The Journey of the Rainbow Dragon.

Cold morning

Sunlight streamed into the kitchen through the heavy stone windows of the Castle of Justice.

The golden light danced on the wooden dining table.

A charcoal fire was burning in the kitchen fireplace, and the smell of the flames and the smoke of incense mixed together, filling the air with a warm atmosphere.

The walls of the castle kitchen are covered with various spices and dried herbs, and the air is filled with charming aromas, as if every spice is whispering, waiting to be used to create delicious food.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom"

The symphony of knife and chopping board echoed in the castle.

In this noisy and warm kitchen, a girl in a blue apron is busy preparing today's breakfast.

Her silver-white hair was like frost in the morning, and her face looked a little childish, but revealed a firm expression.

The wolf ears that kept twitching on her head and the furry light blue tail hidden under her apron undoubtedly revealed the fact that the girl was from the Ice Wolf Clan.

However, the current environment of the royal capital is very different from before.

They say tall buildings start with a solid foundation.

But don't forget, the only way a solid foundation can be revealed is through the scenery at the top.

As Vivian's influence in the Rose Kingdom grows, some things are also changing.

Naturally, the first to be affected is the slavery system of alien races such as orcs, which is gradually being abolished.

Former slaves were also forced to change to a contract employment system, and the legality of lifetime contracts, which were similar to indentures, were banned.

Under the constraints of the newly added contract law, top-quality alien slaves such as the Ice Wolf Tribe and the Mermaid Tribe, who were once sought after by the nobles, finally ushered in the dawn of freedom.

They can now walk openly on the streets of Ovia without worrying about being put in sacks and sold to slave owners for money.

Of course, to achieve this in just one year, it is impossible to do it all peacefully.

In secret, the Carroll family and the Sword Saint family have killed countless assassins who attacked Vivian, as well as those slave owners who stubbornly resisted.

Taking someone's money is equivalent to killing their parents.

What Vivian is promoting is tantamount to digging up the ancestral graves of all those who are parasitic on the "slave" industry chain.

The beast's counterattack before death is the most dangerous.

There were several thrilling sieges, which even shocked Carol and others.

It is hard to imagine what price these slave owners paid to invite a legendary wizard from the distant Frost Kingdom to assassinate Vivian.

If Sword Saint Reinhardt hadn't arrived in time, Vivian's gentle princess image would have been completely lost~~
After all, people would never think
This seemingly weak and delicate princess is actually best at close combat rather than magic.

Reforming slavery is a very complicated matter. If we were to describe the process in detail, it would probably take up thirty or forty chapters, so we won't talk about it for now.

"Boom, boom, boom"

The slightly bulky boning knife seemed so dexterous in her hands that the hard frozen meat was quickly cut into small cubes like tofu under the knife.

Immediately after
She picked up a fresh potato and quickly peeled the skin with another short-handled paring knife on the knife rack.

The blade was fast and steady, and the potato skins it peeled were like thin yellow leaves, gently falling onto the wooden plate beside the table, and before you knew it, they had accumulated into a deep yellow flower.

The peeled potatoes reveal their white flesh. Their juicy appearance looks clean and attractive in the morning light, exuding a faint earthy fragrance.

"Shh!"

She placed the peeling knife on the gutter, and in the blink of an eye, a slender kitchen knife "appeared" in the girl's hand again.

"Boom, boom, boom"

She cut the potatoes into small, even pieces and put them into a pot beside her, creating tiny ripples on the surface of the water.

Then, the girl picked up a few carrots. The crisp sound accompanied the collision of the blade and the chopping board. The carrots were cut neatly, and the bright orange color made people salivate.

She put the chopped vegetables and potatoes into the soup pot. Hot air gradually began to rise from the surface of the water, and warm steam lingered in the air.

She then turned to a large copper pot on the stovetop and carefully placed a few slices of crispy bacon into the pot.

Along with the sizzling sound, the oil slowly seeps out, exuding an enticing aroma.

The girl flipped the golden slices of meat, her eyes focused and meticulous, ensuring that each piece of meat was fried evenly to perfection.

As the rich aroma filled the kitchen, the girl began to add the chopped vegetables into the pot and stir-fry them with the bacon.

The wooden spatula flipped lightly in the flames, and the colors intertwined in the pot, red, yellow, and white complementing each other. Finally, after the addition of water, the three were all integrated into one, as if laying a beautiful picture for the delicious food that was about to take shape.

