Vwoooooom—!!!!
Kuwaaaaa-!!!
The monsters howled.
It was the resonance that always rose when night fell.
One would think a whole horde crying at once would be deafening, yet at the center of the monsters stood a woman. The Sword Queen simply sat there with her eyes closed.
She was tired, yes, but more than that, she had to concentrate to maintain everything around this place. It demanded far more focus than one might think.
Enough that she had to keep her power reined in all day long.
“……”
Kuuuoooh–!!!
While the monsters wailed without pause—
the Sword Queen slowly opened the eyes she’d kept shut. In the narrow slit of her gaze, a familiar face was standing quietly.
“Divine Dragon.”
When she called him, the young man before her—Gu Cheolun—responded to her words.
“Please speak.”
“You look like you’re full of complaints.”
The Sword Queen said it with a smile, but Gu Cheolun did not answer. Not a denial, not an affirmation. Seeing that, the Sword Queen tilted her head slightly.
“What is it you’re dissatisfied with?”
She asked in earnest.
“Are you…