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

The Saintess of the War God Temple had a dream... often about being beaten by the Black Dragon?

What kind of strange dream was this?

Those capable of becoming the Saintess of a temple were born extraordinary, possessing various magical abilities.

The Saintess had visions in her sleep.

Their dreams were different from those of ordinary people.

Some Saintesses envisioned the river of time in their dreams, walking through it, communicating with ancient humans and creatures.

Others could foresee certain future events.

A Saintess dreaming about being beaten by the Black Dragon... that was unheard of...

Could such a vision... foretell something?

"No... do you mean... the Black Dragon the Saintess of the War God Temple sees in her dreams... could it be the same one we're investigating?"

"I don't know, the Temple Archbishop only mentioned if we could find the Black Dragon that took Princess Lucia, they hoped we could share information about it with them. The War God Temple probably wants to use the Black Dragon... to break the Saintess's nightmare."

"How can the War God Temple be sure that the Black Dragon we're looking for is the same one appearing in their Saintess's dreams?"

"The Temple Archbishop did not disclose much, but with the War God Temple's abilities, they should know to some extent why their Saintess keeps having the same dream."

Asina nodded. With the resources of a temple, unraveling a matter and investigating with full force didn't take much time.

Speaking of being beaten by the Black Dragon... she recalled something that Eva found when investigating the Black Dragon... a curious incident recorded by the Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom.

The Saintess of the Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom... seemed to have been beaten by the Black Dragon that took the defeated imperial sister...

Was the Black Dragon that audacious?

Specifically targeting temple Saintesses to strike?

"Eva, the Saintess of the Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom who was beaten by the Black Dragon... is she still alive? Or has she gone to heaven?"

"Unclear... normally, the lifespan of a temple Saintess wouldn't be enough for them to still be alive today; she probably has gone to... to... heaven?"

Eva seemed to think of something, suddenly saying, "Princess Asina, do you suspect the Saintess from the War God Temple... is the reincarnation of the Saintess from the Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom?"

"For a moment there... I did entertain that thought, but it seems highly unlikely... A past life devoted to the Goddess of Wisdom as her Saintess, reincarnating as another Saintess... logically, she should have become the Saintess of the Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom again...

Reincarnating as the Saintess of the War God Temple... no matter how I think about it, it just doesn't make sense..."

Eva thought it through and it seemed to make sense.

"It could explain things... like... becoming the Saintess of the War God Temple could grant immense strength, and if the Saintess from the Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom desired vengeance... choosing to reincarnate as the Saintess of the War God Temple... thinking about it this way, it might just make sense."

Princess Asina refined the motive in her mind for why the Saintess of the Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom would reincarnate as the Saintess of the War God Temple.

She felt this idea was quite logical.

The premise was, of course, that the current Saintess of the War God Temple... truly was the reincarnation of the Saintess of the Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom.

The idea of the reincarnation of the Saintess of the Eight Trigrams Temple excited Asina.

To seek revenge through reincarnation... she kind of admired that character trait.

Eva's gaze toward Asina became somewhat peculiar.

This princess was not so proactive in looking for her imperial sister, but she was extremely excited about gossiping and speculating on the Saintesses' tales.

And yet, Asina's hypothesis... could actually be true...

As for the affairs of the temple Saintesses, it was okay to theorize and speculate, but openly inquiring about it could be considered ignorant and impertinent.

"Thinking there would be information about the Black Dragon from the War God Temple, turns out there's a [victim] instead. It's been a month and a half, and who knows how Princess Lucia is doing now."

Eva felt somewhat weary; there was no information about the Black Dragon from the major temples, nor were there legends among the common folk.

How to search?

Could they really only wait for Princess Lucia to return on her own?

Was that even possible?

Any way one thought about it, this possibility seemed slim.

"Work with the War God Temple, try divination, or through the abilities of other temple Saintesses to see if we can locate that Black Dragon."

"The War God Temple has tried already, both divination and utilizing the abilities of other temple Saintesses to no avail. The only useful clue they acquired... is that the Black Dragon is still alive.

It's so odd, what could the origins of that Black Dragon be? Why can't any of the major temples divine, deduce, or glimpse its fate?n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

It's just too strange."

Whatever Princess Asina could think of, the War God Temple had naturally thought of as well. To break the Saintess's nightmare, the War God Temple naturally sought assistance from officials of other temples to divine, deduce, and glimpse the fate of that Black Dragon.

The result was... the War God Temple didn't obtain any useful information.

