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Chapter 3
What I Want
"There is nothing the Empire cannot conquer."
The central region, which can be called the heart of the Serdes Continent.
That was the slogan of the Arken Empire, which spread its influence from there.
It was excellent for captivating people within the Empire, but for the outskirts, it was nothing but absurd nonsense.
In fact, when Ferda was with the Rosnova Family, the very first thing he was taught was that it was useless bullshit.
W̊ e̊ b̀ n̊ о̃_v е̌ l̄ Е̄ñ u ḿа̌
In reality, there were countless lands in Serdes that could not be conquered, and the Eastern Region was a prime example.
'Demon Land.'
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The East had once become a land teeming with demonic energy due to the Demon King's appearance.
Though it was eventually stopped, the aftermath caused plants to grow abnormally fast and animals to become several times more ferocious.
That was how the Demon Land was created.
Valdrova was the king who reigned over that Demon Land, at the very front lines.
Еnu m̃ ӓ.
'So that's why she was also called the Demon Dragon?'
Anyway, the image she was known by in the world was that of a ferocious dragon.
Rumors that she was growing stronger by absorbing the Demon King's power, or that she was secretly creating monster legions.
'She has far too much useless notoriety for what she's actually done.'
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They acted like she was a bastard who needed killing, with countless conspiracies, yet not a single person had ever reprimanded her or formally raised the issue.
Even a fool knows that touching a dragon's whiskers is a suicide act.
Еn̄ u m̃ã.іd
Busseuseu—.
As I walked along the path, the sound of something moving reached my ears.
When Ferda directed his attention there,
"There's no need to worry."
The maid walking ahead spoke first.
"As long as I'm by your side, those bastards won't dare attack recklessly."
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As expected, they were monsters.
That aside, does this woman have eyes in the back of her head?
'Well, she's the attendant serving that dragon, so she's bound to be on a different level.'
Ferda slowly observed her from behind.
Her impression was like that of a doll.
The maid outfit fitting her body perfectly revealed her body tightly to her frame—it was unmistakably the body of a growing girl.
W e b́ ň ӧv̈ е ľ Еňùm а̌
Her hair tied up in a side-up ponytail with soft, fluffy lines drew out the image of a young lady.
If he hadn't met her in Valdrova's territory, he would have thought she was just one of the pretty maids.
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"What's your name?"
"It's Ruri."
She answered in a flat tone.
"Nice to meet you, Ruri. How much further do we have to walk?"
Ē n̊ ŭ mа
"It'll take 2 more hours."
"That's a long time. It doesn't seem like it took you that long to get here, though?"
"Of course. Alone, I can reach here in 10 seconds."
2 hours and 10 seconds.
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The difference in efficiency is clear.
"Then how about we go to the lair using that method?"
Ё nu m̂ȧ . і d̂
"Then I'd have to carry you, wouldn't I?"
"No need to worry about me. I can endure flying just fine."
"No. I just don't want to."
"......."
That's truly cheeky as hell.
If a normal maid wearing a maid outfit said something like that, wouldn't you have slapped her immediately?
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"If you don't want to, can't be helped."
But Ferda didn't do that.
There were more than a few nobles who came to foreign lands and died protecting their pride, and the decisive factor was her identity.
'Dragon Spawn.'
Dragon Spawns are created through the so-called 'Ascension Ritual' where they're chosen by a dragon and granted its blood.
Just accepting that blood lets them instinctively awaken magic and gain tremendous power.
Е̊ ṅûm̌ а̊ . i d̆
Even with such a small frame, she has the strength to easily subdue two or three knights.
'And she can even hide her tail and horns.......'
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It means she possesses strength on a different level from ordinary Dragon Spawns.
So Ferda quietly followed behind her.
Even that wasn't easy for Ferda with his terrible stamina.
His walking speed gradually slowed, and the distance from Ruri gradually widened.
W̄ еb̈nо ṽ el Е̄nūm а
When they'd fallen back a certain distance, Ruri turned her head.
"Are you tired?"
Ferda nodded.
"Yeah, I'm tired. Can't we rest for a bit?"
