I, holding a long sword in my hand, only know one move

"How the hell did you do that?!"

Facing Veronica's bulging face like a bun, Elachim said with a relaxed expression: "This is not a difficult thing, right? Can't you just take a look at it and remember it all and understand it? "

"Ahhh, I'm so angry!"

"Why are you angry?"

"I can't live up to my expectations, okay?"

Elachim proudly shrugged his shoulders, raised his head and said, "Don't be discouraged. After all, dragons and humans are different."

"Don't be too proud! What's next is the real nightmare——!" Veronica took out more reference materials unconvinced.

Mathematics, geography, politics, finance, chemistry, magic theory, martial arts practice...

It took Elachim less than two days to master all the knowledge that she had to study hard in the past, and her grades were even better than Veronica's.

You must know that the education Veronica received is the most high-end education in the entire Dule City. Therefore, her grades are basically ranked first in the academy all year round and have never been compared with others.

And the most annoying thing is that after Elachim easily mastered all this knowledge, he even said mockingly: "Human knowledge is nothing more than this."

So at this moment, Veronica was lying on the bed looking frustrated, and her soul seemed to be floating out of her mouth.

"Humans and dragons really can't understand each other..."

"Now I can help you with your homework, so give me the money."

"Take it yourself, as long as you don't hit me again." Veronica waved her hand.

In this way, Elachim finally got the first pot of gold in his life with his own efforts.

In response, Elachim said - it feels great.

But soon, Elachim encountered a difficulty that was unique to him, or a hurdle that was basically insurmountable.

That is what you, as a member of the royal family and an attendant of Princess Veronica, need to master most - the etiquette assessment.

…

"Miss Ella, Ella... Elachim!"

"Huh? Who called me?" Elachim had just gotten his first pot of gold - a precious gold necklace. He was walking happily in the corridor of the castle, but he was called by an aunt in a maid uniform. live.

Elachim remembered that she should be the head maid here, but as for her name, he didn't take it to heart at all.

"Why don't you say hello when you see me?" the head maid asked in a stern tone.

"Why do I say hello to you when I see you? I also want to ask you why you didn't kneel down in front of me."

"...You! How courageous! Don't think that being Veronica's personal maid means you can be disrespectful. This is the castle of the Durer royal family!"

"Huh? So I'm already giving you face by not asking you to kneel down, you're just a human..."

Just when the two were about to quarrel over this, Patra, who came after hearing the news, quickly stood in front of Elachim.

"I'm very sorry, Head Maid Sharp, Ella has just arrived here not long ago and she doesn't understand the rules here yet..."

Under Patra's repeated apologies, even the head maid had to give Patra some face. After all, although she was considered his subordinate in her position, she was just like Princess Nika's sister on the surface. She was not at all. People who can manage themselves.

"Never again, Miss Patra, I hope you can quickly train this little girl who knows nothing about the world... Humph!"

"Yes, I'm causing trouble for you."

Patra took Elachim back to the room and seriously criticized and educated her.

In response, Elachim raised his head unconvinced and said: "How is it possible? As a dragon, I have a reason why I must never bow my head. This is the most basic pride. Let me bow my head to say hello to humans. You might as well kill me. !”

"In three days, your first etiquette test will be held. If you fail, you will be kicked out of the royal city. Even the princess will not be able to keep you."

"So what?"

"That way, no matter how good your academic performance is and how strong your ability is, you won't be able to make a penny in this country."

"...How, how could it be possible!" Elachim trembled as if someone stepped on his tail.

He immediately touched his pocket, and the gold necklace in it felt hard to the touch. He had spent a lot of effort to earn the gold, and even now he couldn't bear to eat it, and just wanted to offer it as a souvenir.

Now you tell him that if you fail the etiquette exam, you won't make any money?

That’s really—something bad!

I weighed my current situation a little. Between the most basic ethics of the dragon clan and the shining gold, Elachim chose the latter without hesitation.

…

Afterwards, Elachim found Veronica, twirling his fingers awkwardly and making a sound like a mosquito.

"My dear...Nika..."

"What's wrong, Ella?"

"Please, teach me how to pass the etiquette exam..."

Only in this regard, Elachim had to lower his arrogant head and ask Veronica for advice.

Make money, don’t shiver!

After listening to Patra who was following from the side, telling what happened just now, Veronica suddenly smiled with a subtle expression.

"Oh~ So that's it, okay then, I can teach you."

"Really?!"

"But, Miss Ella, nothing is free here~"

"You, what do you mean?" Elachim seemed to realize something and subconsciously protected the pockets of his skirt.

"I'll teach you how to pass the etiquette exam and give you a gold necklace."

"You might as well go and grab it!"

Veronica spread her hands and said: "Then think about it, this is a long-term investment... As long as you can stay here, it will be a sure profit!"

"Then, let me think about it..."

Damn it! Erachim bit his nails and turned his back to the smiling Veronica.

As a proud dragon of gold and treasures, is it reasonable to be manipulated by a gold necklace?

——This is very reasonable!

So Elachim handed over the gold necklace that he had just obtained and it was not warm yet with a heartbroken look on his face, and secretly made up his mind: When he passes the exam, he must earn back all he has paid for it, Wow (dragon) Roar)!

Chapter 151 The meaning of respect

Chapter 1341 Chapter 151 The meaning of respect

In the next three days, Elachim and Veronica began to learn etiquette knowledge together.

"If you want to learn etiquette well, you must first know what respect is, respect yourself and respect others."

