Chapter 45

Chapter 45: Cooking For You For A Lifetime

What does that mean? Is Iris just playing along with Illya’s words to fool her?

Where is the dragon blood? She hasn’t seen a single drop at the scene.

Then Naya thought that perhaps, in front of so many people, some things shouldn’t be said directly.

“Oh.”

After thinking for a long time, Naya chose to suppress her curiosity for now.

She would ask Iris properly when they got back.

“But, Mother, I didn’t see you spill any dragon blood on him.”

However, Illya voiced Naya’s doubts.

“Well, to be precise, it wasn’t spilling dragon blood. Rather, it was injecting dragon blood into his body that allowed him to transform into a dragon.”

“Is our dragon blood really that powerful? Doesn’t that mean that humans can just inject our dragon blood to become dragons?”

“Not quite. Only specially processed dragon blood can allow humans to transform into dragons, and it really tests their physical condition. Humans with poor physical fitness will have a significantly higher failure rate in dragon transformation. The reason the Hero can turn into a dragon is that his physical fitness is stronger than that of an average human.”

“Hmm… I see. I was thinking that in the future, I could kidnap a human princess and inject her with dragon blood to make her a dragon, then she could have dragon babies with me.”

“Illya!”

Naya quickly covered Ilya’s mouth with her hand.

If this child keeps talking, she might end up mentioning that she initially wanted to have dragon babies with her Mama, but her Mama wouldn’t allow it.

Besides, the idea of kidnapping a human princess is already outrageous.

This naughty girl really has no filter.

“Mmm!”

Illya tried to pry Naya’s hand off.

“I told you not to say random things, Illya. If you keep it up, I won’t tell you any more stories.”

Illya stopped struggling, staring at Naya with her big, round eyes, and then nodded.

But Iris found nothing absurd about it. Instead, she asked curiously.

“Oh? Illya, do you have such ambitions?”

“What kind of ambition is that!”

Naya shot a glance at Iris, thinking that if she kept listening, she might hear something that would infuriate her.

Iris cheerfully chimed in with Illya.

“It’s fine. As long as Illya wants to and can truly manage to kidnap a human princess, Mother will do everything possible to help you turn that princess into a dragon so she can bear you dragon babies.”

“Really! Then, Mother…”

Illya was about to say if she could take the throne for a bit to fulfill her other small goal of having dragon babies, but noticing Naya’s murderous gaze, she quickly stopped and changed her words.

“Hehe… Thank you, Mother!”

“Iris, don’t instill unrealistic goals in her.”

“Why not? Illya, when you grow up, you can marry whichever princess you want.”

Iris wanted to instill the domineering mindset of a ruler in Illya.

To become a Dragon King, one must first have ambition and the aspiration to dominate the world.

Naya didn’t want to continue arguing about this topic, fearing she might hear something from Illya that would make her furious.

“What should we do with this dragon?”

“Viltia, I’ll leave it to you.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Viltia nodded slightly.

She knew almost all of Iris’s secrets.

This dragonized Hero was an experiment of Iris’s, her Queen was researching a method to turn humans into dragons.

In the future, the Queen would select a vassal of the Dragon Clan to carry out a comprehensive dragonization experiment, attempting to turn more humans into dragons.

Little by little, they would consume humanity until all humans became dragons.

At that point, the Dragon Clan would no longer have to worry about threats, and they would become the most populous Dragon Clan in the world. At that time, the Fox Clan, Vampire Clan, Beastman Clans would all submit to the power of the Dragon Empire, and their dream of unifying the world could be realized.

Naya was somewhat uneasy and asked.

“Iris, will he become even more powerful after turning into a dragon?”

“Of course.”

[Does he have a System?]

[I don’t know.]

Naia was stunned by the answer of “I don’t know”.

[What are you doing? Are you really going to give up?]

[I really don’t know. To maintain the competitive relationship between our Systems, the Lord God erased our Systems’ perception of each other. Although he has the Holy Sword, it doesn’t mean that only those with a System can obtain the Holy Sword. Besides, he fell too quickly, I didn’t have time to see his actual strength before he died.]

[Oh, I’m sorry, System, I misunderstood you.]

Naya turned and looked at Viltia.

“Viltia, be careful. If this black dragon revives and retains human consciousness, or even harbors a deep hatred for becoming a dragon, and fights you, please don’t be careless and prioritize your own safety.”

Viltia looked at Naya with confusion.

This woman really underestimated her. She had the blood of a Dragon Prince, apart from the orthodox royal bloodline of the Dragon King’s candidate, there were very few dragons who could defeat her.

Iris didn’t think Viltia would encounter any accidents, but her wife also had that mysterious power. She definitely understood how powerful that mysterious force was, which was filled with uncertainty. If Viltia were injured by the black dragon Hero in front of her, it wouldn’t be worth it.

“Naya is right. How about this, Flanna, you stay close to Viltia and protect her.”

“Your Majesty, I don’t need it; I can handle this alone.”

Viltia, being a dragon with innate pride, felt a bit displeased that a princess looked down on her. Even though she knew Naya had a point, she still felt a bit unhappy.

Iris noticed Viltia’s emotions and could only yield to her stubbornness.

“Since you insist, then you can handle this black dragon by yourself.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Flanna, let’s go back.”

After receiving the order, the maid Franna transformed into her dragon form and flew Illya, Naya, and Iris back to the royal palace.

Bella was waiting for Iris in the Heavenly Dragon Hall, having prepared lunch for her in the lounge.

In fact, Iris had many questions she wanted to ask Naya.

But Iris was afraid of touching on sensitive points in Naya’s heart, so she wanted to ask her questions through Naya, hoping that Naya would open up to her.

What would Naya feel, witnessing again through others the past she experienced?

Iris observed Naya’s expressions carefully. Naya looked pensive but didn’t show any sadness or other low spirits.

She glanced at Illya beside her.

With the child present, it was better not to mention that Naya used to be human.

Picking up a knife and fork, Iris pierced a pastry and took a small bite, chewing it a few times before looking at Naya, whose gaze was fixed on her face, and sighed lightly.

“Still, Naya’s homemade lunch is delicious. I’m not quite used to eating what the palace maids make.”

“Is that so? If Mother doesn’t like it, then I’ll eat it all myself!”

Illya, sitting at the dining table, was already drooling over the delicious food spread on the table before her.

“Mmm, if Illya wants to eat, then go ahead.”

“Yay! I’m going to eat, eat, eat!”

With Iris’s permission, Illya grabbed a pair of chopsticks and started shoveling food into her mouth.

Naya couldn’t help but smile wryly.

She reached out to stroke Illya’s head and then stood up to look at Bella, who was standing nearby.

“Bella, take me to the kitchen in the palace.”

“I can take you there. Bella, Flanna, you stay here and watch over Illya.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Naya suddenly remembered the promise the System had made to her before.

[System, where is my encyclopedia of recipes? I completed the task of attacking Iris once, so why haven’t you released the next task? My next task reward should be the encyclopedia of recipes!]

She could do without rewards like Holy Spears or Holy Swords, she just wanted that reward.

She wanted to cook for Iris for the rest of her life.