"Too loud!"
"Idiot!"
Velzard shot her foolish brother a disdainful glance, but the moment she turned to Damien, her face lit up with a sunny smile.
"Damien-chan, have you got a job for your nee-sama?"
Velzard leaned in close, grinning: "You gave this dummy a role, so you wouldn't forget your sister, right?"
"Damien-chan, huh..."
"Doesn't sound great?"
"Whatever, call me what you want."
Damien was a bit embarrassed by the affectionate nickname.
Seeing him agree, Velzard grew even happier, even hugging him to show her fondness.
"So, what's my job?"
"Fighting?"
"No, no, not quite."
Damien didn't dare let Velzard loose so casually... destroying the Cardinal World would be all too easy for her now.
"I'm planning to establish the role of Guardian Deities for the Monster Kingdom."
"Guardian Deities?"
"What exactly does that entail?"
"Yeah, sounds pretty cool!"
Veldora, having crept over at some point, looked like an excited puppy with a new toy.
Damien didn't mind.
After all, Veldora was a key part of his plan.
"Originally, I intended to appoint three guardian dragons."
Damien's words made it clear to the siblings that he had his sights set on their middle sister, Velgrynd.
"Anchor Dragon God, Protector Dragon God, and Destroyer Dragon God."
"Those are the titles I'm giving you."
Once the three True Dragon became Damien's vassals...
Even the weakest, Veldora, would evolve into a Dragon God, possessing Divine-realm magicules and a Transcendent Ultimate.
Damien's ambitions wouldn't be confined to the Cardinal World.
While the Dragon Gods' power paled compared to his, they were still the pinnacle of his forces.
"I want you, nee-sama, to be the Destroyer Dragon God of the Monster Kingdom."
"Your job is to join me in crusades against powerful enemies when I venture out!"
This role suited Velzard's personality perfectly.
She loved to fight.
So, she could join Damien in challenging the powerhouses of other worlds!
"Mm-hmm!"
As expected, Velzard's eyes sparkled with excitement.
The girl grabbed Damien's arm, hugging it tightly, and beamed: "As expected, Damien-chan gets me. I'm very pleased with this role!"
"Uh, as long as you're happy."
Damien instinctively tried to pull his arm free but found it stuck.
Thankfully, Velzard's charm was undeniable, so he quietly enjoyed it.
Though they were nominally siblings...
In reality, they shared no blood ties.
This was different from Veldora and Velzard.
The three Dragon Gods were true siblings, bound by blood and ethics.
Damien, on the other hand, was more like a cousin to them.
"What about me?"
"I may not beat nee-sama, but I'm plenty strong too!"
Seeing his sister get a great job, Veldora eagerly awaited what task Damien had for him.
"Don't worry, I won't disappoint you."
Damien's role for Veldora was the same as in the original story.
To establish a dungeon within the Monster Kingdom.
Using the magicules Veldora naturally emitted, they could spawn countless magical beasts, providing a steady stream of resources for the nation.
Moreover, people could enter the dungeon for hunting and combat, gaining experience and boosting their strength.
"Fighting powerful magical beasts and challenging the dungeon will strengthen the Monster Kingdom's citizens."
"Killed beasts can also be harvested for materials to build the nation and improve lives."
Damien said, "As for you, Veldora, I want you to be the dungeon's final boss, giving challengers their ultimate trial!"
Thus, Damien bestowed the title of 'Anchor' on Veldora.
Resources, talent cultivation, a training ground.
This subtle, foundational boost to the nation's strength made 'Anchor Dragon God' a fitting title, in Damien's view.
The Anchor stabilizes the nation's core.
Among the three True Dragon, only Veldora could fulfill this role.
"Hahaha!"
"No problem, leave it to me!!"
Veldora was thrilled with the title of Anchor Dragon God and the role of dungeon final boss.
"So, you're giving Velgrynd the title of Protector Dragon God?"
Ignoring Veldora, who was lost in fantasies of thrashing challengers, Velzard said: "If I'm not mistaken, 'Protector' means she'll guard the citizens when the nation is invaded and we're away, right?"
"Exactly!"
Velgrynd and Velzard had different personalities.
Velgrynd wasn't as battle-hungry.
In Damien's view, she was a woman with refined emotions.
Rather than waging wars abroad, she was better suited to guarding the home base.
"But she's in the Eastern Empire and won't be back anytime soon."
"Want me to go drag her back?"
She wasn't joking.
Before her evolution, Velzard was already close in power to her sister.
Now, evolved, she was confident she could overpower her!
The title of strongest True Dragon wasn't just talk!
"Speaking of Velgrynd, I've got a question."
Damien said, "What's her relationship with the Emperor of the Eastern Empire Rudra? Are they lovers?"
"No way!!"
Velzard denied it without hesitation: "We wouldn't dare get involved with humans like that!"
Veldanava was once so powerful.
Yet, in the end, he was drained of magicules by Milim while creating offspring.
True, part of it was due to his despair over his wife's death.
But he died all the same.
With Veldanava as a cautionary tale, many powerful beings, especially True Dragon like Velzard, dared not produce offspring.
Without producing offspring, reproductive acts seemed pointless to Velzard.
So, Velgrynd's relationship with Rudra was more like that of close confidants, nothing more.
Velzard could assure Damien of this with absolute certainty.
She knew her sister better than anyone.
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