What the Evil Dragon Lives For

Description

Unwanted from birth, illegitimate child Elaine Newt knows better than anyone that life’s not fair—especially when she's chosen as a human sacrifice to appease the wrath of evil dragon Rabeth, who’s sworn vengeance on the empire for sealing him away for 500 years. But to her surprise, Rabeth grants her three wishes for waking him up from his slumber. When Elaine uses her first wish to stop Rabeth from destroying the empire, she finds herself transported back to the past with a chance to live her life all over again… but this time, with a dragon by her side!

Original Novel:
Chapters, Volumes, Side Stories

Original Webtoon:
Naver Webtoon, Naver Series

Official Translations:
English, Indonesian, Thai, Japanese

Type

Manhwa

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Associated Names

What Does That Evil Dragon Live For?

มังกรร้ายละลายหัวใจ

悪竜はなんのために生きるのか

그 악룡은 무엇을 위해 사는가

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LINE Webtoon

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Latest Release(s)

c.105 + Afterword (end) by LINE Webtoon 3 weeks ago

c.104 by LINE Webtoon 1 month ago

c.103 by LINE Webtoon 1 month ago

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Status in Country of Origin

105 Chapters (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

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Average: 6.4 / 10.0 (50 votes)

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Last Updated

November 15th, 2025 7:22pm PST - 3 weeks ago

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Genre

Fantasy Romance Shoujo
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Original Publisher

Naver

Serialized In (magazine)

Naver Webtoon (Naver)

Naver Series (Naver)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

LINE Webtoon

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #761

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Monthly Pos #1097

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3 Month Pos #1552

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6 Month Pos #1431

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Year Pos #1238

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On 112 wish lists

On 34 completed lists

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Not even worth my time

by starrymisty
6 days ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

The senseless bullying, the white lotus MC, and the ML that suddenly appears to make everything right. sigh ok I've read this many times before and don't need to read it again.

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Loving This

by BringITOn
2 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Read up to chapter 14. Love the dynamics between the dragon and the FL. Their thinking is on the oppsite ends of the spectrum. Dragon sees no problem with revenge. She wants no part of it, and wants to show the dragon humans are not as bad as he thinks. She will have a very difficult time because of who hurt the dragon the most.

She is already changing the story. Some of it she is aware of, and some of it she isn't. She is starting to mature some, and not seeing everything through rose colored glasses. She is seeing that she will not be a damsel that will be saved by someone else. She is starting to work on saving herself, by changing her story.

I love when the dragon appears as a baby. Sooooo cute. I can't wait to see how the author deals with her being extremely moral not wanting to hurt or kill anyone vs the dragon's need for revenge. I seen a little bit where they find some what of a common ground. Now whether they can still find later on or not, I'll have to wait and see.

Also, will the dragon's greatest fear and doubt happen? Will she be able to change his thirst for revenge. The only thing stopping the dragon right now is a completely binding contract with her. Once the contract is up, right now all hell will break loose on the dragon's part.

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This is not a revenge story

by Utsukushii Yume
2 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

I have read to chapter 5, at the moment the story has only been giving us a backstory to the characters and nothing has particularly happened in the present.

If you are looking for an in your face, bitter or revenge seeking FL then this book is not for you. The FL here is docile with a strong moral compass for not hurting others. Whether that will change in the future has yet to be seen. At the moment the FL feels she must help the dragon put away his murderous intentions by teaching him through her own actions. The premise of two conflicting morals could be interesting if the author takes some time to play around with it.

The FL wants freedom but doesn't feel it justifies murdering people, while the dragon wants her freedom and feels killing all he dislikes is ok. Both parties are at two extremes on the matter and it would be interesting to see the FL struggle with emotions like hatred, powerlessness, and her own morals, maybe even let her cave one time and deeply regret it. I don't think the author will explore the FL's morals so deeply but my point is that having a kind FL who isn't seeking revenge isn't a bad thing, it just depends on how the author chooses to explore the characters.

For now I leave it at a 5 b.c the characters are not annoying to me and I am curious how the author will explore the characters further.

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MC:Idiotic

by SelflessHero
2 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

Female idiot MC with a white knight streak.

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