On the day when the 13th group of students and the supervisor died during the practical exam for admission to Eun Gwang High School, Yeom Jun-yeol decided to study abroad.

Since Hong-ui's shaman said with an earnest expression that it would rain, Yeom Jun-yeol took on the role of guiding the students indoors.

It was in fact frustrating that Yeom Jun-yeol, who had made a name for himself as a player before entering Eun Gwang High School and had risen to star player status almost immediately after entering, could not even go on an outdoor patrol because of the forecast of rain.

On the day of the tragedy, Hong-ui's shaman's weather forecast was wrong, but Yeom Jun-yeol stayed indoors as agreed upon in advance and did not know anything until Woongjok's broadcast began.

After hearing the broadcast, Yeom Jun-yeol quickly checked the nearby examination rooms and went on a search, but in the end, he was unable to help.

There was no fault on Yeom Jun-yeol's part in the incident, and it was arrogant to think that he was responsible.

Yeom Jun-yeol was wise enough to realize this, but he couldn't bear it without thinking about it.

'If I had been strong enough to be less affected by the weather, wouldn't I have been able to prevent this incident by sending Hongryong into the sky and patrolling that day?'

His father, the Red Flame King Yeom Bang-yeol, as his nickname suggests, was a fireman, but he was an incredible player who fought enemies with his red flames that would not go out even in a storm.

If you ranked the strength of the Eun-gwang High School, where flying and crawling youth players gathered, Yeom Jun-yeol was one of the best players, but compared to Yeom Bang-yeol in his teens, he was far behind.

That's probably why Yeom Bang-yeol, who was also his teacher, carefully conducted training that was less intense than what he had done himself when teaching his son.

Yeom Jun-yeol's other teacher, Chok-ryong, taught him how to fight as a dragon and martial arts, but he revealed that he would not do dangerous training like swallowing his powers until a hundred years later at the earliest.

There were also limitations between the True Clan and the Descendants, and in the eyes of the Chokryong who had lived for thousands of years, Yeom Jun-yeol, who had not yet become an adult by human standards, seemed like a newborn baby.

‘It’s hard to grow up if I’m with my family right now. This can’t go on. I want to become strong quickly.’

Yeom Jun-yeol knew very well that he was born in a blessed environment, enough to be called born with a red diamond spoon in his mouth, and he was grateful for this.

However, Yeom Jun-yeol had his own hell and hardships to endure.

Yeom Jun-yeol knew that since his lifespan was very long, most of those he had bonded with in his teens, except for the True Clan and the Descendants, would leave before him.

And he also knew that in this world where the threat of the other world and enemies existed, most of them would likely leave before they could live out their lives.

That’s why Yeom Jun-yeol wanted to become strong quickly, and sometimes he even thought that it would be better if he were a dragon or a human instead of a Descendant.

The reason he didn’t think about it for too long was because he knew his family would be sad.

‘I thought I would meet a good teacher if I went to Eun Gwang High School and something would change... ... This can’t go on like this.’

Yeom Jun-yeol expected to meet a teacher who would help him grow at Eun Gwang High School.

However, the teachers at Eun Gwang High School had to deal with many students, and there was no teacher who would train Yeom Jun-yeol, who was already excellent, especially harshly.

More than anything, there was no player who could properly instruct Yeom Jun-yeol, who was a descendant of the Dragon Clan and used the summoning ability.

Among the teachers, if he asked Yong Je-geon to give him serious and strict instruction, he would listen, but since their fighting styles were different, there was a high possibility that he would tell his family about Yeom Jun-yeol’s request and upset many people.

That’s why Yeom Jun-yeol’s will to study abroad grew even stronger.

‘And there are good teachers, but there are many bad teachers. Students try to avoid such teachers as much as possible in elective classes while sharing information, but they can’t avoid required subjects, homeroom teachers, or advisors.’

There were many rotten ones among the faculty at Eun Kwang High School, and the chairman was neglecting them.

The teachers couldn’t touch Yeom Jun-yeol.

