Dragon, a mythical monster known to laid waste to those who they are not fond with. With a single breath a kingdom could collapse in mere seconds and humanity itself can come to extinction. In the world of Gaia, Dragon was at the pinnacle of monster strength and currently Roki was facing this entity itself.

Resembling a chinese dragon, its different compared to the European dragon. Resembling a serpent with 2 pair of short limbs and horns that resembles antlers with their silky hair. their grace and elegance was definitely a bit higher than their European cousin.

In front of him, was the glistening jade scales on her lower dragon body. The underbelly was silk white but still as durable and hard as its jade scales. Its spine fin was yellow in color and by its point was indeed sharp as well made sword. Her lower body length was indeed reach more than 4 meters.

Besides that her upper limb has transformed into a dragon’s claw. With claws like a hawk and paw like a tiger it clearly was similar to the ancient chinese dragon. With her dragon claw transformation up until the elbow that exude the might of a dragon. Underneath her chinese loose cloth a pearl was embedded at the middle of her chest. Her dragon horn was intimidating as well as her bright golden slit eye.

With both of them not moving, they are both at a dead lock.

Then he move, running toward Miss Zhang or more appropriately Dragoness Zhang. He ran as fast as he can and take a step on a table making it as foothold and leap into the air reaching the Dragoness on the 2nd floor in the blink of a moment. This proves his two weeks of experience led him to his current abilities.

While in mid air at a level above the Dragoness he brandishes his sword from above preparing to give a vertical slash. As he drop down from the maximum jump height, a vertical slash was follow along intended to the unmoved Dragoness.

‘naïve’

Clang!!

With the sound as metal collide with metal, the sound erupts in the restaurant turn dungeon. But it wasn’t a sword against a sword but rather a sword colliding with the Dragoness bare hand.

‘see didn’t I say you were naïve’

Holding the sword like it was paper not a skin was penetrated by the sword of Roki. he was astounded by the sheer defense of her dragon scale truly boasting of her kin prowess. After Roki make a mid-air over turn kick using the hold sword as a turning point. His kick land on the horns of the Dragoness but as predicted she was not injured and not moving a budge.

Annoy by foot on her head, Miss Zhang launch another claw swipe intending to chase off the human foot on top of her. Roki spun in the air landing on the 2nd floor safely with his HP still fully intact. He was already breathing hard nonetheless his movement were quite hard to execute especially for someone who was level 1 with low stamina. But the training pay off along with experience and earning title, he also gain an usual amount of stamina due to the continuous strenuous bout that was non-stop.

‘come on Roki is that it?’

‘not quite’

He rush into battle once more, slashing his way to victory. Maneuvering his sword with such expertise, both of them was indeed powerful, each time Roki slash to Dragoness, she quickly counter it with her steel sharp claws. Their clash of sword and claw went on until her face was expressing an annoy face.

‘huh~ Roki is this the extent of your power, im so disappointed’

She wasn’t satisfied, it wasn’t as she expected for someone who carries the title of Master of Skills. She expected him to be dominate her, to subdue her with his strength the strength of someone she acknowledge but in front of her was not what she dreamt off. she then sighed while saying;

‘Roki, im sorry I don’t think you are the one, so please die’

Clasping both her arm against each other with the palms directed toward Roki, the pearl on her chest start to glow brightly. Mana started to accumulate at the center of her palms condensing into a ball of mana. Within second it turn into a size of a tennis ball.

‘Dragon Art: Dragon Beam’

A bright yellow beam gush out from her palm directed to Roki with the intent of killing. Along with killing she felt a bit sad of destroying something that she brought up. Then the beam strike down the level 1 Roki. not a speck of dust was left of Roki’s body showing the scariness of the Dragoness demolition power.

Turning her back against the spot where Roki died, she then step away with heavy heart.

