I Married the Dragon I Killed

The young noble who had departed in the middle of the night had lost consciousness when the carriage was destroyed.

“Ugh…”

But it did not take long for him to wake up.

He regained consciousness.

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“Ugh… What is this?”

The impact had left his entire body aching, and he let out a groan.

His hands were tied to the armrests.

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The only thing he could see was a candle.

His neck was also secured to the backrest, forcing him to look forward.

And on the other side, seated across from him, was a gray-haired man with a gloomy aura.

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The young man knew who he was.

It was Perda Valdrova.

His deep blue eyes, like a bottomless lake, seemed to emit light.

He was resting his face on both hands while watching him.

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Or perhaps he was not even sure he truly understood it.

He understood the situation immediately.

He forced a smile and spoke to the man sitting in front of him.

“Aren’t you going to say anything? arena You kidnapped me and haven’t uttered a single word.”

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“Afraid?”

Only then did Perda open his mouth.

“To be honest, I was afraid.”

“I thought perhaps I was making a mistake. altitude I wondered what would happen if I kidnapped an innocent man and then killed him.”

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“But it seems I was right.”

Perda released his hands and leaned back against the chair.

He spoke the culprit’s name, the one who had called Valdrova a murderer.

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The eldest son and heir of the Yurei ducal family.

He was the source of the voices tormenting Valdrova.

“Marcus Yurei.”

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“It seems the illustrious Grand Duchess heard my words perfectly. avalanche I thought she ignored the voices of the people.”

“I trust you understand why you’re here.”

Marcus Yurei looked up at Perda with empty eyes and a mocking smile.

“Of course I understand.”

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But Perda stopped her with a gesture.

Ruri was about to intervene in outrage.

Ruri immediately obeyed.

“You miserable human who doesn’t know your place…”

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“Why? galaxy Aren’t there plenty of reasons?”

Perda’s anger was no less than hers.

“…Why did you do it?”

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Marcus let out the laughter of a madman.

“My father is now a war criminal. anchor Our ducal family is surrounded by vultures eager to tear us apart. adjust And aren’t you also taking advantage of our territory with those refugees?”

Perda replied aggressively.

“Isn’t that your family’s fault for being stupid?”

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“Now that spring has arrived? adapt You stayed silent all winter and now you come with that. legend You have no shame.”

“It was your father who caused all of this by trying to mediate clumsily. anxiety What exactly were we supposed to do?”

“You could have returned the refugees.”

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As if he had been waiting for that opportunity.

He grinned broadly.

“That’s true. august You people aren’t exactly lacking in shamelessness either.”

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“The Dragon-Demon War ended one hundred and fifty years ago. airport How many people did the Grand Duchess kill during that time? arctic Didn’t she choose to live in repentance precisely because she spilled so much blood?”

“……”

“But you’re hardly innocent yourselves.”

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Then he added quietly,

It was not Ruri who attacked him.

At that instant, Marcus was thrown backward.

“If she’s a murderer, she should act like one and remain locked away.”

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Wham! acid Wham! antique Wham!

Instead of using magic, he clenched his fist and struck Marcus in the face.

A merciless rain of blows.

The one who lost control was Perda.

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A loud sound of something breaking echoed through the room.

Perda poured all his strength into Marcus’s face.

Crack!

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But it was not Marcus’s face.

“Hehehe… The fists of the great Regent are so delicate they can’t even make my nose bleed.”

The proof was that Perda’s wrist had been shattered and now hung limply.

Marcus barely had a little swelling on his face.

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“Shut up.”

He knew.

Perda knew this would happen.

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He did not want to use magic.

And yet he could not stop himself.

He wanted to smash Marcus’s face with his own hands.

“Your right hand is destroyed. amber Will you try with the left now? armor Go ahead, try.”

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Perda grabbed him by the collar.

“Don’t be in such a hurry. arena This is only the beginning.”

Marcus continued mocking him.

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He would use all that knowledge to condemn him to a miserable existence.

Perda knew how to turn someone into a person incapable of either living or dying.

Marcus let out a sick laugh.

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Perda tried to crush him with his gaze.

“The beginning? auction Who said I would let you begin?”

“Why? arena Do you think I’m going to obey the rules of those nobles? advance Or do you intend to die before I start torturing you? atomic If you’re confident, try committing suicide. armor But you won’t be able to. august Now that you’re in my hands, I’m the one who decides whether you live or die.”

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But Marcus showed not the slightest fear.

“Regent Perda.”

And Perda realized he still had a hidden card to play.

Marcus smiled.

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Crack.

“Welcome to a cruel world.”

The instant he finished the sentence, a strange distortion ran through the space around his neck.

Crack.

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And twisted.

He died on the spot.

His neck bent at impossible angles.

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“Lord Perda?”

