Silver Dragon Saga — Episode 89
Chapter 2. Blood Child
“Hm…….”
“What are you thinking so deeply about?”
Kavarkeern looked puzzled as he asked Diadelin, who was clutching the book before her and lost in thought.
“Hey, hey, it says here that this is the place where Jehwa last took his final breath, right?”
“Yes.”
The place where the Silver Dragon King’s wrath began was the place where the Silver Dragon Prince drew his last breath.
The Silver Dragon King’s wrath was considered a major event even in the Demon Realm, and so it remained prominently recorded in important recent documents like this one.
“If I go here, Jehwa should be nearby, right?”
“Of course. And we must inform the Dragon Realm that Lord Jehwa has returned alive.”
It was world-famous that the current Silver Dragon King had set aside the affairs of state and was living in a daze.
“Hey, hey.”
“Yes.”
When Diadelin called out to Kavarkeern once more, he sighed and answered.
“If I find Jehwa myself and take him to Mother… Mother will think very highly of me, won’t she?”
“By Mother, you mean…….”
“Naturally, the Silver Dragon King, Eunhwihwa.”
“…….”
Diadelin had proudly called the Silver Dragon King, Eunhwihwa, her mother.
She was utterly disregarding Jehwa’s opinion and trying to marry him.
Kavarkeern looked at Diadelin with a dumbfounded expression as well.
“If you don’t drop that stare right now, are you trying to die by my hand?”
Diadelin spoke without even turning around.
‘She’s like a ghost.’
Kavarkeern clicked his tongue inwardly.
“Anyway, if that happens, Mother will look at me and… while thinking, ‘This girl is true daughter-in-law material!’ she’ll try to set me up with Jehwa.”
End your delusions right there! For heaven’s sake, don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
‘Stop talking nonsense, you delusional princess!’
As Kavarkeern sighed and muttered internally, Diadelin’s face scrunched up.
“For some reason, I feel incredibly dirty? Anyway!”
Diadelin shouted with a determined expression.
“Starting today, I shall secretly set out to find Jehwa! Now, let’s see exactly where this place Jehwa is located?”
The moment she cried out like that and tried to open the book—
*Kwang!*
“Diadelin’s here? Where?”
The library door suddenly burst open with a tremendous noise. Then, a girl about Diadelin’s age with blue hair appeared.
Seeing the horns on her head, she was a demon.
Hm… I suppose it’s natural for her to be a demon? Since this is the Demon Realm.
The girl spotted Diadelin and ran at her with a bright smile.
“Diadelin~”
She looked just like she was seeing a dear friend she hadn’t met in ages.
But…… Hey, why are you suddenly drawing a sword over there!
“Has this crazy bitch lost her mind! Drawing a blade the moment she sees me!”
Seeing that, if she stayed still, she wouldn’t be Diadelin.
She immediately created a massive flame in her hand and hurled it at the girl swinging her sword.
*Kwa-kwang!*
“Kweek!”
Along with that, the girl rolled across the floor.
“What, is this how you treat a friend you haven’t seen in ages? *Sob sob sob!* I’m truly hurt!”
The girl, having dropped her sword and fallen to the floor, grumbled with tears welling in her eyes as she pulled out a handkerchief from who knew where.
“Hey, you crazy bitch, if you want to see me explode, keep acting like that!”
Diadelin spoke in a grim voice.
“Ahahahaha! That’s so like you! Amazing! Kyah, this electrifying demonic power! It hasn’t decreased one bit!”
“Don’t try to gloss over it!”
“Aaaack!”
Diadelin grabbed her by the collar and started beating her mercilessly.
Meanwhile, Kavarkeern looked at the escort knight who had followed the girl and offered a light greeting. In response, the escort knight also gave a deep bow.
“Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow…….”
The girl who had taken a beating from Diadelin frowned and straightened herself up.
“Why did you suddenly barge into someone else’s country and act like a lunatic?”
Looking at Diadelin, who was scowling like a Yaksha, the girl—Abreka Mu Astaroth—shouted in a burst of anger.
“You didn’t even show up to the gathering after coming back, yet you have so much to say!”
*Puk!*
“Kuk!”
“Ahhh, you mean that gathering of the Demon Realm’s successors? Why would I go to such a third-rate place?”
“You’re, you’re too much! Calling it third-rate!”
“Was there anyone there who could even keep up with the tips of my toes?”
When Diadelin spat out in a cold voice, Abreka put on a sheepish expression.
“Uh, there wasn’t.”
“That’s why I said it’s third-rate.”
As was often said, it was only because she had survived being beaten by Jehwa in the Central Plains that this was the case, but Diadelin was an archdemon unprecedented in the history of Marzern.
The power she possessed was so fearsome that the whole world watched with attention to see just how strong she would become when she grew up.
Hm, could it be that Jehwa, who beat such a Diadelin like a dog on Boknal, was also an archdragon? He definitely was an archdragon.
