63. I’ve Come to Take You Home
Why was the Dragon Queen here?
This wasn’t the first question Elena thought of.
“Is she here to see me?”
After subconsciously saying this, the coldness in the young woman’s eyes gradually transformed into gentleness and anticipation in the cold wind, but it instantly froze and solidified on her face.
“Who is it?”
The so-called strongest knight, Kyle, hadn’t yet discovered that the Dragon King and Dragon Queen were strolling on the same street.
The difference was that there were no strangers around the Dragon King’s family. And beside her were hundreds of strange knights.
—This wasn’t a stroll at all. Anyone who didn’t know would have thought they were here on official business.
Elena raised her eyebrows, directly took off her red robe, revealing the slightly cooler silk yellow dress inside. Although it was adorned with jewels, it was a little lighter.
“Don’t you know, Kyle? The Pope is also here.”
“The Pope? She’s actually here too!”
“Yes, perhaps many kings will come here to visit. Even the mysterious Dark Elf Queen Mura might appear in Lekadis,” the assistant said with certainty, as if she knew everything here.
Elena didn’t hear their conversation at all. She walked straight towards the east side of the street. The traffic was heavy, but the street was wide. But she moved quickly, and very few of the guard knights could keep up with her.
Seeing this, Kyle couldn’t help but complain: “It’s said that Lady Elena is not good at magic. Her grades in the magic academy weren’t even considered average, and she has made no progress in her swordsmanship… What’s with this astonishing physical strength!”
“Hey, you guys, hurry up!”
Kyle had to put in a lot of effort to keep up with Elena.
But just as they reached the intersection, the queen turned a corner and disappeared into the crowd again!
“Your Majesty, please slow down! We can’t keep up!”
The assistant was panting, still holding Elena’s red robe:
“Your Majesty!”
But Elena insisted on speeding up.
She had only used a few minutes to shake off all the knights without a sound.
After reaching a quiet street, she discovered that no one had recognized her.
Indeed…
If she didn’t wear that red robe, it would be difficult for anyone to recognize her face… When she was a child, people had said that she was very beautiful and had a high degree of recognition. With the increase in her level, her appearance had become devastatingly beautiful, but no one had praised her.
In others’ hearts, there seemed to be a more perfect adjective.
However, this was not what she cared about.
The only thing she cared about was the Dragon King, who was two hundred meters away from her, by the barbecue stall.
Why were they here? Weren’t they here to see me?
Although these people couldn’t recognize me, Teacher Bud could.
That dragon who would attend my lectures even in my difficult times could definitely recognize me.
Yes…
Teacher Bud was the Dragon Queen.
She was eighty percent sure of this fact.
Yes, which meant she was eighty percent sure that this person had been deceiving her, had been using her. Elena prided herself on her talent, and rarely blamed her own sensitivity.
Of course, it was fine either way.
Too much logic would only make her heart more chaotic. She just needed to confirm…
Was she here to see me?
Whether she was betrayed, whether she was being used, whether this journey had any meaning.
She wanted to know.
She had originally not wanted to face them and had deliberately walked to the commercial street away from the school.
Now, even if she wasn’t recognized, she had no chance.
But what happened next made her legs freeze.
“Dragon King, Dragon Queen~ Princess Celes, eh? This is Angelis, mmph, and Guangying? What a cute little princess. May I ask, who is the older sister?”
A young woman stood in front of the Dragon Queen and began to talk to them.
The young woman was wearing the Pope’s gorgeous robe, her petite body more suitable for a dress, but she was different.
“Can I hold you? Hehe~”
Pesa touched Angelis’s and Guangying’s small heads, her face full of intoxication.
“Mama, this person seems to be a dummy.”
“Mama said not to let strange people hold me.”
“That’s right, my little sisters~”
“Eh, Celes’s tail, don’t move it around, it tickles…”
“I have to wrap around Mommy!”
“I’ll let you hold me next time~”
The more she watched that scene, the heavier the stone on Elena’s heart became.
In the blink of an eye, those useless knights had also arrived.
“Your Majesty! You’re running so fast, you have to be careful!”
“You have to remember to wear your warm robe, it’s still cold now!”
But just as the assistant was about to put the robe, which symbolized her queenly status, on her, Elena waved her hand and knocked the robe to the ground, the resentment in her eyes flashing for a moment:
“I should have given the order that I just wanted to take a walk, not to be surrounded by you.”
“Your Majesty, this…”
“Your status is noble. I must be responsible for the future of humanity.”
Kyle’s golden armor, at this moment, was like the sun that Elena hated, making her unable to open her eyes.
And just as she was about to reprimand them for something, the people around had already begun to notice.
But no one could stop her. This time, she had to confirm, at least to leave a bottom line in her heart.
This way, whether it was success or failure, it didn’t matter.
“Her Majesty the Queen is here!”
“That legendary existence is actually here…”
“By the way, who are those dragons Her Majesty is looking at? Could it be the Dragon King…”
“The Dragon King can’t possibly come down from the sky. It must be her, but why is Her Majesty disguised!”
“Why is the Pope talking to the Dragon King? Their relationship seems to be very good?”
“…”
Before she knew it, Elena had already walked in front of the Dragon Queen’s family.
The first one she faced was Pesa.
“Your Majesty, long time no see~”
“Pesa…”
Elena wanted to laugh, but she forced a smile.
Because even they hadn’t seen each other for almost a whole year. Ever since she had moved out of the mansion, that life had become a shadow of the past.
“It’s only been less than a year, Miss Elena. Don’t show such an expression.”
Pesa seemed to have seen through Elena’s mouth, which was opening and closing but unable to make a sound, and her emotionally complex expression. She had no choice but to make way.
—The Dragon Queen was just out for a walk, with her children.
No matter how possible, it wasn’t to see her, but to see Pesa.
Impossible…
I am just a chess piece, meaningless, yet grandiose. I am self-important, yet I have gained nothing.
Elena felt that her heart was colder than her skin, which had been touched by the ice and snow. The air she exhaled hurt her throat.
Looking up, her eyes were already close to despair. In front of this person, she might even shed tears. No matter how many people saw, it didn’t matter to her.
“Teacher Bud…”
“You…”
“You, coming to Lekadis… what are you here for?”
Because she was too nervous and desperate, and even without any longing, the logic in her words was also distorted.
Where was there a queen who would ask about her true purpose as soon as she came up, and even shed tears?
But unexpectedly, a hand quietly placed on her head and nuzzled against it.
“I’ve come to take you home.”
