Shut Up, Malevolent Dragon! I Don’t Want to Have Any More Children With You

Leon’s gaze fell once again on the girl named Safina.

"So she’s the second human here, aside from me…"

Meeting a fellow countryman while traveling abroad was rare. Leon was definitely going to pay close attention to her story.

Safina remained seated with perfect posture, showing no nervousness whatsoever.

"I was born in a small human kingdom where the living conditions were harsh. The only way to improve our homeland was through small-scale wars, seizing land from other nations or tribes.

My family had two children—me and my younger brother.

When we were still young, we lost our parents to war. We survived by relying on the generosity of others, growing up under the care of strangers.

My brother was determined to join the royal court, because in a nation as poor and broken as ours, the only way to ensure a better life for oneself and one’s family was to become part of the ruling class.

And he succeeded. For a long time, our lives gradually improved.

Until… the old king passed away, and a new king ascended the throne.

The new ruler completely reformed the kingdom’s structure and purged the royal court.

It didn’t matter if they were scholars or generals—the purge affected everyone.

But because of my brother’s exceptional abilities, he was not expelled from the royal court. Instead, he was recognized by the new king and given an important position.

But as the years passed—almost a decade—we began to realize his growing ambition and cruelty. However, by then, my brother was already too deep to escape and could only continue serving the new king."

Safina was about to continue when another trial participant interrupted her.

"Aren’t we supposed to be sharing our own backgrounds? Why are you only talking about your brother?"

"Are you trying to cheat your way through this trial by avoiding talking about yourself?"

The suspicion in the trial participant’s voice was reasonable.