Side Story 4: Park Geommu VS Park Chaerin.
TL: Hanguk
"Hngh...."
Aileen, who had been smiling happily as she enjoyed the food Sejun had made for her as always, suddenly furrowed her brow and clutched her stomach.
"...Sejun, can you call my mother?"
"Huh? Got it!"
Sejun realized what was about to happen, and
"Vice Chairman Theo!"
he hurriedly called for Theo.
"Puhuhut. Chairman Park, you were looking for me, the Vice Chairman, meow?!"
Meowhuhut!
Myahahat!
Ppyotppyotppyot!
Theo came running over with his children on his back.
"Let's hurry to the Great Black Tower!"
"Got it, meow! Wait just a moment, meow! I'll drop the kids off with Flamie and come, meow!"
"Waaah! Aunt Flamie is scary!"
"I don't wanna go to Aunt Flamie!"
"Hippyik...hippyik...."
When Theo tried to leave them with Flamie, the children panicked. Flamie's enormous presence was still frightening to them.
Why are they so scared of Flamie?
Sejun still didn't know why.
"Let's just all go together. But you have to behave. Got it?"
"""Yes!"""
And so Sejun hurried to the Great Black Tower together with the Theo family.
Meanwhile,
"Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Aileen-nim, I'll get the birth preparations ready!"
Iona, just as she had previously discussed with Aileen, began preparing for the delivery.
A short while later.
"Aileen, are you alright?"
Sejun brought Elizabeth, and
"Yes. I'm okay for now."
"Really? That's a relief. I need to examine Aileen's condition, so son-in-law and the others, please step outside."
Elizabeth ushered out Sejun, along with Kaiser, Anton, and Ace, who had all followed.
And so the four men found themselves kicked out of Aileen's Room.
"Kuhahaha. Sejun, you're finally going to be a father. Congratulations."
"Son-in-law, congratulations on becoming a father."
"Hehe. Brother-in-law, congratulations!"
"Heheheh. Thank you all."
Kaiser, Anton, and Ace congratulated Sejun first, and then
"Sejun, so have you thought of a name for the daughter who'll be born soon? I was thinking, and Kairin would be a good...."
"Ahem. Son-in-law, I have a name in mind too. Wouldn't Elian, a combination of Elizabeth and Anton, be nice?"
"Brother-in-law! I have a name I came up with too! Ace the Second!"
Each of them told Sejun the name they had come up with.
Thanks to the seed that had come from the future, they already knew the child being born this time was a daughter, so they spoke only of names for a daughter.
Like Sejun, they too wanted to change the future.
It was because they weren't fond of the name 'Park Chaerin'. Without realizing it, they too had been influenced by Sejun's naming sense, and their standards had grown strange.
"Sorry. I think the name I came up with is better."
Sejun, confident in his naming skills, rejected all three names they had prepared.
"I'm the Great Colorless Dragon and Aileen is the Great Black Dragon. So I was thinking of combining our two species and naming her Park Geommu Pritani Zack." [TL: "Geommu" combines 검 (geom) from 검은용/Black Dragon with 무 (mu) from 무색용/Colorless Dragon.]
Sejun announced the name he had come up with.
Eight years after getting married, Sejun had passed all the trials of Great Colorless Dragon Sabren Zack and inherited the surname 'Zack'.
"Ahem. As expected, Sejun is unbeatable."
"Indeed."
"Brother-in-law, then Ace the Third!"
At Sejun's reply, Kaiser and Anton nodded in agreement. Even to their ears, Sejun's name was far better than the ones they had come up with.
At that moment
Crash.
The sound of something breaking came from the kitchen.
And
"Sejun, what kind of name is Park Geommu for your daughter?! Absolutely not! I'm going to name your daughter!"
Kim Mi-ran, who had been preparing food in the kitchen, came rushing out shouting.
"What? Why? Isn't Park Geommu fine?"
"Not at all!"
"Then what name are you going to give her, Mom?"
"Park Chaerin."
So my future daughter's name really was the one Mom came up with.
