Dragons have no libido. That’s a given fact.
If you ask why, it’s pretty simple.
They don’t leave behind descendants. Therefore, there wouldn’t be any libido existing for the purpose of reproduction.
They say their tails are sensitive, but that’s merely a characteristic of the body part; it doesn’t emit any sexual desire separately.
So it seems that even beings close to omniscience, like them, said they don’t know much about sex.
Maybe.
“What… what did you say…?”
“Do it a lot with Mari too.”
With shining eyes, Mari expressed her desire to engage in love with Athena and me during the night.
I was stuttering like a startled nightingale at her words.
‘Mari… wants to… with me…?’
I felt quite the shock at her statement.
W-wait, could it be that Mari also sees me as a sexual object?
This thought, which I never could have imagined, made my head spin even more.
Perhaps it was because I had just been confessed to by Athena, who I had thought of as family. Absurd imaginings were bubbling to the surface.
Various sinister fantasies arose from Mari’s words, but I shook my head vigorously to dispel those thoughts.
It’s unfathomable that a mother and daughter would mix their bodies.
It was a morally dubious act that wouldn’t be strange to be punished for. Thinking such things meant that I wouldn’t deserve to be called a mother.
After effortfully trying to reassess Mari’s intentions for a while, I found something odd.
Athena had clearly said that dragons don’t possess any sexual desire.
Yet why did Mari seem to have such desires toward me?
Was it merely simple curiosity?
…Or perhaps?
“M-Mari, do you know what that means…?”
“Yep! It’s something that people in love do!”
Upon hearing her answer, my doubts turned into certainty.
It seemed Mari was misunderstanding things.
She believed that the nocturnal activities between Athena and me were expressions of love.
It’s not wrong.
But the issue is that the love Mari speaks of and the love I think of are different.
I love Mari. But that love is distinctly different from what I feel for Athena.
It’s simply a mother’s love for her daughter. It was absolutely not romantic feelings.
Yet in Mari’s eyes, Athena’s love and her own love must’ve looked the same.
That’s probably why she expressed wanting to do it too.
Not because she had any sexual desire for me.
But rather, out of the desire to prove that we shared a loving relationship.
My heart calmed down.
Of course.
There’s no way Mari would see me in a sexual light.
She’s my lovely daughter.
I took a deep breath and firmly grasped Mari’s hands.
“Mom…?”
She looked at me, blushing, as if eagerly awaiting something.
Still lacking in knowledge about love, it seemed a bit early, but perhaps it was time for me to give my daughter sex education.
.
.
.
A while later, after some time had passed.
“Haah…”
I sighed deeply while fidgeting with my fork.
I had come to the dining room of the mansion.
Originally, I would have come with Mari, but since she was sulking, I had no choice but to come alone.
I explained to Mari in detail about familial love and romantic love.
I went through each and every aspect of what they were and how they differed, and I told her the night scene she had witnessed was an expression of affection shared between lovers.
So ultimately, I told her that we could not do that.
Upon hearing that, Mari wore a face like she had lost the world.
“…Then I want to be mom’s lover!”
“N-n-no, Mari! We are family…?”
“Why? Why can’t family do that?”
“Um…? W-well, because that’s obvious…?”
“No way..!! Mari will eat mom’s naked body too..!!”
“M-Mari?! You can’t say that to mom..! “
“…I hate you, mom.”
“Ugh…”
Thinking back on that time, I felt my head throb again.
I never imagined raising a daughter would be this challenging. Given that we are from different races, teaching her common sense was unexpectedly difficult.
Without realizing it, a sigh escaped my lips again.
To maintain an ideal mother-daughter relationship, it seemed I needed to slowly teach Mari about familial love for a while.
She was surely a lovely, kind daughter, yet somehow, it had turned out this way.
“…It’s my fault for being caught in the first place…”
The sudden shift in Mari’s behavior was undoubtedly a result of witnessing Athena and me intertwining.
Thinking like that left me speechless. How shocking it must have been for Mari to see such a scene at her young age.
I felt slightly wronged, but still, it was clearly my fault.
‘… I can do this, Hera.’
I had promised to be a good mother, hadn’t I?
It’s too early to feel self-loathing.
Although I had turned her down today, making her sad, I believed that with time, Mari would understand how beautiful familial love truly is.
By that time, I could change from the somewhat disheveled mom I am now to become Mari’s true protector.
Imagining Mari, smiling brightly as she ran toward me one day, I firmly pledged.
‘Wait for me, Mari. I will definitely become a good mother!’
Of course, I had no way of knowing.
While I was making such a determination, in my dark room, Mari was quietly making a deep resolution as well.
