in zero gravity!’

Inside the spaceship, artificial gravity provided about half of Earth’s gravity, but all facilities were designed and installed assuming zero gravity in emergencies.

“What’s that over there?”

Jaina pointed to the artificial sleep room, which housed the long-distance travel sleep capsules where Kang Chan had been rescued by the skin of his teeth. It was a place where all his comrades had been killed. He didn’t want to show Jaina a place filled with such painful memories.

“There’s nothing much to see there. Let’s go.”

“Huh? Why? Can’t we go there?”

“Sorry, it’s a place with bad memories.”

Seeing Kang Chan’s darkened expression, Jaina didn’t press further.

“Okay, I understand. Then I want to see where you eat and sleep.”

“There’s really nothing much to see there.”

“But it’s the place I most want to see. I’m curious about how you live…”

Suddenly, Kang Chan flinched as if struck by lightning.

‘You, you?’

Hearing Jaina call him “you” instead of “Mister” was a fresh shock for Kang Chan. Overwhelmed with joy, he shouted.

“Hahaha, alright! Since you want to see it, I have to show you!”

Kang Chan, excited, shouted “you” loudly as well, making Jaina’s face turn beet red.

He quickly picked up Jaina, kissed her forehead, and shouted.

“Hold on tight, we’re flying at full speed!”

“Okay!”

As Jaina wrapped her arms tightly around Kang Chan’s neck, he sped down the narrow corridor towards his quarters on Red Mars.

“Kyaah! Run, run!”

As Kang Chan dashed like the wind, Jaina, nestled in his arms, screamed happily and hugged him tighter. In no time, they arrived at his door, and Kang Chan gulped.

A wolf inside him started to stir.

Jaina’s soft skin and gentle breaths, pressed against him, fueled his desire, making him think thoughts he shouldn’t. His rationality began to blur.

– Your blood pressure is rising. Blood is pooling in one area.

‘Computer, don’t respond until I call you.’

– Understood. Silence mode activated.

Having silenced the intruder, Kang Chan called Jaina.

“Ja-Jaina.”

“Yes?”

With his face flushed, Kang Chan took a deep breath, paused for a moment, and then, with trembling lips, spoke.

“I, if I keep going like this, I’ll… you…”

Kang Chan’s honest words left Jaina momentarily bewildered. Realizing the meaning behind his words, her breath also began to quicken.

Kang Chan could feel Jaina’s heartbeat against him.

Feeling embarrassed, Jaina hugged Kang Chan tightly and whispered in a voice barely audible, “I… like it too.”

Hearing her bold words, a volcanic eruption of desire exploded in Kang Chan’s chest. Unable to control himself any longer, he quickly opened the door to his room and tried to throw Jaina onto his bed.

However, an unexpected situation unfolded before them.

The room was not empty.

“Oh? You’re back?”

“Ah!”

Kang Chan froze on the spot.

“Who’s that girl?”

Zikyon, who had arrived earlier without his knowledge, was lying on Kang Chan’s bed in nothing but her underwear, reading a book in a provocative pose.

Jaina, still in Kang Chan’s arms, slowly turned her head to look at Zikyon.

In disbelief, Jaina shook her head.

“Mister, no way…”

Her eyes were filled with distrust, and the fiery passion between them instantly turned into a freezing storm.

“Let go.”

Jaina escaped from Kang Chan’s embrace.

“No! Jaina, please listen to me.”

“What’s going on here?”

“Well, it’s…”

“That’s too much. I really liked you, Mister.”

A tear rolled down Jaina’s cheek.

“I’m leaving.”

As Jaina tried to flee, Kang Chan grabbed her.

“It’s a misunderstanding! Jaina.”

Slap!

Jaina raised her hand and slapped Kang Chan across the face, the sound resonating throughout the small room.

“You bastard! Move! I’m going home!”

“No! You can’t leave. Not until you hear me out!”

Ignoring the sting of her slap, Kang Chan clung to Jaina’s shoulders.

Jaina struggled violently to shake off Kang Chan, but he refused to let her go until she listened to him.

“Let go! Let go! I said let go!”

“Listen, Jaina. This is a misunderstanding. The woman in front of you isn’t human! She’s a Dragon!”

Hearing the word “Dragon,” Jaina paused and looked at Kang Chan. However, her eyes were filled with even deeper distrust rather than understanding or acceptance.

“Ugh!”

Jaina kicked Kang Chan in the shin.

“Ouch!”

“What, a Dragon? Of all the lies, you choose such a childish one? Do you think I’ll believe that? Seriously, a Dragon would never lie on a bed in such a vulgar manner, waiting for a mere human like you! Move! I don’t want to talk to you anymore.”

Zikyon’s expression turned sour as she was suddenly labeled a vulgar woman.

“No, it’s true! You can ask her! She’s really a Dragon!”

“You call her ‘her’? Ha, as if a Dragon would just sit there quietly after being called ‘her’ by you. Go ahead, tell me that woman in front of us is the ruler of the Elf Forest, G. Zikyon.”

“Oh? You know her! Yes, her name is G. Zikyon. She’s a friend I recently made.”

Hearing Jaina recognize Zikyon’s name, Kang Chan breathed a sigh of relief, but then Jaina’s hand struck his cheek once more, producing another sharp sound.

Slap!

“Who are you, really? How can you lie so easily? Do you think a Dragon is some household pet? Seriously, you make friends with them and invite them to your bed!”

Zikyon felt insulted but also found Jaina’s fierce criticism refreshingly honest, silently observing the quarrel.

“Please believe me. Have I ever lied to you? Why can’t you trust me? Hey! Zikyon, say something! Tell her you’re a Dragon.”

Kang Chan looked at Zikyon with a plea for help, but Zikyon merely shrugged and looked away, feigning disinterest.

“Stop kidding around, ugh!”

Jaina bit Kang Chan’s fingers that were holding her.

“Ouch… Jaina, don’t do this! Hey! Zikyon!”

Seeing the situation escalate, Zikyon had no choice but to intervene.

“Enough, young Elf.”

As Zikyon unleashed her hidden Dragon aura, the intense presence overwhelmed Jaina’s sensitive mental faculties.

Being an Elf with a keen sense of mana, Jaina instinctively recognized the aura’s source.

“Gasp! No way!”

Terrified, Jaina released Kang Chan’s fingers and collapsed to the floor, her legs giving out.

“Jaina! Are you alright?”

Alarmed by Jaina’s sudden collapse, Kang Chan hurried to support her.

Jaina’s face was pale with fear.

For someone as young as Jaina, the presence of an Ancient Dragon like Zikyon was overwhelmingly terrifying.

“Dr-Dr-Dragon…”

“Jaina, what’s wrong?”

“Dr-Dr-Dragon!”

With that final word, Jaina fainted.

Overwhelmed with rage and a massive mental shock, she had passed out.

“Jaina! Jaina! Wake up, Jaina!”

“She just fainted. Lay her on the bed.”

Ignoring Zikyon’s casual remark, Kang Chan glared at her with eyes full of killing intent.

“You didn’t do anything to Jaina, did you?”

“What would I do? She recognized me and just fainted. It’s not uncommon. Don’t worry, she’ll wake up soon.”

Seeing Jaina breathing evenly, Kang Chan felt somewhat reassured, but worry still gnawed at him.

“I’ve never resented you more than today.”

Kang Chan glared at Zikyon with eyes filled with tears of frustration.