The Great Sorcerer’s Room
Today was the day that the Great Sorcerer, who came once every full moon, was leaving for the Magic Academy.
And it was the day that came once every full moon.
It was the day that the half-dragon could freely roam around the room.
The half-dragon stood up from the corner of the room.
Looking out the window, the half-dragon extended their hand outside.
The bright full moon touched their injured and bruised arm, causing their pale skin to glow.
“…I miss you, Mom…”
The half-dragon softly called out the name that could never be heard again.
Of course, no answer came.
The cool autumn breeze approached, only to remind the half-dragon of the cold reality.
“…Please… please save me.”
“I didn’t really want to die.”
“…But I don’t want to live like this.”
“…I’m so, so scared…”
The half-dragon sat by the window, tears falling drop by drop.
She trembled in frustration.
“…If I have to live like this, I wish I had never been born.”
“Why did my dad meet my mom?”
If her father, a dragon from 1,200 years ago, hadn’t met her mother, a hero, then she wouldn’t have been born.
She was sure of that.
Because she carried royal blood, she had been ridiculed as a disgrace to the royal family, a disgrace to the kingdom.
After running away with her mother, the empire branded her mother as a witch and a traitor, sentencing her to death without mercy.
Since then, the half-dragon had become a machine to produce more half-dragons.
All day long, her blood was drained.
Then, a recovery spell was cast on her, just enough to prevent her from dying.
Hell— the empire was no different from hell to her.
“If being born is a sin, then it’s okay if you kill me.”
“Still, just once, really just once, please let me be happy.”
The half-dragon, her voice choked, could not continue speaking and embraced herself.
“…Just let me be happy, even if it’s only for once.”
The half-dragon spoke, tears falling from her eyes.
The full moon, with an unfocused gaze, silently looked down on her.
It shone on her, hoping that she could become warm again.
The full moon hated that it could only watch.
But that feeling was not conveyed to the half-dragon.
She just cried sadly, as if the whole room would break apart from her sobs.
Her name was Emila Laskaris.
She was Minho’s cousin.
And to her,
[The king says that the damn wretch has finally left.]
An opportunity to escape had arrived.
[The Golden Queen, who has inherited the rights of the Moon God, grants you the Moon’s blessing.]
[Congratulations.]
[May only blessings fill your future.]
Purple began to mix with her dark gray hair.
[Entity Name: Emila Laskaris]
[Species Name: Dragon]
[Lv.]
[Strength:]
[Magic Power:]
[Intelligence:]
[Health:]
[Title: Child of the Moon, the Most Unfortunate Lucky One, and 2 others.]
[Title: When the Child of the Moon desires power, you may lend as much as you wish.]
[Would you like to use it?]
[YES / NO]
…If I use this power, if I take revenge, will I be able to get revenge on the royal family that abandoned me…?
“Then, will I be able to be happy…?”
In the dark room.
Albinus looked at Erses and the princesses sleeping, with a satisfied smile.
Especially, he looked at his wife with even more contentment.
His wife, still weak, had insisted on preparing for the first birth ceremonies of both her adopted daughter and biological daughter, despite her exhaustion from running around and doing everything herself.
How could such a sight not be adorable?
“…I should be the one doing this.”
Albinus unconsciously stroked Erses’s head.
At that, Erses, who had been groaning in pain, smiled faintly, and her expression softened.
“This isn’t the time for this.”
Albinus smiled at Erses, then snapped back to reality and hurriedly put on his clothes.
His daughter, who had just been born into this world.
And his daughter, who had only recently been accepted into the family but had suffered so much.
Not to mention his sick wife.
Albinus couldn’t help but smile faintly at his family’s situation, which might look miserable to others.
His family was more harmonious than any other.
As he dressed, Albinus whispered quietly,
“…I’ll be back.”
He gently closed the door and walked down the hallway, where the air was chilly.
At this time, the servants were all asleep, and from outside, he could hear the soldiers on guard yawning and exchanging silly jokes.
But despite these jokes, Albinus maintained a neutral expression and walked on, reaching a portrait.
“Brother.”
It was the portrait of his older brother, who had been stripped of his title as crown prince for marrying a human.
Eventually, he disappeared, abandoning his family and kingdom, only to return as a cold corpse.
The year of unification was 1800.
This story was from when Albinus was just a baby.
His brother, who was around 200 years older, had married, and ten years later, his half-dragon nephew was born.
