The Kingdom of Sturitt had fallen into chaos.
The kingdom's most precious little princess had been abducted by a giant dragon for an entire day. However, they had no idea where the dragon's territory was hidden. The vast kingdom couldn't even find someone capable of rescuing the princess.
On the second day after the little princess was taken away, the visiting merfolk finally set foot in the Kingdom of Sturitt and arrived at the castle palace in the royal capital.
However, the person who met with the merfolk wasn't the old king, but the little princess's knight.
——Whenever the little princess wasn't by his side, Song Shiyu reverted to the ruthless clearing machine he had been before. He had swiftly taken control of the royal family members and royal guards inside the castle, forcibly keeping the old king unconscious while meeting with the merfolk on the king's behalf.
Among the visiting merfolk was their king, a male merfolk with a gloomy disposition and an eccentric personality.
Song Shiyu looked at the merfolk calmly. "The merfolk have traveled a long way to visit us. What kind of deal do you wish to make with the Kingdom of Sturitt?"
Across the long conference table, the merfolk king inexplicably disliked this knight. Merfolk found all humans unpleasant, but for some reason, this particular knight was especially irritating.
"No, I'm not interested in discussing a deal right now. In fact, I've come for the little princess of Sturitt." The merfolk's voice was exceptionally melodious, though his tone was cold and indifferent.
"Even beneath the sea, I've heard of the little princess of the human kingdom. He possesses the most beautiful face and the most enchanting voice. He is the kingdom's treasure and pride."
The vicious merfolk made no attempt to conceal his interest in the little princess.
"Therefore, I would like to know where Her Highness the Princess is."
…
Inside the dragon leader's lair.
Yu Deng, who had caught the merfolk's attention, was still inside the dragon's lair. He stared blankly at the enormous black dragon before him, unable to quite process what he had just heard.
"M-mating season…?"
"Mm. It's simply a dragon's nature. Generally speaking, we experience it many times a year." Oriel endured the overwhelming desire surging through him and explained to the little princess, "During this period, a dragon's emotions and physical condition become very unstable. We need to spend this time with our mate."
"Oh, I see…" Yu Deng gazed at the dragon in a daze, feeling a little curious. "Then how did you get through your mating season before?"
Oriel answered, "I never experienced it before. This is… my first time."
For a dragon who had been an adult for so long to experience his first mating season only now was actually quite unusual. The dragons had even secretly discussed it among themselves on several occasions, wondering whether they should introduce their leader to a renowned healer.
But Oriel had never been anxious about it. It was almost as though he had been waiting for his beloved little princess to appear. Only after meeting Yu Deng had he finally experienced all the changes and reactions that a dragon was supposed to undergo.
In the brief time it took for them to exchange a few sentences, the giant dragon's body temperature grew even hotter.
Perhaps because Oriel had absorbed too much of the poisonous mist, his mating season was different from that of ordinary dragons. In addition to his overwhelming, uncontrollable affection and desire, he was filled with a terrifying urge to destroy, a pathological possessiveness, and an obsessive mixture of infatuation and tenderness toward the little princess.
These extreme and contradictory emotions intertwined, making the giant dragon suffer even more than before.
The dragon growled lowly, his sharp claws crushing the stone slabs into fragments. His powerful tail lashed behind him, easily smashing a stone pillar to pieces.
Seeing the giant dragon in this state, Yu Deng instinctively felt frightened and trembled. A faint sheen of tears appeared in his eyes.
"But Oriel… I don't think I can treat this kind of condition…"
Something like a mating season obviously couldn't be forcibly interrupted. What could he possibly do to help?
"No, you can. Little princess, you can cure me." Just imagining the scene of spending his mating season with the little princess was enough to send the giant dragon into a frenzy of excitement.
He wanted to imprison the little princess inside his own lair, where nobody else could see him. He wanted to become completely bonded with the little princess, continuing until the little princess conceived his little dragon hatchlings…
As these thoughts crossed his mind, the giant dragon unconsciously drew Yu Deng closer, his scorching breath washing over the little princess's body.