‘Miss Zhang sorry but I don’t think im that naïve’

She heard the voice of the one she had kill just seconds ago, but the voice made her heart tremble. None could withstand her beam and live to tell the tale. Even if there was who could withstand it their voice should not be that carefree. His tone was giving hint to her that he was perfectly fine. Then she turn around to the source of the voice. But she could see nothing

‘not there here’

Again he voice out telling where he was, she hurriedly search the source of the voice and there it was a man standing tall on top of the ledge of the 2nd floor. Beside him were floating white orb that amount to 100. Once again he grin with his heart beating faster than normal leading him to an adrenaline rush. He then spoke the magic that he cast with the intended target the Dragoness in front of him.

‘ouh yeah please don’t die too fast Miss Zhang I would be surely dissapointed, Master Level Soul Beat~’

Hundreds of soul orb flew swiftly converge into a single entity, the Dragoness flinch she doesn’t expect him to be alive let alone casting a strong spell. She quickly cast a defensive spell to counter but it was too late, the speed of the orb was none like it usual beginner level 1 state, in a blink of an eye 100 orb rain down the beautiful Dragoness, she hastily defend with her hands raised up shielding her face.

Burst sound kept increasing with each orb colliding with the jade scale of the Dragoness. Dust cloud begin to accumulate and form bigger with each burst sounds.

‘huh!’

She swept off the cloud of dust with a sweep of her dragon claw giving her a clear sight to her opponent but to her dismay Roki was already gone, once again she could not find him, even sensing him with her mana senses could not be accomplished as his like his existence was vanish from this world. her appearance was starting to get ugly, her cloth was damaged revealing a few erogenous skin but it did not matter to her right now as she was pretty angry being toy around by a mere level 1.

Even when she was angry she was a bit happy that Roki lives. But currently she was preparing to exact revenge to someone who toy her.

‘where are you Roki come and fight like a man!!’

‘haha a man? Hmm you know for a level 1 going up against who knows what level are you don’t think I will be dead just by a scratch?’

‘but aren’t you the one who possess the title Master of Skills?’

‘again this title, I don’t know why you people are so fixated on this title, even with that so called Master of Skills I still have only 150 HP’

‘ugh’

She had nothing to say she could not retort to that fact, in a logical sense for someone level 1 to fight against her was deem death itself.

‘huh~ but since you are insisting I wouldn’t mind playing on death door’

He then revealed himself, located not far from the Dragoness only 5 meter away from her. it was like he was unshrouded by an invisible blanket.

‘stealth? But such a low level skill to be unable to detect by my mana sense, this is…’

‘im to lazy to explain just saying when reaching master level it has it perks, anyway here I come’

Like a bullet he rush to Miss Zhang different from the run from before he was speeding up much more. His eye was much more fierce and like a predator searching for its prey. He pressed on and slash the Dragoness. The speed of the slash was fast, faster than her eyes could stay track on. She was baffled again by this young man prowess.

The slash connected with her scales and once again metal sound clashing can be heard. But like usual she was unscathed, Miss Zhang smirk and said;

‘as expected not even a master like you could hurt my high defensive scales’

‘hmm look again’

She bleeds!

Drop of red blood was dripping to the floor not only she was injured she was also inflicted with status effect bleeding.

‘but how could an iron sword make me bleed?’

‘look carefully’

she then intensely watch him from head to toe but she could not find anything until her eyes saw the iron sword. A tint of transparent aura was enveloping the sword, the aura was thin and moving in waves like it was alive.

‘is that?’

‘yup, sword strike can we end this right now I didn’t know you would be this boring’

‘what did you say! I will not control my strength anymore, I will let you feel the wrath of a dragon!’

Lunging out using her tail like body as a spring her speed exceedingly fast. Her eyes were like a dragon in rage. Her claw started to radiates in yellow hue and strike Roki who was standing in front of her. he quickly block it with an activated sword strike. The pressure was immense, even his body was lifted up just by the impact of one attack the strength of 200+ monster was no joke. He survived just because of his master sword strike acting as a defensive barrier as well as a mean to attack.

