Vol 4. Chapter 157: The Grand Plan

“Mm, just make sure you don't go too far. You're all too weak, so you need to make preparations in advance.”

“Understood, Your Grace.”

...

After exchanging a few more words, Saiboke ended his conversation with the Duke of the Black Rose Family.

Of course, to preserve his dignity, and to prevent certain individuals in the Great Winter Forest from going completely berserk, Saiboke did not tell Xiao that the Child of Destiny had successfully infiltrated Lady Yumo's bedroom.

Afterward, Saiboke glanced out of the corner of his eye at Wandong, who was lying on the floor clutching his backside and twitching.

Considering how red and swollen the young man's buttocks had become, Saiboke decided that his 'lesson' had already achieved its purpose. He abandoned the idea of picking up his spiked club again and instead turned his attention to a blue-haired maid who had just emerged from a room on the second floor.

“How did it go?”

“The investigation is complete.”

The young maid answered respectfully. Carrying a disk-shaped device in her hands, she leaped down from the second floor and landed before Saiboke.

“Lord Saiboke, this magical device we just purchased is surprisingly useful. It's successfully collected the residual magical aura in the room, along with some hair belonging to the 'culprit.'”

“Hmm? And what did the analysis reveal?”

“The one responsible for destroying our rooms was a dragon.”

“A dragon?!”

“Yes. The instrument detected a draconic aura, and we also found several strands of pale golden hair. Considering who entered the apartment yesterday... the 'culprit' should be Miss Yuan'er's new friend. Although further comparisons would normally be necessary, I believe we can be almost certain.”

“That dragon loli...”

“Yes. The one who sometimes refers to herself as 'This Exalted One' and other times as 'I,' and looks rather foolish.”

“...”

Recalling the little blonde girl whom Yuan'er had led into the apartment by the hand, Saiboke couldn't help feeling his eyebrows twitch.

Th-this...

So this is the legendary destructive brat?!

She actually demolished the rooms to that extent?!

What the fuck?! She's practically comparable to Lady Limo...

“Sigh...”

Saiboke let out a long sigh and raised a hand to rub his temples.

“Miss Yuan'er...”

Naturally, Saiboke was delighted that Yuan'er had managed to make a good friend. After all, she was still a child, and having companions her own age to grow up alongside was undoubtedly a good thing.

Besides, that dragon loli looked rather dim-witted. She probably wouldn't notice anything unusual about Miss Yuan'er's identity.

However...

Whenever Saiboke remembered that Yuan'er's new friend was such a destructive little troublemaker, he couldn't help feeling troubled.

As the saying went, those who associate with good people become good, while those who associate with bad people become bad.

What if our innocent, adorable Miss Yuan'er gets corrupted by that troublesome brat?!

Among Lady Yumo's children, it was rare to find such a little angel. If Yuan'er eventually turned into someone like Lady Limo, that would truly be a tragedy worthy of lifelong regret!

Saiboke began considering how he could prevent such a 'tragic' future.

Obviously...

He knew perfectly well that forcing Yuan'er to sever her friendship with that dragon girl was out of the question.

Miss Yuan'er had been looking forward to making a good friend for a long time. Now that she'd finally found one, forcing them apart would undoubtedly break her heart.

That wouldn't do.

In that case, there was only one other option.

Wasn't that blonde loli a dragon?

And didn't she possess the highest-ranking Saint Dragon bloodline among her kind?

If so...

Shouldn't the Dragon Clan be responsible for properly educating that child?

If those lizards failed to discipline that dragon loli, allowing Miss Yuan'er to be led astray as a result...

“Hehehehe...”

At that thought, Saiboke couldn't help letting out a series of spine-chilling chuckles.

Even the Black Rose Family servants standing nearby felt an involuntary chill run down their backs.

...

--

Meanwhile, just as Saiboke was planning to notify the Dragon Clan's higher-ups...

On the roof of the academy's central library, not far away, a little blonde loli with two dragon horns was anxiously pacing back and forth.

From time to time, she gazed toward the distant teaching building, watching the black-haired girl who was about to enter it.

This dragon loli was none other than our great and mighty Saint Dragon King~

However, unlike before, the Saint Dragon King was no longer running around completely naked.

Instead, she was now wearing an adorable outfit~

At this moment, our majestic Saint Dragon King was dressed in a pink off-the-shoulder chiffon dress. A charming bow adorned her waist, while layers of delicate lace decorated the beautiful skirt, making her look even more lively and adorable.

Melilov's golden hair had also been styled into a slightly curled bob, giving her an exceptionally endearing appearance.

Of course...

There was absolutely no way our great Saint Dragon King could have put together an outfit like this herself.

It was entirely the result of little Yuan'er's careful efforts~

Having finally made a good friend, Yuan'er had enthusiastically treated Melilov like a dress-up doll.

At first, Melilov had naturally objected.

But after remembering the terrifying demoness behind Yuan'er, Melilov ultimately decided that discretion was the better part of valor.

And so...

After a thoroughly embarrassing dress-up session that left her face burning red, Melilov ended up wearing this little pink dress~

However...

At present, Melilov had no energy to concern herself with her clothing, even though the outfit had thoroughly trampled the dignity of the Dragon King beneath its feet.

Right now, Melilov was nervously fiddling with her fingers, her pale golden eyes filled with anxiety and hesitation.

Finally...

After watching that terrifying demoness enter the teaching building, Melilov couldn't resist turning toward the pink-haired little girl with twin ponytails standing behind her.

“Yuan'er! Tell me, when This Exalted One did that... Hmm?!”

“Little Meli!!”

However...

Before Melilov could finish her question, adorable little Yuan'er puffed out her cheeks and interrupted her with an 'angry' shout.

