"What is this beautiful sister talking about... A... A dragon? I have never heard of it, ahaha." The dragon tried to make one last desperate struggle. The princess had never seen her human form, so as long as she pretended to know nothing, the thief who mistakenly entered the castle might be able to escape punishment.

"Eh... Are you saying you're not Mr. Dragon?"

"Yeah, yeah, I have no idea about dragons at all." The dragon nodded quickly.

"Are you sure? Children who tell lies will have their tongues pulled out, you know." The princess's beautiful green eyes narrowed slightly, and a dangerous air radiated from her smile.

"I-I'm sure!" Only a fool would admit it. Admitting it at a time like this would mean death!

"But... the tunnel leading here was specially dug from the dungeon to the bedroom, there is no other way to enter, you know."

"..." The expression on the dragon's face froze. After blinking his eyes a few times, he immediately threw himself to the ground in an orz pose and pleaded, "I'm sorry, I was wrong! Please forgive me!"

Retract the previous statement. Even if you don't admit it, you'll still die.

...

"Ah... the familiar ceiling again..."

In the darkness, the dragon woke up from unconsciousness and gradually focused his eyes on the ceiling of the princess's room.

His head hurt. That was the dragon's first feeling. That princess, she didn't know how to go easy on him...

Wait a minute, now might not be the time to worry about that. The dragon mechanically turned his head and found the princess sitting on a soft sofa, crossing her slender legs, scrutinizing him.

In panic, he quickly touched his body all over, relieved when he confirmed that no part of his body was missing.

"... Good morning?"

Hesitating for a moment, the dragon tentatively greeted.

"Well, good morning, Mr. Dragon." The princess sat on the sofa without moving, responding to the dragon as if it were normal, without resorting to violence or threats.

Something was wrong, very wrong! The dragon's intuition told him that something was definitely off. Let this dragon probe a bit.

"Cough, since there's nothing, I won't disturb you." The dragon got up from the floor, pretending to be calm, and walked towards the large French window on one side. Meanwhile, he tightened his nerves, prepared to face a powerful attack. It was one thing to detain him, but judging from yesterday's experience, this woman would never let him go.

But...

"Then I wish you a safe journey, Mr. Dragon~"

She really didn't do anything, the girl just sat quietly, and even waved at the dragon.

The dragon was dumbfounded, standing by the french window, hesitated and turned back. "Hey, hey, I'm really going to run away now, are you really not going to stop me?"

"Fufu, so Mr. Dragon doesn't want to leave? Turns out being a captive can be addictive." The princess covered her mouth and laughed lightly, a mocking smile on her face.

So you were just teasing me, damn it?! Did you really think I wouldn't dare to leave?

The dragon made up his mind, kicked open the French window, and jumped out onto the terrace. At the same time, he released his transformation magic, intending to restore his dragon form and leave.

As long as he turned back into a dragon, even if that woman wanted to capture him again, it wouldn't be so easy.

"Eh?"

He didn't transform into the huge body he expected, and he couldn't sense any trace of magic.

What the heck, can't transform back?

Soon, the dragon realized something was very wrong. He kicked his legs in mid-air a couple of times, and his face turned pale.

...

In the room, after hearing the heavy thump from outside, the princess stood up satisfied and casually shook the bell on the coffee table. Soon after, a maid pushed open the door and greeted her, "Your Highness, do you have any orders?"

"Go and fetch a doctor, a bone specialist, or a priest who can heal." The princess forced herself to suppress her laughter as she spoke. By the way, the princess's room was located on the top floor of the castle tower, with a panoramic view, a total of eight floors high.

Five minutes later, agonizing screams resembling pigs being slaughtered came from the princess's room.

"Ow, ah, it hurts so much!"

On the polished floor, the silver-haired young man writhed in pain, clutching his legs, his once delicate face twisted. The princess watched as he rolled from one end of the room to the other, and couldn't help but laugh.

After knocking over two chairs and a coffee table, the dragon finally got used to the pain of his broken legs, stopped rolling, and propped himself up on the ground with his hands, glaring at the princess, with traces of tears in the corners of his eyes."You wicked woman! You intentionally broke my leg!"

The princess raised her eyebrow, leaning against the armrest of the sofa with one hand supporting her cheek and a smile on her face. "Mr. Dragon, one must take responsibility for their words. You jumped down by yourself, what does that have to do with me?"

The mention of it made Dragon furious. "What have you done to me? Why can't I turn back into my original form?!"

