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

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Borrowing the Valkyrie statue?

Isn't that a bit preposterous?

You've heard of borrowing money, weapons, food, or mounts, but who's ever heard of borrowing a deity's statue?

Which temple would dare to lend out the statue of their patron deity?

If there really were divine officials bold enough to lend out the statue of the deity from their temple, this wouldn't just be a matter of blasphemy. It would signify a flaw in the faith of the divine officials themselves, which could lead to being branded as heretics.

In more severe cases, they might be considered to have souls tainted by unholy things and become followers of a different god.

No matter how you look at it, the young dragon felt that no divine official would dare lend their deity's statue to the Evil Dragon.

Unless the Evil Dragon sneaked into the temple and stole the Valkyrie's statue....

Wait a minute!!!

The "borrowing" the Evil Dragon talked about....could it actually mean "stealing"?

Sneaking into the temple to steal a statue of the Valkyrie?

Sss—

The young dragon gasped, it's possible, very possible!

With the Evil Dragon's character, stealing the statue of the Valkyrie... he would absolutely do it.

Especially since he believed the Valkyrie was Sophia, the sister who owed him money; he wouldn't have any guilt whatsoever.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The young dragon wanted to cry.

Could she really survive to adulthood following a dragon like this?

Not the young dragon's adulthood, but the adulthood of the Phalan Empire's princess...

Could she live till next year?

"You, you, you... the 'borrowing' you mentioned, is it the 'borrowing' I'm thinking of?"

"Probably not."

Lance thought education for the young dragon should start young; if you can avoid lying, then do so.

He indeed dared to ask the temple officials for the statue, but the problem was... the temple officials might not dare to lend it to him.

If they didn't lend it, he would have to think of another way.

"Lance.... don't borrow the statue.... If you borrow the statue, what will the temple officials do the next morning when they pray to the deity? What will the faithful do when they pray? And the key point is... if you 'borrow' the statue... you might attract the pursuit of the temple's divine officials, Holy Knights...."

"I am also considering the series of consequences that borrowing the statue might bring. As for being hunted... I'm not afraid, but causing too much unrest is indeed not advisable."

The young dragon Lucia breathed a sigh of relief; right, the Evil Dragon is not the type to act recklessly without considering consequences. He would certainly think about the repercussions of stealing the temple's statue.

Saying he'll borrow the statue is fine, as long as he doesn't actually bring the Valkyrie statue back.

Life with the Evil Dragon can sometimes be heartwarming, sometimes heart-stopping.

During heartwarming times, it gives her the feeling that life is simple and dull with a touch of interest.

During nerve-wracking times, she feels that living peacefully until adulthood with the Evil Dragon is a victory in itself.

There really are two types of Evil Dragons.

One kind dares to borrow a deity's statue.

The other kind only kidnaps princesses.

"Taking away the statue from the Valkyrie Temple would leave it empty.... The temple officials would definitely feel the emptiness without the statue, and while praying, they might even feel a loss of spiritual support.

But it's not a big problem, I can resolve this issue pretty well. Tomorrow, after we go to Lionheart City, let's make another trip to the Valkyrie Temple."

"!!!"

"Aiyoyo... suddenly, my stomach hurts so much... I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you to the Human World tomorrow, Lance.... You go to the Human World by yourself, I'll stay and watch the house. Don't worry, if my stomach stops hurting tomorrow, I'll catch up with your teaching schedule.

Take Squid Mom with you."

The young dragon was rolling on the grass, clutching her belly and whining, please let her off. She was just a princess not yet of age; stealing statues was something she really dared not do....

The Evil Dragon might not fear ticking off the Valkyrie, but she was scared....

She didn't want to be speared to the wall by the Valkyrie's lance.

She'd even give up going to the longed-for Human World.

She decided to stay quietly in Dragon Nest, sipping tea, reading, and drawing... to be a graceful young dragon.

"Didn't you promise Joanna to continue helping her with the garden tomorrow? The seeds, soil, and pure green fertilizer free of pollution are all prepared for you. Ignoring that, can you justify it to your friendship with Joanna?"

"Right, then I'll go to City Lord's Mansion tomorrow and help Joanna with the garden, you can leave me out of the temple visit."

"Don't be afraid, we are the creditors, since when do creditors fear those who owe debt? It is only right and proper to repay debts, even gods, when they owe money, must repay. If they don't, we'll move the statue over here, have a good talk with her every night; I don't believe she won't get annoyed with me."

"But... Lance... I heard that in the Human World some creditors, when collecting debts, end up clinging to the debtor's legs... begging them to pay back the money...."

"......."

An image formed in the Evil Dragon's mind of him clinging to the Valkyrie statue's legs begging Sophia to repay the money....

Heh, such a thing would definitely not happen to him.

He knew Sophia, who had good credit. If it weren't for her sudden death... those 132 Gold Coins would've been returned to him already.

Pathetic.

Die while visiting the Human World, and just explode into a seed; that's it? Shouldn't there be a large-scale outbreak, letting those hordes of monsters witness the splendor of the Valkyrie?

"And another thing... if Sophia sister really is the Valkyrie, then you're her creditor, not me.... I'm afraid of being hit by the Valkyrie sister...."

"What's there to fear? You have inheritance rights, if one day I died, my assets could be inherited by you, naturally making you their creditor, continuing the job of collecting debts for me."

"......."