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"There's no time to rest. Hurry up and move. The Master is waiting."
Silver hair, silver eyes.
Е nūm̄ а̄
Death Eyes glowing eerily unlike her youthful face urged Ferda's steps forward.
"Huu, alright then."
Ferda steadied his breathing as best he could.
Getting married wasn't an easy task either.
* * *
The Red Dragon's hideout, called a Lair, was located a bit further from the place known as the Empire's front lines.
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Passing through an overgrown forest that hadn't been properly pioneered, there stood a single mountain alone, and on its mid-slope, a castle was built.
It was a castle large enough to be seen from afar on a clear day.
'There were people who mistook that for Valdrova's Lair.'
But Valdrova didn't live in the castle.
That entire mountain was her Lair.
Upon reaching the entrance, Ruri turned her head and recited the precautions half-heartedly.
Е n ū mа̄ . ĩḋ
"It's a bit dark, but there's nothing underfoot, so don't make a useless fuss."
"Understood."
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"Also, sometimes stalactites fall...... well, dodge them on your own. If you can, that is."
Ruri explained perfunctorily.
Instead of reacting to the provocation, Ferda nodded.
"Understood."
Ẁ е̌ b n̆o v̄ е̄ l Е n u m а
"Then."
Ruri led the way inside again.
Soon, a giant iron door blocked their path.
Just a thick iron door without any fancy carvings.
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It felt like a sealing door made with all-out effort to block whatever was beyond.
Ruri lightly knocked on it.
Е̇ ñ ü mа̀.ïd̈
"Master. Your fiancé has arrived."
No answer returned.
Instead, a massive wriggling from beyond the door vibrated the ground.
Every hair on his body stood on end.
Even with the heavy iron door between them, he could feel it clearly.
The fact that a truly terrifying dragon lived behind it.
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Tung—.
The sound of something hard tapping the iron door.
Ruri turned her head toward Ferda.
"I'll go receive the message."
With that, Ruri opened the small iron door beside the large one and went inside.
Beyond the door was silent as the grave, and Ferda waited with patience.
Е n̂ umа
3 minutes later, Ruri came out and said this.
"There is a message from Archduke Valdrova."
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Ruri cleared her throat and began speaking.
"I know that you came here to be engaged to me by the Arken Empire's command. I'll praise you for stepping foot here while fully knowing the atrocities I've committed."
Ferda didn't like it.
Judging by the context, there would undoubtedly be negative words popping out behind that.
E n umа̂
And Ferda's prediction hit the mark.
"However, I have no intention of forcibly dragging you into an engagement. So return to where you came from."
For those who thought they'd die, it's the best possible moment.
A free body.
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The Ferda of childhood would have surely cheered, bowed, and retreated.
But the current Ferda was different.
Ė n ù m̄а..i d̆
"Is that so? Then go tell her this."
Ruri's eyebrow twitched.
"It's true the Emperor designated this, but stepping foot here was done purely by Ferda Rosnova's own will. So I won't return, and I'll proceed with the engagement."
"......."
Ruri, hearing those words, stared intently at Ferda.
Her expressionless face was cold and bewildering, but not to Ferda.
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"Aren't you going to deliver the message?"
"......Understood."
Ruri opened the iron door again and went inside.
10 minutes later, when Ruri came out again, she was carrying a bunch of stuff.
"I'll deliver the message. I highly evaluate that you came here on your own. In praise of that spirit, I'll give you my treasury to provide funds for establishing a foundation, so take that money and build a new foundation in a new land."
Clatter—.
É n ûm̆а̄. ї d̂
What was in that pouch was gold and treasure.
She additionally threw a piece of paper, which was undoubtedly the Archduke's certificate.
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Ferda's eyes looked down at it.
But with eyes looking at gold as if they were mere stones.
"Go tell her. That I have no interest in power, and came here solely for the engagement with Archduke Valdrova."
"......."
Е n u m̄à
"You're spacing out a lot. It wouldn't be good for the Archduke's attendant to show such sluggishness, would it?"
