Volume 4 Chapter 42

Volume 4 + Chapter 42: A Clash of Words

Princess Yue Liu · Gitusezhuoya, heiress of the Nine-tailed Fox Clan, and the one destined to inherit the throne.

However, Xia Yi much preferred calling her things like Fox-Radish, Little Fox, Chuunibyou-Fox, Nyo-nyo Fox, Stinky Pink-Fur… and countless other nicknames.

At this moment, the little fox was dressed in the traditional, very formal ceremonial attire of her people— a pink-and-white shrine-maiden outfit. Her appearance was pure and lovely, yet her figure was astonishingly well-developed, curves pronounced even beneath the robes.

Even in a miko outfit, her silhouette was impossible to hide.

She looked like a girl capable of toppling kingdoms, and would surely grow even more beautiful in the future. It was just a pity that…

Her personality was tragically unfortunate— a severe, terminal case ofC.

“Silver Dragon Queen, the last time we met was during the previous Highborn Banquet. You should still remember me, yes?” Yue Liu asked.

“……”

“Silver Dragon Queen?”

“…Ah. I remember.”

Xia Yi had been spacing out— she had been staring the whole time at the little fox’s tails.

Behind Yue Liu were nine fluffy tails, symbolizing her royal bloodline within the Fox Clan.

Each one was puffed, soft, and irresistibly fluffy— just like fox-radishes.

Looking at those nine fluffy fox-radishes, Xia Yi genuinely wanted to grab the little fox and rua her senseless.

And after that, she could enjoy the little fox’s flustered, outraged expression.

“Princess Yue Liu, of course I remember you. Your excellence left quite an impression.”

“Thank you for the praise, Silver Dragon Queen,” the little fox replied. “To earn the acknowledgment of the Dragon Clan is… unexpectedly gratifying.”

Xia Yi’s eyes rolled mischievously. “Princess Yue Liu, how are you getting along with my daughter? I trust it’s been pleasant?”

“The daughter of the Silver Dragon Queen…?”

“Yes, my lovely girl— Xia Yi.”

When Yue Liu heard Xia Yi’s name, she could no longer hold back. Her Chuunibyou switch flipped instantly, and she covered one eye dramatically.

“Between I and Xia Yi lies the bond of fated nemeses— evenly matched rivals locked in eternal conflict! I once battled the Silver Dragon Princess for seven days and seven nights. Amidst that sky-shattering, sun-and-moon-blotting chaos, neither of us emerged the victor…”

“You’re lying, Princess Yue Liu. My daughter didn’t ‘draw’ with you. She handled you.”

“N-No she did not…!”

Yue Liu immediately refuted:

“Silver Dragon Queen, such a thing is impossible!”

Xia Yi then whispered in a voice only Yue Liu could hear: “But I already know, Princess Yue Liu… that in front of my daughter, you completely lost your composure… and even dampened the bedsheets.”

“……!!”

Yue Liu’s little face flushed bright red on the spot. Panic, embarrassment, and cognitive overload struck at once.

Seeing the little fox like this, Xia Yi finally couldn’t hold back.

“Pfft— hahaha…”

“You— you’re…!!”

Watching the silver-dragon loli laugh, Yue Liu felt a strange familiarity, and suddenly realized the truth.

“Unforgivable!! My destined rival— you actually disguised yourself as the Silver Dragon Queen to toy with me!?”

“Fox Radish, have I been found out?”

Xia Yi tried desperately not to laugh, but she really couldn’t hold it in.

“I challenge you! I said it before— when we next meet, we will fight to the death!”

Yue Liu raised her hand and summoned the Fox Clan’s divine artifact— Sakura Moon.

That stunned everyone present.

Most of the people here had no idea what had transpired between the two girls,  they only saw the Nine-tailed Fox Princess summon a weapon prepared to draw steel in public and challenge the strongest Highborn monarch!?

The Fox Clan was fearless to the point of madness!

“Fox Radish, everyone’s watching. Tone it down,” Xia Yi reminded her.

“You wicked dragon full of schemes, you bully me and then tell me to be low-key, huh?”

The Sakura Moon in Yue Liu’s hand suddenly vanished.

She spun around immediately and froze when she saw her father, the Nine-tailed Fox Emperor.

“F-Father!?”

“……”

The Fox Emperor’s expression was solemn as he walked toward Xia Yi and stared directly at her.

That made everyone tense up instantly.

Was a war between Highborn races about to erupt!?

The crowd buzzed in alarm.

“You are… Princess Xia Yi · Christie of the Silver Dragons, correct?” the Fox Emperor greeted gently. “I am the Nine-tailed Fox Emperor.”

“Yes, Your Majesty Fox Emperor. A pleasure— I am the Silver Dragon Princess.” 

Xia Yi responded politely.

“It has indeed been a long time. I wonder— what made you recognize me at a glance?”

“Forgive my bluntness,” the Fox Emperor explained, “but it was simple. Anyone who dares provoke the Silver Dragon Queen would, without exception, be crushed without mercy, that terrifying tyrant would make her foes submit instantly. Thus, I concluded that anyone my daughter can laugh and chat with… must be the Silver Dragon Princess.”

“So that’s why.”

“The Silver Dragon Queen did not come today?”

“My mother has other matters to attend to. She entrusted me with attending the Vampire Queen’s coronation on behalf of the Dragon Clan.”

“In other words, Princess Xia Yi’s words today represent the stance of the Dragon Clan?”

“Of course,” Xia Yi nodded.

On the surface, the two seemed to be conversing amicably, but Xia Yi could clearly feel the constant pressure woven through his words— step by step, tightening like a trap.

Even so, as a junior representing the Dragon Royal Family, she had no intention of backing down.

“Then—”

The Fox Emperor deliberately paused for a long moment, making everyone fall silent and fix their attention on their exchange.

“I wish to ask… what is the Dragon Clan’s stance regarding your recent conduct in the Vampire Clan’s royal palace?”

A razor-sharp question.

From any perspective, the Dragons had indeed behaved unreasonably.

They made a massive scene on someone else’s turf, kidnapped a princess, demanded compensation afterward, and left the Vampire Clan humiliated.

Xia Yi’s expression shifted.

He was trying to trap her— a single misstep would let him seize the momentum.

But thanks to Xia Lulu’s training in royal protocol, Xia Yi already knew exactly how to respond.

“What’s wrong, Princess Xia Yi? Has the Dragon Clan grown guilty?” the Fox Emperor pressed.

“Guilty? The strong exist to humble the weak.”

Xia Yi smiled lightly, letting her gaze sweep across all the gathered races.

“The ones who ought to reflect are not the Dragons, but the rest of you. Will you become the next weaklings the Dragon Clan humiliates?”

Silence spread.

It was, undeniably, an answer worthy of the Silver Dragon Queen, that towering arrogance, that absolute pride. Not only was her appearance identical, even her temperament was nearly indistinguishable from Xia Lulu’s.

“…Ha. Hahaha!”

The Fox Emperor froze for a moment, then began laughing.

“Such perfect arrogance… yet this arrogance—”

The savagery hidden beneath his gentle demeanor finally surfaced, and before the eyes of all present, he committed an act that left the entire hall stunned.