Evil Dragon, how many times have I told you, if that day really comes, it would be you inheriting my assets....

It's definitely not going to be me inheriting yours....

"Okay then, let's sleep. I was just joking earlier. Borrowing a deity's statue, honestly, I wouldn't dare... As for the deity... really determined to default on the debt, I wouldn't dare forcibly collect, I also fear being beaten. Let's sleep, let's sleep."

Lance closed his vertical pupils, coaxing sleep to come.

The young dragon was too faint of heart; without such reassurance, she might toss and turn, suffering insomnia all night.

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"No, no... Are you lying to me?"

The young dragon was answered by the faint dragon hum emitted by the evil dragon while it slept.

No worries... falling asleep in a second...

When would she ever be as open-minded as the evil dragon?

With a sigh, the young dragon turned over, faced the wall, curled her tail around herself, and snuggled into a ball, falling into a deep sleep.

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July 9th, 3455 of the Black Dragon Calendar, clear skies.

The sky was a pristine blue, with not a cloud in sight.

The squid mom arrived, saying she had come at the break of dawn.

Seeing her follow the evil dragon's health cultivation exercises, I also practiced alongside. But with too many tentacles, they ended up getting tangled while practicing...

Rolling from the beach into the sea, and from the sea back to the beach, she found herself unable to untangle her tentacles. The squid mom asked me to help her undo the knots....

This was her first encounter with any fearsome creature other than the evil dragon...

"I can help you untangle... but don't take the chance to wrap me into your mouth... and eat me... Is that okay?"

"How about I lick you once to taste?"

"???"

"Not a chance!!!"

Having refused the squid mom's rude request, the young dragon approached cautiously and set about untangling the tentacles.

What a klutz, getting her tentacles tangled up during a simple health cultivation exercise. How could one even get their own limbs tangled?

Only because the evil dragon was kind did it not take the chance to skewer the squid mom and put her on the barbecue...

The squid mom doesn't keep her word!

She almost licked my head, if not for the evil dragon quickly grabbing her tongue with tweezers, my head would surely be covered in the squid mom's saliva by now!

Sea monsters... have no integrity!

"Can you try to change this bad habit of wanting to lick and taste everything you see?"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch... let go, let go, my tongue... hurts..."

"Do me a favor, go back to the sea and reveal your true form, and help me test the battle prowess of the heroic spirits, how about that?"

The squid mom nodded, understanding that the Black Dragon wanted her help in testing the battle power of its clan members.

The fighting power of the clan members should be decent; those too weak don't qualify as clan members. Her help in testing indicated that the Black Dragon had great confidence in his clan's combat ability.

The squid mom entered the sea and transformed back into her original form.

Beneath the cerulean sea, countless twisting and undulating shadows emerged in an instant.

The young dragon ran away.

Having the deep sea siren test the battle prowess of the heroic spirits…

Absolutely insane.

It was insanity.

Lance, turning into a human, soared above the sea surface.

The squid mom, lurking beneath the sea, saw the Black Dragon transform into a cute little person and her desire to feed surged. A dozen writhing tentacles burst out of the sea, rushing towards the Black Dragon in human form.

She wanted to openly wrap the Black Dragon into her mouth to taste it.

Lance dodged the squid mom's attack, while simultaneously activating the heroic spirit array, summoning heroic spirits.

A vast golden array appeared above the ocean's surface.

Unlike the previous night, the moment the golden array appeared, a heroic spirit clad in a fiery red robe and wearing a crown appeared above the array.

"Born from the flames, I shall ultimately bring these flames to burn away all sin and evil in the world."

The squid mom, still hidden beneath the sea, saw another cute little person appear in the sky and grew even more excited. Countless tentacles burst out of the water, causing giant waves.

The flame queen, who had just stepped down from the heroic spirit array, instinctively opened her mouth to shout: Lance, support me...

Those writhing tentacles, each with a face-like appendage... were too dreadful, scaring her stiff...

But she held back.

Her opponent this time was too terrifying and fearsome.

Lance may not even be able to defeat her.

"Lance, run, I'll protect you this time."

Flames blazed up from the flame queen's body as the surrounding space began to distort.

A world filled with flames and horrific monsters appeared over the sea.

Combining two combat skills, she hoped to buy Lance a chance to escape.

Countless tentacles instantly invaded the flame queen's imaginary world, and the terrible monsters there rushed to tear at them.

The invading tentacles, with a mere flicker, slaughtered and slapped the creatures to death.

Flames spread onto the tentacles of the squid mom.

The countless tentacles twisted and writhed frantically, and the flame queen's imaginary world shattered in an instant...

Seeing this, the flame queen turned and smiled at Lance, the flames on her body flaring up even more ferociously.

"Run... Next time, remember to summon a more powerful heroic spirit..."

The flame queen surged towards the countless dark tentacles. She intended to burn herself out to see if she could turn this monster to ash.

To protect Lance, just once.

The squid mom, still lurking beneath the sea, saw the cute little person charging at her. Excitedly poking her head out from the water, she spit out a jet of ink at the flame queen, extinguishing the flames on her body, then with a flick of her tongue, she rolled the flame queen into her mouth...

The speed was so fast that even Lance, standing and pondering in the void, failed to react in time.

The young dragon, still perched on Turtle's back, saw the queen heroic spirit get eaten by the squid mom and began to scream urgently.

"Lance! Save your heroic spirit! The squid mom has swallowed your heroic spirit!"