Evolution
[Young Inferno Dragon]
[Young Sacred Dragon]
[Young Black Dragon]
[Young Light Dragon]
[Young Devouring Dragon]
[Young Crimson Spark Dragon]
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Woah, that’s quite a lot of options this time.
After despairing in the pits of the stinkiness of rotting orc bodies, in the end, I decided to just cremate them. I couldn’t take the smell anymore. At the very least, I prayed that they would find happiness in their next life. With the fact I reincarnated to this world, my prayers probably would have some effect, probably?
Anyways, after I did that, I cleaned up my cavern a bit, to make it less stinky and dirty. Evolving meant I would be unconscious for at least one day, so my home had to be comfortable. I also would be hungry, so I made sure to eat a healthy meal full of whatever spices or herbs I had left. Good thing dragons only needed meat to survive, right?
Now this was an evolution tree! A total of six options, all choices, besides one, sounded incredible. This was the kinda experience I wished I could have had during my last two evolutions, but complaining wouldn’t do much.
So, we have finally learned the name of the Goddess of Light…Aurena, huh?
‘Yup, it looks like we got two evolution options given by the titles from the respective god,’ Manager Mind noted, pointing at the [Young Black Dragon] option.
‘Yeah, that one… so we’re supposedly related to the God of Dragon? I guess that explains why we have his blood or something. Yup, this proves it, those gods 100% are planning on using us for something. We aren’t taking these options, right?’ #2 gave us a rhetorical question. She knew what I wanted.
‘Objectively, they probably won’t help our build in any way. One is a melee type and the other is a supportive one. We just committed to a mage build and I don’t want to readjust our skill point usage. Besides, those two options sound so dull, compared to how flashy we are as a mage!’
It also didn’t help that without an ally the supportive dragon wouldn’t be able to display its full potential. And if I were to take the black dragon option, [Battle Frenzy] would probably become even worse! It was a lose-lose.
Regardless of how cool the description made them sound, I wouldn’t take them. There was the aspect that our preparations would go completely to waste. I just spent all that SP on my mage path, intending to primarily focus on magical prowess. There was also the god aspect that made them kinda bad.
Now, I had no bad impression of this Aurena and Kargryxmor. They haven’t bothered me yet, but they also haven’t helped me. The fact I was given the choice to choose either [Young Black Dragon] or [Young Light Dragon] meant they wanted me to choose who I sided with. I couldn’t stay neutral, not to mention how much control they would have over me at that point.
I didn’t want to risk it. Knowing that somebody was controlling you without knowing when or how was unnerving.
I would also like to veto [Young Devouring Dragon] …
All my parallel minds vigorously nodded their heads, totally agreeing this was something we could never, ever have anybody know! Nobody was allowed to know that we were given this option, alright!
I am not fat! I may eat a lot but I’m literally at my growing stage here! I’m literally burning through calories like crazy here! I am not fat!
I worked hard to stay in top form in my past life, and my pride as an idol (trainee) would not allow me to undo all that effort.
… After calming down, I also agreed with my parallel mind to not take the C rank options. Sure, they might be superior, but think about it for a moment. It hadn’t mentioned it yet, but I was sure if I skipped a rank, I would lose all I SP I would have gained if I had chosen a D rank evolution.
There were no ways to confirm this theory, so it would be better to stay on the safe side. No need to rush, after all. Plus, a rank difference applied to experience gains 100%. I also didn’t have a confirmation on this, but if this world was in any ways similar to a game, experience gain deterioration at a certain level difference should exist.
Now, on the other hand, the moment I leave this cave, I would enter the Belzac forest, again. However, remembering that description of the Belzac forest, the mountains are the most beginner-friendly area, while the forest and swamp were the most dangerous. “A place where strong monsters roam,” it said.
Assuming this meant the average rank of all monsters there were higher, somewhere close to the orcs, then I should expect D rank at the minimum. Leveling wouldn’t be that difficult. If I were to become a C rank, that would make me one of its top predators.
However, this was just like the [Young Drake] option — it was a short term advantage. Skill points were the most important resource I had available.
Haste makes waste.
It’s decided.
Yes! Inject that mutation into me System Voice!
And with that, I lost consciousness.
Owww…what sort of wakeup call is this painful? Wait, isn— Oh yes!
So much information just rushed into my head, that I thought it would explode. The worst part was that I was just sleeping a second ago. But, it also meant my evolution was done! I wasn’t able to witness my second evolution, but I believe I didn’t get this many upgrades when I evolved into a [Young Dragon]!
Do any of you guys know if we got any bonus improvements during the evolution into a [Young Spark Fire Dragon]?
I wanted to confirm this with my parallel minds. #2 to #4 all shook their heads and pointed at Manager Mind. Oh right, I only had [Parallel Thoughts Lv. 1] after the garm chase, so Manager Mind was the only one “born” during that time. I couldn’t remember it, but maybe Manager Mind could find some info in my memories.
‘I woke up at the same time you did. I also can’t say much about our status board prior to our evolution. The details aren’t clear, sorry.. Just consider it as a no.’
Outside of gaining the [Spark Fire Dragon] unique skill, I probably receive a small evolution bonus increasing some skill and stats. However, this was huge. Huuuuge, I said! I honestly didn’t care about not getting a bonus in the past evolution, ‘cause I got stronger in any case. Who cares about the pennies, when the motherlode was right before you.
No more waiting, Profile!