Hearing Kim Mi-ran's answer, Sejun confirmed that his suspicion had been correct.
And
This time, no matter what, I'll name my daughter 'Park Geommu'.
He firmly resolved to name his daughter himself. No matter how he thought about it, Park Chaerin just wasn't great.
However,
Grandma is not going to let those Park boys name our granddaughter!
Kim Mi-ran was making her own firm resolution.
Incidentally, four years ago, Serang had come to Kim Mi-ran and complained at length about how Se-dol had named his son Park Namsa, meaning 'one who leaves their name behind'.
After that, Kim Mi-ran had decided that in this family, the Park men should never be allowed to do the naming.
A short while later.
Aileen's screams could be heard, and soon Aileen, in her true form, laid a single massive egg.
"It looks like it'll take about a year for it to hatch."
Elizabeth said after checking the egg's condition. For an ordinary Great Dragon, the hatching period would be much longer. Several years at the shortest, sometimes even decades at the longest.
But this egg's hatching period had been greatly shortened thanks to Sejun. That was because Sejun had been a human before becoming a Great Colorless Dragon.
On top of that, Sejun had only barely scraped past the qualifying line to inherit the bloodline of the Great Colorless Dragon, and his strength fell somewhat short of what one would call a Great Dragon.
And so, after the egg was safely brought into the world.
"Kuuh. As I always say, our Sejun's Cherry Wine is the best. Kuhahaha. So good. So good."
"Son-in-law, can I have some more of these Gyeongdan? My hand just keeps reaching for them."
"Son-in-law, I'd like another plate of Slime Bossam, please."
"Brother-in-law, I'll have Yongari Chicken!"
Aileen's family spent happy times at Sejun's home as they waited for the egg to hatch.
Time flew quickly, passing through spring, summer, and autumn, until at last they reached the tail end of winter.
"Once spring comes, we'll be able to see our daughter, won't we?"
Aileen, who had returned to her human form after the birth, stroked the egg that stood taller than her with a loving gaze.
Then
Thump. Thump.
The egg shook, responding to Aileen's words as if to say it too wanted to come out quickly.
"Yes. Mommy wants to see our daughter soon too."
As Aileen was sharing this moment with the egg,
"Aileen, I'll watch over the baby for a bit, so go and have something to eat."
Kim Mi-ran said as she entered the room.
"Yes. Thank you, Mother."
Aileen, who had been hungry from constantly watching over the egg, thanked Kim Mi-ran and left the room.
And
My dear granddaughter, Grandma will be sure to give you a proper name.
Kim Mi-ran, who had spent a whole year preparing for this very moment, approached the egg.
One hour earlier.
"Um, Kaiser-nim, I have some wine I made. Would you like to try it?"
"Wine? Kuhahaha. I'd love to."
Kim Mi-ran offered Kaiser the wine she had brewed.
The wine Kim Mi-ran offered was Hansansogokju, famous as the 'sit-down wine'. To make this wine, Kim Mi-ran had diligently studied the traditional brewing method, then completed it using the Golden Glutinous Rice (+2) Sejun had harvested.
"Kuhahaha. This wine just slides right down."
Kaiser, captivated by the taste of Hansansogokju, began drinking cup after cup.
Good. That bought me three hours.
Having dealt with Kaiser so he couldn't interfere, Kim Mi-ran
next went to find Elizabeth and Anton, and
"In-laws~ I booked a wonderful spot; would you like to visit? It's an Uninhabited Island with no one around, so you'll be fine even if you transform into your true forms. You've been so cooped up lately, haven't you?"
"Hohoho. Shall we?"
"Ahem. The egg won't hatch for another month, so an hour or so should be...."
She coaxed the two of them into going to the Uninhabited Island her best friend Penny had reserved for her.
"Sejun, Ace has been stuck at home and seems bored, so take him to the Amusement Park and play with him."
"Wow! Brother-in-law is going to play with me?!"
"Puhuhut. That's right, meow! Our Great Hybrid Chairman Park is so generous, he'll even play with Ace, meow!"
"Yay! How fun!"
