Aya has developed some resistance to following the eccentric Tiran for so long. After being surprised for three seconds, she regained her composure and pulled out the index she had picked up when entering. She examined the exhibition floor plan on the title page and asked, "So, what's the next move?"

"Well—let's go around and explore first, maybe we can find some treasures in the doujinshi area," Keke said, her eyes shining as she pointed to the entrance of the doujinshi trading area in the distance.

"Hold on, weren't we supposed to buy a gift for that guy Tiran?" Aya raised an eyebrow, sounding like a schoolkid reporting to the teacher. "Oh—I forgot to tell Tiran, I never expected that giving an apology to your sister wouldn't be as important in your mind as buying doujinshi."

"No way! Sister will always be number one in my heart!" Keke, as if her tail had been stepped on, blushed and defended herself. "Besides the novels in the library and the official manga releases, sister also likes some doujinshi! So, I am choosing a gift for sister, too!"

"And besides—" Elf girl's eyes spun around, suddenly spotting Aya's weakness. She said loudly, "It was you, Aya, who made sister angry in the first place. It's not my responsibility for this matter."

"Well... the weather is actually quite nice today..." Aya's guilty conscience showed in her wandering gaze.

"Never mind, I forgive you this time," Keke chuckled, crossed her arms, and waved her finger confidently. She took the booklet index from Aya's hand and said, "Look, there's a special activity today. A mysterious guest will appear on the free stage in the doujinshi area, and bring limited edition gifts. If we get one, it will definitely be more thoughtful than buying a gift with money."

"That seems reasonable." Aya nodded. "So, what do we do next?"

"Let's go to the doujinshi area!"

"You just want to go look at doujinshi, don't you?! (╯‵□′)╯"

However, in the end, Aya followed Keke to the doujinshi sales area. After all, she was not familiar with this kind of occasion. Without Keke driving, she would easily get lost, not to mention participating in the special activity to get a gift.

Fortunately, the so-called doujinshi area was not full of adult content as she had imagined. There were also normal doujin works and homemade merchandise.

"But why did you have to come over here!" Standing beside a certain small booth, Aya stared at the shelf filled with life-sized body pillows of semi-nude girls and neatly stacked, seemingly provocative manga books. She couldn't help but complain to Keke, who was earnestly flipping through one of them.

"Because this is the essence of the doujinshi exhibition area! All those normal merchandise are just for show, only the adult books have soul!" Keke replied with a righteous expression, making Aya cover her face and turn away. It was too disillusioning to see an Elf princess with a religious fervor-like expression worshipping the "God of Adult Manga". By the way, I wonder if that brother named Silvixin, who is marrying you, would be relieved to see you like this?

"Aya, don't say that! Sister will be unhappy," Keke looked up and glanced at Aya, giving her advice in the tone of an older sister. "And it's not mature or responsible for a man to make judgments without understanding the situation."

"..." Aya was silent for two seconds. Well... a mature and responsible man, huh?

Her gaze shifted to a stack of colorful, thin magazines on the side. Aya stroked her chin, wondering if she shouldn't jump to conclusions so easily. But...

Seeing the girl on the cover, with a flushed face and a slight disdainful expression, Aya shook her head firmly. "Impossible, absolutely impossible. I am a respectable person and would never indulge my desires with someone else's delusions. Only a loser otaku would do such a thing! I have no interest in netorare or those yellow-haired characters!"

Staring at Aya suspiciously, Coco narrowed her eyes and remained silent for a moment, before picking up a slightly thin comic from the booth. "If you don't like those genres, how about this one? It's related to dragons, you know."

"Hmph, let me tell you, even if I were to die here and now, I still wouldn't enjoy this kind of thing..." Aya said, though her gaze subconsciously lingered on the gripping battle scene on the first page.

...

In the depths of the northwest desolate Gobi, a duel reached its final moments. As the knight swung his invincible blade once again, the once flame-breathing dragon let out a pained roar and helplessly plummeted, creating a deep crater upon the hard earth.

"This time, victory is mine, Verenica."

Almost simultaneously with the dragon's fall, the knight, clothed in a dark black armor from head to toe, removed the flying effects of his magic cape and stood on the edge of the dusty pit. From behind the helmet's visor, a metallic and cold voice rang out.

No trace of the dragon remained in the crater, only a small figure lying amidst scattered scales and traces of blood.

"Ah, yes, there's no easy way to defeat you anymore."

Completely giving up her last resistance, the girl named Verenica opened her arms and looked up at the sky defenselessly.

The bright sunlight made her golden vertical pupils contract, and the girl raised a hand to shield her eyes, but soon let it fall out of exhaustion.

"Congratulations, you've finally defeated me, in such a despicable way," the girl said sarcastically, with a mocking smile on her face.