With the elusive Yong Je-geon watching inside the school, and the Yongjok and Red Lions outside, they didn’t bother to touch him, but rather bowed down to him to the point of being ugly or trying to look good.

The only reason Yeom Jun-yeol hesitated to study abroad during his freshman year was because he had great teachers like Jegal Jae-geol and classmates like Cheon Dong-ha and Kwak Kyung-gu.

There were times when he thought that making friends and polishing his skills wasn’t a bad thing.

In particular, Cheon Dong-ha, who had only won once in a year in terms of grades, was a good rival.

―Hey, congratulations. You won this time.

―... ... Dong-ha was busy with housework this time, so he couldn’t prepare for the exam. But since there wasn't much of a difference, I guess I lost.

Kwak Kyung-gu noticed that Yeom Jun-yeol was concerned about being second place even though he didn't show it much, so he congratulated him, but honestly, it was hard to be happy.

Cheon Dong-ha was also born in a relatively blessed environment, but he suffered greatly due to being caught up in the complicated circumstances of the TC Group.

Unlike Yeom Jun-yeol, who was like a greenhouse flower, Cheon Dong-ha was a strong person who survived among beasts since childhood.

In addition to his family circumstances, Cheon Dong-ha was also the top student in the Seondobu, going around to subdue seniors who were trying to blow up the old school building, and doing external activities related to the research institute.

In the meantime, Cheon Dong-ha was given the nickname 'Anjungjigye (眼中之界)', meaning he could see the world in his eyes, and Yeom Jun-yeol was given the nickname 'Sohongryong (少紅龍)'.

The character for “young” (少) meant not only “small” but also “young,” meaning that he would naturally become a Hongryong over time, but it was painful for Yeom Jun-yeol.

He didn’t know how much time it would take for Yeom Jun-yeol to become a Hongryong and how many people he would send first.

Some of the seniors noticed Yeom Jun-yeol’s impatience.

―Jun-yeol, a lot of things will change when you have a junior. We are also very different now from when we were freshmen.

There were seniors like students in Class 0 at Eun Gwang High School, but there were also people like Do Won-woo, Yoo Sang-hee, Ji Myeong-soo, Oh Hye-ji, and Sung Si-wan.

Yoo Sang-hee, who was in the same student council as him and had a younger brother, took care of Yeom Jun-yeol like he was his younger brother.

His younger brother, who had been in poor health at one time, is now healthy and strong enough to take the Eun Gwang High School entrance exam.

― I wish Sang-hee’s younger brother would join the student council.

―I wish it were so, but he hates that kind of thing and he said he’d join the basketball team no matter what if he came to Eun-gwang High School. He doesn’t listen to his ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ sister at all these days.

―My brother-in-law is a bit stubborn.

―Won-woo, wife... ... What? You said you wanted to get beaten up?

The student council life with good seniors and friends was warm and peaceful, like being surrounded by a flame of the right temperature.

However, Eun-gwang High School was slowly rotting away without being noticed, and the corruption was growing bigger and bigger.

Before the burial site could be removed, a big incident called the Woongjok attack occurred, killing one of the students and a teacher.

Among the students who died was Yoo Sang-hee’s younger brother, Yoo Sang-hoon.

‘He looks a lot like my older sister Sang-hee.’

Yeom Jun-yeol first saw Yoo Sang-hee’s younger brother through the memorial tablet.

Yoo Sang-hee didn’t shed tears in front of the student council juniors who came to pay their respects in a group.

However, in the footage that reporters filmed by sneaking into the funeral home, Yoo Sang-hee repeatedly cried as if she had lost her mind and collapsed, and Do Won-woo and Jimin-soo took turns guarding her position every time she fainted.

Do Won-woo used his power and authority to bury the footage as well as the reporter who filmed Yoo Sang-hee, but he was unable to completely erase the footage that had already been leaked.

Meanwhile, Yeom Jun-yeol tried to pay his respects to the teacher who had been the chief mourner, but those around him stopped him.

