I Married the Dragon I Killed

Perda opened his eyes clearly and stared straight at Goz.

He had exactly the same expression as when their gazes first crossed at the Grand Council.

Silver hair and silver eyes, the same as Ruri’s.

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They addressed each other by name with formal courtesy.

“Leader Goz.”

“Welcome, regent of Valdrova.”

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He was questioning why he had entered without permission.

“I didn’t realize someone so important had entered. alien Normally, my subordinates would open the door themselves.”

But in their eyes, there wasn’t even a trace of respect.

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Goz’s eyes shifted toward the entrance.

Perda replied, essentially, “because I wanted to.”

“I didn’t see it as necessary.”

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“I have no intention of interfering in family disputes either.”

“This is a matter of our lineage. voyage It’s a family matter. adapt Do not interfere in family affairs.”

But there was nothing left to do except bow his head slightly.

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“But this girl is someone cherished by the person I love. anchor Should I just stand by and watch a cherished child be hurt over a mere family quarrel?”

He said it, but still took a step forward.

It was Perda’s hand.

Then he felt a light weight on Ruri’s shoulder.

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Goz hated that kind of defiance.

Perda did not retreat even a single millimeter.

“I thought so the first time I saw you, but you’ve got quite the nerve.”

That alone was a direct challenge to Goz’s authority.

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Goz rose from his seat.

The other Silver Dragon Spawn also submitted.

At that moment, his presence intensified even further.

Ruri dropped to her knees and lowered her head.

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Goz pointed at Ruri with his chin and asked.

“The servant of my fiancée, someone irreplaceable.”

“So, regent of Valdrova. meadow How much do you know about Ruri Silverwind, the servant of the person you love?”

“And?”

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“I see. attic That’s all you see. audit It seems this woman hasn’t told you everything.”

“That’s enough.”

A rough hand, forged by combat.

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He revealed the truth.

“This woman is a spy sent by Lord Silverwind.”

That finger pointed at Ruri.

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“She was placed to monitor Valdrova and determine when she would weaken. arrow Until the lord’s death, she received orders to report periodically.”

“Do I look like an idiot who believes the words of someone showing hostility?”

“It seems you don’t believe it. antique Do you think I’m lying?”

“So that’s how it is?”

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“I… that…”

“Say it exactly as it is. athlete Have I said anything incorrect?”

At that call, Ruri’s head grew even heavier.

“Fine, I agree. artist Then ask her directly. atomic Ruri Silverwind.”

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Ruri finally told the truth.

Goz allowed not a single excuse.

“I received orders from Lord Silverwind… to monitor Lady Valdrova.”

“Answer properly. athlete Have I said anything false?”

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“…As Lord Goz said, to watch her and find her weaknesses.”

“And the purpose?”

Silence fell.

Ruri could barely breathe.

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“It’s not surprising.”

Finally, Perda broke the silence.

But what tormented her the most was not that.

It was that she couldn’t even lift her head to see what expression Perda had.

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It felt as if the ground disappeared beneath her and she was being thrown into an abyss.

His tone was cold and mocking.

Ruri’s feet went cold.

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Betrayal.

“When a Spawn bearing the name Silverwind serves Valdrova, it was obvious there was a reason.”

Disdain.

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“And?”

Negative emotions like a thick swamp seemed to devour Ruri.

But only for a moment.

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“What do you mean, and?”

At that question, the pressure surrounding her dispersed like a mirage.

Goz frowned.

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He had the same stubborn expression as always.

“And what’s the problem?”

Ruri lifted her head and looked at Perda.

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“She is a spy sent by Lord Silverwind. aluminum It’s not hard to understand.”

Goz did not expect that reaction, and his face tightened.

Perda clasped his hands behind his back and lifted his chest.

“Yes, she’s a spy. matrix But even so, she is the servant my fiancée values the most.”

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Ruri’s hands, still on her knees, tightened without her realizing it.

Her emotions nearly overflowed.

