The royal library was located in a secluded place, but the exterior was quite splendid.

The administrator in charge of the library momentarily lost his mind due to the sudden visit of the crown princess.

“Your Majesty, it’s an honor to see you.”

“There’s no need to tremble like that. I just came to look around because I was curious. Did anyone else visit today?”

“Ah, Lord Grovan has been here since this morning.”

I was surprised at the unexpected name.

She undoubtedly called us with the intention of trapping Empress and me and Nathaniel.

So I thought he must have gone home by now.

“I see. Thank you.”

Since I couldn’t drive Diana away just because I had arrived, I decided to pretend I didn’t know anything.

I headed to the library where there were papers on the study of ancient dragon legends.

“There’s less than I thought.”

The problem was that it was an unrealistic and ancient legend.

If I hadn’t seen Nathaniel’s transformed appearance, I would never have believed it.

I read the titles and prefaces, chose a few good books, and headed to the desk in the center.

And I began to read each book carefully.

“Sigh.”

But soon, my concentration waned.

Most of the contents of the books I’d brought were very theoretical stories.

Dragons don’t exist, or they were close to myths made for the legitimacy of the royal family.

The occasional mentions of great powers were attributed to their excellence, never the blessing of a dragon.

“This isn’t much help.”

While flipping through the book with my fingers, something strange caught my eye.

“Huh?”

I brought the book closer and examined it carefully.

It was quite worn and hard to see, but faint letters caught my eye.

“N35, three steps back?”

The number in front seemed to be the bookshelf number.

I took the book and headed to the room with the marked shelf.

“Let’s see. N34, N35. Here it is!”

It was the shelf in the deepest part.

I began to search the wall three steps away from there, thoroughly.

It was slightly thrilling, like a mystery movie.

I tapped the wall, listening for a hollow sound, and found a spot that sounded empty.

I carefully touched around it with my fingertips to find some mechanism.

‘Click.’

With a small noise, the wall slid away.

Inside was a narrow staircase.

As I stepped in, the stones on the wall naturally emitted light to guide me.

“Wow, I hope I don’t get trapped.”

With a bit of worry, I started down the stairs.

As I followed the winding staircase, a creepy place appeared.

Spider webs everywhere made it seem neglected for quite some time.

“What is this place? It looks like a place to summon a demon.”

Short candles were placed on the floor, and unknown characters were written.

I looked at it for a long time but couldn’t figure out what it said, so I decided to give up.

And headed to the bookshelf and desk inside.

There were traces of some research.

There must be research notes somewhere.

The entrance had seemed flimsy, so the research notes were easy to find.

“Fortunately, these are written in a language I can understand.”

I slowly turned the pages one by one, checking the content.

“This is…….”

It was written by Nathaniel’s mother.

It was a kind of parenting diary, but the content was chillingly cold.

It recorded in great detail when Nathaniel would turn into a dragon, and what behavioral patterns he exhibited when transformed.

Also, how aggressive he became when he was being petulant.

[I cannot trust my son. He is not a human but a monster. When he raises his hand, I feel fear first. Perhaps he is a devil sent for the demise of the empire led by this foolish emperor.]

“There’s no need to dislike him that much.”

The more I read the diary, the more I understood why Nathaniel didn’t understand emotions.

She tried to solve the situation by completely shunning Nathaniel.
Even so, he did not neglect to observe him.

The reason Nathaniel turned into the form of a dragon was all due to emotion.

The moment the emotions intensified, he would transform into the form of a dragon.

These emotions were primarily negative ones such as anger, sorrow, and pain.

“The way to return……. ”

Surprisingly, she had written nothing about the way to return.

Perhaps because she did not care whether Nathaniel returned to his human form or not.

“Isn’t this really too much?”

I became angry at her attitude.

No matter how shocking his appearance, it wasn’t as if he wasn’t her child.

The thought that indifference might have been better, such was the level of disgust and fear that filled the diary, crossed my mind.

“Ha.”

I pushed the unpleasant diary deep away and went outside.

And I closed the door.

It wasn’t entirely fruitless.

Since I now knew that Nathaniel’s emotions were the cause of the transformation.

“Hmm.”

So, did I make him transform this time by doubting him?

It seemed kind of cute.

A smirk escaped me without me realizing it.

So, the only way is to go and soothe him, I thought.

And I decided to pretend not to know about the diary I saw today until the day I die.

I absolutely did not want to show it to Nathaniel.