Chapter 6: The Found Young Dragon Wants to be Emperor...

Spoils of war?

Prisoner?

Right, it must be like this.

The humans in the painting were once the heroes, the warriors who had fought against the Evil Dragon Lance.

Perhaps Evil Dragon Lance was too powerful, and the heroes, the warriors who tried to vanquish him, failed and became prisoners of the Evil Dragon Lance. Their weapons, used by warriors, heroes, and mages, became the spoils of war for Evil Dragon Lance.

They became the prisoners of Evil Dragon Lance and were depicted by him in paintings.

"Are these weapons your spoils of war?"

"No, they are my collectibles, like that Blue Elf... Oh, that azure greatsword, it is my weapon."

"???"

Lucia blinked her clear, foolish large eyes several times.

Evil Dragon Lance still uses weapons?

No, that azure greatsword seemed right for a person to use, in terms of size.

If Evil Dragon Lance used it...

As a toothpick?

In the claws of Evil Dragon Lance, apart from using the greatsword as a toothpick, she really couldn't think of what else it could be used for.

"The humans in the painting... are they the warriors, heroes you defeated? Are they your prisoners?"

"No, they are my companions, my teammates."

"???"

Not prisoners?

Companions? Teammates?

Lucia doubted she had heard correctly; the humans in the painting all had an air of righteousness. It didn't seem... they looked nothing like those who would commit evil deeds alongside an Evil Dragon.

"Humans would cooperate with Evil... with us Evil Dragons?"

Lucia voiced her doubts.

Lance turned his head towards Lucia and gave her a grin, enlightening her, "Humans won't cooperate with us Evil Dragons, but we Evil Dragons can take the initiative to find humans to play with, right? Haven't you forgotten that we Giant Dragons can transform into humans?

In the fixed notion of humans, we Evil Dragons like to kidnap princesses, raid small human towns, attack merchant caravans, and commit evil everywhere.

Most Evil Dragons are indeed like that, and it's not wrong for humans to think this way. However, from the day I hatched, there began to be two types of Evil Dragons: other Evil Dragons and Evil Dragon Lance."

Aren't they still all Evil Dragons?

Is there a difference?

Oh, there seems to be a difference, other Evil Dragons probably don't farm, make gardens, build infinity pools or hot springs...

"Lance, what made you want to play with humans?"

"Stillness leads to movement; out of boredom, I sought some interesting humans to play with."

Lucia nodded, somewhat understanding. Evil Dragon Lance went to the Human World to find interesting humans to play with, not in the form of a Giant Dragon, but in human guise.

So playful...

Far too playful...

Evil Dragon Lance was certainly not the traditional kind of Evil Dragon.

Lucia's curiosity was piqued by Evil Dragon Lance, "Lance... when you turn into a human and go to the Human World, whom do you find to play with?"

"It's hard to say; if I want to learn a trade, I'll find some master craftsmen. If I'm short on money, I might become a mercenary, an adventurer, or join a hero's squad as a member to earn some extra cash.

Of course, sometimes I also act as the leader of a hero's squad, recruiting members, leading them to vanquish monsters, purify spirits, and if there happens to be an Evil Dragon, I would even lead the squad to subdue it."

"???"

An Evil Dragon's life can be so colorful?

If she hadn't heard about Evil Dragon Lance's past deeds, Lucia felt that she would never have imagined, even to her dying day, that an Evil Dragon could have such fun.

But as an Evil Dragon, to transform into a human and recruit teammates to subdue one's own kind... Wasn't that operation a bit nasty... a bit sly?

"That... punishing your own kind... doesn't it pain your conscience?"

"The Evil Dragons I deal with are lesser dragons with impure bloodlines. When I punish them, at most they get a thrashing, whereas if other heroes dealt with them, they might not even survive."

Lucia nodded. She believed in Evil Dragon Lance's words. Even though they hadn't been together for long, he gave her the impression that he was incapable of lying.

"The person in the painting is actually your dear friend."

"Not all of them are my dear friends; some are my enemies."

"......"

Lucia shuddered. What did it feel like to be remembered by an Evil Dragon that could live for thousands or even tens of thousands of years?

She didn't know, and she didn't want to know.

Evil Dragon Lance held grudges.

She must not offend him, and even more so, she must not make him angry with her.

"I absolutely must become an outstanding Evil Dragon like you!"

"You don't have to become an Evil Dragon like me, just be yourself."

"No, I must become like you. I want to be a hero, a Holy Knight, an Emperor! I will raise a Princess!"

Suddenly, Lucia thought that if Evil Dragon Lance could transform into a human and become a hero, a Holy Knight, a mercenary, an adventurer in the Human World...

Then why couldn't she, a princess of the empire turned into a young dragon, openly aim to be an Emperor?

When she turned back into a human, she must kill her way back to the imperial capital and reclaim the throne that belonged to her, becoming the Emperor of the Phalan Empire!

As she thought about it, Lucia gradually became excited. With her excitement, her fear of Evil Dragon Lance diminished significantly.

"Lance, I have two dreams."

"My first dream is to become an outstanding Evil Dragon like you, Lance!"

"My second dream is to go to the Human World and become an Emperor!"

"???"

Was something strange mixed into this young dragon's dreams?

Become an Emperor?

What is an Evil Dragon doing wanting to be an Emperor?

Becoming an earl, a baron, a viscount or something, Lance could understand.

After all, when he was bored, he had gone to the Human World and enlisted as a soldier, then was ennobled for his brave fighting.

He had been a baron, a viscount, and even an earl.

Whether it was being an earl or a baron, it was all for the enjoyment of life, experiencing the feeling of being served by cute maids.

But he had never thought about being an Emperor.

It wasn't that he dared not think about it, but rather he felt that being an Emperor wasn't very interesting.

"That... Lucia, it is good to have dreams, but our dreams must not be too far-fetched. Like becoming an Emperor, for example."

"Why can't we Evil Dragons be Emperors? You've been a hero, a Holy Knight, and all sorts of people. I think... me going to the Human World to be an Emperor in the future... shouldn't be a problem."

"It's different. Being an Emperor is not the same as being a hero or a Holy Knight. To be an Emperor, you have to know how to govern, have followers, win people's hearts, and most importantly... if you want to be an Emperor, you have to start as a common soldier.

You can't just parachute into a well-established Human Kingdom, kill the King, and declare yourself Emperor. If you really did that, the Divine Courts of the Human World would send Holy Knights to punish you.

And, I wouldn't allow you to bring chaos to a peaceful Human Kingdom, either."

Huh!

This Evil Dragon doesn't seem as bad as the ones in the legends...

Lucia's fear of Evil Dragon Lance dissipated a little bit more...

"Lance, I think... well, dreams... don't necessarily have to come true... but one must have them, for dreams give us motivation.

I will work hard for this dream, and if one day I become an Emperor, I'll give you a princess to raise."

If she could one day return to the Phalan Empire and snatch the throne from her odious older sister Asina, then she would hand her smelly sister Asina over to Evil Dragon Lance to raise.

Raising a princess, Evil Dragon Lance was serious about it.