Chapter 13: Doesn’t Seem Too Bad

“It’s just a label. The robust bodies of the Dragon Clan have been sought after by people since ancient times. Some even came up with ways to take over a dragon’s body,” the Little Lolita sat on Zheng Yichen’s claw, speaking calmly as she recounted things that Zheng Yichen would have had no way of knowing in this world.

“A group of people conducted research on this together, and they succeeded. The souls of the Dragon Clan are exceptionally powerful and possess unique dragon characteristics. Taking over a dragon’s body was not easy.”

“But Young Dragons were different. The Soul Strength of a Young Dragon was far weaker than that of an Adult Dragon. Using certain methods, it could be erased. So, at that time, many Young Dragons of the Dragon Clan were secretly captured.”

“When this was exposed, it caused great fury among the Dragon Clan. Anyone connected to this matter faced ruthless attacks. Even when they united to fight back, the final result was still complete annihilation.”

“In the final stages of the incident, some who had taken over dragon bodies tried to hide their identities, blending into the Dragon Clan to escape pursuit. But even if they used Arcane Arts to seize a dragon’s body, their souls still differed greatly from a dragon’s.”

“Many of these differences could be resolved through various Secret Methods, but one thing was unavoidable: the Dragon’s Aura. The Dragon’s Aura was not only linked to the dragon’s body but even more so to the dragon’s Soul. If the soul could not achieve a high degree of harmony with the body, the Dragon’s Aura would not appear.”

“Even though some Cursed Dragons back then used Arcane Treasures to gain a fake Dragon’s Aura, the harmony between soul and body could not be faked or hidden. Certain detection methods could reveal it.”

“…Like the dream I had before?” Zheng Yichen’s mouth twitched slightly. Although the Little Lolita described the events lightly, skipping over many details, she emphasized the Dragon Clan’s attitude toward Cursed Dragons: better to kill by mistake than to let one escape!

Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been a result of complete annihilation.

“That’s one way. Invading your Dream is difficult,” the Little Lolita looked up at Zheng Yichen. “Also, unlike Cursed Dragons, your harmony with this body is extremely perfect. So, as long as it’s not a spell Tracing the essence of your soul, you can basically ignore it.”

“You mean, if I find something that can create a fake Dragon’s Aura… then I’ll be completely safe?”

“The Dragon Clan has collected nearly all related Secret Treasures,” the Little Lolita glanced at Zheng Yichen, stating a rather disheartening fact. “So, your identity is very easy to expose. The Dragon Clan holds absolute hatred for Cursed Dragons. Even if you avoid fights as much as possible to hide your lack of Dragon’s Aura, if there is any suspicion, the Dragon Clan will investigate to the end.”

“And your problem is bigger,” the Little Lolita’s blood-red eyes stared at Zheng Yichen. “Your soul’s origin—I’ve been to many planes, but I have no memory of any of the items from your Dream. Does your soul belong to this world?”

“…” Damn, I feel like I’m going to die! Zheng Yichen silently stared back at the Little Lolita, feeling as if several basins of ice water had been poured over him. What was a Transmigrator’s greatest fear?

Wasn’t it having their identity exposed before they became strong enough!

Now, not only was his identity exposed, but it was exposed in this world, in front of what seemed to be an extremely powerful and knowledgeable ‘pseudo-Loli’.

“Even setting aside the identity of a Cursed Dragon, just your soul, which seems to be from outside this domain—even though you are weak, it’s enough to make many powerful beings exhaust all means to drain you of all your knowledge.”

“Including you?”

“My pursuits aren’t in knowledge,” the Little Lolita glanced at Zheng Yichen and didn’t continue the topic that made Zheng Yichen feel his future was increasingly bleak. “Anyway, I like you. So, stay by my side.”

“Do I have a choice to refuse?”

“No,” the Little Lolita said plainly.

“I’m Zheng Yichen. Um, surname first, given name last,” considering this world’s style and culture, Zheng Yichen added an explanation.

“Loris… no surname,” the Little Lolita savored Zheng Yichen’s name and spoke faintly.

No surname… Fine, maybe the Little Lolita in front of him belonged to some peculiar existence, so a surname seemed unnecessary. But being told by a pseudo-Loli that she liked him, what kind of feeling was that?

Thinking about before the transmigration and comparing it to after, maybe going out more often really did improve one’s luck with women?

Although this current ‘luck with women’ was strange and came with misery.

“We’ll live here for now. During this time, I’ll teach you some things,” Loris patted Zheng Yichen’s claw. “Your Soul is very special and has perfect harmony with this body. So, you need to cooperate with me on some experiments. This will benefit you.”

“And I still can’t refuse, right?” Experiments… If it were experiments with Lab Rats or research, that would be one thing; most people could accept that. But when the subject of the experiment was oneself, no matter what, there would be some resistance.

“It’s for your own good,” Loris jumped off Zheng Yichen’s claw, went back to where she was sleeping before, pulled his wing over herself, and said, “I’m going to sleep.”

“…Okay.” Zheng Yichen, still full of doubts, shook his head and rested it on his claw again. With so much on his mind, he didn’t have Loris’s calm mindset. He couldn’t sleep!

He didn’t know if he had too many flaws or if Loris was just too capable, seeing through his origins completely. She might still have many things she didn’t understand, but the parts she didn’t understand were only based on the knowledge held by his soul from the Otherworld.

And his recent encounter made him realize that in this world, with a Dragon Body, it wasn’t just a matter of not wanting to hurt others; others wouldn’t ignore him. Even if he became stronger in the future.

Facing stronger enemies, even if he could win, the chance of exposing his identity as a Cursed Dragon would likely soar. Zheng Yichen didn’t know if there were still Cursed Dragons in this world.

The nail that sticks out gets hammered. Probably, once his identity was exposed, he would face not only targeting by Humans but also endless pursuit by the Dragon Clan… This life was impossible!

Thinking of this, his head hurt. Really, as a pacifist, wouldn’t it be nicer if everyone just sat down, chatted, and played games? Fighting and killing was too violent.

This world was really dangerous. If only there was a way to return to his own world… With all sorts of gloomy thoughts, Zheng Yichen’s eyelids gradually drooped. He would take things one step at a time in the future.

For now, his experience didn’t seem too bad. He even had a special, pink pseudo-Loli as a teacher…