"Masterrr...! Play with me too! If you only play with Ravel, I'm going to hate you!"
Squeeze──!
The crushing pressure from behind took my breath away.
Sera's obsession was growing stronger by the day.
"Could you please not hug me with all your strength? Thanks to your grip, my bones are turning to powder in real-time. Can't you hear the Grail working overtime, Sera?"
"Uuu... Okay. Then how about this?"
Instead of relaxing her hug, Sera began to rub her face against my neck and sniff.
Sera, pressing those massive breasts against me is seriously burdensome.
"Haa... Stop this too. It tickles to death."
"No. Master's scent, good."
Well, at least she listens when I tell her to stop squeezing, so it doesn't matter.
It seems Sera is jealous because my attention has been focused on teaching Ravel lately.
Hwaryeong, who is pretending to elegantly sip tea over there while secretly watching us, is probably the same, though she doesn't say it.
If Sera's obsession is overt, Hwaryeong's is gloomy and secretive.
"Oh my, Master. Playing with a child is fine, but how about taking a walk with me in the beautiful world of dreams once in a while?"
As if reading my thoughts, Hwaryeong spoke up.
The dark intentions hidden behind that elegant smile were plain to see.
"Forget it, it's annoying."
The trait I imbued them with when I first created them was absolute obedience, so it's hard to understand why both of them turned into yanderes.
"Ah right, where's Ophis?"
"Ophis is sleeping in the Room of Silence Master made."
Sera answered.
A dragon's sleep is truly long.
How has she been sleeping for a whole month?
I always thought dragons in media slept for a long time simply because they lacked entertainment, but seeing this, they just sleep a lot.
Perhaps the Midgard Serpent, the Dragon King who only sleeps, is just an extreme case of that.
Anyway, since I provided her with silence using my ability, there's no reason for the Khaos Brigade to be formed with Ophis at the center.
Ah, considering the timeline, it might have already been formed.
There must be chaos because Ophis disappeared.
Later, when I have time, if I turn a part of the Dimensional Gap into a space of silence, Ophis will be satisfied too.
Thinking about dragons, suddenly something came to mind. Isn't Tannin on the Devil side?
In the original story, he was a Dragon King who became a Devil for the sake of his kin, who could only survive on Dragon Apples.
"Shall we go see him?"
"See what?"
"The former Dragon King."
I'm curious, after all. The taste of Dragon Apples.
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"So, the Monster of the Great War came to see me for something as trivial as this?"
Tannin looked at me with an incredulous expression.
His massive purple dragon form was imposing, but his eyes held pure bewilderment.
"Yeah. I wanted to try Dragon Apples."
"..."
Tannin was speechless for a moment.
"I didn't expect the Monster of the Great War to have been human. Rumors said it was a horrific dragon with multiple heads."
"Well... I'm something similar to a dragon now anyway."
"No matter how I think about it, the aura you're exuding right now seems far removed from a dragon. It's Chaos itself."
"Wow, as expected of a Dragon King. Others called me a dragon without any doubt."
"Are their eyes crooked?"
"That would be the former Satans. Ddraig and Albion also just called me an aberrant dragon."
"Hmm... Am I the wrong one?"
"No, rather, you're the sane one. But you know the saying. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."
"I see. So, who is the girl beside you?"
Tannin's massive eyes turned toward Sera.
"Ah, say hello. This is Sera."
"Nice to meet you, former Dragon King. I'm Sera. The new White Dragon Emperor."
"Hmm? What do you mean, girl?"
Tannin's massive eyes shook with confusion.
"Since she was born anew from Albion's heart, she is indeed the new White Dragon Emperor."
"Absurd! You created a new existence with Albion's heart? And judging by the power I feel, she looks stronger than the original Albion."
"I have a new Red Dragon Emperor too, want to see?"
"No, if I see that, my common sense might crumble, so I'll pass."
Tannin stared at us in amazement for a long time, then let out a deep sigh.
"Understood. I can give you as many Dragon Apples as you want."
"I like that you're quick to understand."
Tannin gave me and Sera a pile of Dragon Apples like a mountain.
"Thanks for the food."
"Right, farewell. And don't come visit for such trivial matters again."
And so, Sera and I left Tannin's territory and returned to the Phenex mansion.
"Master! What is that?"
Ravel, who was resting after training, looked at the fruit we brought with round eyes.
"Dragon Apples. Ravel, want one too?"
"If you give me one, I'll gratefully..."
I put one in Ravel's hand and tried one myself.
Crunch──!
"Oh."
"Master! This is delicious!"
"Indeed."
Juice burst in my mouth, and it felt like pure vitality spreading throughout my body.
I don't know how much of a dragon I've become, but it's definitely delicious.
No, even if I weren't a dragon, it would taste like a high-grade fruit.
I should become closer with Tannin.
I'll have to go sponge off him often.