Amidst the twisting blanket, a pair of eerie blue eyes shone fiercely in the dark.
“..She rejected me… Mom did… to Mari…”
The little girl continued to mutter alone in the empty room.
“Mari doesn’t know anymore… It’s mom’s fault… it’s mom’s responsibility…”
Should I change the components of the potion a little? Or should I slowly train my body while mom is asleep?
I had already learned all the knowledge required to dominate a beast. If I were to take a step forward now, I’d be more than qualified to become my mom’s master.
‘….It’s okay. I can endure. I will wait.’
Although I wanted to discuss all the thoughts swirling in my head with my mom right away, I managed to hold back for later.
Time is on my side.
If a thousand years pass, eventually the one who remains by mom’s side will be none other than myself.
When that time comes, I will release all the desires I’ve been holding back.
Thinking of that moment, the small girl revealed a smile.
“..Wait for me, mom.”
I will be the daughter mom can’t help but love.
*
While sitting in the dining room, steeling my resolve for a harmonious mother-daughter relationship, the chef entered with the food.
It was a familiar face. I didn’t know his name, but he was the one who helped me when I made chicken before.
And conversely, he was one of the many people I had disappointed in this mansion.
While the chef silently placed the food on the table, I could only keep my head down.
Even though I had told myself countless times it would be fine, it was still too frightening to see their faces directly like this.
“J-just…I’ll eat well…”
As the chef was about to leave the dining room after placing the food, I timidly expressed my thanks.
I didn’t know if he heard my tiny voice, but he hesitated for a moment.
Seeing him suddenly stop made me shudder and lower my gaze again.
“….”
Though I couldn’t see his expression, the chef stared at me silently for a while before leaving.
Finally, as the dining room fell silent, I was able to raise my head again.
‘….I should have just eaten in my room.’
I had always eaten with Athena and Mari, so I had unconsciously stepped into the dining room.
But now that Athena was gone, I thought it might be better to eat in my room.
Calming my trembling body as best as I could, I began to chew the food slowly.
Without Athena, who I had always eaten with, the food tasted somewhat bitter.
“Athena, I hope you’re okay…”
I murmured softly to myself.
Even though she had assured me that she was fine, I still worried.
After all, she had gone under the guise of confinement. Plus, the enemy was the powerful imperial palace that ruled this empire.
Certainly, they couldn’t just mess with Athena like that. Yet the feeling of unease couldn’t be helped.
Convincing myself internally that it would be okay, I took another bite, and once again felt a lonely and desolate taste.
‘…..It’s been a while since I’ve been alone.’
Since it had been a while since I had my own time, various sentimental thoughts flowed through me.
The moment I was first possessed came to mind.
Back then, I had definitely promised not to intervene with the original story. How had I ended up this far?
If my past self saw me now, they would undoubtedly grab my collar and yell whether I was in my right mind.
Imagining that scene made me let out a slight chuckle.
Even though things hadn’t gone as I had thought, I didn’t regret it.
After all, it allowed me to meet so many precious people.
Now they existed only in memories, but the warm care and consideration that my sister Dania had for me, and my beloved sister Lily.
Even though it was a bit twisted now, my daughter Mari, who believed and followed me, and the essentially kind Sephir, with a few clumsy traits.
And lastly, the one who I could say is my entire world now.
Athena.
Imagining her smiling at me filled my heart with warmth.
At first, I truly hated her, but before I knew it, I had become unable to live without her.
Although I felt pitiful for thinking so, during the moments I spent with Athena, I was able to live without any fear.
“…I’m full.”
For some reason, I had no appetite today.
Feeling as if I couldn’t eat any more, I placed my fork down.
When I looked at the table, the food that hadn’t changed much caught my eye.
‘Athena would dislike this…’
Whenever I hadn’t eaten well, Athena would always sit next to me, insisting that I eat.
She would say that I was too thin and needed to eat more.
…I already miss her.
Thinking of her made me long for her once more.
She had said she would come tonight, so maybe she would arrive soon?
As I was still in thought of her, who had not been gone for even half a day…
“Ugh.”
I suddenly felt something rise in my throat and coughed.
It was a burning sensation in my throat, and simultaneously, I tasted something sour and warm in my mouth.
A drop of cold sweat trickled down my back.
Slowly lowering my gaze, I realized what was covering the ground.
A significant amount of red liquid that soaked the earth.
Realizing it was my blood didn’t take long.
“….Uh?”
Coughing—
Before I could grasp the situation, I vomited an incredible amount of blood once again.
And just like that, my body collapsed onto the ground.
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