Chapter 22 Touching the Evil Dragon’s Child’s Horns!
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
Children inheriting the Evil Dragon’s blood grew at a terrifying speed.
A month after her birth, Uigetsu’s body had grown to the size of a human toddler. A girl with short-cropped black hair from which sharp, blade-like black horns peeked out, her black eyes shining with innate cleverness as she dashed over to her beloved father and clung right to my legs.
”Dad, hug me!”
”Sure thing. Here, a big squeeze for you.”
Dressed in a light blue yukata, Uigetsu had grown up as a born papa’s girl.
From her infant days, she’d wanted to be with me, her father, more than her mother Yaten, and if I wasn’t by her side, Uigetsu would cry out loud. She loved affectionate communication, seizing any chance to kiss or hug, her papa’s girl ways so intense that even Sakuya, who was similar, felt more dumbfounded than jealous.
”I love you so much, Uigetsu.”
”Ah, ah! ~~!! Me too, I love you so much, Dad!”
When I bent down and hugged her, Uigetsu’s joy showed through in the pounding of her heartbeat transmitted right to me.
She was still a newborn child in many ways, so I couldn’t help doting on her. My small, cute daughter Uigetsu—our skinship might’ve been excessive, but from my experience raising Sakuya, I knew this was normal for a one-month-old.
Sakuya used to kiss and hug a lot too, just until recently.
This kind of skinship would naturally taper off with embarrassment as mind and body grew.
Since Uigetsu was still practically a baby, responding to her requests was only natural, and seeing her tremble with joy from just a hug was the height of fatherly fulfillment. Deep affection and interaction were key to resisting the Evil Dragon’s innate nature she was born with, so I’d decided to pour love into Uigetsu until it overflowed her heart’s vessel.
Uigetsu’s heartbeat kept racing in our embrace, her breathing quick and eager. For a daughter whose mind, body, and soul were bound in servitude, this was bliss on par with ascending to heaven, and she accepted my hug with an expression of utter peace from the depths of her heart.
But we couldn’t spend all our time on parent-child skinship. Those inheriting the Evil Dragon’s blood had to train to control their power and spirit.
”Alright then, let’s start today’s lesson.”
”Yeah! Dad!”
Her voice came back full of energy, like she’d been recharged.
Her obsidian eyes brimmed with motivation, eagerly awaiting her father’s words. So, while stroking her head and combing through her hair, I told her the content of today’s study.
”It’s practical training. We’ll start with simple tag to build the basics.”
”Got it!”
For Uigetsu, who suited hands-on more than desk work, lessons through physical play made the most sense.
Tag was perfect for her as a child—teaching body movement, predicting an opponent’s actions with insight, and simple yet learnable tactics. And above all, for a papa’s girl who loved contact, being able to hug her father without holding back made it her absolute favorite game.
In the Underground Temple, the plaza where the Evil Dragon had been sealed was a spot where we could go all out, and there Uigetsu and I faced off directly.
”Here we go!”
”Alright, com—!?”
With the starting call, Uigetsu extended her arms at a speed that seemed to vanish.
It was the full force of the Evil Dragon’s power. If I hadn’t twisted my body halfway on instinct, she’d have caught me for sure, and even against a child, I’d need to go all in or it wouldn’t even count as training. Yet even after being dodged, Uigetsu switched smoothly to the next action, just as I’d taught her.
Midair control, using the fly technique to kick off the air instead of the ground and flip her body. Like a fierce beast, her vertically slit pupils widened, locking onto her prey (her father) without letting go.
”—! Got, cha, close…!”
Uigetsu was dead serious about tag.
She chased me with eyes wide open, not even blinking, her face expressionless. Her inexperience made her moves linear and susceptible to feints, but she dashed through the air without pause, and dodging her three-dimensional lunges was exhausting. The way she circled me in the sky, weaving a cage, was like the embodiment of papa’s girl Uigetsu’s obsession.
She pursued with Shiryuin Clan body arts honed over a thousand years, backed by the overwhelming physical ability of the Evil Dragon.
Like Sakuya, she had a talent for learning by observation, picking up my evasion techniques even in this moment. And in terms of physical ability, Uigetsu outshone her sister, her actions sharpening with every passing second.
Uigetsu’s movements through the air were like chaotically reflecting light, utterly unpredictable. It was like a supersonic bouncy ball with a will of its own, closing in on its target.
”Whoa! This is getting… tough…!”
”—Tch!”
Her childish hand grazed me, accompanied by a small click of her tongue. She seemed to feel a solid response, but as Head of the Shiryuin Clan, I had my pride from hellish training, so even if I couldn’t track with my eyes, dodging by presence alone was plenty.
