Evil Dragon, Die!

If it had been in the past, Lily would have followed them without hesitation,

Even if they were lying,

Even if they had ulterior motives,

Lily would have willingly stepped into the trap.

Because Lily was living at the very bottom of hell, and things couldn’t possibly get any worse.

Even if she were sold, even if she were treated as a pet, Lily was confident she could still live better than now.

But now, Lily had her daughter.

Lily couldn’t ignore her daughter.

The outside really was beautiful.

Lily was a little intoxicated by it too,

She wanted to throw everything away and leave this damp, gloomy cave.

But no matter how beautiful it was outside, it could never be more important than her daughter.

These people were definitely targeting something—Lily noticed it.

From between their words, it was clear they wanted to completely search the cave.

There was no way there could be gold or jewels in the cave.

Their only target could be Emilia.

“Um, can you wait a moment for me? I need to pack up a few things.”

“Huh? Pack up things?” the female warrior asked impatiently.

“It’ll just take a second, only some old clothes, and my sister’s keepsakes!”

“Don’t give me that nonsense! Weren’t you summoned here?”

“Eh? How did you know I was summoned here?”

“What business is it of yours!?” the warrior snapped, flustered with anger.

“Forget packing anything, just come out right now and let us protect you!”

Why were they in such a rush to get Lily outside?

Could it be that the barrier stopped things from coming in, but not from going out?

If Lily took just one step outside, would the barrier break automatically?

So Lily cautiously shook her head and instinctively stepped back two paces.

“You!” the warrior became agitated.

“Are you stalling for time on purpose!?”

“I just think you’re all really scary!”

Lily pretended to cover her head, stumbling as she ran back into the cave,

She used the winding cave walls as cover, peeking out her small head to watch their every move.

“You already knew, didn’t you? We came here for the dragon’s heart!”

“Don’t waste time talking to her, we’ve already lost too much time!

If we don’t break this barrier soon, and that dragon comes back, we’re finished!”

“Yeah, hurry up and keep attacking the barrier!”

With that, the two mages raised their wands.

A fireball, forty centimeters in diameter, burst out,

It struck the barrier at the cave entrance with overwhelming force.

The entire cave shook, Lily could barely stay standing.

She kept convincing herself that Ledia was powerful,

That the barrier she had set up could withstand the assault.

But things didn’t go as she hoped.

With repeated bombardments, the barrier shattered like glass.

The female warrior hefted her sword, a smug grin on her face.

“The barrier is down! The dragon’s daughter must be inside!

Find her, rip out the dragon’s heart, and we’ll rise to glory and power!”

Though she felt despair, Lily couldn’t let them succeed.

She picked up a stone the size of her palm and charged recklessly at the three adventurers.

The warrior sneered with disdain,

She readied her stance, preparing to finish Lily off quickly,

After all, their only real target was the dragon’s heart.

But just as the warrior was about to swing her sword, she felt a crushing killing intent.

It came from behind her.

The warrior froze like prey caught in a predator’s gaze, her body trembling,

She didn’t even dare to turn and meet the beast’s eyes.

Before Lily could reach the warrior, fountains of blood suddenly gushed out.

Lily instinctively backed away,

She watched as the three adventurers were instantly torn to pieces,

And through the crimson spray, a familiar figure slowly emerged.

It was Ledia.

Her black evening gown was soaked in blood,

She looked like the embodiment of slaughter.

But Lily felt no fear—on the contrary, she felt relief.

This way, her daughter would be safe.

Her daughter wouldn’t be taken away by bad people.

“You damned dragon! After killing so many of our warriors, don’t think you’ll get away with this!”

Lily was stunned.

She thought the adventurers, who had just been shredded, had stood back up.

But of course, once humans are torn apart, they are dead for good.

The voice came instead from the imperial commander, who had chased them from the mountainside.

The commander was also a girl, looking just over twenty,

She wore shining silver armor and held an ornate greatsword.

Her short chestnut hair was neat and practical,

Her fierce eyes like an executioner who killed without blinking.

Behind her stood two more warriors, also girls.

Come to think of it, since Lily was reborn in this world,

Every single person she had seen was a girl.

Could it be this was a world of only women?

That would explain why women could have babies with women.

If they couldn’t reproduce, this world would have gone extinct long ago.

“Oh? ‘Evil dragon?’” Ledia turned casually,

Facing the commander watching her like a hawk outside the cave.

“So that’s what you humans call me?”

“What else would you be, if not an evil dragon? Look at your bloodstained hands!”

“It’s your kind who covet the hearts of our dragon race to satisfy your filthy ambitions,

And you dare to blame me instead?”

“Enough talk, dragon! Prepare to die!”

“Hmph. I’ll see just how much strength you humans really have.”

A black aura poured out from Ledia’s body.

The commander and her subordinates raised their weapons to fight.

Lily wanted to help,

But she knew her own limits.

Not wanting to get in the way, she turned and fled the battlefield.

She ran and ran, the sounds of battle echoing behind her.

She never looked back.

She returned to her room, where crying could be heard.

Lily’s heart ached,

She hurriedly pulled away the pile of old clothes, lifting her daughter from under the bed.

“Emi, are you alright…” Lily pressed her cheek against her daughter’s.

Every time she was held, Emi always smiled brightly, and this time was no different.

The crying hadn’t been from sorrow, maybe just her way of greeting Lily.

“Mama…” Emi stretched out her chubby little hand.

“Don’t cry…”

It seemed like Emi was trying to wipe away Lily’s tears.

Lily was deeply moved, hugging her daughter even tighter.

“Don’t worry, Emi, Mama will definitely protect you!”

Even if Ledia lost, Lily wouldn’t sit and wait for death.

She would fight the commander with her life.

She would protect her daughter’s dignity, no matter what.

—

Amid blades and flashing steel, the commander and Ledia clashed.

The commander’s two subordinates had already been torn apart.

The only one who could fight Ledia to a draw was the commander herself.

Ledia’s right hand transformed into a dragon’s claw,

It served as her weapon, colliding with the commander’s holy sword.

Each clash sparked with bursts of light.

“H-how is this possible… That’s supposed to be a holy sword of light…”

“You seem to be mistaken. I’m not a dark-attribute dragon, you know?”

“Lies!” the commander screamed hysterically.

“And your power—what is going on with your power!?

According to the records, a dragon’s strength is greatly weakened after giving birth!”

“That’s right. My strength is nothing like before,” Ledia said proudly.

“Once we have daughters, we pour all our lifeblood into them.

That’s why my abilities are less than a tenth of what they once were.”

“Impossible… less than a tenth…?”

“Too bad. Just because I’m weaker doesn’t mean you humans can run wild.”