19. It’s All Calysia’s Fault
When they emerged from the hot spring, Reina was utterly exhausted.
Calysia, who had been the cause of Reina’s exhaustion, was also tired, but due to the difference in stamina and abilities, she still had plenty of energy left and personally carried her little vassal to bed.
—Calysia’s double bed, of course.
The single room that had been prepared was now meaningless. Reina didn’t have the strength to get out of bed, or even to crawl out from under the covers and move to another room.
At this point, Reina was utterly despondent. Closing her eyes, she would recall the scene of the Dragon King covering every inch of her body with soapy bubbles, and then giving her a full-body massage.
But due to her exhaustion, she was forced to relive those embarrassing and heart-pounding scenes, waiting for the arrival of the next day.
“Mmph…”
Remembering a certain moment, Reina suddenly let out a sound that even she felt was inappropriate.
Damn it, if this continues, she really will fall!
—Looking at Calysia, who was holding her, she thought.
Vassals were naturally inclined to obey their masters and would even develop a matching mental state in response to their master’s actions.
Even more fatal was that Calysia never tormented her.
If vassalization was reshaping her “reason,” then Calysia was influencing her “emotions.”
Unlike the scenes she had imagined, Calysia hadn’t truly “hurt” Reina so far.
In everything she did for her own satisfaction, she considered Reina’s feelings.
What Reina feared most was gentleness.
“It’s clearly taking advantage of me, but why… why does it make me feel this way, damn Calysia…”
The dragon tail wrapped around her thigh was gentle, the hand holding her was gentle, and even her words never contained any insults.
But Reina was confident that as long as their current relationship didn’t change further, she would eventually find a way to break the situation—as long as she could withstand Calysia’s affection until then.
She subconsciously touched the Dragon Mark.
“Could I have already been exposed?”
“It’s only the first day.”
“Impossible.”
Reina shook her head, pushing the thought away. She buried herself under the covers, refusing to engage in any more mental exhaustion tonight.
Starting tomorrow, she had to step up her game.
Her consciousness gradually blurred, the day’s fatigue churning in her mind before finally washing ashore, creating small ripples.
…
“Wake up, Reina~, it’s the hour of the dragon~”
Calysia’s sweet voice woke Reina up. She opened her eyes and subconsciously stretched.
As if the previous night’s fatigue hadn’t been fully digested, or perhaps it was the human part of her rejecting the magic infused into the Dragon Mark, Reina still felt sleepy.
She wanted to close her eyes, puzzled by the heavy weight in her arms.
Am I hugging a watermelon?
At this moment, Calysia was kneeling beside her, looking at her with a gentle smile… Something felt strange. Is this Calysia?
“Good morning,” Calysia greeted.
“Yes, good morning,” Reina replied naturally.
Pulling back the covers, Reina broke out in a cold sweat.
The thing she had warmed in her arms wasn’t a watermelon at all!
It was clearly an egg with deep purple markings! A dragon egg!
And that wasn’t the worst part.
Reina noticed that her stomach was slightly swollen.
Without even thinking, she knew that besides the dragon egg in her arms, there was another unlaid egg in her belly!
“Ahh…?”
“No… why? What happened?!”
“Reina~”
Calysia was a little surprised by Reina’s panicked expression. She gently took Reina’s hand and said:
“Wife, we’ve been together for so many years, and I’ve never seen you so scared.”
“Calysia, I…” Reina trembled. She wanted to stand up and berate Calysia, demanding to know why she had gotten her pregnant, but she was quickly captivated by Calysia’s sincere gaze and calmed down.
As if sensing her concerns, Calysia smiled:
“Mood swings during pregnancy are normal, but I promise, I’ll go through this with you, Reina, just like before.”
Just then, a sweet voice called out.
“Mama!”
A blue-haired girl clung to Calysia’s back, making eye contact with Reina.
The girl looked seven parts like Reina, with small wings and a tail, her little dragon wings flapping up and down. Ignoring the dragon features, she was a miniature version of Reina!
Seeing the girl, Reina felt like she had been struck by lightning: So, we already have a child.
Reina lowered her head weakly, accepting the reality, and subconsciously touched the dragon egg and her own belly.
Calysia gently kissed Reina’s forehead.
At that moment, her hand gently climbed onto Reina’s breast, just like what had happened before.
Reina put up a token struggle before realizing something was amiss.
She couldn’t move at all, as if her actions were bound by some kind of paralysis spell!
Reina tried to resist the invisible force, and before she succeeded, she heard Calysia’s words in her ear:
“Reina, let’s have more~ more~ children!”
“Ahh—!”
Don’t come any closer! Don’t touch me there…
No…!
Finally, Reina threw off the covers and jolted awake.
“Gasp—”
It was just a dream.
Reina was relieved to have escaped the dream, yet also felt a tinge of regret.
She didn’t know where the regret came from, and she didn’t want to think about it.
…Anyway, it was all that damned Calysia’s fault! It was all her fault!
That wicked woman just wanted her body, how utterly despicable!
No matter how long the night was, she couldn’t go back to sleep—fortunately, it was 5:30 in the morning, and she had slept for a full seven hours, it was time to get up.
She glanced at the moon outside the window and then at Calysia beside her, whose tail was wrapped around her fair thigh, as if understanding where that familiar warmth and sense of restraint came from.
“Sigh…”
“Calysia, I’m going out to buy groceries, wake up~”
Calysia’s tail loosened its grip on Reina’s thigh. This time, her sleeping posture was acceptable.
She wanted to praise Calysia in her heart for correcting her mistake, but after recalling the events in her dream, she dismissed the idea.
In short, buy groceries first.
Reina changed into her maid uniform. Yesterday’s hot spring trip had washed away her fatigue and the lingering scent of both of them. When she opened her eyes, she found herself more refreshed than she ever was waking up for an 8 AM class.
This was the mental resistance brought about by the improvement of her attributes.
Before leaving, Reina didn’t forget to tuck a pillow into Calysia’s arms—she didn’t want to come back and immediately have to tidy the Dragon King’s bedroom and be pulled into her embrace again.
The air was fresh, with a hint of coldness.
The morning market was no different from the evening market. The villagers, as usual, maintained the operation of this false world.
Before she could buy the tomatoes she wanted, Reina saw Fire waving to her in the distance.
Fire ran over excitedly, like an adoring fan.
“Lady Reina, Lady Reina! Are you here to buy groceries?”
Reina nodded:
“Yes, you’re up early~”
“I don’t usually get up this early.”
Fire scratched her head, a little embarrassed:
“In ten minutes, there’s a ceremony. I need to stand guard at the church to prevent any accidents.”
Wait, wait, wait, it’s 5:45 AM now, are you kidding me?
—Reina complained inwardly.
It seemed that correcting the unreasonable work schedule was the top priority after taking office. As long as Calysia didn’t interfere, she was confident she could manage them well.
“Would you like to go together, Lady Reina?”
“No, thank you.” Reina shook her head. She had no interest in the ceremony. Going home to cook and start the day’s work was her priority.
Adapt to the situation before the target appeared.
Fire was a little surprised:
“Really? I heard that the subject of this ceremony is the village chief’s daughter. I can’t believe she hasn’t been [Demonified].”
Demonified?
The village chief’s daughter?
A storm brewed in Reina’s heart.
“I’ll go too.”
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