Becoming the Villain’s Family - Chapter 386
Chapter 386
If they could travel between the past and future at will, they wouldn’t have stayed here this long.
This wasn’t the time to be lost in personal emotions.
“If I save the princess, will the future change?”
“No, the princess will survive anyway. It’s already recorded in the history books that Noah saved the princess.”
“Ah…”
I see.
Maya was momentarily lost in thought and responded a beat too late.
“Is it really written like that in the books?”
“It’s a famous story.”
Usually, such tales end with the princess marrying the hero, right?
Maya glanced briefly between Audrey and Noah.
Right now, it seemed like they had no feelings for each other, and the princess was teasing Noah and Maya as she pleased…
“But in a few years, who knows what will happen?”
After all, the princess is beautiful, and Noah is handsome, so there’s always a chance they could fall for each other…
‘Stop thinking like this!’
Maya was starting to feel like she might go crazy from her imagination that kept drifting off in the wrong direction.
“Actually, I have a plan. It’s a way to save the princess and minimize any disruptions to the future, all wrapped up quickly!”
Does such a miraculous solution really exist?
“What is it?”
“First, we send the princess back to the palace.”
“What? But that’s too dangerous.”
“The princess will be alive, and even if the prince has a parasite, there’s not much he can do right away.”
Audrey, who had been listening to their conversation, nodded.
“And just like in the history books, Noah should go with her. He’ll pretend to be the hero who saved the princess from the labyrinth.”
Maya flinched but nodded, trying to act like she wasn’t bothered.
‘Maya, such ugly thoughts….stop thinking about it.’
Anyway, isn’t Noah practically invincible and an omnipotent god?
If he stays by the princess’s side, she won’t be in danger of being killed, so Maya was reassured.
“Then what’s the second step?”
“Rescue my brother.”
“The one who was kidnapped by the dragon?”
“Yes.”
Elaina whispered softly in Maya’s ear.
“My brother is actually a dragon.”
“Ah.”
The dragon was kidnapped by another dragon.
Good, I see.
At this point, there was nothing that could surprise Maya anymore.
Having reached a state of mental detachment, Maya nodded calmly, not reacting at all.
“And then?”
“Next is a secret.”
“…”
Maya narrowed her eyes and stared intently at Elaina.
Elaina deliberately avoided her gaze, like a child planning a dangerous prank, fully aware of the trouble she would cause.
What on earth is she thinking?
“Do you trust me?”
She really can’t trust her.
But after Elaina gave her that pleading look, she reluctantly gave in.
In a massive cave near the southern basin, Luca was currently trapped.
He had tried to escape here several times, but each attempt had been blocked in advance.
And it had been done in such a pitifully easy manner.
“How long do you plan to keep trying?”
“……”
“You’re cute, though.”
The golden dragon, Goldkern, casually picked Luca up.
Then, like a baby bird that had fallen from its nest, he carefully cradled Luca and gently pushed him back into the cave.
‘I’m going crazy.’
Luca slumped against the wall, clutching his head in his hands. He was only nine years old, but had he ever felt so powerless in his life?
Absolutely not.
He was the only dragon born, with his mother’s memories passed down to him.
For anyone to treat him like a child, and for it to be allowed by anyone in this world, there was only one person who could do so.
Ariadne Valentine.
No one else, even if Luca looked like a child, was allowed to treat him like one.
He was sure of that.
“Did you say Luca?”
“……”
“Little one, this is something you can’t solve by being stubborn.”
“If you call me ‘little one’ again, I’ll tear your mouth off.”
At Luca’s words, Calvin, the red dragon in human form, brushed his bangs aside and let out a short sigh.
“That’s why I can’t let you go…”
What else should he call Luca if not “little one”?
To humans, nine years old is just a child—nothing more, nothing less.
But for a dragon, being nine years old?
For dragons who live for countless ages, a nine-year-old is nothing more than a newborn, needing constant care and attention, as if it was still an infant.
Yet here was this newborn acting as though he bore god’s will in an adult shoulder.
On top of that, his intelligence level was certainly not that of a nine-year-old.
What was more problematic was that he was growing up among humans and had willingly chosen to live as one.
That was not normal.
He didn’t even let them touch him, and although it was unclear what kind of mission he was carrying, it was something that should be reserved for dragons at least several hundred years old.
Dragons who had reached adulthood, grown through their experiences, and had finally become young enough to be called so.
“I understand your fear. The idea of forgetting the mission you’ve carried since birth, something you’ve considered your life’s purpose, must feel like tearing out a part of yourself.”
“……”
“But the pain of loss will end in the blink of an eye, compared to your long lifespan. Leave those things to adult dragons like me, and you just forget about it and enjoy yourself.”
In the blink of an eye?
At those words, Luca’s eyes, which had been dark and sunken, flared up with fierce sparks.
Right, it would be a blink.
The span of human life is as fleeting as the moment when cherry blossoms bloom and fall, so even wasting time like this feels like a waste.
How much time has passed?
He should be with the kids right now.
He needs to protect them, make sure no one touches them recklessly.
‘How am I supposed to kill that thing?’
But the cursed dragon named Calvin just smiled kindly, as if Luca’s blatant murderous intent was cute.
That was the sign of a strong opponent.
An opponent who could stop Luca’s attack with just a breath.
Luca rolled his eyes and glanced toward the entrance of the cave.
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