Volume 4 Chapter 139

Volume 4 + Chapter 139: Elly, Step Forward!

“Wah wah wah… I am the sorrowful dragon maid, cleaning the Dragon Royal Palace is my job…”

Elly, the apprentice little maid of the Royal Maid Corps, was carrying out her daily cleaning duties.

However, holding her broom, she now appeared listless, on the verge of tears.

The matter stems from a while back.

At that time, Elly, wanting everyone to know just how much their princess adored Her Majesty the Queen, had gone around the Dragon Royal Palace promoting her artwork—the Xia Yi Acting Spoiled drawing.

She thought she was dispelling rumors, such as the princess and the queen having a poor relationship or even being mortal enemies.

She believed that once the princess learned of this, she would be extremely happy, even praise her, bringing her one step closer to becoming a full-fledged member of the Royal Maid Corps.

But something unexpected happened.

When Xia Yi learned of this matter, she was not happy at all. Instead, she entered a state of intense embarrassment and anger, even saying at the time that she would cook and eat Elly.

This truly frightened Elly, so she transformed into her true dragon form and fled in panic through the Dragon Royal Palace.

As a result, while escaping in her flustered state, she wasn’t paying attention and crashed into a room. Coincidentally, that room stored some flammable and explosive materials—

BOOM!

This explosion damaged a large area, causing significant losses to the Dragon Royal Palace.

When Elly woke up, she found herself already locked in a prison cell.

Originally, this warranted severe punishment. However, due to Elly’s merits in the Far North, her achievements offset her faults. In the end, she was only imprisoned for a day as a warning before being released.

But committing this error also caused her chance for promotion to a full member of the Royal Maid Corps to vanish.

Elly’s spirit was shattered.

She always felt as if she would never reach the reality of becoming a full member of the Royal Maid Corps.

“Why am I always so unlucky?!” Elly let out a sorrowful cry.

“Unlucky? What are you talking about?”

“Eek!!”

Elly suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from behind her out of nowhere, startling her so much she nearly flung her broom away.

Thankfully, she held onto it.

“Sister Lucia, when did you get here? You didn’t say anything, you scared me,” Elly looked at Lucia.

“When you were singing.”

“…Eugh!”

Elly felt dizzy for a moment. Oh no, Lucia’s impression of me has worsened again.

Lucia looked at Elly, her expression blank. “Elly, it seems you are very dissatisfied with your current status as an apprentice maid.”

“I am…”

Elly instinctively wanted to agree.

But then she realized—wasn’t this a trick question?!

Her recent performance had already disappointed her superiors, causing her to miss this chance to become a full member. If she continued to complain now, she would definitely be expelled from the Dragon Royal Palace…

No way!

She was the hope of her entire village, how could she fall here?

“I’m not, Sister Lucia. I feel being an apprentice maid is just fine,” Elly forced a smile on her face uglier than crying. “I’d be happy to be an apprentice maid for a lifetime!”

“…You want to be an apprentice maid forever?”

“Mhm, mhm, mhm! I love being an apprentice maid the most!”

Elly said something completely against her will, her heart bleeding inside.

“…”

Lucia fell silent, observing Elly.

Elly didn’t dare make a sound and quickly started sweeping again, wanting to express her attitude.

“Fine then, Elly. Since you’ve expressed it this way, I’ll give this promotion opportunity to another dragon…”

As she spoke, Lucia turned to leave.

Elly felt something was off. Wait, a promotion opportunity? Give it to someone else?

“Sister Lucia, don’t go, don’t go!”

Elly hurriedly ran in front of Lucia.

“What opportunity?”

“Nothing. Since you have no ambition for advancement and lack drive, this promotion opportunity should be given to someone else,” Lucia replied coldly.

A promotion opportunity… could it be…

Her chance to become a full maid?

“Sister Lucia, don’t go! Please, you must tell me the details about the promotion opportunity!” Elly quickly hugged Lucia’s arm.

“But weren’t you completely uninterested in promotion, planning to be an apprentice maid for life?”

“I—I misunderstood! I thought Sister Lucia meant something else! I’ve always wanted to join the full maid corps! I think about it every moment, I’m going crazy! Obsessed!”

Lucia was silent for a moment, then finally explained. “…This time, Her Highness the Princess intends to form an Anti-Vampire Special Operations Unit to head to the Holy Crimson Empire and assist other nations in the war against the Vampires. I have a recommendation quota to bring reliable dragons into the unit.”

“I want it! I want it! I want it!”

Hearing this, Elly jumped up.

“From the moment I received the notice that I would be leaving Vog Village for the Northern Imperial Capital, I was thinking, if I could pass the interview assessment, then I must strive to become a full member of the Royal Maid Corps in the future. Now, the hope for promotion is right before my eyes. I must consider whether this might be my one and only chance in this lifetime! Restoring the glory of the maid corps is a duty we cannot shirk!”

“…Alright then.”

Lucia was moved by Elly’s impassioned speech.

…

…

Outside the Northern Imperial Capital, the Anti-Vampire Special Operations Unit had already assembled.

“The Anti-Vampire Special Operations Unit has assembled. Awaiting orders from Her Highness the Princess!”

The dragon serving as captain saluted Xia Yi.

Xia Yi tentatively called out, “Anti-Vampire Special Operations Unit.”

“Present!!”

All the dragons responded with a loud and unified voice.

This pleased Xia Yi. She swept her gaze over them but noticed a strange individual among them…?

“Elly, why are you here?” Xia Yi asked, puzzled.

“Reporting to Your Highness! I am no longer an apprentice maid. Due to arrangements from above, I have been assigned this task!”

Elly stepped forward, chest puffed out, and reported.

“I am now Private Elly of the Anti-Vampire Special Operations Unit!! In addition to participating in unit combat operations, I am also responsible for Your Highness’s protection and security!!”

Watching the little green dragon maid rigidly imitating the speech and actions of the other soldiers made Xia Yi want to laugh. Still so silly.

But then, although Elly was an apprentice maid, her strength surpassed that of the regular guards. Being here was more than sufficient for her. Perhaps someone was intentionally grooming Elly.

In that case, Xia Yi would just go with the flow. There was no reason to refuse.

“Good. This time, don’t let me down,” Xia Yi said with a smile.

“Yes, ma’am! Your Highness, Private Elly guarantees mission completion!!” Elly was full of fighting spirit.

Confirming that everything was ready, Xia Yi waved her hand and announced to everyone, “By the authority of the Silver Dragon Princess, I order the Anti-Vampire Special Operations Unit to advance—towards the Holy Crimson Empire!”