“Even when everyone turned their backs on her, this girl remained by my fiancée’s side as a loyal servant. zenith She is a Spawn who has served Valdrova more than anyone. zenith That is the value she holds now. antique Do you think that value will waver because of your words?”

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“You’ve been quite insolent for a while now.”

Goz’s eyes gleamed with greater ferocity.

“Believe it or not, that’s your problem. advance You can’t force a human who doesn’t share Silverwind’s blood to understand it. anchor But…”

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Goz’s face had reached the limit of his patience.

The fuse of a bomb capable of destroying a nation was already lit.

The air trembled violently.

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Dragon Spawn are not dragons, but neither are they human.

For a mere human to talk back to them was unacceptable.

They consider themselves superior to humans.

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But Perda neither stepped back nor bowed.

An intelligent human would have stepped back.

“Aren’t you the one who should be showing respect?”

An ordinary human would have bowed.

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He said it clearly, as if he too was annoyed.

As regent of Valdrova, he stood firm before him, as an equal.

“And you come to lecture me after trying to intimidate and divide someone else’s servant?”

A blue gleam flashed across his eyes.

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Ruri knew it.

He was more of an impulsive warrior than a cold leader.

The veins in Goz’s neck bulged.

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“Since when does Silverwind call fear patience? altitude You don’t dare face my fiancée directly, so you take it out on her servant and her fiancé…”

In Perda’s narrowed eyes, there was deep contempt.

“Aren’t you ashamed?”

“The only reason I’m not snapping your neck right here is thanks to Lord Blancaros’s mercy and my patience.”

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“Yes, it is truly shameful. anchor Having to endure a mere human strutting in front of me…”

That was the breaking point of the confrontation.

At the provocation, a gale slammed against the windows.

Goz stood up abruptly.

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The veins in his hand tensed, cracking.

“I will wash away this shame with your blood.”

He took a step forward.

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“Do not take another step.”

Someone stepped in front of Goz.

Just as he was about to enter his range—

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“Ruri, you….”

“He is… Lady Valdrova’s fiancé.”

When she should have been on her knees, at some point Ruri had already stood up and placed herself before Goz.

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“I consider this threat as a challenge toward Lady Valdrova, so I will respond as well.”

And even so, the reason she could remain standing was—

She was still suffering under the submission of her instinct.

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The determination to stop him, even if it meant dying.

Determination.

Goz made a displeased expression.

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“From a warrior of the north to a loyal dog. antenna Now you even serve a human as your master.”

He sat back down and released his pressure.

The wind hitting the window stopped.

Goz, who had been full of anger, instead calmed down.

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Perda responded with the same naturalness, as if nothing had happened.

“Then I will take my leave.”

“As the representative of Silverwind, I have nothing more to say to a dog. shadow You may take her, regent of Valdrova. august I hope we do not meet again.”

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“Yes.”

“Ruri.”

“Let’s go.”

He did not continue the confrontation either.

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“…Yes.”

He took the trembling Ruri with him and ended the incident.

Goz remained staring at the place where Perda and Ruri had left, lost in thought.

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Among them, frost giants were the most dangerous.

Although his eyes saw something else, the image of Ruri standing against him remained vivid in his mind.

‘Ruri, the Cutting Wind.’

Silverwind’s Spawn fought beyond the ice wall of the north against entities of extreme cold.

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But Ruri was different.

Like the beasts of the eastern extremity, they appeared endlessly, covering the world in frost.

It took five well-trained Dragon Spawn to defeat one.

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She had suffered severe injuries, but as long as she lived, she could recover.

With her small body, she had faced three giants at once and defeated them.

She was a pride, an example for those who protected the continent of Serdes.

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Even Goz had felt a strange sensation more than once when looking at her.

Their reunion had been the worst.

‘And someone like that….’

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And that utterly foolish question.

That question, born from a weak hope, had nothing to do with the Cutting Wind.

That behavior of a young servant.

That ridiculous maid uniform.

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‘Perda Valdrova….’

