After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Chapter 106 The Girl's Journey

Alicia was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly:

"It's a bit of a stretch to call it a journey. It's more like wandering aimlessly, and I actually remember very little. What's so good about that?"

Aize shook his head:

"If you don't mind, just tell me. There's nothing else to do on the way anyway."

The pink-haired girl tilted her head:

"Well... that's fine, but where do I start?"

"You can start from wherever you want to start."

What is said is not the main point. The reason for discussing this topic is for Alicia herself.

Judging from the previous conversation, she seemed to have a strong disgust for her monstrous identity.

To correct this mentality, she must first change her perception of her identity - even if she doesn't immediately like her identity, she should at least find some bright spots in it.

Alicia thought for a moment and nodded:

"Well... Ain, do you remember? I told you before that in order to verify my transformation ability, I transformed into a dragon for a whole year."

"Yeah, I remember."

"During that period, quite a lot of interesting things happened. For example, the highest peak of the Central Mountain Range is generally inaccessible to both demons and humans, right? I once..."

Once Alicia started talking, she began to talk non-stop.

From watching the sunrise from the top of the world's highest peak, to migrating with a group of dragons, and even fighting with a large sea monster for territory - and learning about the opponent's body structure as a common tactic in the future.

The content of her talk was quite disorganized, just whatever came to mind, but the girl's interest grew more and more.

Think about it too.

These contents, which are highly related to identity, were all secrets in the past.

Since Alicia had never told anyone about her identity, it was certainly impossible for her to share these things.

"Actually, turning into a dragon is quite fun. I can go anywhere, and most of the time there's no danger. It's a little scary when I'm fighting for territory, but those idiots are no match for me~"

As she spoke, Alicia even puffed out her chest proudly.

Her already cute appearance, coupled with her natural smile at the moment, made her look quite good, completely devoid of the usual inexplicable and weird atmosphere.

Aize nodded and asked:

"In that case, why not maintain that image for the rest of your life?"

This made Alicia blush.

Not only did his movements become awkward, his voice also began to stammer:

"Well... the appearance you see now is the first appearance I remember, so my self-perception also matches it."

"so?"

"Although I turned into a dragon, I'm also a female dragon. After entering... uh, mating season, this identity is a bit... inconvenient."

"……understood."

Aize covered his face and didn't ask any more questions.

Seeing Aize's expression, perhaps fearing misunderstanding, Alicia blushed and quickly explained:

"Wait, don't get me wrong! Nothing really happened! I just woke up this morning and saw a dozen male dragons charging towards me from all directions. I got scared and turned into a bird and ran away..."

If you want to transform into other species over a long period of time, cognition is indeed a troublesome problem.

But at least Alicia still sees herself as a woman rather than an armed helicopter or something, otherwise it might be a bit awkward to get along with her.

But having said that, does this guy's perception really completely match my appearance?

Aize couldn't help but murmur.

In terms of appearance, except for the strange hair and eye color, she basically meets the characteristics of a human girl.

But that night, she calmly and unflinchingly slashed dozens of people to pieces. Even Aize was stunned by her brutality against humans.

On the contrary, their friendliness towards their so-called mixed-race compatriots has reached an unbridled level.

This perception is more determined by her subjective will than her appearance.

This ability to change at will without any side effects could easily lead to identity confusion. Perhaps she subconsciously needed an anchor to avoid this? She just didn't realize it herself?

There are so many mysteries, these are just speculations.

Alicia sighed and continued:

"Since then, I've avoided long-term transformations involving non-humanoid species to prevent this from happening again. Uh, even now, when I think of the looks in those male dragons' eyes, I still get goosebumps..."

The girl hugged her arms, her face was full of dark lines, and her lips were trembling constantly. It seemed that she had a very deep psychological trauma.

Aize laughed out loud:

"Hahahaha—is it really necessary to care so much? If anyone else had these experiences, they wouldn't have anywhere to experience them. If those monster ecologists knew about this, they'd probably be so jealous they'd become constipated. Hahahahaha..."

"What's so funny... why are you laughing!?"

Alicia raised her hand in anger and continued to hit Aize, but of course she wasn't serious so she blocked it easily.

But the noise was a bit too loud, and the sleeping Villian frowned again and hummed a few times.

The pink-haired girl stopped and said unhappily:

"Ain is a bully!"

Aize lowered his head, smoothed Villian's hair, and then said slowly:

"I'm not bullying you. This is the truth. Your identity is unique, and your experiences are certainly unique too. The value contained within them is immeasurable."

