The Dragon Lord System
S1 - Weird Beetle (1/2)

Hm..

It's a strange beetle.

In front of me lay a giant beetle with a size of about one meter and short horns.

It was located in the middle of the road leading to the entrance, blocking my path.

But it looks like he's hurt.

I saw from a distance that his horn was broken and some parts of his leg were missing.

"Has he been attacked?"

Too bad.

I'm confused, what should I do now?

The beetle seemed to be aware of my existence and let out the same scream as before.

But this time, I felt no fear.

"Is it because I am now a dragon?"

Although I was afraid of the stupid flying dragon that attacked me so much that my house was destroyed and I was injured, I felt nothing from this beetle.

Perhaps this body could sense the strength of the enemy. A feeling that arises when faced with a strong opponent.

Peril.

It means I'm getting stronger.

"Good!"

I stood in front of the weak and dying giant beetle.

There was no doubt that I was much stronger than him.

If we both fight, I will win.

However, seeing him in this state made my heart full.

"What am I supposed to do?"

The first option is to leave it.

I could have just gone and let him face his own fate.

But it doesn't feel right to ignore suffering beings.

The second option is to help.

Even though I am not a doctor or an insect expert, maybe I can do something to ease her suffering.

"But how?"

I have no knowledge or compelling reason to heal a beetle.

Then there is the third option, which is to eat it.

As a dragon, strange food is nothing new to me.

However, seeing this beetle made me feel bad.

It feels like the deep ground that is still in my mouth is more delicious than eating these beetles.

Lastly, there is the option of using dragon breath.

I can use my power to attack this beetle, but it also means luring my enemies into my house and destroying my house, especially inviting the attention of the stupid flying dragon that had injured me.

Aaah, what a hard choice.

I paused for a moment, contemplating the consequences of every choice.

There may not be a perfect answer, but I have to make a decision.

I sighed and tried to find the best solution under these difficult circumstances.

Hm.....

I should have left him.

But pity me, I have no choice.

All right, I'll just leave it.

But wait, it looks like he won't leave my house unless I kill him.

"Do I have to face it myself?"

I looked for a moment, looking for the best solution.

But there seems to be one more interesting option.

Perhaps with a little good 'call', he would understand and leave this place.

"However, can I really communicate with him?"

Hm...

it seems impossible.

I've never even spoken to another being in this world, and I don't know if we can understand each other's language.

"Huaaa, how complicated!"

But, alright MarKiCob, let's try!

"Yoh!"

I let out a voice eagerly acting as a terrifying dragon, trying to talk to the beetle.

"Grrraaaaaaaaaaouuurrrrrr?"

More or less: "This is my place mortal, can you go?"

Wow, this is my first time talking to another creature.

My voice sounds pretty loud.

Hm...

now we just have to wait for a reply from the poor beetle.

All right, now it's your turn.

What are you gonna say?

"Kurkk!!"

Whoa...

that's really scary.

It turned out that he did not understand what I was talking about at all.

I'm stuck in a difficult situation, right?

Since I couldn't talk to him, there was only one way left: to threaten him.

"Hehe"

I gathered the energy in my mouth, making him tremble in fear.

It seems like he realized what I was going to do.

I'm doing this as a warning, so he understands the limits.

Buzzed.

The whole wall is shaking.

Yes, it is the [Dragon Breath], one of my mainstay skills as a dragon.

Actually, I just wanted to bully her to get her out of my territory without hurting her.

Hmm, he will definitely die if he gets my dragon breath.

But I also have to be careful, because if I accidentally shoot my dragon breath, my house could be destroyed...

Ah shit, my throat feels like it wants to let out a dragon breath.

Nah!

Waitaminute!

Just stop!

Just stop!

Fuuu...

Successfully, I managed to hold my breath right before exiting.

That's very dangerous.

If I was a little late, I would repeat the same mistake again.

"Thank you!" muttered

The poor beetle in front of me looked very surprised.

"Are you surprised?"

Hehe.