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Name: * Level: 0 Race: Young Crimson Spark Dragon
Age: 2 Months
Status: Health: 864/864(+334) Mana: 3946/3946(+1963)
Strength: 676 (+272) Intelligence: 853 (+351)
Vitality: 342 (+129) Wisdom: 398 (+136)
Agility: 1345 (+674) Stamina: 642/642(+268)
Effects: None
Skill Points: 300 (-4250)
Unique Skill: [Spark Fire Dragon Lv. 6] [Spark Fire’s Fire Boost]
Skill: Magic skills and related:
[Holy Magic Lv. 10] [Holy Amp] [Holy Magic Efficiency] [Sacred Magic Lv. 1]
[Fire Magic Lv. 10] [Fire Amp] [Fire Magic Efficiency]
[Inferno Magic Lv. 1] [Earth Magic Lv. 9] [Earth Amp]
[Earth Magic Efficiency] [Wind Magic Lv. 5] [Space-Time Magic Lv. 3]
[Space-Time Magic Efficiency] [Silent Casting Lv. 4]
[Magic Power Enhancement Lv. 2] (New) [Mental Warfare Lv. 2] (New)
[Mental Stability Lv. 2] (New)
[Draconic Magics] (New) [Draconic Barrier Lv. 1] (New)
Physical skills and related:
[Unarmed Technique Lv. 1] (New) [Draconic Claws Lv. 2] (New)
[Draconic Fangs Lv. 1] (New)
Senses and movement skills:
[Stealth Lv. 7] [Accuracy Correction Lv. 1] (New)
[Prediction Lv. 5] [Detection Sensor Lv. 1]
[Enhanced Olfactory Sense Lv. 4] [Enhanced Vision Lv. 1] (New)
[Night Vision Lv. 6] [Presence Killer Lv. 5] [Evasion Lv. 8] (+1)
[Acrobatic Lv. 8] (+1)
Resistances:
[Physical Resistance Lv. 7] (+1) [Pain Resistance Lv. 8] (+1)
[Holy Resistance Lv. 4] [Fire Resistance Lv. 6] (+2)
[Earth Resistance Lv. 4] [Wind Resistance Lv. 1]
[Water Resistance Lv. 1]
Stat growths and related:
[Health Recovery Lv. 2] (New) [Stamina Recovery Lv. 2] (New)
[Enhanced Health Growth Lv. 4] (+1) [Enhanced Health Capacity Lv. 1] (New)
[Enhanced Mana Growth Lv. 7] (+1) [Enhanced Mana Capacity Lv. 5] (+2)
[Enhanced Strength Growth Lv. 5] (+2)[Enhanced Strength Enforcement Lv. 2] (New)
[Enhanced Intelligence Growth Lv. 6] (+1)[Enhanced Intelligence Enforcement Lv. 2] (New)
[Enhanced Vitality Growth Lv. 4] (+1)[Enhanced Vitality Enforcement Lv. 1] (New)
[Enhanced Wisdom Growth Lv. 4] (+1)[Enhanced Wisdom Enforcement Lv. 1] (New)
[Enhanced Agility Growth Lv. 6] (+1) [Enhanced Agility Enforcement Lv. 2] (New)
[Enhanced Stamina Growth Lv. 4] (+1)[Enhanced Stamina Capacity Lv. 1] (New)
Others:
[Trap Creation Lv. 3] [Identify Lv. 10] [Battle Mind Lv.2] (+1)
[Cooking Lv. 6] (+1) [Dismantle Lv. 5] [Parallel Thoughts Lv. 4] (+3)
[Humanize Lv. 1] (New) [Pyrokinesis] (New)
Ability List: [Flame Blast] [Spark Claws] [Spark Flame] [Spark Fire Breath]
[Spark Fang]
Spell List: Holy spells:
[Minor Heal] [Cure] [Modest Heal] [Smite] [Light] [Holy Protection]
[Holy Strength] [Purify] [Sacred Smite]
Fire spells:
[Fire] [Firebolt] [Imbue Fire] [Fire Ball] [Strengthening Flames]
[Flame Spear] [Petal Flame] [Flame Explosion] [Inferno Blast]
Earth spells:
[Earth Wall] [Rock Blast] [Earth Strike] [Rock Bullet] [Sturdy Earth]
[Earth Spears] [Earth Crash]
Wind spells:
[Wind Bullet] [Wind Cutter] [Air Shield] [Wind Slash]
[Swift Winds]
Space-Time Spells:
[Haste] [Storage Magic]
The Light spells:
[Shine]
Titles: [The Light] [Bearer of Kargryxmor’s Blood] [Otherworldly Reincarnator]
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‘‘‘…’’’
These st-stats… We’re—
‘‘‘OP!’’’
Wasn’t I so much stronger now compared to other rank D monsters? The orcs from before and that garm grunt from back then had inferior stats in comparison. The only one still stronger was the garm with the [Pack Leader] title. If I ever met it again, I wondered how strong I was in comparison?
Now I really want to test my new body against them.
‘Hey, stop it with those thoughts, you idiot! Is [Battle Frenzy] active again?! Why doesn’t it show up in the profile window!?’ #2 suddenly shouted in my head, knocking me out of my daydream
Well, haven’t you guys thought of revenge? Those two made the mistake of leaving me alive, so they should be prepared for when this little whelp comes out of her cave, as a fire-spewing dragon! Ready to burn them to crisp!
‘… Here, have a grilled fish.’ Manager Mind suddenly told me to pull out a grilled fish I made yesterday for breakfast, and was now telling me to eat it.
‘Why?’
‘Cause the bloodthirst is going up to your head and our hunger is making you act conceited.’
… I chewed on the still warm fish, taking in its juicy insides. Once I swallowed all the meet and threw away the bones, my parallel minds spoke with me again.
‘Better?’ 3# asked.
Better…sorry.
I guess you could say I got drunk on power. Seeing myself so much more powerful was pretty exciting. The ecstasy rushed into my head and got the better of me. Now, I was eating on another fish, reflecting on this embarrassing moment. Survival wasn’t about getting your revenge on every single living thing who wronged you. Avoiding those garms outright sounded far smarter.
‘No harm done. Let's go to the lake after you finish.’ #3 patted my imaginary shoulder.
Why?
A goofy-looking lizard face suddenly grew on #3 face as she jumped around like a happy-go-lucky kid.
‘Why, to test out [Humanize], of course!’
These skills are practically improved versions.
‘Yeah, both [Draconic Claws] and [Draconic Fangs] seem to use up Mana and Stamina to improve their offensive power.’
‘The description does describe it as “Dragon Energy,” for some reason. Maybe, you need to spend both resources to get this ‘dragon energy?’ It's the same thing with [Dragon Barrier].’
After having finished a huge fish breakfast, I felt full enough to start going back to the lake to try out [Humanize]. I didn't need to mention again that the way back was quite long, right? As such I was taking the time to talk about some skills that were merged into each other, essentially evolving with me.
The weird thing about "Dragon Energy" was that it didn't count as a term you could appraise, so we were left with more questions about what it was. It used up both Mana and Stamina, which it didn’t mention. Maybe this was all your fluff description to make it sound more “prestigious?”
The resource usage wasn’t noticeable, however, considering how all my dragon abilities and spells demanded me to spend Mana and Stamina, I was a bit worried. Most likely, I just needed more mana, again, but I should level up the Stamina increasing skills, too.
[Draconic Magics] also was another skill that got “dragonized”. Formally [Primal Magics], it transformed after my [Mana Control] and [Mana Recovery] merged into it.
