The Tsundere Chuunibyou Dragon

"Hello there, you two little ones."

The Storm Dragon looked somewhat surprised at Mo Li's demeanor. In his memory, most weak creatures would instinctively flee in terror upon seeing him—Rimuru was a clear example. Mo Li, with his utterly calm expression, was a first.

"Greetings, mighty dragon."

Mo Li spoke calmly, his tone steady. Though he was in the body of a young dragon, he showed no trace of fear.

"Boss, let's run. We can't beat this giant dragon."

Rimuru trembled in Mo Li's arms as he spoke.

"Don't be afraid, little one. I won't hurt you. You don't need to flee—I really mean no harm."

Hearing Rimuru mention escape, the great dragon seemed anxious, clumsily raising his claw to explain in a flustered manner.

Watching Veldora's reaction, Mo Li found it somewhat novel. It seemed Veldora had been sealed here for three hundred years and was utterly bored out of his mind—otherwise, he wouldn't be making such a face.

"It's fine. I don't sense any malice from this dragon. And think about it—even if he wanted to harm us, do you really think we could escape?"

Mo Li stroked the Slime in his arms and explained patiently.

"Great Sage, is that really true? This dragon truly means us no harm?"

Rimuru, still uneasy, asked the Great Sage in his mind.

[Rest assured, host. After scanning, the target holds no ill will toward you or your companion. The target's immense magical energy far exceeds yours. Even if hostile, you and your companion would be unable to escape.]

[Additionally, a powerful seal has been detected on the target. The target was likely sealed here by some strong entity. Comprehensive assessment:

"No threat." Please be at ease, host.]

Hearing the Great Sage's explanation, Rimuru finally let his anxious heart settle.

"Hello, mighty dragon. I am a kind and harmless Slime."

Rimuru copied Mo Li's example and greeted the dragon before him.

"Greetings to you both. I am a mighty True Dragon, the world's strongest—the Storm Dragon, Veldora."

The dragon before them declared with a proud expression.

Watching the dragon's chuunibyou demeanor, Mo Li couldn't help but feel speechless.

No wonder netizens in my past life called him the Chuunibyou Dragon. He's chuunibyou enough, alright. But if you're the strongest, why were you sealed here by the Strongest Hero? Don't even mention that hero—if you called your second and third sisters here, I'd like to see if you'd still be this cocky.

Still, even if Veldora's boasting is a joke, his strength is indeed top-tier in this world. He might not make the top three, but he can definitely squeeze into the top ten. At least in the early stages, there aren't many who can fight the Storm Dragon.

"If you're the strongest, then how did you get sealed here?"

Rimuru undercut him at that moment.

Hearing Rimuru's words, Mo Li's face darkened with exasperation. Even if it was a lie, you couldn't just call him out to his face like that.

Mo Li quickly covered Rimuru's mouth.

"Sorry, my friend isn't great with words. Please don't take it to heart."

Mo Li explained.

Only then did Rimuru realize—you'd just met the guy, and you were already undermining him. Wasn't that just making him lose face on the spot?

"Sorry, sorry. I misspoke."

Rimuru hurriedly apologized.

At first, Veldora was a bit awkward, but hearing Rimuru's apology, he took the chance to save face.

"It's fine. I am the great Storm Dragon Veldora—why would I care about such careless words?"

Veldora laughed it off.

"Then, if I may ask, was there something you wanted from us?"

Mo Li inquired of Veldora.

Hearing Mo Li's question, Veldora seemed stumped for a moment, then let out a helpless sigh.

"Well, to be honest, I've been sealed here for three hundred years. Do you have any idea—three hundred years! A dragon like me, stuck here for three whole centuries. I've been bored out of my mind. That's why I called you over—I wanted you to keep me company and chat."

Veldora's voice was thick with loneliness.

"That's all?"

Rimuru said in disbelief.

"If you won't hurt me, I'm happy to accept your request. And I'm curious why you were sealed here."

Rimuru shrugged it off. It was just chatting—she'd thought it was something major.

"And you, little one?"

Veldora turned his gaze to Mo Li.

"I can feel the loneliness in your words. Being sealed here alone for three hundred years must be terribly lonely and isolating, right?"

Mo Li met Veldora's eyes.

"Little one, what are you saying? I am one of the four remaining True Dragons in this world—the great Storm Dragon Veldora. How could I ever feel lonely?"

Veldora wanted to keep arguing.

But under Mo Li's gaze, he felt a bit guilty, yet he still stubbornly refused to admit it, like a dead duck that won't sink.

Seeing Veldora's tsundere expression, Mo Li couldn't help but want to laugh.

This really was a tsundere dragon—caught red-handed, yet still so hard-mouthed.

Then Mo Li spoke.

"It's an honor to converse with a strong being like you. And like this Slime, I'm also curious—who could seal a mighty dragon like you here?"

"Since you're so polite, I'll forgive your careless words."

Veldora said with a tsundere look.

"Alright, then where should we start?"

Veldora asked, a bit impatient.

"How about you start by telling us about this world?"

Mo Li suggested.

"Yeah, yeah! We both reincarnated here, and we don't know what this world is really like yet!"

Rimuru said, full of curiosity.

After saying that, Rimuru covered his mouth.

In Rimuru's mind, talking about reincarnation and transmigration wasn't something you just blurted out.

"So you two are Otherworlders."

Veldora said, a little surprised.

"Is that so rare?"

Rimuru's voice trembled slightly.

"Don't be afraid. This world isn't without Otherworlders—in fact, there are quite a few of them here."

Veldora explained, seeing the fear on Rimuru's face.

"Really?"

Rimuru was surprised.

"Alright, let's just listen to what Veldora has to say."

Mo Li said, stroking the Slime in his arms.

Then Veldora told Rimuru and Mo Li about the knowledge of this world, including the many different races—how even monsters were divided into ordinary, special, and named types—as well as elves, dwarves, vampires, demons, and other races. He also explained common knowledge about Otherworlders, who were split into reincarnators and visitors from other worlds.

And he told them who had sealed him here, and why.