Subaru Natsuki, who returned from the new Three Kingdoms

He had seen blades, arrows, and horses' hooves falling on him simultaneously before his death countless times.

He has also faced those peerless warriors who were said to be invincible and whom he could not defeat even if he gave everything.

In comparison, Capela's act of wanting everyone to know she was angry seemed rather...childish.

Capela could see the indifference on his face.

Even the last bit of a smile disappeared.

"I've made up my mind."

"First, I'll crush your bones one by one, then I'll gouge out your eyes that can't see beauty or ugliness."

"When all you have left is your mouth, I'll see if you can still spout such stupid things."

As soon as she finished speaking, her body began to swell.

The bones grow wildly within the petite body, constantly stretching the limbs and spine.

Her short, golden hair was swallowed by surging black scales, and thick bone spurs emerged from beneath her fair skin.

Her mouth split open all the way to behind her ears, and her teeth became sharp and close together.

In the blink of an eye, the blonde girl transformed into a giant black dragon that filled the entire corridor.

The ceiling was shattered by the bulging spine.

Bricks and wood chips rained down like a storm.

As the epitome of the most powerful life form in the world, the dragon is a creature that makes everyone tremble.

But when Natsuki Subaru looked up at the enormous dragon wings spread out in the moonlight, his eyes lit up instead of being afraid.

"dragon?"

"The dragon is the symbol of emperors!"

He had just thought that this Capela was an unknown figure, but had a terrible temper.

Now it seems that Subaru Natsuki underestimated the heroes of the world.

The ability to transform into a giant dragon clearly indicates that it already possesses the potential to become an emperor!

"amazing!"

Congratulations on your appointment as—

The enormous dragon arm swept down suddenly.

Elsa and Subaru Natsuki had no time to dodge and were both sent flying.

boom!

The wall at the end of the corridor collapsed with a roar.

Two figures mingled among the rubble and dust, flying directly into the courtyard outside the mansion.

Natsuki Subaru rolled on the ground more than a dozen times, his chest feeling as if he had been hit head-on by a battering ram, his broken ribs piercing his flesh, causing him to spit out a mouthful of blood.

A tremendous pain surged into his mind, but Natsuki Subaru did not wail or scream; he simply murmured to himself.

"What a blunder! Who would have thought that a mere young girl could transform into a dragon!"

Suppressing the pain, Natsuki Subaru calmly scanned his body, and after confirming that he wouldn't die anytime soon, he stopped worrying about it.

He then forced himself to lift his head and look around, but Elsa was no longer visible in the overgrown courtyard.

I wonder where she was sent flying by that attack, and whether she's alright?

Although he and Elsa served different masters, they drank happily together, and if he could, he still hoped that Elsa was safe and sound.

Unfortunately, Capela didn't give him that chance.

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The heavy sound of wind came from overhead again.

The dragon that Capela had transformed into crashed through the broken outer wall and landed in the courtyard, immediately extending its dragon claws.

A dragon claw covered in black scales emerged from the smoke and dust, directly grasping Subaru Natsuki in its palm.

"Got you?"

A triumphant voice came from the dragon's mouth.

"Weren't you very eloquent just now?"

"Keep going!"

"Say a few sweet words to coax me, and maybe if I'm in a good mood, I'll only crush half of your bones, leaving you with the most important one~"

The dragon claws slowly tightened.

Click.

Natsuki Subaru clearly heard the sound of his bones breaking inside his body.

The already injured chest cavity was compressed again, and the broken ribs pierced even deeper.

Fresh blood kept flowing down the corner of his mouth.

His body also convulsed instinctively.

But those eyes remained calm, as if this wasn't his own body, as if... he was used to it.

Capela's eyes narrowed, and he continued to increase his power.

One.

Two.

More and more bones are breaking in the dragon's claws.

Any normal person would have screamed, cried, begged for mercy, or even offered to give up everything by now.

Subaru Natsuki, however, was not so focused on looking up at the sky.

"Doesn't it hurt?"

Capella, in his dragon form, finally asked in confusion.

"Of course it hurts."

Subaru Natsuki answered honestly.

"Then why didn't you call out?"

Natsuki Subaru did not answer, but a hint of vicissitude flashed in his eyes.

He had experienced this kind of pain far too many times before...

When he first stepped onto the battlefield, he would scream in agony.

When an arrow pierces his throat, he will clutch the wound and struggle in the mud.

When his warhorse trampled his breastbone, he would frantically scratch the ground because he couldn't breathe.

When he was engulfed by flames, torn apart by knives, and pinned to the ground by spears, he cried, begged, and even cursed countless times why it had to be him.

But returning to death never dulls the pain.

Each time he returns, he is given a perfectly intact body.

Brand new skin.

Brand new bones.

A brand new nerve.

Then, with the sharpest and most complete senses, relive the death you once experienced.

The pain could no longer influence his decision.

It only proves that the body is still alive.

That's it.

"What good would it do to call out?"

Natsuki Subaru raised his eyes in a calm tone, as if he were not the one who might lose his life at any moment.

"If I scream, will you let me go?"

Capela paused for a moment, then angrily tightened his dragon claws.

Of course not!

"That's it."

Natsuki Subaru closed his eyes, looking like he couldn't be bothered to pay any more attention to her.

"you--"

Capela was furious.

She didn't believe anyone could ignore such pain.

She couldn't believe that she, who was known for her cruelty and ruthlessness, couldn't even force a scream out of this man.

"Pack."

"Continue to install."

"I'd like to see how long you can keep up this act!"

The dragon raised its other forepaw, its sharp claws tearing through the scales on its palm.

Dark red dragon blood gushed from the wound.

The moment the blood came into contact with the air, a nauseating, sweet-smelling odor rose up around it.

"Isn't your face supposed to be good at hiding your true feelings?"

"I'll give you an even prettier face right now."

Capela raised the bleeding dragon claw above Subaru Natsuki's head.

Black and red dragon blood poured down, completely soaking him from head to toe.

The moment the dragon's blood touched the wound on his skin, Subaru Natsuki's body instinctively tensed up.

Burning, tearing.

It's as if every nerve in your body is being pulled out at the same time and then driven back into place inch by inch by a red-hot needle.

The blood is boiling beneath the skin.

With each heartbeat, the dragon blood curse is sent deeper into the body.

This time, he evaded the monster's curse, and the balance of fighting poison with poison could not be formed. Natsuki Subaru could only withstand the dragon blood curse with his willpower.

Natsuki Subaru finally frowned.

But that's all.

A moment later, the wrinkle smoothed out again.

His eyes regained their calm.

Capela stared intently at him.

"impossible."

"You've been cursed by my dragon blood, you should be tormented by endless pain every moment, how could you only have this kind of reaction?"

Natsuki Subaru said calmly:

"It's just pain. I'm quite curious, why are you so insistent on making me feel pain?"

This time, it was Capela's turn to remain silent.

The Dragon Blood Curse was still brewing when Subaru Natsuki suddenly began to tremble violently. An unbearable itching sensation came from his severed left arm, causing his body to convulse instinctively.

Beneath the bandage that originally covered the severed arm wound, the ruptured blood vessels and muscles seemed to come alive, constantly wriggling, and the exposed wound was closing and healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The left arm did not regrow immediately.

However, the broken skin, which could not be completely closed, is rapidly growing new skin under the influence of the dragon's blood.