Reborn as a Mind-Reading Empress

Chapter 345: Kind of Annoying but Cute

Chapter 345: Kind of Annoying but CuteAfter the dragons were almost wiped out by humans, the dragons went berserk and ate a lot of humans for vengeance.

It was probably where the stories of dragons eating humans originated. Those who witnessed it probably wrote about it or told the following generation and it was passed on due to how terrifying it was.

However, Ferdinand explained that the primordial dragons and those who had lived long enough no longer even required food.

They could simply gather the mana in the surroundings once in a while if they needed to and that could serve as their sustenance.

They have long stopped feeling thirst and hunger.

Ferdinand only ever felt hunger and thirst again when he gained a new body as a human.

It was rather a pain for him to have to eat several times a day, but he found it fun too since he desired food again after not caring for so long.

It was no wonder that after living for so long, they no longer found any reason to live.

They learned everything they wanted.

Had probably eaten everything they wanted so they lost interest in food especially when they no longer needed it to survive.

They were not interested in reproduction and didn’t need to do so either.

And they have already done everything they wanted to do in this world.

They had already gone past all the difficulties and had gotten the pleasures of life they wanted, and soon lost interest in it.

’It was understandable they wanted to die. It seems, requiring them to reproduce and having to protect Estrella gave them a new reason to live.’

Perhaps that was another reason for requiring the dragons, especially the primordials, to be in a human body before leaving Estrella.

It was for them to be reminded of what it was like to live again and find a reason for existing.

After all, humans may be weak compared to other races, and thus, their lives were filled with challenges; but their desires motivate them to achieve before their short lifespan ends.

Maybe, in this short lifespan, the primordial dragons could find a reason to live as well.

And for now, to Ferdinand, Arabella was that reason.

Once they have children, hopefully, Ferdinand would be even more motivated to live.

It was probably why Ferdinand was so possessive of her.

Since she was the reason he decided to live, he wanted to keep her close to his side at all times.

Though his jealousy could sometimes be annoying, Arabella understood since she knew what it was like to feel like nothing mattered anymore.

To have only one thing, one belief you are holding onto, to keep living.

She knew what it was like to feel like it was fine to simply leave this world.

And she obsessed over that thing, that one belief, and kept living until she thought there was nothing more to hold on to anymore.

Could it be among the reasons why she blamed everything on Ferdinand in her past life?

Because it was the only reason she kept living?

So, when that one last straw tying her down to this world was cut, she let go and ended her life?

If Ferdinand didn’t die in her arms that day, would she have still ended her life?

Or would she have died at the hands of those who betrayed her?

"What’s wrong? Are you scared of me now? I didn’t eat humans with them. I was still in hibernation when they were going berserk," Ferdinand clarified when he noticed she turned a bit pale.

"I know. I just recalled some past memories."

"Past memories?" Ferdinand frowned.

[I don’t like the sound of that. Aren’t her past memories with Prince Andrew?]

"Hey, don’t go reminiscing past memories with your former lover while you are in my arms. Don’t you like my embrace? Was his better than mine? How come you are remembering him while I am holding you? I thought you don’t like him anymore," Ferdinand’s brows further furrowed. He hadn’t mentioned Andrew for a while.

Arabella smiled.

Her husband is indeed on a jealous streak.

His jealousy could indeed be irritating sometimes since he gets jealous about people she wasn’t even thinking about.

Even so, she still likes him. And she wants him to fill secure. She wanted to comfort him instead and give him some love.

She was beginning to become weird too.

Yet, she didn’t mind.

"No. That wasn’t what I meant. I was talking about the time I plotted peoples’ deaths," Arabella said, and her husband froze.

"Why are you thinking about that now? Are you angry at me?"

[Had I been too much lately? Why would she think about those times when she was in my embrace? Or do I reek of blood? I haven’t gone to the battlefield for a while. This is the first time I didn’t even go hunting for so long too.]

"No. That’s not it either. I’m just thinking I want to live with you for a long, long, time in this life," Arabella gave him a smooch.

She smiled when her husband was wide-eyed, and his face turned red.

[She was thinking about that?! How can I be so far off? What’s wrong with me? And why am I feeling so shy and elated at the same time that she gave me such a loving kiss even though I was probably annoying?]

Arabella couldn’t help but laugh when she heard her husband’s thoughts.

He actually knew it was kind of annoying when he keeps getting jealous about everyone.

"Don’t laugh at me," Ferdinand pouted, and she gave him another kiss.

"You look so cute with your face that red," Arabella teased, and Ferdinand covered her face with both palms.

[She’s making fun of me. How can having a red face be cute? I can feel more of the heat rising to my face. Damn it. If I can just use magic here, she won’t see me like this. It’s so embarrassing. Why can’t I control my expressions in front of her anymore?]

Ferdinand found it weird that he was feeling so shy right now. But he couldn’t help it.

It made Arabella want to tease him more. It was so rare to see her beloved husband this embarrassed.

’Haha. You think I’m cute even when I’m making weird expressions. A red face is nothing compared to it.’