Then another glow claw heading to his head, he readied his stance and blocks it again and this time he flew into the air with his body falling to the ground floor. Before he fall, Dragoness Zhang already sprung into the air with another glowing claw preparing to bring death to Roki.

‘Die Roki!, Dragon Art: Jade Dragon Claw’

‘not quite hehe’

Within a fraction of a second, hundreds of orbs manifested itself in front of Roki. he cast the soul beat spell and rather than attacking he used it as a defensive spell. The orb burst as it made contact with Dragoness Zhang attack. burst string of orbs bursting in the air of the restaurant. Making a chain reaction.

Landing down to the ground floor, Dragoness Zhang was in disarray. She was not hurt that much but still it pestered her from exacting her revenge. But before she could launch another attack, she was in awed from what she seen. the whole restaurant turn dungeon was filled with orbs as soon as she land and set her eyes on Roki.

‘what…’

‘sorry but I think I will end it here’

‘Soul beat variation; a thousand souls, go!’

Like fireworks bursting in the air, thousands of orbs rain down on the helpless dragoness.

Burst after burst, Roki was standing there watching the scene unfolds.

Burst of dust cloud surround the atmosphere, underneath those clouds, a bright mana was collecting at the center of it and as the dust cloud dissipates. There she was Dragoness Zhang huffing for air while casting her Dragon beam toward Roki. she was at her limits, the variation spell left almost 10% of health at best and she could not leave this as it is.

‘your mana must have depleted with that last variation spell, you have no skill to defend yourself with even stealth cannot be used, you’re going down Roki, Dragon Art; Dragon Beam Full Power!!’

A burst of intense beam ran out and as it reach Roki, he casually said;

‘I forgot to say I manage to regen 1 MP, and lets action do the talking’

He slash the beam with his iron sword vertically and it split into half the beam was misdirected and it blows off two sides of the restaurant. Once again she was in disbelief, her full power beam was cut in half just like that, her tattered cloth was already gone leaving a spectacle that was magnificent. The dragon scale ran up to her side of the body leaving only the center with human skin and her breast expose clearly seeing her pink nipple at the back was also bare in human skin up to her well shaped behind. At the front where lies her treasure hole, was finely triangular shape jade scale covering it up.

‘sorry miss…’

While saying that she notice how the half human half dragon Miss Zhang was purely naked. Burst of bleed start coming out of his nostrils, the ero within him start to grow after his first experience and by seeing this body again he was starting to get hot. But like a manner gentleman it would be rude to take advantage of a dazed woman let alone a dragoness.

He came up to her and brings along the table sheet of the dining table and wraps the exposed Miss Zhang. She then released from her daze; seeing the warmth of the young man called Roki her heart skips a beat and warmth start to spread in her heart.

She didn’t know that she could felt this way to a man let alone someone younger than him. She then said blushingly;

‘you are really the one our savior’

‘hmm don’t know about that but its fine, come lets go’

After that she was brought to her room to put on her cloth, carried by the one who defeated her she was truly lovestruck. Her lower half immediately turn to her alluring legs making it easier for Roki to carry her. she still cannot understand why she felt this way toward this young man.

But there was a myth that said if someone beat a dragon, the dragon with its whole heart will gave its heart and soul to the one who defeated them. But such myth are only myth none have ever met a dragon let alone defeat one except Roki of course.

After properly wore her new cloth and wash herself she then met the one who defeated her. Roki was sitting on the chair comfortably facing Miss Zhang. Silence was again in the air and the expression of Miss Zhang turn to her usual cold self, the tint of blush of love-struck was gone hidden in heart not wanting to expose her weakness to this young man.