My cheat skill was growing. My mana's growth was accelerated with the two mana increasing skills, but now I could use up less mana and it recovered faster? Oooooh, goodness! I mean, I just bought [Mana Recovery] and it rose up to its “true power” in like a night’s sleep? Whaaaat, girl? Damn!
Hey, hey, System voice, shouldn’t you consider giving me a title like “Sage” or “Master of the Arcane” for having this much power!?
‘Says the 2-month-old dragon whelp. Hahahaaha!’ #2 laughed at me.
Grrrr, whatever. Now that we are at the lake, let’s do this already.
The brightness at this lake wasn’t much better in contrast to the rest of the cave. I still had to rely on [Light] for an adequate amount of light despite how much I could see in the dark with [Night Vision Lv. 6].
Ooh, I can’t wait! Magical transformation! Humanize!
Upon activating the skill, a blue cloud was released from my body and I felt my mana leaving with it. I expected the transformation to hurt but it actually felt quite nice. This mist, this mana mist continued on spreading around me, cloaking my entire body before some of it returned into my body to mold its form.
I could still feel my tail and wings, so I guess the transformation wasn’t perfect. Predictable, as [Humanize] was only level one. I wouldn’t mind looking like those dragonewts in those anime shows, to be honest. I always found them cute.
Hm?
The mist was starting to disperse, vanishing into the air with every second. The transformation probably was ending soon, meaning I could finally see my human for…m, again.
…
Oh gosh. Now that it got this far, I was starting to feel super nervous. I mean, I died, right? Would I look different now that I was reborn? Or maybe it was like you imagined how you wanted to look and the skill adapted your form to it? I’ll be honest, I couldn’t remember my face, but I really wanted it back!
Come on! Think me, think me! I want to look exactly like how I was previously. Please, System Voice. Think about me, think of me! Make me! Make me!
‘Open your eyes. We can’t see.’ I heard #3 eagerly waiting.
Oh man. Take it slow. Open one eye and look...
‘‘‘…’’’
…
I stared in silence. The surface of the lake was illuminated by multiple balls of [Light], and if it weren’t for the occasional waves caused by the barracudas, the reflection would be crystal clear. I could clearly see my appearance, from head to tail. Nothing was distorted. But, that was the problem.
‘‘‘Why do we still look like a lizard?!’’’
‘Why am I still a lizard?!’
Forget about worrying about looking completely different. I should have worried that [Humanize Lv. 1] would leave me looking like a hunchback lizard-dragon thing on two legs!
My humanized form looked, one to one, like my current [Young Crimson Spark Dragon] appearance, with the only differences being that I’ve shrunk and that I was standing on two legs with a hunched back! I could clearly see what my evolution had changed about my appearance.
My horns on the top of my head had changed their curvature, from curving downwards to curving upwards with a small hook. They were already impossible to use as weapons, but now they were even worse. Still, aesthetically, they looked pretty sleek and intimidating… if I were a bit taller.
Generally, my head was much heavier now. Besides my horns, long fang-like bone plates had grown on my jaw, feeling extremely hard like rock or metal. From the look of it, it was probably there to protect me whenever I used a [Spark Flame Breath], since a spark or so could land into my eyes. Even without testing it, I could see my jaw plate being perfect for [Spark Fang].
In a way, you could describe me with two words: top heavy.
The scutes on my front leg and most of my front body were replaced by hardened scale plating. The scales were still pitch black, but I could see some tints of crimson red on the edges of the shells, giving it a nice contrast. On the other hand, the area around my wings to my tail was only lightly armored, with only scales and scutes. There wasn’t even a single bone spike.
My behind looked so vulnerable…
Now, this didn’t seem to be an impairment when I walk on all fours. My tail and wings were perfect counterbalances to my top-heavy appearance. I could still run and move dexterously.
However, that didn’t seem to work in my humanized form.
“Kraaaah!”
OMG!
When I stood upright, all that weight on my head dragged me down! I landed face first into the water, screaming hysterically. With a loud splashing sound, my head plunged directly into it, digging my jaw plate into the stone ground.
What the hell… Nooooooooo…
What did I do to deserve this? The skill shop scammed me. The gods had forsaken me…
‘Overly dramatic there, girl…’
While #2 teased me, #3 encouraged me to stand up instead of accepting my death in this pitiful manner. Or, to be more specific, I just pushed myself onto four feet. Now, I looked exactly as if I hadn’t used [Humanize] at all, only that I was smaller and thinner. I was growing with every evolution… only to shrink myself with this stupid skill.
‘Uhh, can we at least…can you try singing?’ Manager Mind thought as I kept sulking.
Oh yeah, singing! That’s right, if I can sing, then it’s alright! Everything will be worth it if I can finally sing, again!
Ahem.
“Kro Kri Kri Kra Kro Kra Kri Kro.“
…
I can’t even do “Do-Re-Mi.” Argh, this is the worst. I am truly condemned! What sins have I committed in my last life to deserve this?
…I’m turning back.
That blue mist reappeared again and I felt my weight redispersed and my spine adjusted. It felt harder to stand up on two legs, so I accepted my status quo as a four-legged dragon.
I stretched, feeling much better now that I was a dragon again. Looking at myself, I was probably around the height of a doberman but with the length of a komodo dragon. Now this was a change. Sure, I was still a lizard, but I could finally stop calling myself a gecko now! One more evolution and I probably could drop that lizard part and fully embrace the dragon part about myself.
Sigh, that went terribly. Guess we have to level it up so it can work properly.
‘Hey, hey, what the hell! I wasn’t finished!’ Manager Mind suddenly shouted at me for no apparent reason.
W-What?
‘You idiot, I was looking over our status. Why did you turn back without telling anybody!? Humanize again!’
Did I just hear Manager Mind using “idiot?!” Wait, wassn’t #2 supposed to be the rude one among us? …That statement earned me a glare from #2. Pouting, she said, “I am not rude!” and turned her head away from me.
Uhh, o-ok?
Having my fill of laughs at #2’s expense, I decided to listen to Manager Mind’s order.
Urgh, you happy?
‘Why, yes, I am. Now open your profile.’
Profile.
Name: * Level: 25 Race: Spark Fire Dragonewt
Age: 3 Years Job: None
Status: Health: 574/574 Mana: 2361/2631
Strength: 451 Intelligence: 569
Vitality: 228 Wisdom: 265
Agility: 867 Stamina: 401/428
Effects: [Humanized (Minor)]
What happened to my stats?! Oh, wait, calm down.
Looking closer, the reason for the decrease seemed to have been caused by being humanized.
Our stats are getting decreased by 1/3rd due to just being humanized?
