Evil Dragon: The young dragon I picked up keeps planning on becoming an empress

Lance looked at the Extraordinary Elixirs and sprays on the coffee table, lost in thought. He pondered whether he should accept the Young Dragon's gift of "filial piety".

If he accepted this "filial piety", should he be able to remember this scene in the future, he really might feel a little guilty when it came time to chastise the Young Dragon.

On the other hand, if he didn't accept this "filial piety" and let the Young Dragon take it back, he feared it might hurt the Young Dragon's self-esteem and dampen its enthusiasm.

To accept?

Or not to accept?

The Extraordinary Elixirs didn't have much use for him; with his current capabilities, as long as he didn't foolishly challenge those renowned powerhouses or old monsters, and didn't become some Evil Dragon, he likely wouldn't face the risk of injury.

He glanced at the Young Dragon again.

The Young Dragon was grinning at him like a fool, its amethyst vertical pupils filled with anticipation, seeming to really want him to accept this gift.

"Well... that thing... just that thing..." After musing for a moment, Lance organized his language and asked the Young Dragon, "Does the future me like to beat you up?"

"Yes, yes, yes, always hitting my head so hard," said the Young Dragon while gesturing with its Dragon Claws. It drew an exceedingly large circle in an attempt to depict the force with which the future Evil Dragon might strike her.

Lance felt a desire to laugh; was the Young Dragon lodging a complaint to his younger self about his future adult self?

This complaint would be utterly useless; his present self certainly couldn't manage his future self.

"That force is indeed a bit much."

With a smile, Lance accepted the Young Dragon's "filial piety".

A child's gift ought to be accepted.

As for how hard he would beat the Young Dragon in the future, that was a matter for another time.

"You accepted it!!!"

"Yes."

"So do you agree not to hit me so hard in the future?"

"Before I answer that question, may I ask you one first?"

"Sure, sure, ask away."

The Young Dragon was somewhat excited. With the words of the underage Evil Dragon, when she returned to the original timeline, if the Evil Dragon were to hit her again, she could put her claws on her hips and loudly retort, "You agreed not to hit me so hard when you accepted my gift as a minor!"

"Why didn't you simply ask the future me not to hit you at all?"

"I thought it was a bit unrealistic."

"Not because you hadn't thought of it?"

"I'm not as foolish as you imagine, okay? I have eaten the Fruit of Wisdom!"

Fruit of Wisdom?

Before coming to The Abyss, he had heard about a magical fruit that grew on the Sacred Mountain of the Radiant Divine Court, but the Radiant Divine Court had since crumbled because a despicable person had taken the statue of the Court's War God.

The followers of other deities along with some kingdoms from the Human World, and the empires with their added momentum, had relocated all the major deities' statues to their respective Sacred Mountains.

"Don't mention that you've eaten the Fruit of Wisdom after you go back to The Abyss."

"Why?"

"Because some not-so-intelligent demons might think that eating you could make them smarter. Look, you got smarter after eating the Fruit of Wisdom, so these less intelligent demons, upon learning this, might think that if they can't get their hands on the Fruit of Wisdom themselves, eating you, who has ingested it, is like indirectly consuming the fruit. They will certainly become smarter, so in the future, don't mention outside that you've eaten the Fruit of Wisdom."

The Young Dragon instinctively covered her mouth with her Dragon Claw and nodded vigorously.

She had not anticipated encountering such savage and bloodthirsty Demon Clan in The Abyss.

"Alright, go read some books and then off to bed."

"That... Lance, I have a question."

"Ask."

"What good does knowing Demon Script and learning Demon Language do for me? I'm not planning to settle in The Abyss."

"It's beneficial. One day in the future, when you communicate with a demon in fluent Demon Language, the demons won't be able to deceive you. If you work hard enough, you might even learn a few Demonic Techniques before you leave here."
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"Oh."

The Young Dragon felt that even if she mastered the Demon Clan's script and language, she would definitely not have any dealings with demons in the future.

Yes, after returning to the Human World, she would definitely have no interactions with demons.

She had to get back to the Farolan Empire to become the emperor.

The odorous Princess Asina, just you wait; the day of her return would be the day she became the Emperor of Farolan.

Wait a second...

She had returned to a time when the Evil Dragon Lance didn't yet know her.

If she were to remind him not to pass by the Farolan Empire in the future, could she alter her fate of being taken away by the Evil Dragon as a Young Dragon?

If she wasn't taken away by the Evil Dragon, then was it her fate to flee the empire?

That possibility seemed rather slim considering the circumstances of that day; it was more likely that she'd be captured and imprisoned by the foul Princess Asina.

That person, for her own vile tastes, might even prevent Eva from lifting the curse placed on her.

Then again... it might be better to be taken away by the Evil Dragon as a Young Dragon.

At least, being taken by the Evil Dragon, she wouldn't have her freedom restricted.

Moreover, by staying close to the Evil Dragon Lance, she could passively learn many formidable skills.

Was the thought of not wanting to be taken by the Evil Dragon because she disliked him?

The Young Dragon raised her head and pondered.

All along... she didn't seem to have ever disliked the Evil Dragon.

She was just terribly frightened of him.

Would she be happy if her future self never encountered the Evil Dragon?

It didn't seem that she would be very happy.

The days spent by the Evil Dragon's side weren't actually so bad, so dull.

If her current actions could truly alter her fate, change the history of the future...