15. Two Bastards
“That bastard…”
Reina had originally thought that her efforts in the dragon race were enough to be recorded in history, using Calysia’s authority to cover the sky with one hand. Although the problems weren’t completely eliminated, at least there were considerable improvements in terms of power and people’s livelihood. After all, even her prenatal education manual had been widely circulated and become a classic in the Dragon Realm.
But the situation on the human side seemed even more outrageous.
She never expected that the Saintess, who could have been a “related party,” would end up in an orphanage, nor did she expect that her father, the Pope, would be so cold-blooded as to let his own daughter struggle to the top.
Instantly, Reina felt a great aversion to these two damned people.
The slight affection she had just developed for the Pope vanished without a trace. This person who had abandoned his own child should be burned at the stake.
The good girl Agnes was abandoned so early, and it was disguised as her parents dying. As for that Richard, he was even more miserable. Serra hadn’t even mentioned him!
Reina suddenly felt that she had become quite sensitive to matters concerning children since her pregnancy.
“What is the Goddess of Light looking for?”
Seeing Reina’s angry expression, Agnes’s eyes were filled with curiosity.
“Just two bastards.”
Reina said bluntly.
She carefully observed Serra’s information, determined to completely record it in her mind. Reina discovered that she couldn’t see the encyclopedia entries for the orcs and dark elves here. It seemed that these hidden characters and relationships not only needed to be carefully dug up but also required meeting them in person—the reason Serra had appeared before her was probably for this reason.
In Serra’s two lines of information, Reina inadvertently discovered… she was the previous Saintess, and it even recorded the duties of a Saintess.
—As the girl who most faithfully believed in the Goddess of Light, the Saintess’s true duty was to listen to the Goddess of Light’s guidance.
But Reina no longer remembered Agnes’s so-called “listening to guidance.”
She only remembered Agnes raising her hand and severely injuring an orc army of a thousand.
As for the Son, he was being cultivated as the next Pope.
Now, Reina understood the Saintess’s motive.
Her duty was as such.
“Agnes, forgive my impertinence, but how did your parents treat you?”
Reina suddenly asked.
“Hmm…”
Agnes stroked her chin: “I remember, they were very gentle to me, but they died very early. I miss them very much…”
—Silly child, that’s because you were abandoned by your father.
Reina suddenly remembered that the meeting of the Four Kings of the Realms was the day after tomorrow.
Although humanity had nothing to do with the Four Kings, they had now become a force in the world and had signed a peace treaty with the dragon race. Reina still invited them to the meeting in the name of the Dragon Queen.
But Reina still had to stay by Calysia’s side. If her clone and main body appeared at the same meeting, it would be a bit awkward, and in a meeting of that level, someone would quickly notice something was wrong. If it were discovered by other demons, it would be fine, but if the Saintess found out that her beloved Bishop Lei was actually the Dragon King’s wife, she would definitely…
It probably wouldn’t shatter her worldview, she might even accept it?
Reina shook her head.
As expected, everyone in this world except me is not normal!
In any case, she still had to avoid it as much as possible.
“Agnes, I won’t be accompanying you to the meeting the day after tomorrow.”
“Ah…”
Agnes nodded, but a hint of disappointment was clearly visible on her face.
“I understand.”
“The army is stationed north of Eisentapha, convenient for the subjugation of the Shadow of God’s stronghold.”
“But that’s right next to the dragon race and orc territory. Won’t they have any objections?” the Saintess asked, confused.
Reina just smiled:
“Don’t worry.”
…
After arranging various matters and sending all the necessary letters through gravity magic to the on-duty Azure Dragon—who had replaced Ann as the “messenger”—Reina finally made a difficult decision.
—She was going out!
“Reina, is this your first time going out since the wedding…?”
Calysia was also quite shocked to learn this. She had really thought Reina would wait until after the dragon egg hatched to go out, but she was also quite supportive of Reina going out and socializing. After all, there would only be more and more eggs in the future.
She helped Reina choose a suitable outfit, and finally settled on a loose black dress. Putting on a shawl and a lining, Reina’s swollen belly would become less noticeable—this would also make Reina’s belly more comfortable.
“Aren’t you helping me? Are you disgusted with me?” Reina said irritably. It wasn’t because she was too grumpy, but because she was easily moved to tears, so she had to maintain a competitive state to avoid becoming the Dragon King’s little darling wife.
“How could I be disgusted with you~”
Reina put on her stockings, changed her clothes, and took a dragon nest, tucking it inside her lining—yes, the dragon nest also had the function of protecting her belly.
After making thorough preparations, Reina nodded in satisfaction.
She looked at Calysia, and the latter also looked at her.
The two stared at each other awkwardly for a minute.
“Little Vassal?” Calysia sat on the bed, tilting her head. She had thought Reina would leave in a huff, and then look at her with a helpless expression before flying away, and then, have her protect her.
But Reina blushed, stood up directly, and said:
“What are you waiting for?!”
“Hurry… hurry up and… take my hand… let’s go together!”
“Aren’t you supposed to be responsible?”
The more Reina spoke, the more her voice trembled, and tears welled up in her eyes again, as if Calysia had been bullying her just now. She touched her slightly swollen belly, as if emphasizing something.
So, Calysia smiled, took Reina’s hand, and let her lean against her. The two walked out of the bedchamber, out of the Throne Room, and along the Milky Way Bridge to the outer ring of the Dragon King’s Palace.
They saw the on-duty Azure Dragon and Fire.
The two were slightly shocked to see Reina. They hadn’t seen the Dragon Queen in a long time. And because the Dragon Queen rarely went out, the Dragon King also didn’t go out much.
“Your Majesty, Your Highness…”
“There’s no need for formalities,” the Dragon King said with a smile, in a very good mood.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Azure Dragon and Fire kept staring at the blushing Reina, who was hiding in Calysia’s arms, unwilling to show her face. They would also glance at Reina’s belly from time to time, and then silently offer their blessings in their hearts.
Then, they discovered that the shy little Dragon Queen was secretly wrapping her tail around the Dragon King’s leg in a corner they couldn’t see!!
What an intimate gesture!
A blissful expression appeared on Calysia’s face. As if deliberately showing off, she wrapped her tail around Reina’s waist and, in front of her subordinates, said with a smile, “No need to look, we’ve already decided to have many~ children.”
At this moment, Reina’s mind completely shut down, smoke coming out of her ears. She had originally wanted to severely embarrass Calysia in public, but she found that she couldn’t do it at all. All her harsh reprimands ultimately turned into an almost inaudible, reluctant yet willing:
“Dummy…”
Reina is clearly not Calysia’s darling wife, who would *ever* think that