‘Crazy right? The spell requires an initial mana cost on activation, and it seems like it’s draining our mana to keep up the form. Thankfully, our mana recovery is high enough to completely offset it.’ Manager Mind gave a quick sigh before pointing at my Mana, where I saw it was slowly going up.
Once I gave her a satisfactory response, Manager Mind nodded and returned to her explanation, ‘That’s a relief but it seems our stats aren't the only changes in our profile. Our level, race, age and now we have a section for “Job”.’
Level 25. Why are we level 25 of all things?
‘Seems really arbitrary. Even if you thought about it logically and counted up our combined levels from our time as a dragon, we would have been level 45. It could be determined another way, like our stats, but to come to a proper conclusion, we need a human to compare it to. Our age, on the other hand, seems acceptable.’
‘I don’t know about that. We are small enough to pass for a 3 to 5-year-old, but why change it at all?’ #2 questioned it but #3 disagreed and even gave her an explanation for it.
‘The reason could be how this skill was designed to function as a disguise for non-humans. A human-looking monster is more approachable, after all. Maybe the more we level up [Humanize], the older we get?’
#2 was impressed. ‘Oooh, that sounds reasonable. If somebody were to use [Identify] on us, they wouldn’t think we’re a dragon with [Dragonewt] being displayed in the “Race” field. The problem is that we still look… pathetic?’
The trio were back to their theory-crafting sessions. I could leave them to that. Personally, I wanted to confirm something else. I smacked my teeth-like jaw plates against each other, similar to how I would use [Spark Claws] with my claws, with the hope to unravel my new body parts’ true function.
As if they heard my wish, sparks began appearing on the strike area of my jaw fangs. Using some mana to let it grow, I unleashed my dragon breath over the surface of the lake.
Spark Fire Breath.
The heat singed the very air, scaring away the barracudas close by. Watching this flamethrower right underneath my eyes was certainly amazing.
Yup, that didn’t disappoint. We can still use our dragon skills in this form.
‘That’s good to know but not very usable in our current situation,’ Manager mind immediately shot down my experiment’s findings. What a sad day…
‘Our stats are decreased by 1/3rd. This skill should be useful if we ever reach civilization, but it would be stupid to handicap ourselves like this. Try to avoid using this skill when it’s dangerous, original mind.’ As I said before, their theory-crafting was more important than me. After all the bonding I did with them yesterday, now it felt distant again.
‘True, but we could use this mana smoke caused by the activation of [Humanize] in our favor.’
‘That leaves “Job” for last.’ Manager Mind brought that to my attention, reminding me of the kobolds and orcs.
It has ‘None’ in it. Expected. Buuut, with what we saw in the profile of the kobolds and orcs, getting a Job should be possible even for monsters. We just don’t have an answer for that since we killed all of them. However, this should mean we could get a Job or something.
‘Identify it.’
Identify.
This sounded like a dream come true for any fantasy nerd, but I was slightly bummed out by this. From what I could see, the Job section disappeared when I transformed back into a dragon, meaning I could benefit from the Job fully. It sounded like a waste if I wasn’t fighting as a dragonewt or human.
Still, I didn’t know how the Job system in this world worked. Maybe there were other nuances to it? Well, until then, I had to put this Job thing in the back of my brain. It wasn’t important now, especially since I had no idea how to get one.
After this experiment was done, I transformed back into a dragon and went back to my cavern to rest a bit longer. During my stay there, I decided it was time to make a real attempt to leave this place.
Ok, we are done here. Let's talk about what to do from now on. I say we replenish our food stock by fishing for a few more days. During this time, we can try to level up [Humanize]. Afterward, we venture outside.
Honestly, I just wanted to indulge myself in the lake for a bit longer. I felt safe here, now that the orcs were gone. However, I couldn’t be so complacent as the orcs if I wanted to survive. Who knew when a random strong beast entered this place, after all.
It was for the best that I left this cave as soon as possible. For my growth and mental sanity.
‘‘‘Sounds good.’’’
And with that, more fishing days awaited me. Leveling up [Humanize] proved to be quite a hassle but I still got it up to level two in the end. It seemed like it was around as hard as [Space-Time Magic] to level up.
My theory about reduced experience gain was also proven correct, as the number of barracudas I’d killed was only enough for one level up. And I had killed enough that I could slack off on killing stuff for a good month.
With my preparations wrapping up, my time in this cave was nearing an end. The long search for the entrance started anew with me trekking around in this labyrinth-like cave. Without a map, I was practically wandering around aimlessly, so it took long enough for me to become 3 months old until I finally found the entrance.
The light of the sun. The fresh air. I can see the exit!
I ran. I ran away from the cold depths of this cave that has been my home for the last 2 months into the warmth of the sun’s light.
Outside. I am finally outside. Ah, how I missed the sun.
Trees, grass and…bushes! Ha, I might be too big for one now. How nostalgic.
…The Belzac forest. A forest filled with enough strong monsters to help me achieve my goal to acquire the strength to defend myself once I returned to society. Reaching max level to evolve was one of the objectives, but I also needed to spend time on [Humanize]. At the very least, I had to look like a cute girl again instead of a scary dragonewt. My idol career depended on it, seeing how appearance-focused it was.
An idol that brought fear was kinda contradictory. People valued beauty, no matter where you went. And it was especially the case for the entertainment and idol industry, one of the places where young women would starve themselves to achieve the perfect form.
But, the horrors of the idols industry was what I accepted when my parents educated me on everything. I made a conscious choice after everything I heard. As such, I had to live up to my own standards. No scaring potential fans!
‘Idolize me or be destroooyed!’
‘Ahhh, yes! Yes! We shall worship you as our god now so please don't kill us!’
‘Mwahahaha!’
You guys…hahahaha! Fuck my sanity, girls!
In these three months, I had experienced death’s scythe in numerous ways whether I was the one who swung it or how I was the one to dodge it. Admittedly, I wished my life would have been smoother, but I couldn’t believe how much fun this had all been.
Yes, this new life had changed me for better or worse, but I believed that my core is still very much the same girl that grew up on earth. After all, after being stuck inside that cave for two months, I haven’t fully gone crazy. I was just speaking with myself. That was better than most people would have done!
As such, I had to be tough on myself. This adventure hadn’t ended yet and it wouldn’t end any time soon.
Be ready, gods and the world. For my dream, I will make sure to become the shining star I always wanted on this stage of yours.
Let’s go! Time to become the dragon idol this world needs!
