Growl
Suddenly, Kael heard a growl that came from the little Dragon’s stomach.
“Wuu…”
He was hungry.
“Ughh… what are Dragons supposed to eat now…?”
Kael had no clue.
Growl
The little Dragon’s stomach growled even more loudly.
“How are you so hungry when you just hatched? Your tummy is already so big, are you trying to make it even bigger?”
Kael spoke as he rubbed the Dragon’s soft belly again.
“Kyahah~”
The little Dragon acted playfully, licking Kael’s face in response.
Growl
But his stomach growled again.
Kael frowned.
‘Would fruits work?’
He wondered in his head as his eyes fell on the bowl of fruits.
‘What the hell am I thinking? He is a fucking Dragon, he wouldn’t like fruits.’
He quickly shook his head.
“Guu!”
Then suddenly, Kael saw the little Dragon pointing at something with his small paws.
“Huh?”
He frowned.
“Your Eggshell?”
“Guu!”
The Dragon, as if understanding Kael, nodded.
“You want to eat that?”
The Dragon nodded again.
‘Is that thing edible?’
With the Dragon in his one hand, Kael picked the broken Eggshell with his other.
‘How is he going to eat this?’
Kael was confused.
The Eggshell was still warm, and it was extremely hard. Kael felt like he was holding some solid metal. He tried breaking it with his fingers, but no matter how much strength he used, he couldn’t even scratch it, let alone break it.
‘The hell?
Didn’t he break it when he came out?’
He placed the little Dragon on the bed and used both his hands to try and break the Eggshell, but again, it didn’t work.
“What is this thing?”
He questioned out loud, his breathing uneven.
Yes, Kael wasn’t the fittest of the bunch.
“Kyaha~”
The baby Dragon, who was watching everything with an excited look on his face, laughed as it fell on the bed, unable to balance his body. That, however, didn’t stop him from laughing more.
“You… Are you making fun of me…?”
Kael questioned, his ego was somewhat hurt.
“Kyu~”
The Dragon extended his cute paws toward him, his eyes shining brightly as he glanced at the Eggshell in Kael’s hand.
“You cannot eat it, it is too hard, you will hurt yourself.”
Kael shook his head.
For some reason, despite spending only a few minutes with this little thing, Kael found himself getting attached to him.
Just the thought of him getting hurt squeezed his heart.
“Kyuu!”
The Dragon, however, continued to extend his paws, wanting the Eggshell.
Kael was silent for a while, then he thought of a method.
“Alright, but I’ll be the one feeding you, okay?”
He spoke.
“Guu!”
The Dragon’s eyes brightened.
Kael then sat next to him and placed him on his lap. Then, he carefully placed the Eggshell in front of his mouth, making sure it wouldn’t hurt him in any way.
“Now eat, and start slowly.”
He warned.
The Dragon, however, completely ignored his words and,
Bite
His small teeth bit the hard Eggshell.
Kael could feel his heart clench. He feared that this little thing’s teeth would get hurt because he bit a little too hard, but then,
Crack
The Eggshell, that Kael couldn’t even crack, broke in an instant.
Crunch Crunch Crunch
Gulp
And as if that wasn’t enough, the little Dragon started chewing it before he gulped the entire thing down and took another bite excitedly.
Rather than a hard Eggshell, it looked like he was eating a biscuit.
‘W-What…?
How…?’
Kael couldn’t believe it.
Then, a thought appeared in his mind as he recalled one of his skills he read before.
[Dragon’s Eye]
A skill that allows him to peek into other being’s secrets. He wanted to use it back in the Royal Hall, but he decided not to.
Who knows? Someone in there might be able to sense him using this skill?
Kael had read a decent number of novels where people didn’t take it well when the protagonists used such abilities. Those people then later made trouble for him, Kael wanted to avoid all that hotch-potch and cliche plots.
‘How am I supposed to activate this skill again?’
He wondered, and soon, he came up with an answer.
‘I was able to use other skills when I thought about it, this must be the same as well.’
As he concluded that, he thought about activating the skill.
‘Dragon’s Eye.’
Instantly, a surge of energy coursed through him, starting from his abdomen and flowing up to his head.
His blue eyes turned a brilliant shade of gold, glowing brightly. His pupils that were round had elongated into sharp, vertical slits, mirroring the gaze of a Dragon.
“Kyu!”
The little Dragon didn’t care what was happening around him; he was busy nibbling on his meal.
Yes, he had long snatched the Eggshell from Kael, who wasn’t focusing on feeding him.
He was a proud Dragon!
If he wanted anything, he would snatch it!
‘Holy shit…’
While the little one was busy eating, Kael’s jaw dropped in disbelief.
[Name: Unnamed]
[Race: Fire Dragon]
[Rank: Mythical]
[Age: 0 Days]
[Level: 1]
[Strength: 15]
[Agility: 10]
[Speed: 12]
[Stamina: 18]
[Defense: 14]
[Mana: 20]
[Intelligence: 7]
[Charisma: 8]
[Strengths: Immense Physical Resilience, Rapid Mana Recovery, Early Combat Potential]
[Weaknesses: Inexperience, Underdeveloped Wings, Energy Dependency]
…
Kael blinked and then blinked again.
“T-That’s Level one…?”
He stuttered, staring at the little Dragon who was still busy eating.
Kael then recalled his pitiful stat that he saw before.
[Name: Kael Carter]
[Race: Human]
[Age: 22]
[Level: 1]
[CE: 0/100]
[Talent: Dragon Genesis]
[Talent Rank: SSS Rank]
[Strength: 3]
[Agility: 4]
[Speed: 5]
[Stamina: 4]
[Defense: 3]
[Mana: 2]
[Intelligence: 6]
[Charisma: 6]
…
The sheer difference in their stats was staggering.
His own strength was a meager 3 compared to the Dragon’s 15. No wonder he was munching on that Eggshell that Kael couldn’t even scratch.
Even his agility and speed, which he’d thought were decent, paled in comparison to this thing.
And what’s worse?
This little thing was just born a few minutes ago!
His Age was Zero Days!
Zero Days!!!
And he was 22 years old!!
‘Aaaaaggggghhh!!!!’
Kael screamed in his head.
He was having an existential crisis.
‘I-Is this the difference between a Human and a Dragon…?’