I Picked Up an Imugi in the Mountains

"I'm an Imugi training to become a dragon." On a bright spring day, I picked up a snake in the mountains. It looked like it was on the verge of dying, so I only meant to take it home and nurse it back to health for a while. Then one day... the snake spoke. It promised that if I shared some of my Yang Energy and helped it ascend, it would become a dragon and grant me one wish. Dreaming of winning the lottery jackpot, I agreed to let it stay. "Wh-Who are you...?" "Who else would be here but me?" The man's deep voice sounded strangely familiar. Even the aura surrounding him reminded me of something. Not a human... But a supernatural being. A yokai... perhaps even a deity. "Imugi...?" "That's right. It's me." Seungju had never imagined that the little Imugi could even transform into a human. Expand