I Became the Father of a Degenerate Emperor

Episode 56. Reptiles and Tree Branches (1)

Episode 56. Reptiles and Tree Branches (1)

“Torus. You wormy bastard.”

The peak of quinodon.

Dragon Lord Astrum, in the form of Kratus I, was watching the blazing sunset.

Then I suddenly had this question.

Can humans really understand the mind of a dragon?

No.

Perhaps that’s impossible.

Because human beings are beings who anthropomorphize as much as possible, from the livestock they raise to the gods they worship.

They were obsessed with their senses and had no choice but to groan in joy, anger, sadness, and the five desires, so they were beings who lived their lives thinking only of self-centeredness.

On the other hand, dragons were pitiful beings who only had to observe other beings wear out and disappear in the gap of time.

In the first place, since their behavior was completely different, their way of thinking was completely different from that of humans, and their emotions were inevitably much more multidimensional.

Of course, the width and depth of the view of the world were also distinctly different.

In addition, since the human lifespan is ridiculously short, it would be absolutely impossible for humans to understand the complicated feelings of a dragon that lives thousands of years.

However, at this point, there was one thing Astrum couldn’t understand.

Of course a human wouldn’t understand a dragon’s mind, but I thought it was so strange that he, a dragon, couldn’t understand his own mind.

Thorus used the dragon lord himself as a mount and even beat him.

Of course he didn’t hurt that much, but it was true that he felt a lot of shame and anger because of it.

But now,

The longing that was not even a handful hidden behind that anger was moistening his eyes.

How double-minded and nonsense this is.

Humans will never understand.

Astrum, it’s hard for even him to accept it.

“I am crazy. Yes, he lived too long and finally went mad.”

Actually, a dragon’s life was a series of boredom.

Nevertheless, it is the instinct of a living being to not want to die again.

Of course, from time to time the depressed dragons took their own lives.

Astrum, too, was always fiercely fighting against extreme boredom.

As a result, when unexpected things happen, you can’t help but feel that you want to have fun, even if you get angry.

I could clearly feel such contradictory feelings when I saw Thorus and his descendant, Lux.

A look that resembles Taurus, and bold words that play with himself.

How angry I was about that.

But on the other hand, expectations were rising.

Because a small drop of water dripped into the boring daily life and finally caused an interesting ripple.

Actually, compared to Thorus, Lux didn’t treat himself very well.

I didn’t force anything, and I didn’t hit.

Of course, since Thorus is the descendant of that vicious bastard, he might have beaten him if he had the ability.

But judging from his behavior, it didn’t seem likely.

Because of the trauma caused by Thorus, he was so angry that he broke the window, and Astrum even drove shards of glass all over Lux’s torso.

Of course, it wasn’t intentional, but it was unmistakably true that it was his own fault.

“There was blood streaming down his butt.”

If Lux hadn’t signed the Libra contract, Astrum would have been annihilated in no time.

So, Lux was kind of a boon to him for making a ridiculous mistake.

In addition, there was no doubt that he was very grateful to have informed him of the location of Salryongsa Temple without any cost.

The cave where Salryongsa Temple was located.

The depths of the dungeon beneath it were full of delicious monsters and various treasures.

Of course, Astrum also paid a price that exceeded his contract.

Using a trick, the dragons drove out the kingdom’s allied forces.

When he returned to the imperial palace again, he did not know how stingy he was when the image of the Oculus suddenly came into his mind.

So he hurriedly left the palace.

But now, the overflowing regret was really hard to handle.

‘If I could have stayed there a little longer, it wouldn’t have been so boring.’

Push-

“Haa-“

As I lay down on a sprawl in the snow and sighed, the image of a female who was said to be the empress suddenly came to mind.

“…… It was exceptionally beautiful, and I felt like I had seen it somewhere. Where did you see…….”

Astrum closed his eyes and began to rummage through his memories.

There was nothing to forget because he was a dragon, but it took quite a while to find the related memories because so many memories were mixed.

“…… Hmm.”

At some point, Astrum opened his eyes.

“Ariana Bright.”

After a long search, he finally found the relevant memories.

“Silver hair, evidence of mana blessing. And blue eyes that look like they are soaked in sea water. Come to think of it, she looks just like her in appearance.”

The woman that Astrum remembered was the last queen of Bright Kingdom.

“That is strange. Strange.”

Certainly, she was in an unbelievable situation.

Because it was Thorus who ended Ariana Bright’s life.

“Did the descendants of the enemy marry? Ah, it’s a bit like saying enemies. Anyway, it is said that there are all sorts of things in the human world, but this is the first time I have ever seen such a strange relationship.”

Astrum jumped up from her seat.

She then changed only one of her arms into a dragon’s, and then snapped off a scale the size of her fingernail.

“I am just going to give you the scales. Not because I’m bored or because I want to play with him.”

Astrum kicked off the ground and flew up, soaring high into the sky.

*

Surrounded by numerous Dark Elves.

Even though the emperor was right next to her, Estill wasn’t comfortable right now.

‘Why is my heart beating so fast?’

It wasn’t just that.

As if standing on a blade, the nerves throughout his body became sensitive, and sweat was seeping out of his hands.

‘Those pointy ears. I feel so bad.’

Looking at the Dark Elves surrounding him, he felt like he was surrounded by enemies.

Fortunately, the emperor held his hand and calmed down a little, but it was difficult to understand this situation, which was strangely full of life.

In fact, right before he entered Spisus, he suddenly got angry and almost set the forest on fire.

The Dark Elves are

Even though the emperor of the empire came to talk directly, he did not even dare to enter the escort.

If the emperor goes into the woods alone, he will never be safe.

I suddenly became angry at the Dark Elves forcing such a situation, and I wanted to burn the entire forest with the monsters.

Due to the powerful waves emitted from the body, the hood flipped back and the cape violently fluttered.

Because she was Bright, she knew full well that mana was overflowing in her body, but she herself could never have known that it would be this much.

At the moment when a tremendous sense of exhilaration swept over his body, he even smiled spontaneously.

It seemed that she could burn as much as she wanted if she put her heart to it.

– I will go with you, so leave your magic at that.

However, the emperor stopped it, so I had no choice but to suppress it.

I was convinced that the emperor would never be in danger as long as I went with him, and that is why I followed him obediently all the way here.

However, the murderous intent that kept rising suddenly forced them to burn them all right away.

At that moment, a woman who appeared to be the head of the Dark Elves approached and spoke to the emperor.

– Taurus, really…… It’s you?

*

“Torus. Are you right? Is it finally time? Did you come to save us for the first time in this endless pain? Yes?”

A dark elf woman hugging me while doing so.

The crown of twigs she is wearing.

A number of leaves attached to it poked at the cheek.

“I am not Taurus, but his descendant.”

“That can’t be! Thorus must have told me to wait here!”

“Thorus is my ancestor. And I am Lux, his descendant. So loosen up your arms and talk.”

“Lux?”

Only then did the dark elf fall from me.

Tears welled up in both eyes.

“Once again, I am only a descendant of his. I don’t know what pact he made with my ancestors, but I know nothing about him.”

Hearing my words, he seemed to lower his head, but suddenly he raised his head and started glaring at me.

“So you’re saying that someone who wasn’t Taurus dared to pretend to be Taurus and enter this place!”

The atmosphere has changed 180 degrees.

It was as if he was looking at Cheolcheon’s enemy.