"Sigh."
After sighing, Id rested with Ur in a small inn at the border of the Kingdom of Fiore.
Early the next morning.
Id and Ur, holding Ultear, headed towards Rosemary Village, which was closer to them.
Three days later.
Id, Ur, and Ultear finally arrived at Rosemary Village.
Meanwhile, after the 'Bureau of Magical Development' incident and the delays on the road, the time had arrived at January of the year X765.
Rosemary Village.
The village was peaceful, showing no signs that a great creature like a dragon resided here.
In fact, after Id and Ur saw the excessively peaceful scene of the village before them, they had, from the bottom of their hearts, defined the intelligence about a villager sighting a dragon here as false intelligence.
But even so, Id was still somewhat unwilling to give up and planned to search around. He thought to himself, what if the intelligence was true? What if they actually found that dragon?!
"Ur, wait for me in the village with the child. I'll go search for that dragon in the back mountain alone."
"Regardless of whether I find that dragon in the end, I will return to the village to find you on time after one day."
"At that time, we will go together to Magnolia Town to visit Senior Makarov."
Id was afraid that all sorts of accidents might occur if Ur followed him to the back mountain to search for the dragon, so he settled Ur and their daughter in an inn in the village.
"Mhm."
"Leave our daughter to me, Id."
Ur smiled slightly at Id. Holding her daughter in her arms, she smiled and said, "Ultear, say goodbye to Father."
"Wait for me to come back."
Id held Ur's forehead and kissed it gently. After leaving these words, he turned and left, disappearing into the forest.
"Id, you must come back safely."
Ur watched Id's disappearing back and offered her blessings.
"Dragon!"
"What does it look like?"
"Probably pretty much the same as Kaido, right?"
Id's figure shuttled rapidly through the forest, his mind full of various fantasies about the image of a 'dragon'.
Foremost among them was Kaido, who had eaten the Fish-Fish Fruit, Mythical Model: Azure Dragon.
At this moment, Id didn't really take the creature known as a dragon seriously. In his view, no matter how strong a dragon was, it could never surpass Imu, whose stats and mechanics were all maxed out and who was overly 'hellish'.
Until Id discovered that scarlet figure.
"This is a dragon?"
When Id passed through the forest and saw the terrifying creature crouching in the depths of the forest—scarlet all over, emitting unfathomable magic power, with strength far beyond his imagination—he finally felt what a difference in life hierarchy meant.
"Human?"
The moment Id discovered the dragon, the dragon also slowly turned around and discovered Id.
"Uh."
Under the dragon's profound gaze, Id only felt his soul tremble slightly.
Will I win?!
I will win!!
"Boom!"
Just then, Id took the initiative to attack the dragon. He spun, leaped, and infused both magic power and Haki into the rapier in his hand, slashing ruthlessly at the scarlet dragon before him.
"Clang!"
However, Id's killer strike, which condensed all his power, merely struck a brilliant spark on the dragon's scales.
"Smack."
Before Id could think more, this scarlet dragon also counterattacked Id. With just a single slap, it pinned Id to the ground, rendering him unable to get up again.
"Ugh."
This was the first time Id felt so powerless since transmigrating to this world. Even when he fought against Imu back then, he had never been in such a sorry state, beaten without any power to fight back.
"Are you kidding me?"
"This dragon is stronger than Imu?"
Id lay on the ground, looking at the scarlet dragon pressing on him, revealing an expression of disbelief.
"..."
While Id was examining the dragon closely, the dragon was also seriously examining Id. One human and one dragon stared at each other like this for a long time. Finally, the dragon tilted its head slightly. Id didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that the dragon in front of him seemed a bit shy.
"Ahem."
Just as Id was constantly analyzing in his brain how on earth he could escape from here, the dragon coughed lightly twice and asked in a majestic voice, "Human, why did you trespass into my territory? And launch an attack on me?"
"I didn't intend to trespass into your territory, nor did I intend to attack you. It's just that everything happened too suddenly, and I reacted subconsciously."
Id took a deep breath. After discovering that the dragon in front of him could communicate, he wasn't as panicked as before.
"Human, it seems you are very dishonest."
The dragon narrowed its eyes, seemingly not believing Id's words.
"Oh my."
Just as the dragon and Id were in a standoff, a harsh rustling sound suddenly came from the forest, attracting the attention of both the dragon and Id.
After the dragon and Id were attracted by the sound and turned their heads to look towards the forest, they saw a young man with black hair and black eyes, wearing black and white ethnic-style clothing, slowly walking out of the forest. He smiled slightly at Id and the dragon: "I didn't expect that after four hundred years, I could still see a living dragon on this continent."
"No!"
"You are not a dragon, you are a 'human', correct?"
The young man first greeted the dragon and Id, then locked his gaze on the dragon. After sizing it up deeply, he suddenly shook his head and smiled.
"You know I am a human?"
The scarlet dragon seemed surprised that there was actually someone in this world who could see through her true identity, so her eyes lit up.
"Mhm."
The young man smiled confidently.
"Then can you help me change back?"
The scarlet dragon asked the young man urgently.
"Although I cannot completely turn you back into a human, I can help you change your appearance slightly. Living in the form of a dragon must be very uncomfortable, right?"
Speaking up to here, the young man had already closed his eyes, then smiled, "Three, two, one!"
"Boom!"
The moment the black-haired young man's voice fell, the appearance of this scarlet dragon, which carried infinite oppressive force, immediately twisted and changed.
"Ah!"
After letting out a painful wail to the sky, this scarlet dragon finally transformed into a girl about twenty years old with long scarlet hair, dignified features, fair skin, and a curvaceous figure.
At the same time, because the dragon was pressing on Id before, after being turned into a girl by the young man, she ended up sitting on Id's waist.
Also, the moment the dragon turned into a girl, Id suddenly understood why the mysterious black-haired young man chose to close his eyes when casting magic. Because the girl transformed from the dragon in front of him wasn't wearing a single piece of clothing on her body.