[Hehe. The Amusement Park, I'm so excited!]
Kuehehehe. Kueng?!
[Hehehe. We're going out to play?!]
Baerorong...
Kkihihit.Kking!
[Hehe. Butler! The Great Blackie wants to play too!]
"Daddy, Taecho too!"
Then sending Sejun, Ace, Theo, Flamie, Cuengi, the sleeping Paespaes, Blackie, and Taecho out of the house was easier than blowing her nose.
Now only Iona and the kids are left.
Kim Mi-ran quietly opened the door to Iona's room.
And then
"Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Baeksu, Noha, Yel, what will you do if you can't solve this one either?!"
"Mom, it's too hard."
"Yeah. It's way too hard."
"I wanna play with Daddy...."
"Kyoo- you can't until you've solved all of these!"
She could see Iona teaching the children. Once they started studying, it took an average of three hours, and after they were done, they always took a nap together, so there was no need to worry.
And so Kim Mi-ran created her time alone with the egg.
"My granddaughter, if you want the name Park Chaerin, you have to come out while Grandma is here. Otherwise, you'll end up with the name Park Geommu."
She approached the egg and spoke quietly. Kim Mi-ran also knew that the first being a baby dragon encountered after being born from its egg had the Great Dragon Naming Right.
"Grandma is going to come alone like this every other day from now on, so make sure you come out then...."
As Kim Mi-ran was speaking, the egg began to tremble, and then
Thud. Thud.
The sound of vigorous movement came from inside the egg.
She's coming out already?
It was an unexpected situation, but
"That's it! Good job, my granddaughter."
Kim Mi-ran cheered her on with all her might.
30 minutes later.
Crrrack.
Cracks began to appear in the egg. The baby dragon was trying to break out of the egg.
Seeing her so desperate to come out, it seemed the baby dragon must really have hated the name Park Geommu.
After 10 minutes passed
"Grandma! Please give me a name!"
A cute little black baby dragon, with only her head poking out of the egg, looked at Kim Mi-ran and opened her mouth.
I did it! Now I can name her!
"Hohoho. Yes. Grandma will give you a name."
Just as Kim Mi-ran was cheering her victory,
"Daughter!"
Aileen, who had been eating, came running over, and
"My great-granddaughter has been born!"
Kaiser came running too.
"Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Aileen-nim, congratulations on the egg hatching!"
"""Congratulations!"""
Iona, who had been teaching her children, also came running and offered her congratulations.
And
"As you all know, the one who's first seen by the baby after it hatches is the one who gets to name the child, right?"
Meeting everyone's eyes, Kim Mi-ran wore a triumphant smile.
In the end, the future did not change. Just as in the future, Sejun's daughter ended up with the name 'Park Chaerin'.
"What?! Our Geommu has been born?!"
Sejun, who had returned late in the evening after playing at the Amusement Park, found that the name he had worked so hard to come up with had become unusable.
"I'm not Geommu! I'm Park Chaerin!!!"
"Kuhk!"
"Meow?! Chairman Park, pull yourself together, meow!"
Kueng?!
[Dad, what're you gonna do if you lose to Chaerin, who isn't even a day old?!]
Kkihihit.Kking!
[Hehe. As expected, the sunfish butler needs the protection of the Great Blackie!]
"Sigh. Daddy passed out again."
Not only had the name become unusable, but he had even fainted from Chaerin's excited Roar. The newborn Chaerin was far stronger than Sejun.
It...it's okay.
Geommu can be the next child to be born...
Even as he was passing out, Sejun refused to give up on the name Geommu.
Some time later.
"Sniff... Daddy, I'm sorry...."
Chaerin hugged Sejun as he came to and apologized.
"It's alright. You didn't do it on purpose...."
Sejun stroked Chaerin's back and gave a bittersweet smile.
In any case, Sejun's daughter Park Chaerin, from the very first day she was born, had failed to control her power and knocked her father unconscious.
After that, it is said that until Chaerin grew used to Power Control, Sejun lived with <Unique Power: Temporary Creator God> always activated.
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