Rather than becoming annoyed at being interrupted, Melilov looked somewhat frightened.

After all, she was now terrified of offending this little ancestor in front of her.

If Yuan'er complained to that terrifying demoness behind her...

Her dragon life might very well come to an end!

And so, Melilov spoke rather guiltily.

“W-what is it, Yuan'er?”

“Little Meli! Didn't I already tell you?! You're not allowed to call yourself 'This Exalted One' anymore! Mommy has said it several times already! Only cannon fodder characters and people suffering from chuunibyou use such weird ways of referring to themselves! Little Meli shouldn't use it carelessly!”

“Boohoo... This Exal... I understand...”

“Mm-hmm!”

Seeing how obedient Melilov had become, Yuan'er nodded with great satisfaction.

She stepped forward and patted the dragon loli on the head.

“So, Little Meli, what did you want to ask me?”

“I-I wanted to ask... Yesterday, I caused such a huge mess and destroyed most of the rooms in the demoness's... I mean, your mommy's home. Are you really sure your mommy won't get angry?”

Melilov finally voiced the worries weighing on her heart.

Although Yuan'er could influence the terrifying demoness's decisions to a certain extent, if that demoness became genuinely furious and decided to turn her into dragon-meat BBQ, Melilov certainly didn't believe Yuan'er could stop her simply by acting cute.

After all...

That was a brutal, bloodthirsty follower of the Demon God...

Faced with Melilov's question, Yuan'er merely sighed helplessly.

“Don't worry, Little Meli. Mommy won't get angry. That's because Mommy already 'disliked' those rooms and happened to be looking for an excuse to renovate them! You actually did Mommy a huge favor, Little Meli. There's no way she'll be angry~”

“Really?”

“Mm-hmm! Really!”

“Then... Yuan'er, why didn't you destroy them yourself yesterday?”

Melilov asked suspiciously, her pale golden dragon eyes brimming with doubt.

Faced with this question, Yuan'er didn't answer directly.

Instead, she tilted her little head, stuck out her tongue, and struck a mischievously adorable pose.

“Ehehe~”

“DON'T YOU 'EHEHE' ME!! THERE REALLY WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH WHAT YOU ASKED ME TO DO YESTERDAY AFTERNOON!!”

Melilov instantly transformed into something resembling an enraged kitten with all its fur standing on end, hopping up and down indignantly.

“Come on, come on, Little Meli! Don't worry about such tiny details~ It's all in the past now.”

Yuan'er waved her hand dismissively.

Then, with practiced ease, she pulled a lollipop from her pocket and offered it to the dragon loli.

The great Saint Dragon King, who had been preparing to unleash her fury and demonstrate the majesty of a Dragon King, was once again betrayed by her body's instincts.

Almost involuntarily, she accepted the lollipop and began licking it with obvious delight.

“So sweet~ So yummy~”

Hmm?!

Wait!

That's not right!

“DON'T TRY TO BRUSH ME OFF WITH A LOLLIPOP!”

After using every ounce of willpower to pull the lollipop out of her little mouth, Melilov widened her eyes and glared at Yuan'er with puffed-up cheeks.

“Come on, don't worry, Little Meli. Mommy won't hurt you. She wouldn't turn you into dragon-meat BBQ over something like this. Little Meli, you really need to stop imagining such scary things.”

Honestly...

As expected of a silly little loli.

Her thought process is so strange!

I really don't understand how this child comes up with these ideas...

Yuan'er couldn't help muttering inwardly.

“Just trust me!”

“W-why are you so certain?”

“Hmmmm... Because my older sister destroys the house all the time, but Mommy never really does anything to her! At most, she just gives her a spanking. So even if Mommy gets angry with you later, the worst that'll happen is that she'll spank your bottom a little. It's no big deal~”

“R-really?”

“Mm-hmm! Really!”

Little Yuan'er nodded repeatedly, wearing a mischievous grin.

“So there's no need to worry about any of that! Come on, get up, Little Meli! We still have something important to do later~ We need to hurry up and make our plans first.”

“Something important?”

Hearing those words, Little Meli couldn't help frowning.

At this point, the look the dragon loli gave little Yuan'er was practically indistinguishable from the way she'd look at a terrifying little tyrant...

“W-what are you planning to make me do... this time?”

“Heehee! It's very simple!”

“What?”

“We're going to blow up the entire teaching area!!!”

“Oh... Hmm? ...Eh?!!!”

The instant she processed those words, Melilov let out an adorable shriek.

Her little face was filled with utter disbelief.

The dragon loli even dug at her ears repeatedly to make sure she hadn't misheard.

“A-are you serious?!”

Faced with Melilov's shocked question, adorable little Yuan'er merely smiled without saying a word.

After all, according to Big Sister Karina, smiling mysteriously without answering before doing something important made a person look incredibly cool and impressive~

Without responding to the dragon loli, Yuan'er enthusiastically gazed toward the distant dormitory area.

A sweet, excited smile gradually spread across her adorable little face.

Heeheehee~

Big Sister Mengxi has successfully moved in with Mommy now~

That's what they call living together~

But right now, Mommy and Big Sister Mengxi still have to spend so much time in the teaching building every day!

If the teaching building disappears, then the academy won't be able to hold classes anymore, right?

And if there are no classes...

Won't Mommy and Big Sister Mengxi be able to stay together in the apartment all day long?!

The more time they spend glued to each other, the better their relationship can develop~

Therefore...

“Let's hurry up and blow up the academy!!”

Yuan'er clenched her little fists and declared excitedly.

Of course...

Little Yuan'er's desire to blow up the academy absolutely wasn't because she personally hated going to school~

And it definitely wasn't because she wanted to settle a personal grudge under the guise of doing something good~

No!

This...

Was all for Mommy's happiness~