Yu Deng felt a little uncomfortable being squeezed by the dragon's wings and furrowed his brows. "…Oriel?"
The giant dragon struggled to regain some clarity.
"Little princess, once I fully enter my mating season, I might become very frightening." Oriel exerted every ounce of his willpower to restrain his emotions as he warned the delicate, beautiful little princess. "I might even lose control… Would you like to leave first?"
Only the giant dragon himself knew how much willpower it had taken to say those words.
The enormous black dragon was already lying on the ground, breathing heavily. His reddish eyes clearly revealed his torment and suffering.
Sitting on the tip of the dragon's claw, Yu Deng gazed into his eyes, looking somewhat hesitant.
"Are you suffering a lot right now? C-can I really treat you?"
"You can. Little princess, you're the only one who can treat me." The giant dragon answered decisively.
The dragon would only accept spending such an intimate and special period with his beloved little princess, Yu Deng. Anyone else was absolutely out of the question.
"If I can really help you… then I won't leave." Looking at the dragon suffering in front of him, Yu Deng's heart ultimately softened. "But you're not allowed to bully me."
Although the little princess hadn't explicitly said so, his words had undoubtedly shown that he was willing to spend the mating season with the dragon.
Oriel: "…!"
The giant dragon let out an exuberant roar, carefully holding Yu Deng in his claws before giving him a long lick.
Just then, the loud, three-part bark of a dog rang out from outside the lair. The giant dragon abruptly raised his head and shielded Yu Deng in his embrace.
Yu Deng: "…?"
Wait, that sounded like the three-headed dog.
He had been wondering what he had forgotten. So it turned out that once the Interdimensional Box's duration had expired, the three-headed dog had been teleported somewhere else!
Yu Deng poked his head out guiltily. Sure enough, he spotted the Hellhound at the entrance of the lair.
"Woof, woof, woof…"
All three dog heads gazed at Yu Deng as though they were about to burst into tears, while simultaneously glaring at the dragon. The three-headed dog had been terribly unlucky. It had been randomly teleported more than ten kilometers away, and relying on the little princess's lingering scent in the air and the faint connection of their contract, it had sprinted all the way here. At last, it had managed to find Yu Deng.
Yu Deng cleared his throat softly. "You're here! Thank you for helping me deal with that person earlier."
Having received Yu Deng's praise, the three-headed dog was so delighted that it practically forgot where it was. It wagged its tail and tried to enter the lair.
However, this lair belonged to the dragon, and more importantly, the dragon was currently going through a special period.
The giant dragon let out a warning hiss. After a brief standoff with the three-headed dog, he turned to ask the little princess, "What is this?"
Yu Deng scratched his cheek. "It's sort of my pet."
Yu Deng looked at one, then the other, feeling that the two of them didn't seem to get along very well. Considering the dragon leader's current condition, Yu Deng decided to return the three-headed dog to the Contract Encyclopedia.
"I'm going to put you away for now, okay?" Yu Deng promised the three-headed dog, offering it a tempting reward. "Next time I let you out, I'll play frisbee with you. How does that sound?"
The three-headed dog, being put away: "…Woof, woof." Damn it! The dragon actually ranked higher than it in its little master's heart! But the little master had promised to play with it. Hehe.
…
After the three-headed dog disappeared from their sight, Oriel cast a spell to seal the entrance of the lair with rocks. Only then did he finally feel somewhat satisfied.
This time, surely nobody would come and disturb them again, right?
The giant dragon carried the little princess to the center of the lair. Every dragon had an innate love of gold and silver treasures written into its genes, and Oriel was no exception. Countless treasures were piled up here, making this the dragon's favorite and most secure resting place.
Although he now had something far more precious to him than all these treasures—the little princess—he was still perfectly happy with his collection.
