Although her body wasn’t all that sore, after enduring the wind, the rain, and the relentless torrent of the Angry River, she looked somewhat haggard.
“By the way, why did you bring me to the Dragon Nest?” Xuefei asked, squinting through her bleary eyes. She clearly wasn’t fully awake yet.
“Xuefei, take a good look at your belly.” Leia slipped off her high heels, her feet—wrapped in sheer black stockings—pressing into the soft cushions of the Dragon Nest and sinking them down.
Xuefei rolled over, stretching out her body and thrusting forward her impressive chest as she placed a hand on her smooth belly… At first, she didn’t feel anything.
But…
“Ah?”
Xuefei stared in disbelief at the slight swell of her belly, then glanced at Leia, her expression turning blank.
Just a few days ago, it had been perfectly flat. Now, there was clearly a dragon egg inside!
“It looks like channeling magic power into you speeds up the baby’s development. As expected, our child needs to ‘eat,’ doesn’t it~? The fruit of our love is finally making some exciting progress!”
Imagining herself blushing as she laid a dragon egg, Xuefei ducked her head, her cheeks turning the color of a ripe apple.
“Dragon egg… Dragon egg…”
Xuefei’s eyes swirled like vortexes.
She didn’t even dare imagine what would happen if Leia was telling the truth.
From now on, Leia would have every excuse to bully her during her “pregnancy,” all under the guise of “feeding the baby”!
“Control yourself a little, you jerk… mmph.”
Xuefei wagged her tail as she sat up. Though she wanted to be mad, she just couldn’t muster the anger right now—her heart was fluttering with joy over something instead.
Was she actually happy about the baby’s growth?
She was doomed.
Now she’d completely turn into Leia’s breeding machine—and willingly, at that. No, it might be even worse. If even channeling power could promote the dragon egg’s growth and development, however slightly, Xuefei didn’t dare think about the inhumane things Leia might do to her with that excuse.
This Evil Dragon had been frustrated that Xuefei couldn’t get pregnant again. Well, that frustration was gone now…
As long as they made them fast, there wouldn’t be any problem at all, right?!
But Xuefei had a huge problem!
Giving birth this fast would definitely kill her. It had to!
“Hey, Leia, let’s talk this over.”
Realizing the gravity of the situation, Xuefei slowly scooted toward the Dragon Girl Leia—who was swaying blissfully as if basking in spring winds. Her movements were clumsy thanks to the egg in her belly. In the end, she prostrated herself before Leia, shyly clasping her hands between her thighs, her face flushed red as she spoke in the most serious tone she could muster:
“The baby needs a warmer, more comfortable environment to grow. Forcing the seedlings to grow is no good!”
“Hee hee, I’ll hold back a little. Don’t worry.”
Leia brushed it off as no big deal.
In truth, as an Evil Dragon, she was holding back on a lot of things.
For example, swallowing up the entire Demon Race into her belly, claiming all their power for herself.
“As expected of the Complete Filth Soul…”
Xuefei sighed.
Back when Leia was still human, she’d purified monsters with her body a few times. If she’d figured out how to use her ability back then, the First Playthrough probably wouldn’t have been so grueling…
No, no, no.
In that case, all the bosses in the First Playthrough would have changed completely. It would have been Leia, not the Evil Dragon. But even now, Xuefei still didn’t understand why the Gods had chosen her—the bearer of the Complete Filth Soul—as the heroine of the Camiran Continent.
“If anything’s weirder, it’s you, Xuefei.” Leia stepped forward to the pitiful-looking Xuefei and rubbed her little horn with a finger. “Your soul is still a total mystery. I’ve wondered about it ever since before I turned you into a Dragon Girl.”
Yeah…
Xuefei’s own soul was the true miracle—utterly unfathomable.
As Dark Filth, she could absorb and convert the power of Light Emissaries without rejecting Dark Filth power either.