Ever since being trapped in her lair by that cunning mage years ago, her range of movement had been reduced to this small desert area. The curse weakened her power every passing moment.

To make matters worse, the location of her dragon's den had been exposed, making this place a lucrative treasure trove in the eyes of greedy adventurers. Every few days, a team of adventurers would attempt to kill her and seize the rare treasures within her lair.

The only consolation was that, with her dragon powers, ordinary adventurers were nothing more than crushed ants to her. However, this stroke of luck lasted less than three months.

Unlike the other feeble attempts to escape or even the ones who were too weak to flee and were crushed by her, this knight in front of her was like a cheat character. Not only did he possess the strength to confront her head-on, he also had Dragon Magic, which could suppress human magic from all angles.

Although she was initially able to barely defeat him, as time passed, the negative effects of the curse became more apparent, while the knight, on the other hand, quickly grew stronger with each challenge. In the end, she could do nothing but admit defeat.

What a frustrating way to exit the stage, the girl thought. In fact, she had anticipated this outcome since the day she was cursed, but she did not expect it to come so soon.

"Say what you want, but now I hold the power to dispose of you."

The knight's voice sounded muffled behind his helmet.

"Ah, of course, I will obey the victor," the Dragon girl replied weakly, unable to muster the strength to get up and lying on the ground, staring at the sky.

"So, how do you plan to deal with me? Kill me for the bounty? Or do you want my blood and bones? Or maybe the treasure in the cave behind me?"

The knight remained silent, and the girl didn't bother to move, closing her eyes as if resigned to her fate.

"None of those, actually."

The knight suddenly spoke, his voice taking on a cheerful tone. "My purpose from the beginning was for this -"

"Would you marry me, Miss Berenica?"

The knight in black armor knelt on one knee, extending a hand towards the Dragon girl lying in the pit, holding a shiny ring.

"Alright... huh?" The girl, who had given up resistance, suddenly opened her eyes, her golden pupils showing surprise and astonishment.

"Wait, what did you just say? Marry... get married? Me? Hold on a second! I haven't agreed to anything! You bastard, stay away from me, let me goooo!"

...

After finishing the prologue, Aya fell into silence, trembling slightly as she closed the manga.

"Isn't it amazing? The artwork and the paneling are impeccable, a true masterpiece!"

Coco leaned over Aya's shoulder and excitedly waited for her reaction.

"It's amazing... you jerk!" Aya suddenly turned her head, smacking the manga onto Coco's head, her cheeks slightly flushed. "What kind of ridiculous plot is this? And I was actually expecting a serious story!"

Alright.

Objectively speaking, as an entertainment work, this kind of plot is fine, but for Aya, it's different...

The sense of déjà vu is too strong!

Looking at the title again, "The Days of Living with a Dragon-Girl," fine, from now on I should read the title first.

"Wuwaaa, that hurts... o(≧口≦)o"

Coco rubbed his head and said in a helpless tone, "Aya, you're so mean! I recommended it to you with good intentions... hmph, I won't talk to you anymore, I'll go over there."

Watching Coco trot over to the opposite booth, Aya nervously touched her cheek, huh, why is it so hot? That's not scientific!

And this itchy feeling in her heart...

Aya's gaze returned to the manga in her hands, her eyes evading, but in the end, she couldn't help but extend her guilty hands.

"I, uh, I'll just take a look at the rest of the plot, otherwise, it'll be too uncomfortable to be left hanging... Yes, it's not for any other reason, really!"

...

The scene changed, bringing us to a small cottage nestled in a tranquil mountain forest.

Behind the cottage, located on the edge of a cliff, was a clear spring. The spring water flowing from the spring gathered into a not-too-deep pool along the stone wall and flowed downwards from a gap on the other side.

"Although you're a despicable human, your taste for a hideout is not bad..."

Berenica soaked her naked body in the cool spring water, glancing around at the lush greenery. Her tense body relaxed slightly.

It was really a pleasant surprise that she managed to survive. The curse imposed by the magician back then could only be lifted after Berenica was defeated. Perhaps they didn't anticipate that someone would defeat her without killing her?

But... that guy just said...

"Shall we take a bath together and get to know each other better?"

Even if she was a dragon, Berenika didn't really understand human culture. But taking a bath together, that's not normal no matter how you look at it, right?

Lifting her left hand out of the water and staring at the exquisitely crafted ring on her ring finger, Berenica suddenly felt a surge of heat throughout her body.

"Could it be... that guy is planning to...?"

She thought it was just a joke. Is he really serious? What kind of joke is this?

Berenika looked down at her human body, which, according to human age, couldn't be more than eleven years old. That guy, despite having such immense power, is he actually a pervert?