The girl stirred gently with a wooden spoon, carefully observing the changes in every inch of the ingredients.

Until they are all soft and exude a mouth-watering aroma.

At this point, she grabbed a few more pieces of dried herbs, crushed them gently to release their aroma, and sprinkled them into the pot, completing the final addition step.

After cooking for fifteen minutes, gently lift the lid.

A white steam suddenly rushed out
As the heat spread, it seemed as if the entire kitchen was enveloped by the fragrance.

Looking at your masterpiece

Setsuna smiled slightly, feeling a sense of accomplishment.

She carefully ladled the golden soup into a ceramic bowl. Colorful vegetables and crispy bacon floated on the soup, exuding an enticing aroma.

The girl gently placed the bowl on the table, then turned around and lifted the temperature-preventing lids of several delicious dishes that were prepared at the same time.

"Vivian's favorite strawberry pie, Gaia's bacon and potato soup, Iris's vegetable salad, Hermione's warm magic core, and beef brisket pumpkin soup."

Setsuna's serious eyes quickly swept across the dishes in front of him, mumbling the names of each dish, carefully checking the types of breakfast today to make sure nothing was missed.

As the current powerful steward of Justice Castle, Setsuna has a heavy responsibility.

In order to ensure the nutrition of everyone's breakfast

In addition to the standard daily food such as milk, soy milk, eggs, etc.

Setsuna will also customize a favorite dish or dessert for each member of the Justice Castle to ensure that the meals are different every day.

This greatly strengthened the motivation of a pair of lazy sisters who did not want to reveal their names to get up.

After all, who can resist Setsuna's unparalleled cooking skills?
After making sure everything was safe, Setsuna nodded in satisfaction, turned around and whispered to the Construct attendant who had been waiting for a long time behind him:

"Bring them over here. I'll go wake them up."

"Yes, Master."

A group of silver-white construct attendants answered in unison, their voices clear and powerful.

Their single eye is embedded with a ruby, which sparkles with a soft light.

These robot-like servants, carefully crafted with mithril, are actually high-level magical creations that the Golden Dragon King deliberately asked Tina to "steal" from his treasure house because he was concerned about Tina's safety during her journey.

When Tina was about to enter the young dragon stage and went to the Golden Dragon King's Kingdom to enter Dragon Sleep, she did not take them with her.

She left these servants with the combat power of grand mages in the Castle of Justice and handed over their control to Vivian.

The latter then handed these constructed servants over to Setsuna to assist in daily castle maintenance and cleaning work.

Under the command of the leading construct servant, the other servants carefully and orderly brought the exquisite dishes to the table.

at the same time
Setsuna quickly walked towards the stairs and shouted upstairs with a loud voice:
"Get up~~It's time to eat--"

at the same time
In a room on the third floor of the Castle of Justice
“Ah~~~Ah~~~”

Along with a series of lazy sounds coming out from the quilt, a cute little head slowly emerged from the quilt.

But it seemed that it was stimulated by the "cold air" from the outside world.

The little head wrapped in silver-white hair was only half exposed before it quickly shrank back into the warm quilt.

"Oh, I'm sealed by the quilt."

The girl curled up in the bed and wailed helplessly. She thought to herself:

"In that case, then sleep for another minute. Just one minute. I promise to break free from the seal."

unfortunately
Just as her eyelids were about to close.
"If you don't get up, I'm going to pull off the quilts one by one!"

The instantaneous call was like an all-permeating tight hoop, easily passing through the "protective device" of the quilt and ringing in the ears of the people who stayed in bed:

"The guy who gets up the latest today has to eat a whole head of broccoli!"

As soon as this word comes out

Suddenly, in every room of the Castle of Justice, groans of pain emanated from the quilts of different colors.

"Eeeeee~~~"

"Yeah~~"

"Damn it~~"

These protests are mixed with reluctance and helplessness.

And when Setsuna's last words were heard, the entire castle fell silent for a moment.

Next second

"Shh!"

Two white and tender little fists suddenly stretched out from the soft and warm velvet quilt.

With this movement, the light yellow quilt quickly slid down the smooth forearm, revealing the lovely clavicle and shoulders hidden in it, and then there was a touch of deep black.
Just when the quilt was about to slide down to some unspeakable place, a small hand reached out and grabbed it.

The girl pulled the quilt playfully and slowly sat up.

The long silver-white hair naturally falls on the girl's increasingly plump chest, and the girl's unique softness is faintly revealed between the hair.