Twenty years after his brother’s marriage, his brother was stripped of his title as crown prince and left the kingdom.
At the same time, his despised nephew and sister-in-law also left the kingdom.
In the year 1000 of unification, the existence of his half-dragon nephew was buried.
This was a decision made possible because the elders were in a state of cold war at the time.
The royal family even said they were glad they had left.
Albinus should have protected his nephew.
“…I’m sorry.”
Guilt weighed heavily on Albinus.
If royal blood had been spilled outside the family, it could only be his nephew.
Albinus had discovered that his nephew and sister-in-law had immediately headed toward the empire.
Given that his sister-in-law had been a hero, it was an obvious outcome.
“…I must save them.”
Albinus’s resolve was not just to prevent creating a child like Yuri, his adopted daughter, but also to save
Emila, whom he had failed to save long ago.
Albinus turned and headed toward the elders’ hall.
“…Let’s begin the meeting.”
Having discovered the source of Yuri’s bloodline, the person who had spread it must be found and rescued quickly.
“…Are you sure you’re okay?”
“…I hope you trust me.”
The man, lying weakly in bed with dry lips, smiled weakly.
Upon seeing that smile, the golden dragon bit its lower lip in irritation.
“Too many words.”
“…Sorry, sorry.”
“Don’t smile like that.”
“…Talk to me.”
“Well, if I talk, I’ll just start laughing.”
“…Just laugh then.”
The golden dragon, speaking somewhat irritably, sat quietly by the bed.
“Do you have a plan? I’ve done everything you asked me to do.”
“…Yes, I have a plan.”
“Want some water?”
“Sure.”
The man drank some water, and after expressing his thanks, he spoke with a more relaxed expression.
“I’ll be fine. They’re the strongest child, after all.”
“…Huh?”
“You jumped ahead and did a bunch of things for the child, so I couldn’t do anything.”
The man smiled wryly.
“The child will figure it out. My plan is to trust the child.”
“Ah, no, do you think the child can do anything right now?! They’re still weak!”
The dragon flustered and stumbled over its words, causing the man to burst out laughing.
“Surely, that child will realize when they see the Apostle.”
“What?”
“She’ll understand what I made her do.”
“Won’t you tell me?”
“You’re too annoying.”
“Hey! I’ve been helping the whole time!”
“I don’t care.”
The man pulled the blanket and turned around, lying facing the opposite direction from where the dragon was sitting.
“Minho~”
“Wake up~”
Voices of his sister and mother could be heard from both sides since the morning.
“…I want to sleep a little more.”
Saying that, with a hint of wanting more sleep, his mother and sister began to gently shake his body.
“You need to go to the birth ceremony~”
“Mom worked hard preparing it. Let’s go see.”
“What if I don’t go?”
That’s right, today was the day.
It was the festival celebrating the birth ceremony.
“…Are there good foods there?”
I asked, half-opening my eyes while lying down and glancing at my mom.
Her eyes sparkled as she nodded her head.
“Come on, hurry up and get up. Let’s go with mom and your sister.”
“Let’s go!”
“…What about dad?”
“He’s preparing for his speech~”
Mom smiled and picked me up, heading toward the bathroom.
“…Good morning, maid.”
“Did you wake up?”
“…Why has it gotten cold again?”
That’s strange. I’m sure I was petted and smiled at earlier.
When I said it had become cold, the maid cleared her throat and blushed.
“It’s an emergency, so I’m a bit relaxed. But now, I’m back to work, so this is how it should be.”
“…So, will you be kinder once work is done?”
“Am I not being kind now?”
No, you’re cold.
“…Could you be a bit kinder?”
The maid thought for a moment before nodding.
“Hezel~ Be kind to your sister too~ You used to stick to me and never leave when we met at the academy.”
“No! I mean, Your Majesty the Queen? I never did that.”
The maid flustered slightly, making a small mistake, but quickly returned to a calm tone and cold expression.
“Hehe, the maid’s face is red.”
“Ugh.”
“Hehe.”
“…Let’s wash your face.”
“Yes.”
But it seemed she couldn’t hide her flushed face.
After washing my face, I let out a surprised exclamation.
“Wow! There are so many people outside the castle plaza!”
“Right? These dragons gathered to celebrate Minno and Yuri’s birth ceremony.”
There were so many dragons.
Some had polymorphed and were sitting in chairs, while others were lying on the roof in their dragon forms.
Half water, half dragon, or half dragon, half water.
Emila.
Golden dragons.