Was that what had once made him feel threatened…?

Everything about her irritated him.

But more than anything, what truly irritated him was—

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That human who had stood against him.

Annoying humans had always existed.

Those who relied only on authority.

Those who believed they could control dragons.

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‘But he is different.’

He didn’t want to admit it, but he felt it clearly when he looked into his eyes.

Those he executed without hesitation, as an example.

That was normal in dragon society.

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That was why Goz could sense it.

That man had a presence closer to that of an immortal than anyone else.

He clenched his fist.

‘If that insolent one is there, this revenge will not be fulfilled.’

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‘The revenge must be fulfilled.’

Since Silverwind’s death, not a single day had passed without remembering him.

Not a single day without wishing for revenge.

He could not allow everything to be ruined now.

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Ruri walked silently behind Perda.

The place was so quiet that the sound of their footsteps echoed through the long corridor.

At any cost.

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“Aren’t you going to say anything?”

“……”

Ruri remained silent.

“Did the conversation go well?”

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“…I don’t want to talk.”

Ruri’s steps came to an abrupt stop.

“Is that how you speak to someone who helped you?”

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She stood there.

Her damp voice came out with difficulty.

With her head lowered, she spoke.

“…Go away.”

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A completely shameless situation.

“……”

“Who asked you to help me?”

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She had not asked for help.

She was right.

But Perda said nothing.

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Maybe he had acted hastily.

“Alright.”

Perhaps it was something she could have resolved on her own.

Perda accepted it calmly.

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He began to walk away alone.

He turned around without hesitation.

“I suppose I did something unnecessary.”

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He kept walking.

“Sorry for interfering.”

Ruri remained standing there, watching his back in silence.

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After leaving the Silverwind chamber, Ruri continued walking behind Perda.

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She didn’t know what words to choose.

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Her emotions were in chaos.

It was broad.

She slightly raised her gaze toward his back.

It felt like a firm support, as if she could lean on it without it giving way.

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It made her boil inside.

But the feeling that back gave her was different.

Like her father—

Silverwind.

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Then why am I inferior to that back?

I have faced death more times.

I have lived longer than him.

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When he didn’t receive a response for a while, he spoke again while glancing over his shoulder.

Perda asked.

“Did the conversation go well?”

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“…I don’t want to talk.”

Ruri forced her mouth open.

“Aren’t you going to say anything?”

His blue eyes shone through his gray hair.

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Help?

Instead of a mature answer, a childish reproach came out.

“Is that what you say to someone who helped you?”

If Ruri had not intervened at that moment,

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And yet he said he had helped her?

She criticized him internally, but Ruri also knew.

Perda would have ended up with a broken neck, and a wind of calamity would have swept across the continent.

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That everything could be resolved with a single word.

That she should be grateful because Perda intervened.

That if from the beginning she hadn’t clung to that small hope, none of this would have happened.

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Because if she spoke, she feared her trembling voice would betray her.

She didn’t even want to give that small acknowledgment now.

But.

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She clenched her fists tightly and lifted her head.

That she would once again reveal her weakness to him.

That, as a servant who had served Valdrova, she would show her incompetence.

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“Who…?”

“Who asked you to help me?”

She held back her emotions and spoke.

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That of a child who could only cling to her pride.

It was not a mature reaction.

It was the pathetic image of someone unable to accept her own weakness.

The moment the words left her mouth, she realized her mistake.

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Perda looked at her from above.

Those eyes, as if his emotions had sunk to the bottom of a deep lake.

Those eyes seemed to sink Ruri’s heart even deeper.

She felt miserable, but her throat tightened and she couldn’t continue speaking.

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“Alright.”

Ruri regretted it instantly.

Finally, he nodded.

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That wasn’t it.

“I suppose I did something unnecessary.”

That was not what she wanted to say.

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Within her field of vision, Ruri saw his figure moving away down the corridor.

“Sorry for interfering.”

She reached out her hand reflexively to stop him.

Perda started walking again.

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But he was already too far to reach.