Evil Dragons Have Never Been in Love

Evil Dragons Have Never Been in Love

Did you hear that?

The dragonling I picked up said that once she became emperor, she'd give me a princess to raise.

Should I praise her for having a conscience?

Lucia was truly brave when she was brave, and truly timid when she was timid.

This child was not bad by nature. It was easy to see from her clear eyes, which carried a hint of stupidity.

Lance had seen quite a few dragonlings with impure bloodlines, but none of them had eyes as pure as Lucia's.

It was understandable. For dragonlings to survive in harsh environments, they had to endure countless cruel and bloody fights. Over time, their eyes naturally became violent and fierce.

Whenever he encountered such dragonlings, he taught them some survival skills and combat techniques.

He did not bring them back to raise, because back then, he had not been in the mood for it.

Lucia was quite lucky. When she was surrounded by human Griffin Knights, she met him, and he rescued her and brought her back to Black Dragon Island.

Perhaps that was fate.

Besides, he had a favorable impression of the little one, so he did not mind raising her for a few hundred years, or even a thousand.

The facts proved that he had not misjudged her. This little one knew how to repay kindness—she knew to give him a princess after becoming emperor.

Even if it was an impossible dream.

"Forget about giving me a princess. Give me a pile of gold and silver jewelry instead."

Lucia still deserved the right to dream. Some things only needed to be said once; there was no need to keep stressing them.

"Sure! If I become emperor, I'll dig out all of some princess's gold and silver jewelry and give it to you, Lance, so you can sleep on a pile of it."

Smelly Imperial Sister Asina's gold and silver jewelry would all belong to the evil dragon Lance someday.

Gold and silver jewelry?

Right, why was there no gold or silver jewelry in the evil dragon Lance's Dragon Lair?

No matter how poor an evil dragon was, he could not possibly lack even a few hundred gold coins, could he?

Lucia carefully swept her gaze around the evil dragon Lance's Dragon Lair again. There truly was not a single gold coin on the ground, not even one Silver Coin.

Was the evil dragon Lance really this poor? No, no, no. He was not poor at all. The weapons and scepters in his Treasure Room looked very valuable.

Not to mention that the evil dragon Lance's Treasure Room contained many artifacts that looked extremely ancient. To historians who enjoyed studying history, they might be priceless treasures.

"Lance, do you... not like gold coins?"

"Is there an evil dragon in this world who doesn't like gold coins?"

"Then why isn't there a single gold coin in your Dragon Lair?"

"Have you never heard that wealth should not be displayed? If you have money... you naturally hide it."

Lance raised a dragon claw and removed an Adamantine Circle from one of the dragon horns atop his head.

"A Space Ring?"

As an Imperial Daughter, Lucia had naturally seen Space Rings capable of storing items.

Space Rings were expensive. In the imperial capital, only wealthy great nobles or merchants could afford them.

Mercenaries, mages, and witches who often ventured out might have them as well.

"It isn't a Space Ring. It's an Adamantine Circle, a Space Magical Artifact for storing items that I refined myself."

A faint flash of light passed, and a Crystal Jar appeared in Lance's dragon claw.

Quite a few gold coins were stored inside the Crystal Jar.

Eh? The gold coins in the evil dragon Lance's Crystal Jar looked so ancient, like Ancient Currency.

Collectors and historians would surely like them, and might even be willing to pay a high price to buy the Ancient Currency in the evil dragon Lance's Crystal Jar.

There were not many of these gold coins, either.

Lucia made a rough estimate. There were at most only a few dozen gold coins in the evil dragon Lance's Crystal Jar.

"So... so few? Shouldn't an outstanding evil dragon's Dragon Lair be piled full of gold and silver jewelry? Why... why do you only have this little?"

"To me, as long as I have enough money to spend, that's enough."

"Is this little money enough for you?"

"For now, it is. If it isn't enough, I'll go earn more."

"???"

Evil dragons needed to earn money? Did they not all just rob people? Then she remembered. The evil dragon Lance had said before that when he had no money, he turned into a human and went to the human world to earn it.

When he lacked money, he did not go to the human world to rob it, but instead worked to earn it. Was there really such a kind evil dragon in the world?

"Here, I'll give you a gold coin."

Lance opened the Crystal Jar, took out a Lucky Coin, and gave it to Lucia.

On one side of the Lucky Coin was the Goddess of Luck Statue, and on the other was the Temple of the Goddess of Luck.

In the human world, Lucky Coins could bring people good fortune.

"Ah... oh. Th-thank you..."

Lucia clumsily accepted the gold coin Lance handed her, and her impression of the evil dragon Lance improved by another degree.

An evil dragon willing to give gold coins away as gifts... there might not even be such an evil dragon in legends.

The evil dragon had given her a gold coin, so she should give him a gift as well.

What would be a good gift for an evil dragon?

In her current state, she did not seem to have anything valuable to offer as a gift. Eva's curse had turned her into an Amethyst Dragonling. Apart from her glittering purple dragon scales, she had nothing left. She would make a note of it for now. Once she fought her way back to the imperial capital and became emperor, she would think about what gift to give the evil dragon Lance.

"You can move around freely and familiarize yourself with the Dragon Lair. Find an area to use as your bedroom while you're at it."

"Ah? I-I-I-I'm sleeping in the same Dragon Lair as you?"

Panic appeared in Lucia's violet-gold vertical pupils. She was not a real dragonling—she was an Imperial Princess. Sleeping with a real evil dragon terrified her. "Um... um, I can actually sleep outside. If you're worried about me being exposed to wind and rain, I can find a cave to sleep in myself."

"You don't need to be embarrassed. Sleep here. Until you come of age and leave, you can treat this place as your home."

Treat it as my home?!!!

Oh no!

Could the evil dragon Lance have mistaken her, a fake dragonling, for a wife he was raising? Wuwuwu... I don't want to be an evil dragon's wife! Someone save me! "That wouldn't be appropriate, wouldn't it? What if your girlfriend misunderstands?"

"Girlfriend?" Lance laughed. Even this little one knew to worry whether his girlfriend would get angry. No wonder she wanted to date at such a young age.

But puppy love was not a good thing.

"I don't have a girlfriend. I've never even been in a relationship, so where would I get a girlfriend?"

"Ah? You don't have a girlfriend? You've never even been in a relationship?!"

Lucia was shocked. Judging by the evil dragon Lance's size, he should have been an adult dragon.

Such a huge adult evil dragon had never been in a relationship? Who would believe that?

Evil dragons were lustful.

No, all dragons were lustful.

At the age when they were most vicious and evil, while raising princesses, if they did not take the opportunity to have a sweet romance with a princess, who would believe it? At least this Imperial Princess did not... hmm, she remained skeptical.

"You've never dated a princess?"

"Why would I date a princess?"

"Don't evil dragons all like dating human princesses?"

"Other evil dragons might like dating human princesses, but I don't particularly like it. Compared to human princesses, I'd rather my future girlfriend be a dragon."

"!!!"

He wanted his future girlfriend to be a dragon? Then this evil dragon could not play this raising-game either!