While Tayarana, Mariam, and Han-Yeol were busy discussing things, Mujahid looked quite relaxed. This was because he was the only one who did not pay much attention to his monster pet.

[Excuse me, hyung-nim?]

[Yes, Mujahid?]

[I am really surprised that cute little Mavros turned into such a dependable guy. Did you expect this?]

Mujahid was sincerely curious. He recognized Han-Yeol as a fellow battle fanatic and deduced that Han-Yeol nurtured the baby black dragon, despite its lack of battle capability, solely because he knew this was going to be the outcome.

‘A pet that can’t fight is just a piece of trash, after all,’ Mujahid thought.

[Hmm… I didn’t really give it much thought at the beginning. I figured that he was going to pay me back someday if I sincerely nurtured him with love and care, but I didn’t really know how that payback was going to be.]

Han-Yeol was serious about what he said. Mavros’ existence alone was more than enough to heal him.

However, Mujahid completely misunderstood Han-Yeol and interpreted it in his own way. He thought, ‘I see… Good things really do come to those who wait.’

Initially, Mujahid had no idea what he was supposed to learn from a commoner like Han-Yeol, and he couldn't understand why his father would give such a command in the first place. However, his perception of Han-Yeol had completely...