Naturally, the place he chose to spend his mating season was right in the middle of these heaps of treasure.
Supported by the dragon's wing, Yu Deng stepped barefoot onto a pile of neatly cut gold bars.
The giant dragon had originally thought that sealing the entrance to the lair would prevent further interruptions. However, just after he set the little princess down, a wave of magical energy rippled through the cave. A few seconds later, a transparent screen appeared before them.
"Dragon." The person on the screen greeted Oriel coolly before getting straight to the point. "The people from the human kingdom say their little princess is in your hands?"
Huh? Who was that?
Only after a moment did Yu Deng realize there was a third person speaking. Confused, he poked his head out of the dragon's embrace and glanced at the screen displaying the magical communication.
The man on the screen was exceptionally handsome, with deep blue eyes and thin fins near his ears. Those features meant he was probably… a merfolk?
Yu Deng met the merfolk's gaze through the screen.
The instant the merfolk saw Yu Deng, his heart suddenly gave a heavy thump. The interest in his eyes transformed into something complicated and inscrutable.
"That has nothing to do with you." The giant dragon's voice carried a warning. "This is the little princess I snatched for myself."
Before the merfolk or Yu Deng could say anything, the dragon unilaterally cut off the magical communication.
Yu Deng turned around in confusion. "Hmm? Aren't you going to keep talking to him?"
"No. Don't bother with him. He's not a good person. Little princess, you should be careful if you ever encounter him in the future." The dragon openly disparaged his rival.
Having been interrupted twice while spending time with the little princess, the dragon leader's patience had finally reached its limit. His pathological, obsessive possessiveness consumed every thought in his mind. He wanted to possess the little princess and become the only male who would ever receive the little princess's favor.
"All right. Nobody will disturb us anymore." The giant dragon placed several layers of magical shields around his lair. "Little princess, I formally invite you to spend my mating season with me."
Yu Deng slowly raised his hand and touched the dragon's claw, accepting the dragon's invitation.
The little princess's gorgeous dress had already been torn to shreds by the dragon's claws. The fabric on his back hung precariously, barely covering him, revealing just enough to create an unusual and captivating allure.
Yu Deng lay down on the heaps of gold. Afraid that the irregularly shaped jewels might hurt him, the dragon had laid soft down feathers beneath his body, with the various treasures underneath them.
Nevertheless, for the little princess, whose skin was exceptionally delicate, the surface was still quite stimulating.
Yu Deng tilted his head back and looked at the giant dragon that kept licking him. Finally, he realized something very important.
"Wait… Oriel, you're not going to spend your mating season in your original form, are you…?"
He had already vaguely figured out how he might help treat the giant dragon, but the dragon in his original form was simply enormous. Even that part of him was many, many times bigger than Yu Deng's entire body!
The dragon fell silent for a few seconds. Under the little princess's gaze, he reluctantly transformed into a tall humanoid form.
The dragon's human form was still unclothed. He drew Yu Deng into his arms and asked, "Little princess, may I kiss you?"
The dragon had some manners, but not many. Without waiting for Yu Deng to answer, Oriel had already lowered his head, pressing his scorching lips against Yu Deng's.
Clearly, the dragon had no experience whatsoever. His kiss was a little too forceful, and before long, Yu Deng's soft lips had become damp and swollen.
Yu Deng was firmly trapped in the giant dragon's embrace. He struggled to lean back a little. "Do you even know how to kiss…? You're obviously biting me!"
"Sorry. I'll correct that." The giant dragon was very docile in front of his mate and softened his movements as Yu Deng instructed.
Dragons were greedy creatures. The dragon thoroughly explored every corner of Yu Deng's mouth, leaving nothing untouched.
Yu Deng had been kissed many times before, but he still couldn't withstand such an intense onslaught. Before long, the corners of his eyes had grown moist.
The little princess's torn dress could no longer be worn outside, but it turned out to be just right for the situation.
