0 – Please Don’t Run Away, Your Highness
“Finally, we meet, Lord Ergaduk.”
Jet-black hair and black eyes, just like mine.
Silvia Parry, with her pale complexion and piercing eyes, gave a chilling smile.
I thought I could somehow avoid this… but in the end, I got caught up in this mess…
“How much have you suffered alone in this unfamiliar continent, Lord Ergaduk? Silvia Parry has been searching for you tirelessly, melting with worry.”
“I haven’t really suffered, Silvia Parry. In fact, I’ve had a much better time here than in my habitat.”
Silvia Parry seemed shocked by my response and staggered slightly.
“That can’t be true, Lord Ergaduk. You’re not being sincere, right? Oh, I see. I understand now.”
A bitter smile appeared on Silvia Parry’s lips.
“You’ve been brainwashed by humans, haven’t you, Lord Ergaduk? Isn’t that right? They’ve clearly brainwashed you into believing that life on this harsh continent of humans is happier than a prosperous habitat. Right, Lord Ergaduk? And how can there be happiness without Silvia Parry? That’s unfortunate, Lord Ergaduk. Now that I’m here, open your eyes to the truth.”
Silvia Parry, or rather… my fiancée, spoke with a somewhat agitated tone.
“That’s right, Lord Ergaduk. Just as Silvia Parry’s life without you has become barren and desolate, I’m sure your life without Silvia Parry has also become the same. But it’s okay. I found you like this, didn’t I?”
“Silvia Parry. I’m sorry, but it’s only been forty years. Can we really say that life has become desolate in just forty years? Forty years is…”
“No!”
Silvia Parry exclaimed angrily.
“No, it’s not like that! Don’t you dare simplify the emotions of a fiancée who lost her betrothed! How can you dismiss the feelings of a betrothed woman who has lost her fiancé so easily?!”
I stared at her in silence.
Soon, Silvia Parry’s face paled, and her hands began to tremble.
“I… I’m sorry, Lord Ergaduk… I got too carried away when I saw you… I’m sorry… Please forgive this wretched Silvia Parry…”
I let out a long sigh.
How did things end up like this?
At first, everything was smooth sailing.
I successfully escaped the habitat and became a lord, leading capable spirits and managing the territory well.
My life in the human world was prosperous, and a bright future awaited me.
But then, my forgotten fiancée, Silia Pari, suddenly appeared…
“Silia Pari. I have no intention of returning to the habitat.”
“It’s okay, Lord Ergaduk. Don’t go back to the habitat. Run away with me, just the two of us, to a different place. Somewhere where no one knows us. And then, and then start everything anew. Build a cabin, share our love, have a child who looks just like you, and raise them. How does that sound? Do you like the idea? You must like it. Because I…”
Suddenly, a dazzling beam of light shot straight from behind.
As Silia Pari narrowly dodged the beam, a cold voice rang out.
“What the hell do you think you’re doing, clinging to Lord?”
Turning around, I saw Liana, the chief of the castle, slowly approaching.
Liana, with her small stature and impressive chest size, seemed gentle at first glance, but behind her were eyes hiding a menacing sword.
“This is the Dragon’s business. You insignificant creature has no place interfering…!”
Silia Pari scolded fiercely, but Liana was not one to bat an eyelash at such things.
“Hmm. So you’re a Dragon too, you say? Then you must be one of the Dragons chasing after Lord. That works out well.”
Liana’s hands began to shimmer with a golden light.
“We were already short on operating funds… Stripping off your scales and selling them would fetch a fair amount of money.”
“What…?”
At that absurd provocation, Silia Pari trembled uncontrollably.
The black scales slowly emerged from her fingertips as if the polymorph was unraveling.
“Are you planning to transform into a dragon…? Don’t do something you’ll regret.”
Liana warned coldly, pushing her divine power to the limit.
“Without me, Lord, you can’t do anything. And without Lord, I become nothing as well. So Lord must stay by my side. I have to be by Lord’s side.”
Behind her gentle appearance, Liana, the exiled saint, concealed a sword and Sylia Pari, the black dragon with a pathological obsession.
Between these two women, ready to clash at any moment, he felt a severe headache and pressed his temples.
How on earth did I end up in this situation, with these two women growling at each other around me…
Well… everything started when I fled from my habitat.