So You Be the Dragon King?

No, you think too highly of us. We merely passively defended against their attacks on Dragon Island.

The Gale Dragon King slowly shook his head. "Demon nests cannot exist forever. They may collapse at any time due to changes in the planet's Origin Matter cycle. By our estimates, these demon nests will begin declining in roughly a hundred years and disappear completely in four or five hundred."

"But the Dragon Island seal can last for, at most, a little over a hundred years. So we have neither the capacity nor the need to destroy these demon nests. They will vanish on their own."

"Besides."

The Gale Dragon King said calmly, "This is what we deserve."

"We failed to protect Thousand Stars' Spark. We have let down their hopes and trust—their curses and resentment are reasonable, rightful, and correct retribution... We must endure them. If we did not need to guard Dragon Island, we could have simply died."

"I won't judge your moral beliefs, but I still want to ask: why don't you hate Terminus?"

Ian felt that the Dragon Kings were becoming a little too much like Adalbert. The Dragon King smiled wryly. "What exactly is Terminus? None of us know. Perhaps the Creators have some clues, but even if they truly are the timeline lifeforms you spoke of, how could you expect ordinary civilizations to understand such a 'natural disaster'?"

"Besides, this is not unsolvable—the various nations all have alliances with Dragon Island. Just like Carlos, the Empire's eldest prince, they will help us resist the demon tide at critical moments... Rest assured, it will not be too powerful. And only by enduring the demons' curse can the new generation of True Dragons completely free themselves from the 'duty' that binds us."

"In short, Ian, do you understand now?"