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Evolution
[Young Inferno Dragon]
[Young Sacred Dragon]
[Young Black Dragon]
[Young Light Dragon]
[Young Devouring Dragon]
[Young Crimson Spark Dragon]
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Woah, that’s quite a lot of options this time.
After despairing in the pits of the stinkiness of rotting orc bodies, in the end, I decided to just cremate them. I couldn’t take the smell anymore. At the very least, I prayed that they would find happiness in their next life. With the fact I reincarnated to this world, my prayers probably would have some effect, probably?
Anyways, after I did that, I cleaned up my cavern a bit, to make it less stinky and dirty. Evolving meant I would be unconscious for at least one day, so my home had to be comfortable. I also would be hungry, so I made sure to eat a healthy meal full of whatever spices or herbs I had left. Good thing dragons only needed meat to survive, right?
Now this was an evolution tree! A total of six options, all choices, besides one, sounded incredible. This was the kinda experience I wished I could have had during my last two evolutions, but complaining wouldn’t do much.
So, we have finally learned the name of the Goddess of Light…Aurena, huh?
‘Yup, it looks like we got two evolution options given by the titles from the respective god,’ Manager Mind noted, pointing at the [Young Black Dragon] option.
‘Yeah, that one… so we’re supposedly related to the God of Dragon? I guess that explains why we have his blood or something. Yup, this proves it, those gods 100% are planning on using us for something. We aren’t taking these options, right?’ #2 gave us a rhetorical question. She knew what I wanted.
‘Objectively, they probably won’t help our build in any way. One is a melee type and the other is a supportive one. We just committed to a mage build and I don’t want to readjust our skill point usage. Besides, those two options sound so dull, compared to how flashy we are as a mage!’
It also didn’t help that without an ally the supportive dragon wouldn’t be able to display its full potential. And if I were to take the black dragon option, [Battle Frenzy] would probably become even worse! It was a lose-lose.
Regardless of how cool the description made them sound, I wouldn’t take them. There was the aspect that our preparations would go completely to waste. I just spent all that SP on my mage path, intending to primarily focus on magical prowess. There was also the god aspect that made them kinda bad.
Now, I had no bad impression of this Aurena and Kargryxmor. They haven’t bothered me yet, but they also haven’t helped me. The fact I was given the choice to choose either [Young Black Dragon] or [Young Light Dragon] meant they wanted me to choose who I sided with. I couldn’t stay neutral, not to mention how much control they would have over me at that point.
I didn’t want to risk it. Knowing that somebody was controlling you without knowing when or how was unnerving.
I would also like to veto [Young Devouring Dragon] …
All my parallel minds vigorously nodded their heads, totally agreeing this was something we could never, ever have anybody know! Nobody was allowed to know that we were given this option, alright!
I am not fat! I may eat a lot but I’m literally at my growing stage here! I’m literally burning through calories like crazy here! I am not fat!
I worked hard to stay in top form in my past life, and my pride as an idol (trainee) would not allow me to undo all that effort.
… After calming down, I also agreed with my parallel mind to not take the C rank options. Sure, they might be superior, but think about it for a moment. It hadn’t mentioned it yet, but I was sure if I skipped a rank, I would lose all I SP I would have gained if I had chosen a D rank evolution.
There were no ways to confirm this theory, so it would be better to stay on the safe side. No need to rush, after all. Plus, a rank difference applied to experience gains 100%. I also didn’t have a confirmation on this, but if this world was in any ways similar to a game, experience gain deterioration at a certain level difference should exist.
Now, on the other hand, the moment I leave this cave, I would enter the Belzac forest, again. However, remembering that description of the Belzac forest, the mountains are the most beginner-friendly area, while the forest and swamp were the most dangerous. “A place where strong monsters roam,” it said.
Assuming this meant the average rank of all monsters there were higher, somewhere close to the orcs, then I should expect D rank at the minimum. Leveling wouldn’t be that difficult. If I were to become a C rank, that would make me one of its top predators.
However, this was just like the [Young Drake] option — it was a short term advantage. Skill points were the most important resource I had available.
Haste makes waste.
It’s decided.
Yes! Inject that mutation into me System Voice!
And with that, I lost consciousness.
Owww…what sort of wakeup call is this painful? Wait, isn— Oh yes!
So much information just rushed into my head, that I thought it would explode. The worst part was that I was just sleeping a second ago. But, it also meant my evolution was done! I wasn’t able to witness my second evolution, but I believe I didn’t get this many upgrades when I evolved into a [Young Dragon]!
Do any of you guys know if we got any bonus improvements during the evolution into a [Young Spark Fire Dragon]?
I wanted to confirm this with my parallel minds. #2 to #4 all shook their heads and pointed at Manager Mind. Oh right, I only had [Parallel Thoughts Lv. 1] after the garm chase, so Manager Mind was the only one “born” during that time. I couldn’t remember it, but maybe Manager Mind could find some info in my memories.
‘I woke up at the same time you did. I also can’t say much about our status board prior to our evolution. The details aren’t clear, sorry.. Just consider it as a no.’
Outside of gaining the [Spark Fire Dragon] unique skill, I probably receive a small evolution bonus increasing some skill and stats. However, this was huge. Huuuuge, I said! I honestly didn’t care about not getting a bonus in the past evolution, ‘cause I got stronger in any case. Who cares about the pennies, when the motherlode was right before you.
No more waiting, Profile!