Absurd... yet, on second thought, normal.

If the Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom failed to find the Black Dragon in the past, it wasn't too surprising that the War God Temple couldn't find it in a short time.

"Let's change our approach, look for the king of beasts. The Human World has no information on the Black Dragon, but the world outside the Human World... might bring us some surprises.

Tell the War God Temple about this idea, ask them to also reach out to beings outside of [humanity] to see if they can gather any useful information."

The idea lit up a light in Eva's eyes. Right, why only focus on the Human World?

The world beyond the Human World... can be explored as well.

"It's truly Her Highness's brain that works wonders."

"Sigh, how boring, it's so dull without my defeated dog of a younger sister... Eva, put in some effort. Find my defeated dog of a younger sister faster, and when you do, I'll give you a script for the 'Comeback of the Defeated Dog Princess' to cheer her up."

"...."

Perhaps... it's better to let Princess Lucia live with the Evil Dragon....

Eva realized... her desire to find Princess Lucia... had suddenly become less urgent....

....

Black Dragon Island, night.

Young Dragon Lucia was wearing an apron, helping the Evil Dragon.

The Evil Dragon suddenly wanted to make dried fruit, candied fruit, and jerked meat. To taste the delicious snacks made by the Evil Dragon, she volunteered to be the Evil Dragon's assistant.

To prove to the Evil Dragon that she wasn't a lazy and gluttonous Young Dragon.

Lying flat, not wanting to try and being lazy and gluttonous are two different things.

"Stop sneaking bites, the batch of dried fruit that isn't even finished yet will soon be eaten up by you."

"I'm not sneaking bites, I'm just tasting the flavors."

The Evil Dragon gently tapped Young Dragon's head with his Dragon Claw, gluttonous yet still making excuses.

"How's your Dragon Script coming along?"

"I've learned nearly five hundred characters of Dragon Script."

"Not bad. When you recognize a thousand Dragon Script characters, I'll teach you a few 'Dragon Curses'."

"Oh."

When the Evil Dragon took her out to play, he never forgot to urge her to study and exercise, and he occasionally checked her homework.

"You have homework tonight, not too difficult. With the five hundred Dragon Script characters you recognize, write an essay. The essay topic is 'My Friend'."

"Ah... I have to write an essay?"

"Mhm, if you write well, there's a reward."

"And if I don't write well?"

"No pocket money for the next month."

"..."

"Alright, there's nothing for you to do here now. Go back and do your homework. Didn't I give you a composition book? From now on... write all your essays in that book."

"Oh."

The Young Dragon took off her apron and went back to the Dragon Nest to do her homework.

Assigning homework, checking homework... why does it feel like the Evil Dragon is both a teacher and a parent?

Once back in the Dragon Nest, she flopped down in her sleeping spot, took out her composition book and pen from the Lucky Coin.

She began to think about how to use the Dragon Script she knew to write an essay that would satisfy the Evil Dragon.

The essay topic is 'My Friend'.

Princess Lucia has many friends, Young Dragon Lucia... in her fictional dragon life has friends, but in reality... the friends she knows for now are Turtle, Er Gouzi, and Joanna.

The Squid Mother... is she a friend? Or not a friend?

Probably not a friend, since she is seen as "food" in the Squid Mother's eyes.

Does the Evil Dragon count as her friend?

He probably does, right?

'My Friend'...

Should she imagine the Evil Dragon as Young Dragon Lucia's friend?

Or should Turtle be imagined as Young Dragon Lucia's friend?

After some thought, the Young Dragon decided to first imagine the Evil Dragon as her young friend this time.

Essay: My Friend

I have a Black Dragon friend... he has a pair of bright gold and red vertical pupils, exuding a natural authority.

He is tall and fierce, ferocious and terrifying, he looks scary... very scary to a young dragon, but actually, he is very kind to a young dragon of the same kind.

He teaches the young dragon to write Dragon Script, urges the young dragon to exercise, prepares medicinal concoctions for the young dragon, and also takes the young dragon out to play.

It's just that sometimes, while playing... he would treat the young dragon as a toy...

My Black Dragon friend has been known as the Evil Dragon, has raised a Princess, can fix courtyards, farm... and even cultivate fruit. He likes to read books, too; he's a Black Dragon with talents.

My excellent Black Dragon friend is a living encyclopedia, he knows everything... the only thing he doesn't know is how to fall in love...

As his friend, when I become an adult, I want to teach him about falling in love....