[Je-geon’s brother] Jun-yeol, you don’t have to come here. The Blue Dragon and other dragons said they were coming.

Public opinion was not good because he tried to place all the blame on the deceased supervisor teacher.

In the meantime, it was obvious that star player Yeom Jun-yeol would become prey to the media if he visited the funeral.

Yeom Jun-yeol ignored him and tried to pay his respects, but the dragons said, “We’ll go, so you don’t have to go.”

Not only the owner Yong Je-geon, but also other family members tried to dissuade him, so Yeom Jun-yeol couldn’t be stubborn.

Later, Yeom Jun-yeol found out that the teacher was a descendant of a powerful clan with deep ties to the dragon clan’s territory, as he had been granted permission to enter the dragon clan’s territory.

‘The descendant of the powerful clan is dead, but the powerful clan is not responding. If Nana or my mother had experienced the same thing, they wouldn’t have responded like this.’

Yeom Jun-yeol realized that the deceased supervisor teacher had deep feelings, and he couldn’t dig any further.

He couldn’t even imagine how the descendant, who was indifferent to the powerful clan even after death, would feel if he saw himself or his mother receiving love from the dragon clan.

Yeom Jun-yeol felt distressed at the thought that perhaps the descendant of the powerful clan stopped visiting the dragon clan’s territory because of him.

After doing everything he could as a member of the student council to resolve the incident, Yeom Jun-yeol persuaded his family.

“I want to experience a bigger world. Please allow me to spend my second year abroad.”

“Junyeol, but it’s dangerous outside the Korean Peninsula!”

Yeom Junyeol didn’t argue with Yeom Bangyeol’s words and just stared at him.

At that moment, Yeom Junyeol was wearing his Eun Gwang High School uniform. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

It was right after the Eun Gwang High School lost students and teachers in the attack by the Bear Clan.

This uniform was proof that there was no guarantee that it was safe just because it was the Korean Peninsula or inside Eun Gwang High School.

In the end, the Dragon Clan and the Red Lion allowed Yeom Junyeol to study abroad with several conditions.

After that, Yeom Junyeol traveled to player training centers in various countries around the world to gain experience.

Yeom Junyeol realized how vast the world was and also realized the importance of family.

Whenever he met his family through the daily video calls, Yeom Junyeol felt happy and missed them.

“Jegun, you look really tired. Are you busy with school work?”

[Huh? I'm not busy. They don't want to order me around. The chairman, or the other teachers.]

Yong Je-geon's words sounded somewhat cynical.

It was hard to tell if it was because Yong Je-geon looked tired, or if the school was in such bad shape.

Yeom Jun-yeol had an ominous feeling as he watched Yong Je-geon, who seemed to be forcing a smile.

Yeom Jun-yeol threw a tantrum out of anxiety.

“If things are tough, how about coming out of the Korean Peninsula for a while and meeting me? I’m going to China soon. There’s going to be a shaman succession ceremony next year, so how about seeing Hwangryong hyung’s face in advance and telling him the news?”

[That’s a great plan. I want to see Junyeol and Hwangryong too.]

“I’ll contact Hwangryong hyung and make arrangements.”

Yeom Junyeol was happy and tried to adjust his schedule, but Yong Jegeon in the hologram shook his head.

[You don’t have to. I have things to do in the Korean Peninsula.]

“Then how about I stop by the Korean Peninsula for a bit?”

[It’s okay. I’m really busy.]

Yeom Junyeol suggested a temporary return to Korea, but Yong Jegeon didn’t nod.

Yeom Junyeol had rarely refused like that.

It was because Yong Jegeon would usually playfully listen to him when it came to small things.

Yong Je-geon really didn't seem to have the time to spend with Yeom Jun-yeol.

[I have a wish that needs to be fulfilled.]

However, Yong Je-geon's wish never came true.

The frequency of video calls with Yong Je-geon gradually decreased, and before we knew it, Christmas was here.

Yeom Jun-yeol, who had returned to Korea after a long time to spend time with his family, heard the bad news about Yong Je-geon.