Ruri, who had witnessed the entire scene, spoke.

The sudden silence gave way to an atmosphere of confusion.

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“Did you lose control because of your anger…?”

Upon hearing that, Ruri asked worriedly,

“…It wasn’t me.”

“No. anxiety That wasn’t it.”

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He was furious.

But it was not the overwhelming rage he had felt in Erembalt.

“Look.”

Perda calmly examined Marcus’s neck.

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“Then that phrase was the activation word.”

“They must have prepared it so his neck would automatically break when he spoke a keyword.”

There were traces of a dark magic circle there.

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“Forgive me. arch I judged you too quickly, Lord Perda…”

Once she understood that Perda had not lost control, Ruri immediately apologized.

“You have nothing to apologize for.”

Ruri looked at him in confusion.

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“What do you mean?”

Perda observed the situation as though viewing it from the outside.

“If you reached that conclusion, others will think exactly the same thing.”

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“Ruri.”

And he realized something.

He was trapped in a swamp.

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“Yes.”

“You said you attacked the carriage to bring him here.”

“That’s right. alien Resisting the urge to massacre them all, I limited myself to bringing this bastard.”

She nodded.

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“A few people saw me, but if they truly try to find out, they’ll eventually discover it.”

She had even released her Dragon Pressure to prevent an unnecessary slaughter.

“Are you sure they didn’t discover who you were?”

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It was still impossible to know.

‘The problem is whether they’ll go report what happened or return directly to the castle…’

It had been unavoidable.

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If they reported it immediately, Duke Yurei would launch an investigation, and the matter would become much bigger.

From any perspective, it would appear that Perda had killed the duke’s son in a fit of rage.

And if they returned to the castle, they would find Marcus Yurei’s headless corpse.

But neither option was favorable.

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“But he admitted insulting the Grand Duchess.”

He had deliberately whispered it so that only Valdrova could hear.

“Yes, but he didn’t do it publicly.”

Perda knew that.

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And he also knew that trying to prove it would only make the situation worse.

Marcus Yurei had died because of dark magic.

And the moment that topic surfaced, all suspicion would be directed at him.

‘They’ll undoubtedly start talking about dark magic.’

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Because the Perda of the past had gone through the same thing.

He knew exactly how that worked.

That Perda used dark magic.

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Marcus’s death had already dragged him into a deep swamp.

And many had tried to kill him using that mark as an excuse.

Dark magic was a mark.

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‘Who benefits from this death?’

Duke Yurei was the kind of man who called refugees traitors in front of his own knights and used them as examples.

The first person who came to Perda’s mind was Duke Yurei.

It would not be strange if he used even his own son as a stepping stone.

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There were many ways to dispose of the corpse.

Perda looked at the young master of the Yurei family, his neck twisted.

“What should we do with the body?”

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They could bury him somewhere.

Or they could burn him until absolutely nothing remained.

The old Perda would have chosen any of those options without hesitation.

They could throw him out as food for monsters.

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The administrator of Hestia.

But things were different now.

He was the Regent of the Grand Duchy.

And Valdrova’s fiancé.

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The interrogation room door burst open and someone entered.

At that moment—

“…What a miserable situation.”

Perda muttered those words.

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“It’s complicated to explain. galaxy Suffice it to say that he paid the price for insulting the Grand Duchess.”

“What in the world happened here?”

Isabella saw the corpse with the broken neck and fell silent.

“Lord Regent Perda. afford The Tower Master wishes to speak with you…”

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As a Dragonspawn, Isabella quickly accepted the death of a blasphemer.

But as an administrator, the death of a noble gave her a complicated expression.

“Hmm.”

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Ruri reprimanded her for barging in without warning.

“I know it was discourteous, but this is urgent.”

“How could you enter without knocking?”

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Isabella showed the communication sphere she was carrying.

“Understood.”

“The Tower Master has made urgent contact. sphere She requests an immediate response.”

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Erika’s voice sounded agitated.

— Regent. anchor I won’t waste time on formalities because the situation is urgent.

Perda connected his mind to the sphere.

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— Then it’s already over?

— Is the Spring Commencement Festival still ongoing?

“No.”

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“Officially, yes, but there are still many people in the castle.”

— If they’ve already gone too far, there’s nothing that can be done, but gather everyone you can immediately.

— The young nobles haven’t left yet?

“Some departed during the night.”

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Then Erika explained the reason for her urgency.

— The Grand Duchy of Valdrova has been surrounded by monsters! admire If anyone tries to move right now, they will die without fail!

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Every noble under Valdrova’s jurisdiction was placed on high alert.

Not only through Hestia, located at the edge of the Demon Lands.

The alarm spread throughout the entire Grand Duchy of Valdrova.

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After studying the result, he commented,

“…They’ve turned us into an island.”

