60. “Is It Really Necessary?”
After the initial chaos of growing a tail, a sliver of sanity remained within Reina.
A vassal couldn’t harbor murderous intent towards their master.
No matter how much she hated Calysia, any killing intent would transform into the unique longing of a vassal.
In this situation, forget about killing Calysia.
She would even wag her tail, begging for her master’s forgiveness, and then enter a strange mental state, waiting for Calysia’s affection.
So, Reina couldn’t even think about how to get rid of Calysia right now. She was gradually losing patience. Those carefully laid plans seemed useless. To escape this corrupted bad ending, she had to run!
“If I can’t beat her, can’t I just outrun her?”
The good news was that Calysia had infused her with too much magic power last night, so she should fall into a deep sleep soon, making escape possible and rekindling Reina’s hope.
Reina dejectedly walked to the edge of the Dragon King’s Palace, carefully looking down at the Silver Dragon Airspace below. She scanned for any possible landing spots.
Reina had thought that with her countless playthroughs, she would know this world like the back of her hand, but now she was reduced to desperately escaping.
Authority and image were the foundations of her survival in the dragon race.
But now, Reina couldn’t afford to worry about those things.
She had grown a tail; her dragonification level was over seventy percent.
Reina planned to jump from the Silver Dragon Airspace.
She wouldn’t die anyway.
Then, after crashing to the ground, she would think of other ways to escape.
She couldn’t stay in the Dragon King’s Palace any longer.
If she couldn’t find a way to turn back into a human, if she completely succumbed to becoming a dragon vassal, what awaited her was the fate of a protagonist in a defeat CG, becoming the Dragon King’s virtuous wife and a good mother to a brood of dragon whelps.
Thinking of this, Reina took a step towards the cliff.
But before that, a voice made her shudder and step back.
“Lord Azure Scale.”
She was wearing full-body gray knight armor and a blue cape. If one ignored the tail and horns, she looked exactly like a righteous knight.
If it were before, Reina would have put on a stern face, transforming into an authoritative superior, giving orders and pointing out flaws in her subordinate’s work.
But the first thing she thought of now was to hide her tail!!
“Lord Azure Scale, I apologize for seeking you out so early.”
It was Azure.
“I believe you’re already working, and I remembered your cleaning schedule for the Throne Room.”
“I’ve completed the task you assigned. Fire and I have investigated the trusted aides Crimson Scale frequently contacts and confirmed their locations.”
“So, during my free time, I would like to ask you for a favor, Lord Azure Scale.”
“Do you still remember our agreement in Wood Village?”
“Lord Azure Scale, are you listening?”
Azure was a little puzzled. Normally, Reina would have already started summarizing the work details, but now she was shyly looking away, as if deliberately hiding something.
Azure lowered her head and quickly noticed the strong tail behind Reina.
“Lord Azure Scale, you’ve finally revealed your tail.”
“It’s very beautiful.”
Even Azure, who usually had a cold demeanor, showed a relieved smile.
Reina was startled: The tail she had tried so hard to hide had been spotted!
Exposed, Reina could only let her tail out, but she quickly realized that the adorable Azure was also staring intently at the swaying dragon tail.
This is my first time being a dragon, stop looking at my tail!
This definitely wasn’t shyness, it was just that there were too many muscles on this tail, she didn’t know where to put it!
“Don’t look…”
Reina’s face flushed crimson, and she almost wanted to dig a hole and bury herself in it.
“What, Lady Reina?” Azure finally looked up.
“Nothing.”
Reina was so flustered she almost burst into tears, but since Calysia wasn’t around, she managed to hold them back. At this point, she couldn’t change anything, so she could only pretend to be calm and reveal her tail.
“Ahem, my tail is ugly… that’s why I haven’t shown it before.”
“If Lady Azure Scale says that, Fire will be very sad.”
Azure said with a wry smile.
“My sister, Fire Dragon, has always been very particular about tail care, but she hasn’t had much success. With all due respect, your tail is perhaps only comparable to the Dragon King’s.”
Reina had never paid attention to the appearance of other dragons’ tails.
But hearing Azure say this, she suddenly felt a little pleased, like being praised for her beauty, a similar feeling. Suddenly, she remembered that Calysia had also expressed the same opinion this morning.
“It’s nothing special.”
Reina said shyly.
“Why does Lady Azure Scale seem different today?”
Azure had originally wanted to challenge Reina to a duel.
She had even brought many healing potions with her for this purpose. She was prepared to be seriously injured by Azure Scale, after all, challenging a superior was presumptuous.
But she had boasted in Wood Village, and she couldn’t just let it go.
Unless Reina refused, she had no reason to avoid the fight.
This was a dragon’s dignity.
If Reina knew she was a dragon who disregarded dignity, she would definitely be ostracized.
For her sister and for her own dignity, she had come here to challenge this unfathomable being.
But what was going on now?
Why was Lady Azure Scale blushing, her gaze gentle, like a cute little girl?
Azure suddenly remembered Fire’s expression when she received a lollipop as a child, it seemed to be the same.
Could it be that the Dragon King had also given Reina a lollipop?
“I’m not different at all, and… forget about that fight.”
Reina’s reaction was intense, her tail twitching restlessly like a snake exploring its surroundings.
If they fought now, she would definitely expose her unfamiliarity with this new tail.
And thinking that fighting would help the Dragon Mark evolve, Reina wanted to avoid it at all costs.
“Is that so?”
Azure nodded slightly:
“I apologize, I misunderstood.”
“Eh? Actually, it’s not…”
“I’ll just call you Lady Reina from now on,” Azure said sincerely.
“In the past, I suspected you were a two-faced woman, capable but hypocritical towards your subordinates, just like Hoxas. But now, I was wrong.”
“Eh?”
“You’re actually a kind-hearted girl, gentle to everyone, even in front of me, you don’t hold back.”
“Now, I even want to treat you like an older sister.”
Azure’s sudden words made Reina feel a little guilty.
But she really didn’t have any special thoughts about Azure right now. She was just a subordinate, after all.
As a human, she didn’t have that many malicious intentions.
“Lady Reina, I will definitely assist you with all my heart and soul in the future. I hope you can turn the Dragon Realm into what it should be.”
“Fire and I will be loyal to the very end.”
Saying that, the loyal knight knelt on one knee.
Reina was speechless.
The Azure Scale Knights were so loyal. When she escaped, wouldn’t they help Calysia search the world for her?
Reina’s guilt intensified, creeping into her bones.
It was just revealing a tail.
Is it really necessary?