Still, the overwhelming gap in physical ability couldn’t be bridged. I’d limited myself to body arts only while facing Uigetsu, but now she was going all out to catch her father, dashing through the air on all fours like a beast, reaching speeds impossible to follow without techniques.
The air trembled… at this rate, a normal human or yokai would be minced by the shockwaves…
Circling me at supersonic speeds, Uigetsu was like a living mixer.
Without reinforcing my body with spiritual power, I’d be torn to shreds by the sonic booms. Even using the fly technique, circling at supersonic speeds with such agility was far from its intended use. It was only possible because of the immense power housed in the Evil Dragon, and Uigetsu’s standout physical ability made it her own.
If she had this explosive power as a toddler, maturity would make her body peerless under heaven, no doubt. Thinking that in the deadly range of Uigetsu was—
”Ngh…!”
”Dad, caught you!”
—It meant becoming prey to Uigetsu’s embrace that left sound behind. Taking her supersonic tackle head-on, I was blown far back and slammed into the wall.
”Dodging most of my attacks with just basics—Dad, you’re really amazing!”
”I needed to teach you the meaning of body arts. Now you see that raw physical ability alone isn’t everything in close combat, right?”
”Yeah! Seeing how easily you dodged just being fast!”
Uigetsu’s physical ability was astonishing, but with knowledge of body arts and matching skill, countering it wasn’t impossible.
I’d focused on evasion, but there were plenty of openings to counter if I’d attacked. Considering intercepts, Uigetsu’s actions had much to teach. Even now, she ranked high in this world, but as the Evil Dragon’s child, she needed to aim higher.
Seeing her gaze at me with admiration for my body arts, full of respect, erased any worries.
”Hey, can I ask for a reward…?”
”Yeah. It was basic training, but you achieved the goal, so go ahead.”
”Yay…! Then, I want you to stroke my horns… I love it when you do.”
She bowed her head, offering up what was the soul and dignity itself for an Evil Dragon.
Sharp black horns curved like blades, yet they held no ominous aura, exuding even a clear atmosphere. It was proof that Yaten the Evil Dragon’s way of being was changing, as her child Uigetsu had almost none of the innate evil passed from her mother.
”You really love having your horns touched, Uigetsu. Isn’t this a delicate part?”
With a sharp gasp, she leaned in, her breath quickening. “Fweh, ah, ~~! Yeah, but when you touch them, Dad… it feels so good…!”
”Hey, you’re drooling. Self-control is part of the lesson too.”
”Sorry, hyah! But for me, this really feels so gooood…!”
Her features melted into bliss, accepting the caressing of her Evil Dragon dignity.
As my fingers traced from tip to base, Uigetsu shivered in delight. When I pointed out the saliva spilling from the corner of her mouth in her pleasure, she hurriedly wiped it with her sleeve and signaled she was okay.
Last time it’d led to a big mess, forcing us to stop the horn petting. She squeezed her thighs together firmly, showing determination not to embarrass herself. It held for a few strokes, but eventually dissolved, though she avoided the tragedy of losing control completely.
We faded into that gentle, overwhelming haze of sensation, her responses softening to strained breaths and muffled sighs as the intimacy peaked without incident.
”Yaten and Sakuya beg me to stroke their horns too when we’re alone—does it really feel that good?”
”It feels amazing! But this is like a secret thing, so better not tell even family.”
”Species differences in values, huh…?”
As a human, the idea of horn-stroking being treated like a hidden affair didn’t quite click.
I understood it involved the dragon’s soul and dignity, but this sensation was probably something only Uigetsu and the others could truly know. I recalled how, when I’d tried stroking Yaten’s horns in front of the girls before, she’d raged like I’d touched her reverse scale, and calming her down had been a hassle.
Interspecies marriage brought cultural issues that were extremely delicate, teaching me that lesson well.
”And… stroke gently, but sometimes grip them hard, okay?”
”You’re turning into a spoiled kid… Alright, like this, a firm grip—”
It was meant as light mischief.
Grabbing both of Uigetsu’s horns like handles and squeezing with real strength—
With a strained breath turning sharp, her body tensed. “Nhi, ah? Ah, ah… that’s too strong… Da, d…! Pii, aah—”
”Ah…”
—Her overwhelmed response echoed, unable to hold back. The impact made her whole body shudder, brought on by the gripping of her horns, and she went limp, knees buckling as she collapsed to the floor. Her features were melted, yet she gazed up with a somewhat resentful look.
”If you do this to Mom out of nowhere, she’ll definitely get mad—be careful, Dad.”
”Sorry… really, I’ll be careful next time, Uigetsu.”
Even for such a papa’s girl, seeing Uigetsu’s quiet anger leak out reminded me that Evil Dragons had reverse scales no one could touch without consequence.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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