What Does That Evil Dragon Live For?

Born with the strongest magic among the dragons, Malek was greedy from a young age and resented the balance and peaceful nature of dragon society.

“We are the strongest, so why do we have to leave the world? We can become the gods of this world if we just subdue those humans. It’s not that difficult.”

He tried to persuade the elder with such thoughts and tried to incite other dragons, but the dragons treated Malek as a strange dragon and didn’t sympathize with him.

Still, Malek, who could not quell his desire to become the god of this world, tried to take the place by killing the elder who led the decision-making of the dragon.

Ignoring the hidden power of dragons that had existed since the beginning of time, the result was that he lost 90% of his magic power and was expelled from dragon society.

‘I was too ignorant. To attack the elder with just that much magic.’ 

Malek smiled as he recalled the past. But the smile was not bitter. 

‘The reason why the past, which should make me feel sick just thinking about it, is not so painful is because I learned how to increase my magic power using dragon magic stones because my magic was almost destroyed at that time.’

Malek, who had been hiding in the periphery of Middle-earth with his magic power, weakened enough to be called a dragon and consumed the dragon’s magic core.

‘And everything changed.’

For half a day, his heart was as hot as if it were on fire, and then the magic core, which had been almost completely destroyed, revived a little.

Concerned that it might be an illusion, he found some Dragon Demon Stones and ate them again, but the result was the same. 

Even though Malek’s power core had lost its original glow, he was grateful for the strength it had gained.

After that, Malek found and swallowed the dragon stone at random, and then he found another surprising fact.

Even after his magic core had recovered to its original size, his magic power became stronger when he ate dragon magic stones.

‘I don’t have to rely on ether anymore!’ 

Malek, who had been tainting his magic with ether to strengthen his magic, was afraid of the after-effects, but with the Dragon stone, he would no longer need to rely on ether. It was an amazing discovery.

And it’s a discovery that none of the dragons is curious about. It’s a pleasure for me.’ 

Malek, who had become stronger than most dragons in the Council of Elders, felt a pleasant tension and was drawing the day when he would take over the world.

And ‘that day’ was not far away.

The strong magic energy felt in Count Newt’s mansion. It must be a dragon demon stone with tremendous magical power.

If he finds and swallows the dragon demon stone, he might be able to defeat the elder of the dragon race and take over the human world.

‘I will become a god.’ 

A dragon who conquered the earth and the world deserves to be called a god. Malek did not doubt that it was the perfect position for him. 

He was sitting thinking about that when a servant announced Sasha’s visit.

Sasha was a very useful tool for Malek. She’s so cute that she even thinks she can control Malek.

“Malek! I missed you.”

As soon as she entered the room, Malek hugged Sasha and took a deep breath in his arms as if she had come to a recreational forest.

“Looking at your face, I think I will live a little longer.”

Looking at her gaudy appearance and the contrasting frown on her face, He knew whom she had met.

“You must have met the emperor.” 

Sure enough, Sasha’s eyebrows wrinkled even more.

“I’m sick of courting that old man. He couldn’t even make Abel the crown prince, and he knew that a single word from him would turn the world upside down.”

“But for now, I need him.”

“Don’t worry too much, I am constantly using seduction magic.”

Sasha liked that she didn’t have to hide that she was a witch when she met Malek. Since childhood, she’d heard her mother’s words like nails in her ears: “You must never be found out to be a witch.”

At that time she couldn’t really understand.

Men with magical powers are praised as wizards, but why do women with the same magical powers be called witches and throw stones at them?

But now she can understand.

The ruling class, which is mostly male, was afraid of women with magical powers.

They were afraid that the hierarchy they had established would be broken so that they would no longer be able to control women as they pleased.

‘I hated those men, so I seduced the emperor, the pinnacle of power, and made arrogant men talk to me.’

However, what she hated more than the male rulers was Anais, the Crown Princess, who would have everything just because she was born as the emperor’s daughter.

‘I am a woman and she is a woman too, but someone was born as the Crown Princess and had everything comfortably, and someone was born as a witch and had to live hiding her power like a rat.… As a witch, I am much stronger!’ 

Sasha thought she was more qualified to be the ruler of the empire than Anais because she worked hard until she reached this position.

Of course, she knew she couldn’t do it alone, so she used her family’s secret summoning spell to summon an otherworldly being to help her.

