Dragon World (2-in-1)

"True Dragon Bloodline...

The waters here are indeed deeper than expected!"

Feeling the kobolds' faith, Roy felt little joy. Instead, a trace of heaviness rose in his heart.

After returning to their lodgings, Furia asked him a few concerned questions.

She had sensed that oppressive weight as well.

Roy shook his head. "It's nothing. It's just Equivalent Exchange.

Some Gifts of Fate had long since been marked with a price in secret.

I was ultimately still too young back then."

The new circumstances brought Roy some troubles and even intensified the call of his Bloodline instinct.

But they also brought real benefits: his magical abilities had indeed improved.

And not just by a little.

Roy felt himself rapidly growing toward a High-level Demonic Beast, while his Combat Ability had also improved tremendously, visibly so.

It was much like the Holy Light Envoy from Eglis World, Harry Leo. Roy was now far more confident in dealing with him.

If he had possessed his current strength back then, he would have dared to run straight to the temple entrance on his first day in that world and start a fight, testing the other side's mettle before deciding what to do.

Whether he could win or not, he at least probably would not have been seriously injured or captured.

A dragon's recovery speed was certainly faster than that of a Divine Descender.

He could lose repeatedly and keep fighting, dragging things out until his opponent could no longer endure it.

Now that he looked at the letter again, he had a different feeling about it.

"Dragons rarely gather without a purpose, because dragons are powerful creatures that prefer to live alone.

Furthermore, the food and resources they require could not possibly be concentrated in large quantities.

Aside from relying on one another during