“Come on, take a look at this.”
Laer reached her hand into the space gate of her storage ring. After rummaging around inside for a moment, she predictably pulled out a cute Dragon Princess Doll Pendant and shook it in her hand.
“Whoa, how adorable! Whose is this? Don’t tell me…”
“That’s right, it’s Xuefei.”
Wasn’t this the little doll that every maid carried around?
The lifelike Xuefei doll, personally developed, crafted, and imbued with meaning by Laer herself.
Though Xuefei had indeed entertained such thoughts before, it now seemed she had truly become an object of faith in some sense. And those who worshipped her weren’t humans or decrepit old priests with crumbling spirits, nor a band of fanatical followers. No, they were the most troublesome and powerful guardians of the Camiran Continent—the Evil Dragon’s Maid Corps, a boss-level threat from the first playthrough!
But…
These guardians seemed far kinder than she’d imagined… No, kinder on a nuclear level. She was the Evil Dragon, after all—how could they show such irreverence toward their master!
Laer said smugly, “This doll is priceless, a one-of-a-kind collector’s item that not even a hundred thousand gold coins could buy. But considering our sisterly bond and our shared admiration for Xuefei, I’ll give it to you for free~”
Xuefei calmly crossed her legs, the white stockings gleaming as her black-and-white Lolita skirt lifted slightly. She raised her teacup, closed her eyes, and took a quiet sip.
So innocent~
She had returned from the first playthrough, after all. Celi was an elegant and refined lady—how could she possibly be brainwashed or thrown off balance by something so bizarre?
She still remembered how Celi’s calm, gentle smile in the face of danger had motivated the entire fledgling Hero Party!
“Really?!” Celi’s eyes sparkled with two little yellow stars, her expression brimming with anticipation.
The reaction left Xuefei dumbfounded. Her tail flicked back and forth restlessly.
“Wha…”
No, no, that wasn’t right.
It was one thing to find her cute, but why on earth would she want to collect one of Laer’s mystical dolls too? This didn’t make sense. It just didn’t!
Had Celi been possessed by a god?!
Damn it, this was all Leia’s fault. Why had she turned her into a cute girl? If she’d stayed a boy, none of this would have happened!
Come to think of it, she couldn’t even remember why Leia had taken a liking to her in her girl form…
…But it couldn’t have been during that crossdressing phase, could it? Her makeup and dressing skills had been amateurish at best, and she’d only looked a bit pale and delicate. Was it really that appealing?
Did she have some strange talent all along?
Xuefei was starting to lose her composure. Her mind raced with suspicions about Leia’s horrifying intention to impregnate her with a dragon egg—even back when she was still a rugged, upright young man.
“Thank you, Lady Laer! If it’s all right, could we exchange contact information? I’d love to stay in touch!” Celi clutched the doll tightly to her chest, clearly delighted.
“Of course! You could even come work as a maid in our palace—double days off with rotating shifts~, and just call me Big Sis Laer, little sis Celi.”
“Mm, Big Sis Laer, I’ll think it over… Um…” Celi rubbed her chin, her emerald-green eyes darting left and right as she fidgeted in her seat.
She was seriously considering it!
Celi, where was that courage of yours to save the world from peril? That extraordinary perseverance?
“But for now, I suppose we should bring peace to the Snake Demon Country first.” Celi gave a wry smile and reverted to her earlier serious and humble demeanor, which touched Xuefei deeply. “I do envy that kind of life—carefree and leisurely, spending the rest of my days in peace…”
But Xuefei’s touched feelings evaporated in an instant.
Celi continued, “And then, when the time is right, like Miss Xuefei, find my true love, bear the seeds of our passion, and live out a tranquil life…”
“Ara ara~” Laer chuckled endlessly, lightly nibbling her pinky finger—what looked to Xuefei like blatant mockery.
At first glance, Celi’s words seemed perfectly fine.
But…
Xuefei’s eyes widened, a faint blush creeping across her cheeks.
“You… Celi, how did you know?!”
How did she know about the dragon egg she’d conceived?
“Isn’t it obvious?” Celi looked puzzled. “We’re both oviparous races. It’s basic common knowledge.”
She pointed at Xuefei’s belly, which showed no obvious changes or swells yet.
“Lady Xuefei, since you’re carrying a child, your body will undergo subtle changes, which will naturally affect your movements as well. For example, sometimes your legs twitch slightly—that’s because the magic swelling in your uterus is making you feel a bit uncomfortable, right?”
“You… alright.”
Xuefei couldn’t even find time to refute it; she had no choice but to silently admit that, in front of the Dragon King, she was the one forced into submission below.
In the First Playthrough, Xuefei hadn’t noticed that Celi was such a chatty, lively, and emotional girl. She felt like she’d discovered a whole new continent. Perhaps this was one of the benefits of becoming a girl—after all, a cute appearance could make people let their guard down.
Her former self had always worn a stern face without fail, looking extremely serious, which made it hard to win true hearts.
Xuefei pondered this, but she was ultimately jolted back to reality by the bombshell Celi dropped next:
“By the way, our serpent demons’ gestation period is around 40 days. I’m not entirely sure about dragons—what’s their gestation period like? Could you tell me, Lady Xuefei?”
“I don’t know! I don’t know!!” Xuefei’s face flushed even redder as she frantically shook her head.
This is my first pregnancy too—who knows how many days it really takes!
She only knew that Leia would surely leave her insatiable, impregnating her with dragon eggs one after another nonstop. No one could say how many more pregnancies it would take before Xuefei turned into an emotionless breeding machine!
“Oh, is that how it is?” Celi’s face also turned red. She pressed her legs together, her little head clearly brewing some dangerous thoughts. “Could it be that this is Xuefei’s first time? I really envy the Dragon King after all~”
Xuefei was about to go numb.
Stop, please don’t say any more—give me back my elegant and refined Celi, okay?
But when she saw the smile on Celi’s face, it seemed like some kind of relief and acceptance…
She hoped that in this Second Playthrough created by Leia, misfortune wouldn’t befall this kind girl again.
Snake demon… petrification… Medusa Legend…
Not just herself—the snake girl before her eyes was similarly branded as evil. Pursued and plagued by scandals, not only in the Human Realm but even without recognition in the Snake Demon Country.
No one is born evil, and no one deserves to suffer from the start. Those who truly pay the price should be the villains who sacrifice others for their own satisfaction—they’re the real evil.
Mm-hmm…
As long as she doesn’t see me as some kind of mascot, that’ll be perfect.
