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

So that was what Albert meant when he said, "The people I cared about are no longer here."

Leon had already suspected that Black Elephant Bro had a dark past, but an extermination-level massacre was beyond what he had anticipated.

And those bastards who had committed such atrocities…

Leon only regretted not dealing with them sooner.

To the Shadow, all the races of Samael seemed to be nothing more than test subjects for the Black Dragon Tribe, mere tools to fuel ultimate resentment and negative emotions.

Life was worthless to them, only good for being consumed.

Leon exhaled quietly, pushing thoughts of Shadow out of his mind.

The Divine Stallion Tribe’s judge, after listening to Albert’s story, also fell into silence.

For a long moment, no one spoke.

Finally, the judge broke the silence.

"Since we’ve made you recall the past, sir, my condolences for your loss."

Albert didn’t respond—he only gave a small nod, acknowledging the words.

The judge took a deep breath, steadied himself, then turned to the next trial participant.

"Alright, next up—please share your story."

"Understood. I was born in…"

…

Leon was the last to go.

Originally, it would have been easy—he could have just glossed over his life, mentioned a couple of trivial details, and passed the Heart’s Inquiry without a hitch.

But after hearing Safina and Albert’s stories, he decided that it wouldn’t hurt to stir some emotions.

Even though everyone here was ultimately a competitor, fighting to secure one of the limited blessings, Leon felt that if all it took was a few words to ease someone’s pain, why not do it?

His master once told him:

"I don’t ask you to be some great, benevolent saint, Leon.
Just don’t eat meat in front of a starving man.
Don’t talk about a bright future in front of someone dying in their sickbed."

So, when it was his turn to speak, Leon simply gave a brief overview of his life.

He spoke about his past, about how he interacted with his family.

But he didn’t emphasize how happy and fulfilling his life was with Rosvisser and their children.