Oriel kissed the little princess until he went limp in his arms. Holding him close, the dragon gently stroked him with his fingertips, awkwardly helping him adjust and preparing him for what would come next.
"…Mm!"
Yu Deng let out a small whimper and furrowed his brows in discomfort. Unable to help himself, he kicked the troublesome fellow who kept pressing against him. Unfortunately, he had little strength left. For a dragon with such tough scales and thick skin, the kick was no more than a tickle. Instead, it only made the dragon even more excited.
The dragon really did have trouble controlling himself during his mating season. Yu Deng had never been treated so roughly before.
Yet even the most savage and uncontrollable creature retained a measure of reason when it came to Yu Deng, always remembering not to hurt the little princess he loved.
The man's strong arms held Yu Deng close as he patiently stroked his back, coaxing him to relax.
The little princess's tattered dress had been completely removed. However, Yu Deng wasn't entirely uncovered. Instead, he had acquired many other adornments.
Oriel generously gave all kinds of treasures from his collection to his beloved little princess.
A necklace encrusted with gemstones, bracelets and bangles made of jade, gleaming golden anklets… These gorgeous treasures adorned the little princess, creating an extravagant and dazzling scene.
The little princess reclined among the piles of treasure, his long, slender, fair legs stretching out slightly and swaying gently.
With every movement, the expensive jewelry chimed softly, barely concealing the other, more intimate sounds.
The dragon's stamina was truly incredible. Yu Deng had already been somewhat tired after using the scepter, and after being kept busy by the giant dragon, he soon grew drowsy.
Yet the giant dragon showed no signs of fatigue.
"Oriel, are you finished yet…?" Yu Deng urged him in a tearful voice.
"I'm sorry, little princess. Not yet, but it'll be over soon." The man gently coaxed the little princess in his arms.
The little princess lay among the gold and silver treasures, his entire body tinged with a faint pink. Warm tears clung to his eyelashes, and his cheeks were flushed crimson.
The brilliant, sparkling treasures only made the scene appear even more languid and decadent.
"Really? Then, then hurry up a little…"
The dragon verbally agreed, but by the time the fierce storm was finally about to subside, Yu Deng had already lost track of how much time had passed.
After enduring the intense excitement and struggling on the verge of losing control for so long, the giant dragon finally gave in. The strong arms wrapped around Yu Deng transformed into wings covered in black scales, while the hardness of his body changed into something resembling solid rock.
Oriel had turned into a dragon.
The only sign that he had retained some semblance of reason was that he had reduced his size to something the princess could tolerate.
Yu Deng had already been left dazed and drowsy. Feeling the changes within him, he widened his eyes and stared blankly up at the dragon leader.
He had actually… actually done this to him in his dragon form… No, that wasn't even the worst part…
An endless torrent of frost and snow poured down silently, quickly piling up until the path was completely filled. The snow had no choice but to spill out in all directions.
Yu Deng gazed at him through his misty eyes. "How could you… how could you do this to me…?"
The little princess couldn't control his tears at all. His beautiful face was flushed, his fluffy black hair lay in disarray across the gemstones, and the giant dragon had left his snow-white skin flushed all over.
Yu Deng's gaze had almost lost its focus. He randomly grabbed at the jewels beside him, but because they had been piled up so carelessly, he couldn't find anything stable enough to support himself.
"Little princess… I love you so much. You're the one I love most." The giant dragon folded his wings around Yu Deng, hiding the little princess in his embrace. Breathing in Yu Deng's soft, sweet scent, he gazed at him with utter infatuation and spoke his words of love with reverence. "All the treasures in the world are worth less than you."
Yu Deng simply grabbed the curved horns on top of Oriel's head. However, he was so exhausted that he soon let his hand droop limply again, making the gemstone bracelet on his wrist jingle softly.
"But you said you loved me… and yet you still… filled me up so much…" the little princess complained unhappily. "You promised you wouldn't bully me, you bad dragon…"