"value?"

"As for dragons, not only have you transformed into a dragon, you've also been seen with them. Dragon ecology has always been a mystery to monster scholars, and this information will be a significant step forward in related research."

As he spoke, Aize smiled lightly:

"If I write down the information I just mentioned and send it to the Holy City Library, I'll immediately earn a large sum of money. If I can include a travelogue, I'll get even more."

Alicia was obviously a little bit incredulous.

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. They'll even send a team of scholars to record and analyze every word you say. There's no doubt that your identity and experience are valuable in this way. What do you want me to help introduce you? It's strictly confidential and will not be leaked."

Alicia hesitated for a moment, then finally shook her head:

"Forget it. I...am not mentally prepared for that yet. I still feel a little uncomfortable talking about these things with anyone other than you."

"Well, you have the final say."

Aize didn't force it.

Things have to be done step by step, and he didn't expect Alicia to be able to see things this way all of a sudden.

It would be enough if she could realize that the identity she hated was not completely useless.

But didn't that just now put Aize in a very important position?

The only listener?

That doesn't mean... No, it's an illusion.

Maybe I had been holding it in for too long, and I finally found someone to talk to, so I let myself go for a while.

After all, given her situation, it's hard to say that she has the same concept of liking something as a normal person.

Aize smiled:

"If you don't mind, could you tell me something else? I'm quite interested in your experiences besides turning into a dragon."

"Yeah! Okay!"

This time there was no hesitation as before. Alicia nodded, quickly got into the state, and soon began to speak eloquently again.

For example, he sneaked into the Faceless Men's gathering and was chosen as the Transfiguration Champion without knowing why.

They transformed into human children and played with each other, which scared their parents so much that they squealed like pigs.

Some people were curious about the food at the aristocratic banquet and wanted to sneak in, but they didn't know the aristocratic etiquette and caused trouble.

There are all kinds of experiences, of course there are sad and unhappy ones.

But there are also some that are messy, but when I think about them, I can't help but smile.

Although there is still a long way to go, at least now she can talk about the past with a smile, which is a big progress.

"Oh, yeah, there was a time before that when I became... um? Stopped?"

The carriage that had been moving suddenly stopped, interrupting Alicia's speech.

Judging from the time at this moment, we should still be some distance away from Tafia.

"Wayne, what happened out there?"

Wayne is the name of the driver who is driving this time.

Although he is a mixed-blood, he looks almost the same as a human, so when Alicia is not at home, he is responsible for going back and forth to Tafia to buy things.

The driver's voice came from outside:

"Mr. Ain, Alicia, you'd better come and see."

There was no other way, so Aize gently picked up the sleeping Villian's upper body, carefully placed her on the floor of the carriage, and then jumped out quietly.

As soon as he came out, Aize was surprised by the situation in front of him.

The carriage had just left the Central Mountains and was about to embark on the road to Tafia.

However, the road at this moment was completely occupied.

A fully armed human army was marching in neat rows along the road.

There were so many people that one could not see the end of them at a glance, and they were well-equipped, with infantry, knights, and even a group of magicians.

The driver shook his head helplessly:

"Look at the direction, they're heading towards Tafia, right? The last time I saw so many soldiers was a few years ago. They're going to go to war..."

Aize remained silent and just clenched his fists.

He stared at the team's flag.

The banner of the Duke of Brian's family.

A team of this size was a huge bet, even for a grand duke like him.

What on earth did he want to do by making such a big fuss...

Alicia was also a little confused by this situation.

"Ain, what's going on?"

Aize also wanted to know, but he didn't show it.

He shrugged his shoulders with a casual expression and said with a smile:

"Who cares? We're just going there to buy stuff. What does this have to do with us? We'll just wait until they're gone, then we can leave."

Chapter 107 It’s Difficult But We Have to Do It

Tafia, in the lord's mansion.

A whole night had passed, and the stagnation showed no sign of breaking. The princess's body was still fixed there stiffly, as solid as a rock, unable to be shaken.

Brian, who had put on an eyepatch to cover his injured eye, looked at Heidi angrily.

Furious, he ordered the attack, but no matter how the guards kicked, chopped, and burned her, they couldn't even leave a trace on her body.

"These damned heroes! They created such a weird thing and ruined my good deeds!"

The Duke was almost defeated.

All the elements of his grand plan are ready. As long as the princess signs, everything will be settled smoothly.