There might be gullible evil dragons, but Lance could never be one of them.
If the evil dragon Lance had really been gullible, that fierce ancient named Brude Donahue would have become a Dragon Knight long ago. He might even have become the father of an evil dragon.
Evil dragons were treacherous and cunning. They could even deceive the Grim Reaper of Hell, yet still had the nerve to claim they were simple and gullible, afraid of being tricked by a human princess.
A simple and gullible evil dragon would never renovate a courtyard, let alone build a swing in it or plant a thick ancient tree. He certainly would not plant an entire Peach Forest.
The Peach Forest, the swing, the ancient tree in the courtyard, and the boundless swimming pool atop the mountain all made it obvious that they had been prepared to coax a princess.
"Hey, hey, hey, little dragon, watch your eyes. That intense look of disgust is making me seriously uncomfortable."
"Huh? You noticed?"
"???"
Lance felt his intelligence had been insulted.
"Finished writing your little essay? Let me see it."
"N-not yet."
"Slacking off comes at a price."
Lucia got smacked. The evil dragon used his dragon fist to punch her in the head again. Damn it, in the human world, hitting an Imperial Daughter in the head would get someone sentenced, possibly even sent to the gallows.
But who would dare send the evil dragon to the gallows?
No, more accurately, who had the ability to send the evil dragon to the gallows?
In any case, she certainly did not have that ability.
If she ever became stronger than the evil dragon, then hmph, hmph, hmph, she would also use her dragon fist to beat him up. For now, she would give up on her fantasies and obediently use Dragon Language to write her little essay.
Dragon Language essay: My Dragon Papa is the emperor among dragons. He never hits or scolds me. He dotes on me and often secretly gives me pocket money behind Mother's back. My Dragon Papa says that when I grow up, I will definitely become a wise and brilliant emperor like him.
So as not to affect the content of her little essay, Lucia replaced the Dragon Language she could not write with human characters. Then she handed the finished essay to the evil dragon.
"I'm done."
"I can see that. Little dragon, you wrote a wonderful essay. Not only did you make the subject clear, you even included your dream in it. Very good. The only problem is that your common knowledge is a little lacking.
"For example, here: 'My Dragon Papa is the emperor among dragons.' You could completely change that to: 'My Dragon Papa is the king of the Amethyst Dragons.' Let me educate you a little. Among us dragons, there is no such thing as an emperor. There are only Dragon Kings.
"Of course, there are also Sacred Giant Dragons and the Supreme Dragon God. The Supreme Dragon God is on the same level as the God of Light King. Never mistakenly assume that the Dragon God is inferior to the God of Light King."
The Dragon God's divine status and the God of Light King's divine status were both Supreme Divine Statuses.
It could be said that the Dragon God might not be as powerful as the God of Light King, but the Dragon God could not be treated as the God of Light King's subordinate, nor could anyone think that the Dragon God's divine rank was inferior to his.
Lance felt that if he did not explain this, the little dragon might subconsciously assume that the Dragon God was inferior to the God of Light King of the human world.
That would be blasphemy against the Dragon God.
In Lance's heart, he could blaspheme the Dragon God, but no other giant dragon could.
While walking through the human world, all the races subconsciously believed that the Dragon God's divine status was lower than the God of Light King's. Some even thought it could not compare to the divine statuses of certain main gods. With the Dragon God being so useless, there was not much his black dragon could do.
If the Dragon God had shown even a little more promise, there would have been a Dragon God Temple in the human world. The human world had temples for all kinds of gods, but only the Dragon God Temple was missing.
Those Pure-Blooded Dragons on Dragon Island were all a bunch of blockheads. All they knew how to do was sleep all day. The Dragon God did not know enough to establish a Dragon God Temple, and they did not know enough to come to the human world on the continent and stir things up. The Dragon God was useless, and the giant dragons on Dragon Island were a bunch of blockheads.
In the future, restoring the glory of the dragon race might fall upon the little dragon he had picked up.
This little dragon he had picked up had lofty ambitions. She had the desire to go out into the human world and become an emperor. With a little guidance from him, perhaps she would even dare to proclaim that she would become the emperor of Dragon Island. Dragon Island had never had an emperor before, but that did not mean it could not have one in the future.
"Little dragon, what was your dream again?"
"B-becoming an ex-excellent evil dragon like you. Wh-what's wrong? Is this dream n-not realistic?"
The little dragon could barely speak because the evil dragon's gaze had suddenly turned strange. It frightened the Imperial Daughter even more than being punched with his dragon fist.
"N-no, your dream is very realistic. I remember that besides this dream, you had another one, right? What was that dream again?"
"B-becoming the em-emperor of the human world."
This time, the little dragon's teeth began chattering.
The evil dragon's tone was far too gentle.
"Being an emperor is exhausting. Every day, there are endless affairs to handle, and sometimes you do not even have time to sleep. Aren't you afraid?"
"N-no, I'm not afraid."
"Really not afraid?"
"Really not afraid!"
I was originally the second heir to the throne of the Farolyn Empire. Becoming emperor is perfectly legitimate. What is there to fear?
The first heir to the throne had originally been her eldest Imperial Sister, but when her eldest Imperial Sister was six, she awakened something extraordinary and was later taken away by a temple.
She lost her position as first heir to the throne, and Smelly Imperial Sister Asina became the empire's first heir.
She had originally ranked third, but moved up one place along with the previous first heir and became the second heir to the throne.
"Then I think your dream could use a slight change."
"Ch-change it? Into what?"
"Become the emperor of all the giant dragons under heaven. What's so interesting about being the emperor of the human world compared to being the emperor of all the giant dragons under heaven? Don't you agree?"
The little dragon rolled her vertical pupils upward and fainted.
She had been scared unconscious by the evil dragon's words.
Am I worthy of becoming the emperor of all the giant dragons under heaven? Is this evil dragon trying to get me killed? Damn evil dragon, if I really had that kind of potential, would I have been unable to defeat Smelly Imperial Sister Asina? Would I have earned the title of Underdog Imperial Sister? If I had known the evil dragon expected this much from me, I would have been better off obediently remaining Smelly Imperial Sister Asina's Underdog Imperial Sister.
At least being an Underdog Imperial Sister would let me live. Becoming the emperor of all the giant dragons under heaven would make even death a luxury.
He was playing at raising me, but he actually wanted to raise the little dragon he had taken in into the emperor of the dragon race? I had never seen such a deranged evil dragon! Even the most vicious evil dragons in legend were not this deranged.
The unconscious little dragon frantically complained about the deranged evil dragon in her heart.
"Why did you faint? We were only discussing the possibility of it. Could you really be scared unconscious by that? Your dragon courage is far too small. Fine, becoming the emperor of the dragon race does seem a little difficult. But there was no need to faint over it. This reaction is somewhat exaggerated.
"Wake up. Stop pretending. I'm not insisting that you become the emperor of the dragon race. I only thought of it and wanted to discuss the possibility."
"I don't believe you. Swear it. If you swear you won't force me to become the emperor of the dragon race, I'll open my eyes."
"Open your eyes, and I'll make you grilled squid tomorrow."
"Really?"
"Really."
The little dragon opened her eyes with a grin and sat up. Then, as if she had thought of something, she lay back down. "Then you also have to promise not to use me as fish bait."
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