Chapter 161
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Volume 2 + Chapter 161: The Best Partner
“What’s wrong, Lucia? You look restless.”
In the Royal Maid Corps’ break room, Atiya asked.
Lucia lifted her eyes, glanced at Atiya, and explained, “Today I assigned Elly a task—washing all the dirty laundry. The workload is substantial, at the level expected of an official member of the Royal Maid Corps.”
“Oh ho? Are you testing your junior?”
“Something like that. Thinking about it carefully, Elly is clumsy, yes, but when no one’s watching, she can actually get things done,” Lucia said. “Recently, I’ve been giving her official-level tasks, and Elly has seriously and diligently completed all of them. She has great potential.”
“Well, that’s wonderful! I’ve always had high hopes for little Elly!”
Atiya grinned with her usual carefree smile.
The moment she smiled like that, her calm, intelligent image as a blue-haired dragon girl completely collapsed—she looked more like an overly eager big puppy.
“But I do have a bad feeling about today…”
“Don’t worry! Leave it to me! I’ll go check on how our junior’s doing!!”
Atiya patted her own ample chest and took on the mission.
“Mhm, go ahead and check.”
Lucia agreed. At the moment, Atiya was the only one idle in the maid’s break room. The others were all out, and Lucia herself had a task coming up soon.
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Elly felt her nerves being overstimulated—her consciousness was growing fuzzy, and she was starting to lose control.
How could a dragon not release their true form? She was just holding back!
How could a dragon not release their true form? She was just holding back!
Can’t take it—transform immediately!
Can’t take it—transform immediately!
Can’t—!
Elly released her true dragon form. In that moment, she felt like the sky was vast and the sea boundless, as though the whole world was welcoming her.
So free.
Too free!!
“Awoo!!”
The now-transformed massive green dragon leapt forward, landing heavily on the ground, her gigantic body shaking the earth.
And that wasn’t all—Elly started rolling around.
“Awoo! Awoo! Awoo!”
The green dragon rolled all over the courtyard, knocking down every drying rack. The freshly washed clothes were now completely filthy again.
“Awoo! Awoo!”
Still not done, Elly began spinning in place. The gusts from her movements sent the clothes flying like a sky full of doves.
“Let’s see if our hardworking junior has finished her task…”
Atiya said as she stepped into the courtyard.
Then, the scene before her was so overwhelming that her brain practically crashed.
“Six.”
That was the only word—six—that could express Atiya’s mental state.
“Awoo!!”
When Elly saw Atiya, she lunged at her excitedly.
Facing the berserk green dragon charging toward her, Atiya’s expression changed. “Don’t come any closer!!”
She swung her fist and punched Elly in the head.
BOOM!!
With a thunderous blast, an immense force exploded forth. The shockwave sent the green dragon flying, crashing into the palace corridor. The entire structure collapsed, and the glass windows shattered into shards.
“Ah…”
Elly’s eyes spun in circles—Atiya’s punch had stopped her cold.
Seeing the complete disaster around her, Atiya broke into a sweat. If Lucia found out she destroyed the palace corridor…
No good!
She had to become a noble sacrifice. Oh brave junior, forgive me!!
“This is bad!!!” Atiya shouted at the top of her lungs. “Elly went berserk and smashed the Royal Palace corridor!!”
—
“W-What am I doing?!”
Outside, Elly regained consciousness and turned pale as she saw the chaos around her.
“Captain of the Guard, this way! The culprit is here!”
Atiya continued summoning people to help apprehend Elly.
“No!! I don’t remember anything! D-Did I really do this?! Waaahhh!!”
“Hmph! Trying to run?!”
Atiya jumped into the air, cutting off Elly’s escape route.
“Noooo!!” Elly clutched her head and let out a miserable wail.
“Heheheh…”
Watching from the shadows, the silver-haired loli let out a sly, dark smile.
It had been a perfect experiment.
This Liberation Potion was an alchemical creation tailor-made to her desires.
When the day of the grand royal event arrived, she’d secretly spike Sharuru’s drink with a dose. Once she took it, she’d make a complete fool of herself!
Just imagining it made Xia Yi feel giddy.
A cute little silver dragon, only slightly bigger than a kitten, howling awoowoowoo as she rolled and spun around on the floor…
Even the mighty Silver Dragon Queen’s dignity would collapse completely if something like that happened!
The little princess slipped back into the shadows and vanished without anyone noticing.
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Now, Xia Yi’s wicked plan was advancing steadily.
Time to move into the next stage.
On the day of the royal family’s big event, both Sharuru and Xia Yi would be taking voice-protection and energy-boosting tonics to keep themselves in top shape and avoid mishaps during the ceremony.
That would be the perfect opportunity for Xia Yi to act and sneak in her dose.
But—here lay the problem.
In order to stay innocent, Xia Yi would have to remain in Sharuru’s sight the entire time. If she disappeared without reason, it would immediately arouse suspicion.
Which meant—she needed a partner.
“But who would help me?” Xia Yi pondered.
Given the current situation, there wasn’t a single person in the entire dragon palace who would assist her. If she told Lucia or Serra, she’d be exposed on the spot. Elly was out too—even if she was an airhead, she’d never agree to such a sneaky plan.
And the royal guards? Even less of a chance.
Xia Yi hadn’t learned how to clone herself either… She couldn’t split into two Xia Yis…
“What should I do? If I get stuck here, the entire plan’s ruined.” Xia Yi frowned.
Could it really be that there was no one willing to help her?
What she needed was someone who wasn’t afraid of Sharuru, couldn’t understand the risks, was easy to manipulate—and wouldn’t be suspected afterward…
“Eh? Isn’t there someone exactly like that?”
A lightbulb went off in the little princess’s head, and the image of a small figure popped into her mind. She clapped her hands together in sudden realization.
Someone no one would ever suspect, someone who had proven clever and brave, someone who had once helped Xia Yi out of a bind—
A true companion in crisis!
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Dragon Palace, rear garden.
“Mousey, are you here~? I brought you some peanuts~!”
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[Author’s Note: Thank you for your monthly ticket support! I originally planned to post another bonus chapter, but when I woke up today, my body felt off—my throat was sore and itchy, and I had no energy at all. I don’t know if I’ve caught something. I pushed myself to finish two chapters today, but now my head is foggy… I have to go to rest now…]
