Dungeon Overlord: Monster Girl Harem!-Chapter 49: A Dragonoid’s Marking

Leonhardt's gaze lingered on the moon, its pale silver light enshrouding him like a mother's embrace. The celestial ball cut through the dark veil of night, granting a sense of comfort that helped soothe his monster's blood.

'I cannot become human after all…' A cold thought echoed in the silence.

His eyes narrowed with the intrusive thought.

Leon's gaze flicked towards the beautiful woman beside him who closed her eyes, quietly breathing, after telling him about her family. Leonhardt couldn't understand, though he knew logically what Asuka meant, and spoke of the emotional connection and empathy didn't exist.

He couldn't understand a human fully because Leon was a monster.

The only reason he could resist the urges to kill the people that irritated him was his Fae bloodline, the ancient high elves closer to humans than monsters. Yet, this only granted him a logical mind able to learn and plan rather than becoming a slave to instinct.

'Human emotions were alien, but I wondered…' His thoughts were hesitant.

The amber eyes of Asuka snapped open, her long lashes fluttering as she gazed at him, with a blush across her face, turning the woman's caramel skin flushed pink. She had such soft delicate skin that enticed Leon, making him want to make it his.

"What's the matter, Leon?" She softly asked in a daze, her words slightly slurred as she leaned against his shoulder.

"Nothing."

He couldn't tell her his thoughts, someone who lived among humans all her life and had their emotions naturally ingrained in her. Humans couldn't become monsters, just like monsters couldn't become humans.

"Hmmm." Asuka sighed contently before tilting her jug of alcohol, an empty slosh coming out as she tried to drink the last remains.

"You shouldn't have so much alcohol," He stated, glancing down at her.

"Eh? But it makes me happy, what's the big deal! I only drink this much when I'm with you!" She huffed, pouting. Her face was slightly red from the effects of alcohol, but gradually grew deeper after a moment passed.

"Forget it, tell me more about your mother." Leonhardt's eyes shimmered at night.

"Well, Mother is someone I admire, she's strong. Stronger than all the other hunters in our village, but."

Asuka trailed off into silence, fumbling over her next words. "She was strict; everything needed to be done perfectly. Not for her own sake, though. I know it was for my growth and the village." She paused while thinking about how to describe it.

"I was isolated as a child."

"Isolated?"

"There weren't any other females near my age in the village, so I ended up training with the older women, which was tough. And lonely as no one could understand me." She shivered as her body felt cold. The silver light of the moon wasn't enough to fight off the cold anymore.

"I struggled to keep up at first, and because of my young age, couldn't understand many of the rituals and rules."

"Rules? Are there many?" Leonhardt raised an eyebrow, confused. How different the Dragonoid's were from the human ones?

"Yeah, but they are all reasonable once explained. There are rules related to clothing, food, fighting, etiquette, ceremonies, traditions. Especially about how a female in the tribe only allows a single male to touch their body, which forms a mark."

Leonhardt recalled what she told him about the mating process in his village. "What kind of mark?"

"Yes, our culture forbids anyone besides our mate from touching us, and we normally choose a mate subconsciously, then a mark resembling them will appear on our bodies." Asuka's cheeks and scales became visibly red the more she spoke about this topic. Instead,

"Mating…" Leonhardt said, deep in thought.

"D-Don't say it so loudly!" Asuka stammered, suddenly feeling too nervous to be around Leonhardt.

Leonhardt didn't understand the subtle cues, but wasn't completely oblivious. Instead, his lips curled into a smirk, noticing the strange movements of her tail since she spoke about this topic.

A mark would be formed from the moment the female started to lust after a male, but the marking wouldn't become permanent unless the pair engaged in certain acts.

This mark couldn't be removed, or changed except in certain unique or extreme situations.

He decided not to press on the topic for now.

There were already enough clues. His eyes shifted towards Asuka's exposed skin but could not locate this special mark anywhere on her upper half. Thanks to her becoming this close, he could add them to his mercenary group much easier.

"If that's what you want." He replied, slowly watching as she stood from the tree, her loose robes slipping off her body and fluttering onto a branch.

'Is that the mark?'

As she walked towards the lake without clothes, her tail lifted, revealing a small pattern just beneath it, above her buttocks.

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Asuka held the jug of alcohol, before quickly downing the last, before turning back to him. Her round breasts swayed gently from her movements, making them look like fruits ready to pluck.

"The water's warm if you'd like to join me," Asuka asked, stepping into the shallow edge of the lake. She tossed the jug, and extended her finger to him, curling it with her lips curling into a wolfish grin.

"Aha, did you see it? Then, let's have some fun, okay?" Asuka teased.

"As you wish." Leonhardt took her hand, and stepped closer, his clothes tossed onto the ground. He couldn't resist the adorable sight of her charming smile and trembling hands.

Asuka pulled him into the water, causing their bodies to rub against each other, creating a warmth that radiated across her scales. It was such a peculiar feeling.

Leonhardt thought to himself as he gazed at the woman standing before him, feeling that her scent became stronger than usual, before he whispered in her ear. "Is that my mark, little dragon?"

His hand slid along her back, tracing her soft red scales with his fingertips, as she shuddered, closing her eyes tightly.

'Her pheromones are so strong tonight.'

Her back flushed red as she struggled slightly and skipped deeper into the water, her soft buttocks shaking as she gazed back and asked with a trembling whimper. "What if it is?"

Leonhardt enjoyed her reactions, the thrill of the hunt quite exciting.

"I guess, I'll have to take responsibility, right?"

Asuka trembled, her mouth opening wide at the sudden confident and suggestive words. Her scales turned bright right, as the surrounding water bubbled from the growing heat inside her body, almost burning in shame, happiness, and desire.

"Ahh, but…"

She swallowed her breath several times before tapping her chest and clearing her throat.

Then she ducked into the water, and vanished for a few moments.

"She must have been quite embarrassed."

Leonhardt strode forward, the lake's water warmth increasing with each step, before Asuka suddenly popped out with a splash.

Her scaled breasts swaying as she fell into his arms, the warmth and comfortable weight causing Leon to pause briefly. He gazed into her amber eyes, flickering in the silver moonlight.

In response, Asuka gazed up at him with her soft, dreamy eyes.

"Shall we wash?" An eager purr left her lips.

He opened his eyes further, the sight of the tanned beauty covered in water burned to his memory, before his lips curled into a devilish smirk.

"Let me clean your scales, my dragon princess." He asked in a teasing tone.