The Dragon Kingdom was said to be not only the birthplace of dragons, but also the birthplace of dragon civilization.
Ancient dragons were completely different from the Fire Dragons of today.
The difference was like that between humans and apes.
Both were dragons.
Yet dragons possessed intelligence no less than that of humans, as well as a brilliant society...
"I was a failure. I hardly ever noticed whether the sun was shining, because I had no time.
"My parents couldn't support me, and I wasn't highly educated. Alone in the city, I searched for a future.
"I found many jobs, but none would hire me. Perhaps no one liked someone who wasn't good at speaking, didn't enjoy socializing, and hadn't shown enough ability.
"I spent three whole days eating only two loaves of bread. Hunger kept me awake at night. Luckily, I had paid a month's rent in advance, so I could keep living in that dark basement instead of going outside to endure the abnormally cold winter wind.
"Finally, I found a job. Night watch at a hospital—watching over the morgue.
"The hospital was even colder at night than I had imagined. The wall lamps in the corridor weren't lit, and it was dim everywhere. I could only rely on the faint light spilling out from the rooms to see where I stepped.
"The place smelled awful. From time to time, the dead were delivered stuffed into body bags, and we worked together to carry them into the morgue.
"It wasn't a good job, but at least it let me afford bread. I could use my free time at night to study, too. After all, no one wanted to come to the morgue unless a body needed to be brought in or taken away for cremation. Of course, I