Evil Dragon, Without a Princess, I Had to Transform Myself!-Chapter 100 : Running Away with a Bucket

"You seem a bit off compared to before."Chapter
Shatina glanced thoughtfully at Patunasankus.Chapter
"By the way, aren't we going straight back?"Chapter
Patunasankus thought of Liulan's face and deliberately put on a frightening expression. "If we go back now, there might be a lustful female dragon who'd gobble up a delicious child like you in one bite."Chapter
"...Even though it sounds like an adult teasing a child with a prank, forget it." Shatina pouted like a child.Chapter
Patunasankus paid her no more mind, thinking that once she met the target and settled this matter, she could peacefully return to her lair. She directly passed through the VIP passage of the municipal opera house. This narrow corridor was lined with famous paintings on both sides.Chapter
Patunasankus couldn't recognize which famous artists they were from - Latifa would definitely know, she loved art, while Patunasankus was completely ignorant about it.Chapter
The crimson ceiling, walls, and floor were bathed in twilight light, flowing with blood-like colors. It seemed not just colors - a faint scent of blood hung in the air.Chapter
"Congratulations on acquiring what you desired." The greedy sucking sound stopped, replaced by a faint greeting, elegant like a welcoming butler.Chapter
Patunasankus stopped. A dark figure was crouched on the ground, with several fresh corpses before it. Patunasankus vaguely remembered these were the opera house accountant who had taken the money and left, along with his mercenaries.Chapter
"My apologies for not greeting you properly, Your Highness the Princess," the dark figure stood up, reluctantly wiping blood from the corner of its mouth. "I am the Grand Duke's butler, entrusted by my master to wait here for you for quite some time."Chapter
"Please follow me." The butler bowed respectfully. If one ignored his blood-soaked appearance, he almost looked presentable. "The Grand Duke is waiting for you in the chief box of the opera house."Chapter
Patunasankus knew very well that if she refused, this fellow would resort to force. The evil dragon wasn't particularly worried about the other party making a move, nor did she have reason to refuse, but Shatina was standing beside her. The witch stood with closed eyes, concentrating, making no other movements as if she had been intimidated.Chapter
"No need to worry about your hero, Miss. The Grand Duke has prepared a special welcoming ceremony for her. Box 666 has everything she could want." The butler said, "Did you really think your clumsy disguise could escape our notice? I'm quite curious how happy the hero will be when she sees the surprise we've prepared in the box."Chapter
"That's a grand gift personally prepared by Princess Tiana herself from hell. Even a hero, facing the power of hell, would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot."Chapter
"Who dares claim they truly know that taste? The taste of despair about to descend while secretly clinging to a sliver of hope? That terrifying, wretched taste that makes one reveal their ugliest side."Chapter
The butler deeply inhaled the bloody scent around him.Chapter
As if for him, that scent had deeply permeated the corpses, and what flowed from the cracks in the skulls wasn't blood, but an amber-colored fine wine filled with that mysterious fragrance.Chapter
Tiana?Chapter
Patunasankus instinctively recalled that devil's smug face, and how she had presumptuously transformed into Latifa to mock her. Just remembering this incident made Patunasankus angry.ChapterChapterBut before she could make a move, her gaze caught a small fire pearl hurled straight at the butler, instantly erupting into a sea of flames that consumed him.Chapter
A charred corpse, wisping with smoke, crashed to the ground with a thud and fell still.Chapter
Patunasankus turned her head and saw the flames and spell sigils in Shatina's heart gradually dissipating.Chapter
"Nice fire."Chapter
Shatina adjusted her witch hat and blew out a puff of smoke.Chapter
"Sorry, he was a bit too talkative. Time is money, and roughly speaking, he was getting in the way of my earnings. Now then, patron, the person you're looking for is upstairs. What's the plan?" Shatina said. "Should we go back and find your Loranhir first?"Chapter
"No, just the two of us." Patunasankus raised her eyes to glance at her. She was currently seething with pent-up anger and had been itching for an outlet.Chapter
"Huh? Me, fight a Vampire Grand Duke?" Shatina looked hesitant.Chapter
Shatina had intended to dissuade Patunasankus, until her gaze inadvertently caught sight of the money pouch Patunasankus had pulled out from who-knows-where.Chapter
"I'll pay extra." Patunasankus said.Chapter
In her hand was a weight of gold coins so abundant they nearly spilled from the bag—enough to make one laugh even in their dreams.Chapter
"Patron, this isn't just about extra pay. To put it bluntly, if I have to drag you along like a decorative vase, I can't take this guy down."Chapter
Shatina covered her face. Though her actions often radiated a kind of clear foolishness, she wasn't actually that stupid—she only did foolish things occasionally when she got carried away.Chapter
"Anyway, let's head back to Loranhir's box first."Chapter
"Hmm..." Patunasankus's mind conjured up Liulan's smug, annoying face again.Chapter
If she were to meet Liulan in her current state, her intuition told her that something very troublesome and indescribable would happen.Chapter
Placing herself in such a situation would only lead to unnecessary exposure and stir up a lot of drama.Chapter
That was absolutely the last thing Patunasankus wanted to see.Chapter
"Alright then, can I go to the restroom first?" she nodded hesitantly.Chapter
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Shatina stood by the restroom door, hands in her pockets, waiting for Patunasankus to come out, humming a tune she'd picked up from somewhere.Chapter
"Doo-doo-loo... I'm the academy guard, I like fish crackers, I work just to clock out, I dream of a rich lady's fortune, I protect the teachers and students' peace."Chapter
She waited and waited, not knowing how long she had been standing there.Chapter
It had been quite a while since Shatina had heard any movement from inside the restroom.Chapter
"...Patron, are you in there?" she tentatively asked.Chapter
No response.Chapter
Shatina had no choice but to go in and check.Chapter
She looked around—the room was empty, save for a ventilation window left wide open, letting in a chilly breeze.Chapter
Shatina took a deep breath.Chapter
For a moment there.Chapter
She felt that her clear foolishness was getting worse, to the point of being hopeless.Chapter
The patron had skipped town with the cash!