Ruri didn't even answer and stepped into the iron door.
"......Haa."
No, she seemed to just dip her foot in for a moment, then sighed and slammed the door shut with a bang!
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Ruri's face, which had been businesslike, was still expressionless.
But Ferda, who had harbored hatred and vengeance for a long time, knew.
Е̄n_uṁ а
He could fully read what emotion was in her eyes.
Disgust.
"I won't say much. Turn around and leave here."
An order with emotion seeping through.
But Ferda wasn't flustered.
"That's a short message for one from Archduke Valdrova."
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"No. These are my own words as the Archduke's attendant."
She slowly walked toward Ferda.
With each step she took, her appearance changed.
A pair of horns piercing the sky sprouted on her head, and the skirt reaching her ankles puffed out voluminously.
She revealed the Dragon Spawn form she'd hidden and threatened Ferda.
'Dragon Fear?'
Wе̌b n оv́ е l Еn̊ûm ӓ
I thought she wouldn't be ordinary, but she exceeds expectations.
To think an attendant Dragon Spawn could use Dragon Fear.
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Ferda felt his throat tighten and cold sweat flowing down.
Separately, his mind was calm.
To him who had seen far worse, it was just a cute performance.
"I know well about bastards like you."
Е.n̊ um̆а. і_d̂
"What kind of human am I?"
"Trash who can't control their greed despite being mere mortals, believing they can rule the heavens with their own hands."
Disgust based on grounds was felt in her words.
"You don't give a damn about the Master, just full of power and ambition you want to obtain."
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Ferda felt déjà vu from those words.
Wondering where he'd heard that story, the answer was in the conversation he'd had with Huren just a few hours ago.
W̃е̇ḃ.ṅо̇ v е́l Еn ǔm̌а̀
"So that's why the Third Prince died?"
Ruri nodded.
"Yes. That guy was full of thoughts of making the Master his servant through the engagement. It was ridiculous. I don't know how he thought he wouldn't get caught."
Ferda muttered inside.
'So that was the reason?'
Ferda ate Valdrova's heart and understood her emotions.
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So he knew at least that she wasn't a tyrant who killed the Third Prince just because he didn't match her station.
The Third Prince had drawn too big a picture.
The reason he stepped down from the Emperor's position was also just to seize greater power.
'Decisively, he was too arrogant.'
"So while the Master is kind enough to pack this money, hurry up and leave this place. If you wish, I'll grab that body of yours and escort you to the Empire."
Justified disgust.
W̌ е b̂n ov̈ е̊ l̄ Е ňŭ m̌ӑ
At the same time, disgust Ferda had no reason to receive.
But Ferda didn't get angry.
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He'd realized too many things to be shaken by such ridiculous disgust.
"I, Ferda Rosnova, will speak purely without a single lie in this place."
Ferda looked down at her with serious eyes and said.
"I, Ferda Rosnova, did not come to this place due to anyone's pressure."
Е̃ń u mа. īd̃
He recalled the emotions he'd learned through Valdrova's heart.
She had dreamed countless dreams, but all of them were frustrated.
She had to endure slander and stinging gazes directed at her, and inside, she had to fight against her own murderous intent.
She wasn't even her own ally.
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Yet she kept fighting endlessly.
That was something even Ferda couldn't do.
Èñù m̃ а
"I, Ferda Rosnova, desire no power, no treasury."
Even if Valdrova doesn't know, Ferda remembers.
That Valdrova wished for someone's happiness while sacrificing her own life.
The memory of giving her heart even to selfish Ferda.
So, even if you don't know me now.
"I, Ferda Rosnova, came here purely as the one who will become Valdrova's fiancé."
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As long as I remember,
I will become your ally.
"Since we'll be husband and wife in the future, tell her to resolve the misunderstanding by conversing with each other's mouths and ears, not through an attendant's mouth."
Ruri's patience finally reached its limit.
"You cheeky bastard, how dare you spout nonsense without knowing who the Master is—!"
Her small, dainty hand aimed for Ferda's neck.
Ѐǹ um а. і̀ ď
The moment it grabbed, Ferda's neck would snap like autumn reeds.