He was Malek, who was said to be the last dragon remaining on this land. 

[Is it you who summoned me?]

The red dragon with a charming voice quickly transformed into a beautiful man and charmed Sasha. 

However, Malek wasn’t there to grant Sasha’s wish.

“You want to become the ruler of the empire? It would be impossible to grant that wish right away, and it would be unfair for me to lend you my power alone.”

“Well, then what should I do?”

“Let’s help each other. You help me to collect dragon magic stones. Then I will lend you the power that no one can stop when you stage a coup.”

Sasha was a little disappointed when she heard the words, but she soon realized that Malek was a very generous and cooperative dragon.

He manipulated Abel into a charming prince and even lent his magic power for trivial matters. When Sasha was having trouble finding her way, he gave hints in passing, and when Sasha seemed to be in trouble, he gave a word in advance.

If it’s a deal like this, isn’t it stupid to not sign a contract?

Sasha firmly believed that with Malek by her side, it would be herself, not Anais, who would become the ruler of the empire.

“Sasha. Are you thinking about the Crown Princess again?”

“Oh, no.”

“No? The corners of your eyes were up in a scary way.”

“When did I do it?”

Sasha subconsciously touched her eyes and protested, but the only time her eyes became ferocious next to Malek was when she thought of Anais, so she had no excuses.

Sasha glanced at Malek, who was playfully flirting, then burrowed into his arms again. 

“So when do you think I’ll be able to bring Anais to his knees?”

“Soon, Sasha. If only the Dragon Magic Stone in Count Newt’s family comes into my hands… !” 

“Really?”

“So try to arrange an opportunity to get in there.” 

Malek smiled and kissed Sasha.

Savoring those sweet lips, Sasha envisioned a future where she would hold the Calais Empire in her hands, and Malek would devour everything on earth.

* * * 

It was a strangely quiet morning.

Elaine opened her eyes, feeling somehow that she had slept soundly.

The room seemed to be the brightest in recent years.

‘huh? Did I oversleep?’ 

I woke up in a hurry, wondering if it was broad daylight, but the reason the room was bright was because the snow that had fallen last night had covered the whole world.

[Why are you waking up so surprised? Did you have a nightmare?] 

Laves, who was sitting on the windowsill and looking out, greeted me with an unfriendly morning greeting.

“Good morning, Lord Rabes”

[What’s a good morning without having a good morning?]

Elaine let Rabes’ snarky reply go into one ear, and then stood beside him and looked out.

“Wow, it snowed a lot!” 

[You like it? Do you want more?] 

“I will decline. I have to sweep the accumulated snow now.”

[It will snow again, so why are you wasting your time?]

“If snow accumulates for a long time, it freezes and becomes an icy road, so you have to sweep it before it accumulates more. But it’s a bit strange. If it had snowed this much, the maid would have come to wake me up.”

[Wake you up because it’s snowing? why?] 

As Rabes frowned again, as if he didn’t understand, Elaine kindly continued to explain. 

“I told you, we have to sweep the snow.”

[What does that have to do with waking you up?] 

“Because I have to sweep the snow too.”

‘No matter how much I look at it, it seems that the morning wake-up time has passed, but I can’t feel anyone coming to find me.’

But then, suddenly, she heard the sound of a broom sweeping the snow from outside. 

“I think they are already sweeping the snow. Why didn’t you wake me up?”

Elaine prepared to be scolded for being late and hurriedly got dressed.

Rabes kept his expression still frowning.

[The answer may seem obvious, but I’ll ask. Do your mean cousins also sweep the snow?] 

“It can’t be.”

[You’re just a maid in this house, right?] 

Elaine thought about adding, ‘a very cheap and useful maid who doesn’t even have to pay and can be sold later’, but stopped herself.

Apparently, this dragon seems to be disappointed with his contractor every day, so there’s no need to add to that.

When Elaine didn’t answer and just smiled, Rabes tilted his head and asked, 

[Should I melt all the snow?]

“No. All I have to do is sweep the snow on the roads where people and carriages come and go. I also like to look at the piled-up snow.”

[I never thought I’d want to ask a contractor to use my magical powers in my life.] 

Rabes shook his head as if he were sick of it.

But when Elaine finished her dressing and stepped out the door, Rabes followed her with a disgruntled expression on his face.

At the sound of Rabes’ little wings flapping, Elaine somehow calmed down as she thought of being scolded.

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