However, Veronica knows that it is very difficult for someone who has never been respected by others to immediately respect others.

There are several main reasons for this. First, if your need to be respected is suppressed for a long time, you will not understand and cannot see your true feelings. Another reason behind the behavior of disrespecting others is that you don't respect yourself and were not respected by adults in your childhood and adolescence. This is difficult to realize on your own.

Finally, they do not understand the meaning of "everyone is equal" and do not understand that everyone has equal rights in terms of personality. Everyone has the freedom to act according to his own will.

Obviously, in the dragon tribe, this method is completely unworkable. They will only distinguish individuals who need to be respected and those who can be bullied based on their strength. This may be necessary for being the strongest race.

Just like the primitive law of survival of the fittest in the wilderness, the cultural level of the dragons is obviously not as...complex as humans.

The so-called dragon love accident does not exist on their side.

So how to make Elachim, who was "ostracized" by the dragon clan, understand the meaning of respect, became the top priority.

So on the morning of the first day, Veronica took Elachim out of the city and returned to the Dragonfall Forest. However, this time it was only in the outer area that had been explored, so apart from the beautiful and deserted scenery, there were no dangerous monsters.

It's a good place to have a quiet conversation.

"First of all." Veronica pulled Elachim to sit down and asked, "How were you treated by other members of your race before?"

This caused Elachim to quickly recall the bad memory of being humiliated by other dragons, and immediately replied: "I don't want to say it."

"Okay, so do you think they did something wrong?"

"No."

"Do you hate the feeling of being treated like this by them?"

"Yes."

“Have you ever responded to or rebuked this?”

"I'm not qualified, so I haven't responded." Eraqim showed a disgusted expression, "What's the point of these questions?"

Veronica smiled slightly, "Of course it makes sense. Although they don't respect you, at least you respect them."

"Huh? What a ridiculous conclusion this is!"

“The so-called respect for others is to allow others to speak and act according to their wishes, even if it makes you uncomfortable, even if the other person is indeed wrong, not to blame or judge the other person, not to force others to agree with and accept your point of view, Don’t force others to do what you want.”

"It's just a matter of submission. There's no respect at all."

"This brings us to another point, which is respecting yourself."

Eraqim sneered and said: "Then let me guess, respecting yourself doesn't mean allowing yourself to have any ideas, right?"

"That's almost half right, little Ella is so smart!"

Veronica rubbed Elachim's hair and said: "Allow yourself to have any thoughts, even if it makes you uncomfortable, even if you are indeed wrong, even if it does not conform to secular views, do not blame or judge yourself, no Force yourself to agree with and accept other people’s views, and don’t force yourself to do things according to other people’s wishes.”

"What's the difference?"

"The difference is that although Ella respects others, she doesn't respect herself—" Veronica narrowed her eyes slightly.

His golden eyes seemed to be able to see through his own heart.

"Aila, who was bullied by her powerful peers and resigned herself to it, felt that she was not qualified to scold them, so she attributed all the faults to her own weakness, right?"

"Isn't it like this? Weakness is the original sin. Without strong strength, anything you say is wrong." Elachim clenched his fists and finally let go weakly.

Veronica shook her head in denial, "...No, that's not the case, Ella."

She held Elachim's face in his hands, forcing him to look at her.

"You're not wrong, Ella, it's not you who's wrong."

"I don't agree with your point of view..."

"You may disagree, but I don't think I was wrong, so I stick to this statement. I think you are not wrong."

"..."

Erachim was slightly startled.

What she did was to respect her own ideas and wishes, and allowed herself to have any ideas she had, without forcing herself to agree with and accept other people's ideas.

Veronica accepted that she didn't agree with what she said, but she also didn't think she was wrong.

This is... respect for others and self-respect?

Although he felt that he did not fully understand these things, it was the first time for Elachim to hear such words from others. Although I kept denying the correctness of what she said, inexplicably, I didn't feel as aggrieved and sad as before.

Instead... my nose is a little sore.

You are weak, but it is not you who is wrong, but those who do not respect you and make sarcastic remarks to you. It is their fault. So please don't blame yourself - Veronica, who was looking at him in front of him, conveyed this thought to him.

"Is it really not my fault for being weak?"

Elachim thought hard, recalling the affirmation in Veronica's words.

"Yes, although you may be the weakest among the dragons, you need to accept the emergence of this idea. Even if it is against the common sense of the dragons, you can't change anything. Weakness is weakness, and weakness is original sin. It’s their idea, and you can respect their idea, but if you don’t agree with it, that’s your freedom.”

"……I am not wrong?"

"Yes, Elachim, you are not wrong." Veronica hugged Elachim, whose eyes slowly widened, and patted his spine like a sister comforting her younger brother, "That's wrong. It’s just them, Ella has always been a good child.”

Feeling the words that made his chest radiate heat, hiding in Veronica's warm embrace, being comforted by her, saying "You are not wrong," Elachim suddenly felt that the world no longer seemed so cold.

Since birth, he has been weak, bullied and looked down upon by dragons of the same age...

The sarcastic voices around me kept saying to myself: You are too weak! You are such a disgrace to the dragon! Those harsh words made my heart full of holes. He fell into a long period of self-blame and felt that he was not qualified to refute. The huge pressure always accompanied him in his childhood, until that day that was like a nightmare, his dignity was completely shattered, and his dying self was like a falling star. Like falling into the dense forest.

In a hundred years, this is the first time that someone can embrace me so tenderly, agree with all his thoughts and opinions, and then say to myself: It was not you who was wrong.