Tung—.
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The sound of knocking on the iron door.
Ruri immediately regained her composure.
At the same time, the Dragon Fear that had been vibrating disappeared.
The girl who had shown killing intent to kill Ferda bowed her waist to him.
En̊ um ä .id
"Excuse me."
"Yeah. Go on."
Ferda just remained calm to the end.
Ruri, having heard Valdrova's will, came out again.
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Her doll-like face looked strangely dissatisfied.
Ferda intuited it was good news.
W̌ е̄ b̈ n̄ о́vе́l Еṅ u ṁ а
"She understood the meaning well, and told me to convey that she'll proceed with the engagement."
As expected.
No matter how cheeky an attendant, she can't defy her master's will.
"I see. Understood."
"Then this way......."
The bloody conversation from just now was nowhere to be found, and she returned to businesslike manner.
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Ferda followed behind her again.
* * *
Late night, beneath Valdrova's Castle.
Ruri, Valdrova's attendant, returned to the Dragon's Lair again.
She goes inside past the firmly closed iron door.
There, a large dragon with red scales lay coiled elegantly.
Ẁ е b̆n̈ оv̌ ě l Ë n ů m̂ а̌
-You've returned?
Golden Death Eyes shine through the darkness.
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Ruri greeted with an elegant yet disciplined posture.
"I pay respects to the Great Twelve Rulers, among them the Absolute Phase of Power in this place. Truly befitting the Phase of Power that rules the world, you lie in such a figure."
-Is that so? I'm just lying here.
"Elegance, by nature, looks ugly when imitated. True elegance is what's ingrained in the body to the point of not being self-aware."
Е ṅũ m̂ å
-Is that so......?
Ruri's eyes sparkled as if she meant it sincerely.
Valdrova reacted as if she couldn't understand.
"Do you really intend to engage with a mortal?"
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-Wasn't that what I wanted? You respected my opinion too.
"Back then, I only said that because I had no choice. Even now, it's fine to change your mind. Having the courage to reverse a decision is also a virtue of an Emperor."
Е nǔṁа.іd̊
She persistently cried for reversal, but Valdrova shook her head.
-No intention of reversing. Even now, that's my only thought.
"Tsk......."
Ruri clicked her tongue with a face full of dissatisfaction.
Valdrova didn't mind the rude behavior and asked.
-Tell me. My partner-to-be...... what kind of man was he?
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Ruri shook her head.
"Don't even ask. He's a weak-ass human."
-How weak?
"I thought his body would be sturdy since he's from a knight family, but he was so exhausted on the way here he looked like he'd die—a frail body."
-And?
"He's a total ugly bastard. I believed he was 18, but his face looked like an old man who never took care of himself."
En.û m̌ å .id
-Ruri.
"Sorry. He's quite handsome. Like a guy who's made plenty of women cry."
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-No, that's not what I'm asking, is it?
Ruri knew what answer Valdrova wanted.
She didn't want to bring it out, but had no choice.
"He's not ordinary."
Е̇ n̊ ú m а .іd̃_
-Not ordinary?
"I'm a Dragon Spawn, one who inherited dragon blood. So instilling fear in a mortal is easy for me. However......."
Ruri recalled Ferda in her memory.
"That guy didn't fear me even once. So...... he'll be able to look the Master straight in the eye."
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-Is that so?
Ruri frowned.
Ẁёb̄ n̆ о v̂ el Ӗ n̊ um á
A human being able to look a dragon straight in the eye was something that shouldn't exist.
-Good.
Meanwhile, what hung on Valdrova's face was a smile.
-To think there's a person who can face me normally.
"Nor......mal, you say?"
-Yeah. Normal. As in.
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It was far from the normal Ruri knew.
Humans facing each other is normal.
But a human and a dragon facing each other cannot exist.
Dragons dominate and humans submit—that's the normal relationship.
Ruri had a lot she wanted to say, but couldn't bring herself to speak.
Anyway, if she's satisfied, that's enough.
Е̂n u m̄ ӓ. і̀ d̃
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