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Name: * Level: 0 Race: Young Crimson Spark Dragon
Age: 2 Months
Status: Health: 864/864(+334) Mana: 3946/3946(+1963)
Strength: 676 (+272) Intelligence: 853 (+351)
Vitality: 342 (+129) Wisdom: 398 (+136)
Agility: 1345 (+674) Stamina: 642/642(+268)
Effects: None
Skill Points: 300 (-4250)
Unique Skill: [Spark Fire Dragon Lv. 6] [Spark Fire’s Fire Boost]
Skill: Magic skills and related:
[Holy Magic Lv. 10] [Holy Amp] [Holy Magic Efficiency] [Sacred Magic Lv. 1]
[Fire Magic Lv. 10] [Fire Amp] [Fire Magic Efficiency]
[Inferno Magic Lv. 1] [Earth Magic Lv. 9] [Earth Amp]
[Earth Magic Efficiency] [Wind Magic Lv. 5] [Space-Time Magic Lv. 3]
[Space-Time Magic Efficiency] [Silent Casting Lv. 4]
[Magic Power Enhancement Lv. 2] (New) [Mental Warfare Lv. 2] (New)
[Mental Stability Lv. 2] (New)
[Draconic Magics] (New) [Draconic Barrier Lv. 1] (New)
Physical skills and related:
[Unarmed Technique Lv. 1] (New) [Draconic Claws Lv. 2] (New)
[Draconic Fangs Lv. 1] (New)
Senses and movement skills:
[Stealth Lv. 7] [Accuracy Correction Lv. 1] (New)
[Prediction Lv. 5] [Detection Sensor Lv. 1]
[Enhanced Olfactory Sense Lv. 4] [Enhanced Vision Lv. 1] (New)
[Night Vision Lv. 6] [Presence Killer Lv. 5] [Evasion Lv. 8] (+1)
[Acrobatic Lv. 8] (+1)
Resistances:
[Physical Resistance Lv. 7] (+1) [Pain Resistance Lv. 8] (+1)
[Holy Resistance Lv. 4] [Fire Resistance Lv. 6] (+2)
[Earth Resistance Lv. 4] [Wind Resistance Lv. 1]
[Water Resistance Lv. 1]
Stat growths and related:
[Health Recovery Lv. 2] (New) [Stamina Recovery Lv. 2] (New)
[Enhanced Health Growth Lv. 4] (+1) [Enhanced Health Capacity Lv. 1] (New)
[Enhanced Mana Growth Lv. 7] (+1) [Enhanced Mana Capacity Lv. 5] (+2)
[Enhanced Strength Growth Lv. 5] (+2)[Enhanced Strength Enforcement Lv. 2] (New)
[Enhanced Intelligence Growth Lv. 6] (+1)[Enhanced Intelligence Enforcement Lv. 2] (New)
[Enhanced Vitality Growth Lv. 4] (+1)[Enhanced Vitality Enforcement Lv. 1] (New)
[Enhanced Wisdom Growth Lv. 4] (+1)[Enhanced Wisdom Enforcement Lv. 1] (New)
[Enhanced Agility Growth Lv. 6] (+1) [Enhanced Agility Enforcement Lv. 2] (New)
[Enhanced Stamina Growth Lv. 4] (+1)[Enhanced Stamina Capacity Lv. 1] (New)
Others:
[Trap Creation Lv. 3] [Identify Lv. 10] [Battle Mind Lv.2] (+1)
[Cooking Lv. 6] (+1) [Dismantle Lv. 5] [Parallel Thoughts Lv. 4] (+3)
[Humanize Lv. 1] (New) [Pyrokinesis] (New)
Ability List: [Flame Blast] [Spark Claws] [Spark Flame] [Spark Fire Breath]
[Spark Fang]
Spell List: Holy spells:
[Minor Heal] [Cure] [Modest Heal] [Smite] [Light] [Holy Protection]
[Holy Strength] [Purify] [Sacred Smite]
Fire spells:
[Fire] [Firebolt] [Imbue Fire] [Fire Ball] [Strengthening Flames]
[Flame Spear] [Petal Flame] [Flame Explosion] [Inferno Blast]
Earth spells:
[Earth Wall] [Rock Blast] [Earth Strike] [Rock Bullet] [Sturdy Earth]
[Earth Spears] [Earth Crash]
Wind spells:
[Wind Bullet] [Wind Cutter] [Air Shield] [Wind Slash]
[Swift Winds]
Space-Time Spells:
[Haste] [Storage Magic]
The Light spells:
[Shine]
Titles: [The Light] [Bearer of Kargryxmor’s Blood] [Otherworldly Reincarnator]
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‘‘‘…’’’
These st-stats… We’re—
‘‘‘OP!’’’
Wasn’t I so much stronger now compared to other rank D monsters? The orcs from before and that garm grunt from back then had inferior stats in comparison. The only one still stronger was the garm with the [Pack Leader] title. If I ever met it again, I wondered how strong I was in comparison?
Now I really want to test my new body against them.
‘Hey, stop it with those thoughts, you idiot! Is [Battle Frenzy] active again?! Why doesn’t it show up in the profile window!?’ #2 suddenly shouted in my head, knocking me out of my daydream
Well, haven’t you guys thought of revenge? Those two made the mistake of leaving me alive, so they should be prepared for when this little whelp comes out of her cave, as a fire-spewing dragon! Ready to burn them to crisp!
‘… Here, have a grilled fish.’ Manager Mind suddenly told me to pull out a grilled fish I made yesterday for breakfast, and was now telling me to eat it.
‘Why?’
‘Cause the bloodthirst is going up to your head and our hunger is making you act conceited.’
… I chewed on the still warm fish, taking in its juicy insides. Once I swallowed all the meet and threw away the bones, my parallel minds spoke with me again.
‘Better?’ 3# asked.
Better…sorry.
I guess you could say I got drunk on power. Seeing myself so much more powerful was pretty exciting. The ecstasy rushed into my head and got the better of me. Now, I was eating on another fish, reflecting on this embarrassing moment. Survival wasn’t about getting your revenge on every single living thing who wronged you. Avoiding those garms outright sounded far smarter.
‘No harm done. Let's go to the lake after you finish.’ #3 patted my imaginary shoulder.
Why?
A goofy-looking lizard face suddenly grew on #3 face as she jumped around like a happy-go-lucky kid.
‘Why, to test out [Humanize], of course!’
These skills are practically improved versions.
‘Yeah, both [Draconic Claws] and [Draconic Fangs] seem to use up Mana and Stamina to improve their offensive power.’
‘The description does describe it as “Dragon Energy,” for some reason. Maybe, you need to spend both resources to get this ‘dragon energy?’ It's the same thing with [Dragon Barrier].’
After having finished a huge fish breakfast, I felt full enough to start going back to the lake to try out [Humanize]. I didn't need to mention again that the way back was quite long, right? As such I was taking the time to talk about some skills that were merged into each other, essentially evolving with me.
The weird thing about "Dragon Energy" was that it didn't count as a term you could appraise, so we were left with more questions about what it was. It used up both Mana and Stamina, which it didn’t mention. Maybe this was all your fluff description to make it sound more “prestigious?”
The resource usage wasn’t noticeable, however, considering how all my dragon abilities and spells demanded me to spend Mana and Stamina, I was a bit worried. Most likely, I just needed more mana, again, but I should level up the Stamina increasing skills, too.
[Draconic Magics] also was another skill that got “dragonized”. Formally [Primal Magics], it transformed after my [Mana Control] and [Mana Recovery] merged into it.
My cheat skill was growing. My mana's growth was accelerated with the two mana increasing skills, but now I could use up less mana and it recovered faster? Oooooh, goodness! I mean, I just bought [Mana Recovery] and it rose up to its “true power” in like a night’s sleep? Whaaaat, girl? Damn!