"Uh~~~Ah~~~"

Vivian leaned against the head of the bed, yawned, and rubbed the corners of her eyes with her hands, trying to dispel the remaining sleepiness.

After staring blankly at the bed sheets for half a minute, she finally recovered from the daze of getting up.

then
"hiss!--"

Vivian couldn't help shivering due to the slightly cool air, and quickly took down the outer lining hanging on the wall and put it on.

Although the flame in the fireplace in the room was kept on all night, there was still a hint of coolness in the air in the early morning of golden autumn, giving people a comfortable and refreshing feeling.

As she moved, the rustling sound of dressing could be heard in the room.

Then the last white stocking was slowly pulled from the toes to the base of the thigh by the dexterous little hands.

After she was done with her tidying up, Vivian jumped out of bed, stepping on her plush bunny slippers, and then sat down in front of the dressing table.

Out of habit, she turned her head and looked towards the windowsill.

A few rays of morning light shined into the room through the gaps in the thick curtains, like a signal of the beginning of a new day.

"It's a new day, come on!"

Feeling the arrival of a new day, Vivian couldn't help but whisper to herself.

As she spoke, a smile appeared on her lips.

If two years ago

At that time, Vivian could not have imagined that she would wake up in such a spacious and comfortable room in the future, sit in front of a mercury mirror worth a thousand gold, and use those expensive cosmetics at will.

If two years ago

At that time, I had probably finished my first part-time job and was on my way to my second part-time job. I didn't have the luxury of staying in bed.

Such growth and change made Vivian feel deeply moved.

"So, am I starting to slack off?"

Vivian thought of her "degenerate" posture in bed just now, not wanting to get up, and couldn't help but sigh:
"The power of habit is really terrible. It can change people silently."

"Well, when did it start to change?"

“At the beginning.”

She stared at her reflection in the mirror, her thoughts drifting far away.

As if he had thought of something, his ruby-like pupils suddenly revealed a trace of absent-mindedness.

"Over there, does the food suit your taste?"

Vivian muttered to herself.

In fact, Vivian knew that Ron was not picky about food, and food was not even a necessity for him.

But she was still worried that the dragon in a foreign country would not be able to enjoy warm and delicious meals.

She hoped that every meal could bring him enough nutrition and spiritual comfort, rather than just a quick meal to fill his stomach.

Whenever there is a wave of vibration coming from the protective rune mark on the back of the hand

Vivian would involuntarily tense up, thinking of all kinds of possible situations, worrying that Ron would get into trouble in some unfamiliar place.

Even though I know
It was difficult for her to help with the level of difficulty Ron was facing, but Vivian couldn't help but worry.

She really wanted to receive a message from Ron immediately to report that he was safe, but she also knew that he might have already left this dimension on this journey, or even never come back, making such a luxury.

She was very scared, afraid of the worst outcome.

Vivian still remembers the wonderful descriptions Ron gave her about the world and his firm belief in changing the status quo.

It was these beliefs that made him embark on the journey without hesitation, and it was also these beliefs that became the reason why she firmly believed that he would return safely.

Vivian often prays at night
I hope Ron can stay safe on his journey, and that he can meet kind people in time and have a place to rest when he is tired.

She believed that Ron was capable of protecting herself, but her longing and worry would still quietly come to her in the dead of night.

She often imagined the day when Ron would return, when she would greet him with the warmest hug, tell him stories about the past few days, prepare a table of his favorite dishes for him, and share her vision for the future with him.

But finally

The next day to face

There are only the thick curtains and the blocked light.

Thinking of this, Vivian suddenly stood up and walked to the windowsill.

"Shua——"

When she gently opened the curtains, the sunlight poured in instantly. The golden light intertwined with the dark purple fabric of the curtains, forming a beautiful picture.

The curtains were completely opened, and the outside world appeared before her in an instant.

The fresh morning light shone on Vivian's face, highlighting her bright red eyes.

"Mr. Ron, where are you now?"

Vivian sighed, looked out the window, and murmured to herself:

"I am not afraid of death, not at all, I am only afraid of not being able to see you again"

She whispered her deepest fears and desires, as if these words could travel through time and space and reach the distant thoughts.

However, she received only silence.

Under the caress of the sun and breeze, the purple curtains appear even richer, with alternating shades of purple, like flowing silk.

In this silence and loneliness
suddenly
A familiar voice came from behind Vivian:

"I am here, always here." (End of this chapter)