Chapter 90
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Chapter 90: Goodbye Forever, Lina
“What kind of being could defeat the Dragon King? You know nothing of the Dragon King’s power.”
However, if Linnevia’s soul sacrifice ritual had been completed, the evolved nine-tailed fox would indeed have been quite terrifying.
That’s why she took her away from Gerris City, this feng shui treasure of a city, before this fox could successfully evolve.
Otherwise, if Akatsukimaru were to erupt at that time, she wouldn’t be able to deal with Akatsukimaru quickly, and it would be troublesome if Linnevia escaped again.
And with Linnevia’s plan interrupted, she would surely pursue them.
Iris had anticipated this exact point.
After all, missing tonight, there would be no blood moon, and Linnevia wouldn’t flee like she did two nights ago.
After hearing Linneivia’s account, Naya felt deeply moved. At least before Linneivia fell and became a succubus, she was still Lina.
“After I became a dragon, I bore a child for the Dragon Queen, and now I’m pregnant with another. As for the specific reason for coming out this time, I already told you the day before yesterday.”
“I see, so your life as a Dragon Princess is… quite uneventful,” Linnevia responded faintly.
Six years summarized in a few sentences, how boring.
Linneivia had even kept part of her experiences hidden, yet she had said so much, while Naya only said this little bit.
“Yes, for these six years, I hardly ever went out. The first time I went out, I encountered Leo coming to challenge my wife, and I killed him in the process.”
“Your wife… is this dragon behind you?”
Linneivia belatedly realized, looking towards the red dragon behind Naya.
“Yes, and she’s also the Dragon Queen.”
Linneivia’s reaction wasn’t as big as expected.
Naya was a bit surprised.
Because when interrogating Leo, he had said that Lina had taken their previous agreement seriously.
Naya had thought this sentence would be true.
But now it seems that Lina had also just treated that agreement as a joke.
“Hehe… fate really does love to toy with people,” Linneivia laughed self-mockingly.
“Now, can you return Akatsukimaru to me? Dragon Queen, Dragon Princess.”
“Lina…”
You just accept my identity so matter-of-factly?
“Don’t call me Lina anymore, I’m no longer Lina.”
Linneivia stood up.
With the collapse of her inner obsession, she didn’t know whether to be happy or sad now.
If happy, wouldn’t all her years of effort and persistence be in vain?
If sad, how could she possibly be sad about an old friend coming back to life? Unless Naya’s death would make her happier, so she could pick up her obsession again?
“And you, you’re no longer the Monet of the past, right? I heard the Dragon Queen call you Naya. We’ve each abandoned our names, we both have bright futures.”
“But you’ve become a succubus…”
What bright future could a succubus have?
Noticing the flash of guilt in Naya’s eyes, Linneivia said coldly,
“I didn’t become a succubus because of you. Let go of Akatsukimaru, Dragon Queen!”
“Release that fox, Iris.”
Only after getting Naya’s permission did Iris loosen her claws. The nine-tailed fox instantly transformed into a small fox girl, bouncing towards Linneivia.
Finally Linneivia opened her arms and embraced her.
“I will terminate the Blood Moon Ritual. Naya, since you’ve met with me, I presume you should also let it go. From now on, let’s never meet again.”
“Wait! Lina. Do you… have no thoughts about me killing Leo?”
If Linneivia didn’t care about their past agreement, feeling they were just comrades, then as a fellow comrade, Linneivia should also feel grief about Leo, right?
“Don’t call me Lina anymore.”
Every time she was called that by an old friend, Linneivia’s heart felt like it was being pricked by a needle. She turned her back to Naya, clenching her fists.
“As for Leo, I don’t know much about the grudge between you two, and I have no right to interfere. From the day you died, we all stopped being who we once were to each other.”
Besides, Leo certainly deserved to die. Dying at the hands of a former friend was probably his best ending.
“Do you still have the system?”
[Hey! Host! Iris is still listening!]
The system in Naya’s mind suddenly shouted.
It’s just mentioning the word “system”, Naya didn’t explain anything specific.
“Yes, so, clean your neck and wait for me. I will definitely succeed in slaying the dragon. Akatsukimaru, let’s go!”
Linneivia hugged Akatsukimaru and melted into the shadows of the grassland, fleeing in haste.
Naya didn’t have Iris pursue them either.
Looking at the empty grassland, Naya felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
She always felt that Linneivia was still hiding many things from her.
And Iris also transformed back into human form, walking behind Naya, following Naya’s gaze into the distance.
The red of the blood moon gradually faded, tonight would turn from cloudy to clear.
“Alright, now, everything that needed to be said has been said. From now on, we’ll never meet again.”
Even Linneivia said so, what more could Naya want?
“I still want to see her again.”
However, Naya’s words startled Iris.
“What?”
You’re still thinking about that woman?
“Illya’s revenge hasn’t been taken. She invaded my daughter’s dream, that account hasn’t been settled.”
I see.
Iris sighed in relief, hugging Naya from behind and saying indulgently,
“Then let’s wait for her to come challenge us. Next time we meet, we’ll seek revenge.”
“Mmm.”
She had now met Lina, and they had both told each other about their experiences.
Although it wasn’t like the imagined scene of old friends meeting with tears in their eyes, and they even seemed somewhat estranged towards each other, sometimes speaking with cold indifference.
But they had already informed each other of their experiences.
Leo, Lina, Monet…
Naya looked at the blood moon in the sky, her eyes also slightly reddening.
As Linneivia said, from the moment she was defeated by the Dragon Queen and became a dragon, the three of them were no longer the three people of the past.
Leo changed from an honest man at the beginning to a scumbag who backstabbed his teammates.
Monet went from a passionate youth to the Dragon Queen’s consort, dutifully bearing and raising children for the Dragon Queen.
As for Lina, though she might still be hiding something, she had also undergone some changes during her adventures, her race changing to become a succubus that lives by consuming others’ soul energy.
“By the way, Iris, since long-lived succubi seem to be able to control soul energy, should we catch Linneivia again and ask her to help provide a method to feed soul energy to the child in my belly?”
“We could. She probably hasn’t gone far yet, I’ll try to sense her with my life perception ability.”
“Never mind!”
Naya grasped Iris’s hand resting on her lower abdomen.
“I want to seek answers through my own efforts. From now on, Linneivia and I are neither enemies nor friends. If we meet again in the future, whether she’s a friend or foe will depend on her attitude towards us.”
“I’ll do as you say.”
At least after experiencing this incident with Linneivia, Naya learned of another possible way to remedy the soul of the child in her belly.
But interacting with succubi and such, forget it.
Succubi are still very dangerous creatures.
They are one of the few long-lived races in this land, but succubi don’t have their own specific country, and they’re all female. Their existence is more like that of parasites.
Translator’s Note: The Name of Linneivia’s Pet Fox [Lover?] is supposed to mean Red Moon-Maru, but I decided to keep it as Akatsukimaru in the Translation.
Shino
Thanks for the translation.