Hey, hey, System voice, shouldn’t you consider giving me a title like “Sage” or “Master of the Arcane” for having this much power!?
‘Says the 2-month-old dragon whelp. Hahahaaha!’ #2 laughed at me.
Grrrr, whatever. Now that we are at the lake, let’s do this already.
The brightness at this lake wasn’t much better in contrast to the rest of the cave. I still had to rely on [Light] for an adequate amount of light despite how much I could see in the dark with [Night Vision Lv. 6].
Ooh, I can’t wait! Magical transformation! Humanize!
Upon activating the skill, a blue cloud was released from my body and I felt my mana leaving with it. I expected the transformation to hurt but it actually felt quite nice. This mist, this mana mist continued on spreading around me, cloaking my entire body before some of it returned into my body to mold its form.
I could still feel my tail and wings, so I guess the transformation wasn’t perfect. Predictable, as [Humanize] was only level one. I wouldn’t mind looking like those dragonewts in those anime shows, to be honest. I always found them cute.
Hm?
The mist was starting to disperse, vanishing into the air with every second. The transformation probably was ending soon, meaning I could finally see my human for…m, again.
…
Oh gosh. Now that it got this far, I was starting to feel super nervous. I mean, I died, right? Would I look different now that I was reborn? Or maybe it was like you imagined how you wanted to look and the skill adapted your form to it? I’ll be honest, I couldn’t remember my face, but I really wanted it back!
Come on! Think me, think me! I want to look exactly like how I was previously. Please, System Voice. Think about me, think of me! Make me! Make me!
‘Open your eyes. We can’t see.’ I heard #3 eagerly waiting.
Oh man. Take it slow. Open one eye and look...
‘‘‘…’’’
…
I stared in silence. The surface of the lake was illuminated by multiple balls of [Light], and if it weren’t for the occasional waves caused by the barracudas, the reflection would be crystal clear. I could clearly see my appearance, from head to tail. Nothing was distorted. But, that was the problem.
‘‘‘Why do we still look like a lizard?!’’’
‘Why am I still a lizard?!’
Forget about worrying about looking completely different. I should have worried that [Humanize Lv. 1] would leave me looking like a hunchback lizard-dragon thing on two legs!
My humanized form looked, one to one, like my current [Young Crimson Spark Dragon] appearance, with the only differences being that I’ve shrunk and that I was standing on two legs with a hunched back! I could clearly see what my evolution had changed about my appearance.
My horns on the top of my head had changed their curvature, from curving downwards to curving upwards with a small hook. They were already impossible to use as weapons, but now they were even worse. Still, aesthetically, they looked pretty sleek and intimidating… if I were a bit taller.
Generally, my head was much heavier now. Besides my horns, long fang-like bone plates had grown on my jaw, feeling extremely hard like rock or metal. From the look of it, it was probably there to protect me whenever I used a [Spark Flame Breath], since a spark or so could land into my eyes. Even without testing it, I could see my jaw plate being perfect for [Spark Fang].
In a way, you could describe me with two words: top heavy.
The scutes on my front leg and most of my front body were replaced by hardened scale plating. The scales were still pitch black, but I could see some tints of crimson red on the edges of the shells, giving it a nice contrast. On the other hand, the area around my wings to my tail was only lightly armored, with only scales and scutes. There wasn’t even a single bone spike.
My behind looked so vulnerable…
Now, this didn’t seem to be an impairment when I walk on all fours. My tail and wings were perfect counterbalances to my top-heavy appearance. I could still run and move dexterously.
However, that didn’t seem to work in my humanized form.
“Kraaaah!”
OMG!
When I stood upright, all that weight on my head dragged me down! I landed face first into the water, screaming hysterically. With a loud splashing sound, my head plunged directly into it, digging my jaw plate into the stone ground.
What the hell… Nooooooooo…
What did I do to deserve this? The skill shop scammed me. The gods had forsaken me…
‘Overly dramatic there, girl…’
While #2 teased me, #3 encouraged me to stand up instead of accepting my death in this pitiful manner. Or, to be more specific, I just pushed myself onto four feet. Now, I looked exactly as if I hadn’t used [Humanize] at all, only that I was smaller and thinner. I was growing with every evolution… only to shrink myself with this stupid skill.
‘Uhh, can we at least…can you try singing?’ Manager Mind thought as I kept sulking.
Oh yeah, singing! That’s right, if I can sing, then it’s alright! Everything will be worth it if I can finally sing, again!
Ahem.
“Kro Kri Kri Kra Kro Kra Kri Kro.“
…
I can’t even do “Do-Re-Mi.” Argh, this is the worst. I am truly condemned! What sins have I committed in my last life to deserve this?
…I’m turning back.
That blue mist reappeared again and I felt my weight redispersed and my spine adjusted. It felt harder to stand up on two legs, so I accepted my status quo as a four-legged dragon.
I stretched, feeling much better now that I was a dragon again. Looking at myself, I was probably around the height of a doberman but with the length of a komodo dragon. Now this was a change. Sure, I was still a lizard, but I could finally stop calling myself a gecko now! One more evolution and I probably could drop that lizard part and fully embrace the dragon part about myself.
Sigh, that went terribly. Guess we have to level it up so it can work properly.
‘Hey, hey, what the hell! I wasn’t finished!’ Manager Mind suddenly shouted at me for no apparent reason.
W-What?
‘You idiot, I was looking over our status. Why did you turn back without telling anybody!? Humanize again!’
Did I just hear Manager Mind using “idiot?!” Wait, wassn’t #2 supposed to be the rude one among us? …That statement earned me a glare from #2. Pouting, she said, “I am not rude!” and turned her head away from me.
Uhh, o-ok?
Having my fill of laughs at #2’s expense, I decided to listen to Manager Mind’s order.
Urgh, you happy?
‘Why, yes, I am. Now open your profile.’
Profile.
Name: * Level: 25 Race: Spark Fire Dragonewt
Age: 3 Years Job: None
Status: Health: 574/574 Mana: 2361/2631
Strength: 451 Intelligence: 569
Vitality: 228 Wisdom: 265
Agility: 867 Stamina: 401/428
Effects: [Humanized (Minor)]
What happened to my stats?! Oh, wait, calm down.
Looking closer, the reason for the decrease seemed to have been caused by being humanized.
Our stats are getting decreased by 1/3rd due to just being humanized?
