The Sleeping Beauty

Even if the sound of pleas for help was just his sleep flower, Evan wanted to directly ensure the safety of Liselis and her clan.

"My King, what a coincidence that you're awake... There's something I want to talk to you about."

What Evan encountered as he exited the Throne Room was Piwood walking down the hall.

"P-piwood, has the Lamia Clan arrived here yet?"

"They haven't arrived yet. What happened, My King? You look worried?"

Piwood sensed something worried from His King, and abandoned his intention to talk to him.

"I'm afraid something happened to that Lady Lamia and her clan. By the way, how long have I been asleep for?"

He was sure that his sleep just now wasn't excellent because of the disturbance. Still, his physical fitness was the same when he first woke up after defeating the Lamia Lord.

"About 3 Hours. Do you want to check it right away?"

"A-ah, right... But before that, do you know anything about the Abyss Monster?"

"That's a term for a Monster that gets the power of the Abyss Dominator."

According to Evan's expectations, questions about history or world secrets can undoubtedly be answered quickly by the Tree Man, who was more than 3000 years old.

No wonder the form of the Abyss Monster that Evan met before had a strange and terrible form.

The power that the Abyss Dominator gave off not only damaged their souls but their forms too. Because those monsters had forced their bodies to accept the terrifying power of the Abyss Dominator.

Evan didn't know how strong the Abyss Dominator was but knew it could give monsters unimaginable power. He was sure that it was a troublesome creature.

"Where are you going?!"

After Evan jumped onto Piwood's shoulders and was ready to move. The call of the girl who had just woken up appeared behind the door.

Rubbing her eyes, Lucia stopped Piwood and Evan from leaving.

"Mm... We want to go to the Lamia Clan Village. Since it's muddy there, you'd better stay here."

Evan persuaded the half-sleeping girl not to come to the Lamia Clan Village. He was worried that bringing her, who was the enemy of all races, would make things even more complicated.

"I am coming along!!" With a sleepy voice, Lucia ignored Evan's warning.

When Evan tried to ban her again, the answer didn't change even her expression.

"Piwood, is there a way to keep her out?"

"Sorry, My King. I give up." Piwood lowered his head, and his lips trembled slightly.

Piwood, who had the title of Grand Advisor, couldn't even do anything to quell the little girl's desire with calf-length reddish-pink hair.

Looking at Piwood's unique fear, it was as if to never deny the Princess of Darkness request.

For some reason, Evan immediately remembered his sister's habit if he didn't fulfill her request. Red lines on the face and hair were falling out.

"A-alright, let's go!"

After considering the consequences, Evan nodded and allowed Lucia to come along.

"Thank you." Smiling at Evan, Lucia floated up and sat on Piwood's other shoulder.

Evan was slightly taken aback when he saw Lucia fly smoothly even though her back had no wings.

"I'm also from the Dragon Race so no wonder I can fly."

Evan forgot that Lucia could read the inner voices of the people around her. And they immediately moved.

*Zap*

"Emm... Isn't the Lamia Clan Village not here??"

"It's beyond the reach of the Teleport Ring, My King. This ring only covers the territory controlled by Darkness Castle."

Their location changed to the same place when Evan and Piwood were about to attack the Lamia Army. They were at the top of the tree closest to Darkness Castle, which was only 50 meters away.

He tried to guess that Darkness Castle was in the outermost part of the Territory. And his was a territory behind them to the ends of the continent.

"So this Castle is a kind of watchtower to keep an eye on the neighboring territory huh? Pretty smart. Then how far can we move with the Teleport Ring?"

"Erm, for the northern part we can only reach the tree with the sleeping Vulture on it. Then the eastern part is on a 3-branched tree there then in the southern part there is a weathered tree and finally here is the outer part of Darkness Castle in the West."

Evan looked at Piwood, who was explaining how pathetic the Darkness Castle Power was like a dead fish.

Evan didn't need to find out who the culprit was. Because he was already with the culprit, who was a little girl who whined to go with him.

'Gosh, I blame her too much!'

When Evan realized that his thoughts must have been heard by Lucia, he felt a little guilty and had to prepare because soon she would be nagging.

But after a few seconds, Lucia's scolding didn't come out. And just then, Piwood gestured with a worried expression.

Following the hand signal, the little dragon climbed onto Piwood's head curiously. Did she go back to sleep, or was she harvesting leaves on Piwood's head.

Evan paused for a moment. He didn't know what had happened to Lucia. Tears welled up in her eyes, but he didn't see the slightest expression that she was sad.

The overflow of emotions that had been hidden for a long time and tightly closed in her heart might have spilled out after looking at the night forest.

"L-Lucia... Are you okay?" Evan, who was worried about Lucia's condition, tried to resuscitate her.

"Ah... I'm fine... I'm not sad, I just haven't seen this scene in a long time!" Her tears kept coming even though she had tried to wipe them away.

After Lucia massacred all the Lords of every Race that opposed her, she shut herself in and continued to stay in Darkness Castle without ever leaving.

Her guilt has lingered in her heart. She will continue to lock herself up until the true Dragon King is reincarnated to solve any problems.

Evan felt genuine compassion for Lucia. He also stroked her reddish-pink hair gently.

With just that pat, Lucia's stopped crying. It was a little painful for Evan to see the girl crying expressionlessly.

'My King... Please save my Clan!!' Liselis's voice sounded in his mind again.

Without waiting for a second, he asked Piwood to head for Lamia Village.

The village was in a vast swamp under a cliff. The size of its territory is 8 times larger than the territory of Darkness Castle.

When they got there after Lucia used Skill Fly on Piwood, Evan was shocked by the whole shack being destroyed.

"What's going on here?"