Translator: AkazaTL
Proofreader/Editor: Charlotte
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Chapter 2: Owu
Late at night.
“Owu~”
The Dragon Race’s Little Princess was currently entangled by drowsiness, her eyes half-open, while her head bobbing up and down like a pecking chick, her effort to stay awake looked very clumsy.
“Are you sleepy? Shay.” Sharur pinched her daughter’s soft cheeks.
“N-no!”
Shay rubbed her eyes, feigning strength.
“Not sleepy at all! Owu…”
“You’re already yawning, let’s leave it at that for today. It’s time to go back to your own room to rest, Shay.”
“No way, I still want to be with Mother.”
“Shay, do you remember what day tomorrow is?”
“…I remember.”
Tomorrow was Shay’s Royal Trial.
The Dragon Race was a powerful race that valued strength, Sharur not only needed to deter outsiders, but also needed to constantly welcome challenges from internal Dragon Race members.
And as the future successor of the Dragon Race, Shay also needed to demonstrate her qualifications to all her kinsmen, proving it with strength.
Even though she was a beloved little princess, she could not escape this fate.
If Sharur’s offspring were weak, it would subtly affect Shay’s future evaluation within the Dragon Race…
In short, she would go from being a promising Dragon Race member to a mascot that simply looked cute.
“Then go get some good rest and adjust your state, Shay. Can I wait for your good news in the Royal Palace?” Sharur stroked Shay’s head.
“Mother, I will definitely show my kinsmen how outstanding I am, possessing the Christie Bloodline!”
“Are you really that confident? I heard that you’ve always been quite playful, and you’ve hardly ever passed your usual tests.”
“I, I wasn’t always playing! I think I can do it…” Shay’s voice was a bit unsure, “Probably…”
…
The next day.
After bidding farewell to her Mother last night and returning to her room, Shay quickly fell asleep, preparing for the next day’s trial.
She uncommonly had a dream.
It was a strange dream; in the dream, she seemed to be a swordswoman, constantly honing her strength and challenging various powerful enemies…
“What an absurd dream, no wonder everyone says dreams and reality are opposite.”
Shay thought nothing of it.
Since childhood, she had excelled at magic, never once touching a sword, let alone practicing swordsmanship. Being a swordswoman was completely impossible.
However, as the Dragon Race’s Little Princess, Shay would not be distracted by such matters.
Under the attendance of her servants, Shay changed into her battle dress.
After all, today’s Royal Trial was the top priority.
Hundreds of years ago, Sharur had achieved victory elegantly and beautifully, gaining the recognition of the entire Dragon Race.
She believed that since Mother could do it, if she couldn’t, it would surely cause criticism.
Therefore, today’s battle permitted only victory, not defeat.
…
The Dragon Race members were arrayed around the four sides of the Arena, precisely to personally witness the performance of the Dragon Race’s Little Princess in the Royal Trial.
“It’s truly exciting, how strong is our Dragon Race’s Little Princess anyway?”
“Princess Shay is Her Majesty the Queen’s only daughter, since Her Majesty the Queen is so powerful, then her offspring cannot possibly be a weak Dragon Race member.”
“Indeed, rather, if Princess Shay’s demonstrated strength isn’t satisfactory… then that would be interesting.”
Listening to the discussions of others.
Shay, standing in the very center of the Arena, felt immense pressure; this was the first time she had encountered such a scene.
She could easily imagine what would happen if she failed…
“No, I cannot fail.”
Shay shook her head, expelling that terrible thought.
I can do it, I can do it!
“Princess, are you ready?” The Dragon Race member presiding over the Royal Trial stepped forward and asked.
This was a Dragon Race elder sister with fiery red hair, Sera, whose attire was particularly stylish, she had an impressive figure, a true beauty. She was also a member of the Royal Maid Corps and had served Shay for many years.
“I can start.” Shay nodded, biting her lip, standing ready.
Sera saw the Princess’s nervousness and was amused, “Princess, no need to be so nervous, relax a bit…”
“I’m not nervous!” Shay immediately retorted, “This Royal Trial is nothing to me, I can easily win it! Watch your words, you’re losing your respect for me!”
“Alright, alright, Princess, you are right!” Sera could not help but laugh, “Then, Princess, are you going to challenge a Tier 3 enemy?”
In this world, the strength of powerful individuals had a standard for evaluation.
Starting from Tier 1 and going upwards, Tier 3, 4, 5, 6…
Currently, Shay was a Dragon Race member with Tier 3 strength.
“Only Tier 3, are you looking down on this princess?” Shay scoffed.
“Princess, challengers participating in the Royal Trial throughout history have chosen opponents of the same tier as themselves.”
“But there’s an exception,” Shay said, “Mother, back then, challenged a Tier 4 opponent with Tier 3 strength, right?”
“Then are you going to choose a Tier 4 enemy? Please consider it carefully.”
“No need to consider, hurry up and call it out, I can’t wait any longer!”
“…I understand.”
Sera could only respect Shay’s choice, chanting a spell, summoning a huge magic circle on the ground, and then retreating.
After a loud bang, a behemoth appeared in the center of the Arena.
It was a Golem Giant made entirely of precious Magic Crystal Ore, tens of meters tall. Shay, who was less than 1.5 meters tall, was swallowed by its shadow.
As long as its core was not destroyed, the Golem Giant could continuously absorb magic power from the air to repair its body.
Moreover, magical means themselves were difficult to break through this Golem Giant.
This was an out-and-out weapon of war; if the Dragon Race truly intended to slaughter the Human Race, merely deploying Golem Giants in large numbers to the outside world would be enough to cause the Human Race to collapse.
“The Princess is actually challenging a Golem Giant beyond her tier?”
“Look at the Inscriptions on this Golem Giant’s body, it seems to have extremely high defense against spells, it’s a specialized type… I can’t even break its defense.”
“This is a troublesome opponent. Even our Dragon Race’s Elite Guards aren’t necessarily absolutely confident in defeating a Golem Giant.”
Wuwu!
Shay began to wail internally, her face already showing an aggrieved expression.
Why, of all opponents, was it a Golem Giant with maxed out magic defense? Even if its defense was broken, it could constantly heal itself. How was such an absurd monster supposed to be defeated? Was this truly not an attempt to make things difficult for this princess?!
At this moment, Sera ran over again.
“Princess, I can tell everyone that I summoned the wrong one, how about I switch it for a weakling that’s strong on the outside but rotten on the inside?”
Upon hearing Sera’s words, Shay, who had undergone the Dragon Race’s elite education, instinctively interrupted her, “No need! This is perfectly fine, I’m very satisfied. Only by defeating a strong enemy can I prove my strength!”
Sera was stunned.
The Princess’s mouth was truly harder than Magic Crystal Ore!
But then she thought, if the Princess truly got into trouble, the sight of the little princess, blushing, crying, and being stubborn, seemed… quite cute, actually?