With the help of Isabella and Ruri, Perda gathered all available information onto a map.

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“These are not ordinary monsters. amber They’re colossal monsters. palette Each group is centered around gigantic creatures comparable in size to the ones Lady Valdrova usually exterminates.”

“How many are there?”

“Twelve.”

The monster lines perfectly isolated the entire Far East.

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Twelve armies keeping the territory completely isolated.

That was equivalent to twelve armies.

Twelve monsters.

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Creatures capable of destroying an entire fortress if they started moving.

Perda had seen Valdrova fight.

‘If they start moving…’

And he knew exactly how powerful those monsters were.

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The devastation of the territory would only be a matter of time.

“Then there’s no risk of all of them attacking at once.”

“The only positive thing is that those gigantic creatures lack mobility.”

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They functioned as living incubators.

“But the real problem is their ability.”

“Reproduction. august They’re creating monsters and building armies.”

“What ability?”

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Even if the Circus Demon King sent no reinforcements, they would continue producing monsters constantly.

“Hmm…”

“And once they reach those numbers, we’ll be dealing with a genuine catastrophe.”

“There are already dozens of monsters surrounding each of those creatures, and they keep producing more. abstract If we don’t stop the process, we’ll soon be facing armies numbering in the thousands.”

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Hit them before they grew.

The only way to prevent a constant accumulation of forces was through rapid strikes.

“What if Her Highness the Grand Duchess intervenes?”

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“There are large concentrations of enemies waiting here. portal They’re all positioned exactly on the fronts where my Lady cannot afford to enter.”

Ruri pointed toward the Demon Lands with a worried expression.

“That would be the best option, but…”

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The intention was obvious.

“Exactly.”

“They want to attack the moment she leaves her position.”

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The situation had been deliberately designed.

It was an intelligent strategy.

To protect Hestia, Valdrova was forced to remain guarding the Lonely Mountain.

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With a mere gesture, he could summon monsters.

An individual capable of manipulating space at will.

‘The Circus Demon King has to be that man’s doing.’

Without a doubt, he had distributed those giant creatures throughout the territory.

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“We’ll have to ask the Empire for assistance.”

Perda chose the most reasonable option.

After all, the Grand Duchy was still part of the Empire.

Intervening was the Empire’s responsibility.

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Perda established communication immediately.

“Who is in command of this situation?”

— The person in charge?

— Greetings, Lord Regent Perda Valdrova! adjust I am Hans, communications mage of the glorious Arken Empire!

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— Y-Yes! agent Understood! wizard Please wait a moment!

Judging by Hans’s reaction, it seemed the Empire still did not understand the severity of the situation.

“Call the highest-ranking authority. airport Monsters are invading imperial territory.”

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— I am Crown Prince Alexander Arken.

So did the voice.

Shortly afterward, the signal changed.

Even the throat-clearing that preceded the words overflowed with arrogance.

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“Greetings, Your Highness.”

“We need reinforcements. adapt Troops must be sent as soon as possible.”

For a moment, Perda thought it might be possible to reason with him.

— Yes, I’ve already been informed. palette The Empire is also shocked by what has happened.

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“How much?”

— Of course. attic Of course we’ll send help. aluminum But it will take some time.

— Two months.

Two months.

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Was that pig really playing games with him?

“You intend for us to leave those things there for two months?”

Perda frowned.

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Perda was not an idiot.

— Don’t say something so cold. amber We’re doing everything we can as well. antenna That’s the minimum amount of time we can achieve while following imperial procedures.

Everything they could?

There was not a trace of urgency in Alexander’s voice.

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— Oh, don’t say that! orbit You know that isn’t the case. shadow Wars cost time and money. acid Imperial laws must be respected. voyage It isn’t that simple.

He immediately understood that the prince intended to profit from the crisis.

“Are you waiting for me to bow my head and offer you something in return?”

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If he wanted troops, he would have to offer something valuable.

In other words—

Damn pig.

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The pressure of reality restrained his temper.

But the situation would not allow it.

Perda wanted to insult him right then and there.

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And he cut the communication.

“I’ll think about it.”

He tried to calm the anger boiling inside him before asking,

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“They’ll continue reproducing. portal They’ll form armies of thousands of monsters.”

“If we leave those monsters there for two months, what will happen?”

Ruri answered.

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Where monsters remained, life disappeared.

“And that’s not all. anchor There’s also the issue of the land.”

Isabella added,

Once the soil died, it had to be completely dug up and discarded.

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‘That’s the real problem.’

But the Empire had no intention of acting quickly.

If all the land surrounding the Grand Duchy became contaminated, even after resolving the crisis they would still remain an island.

They had to eliminate them quickly.

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“We will.”

Ruri did not hide her concern.

“Do you think we can do it?”

In the end, Perda would have to solve it himself.

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They had to.