Dragon Master: The SSS-Ranked School Belle Asked Me To Contract Her-Chapter 197: The Past Haunts Forever

Rain stayed silent on Elara's question. Memories of her time with Veer flashed in her mind, bringing joy and pain at the same time.

She knew about her obsession with Veer since long ago. It wasn't hard to understand considering how much she cared about him.

Whenever she had a thought about living a life without him, it made her sad and upset. She didn't want any of that.

However, she knew her limits too. She wasn't worthy of someone like him. She was fine living as a shadow of him, walking beside him wherever he goes.

But Elara's words reminded her of reality. She was just a tool and, while she was fine with that, she didn't want Veer to discard her after using her.

She knew all of those were just her thoughts and Veer would never do such a thing. It still left a mark of doubt in her mind and heart.

After lingering for a while, she answered Elara, who was patiently waiting for her, "He is going to be the Emperor and he's worthy of that position. He will have so many beautiful women as his wives, so why would he need an ugly woman like me?"

She touched her face, feeling the marks on it as they reminded her of childhood and how she got them.

"Just see his current partners. You, Boss Aurora and Boss Liliana. Every single one of you is one of the most beautiful persons in the world. Not to mention you all are high-status women. Who am I? See me clearly."

Raising her face, she showed it to Elara and said, tears rolling down her face, "I'm just an ugly, useless slum rat that has disgusting habits. The only good thing about me is my Aspect, so I'm more than willing to submit to him as his sword."

Her eyes brightened as she added,

"Yes, I will ask him that, then he won't ever abandon me. Yes, that's it!"

"Rain!" Elara shouted, as she gripped the rocks below her, crushing them into fine powder dust. "Don't you dare speak those words ever again."

Her emerald eyes burned with fury as she clutched Rain's head in her arms, her face close to hers as she whispered, "Do you truly think we are that shallow? That your Veer is that shallow?"

She scoffed, as if she couldn't believe her words.

"He's going to be an Emperor? So what of it? Do you think he wants it? Heck, I'm sure he must be thinking of putting that double-faced bitch on the throne. If he really was all that high and mighty, would he ever even talk to you?"

Rain shivered and tried to back away upon hearing all of that, but Elara didn't let her even look away.

"High status? Heh, please, I have none of it. The day I found that I loved him, I had decided to give him my all. When he was forced to run away and was being targeted by everyone, I was with him. My clan—yes, that mighty clan—they opposed me and tried to ground me."

She smirked and said, madness flashing in her eyes,

"Do you know what I did? I blasted their whole palace and ran away. I even cut ties with them and refused to use anything owned by that clan. Yes, I'm selfish and I don't care about that. I only need him in my life."

She forced Rain to look into her eyes and said,

"When I met him again, I was reduced to nothing. I had no money, no powers, no backup, no parents, no clan. Nothing! Absolutely nothing! Believe me, I spent four months in the slums to hide from everyone. Only then I met him. Do you know what I looked like back then?"

She backed away, took off her suit, and showed Rain her back, full of marks. It was clear that they were healed from some powerful potions, but they still left their marks.

"These are from the time when some thugs found me and were going to sell me as a slave. When I retaliated, they beat me up with hot iron rods all over my body. But I wasn't someone afraid of heat, and they had enough, so they slapped my face with those same rods."

Rain visibly shivered and backed away, her eyes full of horror as she imagined the situation of Elara.

However, Elara wasn't done as she continued,

"That was the price I had to pay for my so-called beauty and for running away from my clan. I stayed in the slums because I knew they would find me, but that also meant my father couldn't find me. No one could."

Rain swallowed back her saliva and asked, "How did you survive and how did you even get out of it?"

Elara wore her battle suit again and smiled.

"It was my dumbo, Veer. When those thugs realized I was of no use because of the damage to my body, they threw me in the trash, leaving me to bleed to death. However, heaven didn't want my soul yet, so they sent Veer near that area."

A beautiful smile formed on her lips as she continued,

"Even in that state where my whole body was damaged and it was impossible to recognize me, he did. He recognized me and took me back home. I still remember the worried face he had back then, it was as if his world was dying."

Rain exhaled the breath she had been holding until now, as she saw Elara continuing,

"He was in a good position, where no one could find him, especially because of that artifact. That was how he had planned to live the rest of his life, but me being there changed everything. He knew I wouldn't survive unless I was treated immediately with the best treatment, so he sacrificed his peace and gambled away his life."

"How?" Rain asked.

"He called my father, which revealed his location to everyone. Escaping from that great clan once was already a miracle, so there was no way it could happen again. I was healed and treated properly, but he also got assassins on his tail."

She sighed, still remembering those days.

"My father helped the situation as best as he could, which also earned him a heavy punishment from the clan. But I got my genes from him, heh, so he disregarded everything to help us. He also declared that if any assassins came after us, he would declare war."

Rain's eyes widened in shock as she asked, "W-What? A war against the whole Elf Empire?"

"Not really, but I'm also not explaining it. It's all politics, and his stance changed things. We were never targeted by powerful assassins, but weaker ones often attacked. After all, it's easier to deflect blame when the assassins are just nobodies."

She shook her head and said, "Anyway, my point was that he doesn't care about anything you're worried about. He took such a big risk, even though my face and body were ruined."

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Rain looked down, unable to form any words.

"Tell me, Rain, you're just telling all of this bullshit to convince yourself, right?" Elara asked, raising Rain's face. "You know everything will be fine. You know exactly who Veer is, but still tell yourself all of this? Why?"

"Because I'm not worthy of him," Rain answered in a low voice.

"And who decided that?" Elara rolled her eyes. "I can say for sure Veer doesn't give two fucks about your appearance. If you love him, then say that to him. Those marks are something you were born with, so how is it your fault?"

"They aren't natural," Rain said, still looking down. "They were given to me by my own mother."

Elara's mouth remained open as she looked at Rain in surprise. She then asked, "What do you mean? They look perfectly natural to me."

"My mother was from the same race as me, but she was a slave in some noble house," Rain said, recalling her terrible childhood. "One day, one of the young masters there was drunk and forced himself on her. That act produced me."

Elara had no words to say, so she just hugged Rain and patted her head.

"Our race has a terrible reputation, and I'm sure you know of it. How could they accept their young master having sex with a disgusting creature? So, they punished both of them, albeit rather cruelly for my mother."

She sighed.

"They even tried to kill me in her womb, but somehow I survived. My mother also ran away after that incident and began to raise me in a small village. We were... happy. But then, those nobles found us."

Tears dropped down her face as she recalled the horrible days.

"My mother knew it was over for us, so she used everything she had so that I could run and survive in the slums. Yes, she specifically told me to never reveal myself. But having experienced the cruelty of this world, she knew I wouldn't fare in the slums and underworld, especially because of my face."