Just then, Abreka started grumbling.
“Tch! Still, you should come by sometimes. What makes you so special! You’re just a kid anyway.”
“I heard everything.”
“Ack! I-I didn’t say anything!”
The sounds she had just made had entered Diadelin’s ears ages ago.
*Hwarurururuk!*
“Kyak!”
Flames gradually rose from Diadelin’s entire body.
“U-um, Your Highness… the book is burning…….”
“Hm? Keok! The book, the book! The book is burning!”
Diadelin panicked at Kavarkeern’s remark and desperately tried to extinguish the fire that had caught on the book.
“Hey, what are you doing! Put it out!”
In that instant, Diadelin realized that Abreka, the successor to the Water Demon King, was right beside her and yelled at her.
“Eh? Ah, got it!”
And flustered, she simply poured water onto the book.
No, rather than pouring it, wouldn’t the more accurate description be that she struck the book with water?
Soon, the book was torn to shreds by the water pressure until its form was completely unrecognizable.
“…….”
“…….”
Diadelin stiffened, and Abreka fell silent. Kavarkeern let out a deep sigh and turned his head away.
*Gooooooo!*
Massive demonic power, demonic energy, and flame aura began overflowing from Diadelin’s entire body.
Seeing that, Abreka trembled violently and then tried to crawl away and sneak out of the library.
No, she had tried to leave.
“Where are you going?”
If only Diadelin hadn’t called out to her.
“U-um? Ahahaha! I-I’m just going home for a bit…….”
“You have to stay with me today.”
Diadelin said with a bright smile.
“Keok!”
Naturally, Abreka panicked upon seeing that expression.
“I-I was just putting out the fire because you told me to!”
“I know. You were trying to mess with me by tearing the book to shreds with water pressure.”
“Ah, no! It’s a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!”
“Shut up.”
“Hieeeek!”
“Abreka Mu Astaroooooth—!”
“Aaaaaaaack!”
*Kuwagagagagagagagang!*
An enormous booming sound struck the area.
The Flame Demon Kingdom of the Demon Realm possessed a library that gathered all important materials of the Demon Realm. Of course, though it was located in the Flame Demon Kingdom, the place was practically at the center of the Demon Realm.
And the important materials handled there were all copies.
To view the originals, even a demon princess would need a considerable amount of time.
Would Jehwa really sit quietly in that spot all that time? Absolutely not. When would the moment Diadelin met Jehwa be?
“Aaaaaack!”
For now, it seemed Abreka’s life was the one to worry about first.
***
The Forest of Demons, said to have the most monsters appearing in the entire Empire.
It was a place with so many monsters that most of the monsters existing in the Middle Realm could be found here.
Three people sat boldly in the center of such a forest. None other than Jehwa, Seiran, and Reuben.
Seiran was looking at Jehwa while humming, seemingly delighted about something. Reuben was sighing as he cooked, and Jehwa was looking at Seiran, who was looking at him.
“I can cook too!”
As Seiran grinned broadly, Reuben spoke.
“You never lift a finger to cook normally. And more importantly!”
“Hm?”
“How am I supposed to eat what you make!”
“…….”
After pondering Reuben’s words for a moment, Seiran soon glared daggers and smacked Reuben’s head with the frying pan filled with food.
“Keuak!”
Naturally, the food poured down over Reuben’s head.
“…….”
Jehwa watched that quietly and then asked with a serious face.
“Could it be…… are you guys clowns?”
“…….”
“…….”
For a moment, Seiran and Reuben fell silent.
“Who are you calling clowns!”
Shortly after, Reuben shot up from his seat and shouted in anger.
“Forget it, then.”
“Tch!”
Reuben’s face contorted fiercely at Jehwa’s blank words.
‘This uncanny way of pushing a person’s buttons is exactly the same too, isn’t it?’
Indeed, the human before his eyes had far too many similarities to Silver Dragon Prince Eun Jehwa.
Reuben, who had been letting out a deep sigh, suddenly turned his head at the killing intent he felt from beside him.
‘Urk!’
There, Seiran was glaring at Reuben with terrifying eyes.
“What’s wrong?”
When Reuben asked, Seiran picked up the frying pan rolling on the floor and shouted.
“How dare you raise your voice at Lord Jehwa!”
“Kak! You’re going to hit someone with that again?”
“Shut up!”
*Smack!*
“Keok!”
As Reuben rolled on the floor again from Seiran’s attack, Jehwa muttered with a serious face.
“I feel like you two would make it big as clowns.”
It was Jehwa stoking Reuben’s anger once more, but Reuben didn’t get worked up. Because he didn’t want to get hit by Seiran, who was holding that frying pan over there.
Reuben sighed as he looked at the ruined food, took out ingredients, and started cooking again. Ignoring him, Seiran cautiously called out to Jehwa.
“Um…….”