‘Crazy right? The spell requires an initial mana cost on activation, and it seems like it’s draining our mana to keep up the form. Thankfully, our mana recovery is high enough to completely offset it.’ Manager Mind gave a quick sigh before pointing at my Mana, where I saw it was slowly going up.
Once I gave her a satisfactory response, Manager Mind nodded and returned to her explanation, ‘That’s a relief but it seems our stats aren't the only changes in our profile. Our level, race, age and now we have a section for “Job”.’
Level 25. Why are we level 25 of all things?
‘Seems really arbitrary. Even if you thought about it logically and counted up our combined levels from our time as a dragon, we would have been level 45. It could be determined another way, like our stats, but to come to a proper conclusion, we need a human to compare it to. Our age, on the other hand, seems acceptable.’
‘I don’t know about that. We are small enough to pass for a 3 to 5-year-old, but why change it at all?’ #2 questioned it but #3 disagreed and even gave her an explanation for it.
‘The reason could be how this skill was designed to function as a disguise for non-humans. A human-looking monster is more approachable, after all. Maybe the more we level up [Humanize], the older we get?’
#2 was impressed. ‘Oooh, that sounds reasonable. If somebody were to use [Identify] on us, they wouldn’t think we’re a dragon with [Dragonewt] being displayed in the “Race” field. The problem is that we still look… pathetic?’
The trio were back to their theory-crafting sessions. I could leave them to that. Personally, I wanted to confirm something else. I smacked my teeth-like jaw plates against each other, similar to how I would use [Spark Claws] with my claws, with the hope to unravel my new body parts’ true function.
As if they heard my wish, sparks began appearing on the strike area of my jaw fangs. Using some mana to let it grow, I unleashed my dragon breath over the surface of the lake.
Spark Fire Breath.
The heat singed the very air, scaring away the barracudas close by. Watching this flamethrower right underneath my eyes was certainly amazing.
Yup, that didn’t disappoint. We can still use our dragon skills in this form.
‘That’s good to know but not very usable in our current situation,’ Manager mind immediately shot down my experiment’s findings. What a sad day…
‘Our stats are decreased by 1/3rd. This skill should be useful if we ever reach civilization, but it would be stupid to handicap ourselves like this. Try to avoid using this skill when it’s dangerous, original mind.’ As I said before, their theory-crafting was more important than me. After all the bonding I did with them yesterday, now it felt distant again.
‘True, but we could use this mana smoke caused by the activation of [Humanize] in our favor.’
‘That leaves “Job” for last.’ Manager Mind brought that to my attention, reminding me of the kobolds and orcs.
It has ‘None’ in it. Expected. Buuut, with what we saw in the profile of the kobolds and orcs, getting a Job should be possible even for monsters. We just don’t have an answer for that since we killed all of them. However, this should mean we could get a Job or something.
‘Identify it.’
Identify.
This sounded like a dream come true for any fantasy nerd, but I was slightly bummed out by this. From what I could see, the Job section disappeared when I transformed back into a dragon, meaning I could benefit from the Job fully. It sounded like a waste if I wasn’t fighting as a dragonewt or human.
Still, I didn’t know how the Job system in this world worked. Maybe there were other nuances to it? Well, until then, I had to put this Job thing in the back of my brain. It wasn’t important now, especially since I had no idea how to get one.
After this experiment was done, I transformed back into a dragon and went back to my cavern to rest a bit longer. During my stay there, I decided it was time to make a real attempt to leave this place.
Ok, we are done here. Let's talk about what to do from now on. I say we replenish our food stock by fishing for a few more days. During this time, we can try to level up [Humanize]. Afterward, we venture outside.
Honestly, I just wanted to indulge myself in the lake for a bit longer. I felt safe here, now that the orcs were gone. However, I couldn’t be so complacent as the orcs if I wanted to survive. Who knew when a random strong beast entered this place, after all.
It was for the best that I left this cave as soon as possible. For my growth and mental sanity.
‘‘‘Sounds good.’’’
And with that, more fishing days awaited me. Leveling up [Humanize] proved to be quite a hassle but I still got it up to level two in the end. It seemed like it was around as hard as [Space-Time Magic] to level up.
My theory about reduced experience gain was also proven correct, as the number of barracudas I’d killed was only enough for one level up. And I had killed enough that I could slack off on killing stuff for a good month.
With my preparations wrapping up, my time in this cave was nearing an end. The long search for the entrance started anew with me trekking around in this labyrinth-like cave. Without a map, I was practically wandering around aimlessly, so it took long enough for me to become 3 months old until I finally found the entrance.
The light of the sun. The fresh air. I can see the exit!
I ran. I ran away from the cold depths of this cave that has been my home for the last 2 months into the warmth of the sun’s light.
Outside. I am finally outside. Ah, how I missed the sun.
Trees, grass and…bushes! Ha, I might be too big for one now. How nostalgic.
…The Belzac forest. A forest filled with enough strong monsters to help me achieve my goal to acquire the strength to defend myself once I returned to society. Reaching max level to evolve was one of the objectives, but I also needed to spend time on [Humanize]. At the very least, I had to look like a cute girl again instead of a scary dragonewt. My idol career depended on it, seeing how appearance-focused it was.
An idol that brought fear was kinda contradictory. People valued beauty, no matter where you went. And it was especially the case for the entertainment and idol industry, one of the places where young women would starve themselves to achieve the perfect form.
But, the horrors of the idols industry was what I accepted when my parents educated me on everything. I made a conscious choice after everything I heard. As such, I had to live up to my own standards. No scaring potential fans!
‘Idolize me or be destroooyed!’
‘Ahhh, yes! Yes! We shall worship you as our god now so please don't kill us!’
‘Mwahahaha!’
You guys…hahahaha! Fuck my sanity, girls!
In these three months, I had experienced death’s scythe in numerous ways whether I was the one who swung it or how I was the one to dodge it. Admittedly, I wished my life would have been smoother, but I couldn’t believe how much fun this had all been.
Yes, this new life had changed me for better or worse, but I believed that my core is still very much the same girl that grew up on earth. After all, after being stuck inside that cave for two months, I haven’t fully gone crazy. I was just speaking with myself. That was better than most people would have done!
As such, I had to be tough on myself. This adventure hadn’t ended yet and it wouldn’t end any time soon.
Be ready, gods and the world. For my dream, I will make sure to become the shining star I always wanted on this stage of yours.
Let’s go! Time to become the dragon idol this world needs!
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Author's Note: Okay, as you might have noticed, I did not post a chapter yesterday. I was sick, and couldn't get myself to my desk.
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