‘you have pass the quest, here is your reward’

LongEr’s Bronze Jian Sword (made with pieces of Jade Dragon Scale) Attack:75-95Durability:1000 / 1000Quality:Ancienta weapon made by the unknown blacksmith who have made many noteworthy weapons. A custom made weapon that resembles the ancient Bronze Jian sword famous in the warring states back in the eastern region. Such technique to make this sword was lost but only a few knows made with a rare material of dragon scale it boost heavily its durability and power. Grants other effect:

-grant 40 strength

-increased stamina by 10%

-increased defense by 25Requirement:Level = 10

‘hoo a good sword’

‘yes it is so please keep it well’

‘since I completed the quest then I should say farewell’

‘ah’

Suddenly her cold calm demeanor starts to break again after hearing the word farewell her heart was not ready to let him go since she newly discovered this kind of feeling but she know she could not hinder the one chosen. All she could do was saw the backside of his body as he walks along to exit from his room.

But she then with noticing it she hug him from behind with tears starts to form in her eyes, different from before she was not playing with him but rather she was fond of him. Same situation but different kind of feeling was involved.

‘Miss Zhang?’

Roki was starting to blush even he wasn’t familiar with this kind of situation the time this happen it led him to pure ecstasy of sexual relation. But somehow he has a feeling this wasn’t going that way. turning around she saw the blush innocent face of Miss Zhang. He wasn’t surprised, deep down he know even a cold ice queen would have a warmth hearth.

Miss Zhang then said;

‘sorry for hindering you, you can go now’

‘ah okay’

As the hug was released, he walk to the exit but then he stop and glance at the Dragoness while smiling;

‘don’t worry I will come back hehe’

His smiles melt away the worries of her aching heart, she then naturally leap into his arm and plant a kiss right to his lips. He was surprised but he follow along, after the end of a light kiss both of them stared at each other with eyes full of love well more to Miss Zhang. Roki was rather treating it non-chalantly but he reply appropriately to the one who was staring at him like that.

She then said;

‘promise you will come back’

‘yes I will’

They both part and Roki made his way to the adventurer guild hoping for him to find his childhood friend.

Miss Zhang who saw her beloved disappear from her sight, her heart ache start to ache but she reassure herself that one day he will come back.

“I will wait for you until you become much stronger, Roki Master of Skills”

But none knows currently Roki hasn’t completed his quest, only a part of the quest was finish after defeating the Dragoness Zhang. Different from Rinoa quest he was handed a hidden quest, a quest that even he doesn’t know, well if he was more enthusiastic about the game features he could have check the quest window for more information. But what I can say its who he is

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Walking down the street he was still wearing those ragged cloth and at his waist hang an old iron sword that has been his companion for the last 2 weeks. For one thing Roki knows how to use his virtual inventory and kept his newly unusable sword in the inventory.

Reaching the adventurer’s guild house, he then enters and like always its bustling with people. Users are in their own groups discussing their next adventurers while soloers were looking for quest to do to increase their adventure in this world. some are also searching for available party to get in to as some quest required a few people.

Users of all races and sizes was in that guild house, merrily having lunch and also drinking to their own content. As he took a step one by one suddenly a few people start to stare at him. Some of them mock him for wearing such cloth saying what a loser for wearing ragged newbie cloth and some pity him for being not able to wore such good cloths.

With no leads he went to the counter to ask about Rinoa. Going to the counter he then saw a familiar face, it was Miss Nara the one he met during his first day of playing.

‘Miss Nara?’

Miss Nara glance at Roki and was surprised to see appearance of unkempt man. Well most of those who went to her has at least moderate in physical appearance. But she kept her professionalism and treat Roki like his the same as other customers.

‘yes dear guest what I can do for you’

‘Miss Nara its me Roki, don’t you know me I came here 2 weeks ago’

‘Roki?? hmmm let’s see……… wait are you the companion of the elf maiden, Rinoa-san’

‘yes I am, so now you remember me’

‘haha thanks to Rinoa-san I remember you’

‘is that so, anyway do you where she is right now’

‘well….’

