Like the rocks and boulders on a rugged mountain, none of the glittering scales looked alike. His neck wasn’t long compared to his large body, but it looked strong enough. 

Previously, Goldrake looked like a mutated dinosaur, but now, Goldrake looked like a living mountain.

“Goldie?”

He had changed so remarkably that Kim Seon-Hyeok was doubting whether he really was the Goldrake that he knew. That was why Seon-Hyeok ended up calling out the name of his loyal dragon.

Grr.

The earth dragon slowly lowered his head until he was at eye level with Seon-Hyeok. While Goldrake’s appearance had changed, his honest golden eyes were still the same. 

Only after he saw those clear and steadfast eyes did Seon-Hyeok realize that the monster in front of him really was the Goldrake he knew. 

“Why’d you change like this?”

Of course, he wasn’t expecting a response.

[Because I was able to recover a little of how I looked in the past.]

But surprisingly, Kim Seon-Hyeok got an answer.

“H, huh?!”

The corners of the earth dragon’s ferocious snout rose when Seon-Hyeok looked completely bewildered by a situation he had never imagined. 

“You’re talking…”

[This too is for the same reason, so there’s no need for you to be surprised.]

The corners of the monster’s mouth rose even higher and the vertical golden eyes narrowed even more.

Grr.

Kim Seon-Hyeok belatedly realized that that was Goldrake’s version of a smile. It was a smile that was as ferocious and fearless as it was wonde...