Even Leia, with her Endless Treasure, couldn’t endlessly devour and convert the Gods’ power without eventually clashing hard against the Light Emissaries’ energy.
But Xuefei had no such issue.
After absorbing Alres and the War God, those powers had seamlessly transformed into Dark Filth energy, stored away and further strengthening her soul. It was so absurd that no existing knowledge could explain it.
Perhaps only some ancient, wise Gods could see what secret lay buried within Xuefei.
“Of course, it’s pretty tough holding back from bullying you in front of everyone. Xuefei, you have to appreciate my good intentions!”
“If you keep bullying me, Leia, I’ll run away from home and get really mad! Rawr!”
Xuefei puffed out her cheeks in anger, resembling a sulking pufferfish on the verge of bursting.
She could run away from home and hide in some secret hideout where Leia would never find her. That would make her regret everything she’d done.
“I’m not that kind of awful person.”
Leia, however, assured Xuefei there was no need to worry. She was, after all, a woman who knew the meaning of restraint.
Probably…
She usually just rubbed up against Xuefei, never venturing too far.
Xuefei could accept that much, couldn’t she?
“By the way, when will I finally lay this dragon egg…?”
“Judging by the looks of it, three to four weeks.”
“So soon!”
Xuefei had no idea how long the process normally took, but three to four weeks? That didn’t leave any time for mental preparation at all!
Leia shifted her hand from Xuefei’s horns to the soft crown of her head.
Evil Dragons were notoriously greedy creatures.
Xuefei’s hoard consisted of all sorts of shiny, valuable knickknacks buried beneath the Dragon Nest—perfectly normal for her kind. It even matched the habits of Evil Dragons back on Camiran Continent. If anything, Leia was the odd one out. She viewed Xuefei herself as the true treasure, while those glittering baubles barely caught her interest.
The more she stroked Xuefei, the brighter Leia’s smile grew.
“I’m about to announce something important, Xuefei.”
“Are you finally giving me a night off?”
“Of course not! Starting today, you can go on maternity leave!”
“I’m not some factory worker—where’s maternity leave come from?!”
Leia paid no attention to Xuefei’s protests. Or perhaps she heard them but simply chose to ignore them.
“As your wife, it’s only natural for me to set aside my grand ambitions and stay by your side while you’re carrying our child, don’t you think? Perfectly reasonable!”
“Awoo~?!”
Leia could hold back no longer. With a flying leap, she pinned Xuefei beneath her, her eyes burning with barely restrained hunger as they locked onto Xuefei’s tense pupils.
“No, stay back!”
“Hee hee~”
~~~
Afterward, neither Leia nor Xuefei showed up at the midday restaurant. The maids took one look at the tightly shut doors of the Dragon Nest, along with the occasional faint tremors emanating from within, and understood immediately what was going on.
“No need to worry about it.”
That was what the maids thought.
But it wouldn’t be long before they found themselves swept up in a flurry of activity over a certain event.
The arrival of a brand-new Dragon Princess would mean they had to handle everything from childcare and education to nutritional supplements…
“Once that happens, the palace is sure to get a lot livelier.”
“Naturally—though it might not. What if their child turns out too quiet?”
“We can’t say for sure about liveliness yet, but as the offspring of those two esteemed ladies, it’ll no doubt be sensible and well-behaved~” One of the maids covered her face and shook her head shyly.
And so they waited, full of eager anticipation…
Time flew by in a blur, and the four weeks passed in the blink of an eye.
As the cheerful chirping of some unknown birds filled the air outside the window—like they were engaged in a lively debate—a supreme existence within the Dragon Nest let out a delicate cry and opened her sleepy eyes.
“Awoo~”
“Wait… this is…?”
She—or rather, Xuefei—cradled her swollen belly and gave it a gentle touch. Moments later, a shiver ran through her, and a blush crept across her cheeks as realization dawned.
Today was the day she would lay the egg.
~~~
Volume 1 – End