BAM!!!!

The door was open forcefully with a quite thump, then a voice resounded through the whole guild house.

‘Nara-sannn, im back I have completed the quest’

Running straight toward the counter she then brought the necessary quest item on to the table.

‘heres what you requested’

‘ah congratulation wait a moment so I can verify meanwhile…’

Then Roki intervene;

‘yaa Rinoa, its been a while’

She turn her sight toward the unkempt short young man beside her. staring for a while at him, she then recognized him;

‘ehhh Roki!!’

Like it was impulse, she hurriedly hug him ignoring the ragged cloth.

‘where have you been I’ve been searching for you like forever’

‘yeah right you already finish quest then you tell me you was searching for me’

Miss Nara interject between them;

‘uhmm to be more precise she has already finish 3 quest including this one, for your information she was quite an achievement completing C level quest with such haste in less than a day’

‘C level quest? That doesn’t sound very impressive’

Rinoa quickly retort to Roki’s statement;

‘C-level quest is pretty hard you know for our range of level, even more so I finish the quest while soloing’

‘woo slow down, yeah yeah I get it you are quite strong’

‘im very strong, im currently level 13 at the moment I already level up since the last quest.’

‘oooh pretty strong’

‘yeah I am so how about you, did you finish the quest?’

‘yeah I did’

‘congratulation, but how come you are wearing this ragged newbie cloth didn’t Miss Zhang gave new equipment?’

‘hmm I only got a sword’

‘well to bad for you, since what you are looking at are all the reward from the quest’

‘oh I see pretty good and stylish’

‘yeah I know right, worth all those tiring task, anyway you haven’t told me your task was’

‘well….’

‘nevermind that, since you pass that’s all that matter, anyway what level are you?’

‘1 I guess’

‘eh what??’

‘how come you are still level one didn’t you pass the quest you should level like 10 more level’

‘I don’t know, well what the heck who cares right so whats your plan’

‘sheesh still doesn’t care about a thing, for one thing we need to level you up first’

‘yea sure’

‘come lets go to the grass field’

‘oh okay but hey cant we just complete the quest together isn’t that much more easier’

‘yeah well the game doesn’t allow party with people more or less than five level than the user so since im currently level 13 I cannot party with a level 1’

‘I see’

‘enough talk and lets grind you, we need to make up for lost time’

‘yeah yeah’

Walking to the street heading straight for city gate, people are staring to the beautiful Rinoa. Its been awhile since he was with her and the constant stare was quite new for him since he wasn’t with her for awhile.

But before they arrived at the field they stop in front of a tailor shop, weird out by stoping here he then asked Rinoa;

‘so what are we doing here?’

‘didn’t you look at yourselves, you cloth are all ragged and that’s why you are being stared at’

“hmm I think they are staring at you rather than me, anyway its better to let her to think that way”

‘so are you paying?’

‘sheesh, yeah yeah im paying lets go’

After awhile they then went out from the tailor’s store, stepping out of the store Roki was wearing a brown tunic with brown leather pants and a pair of leather boots. He looks much more cleaner and more normal with his new equipment thou its just a level 1 clothing it was still much more tolerating to look rather than the tattered cloth.

Then she brought him outside of the gate reaching the grass field. Roki was amazed new users are all hunting down the little creature that inhabited this plains with the sole goal of leveling themselves. Some are in parties and some are soloing but what caught his eye was the scene in front of him. Its been a while since he a natural scenery fill with greenish lust with mountains at the backdrop.

‘what are you dazing around on come on we got work to do’

‘where are you going? Aren’t we fighting the little creature at this field?’

‘take too much time lets go into the forest’

‘ok’

‘arent you gonna ask me or something’

‘I already know whats your intention are, so what strong monster are we fighthing?’

‘hehe you know me best don’t freak out and don’t worry I will protect you’

‘yeah yeah so what is it?’

‘hehe ALPHA WOLF’