novelraw Chapter 55 : The Evil Dragon Remains Unmoved
Chapter 55 : The Evil Dragon Remains Unmoved
Patunasankus didn't like the tax official.
Compared to this concealed and indirect taxation, the evil dragon preferred direct robbery.
Simple and brutal—much more befitting an evil dragon's style.
Since violence could directly obtain what she wanted, why not use it decisively?
This had always been the evil dragon's principle.
And Patunasankus had always done exactly that.
Having the ability to make others suffer, she would use it as she pleased—this was what made her an evil dragon full of base pleasures.
She didn't care about others' thoughts or expectations.
Evil dragons never needed to be responsible to anyone.
"But one day, loneliness will make you tired. One day, your pride will bow down, your courage will grit its teeth. One day, you will cry out: 'I am alone!'"
This was obviously something someone had said before.
At least it was something Latifa had once read to the constantly dozing evil dragon from one of her books.
Patunasankus couldn't remember which book it was. She had always slept deeply, but it was quite useful for helping her sleep.
The princess always had so many books around her.
Even when kidnapped to the evil dragon's lair, she would still use various means to threaten and bribe Patunasankus's monster subordinates to purchase all sorts of strange books from various places in the Dawn Kingdom. Using the evil dragon's treasury to do what the princess wanted to do.
Always like this.
Though sometimes the princess herself couldn't understand what these books meant.
"Well, I learn as I read," Latifa would always say, as if this were perfectly normal.
Patunasankus was usually disdainful of this.
After all, as an evil dragon who spent her days burning, killing, and plundering, where would she find time to think about such boring things? It was simply too ridiculous.
"You never understand owing others favors, so no one owes you any either."
Latifa would always smile and pat the evil dragon's cheek at such times, which left her somewhat bewildered.
"But if someday someone places their hopes on you, what will you do then?" she would say.
Patunasankus lifted the curtain, resting her cheeks on her hands as she silently watched the distant long refugee queue and nearby Hedica, who was trying to argue with the tax official.
The evil dragon remained unmoved.
She thought that if anyone really would place their hopes on an evil dragon, it would be quite laughable indeed.
What an ignorant and blind unfortunate soul that would be!
Whether it was these displaced refugees or the unknown person who had transformed goblins into undead creatures.
The evil dragon didn't care at all.
Not one bit.
"Sister, sister!"
Patunasankus heard a very familiar call. She leaned against the car window and looked down slightly toward the source of the voice.
She immediately spotted the three-year-old girl who had asked her to read books a few days ago.
"!?"
Patunasankus instinctively moved to pull the curtain closed, but the girl in front of her reached out and stopped her first.
"..."
"..."
Patunasankus was stunned for a few seconds.
She stared at the girl expressionlessly.
The girl also smiled back at her.
Thus, the evil dragon and this nearby little girl stared at each other wide-eyed. Then they both stood there looking silly together.
As if each was waiting for the other to say something.
"Is there something you need?"
After a long while, when no storybook appeared in the mischievous girl's hands, Patunasankus finally relaxed and squeezed out a few words.
For the evil dragon, a storybook was more terrifying than three Evelyns combined.
"Food!"
The mischievous three-year-old girl waved sleeves obviously too big for her, shouting cheerfully.
Then she reached out and handed over a package.
Patunasankus reluctantly took it in her hands. It felt warm to the touch, as if freshly baked.
Patunasankus looked at this little girl with unclear speech in bewilderment.
"You're very 'hungry'!" the girl said, jumping.
"...?"
The evil dragon tilted her head, wondering when she had been seen through by a human little girl.
Should she silence her?
The evil dragon instinctively thought.
"You're always very 'hungry,' and you look very thin, so I need to feed you." The girl said seriously.
"They're cookies, a reward for reading." She explained happily. "I'll find you to read more in the future, so there will be more cookies!"
Patunasankus was silent for a while. This was the first time she'd seen someone reward an evil dragon with little fish cookies.
She didn't know how to react for a moment.
Should she be angry? Or should she be angry? Or should she be… angry?
While Patunasankus's thoughts were flying and she had just organized her prepared speech, before she could say it out loud, this mischievous girl had already bounced away.
Halfway through running, Patunasankus saw the girl specially turn around to smile at her, even waving a fairy tale book that had appeared from who knows where.
As if she would come find her to read books again when there was another chance.
"..."
Patunasankus released the curtain and looked down carefully at the little cookies in her hands.
"Hmph... little fish cookies? Should be pretty good." She muttered quietly.
Patunasankus took one last look in the direction the girl had gone.
Then she forcefully pulled the curtain closed.