Evil Dragon: The young dragon I picked up keeps planning on becoming an empress

Resemblance!

There really is a resemblance!

No wonder the Evil Dragon said the Valkyrie Statue seemed familiar—it really was familiar because the Valkyrie... ah no... the pretty sister who owed the Evil Dragon money did indeed look quite a bit like the Valkyrie.

Looking alike doesn't mean the Valkyrie is the pretty sister who owes the Evil Dragon money.

She remembered the Evil Dragon had said that the pretty sister who owed him money was a mage capable of casting a "forbidden spell" even beyond her level.

The Valkyrie isn't a mage, but a valiant and skilled warrior, an undaunted and fearless Martial God who dares to thrust her spear at formidable foes.

If the pretty sister who owed the Evil Dragon money was the Valkyrie, she could have beaten the Evil Dragon as if it were a game, and as for the so-called beast tide, she could have thrown her spear into the sky and killed countless monsters, fierce beasts, and exotic creatures.

"It does look a bit familiar."

"Does it resemble the person who owes me money?"

"This is the Valkyrie Temple, and there are people holding divine positions all around. Show a bit of reverence for the Deity, please... otherwise, I'm afraid you might get beaten up by the Temple Valkyrie's people in a moment."

Talking about whether the Valkyrie resembles the person who owes money, is the Evil Dragon not aware of his surroundings?

Just now, a few divine officials had already given him some unfriendly looks, and it's one thing to stare directly at the Valkyrie Statue, but to also speak impiously.

If the Evil Dragon continues, he might indeed get beaten up by the Temple Valkyrie's divine officials.

Joanna, kneeling on the cushion, didn't dare raise her head; the conversation between Lance and the Young Dragon made her tremble.

O Valkyrie, how could Lance dare to suspect you of being in debt?

That morning, when Lance was at the City Lord's Mansion, she had thought that the seemingly young Lance was boastful enough.

Now she saw that Lord Lance had held back too much that morning.

Claiming to come to the Valkyrie Temple for blessings, yet not kneeling or showing respect upon arrival, and even speaking things that could easily be considered blasphemous...

Is he really the teacher of Butler Brandon?

Butler Brandon is such a gentle and humble person... How could he have such a teacher?

Lance withdrew, and the Young Dragon rubbed its eyes with its Dragon Claws, feeling a stinging sensation... hoping it wouldn't go blind...

Some of the Valkyrie Temple's divine officials noticed Lance.

Lance was simply standing there, looking at the Valkyrie; they couldn't really say anything, as long as he did nothing inappropriate next, they wouldn't expel him by force.

Especially since the temple knights said that the person standing in the center of the hall staring at the Valkyrie seemed quite strong.

Using force to expel him might prove difficult without activating some of the temple's formations.

A person who could raise a Young Dragon surely wasn't weak.

Besides, the City Lord's young lady was still kneeling on the cushion, praying, so they decided to bear with it.

Lance crossed his arms and continued to ponder the relationship between the Temple Valkyrie and Sophia.

Was it merely a resemblance?

Or was he overthinking it?

A Deity with their own temple would be a prominent figure in the Divine Realm; surely such a Deity wouldn't get so bored as to descend from the ethereal Divine Realm to play human, would they?

They couldn't be that idle, right?

And another thing, if Sophia was indeed this Valkyrie, her talent should have been "Martial God," not "Magic God."

Furthermore, why would the Valkyrie come down from the Divine Realm? To experience human love?

To feel the thrill of not repaying debt?

Or was it simply to experience the sensation of "death"?

Or perhaps she had made a mistake and was cast down by a main god of the Divine Realm to undergo trials in the Human World?

Intuition told Lance that there had to be some connection between the Valkyrie and Sophia.

If he, as a Black Dragon, could walk in the Human World in human form, why couldn't a Valkyrie from the Divine Realm come down to experience what it's like to be human?

Or perhaps to seek a lost emotion?

As for why she would choose "Magic" as her talent, coming to the Human World to experience being a mage didn't seem too far-fetched, right?

Should he try calling out "repay your debt" to the Valkyrie Statue?

After shouting, he wouldn't lose out regardless of whether the Valkyrie Statue reacted or not.

In general, in small cities like this, the statues in temples lack divinity.

Only in those grand temples where the incense burns brightly and the power of faith looms like auspicious clouds do the statues possibly possess divinity.

If special prayers were passed on by the divine officials, deities might sense them.

When faced with a deity statue devoid of divinity, if one wishes to catch the attention of a deity in this corner of the world,

There is only one way—shout the true name of the deity, and shout it repeatedly; as for whether the deity will eventually turn their gaze here, that is uncertain.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

If the Valkyrie does indeed have some connection with Sophia, then shouting 'Sophia, repay your debt' at the Valkyrie Statue,

Or shouting 'Sophia, repay your debt' several times should certainly provoke a reaction from the Valkyrie Statue.

If there is no response... then there is only one possibility, the Valkyrie might be a defaulter.

Should I try it?

If I have wronged the Valkyrie, at worst I would become a follower for once and contribute a bit of faith to Her.

The faith of a Giant Dragon should be somewhat attractive to the Valkyrie, right?

"Stop staring at me. Repay the debt, Sophia, repay it!"

"Sophia, repay the debt!"

"Sophia, repay the debt!"

Lance shouted three times in succession. When he was about to shout a fourth time, he was dragged out of the temple by the temple officials.

The Young Dragon and Joanna, who were kneeling on the meditation cushions, saw that the temple officials had some difficulty moving Lance, so they quickly went up to help.

The Young Dragon lifted Lance's left foot.

Joanna lifted Lance's right foot.

Lance was carried out of the Valkyrie Temple by the temple officials.

Fortunately, Lance did not resist. If Lance had resisted, then it would have been awkward for these officials.

It was not too bad that they could get rid of 'Lance', this troublesome individual, in this manner.

No, they must put this mad Dragon Knight who shouted 'repay the debt' at the Valkyrie into the Valkyrie Temple's 'blacklist'.

Next time, if the City Lord's Mansion's young mistress brings this person to the temple again, just shut the door.

They had been divine officials for so long, yet this was the first time they had seen someone dare to shout repayment demands at the Valkyrie Statue...

Who is Sophia?

The Valkyrie's true name is not Sophia.

Today, the officials of the Valkyrie Temple chose to close the temple ahead of schedule.

They needed to pray to the Valkyrie, asking Her to forgive their inability just now.

"Bishop, were the eyes of the Valkyrie Statue originally gazing into the distance, or looking down with compassion upon the world?"

"Of course, she was gazing into the distance." Continue reading at empire

"Really? Maybe I saw it wrong, but just now, it seemed to me that the Valkyrie Statue's gaze... was directed toward the position of the temple entrance."

"Nonsense."

The bishop of the Valkyrie Temple scolded the divine official beside him irritably.

The young official scratched his head and smiled apologetically, thinking to himself that he couldn't stay up late tonight—his vision was failing him.

Fortunately, the bishop was approachable and didn't blame him.

Perhaps it was indeed just a momentary blur of the eyes earlier.

Speaking of which, that young man earlier was really audacious, daring to demand repayment from the Valkyrie's Statue.

Unbelievable.

Blaspheming a deity, wasn't he afraid of being plagued by bad luck?

Dragon Knight...

It seems somewhat normal for them to be bold...

But to blaspheme a deity? That's not normal...