Becoming the Villain’s Family - Chapter 338
Chapter 338
At the same time, dragons are a species that treats interactions with humans like a midsummer night’s dream, enjoying the game without deep thought. They don’t get fazed if things go awry, and if a human falls apart, that’s the end of it.
Of course, it was natural. After all, once they wake from a dream, it’s over.
From a human perspective, it might seem incredibly selfish. But for dragons, it’s a sort of survival instinct. If they were obsessed with a human who might die in an instant, they would try to keep them close by any means.
Unable to bear the thought of enduring a lifetime of festering and decaying emotions, they end up treating humans as insignificant, almost like insects.
However, the last surviving dragon, Luca, was saved by a human. He was born and raised among humans. For him, destruction had been predetermined from the start.
‘So the fact that these feelings will disappear one day is part of God’s plan to save me.’
But, but.
So, if I can’t be by Elaina’s side, is there any meaning to my existence? What if all my emotions are forgotten, and I’m driven only by the sense of duty to protect God? What would I be living for?
‘This is a completely human thought.’
To think that the last dragon is in such a state. The ancestors would be lamenting from the heavens.
‘What does it matter now? Everything’s already gone to hell. If they had any dissatisfaction, they should have survived somehow and not let me grow up among humans.’
It seemed that it would be best to go find Elaina, apologize, and beg until she forgave him. He wondered how long he stood there contemplating.
Then Luca suddenly spotted Elaina striding along the beach in the distance.
‘I need to give her a bit of time to calm down.’
He tried to suppress his urge to chase after her and made a determined decision. But then he saw a blonde-haired child trailing behind her.
‘…?’
What’s with that little brat?
Luca quickly looked at the child. Though Luca wasn’t exactly an expert on reading faces, his inherited memories and knowledge from thousands of years allowed him to get a rough idea of the child’s disposition.
‘He’s just like Vincent.’
The type who’s full of himself and self-absorbed. That alone was annoying, but to make matters worse, this child was one of the young nobles who had been trying to propose to Elaina.
Luca concluded that he absolutely couldn’t leave Elaina alone and chased after them. Just then, Astin noticed Luca.
“Big bwother?”
Austin had been feeling glum because his friends were crying and saying they didn’t want to play with him.
‘Why do my friends not like me?’
Austin preferred to be with his brother and sister. He wouldn’t break their arm from a little nudge. And they wouldn’t cry if a ball popped when thrown like a soap bubble.
But now, from afar, he saw a guy chasing Elaina and Luca chasing that guy.
What’s this? A game of follow the leader?
“I wan to pway too.”
With his eyes sparkling, Astin eagerly followed them.
“So, whose marriage are you pushing for?”
“……”
“……”
“……”
At Lloyd’s question, the room fell silent, and the atmosphere grew cold.
The heads of the Amarante, Martinez, Harmon, and Cochran families all shared the same sentiment. They had come dangerously close to meeting their end on this earth by merely mentioning the ‘marriage contract’ to him.
‘Why, why on earth…?’
Nobles generally looked at conditions before marrying. Moreover, for the Valentines, who are almost synonymous with marriage contracts, it was a given.
Despite the rumors of him doting on his daughter, they figured he would at least listen to their proposals. After all, he would consider their families.
Since there’s no real choice, is there? The Grand Duchy, considered a pillar of the Empire. He wouldn’t want to send his precious daughter to a ragtag family without a proper legacy!
“Since they’ll eventually be connected, wouldn’t it be better to have the kids build a relationship beforehand? Haha.”
Duke Amarante, who had made the first statement, felt like he was facing the last rays of the sun.
“Gasp, gasp…”
The Duke felt an intangible wind pass by him. At the same time, the wall behind him collapsed with a deafening noise that should not have been heard here.
The wall.
It looked like it had been sliced by a giant’s enormous sword.
If he had lost his balance even a little at that moment, he would have been cut in half.
“Calm down.”
At that, Grand Duchess Valentine gently placed her hand over the Grand Duke’s.
The heads of the families felt relieved and their eyes brightened, thinking that Aria might be trying to persuade Lloyd.
‘Yes, the Grand Duke is famous for being a loving husband, and the Grand Duchess is said to be as kind as a saint…’
“It’s problematic if you act like their words are worth listening to and end up doing something drastic.”
‘As kind as a saint…?’
“Even if one of the four pillars falls, the rest will collapse as well. It will just lead to more trouble for you.”
‘Could she really be…a saint?’
Come to think of it, the Grand Duchess was also a Valentine.
The Dukes noticed the unusually cold look in Aria’s eyes and tensed up. They instinctively realized that their fate was now in her hands.
Vincent clicked his tongue in disdain while looking at them and said.
“I’ve known from the beginning what’s with the summon to this island.”
The Dukes had assumed that the Valentines were fully aware of their intentions. How could they not realize the real purpose behind being summoned under the guise of socializing?
Especially from the Valentines.
That made them even more frustrated.
‘Didn’t you grant permission knowing full well?’
When the Valentines accepted their proposals, they took it as an implicit approval for a marriage contract.
Though their expectations were completely missed!
“Then…”
Duke Cochran trailed off, unable to ask outright, ‘So why are we here?’
Vincent turned his gaze to Lloyd without saying a word.
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