"Oh? Can't turn back, huh? How would I know what's going on? It's your own problem, Mr. Dragon."

I don't believe you! Dragon twisted his neck and suddenly felt uncomfortable. He had been too excited when he saw the opportunity to escape earlier, and now he noticed that something strange was wrapped around his neck.

He raised his hand and touched it. Smooth, a bit cold, circular... Dragon remembered some unpleasant memories. He quickly used the smooth marble floor as a mirror to examine his neck.

Sure enough, a shiny golden collar, exactly the same as the one the princess showed him yesterday. It was definitely put on him after he passed out!

"To make Dragon wear a collar... you really went too far!" Dragon felt both sad and angry.

"Well, don't say it like that. It's a high-quality item specially customized by Saiens Magic Technology, with permanent form solidification magic, sealing magic, and weakness inscription. It's made of fine gold and high-grade gems. It cost me quite a bit of money." The princess had a look of innocence on her face.

"...But it's still a collar, isn't it?! Also, we now have a grudge against the kingdom called Saiens." Dragon slammed his head on the ground, despair filled his eyes. He owed the princess a small golden figure.

He also sensed the magic power inside his body. He couldn't sense a single strand of it, even more suppressed than when he was in the dungeon. And Chi's power had been greatly reduced as well.

Come to think of it, why didn't he put on this thing from the beginning? Oh right, it was because he refused to transform into a human form... Wait a minute!

Swallowing his saliva, Dragon lay down on the ground and weakly asked, "I have a question... Did you lock me up in the dungeon and deliberately dig a tunnel here just for..."

"Hmm, because how else could you transform into a human form on your own?" the princess interrupted.

"Then... you said you wanted to eat me..."

"Fake, how could this cowardly dragon ever have the determination to escape if not for that?"

"I have something to say today."

"Go ahead, but I will decide whether the doctor administers anesthesia when it's time to set your bones based on what you say next."

"Then I won't say it..."

The city is treacherous, I want to go back to the countryside!

"Besides, the flesh of a purebred Dragon is not tasty at all, it's dry and tough like leather, impossible to chew." The princess added, licking her soft pink lips.

In an instant, Dragon felt even worse, thinking that this woman was even more terrifying.

"Although I know it's unlikely, I still want to ask, can you help me take this thing off?" Dragon tugged at the sturdy gold collar around his neck, looking miserable.

"Sure, I can."

"Just as I thought, you won't agree... Huh? What did you say?" Dragon thought he had misheard.

"I said, I can." The princess revealed a cute smile with her little fangs, taking out a golden key from a drawer that was knocked over, tied with a string. She shook it in front of Dragon and said, "Look, this is the key to unlock the collar."

Dragon's eyes immediately filled with joy when he looked at the princess.

"But well, I can't just open it for you for free. After all, it cost me quite a bit of money. How about this, you stay as my servant for a year, and I'll let you go."

"I refuse!"

Dragon's first reaction was to refuse. As a Dragon, although he was a bit cowardly and a bit lowly, it was still difficult for him to accept serving as a servant to humans. But he quickly realized that his life was in the hands of the princess, and if he angered her, it would be his loss.

Carefully observing the princess to see if she was angry, Dragon asked, "Uh, so, the freedom you mentioned earlier... Was it true?"

"Oh, of course it's true. But since Mr. Dragon refuses to be my servant, we have no relationship whatsoever. I also have no obligation to find a doctor for a stranger, right? Mmm hmm, so I'll just have someone throw Mr. Dragon into the wilderness later..."The princess stroked her chin in a pensive manner, with a slightly sinister expression on her face.

"Hey, you can't be serious, can you?" The dragon panicked for the umpteenth time. This is bad, this is really bad. It was one thing before when I still had my MagicChi and was in my dragon form. But now I'm just a human with my magic sealed, and who knows when the injury on my leg will heal... If I were to encounter any wild beast or monster out in the wild, I could potentially become the first dragon ever to be single-handedly killed by a beast and forever be remembered as the dragon of eternal disgrace on the Pillar of Shame...

The princess did not answer and emotionlessly shook the bell again, summoning the maid.

"Mimi, there's no need to call the doctor. And while you're at it, call the guards to have them carry this guy out and throw him away."

"No! I'll do it! Can't I do it myself?! Being a servant or something like that suits me the best!"

Indeed, I didn't become the "first ever" to die by the mouth of a wild beast, but in a sense, this is still quite a shameful situation...