CHAPTER 1
:-) T/N - [Duke Name - Warrior Heros Akyon/Duke Heros Akyon [Warrior is a Title given by Emperror, and Duke is Family family title]
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“In this world, just look at the princess.”
“Lying down there so pitifully...”
The maids spoke towards the back of my plump figure.
Though they whispered among themselves and spoke quietly,
I, the mighty dragon, could not help but hear.
“Just seeing the princess makes my heart ache.”
“That’s true. I want to admire the princess somehow.”
Enough already.
I don’t need it.
“Her temper must be so filthy.”
“Just getting close, you can hear her growl.”
That’s right. I have a filthy temper.
Wait, this sounds like cursing.
I turned my head and stared at the maids, who were talking.
“You guys.”
Then I covered my eyes with two fingers and pointed at them.
“It would be better to keep your mouths shut.”
“I can hear everything, you know.”
“Oops!”
The chatty maids shut their mouths tightly and shrugged their shoulders.
Still, they were murmuring, saying things like.
“How did she hear us?” or “Her ears must be really sharp.”
Humans, oh humans, don’t ignore a dragon’s ears.
I am the mighty Black Dragon! There’s no way I couldn’t hear the whispers of insignificant humans!
‘.. I want to say that, but.’
‘Right now, I’m not a dragon; I’m a five-year-old child.’
Since saying anything wouldn’t resolve the situation, I snorted in annoyance, turned my head again, and stared out the window.
It should be about time for “him” to arrive.
“Oh my!”
“Princess! The master has arrived!”
Everyone quickly informed me that “he” had come.
I stood up hastily and walked to the window.
Even from afar, I could see the splendid blond hair at a glance.
A handsome man with a well-sculpted face and a well-built body entered the mansion, leaning on a cane for support on his left side.
He slightly bent his left leg, but unless someone had exceptional sense, they wouldn’t notice.
I blinked my eyes and kept an eye on his every move, determined not to miss a thing.
“Princess... To be so fond of the master from the start...”
It’s not fondness.
‘I hate him terribly.’
‘Don’t pity me.’
Don’t feel sorry for me.
My anger gauge is at its maximum right now.
Why am I so furious?
Well, of course...
Because that guy is the warrior who sealed me!
Is there any other reason?
“Shall we go and greet him now? Since your Father has arrived.”
Dammit, the warrior is this body’s father.
“I won’t go! I won’t go even if I die! Leave me alone!”
I’m angry.
I’m furious!
***
“I am a dragon.
To be one of only five dragons in the whole world is surprising, isn’t it?
But the surprising part doesn’t end here.
I am not just any dragon among those five dragons; I am an extraordinary dragon.
The dragons, usually considered fragments of gods, protect each empire.
But I am not a fragment, and I don’t even know how I was born.
That’s why I wasn’t a protector.
I was a calamity.
An unstoppable calamity.
The mighty calamity, Celus.
That’s the name that refers to me.
There was not a single blade of grass left in the places I passed, and there was nothing standing in front of me.
Both humans and non-humans, even the other four dragons, tried to stop me, but it was futile.
I was truly a calamity.
I thought I would live like that forever.
Until the Warrior, Heros Akyon, appeared.
-Die, calamity.
What nonsense is the weak human saying?
Until now, I thought that if I dealt with them roughly, they would give up and leave me alone.
But...
-Grrr!
The warrior was stronger than I expected.
-Hey, wait, wait, warrior..
-Die.
The warrior stabbed my left eye.
My left eye was the only weak point, where my core was located.
How did the warrior find out about it?
No one else knows...
I wanted to block him somehow, but I couldn’t control my crumbling body.
Slowly, my knees buckled, and my mouth closed shut.
Holes were pierced in my wings, and I couldn’t fly anymore.
-It was a tough fight.
The warrior aimed his sword at me.
-Now it’s over.
I can’t die here.
I can’t die like this!
-Grrraah!
I struggled with all my might.
Seemingly tired from our long battle, the warrior didn’t kill me.
Instead, he chose an alternative method.
-You will be sealed for a thousand years.
He sealed me away, just like that.
-When you wake up, my descendants will cut off your life.
-I’ll kill you, Warrior! I will kill you, for sure!
But my cries never reached him.
I was sealed just like that.
Why?
What did I do wrong?
Is it because I’m a calamity?
Because of the prophecy that I will bring the world’s destruction?
I was just born as I am, so what more should I have done?
-“It’s unfair! It’s unfair...!”
My shouts echoed, and, in the end, I closed my eyes.
I thought I would be sealed for a thousand years without any movement.
But then...
“Your Highness?”
As I opened my eyes, I found myself in a funeral hall. I was lying inside a coffin as a young child.
“Your Highness is alive!”
“Call a doctor immediately!”
I had entered the body of a deceased child.
“Master! Your Highness is alive!”
And that Warrior, who had sealed me, was the Father of this body.
