Player’s Guide to Raising a BUG Angel-Chapter 65 : The “Secret” of Dragon Taming

Chapter 65: The “Secret” of Dragon Taming
How did one “tame” a dragon?
That question instantly made Mophis’s heart leap to her throat.
How could she possibly answer?
Tell Seraphina that she had used a shameful song—something like a lascivious melody—to make that proud Mother Dragon addicted to her voice, thus forming a certain unspeakable “deal”?
If she dared say that aloud, Mophis had no doubt that this control-obsessed Empress would immediately purify her on the spot, treating her as some sort of dangerous “succubus.”
Her mind spun rapidly, searching for an answer that could protect her secret, satisfy Seraphina, and still fit the lofty image of a “sage.”
Then it came to her!
Mophis slowly put down her knife and fork, raised her head, and met Seraphina’s oppressive gaze.
There wasn’t the slightest trace of panic on her face. Instead, she wore a faint, compassionate smile—the kind one might give to a naïve child.
“Your Majesty, you’ve used the wrong word,” she said, her voice clear beneath the quiet night sky. “Power cannot be ‘tamed.’ Especially not power like that of His Majesty the Dragon King, who stands at the peak of the world.”
Seraphina’s brows rose slightly. She didn’t speak, only gestured for her to continue.
“The more you try to restrain a lion with reins, the more it will struggle, the more it will respond with its claws and fangs. In the end, both sides will only be left wounded.”
“A true strong one never tries to ‘tame’ power. What they do—” Mophis paused meaningfully. “—is ‘understand’ it.”
“Understand?” Seraphina seemed intrigued by that word.
“Yes. Understand.” Mophis nodded. “Understand her pride, understand her loneliness, understand that behind her seeming greed lies a pure love for things that shine. When you no longer view her as something to conquer, but as an equal being worthy of respect, then you will naturally gain her ‘friendship.’”
“Respect, rather than taking—that is the true ‘secret’ of coexisting with power.”
This string of words, full of philosophical weight, once again sent Seraphina into contemplation.
As the ruler of an empire, she was used to controlling everything through orders, laws, and force. Everyone under her rule, every inch of land, was a “tool” to fulfill the Empire’s grand destiny.
“Respect”? “Understanding”?
Could such vague concepts really control a force capable of destroying worlds?
She was skeptical.
Mophis noticed the doubt in her eyes. She knew—empty theories would never convince this iron-blooded Empress.
She needed something practical.
At that moment, Mophis suddenly remembered something.
These days, Seraphina had been giving her special “attention,” rarely leaving her side. Her 【Observation & Recording】 skill had long reached full Observation Value for Seraphina.
She had yet to find the right opportunity to check what ability she had recorded from the Empress.
Now was the perfect time.
She sent a thread of consciousness into the skillbook that only she could see.
The pages turned—to the one belonging to Seraphina. Five skill slots. The first one had been unlocked.
【Skill Name: Decree · Absolute Silence】
【Skill Level: 1 (Upgradeable with increased Spirit Power)】
【Skill Effect: Consumes Spirit Power to issue a “Decree.” Forces a circular area with a 10-meter radius into an absolute silence for 10 seconds. All units within the zone cannot produce any sound or cast spells requiring chanting. This effect ignores conventional magic resistance—it is an interference at the level of “Rules.”】
【Note: I am the Law. —Insight of the Iron-Willed Empress Seraphina】
Interference at the level of Rules!
Reading the description, Mophis’s eyes lit up.
A skill copied from the Empress herself… it was strong!
And even better—it was perfect for her. She hated noise more than anything.
And this skill would be just right for her next “performance.”
A brilliant plan took shape in her mind almost instantly.
“Your Majesty, it seems you still doubt my words.” Mophis stood with a calm smile. “Talking is pointless. Why don’t we perform a little experiment?”
“An experiment?” Seraphina asked, intrigued.
Mophis pointed toward a golden birdcage hanging in the corner of the Star Observation Platform.
Inside was a small magical bird with feathers as dazzling as a rainbow—Seraphina’s most beloved pet, the “Rainbowfinch,” famed for its tireless song and its ability to mimic all manner of instruments.
At this moment, the Rainbowfinch was singing cheerfully, its crisp voice chiming like windbells.
“Your Majesty, can you make it… quiet?” Mophis asked softly.
Seraphina glanced at the bird, the corners of her lips curving in confidence.
“That’s hardly difficult.”
She cast a cool gaze at the cage. A formless aura of authority radiated outward.
But the Rainbowfinch, magically bred to resist spiritual pressure, sang on, utterly unfazed.
Seraphina’s brows furrowed slightly.
She extended a finger, and a trace of violet light shimmered at her fingertip—a silent Silencing Spell shot precisely at the cage.
Yet the bird’s song came not from its throat, but from a magical core within its body. Conventional silencing magic had no effect.
Two failed attempts. Seraphina’s expression darkened.
She, the Empress of an empire, could not even command her own bird.
“It seems,” Mophis said at just the right moment, “it does not wish to ‘obey’ your order.”
Then, under Seraphina’s scrutinizing gaze, Mophis stepped forward slowly to the birdcage.
She released no aura, cast no spell.
She simply gazed at the singing bird, her eyes gentle and serene.
Then, she activated the skill she had just learned.
“Quiet.”
She uttered the word softly.
In that instant, an invisible, irresistible “Rule” descended upon the cage.
The Rainbowfinch’s song stopped.
Not from fear. Not because magic sealed its voice.
It simply… no longer felt like singing.
It tilted its head, black-bead eyes curious, as if wondering why it had suddenly gone silent.
The entire Star Observation Platform fell into a dead stillness.
Seraphina shot up from her seat—her violet eyes filled with unprecedented shock and… desire!
She saw it!
That wasn’t magic. It was something beyond—a power of words that shaped reality.
The very power she had always longed for—the power to set the Rules themselves!
This woman… she truly possessed it!
As Seraphina gazed at Mophis’s slender back, the long-frozen heart of a ruler within her was set ablaze—by a flame named obsession.
She wanted her.
At any cost, she would have her—and the secret of “Rules” that lay within her body.
Just as the air grew thick with the Empress’s possessive heat—
“—!”
A Royal Guard rushed up to the platform, kneeling on one knee, voice trembling.
“Your Majesty! Urgent military !”
“Princess Elsa has just sent a top-tier magical transmission from ‘Mophisia’…”
“Mophisia City… something’s happened!”
“Her Majesty, the Golden Dragon King Ignis… she’s gone missing!”