The Dragon Lord System
Q1 - System?

"Fiiuuu"

When I heard the mysterious voice, I was immediately shocked. My heart was pounding, and I felt like I was in a novel I had read.

I slapped my face with my small palm which now turned into a dragon hand.

SLAPP... SLAPP...

Suddenly, I decided to slap myself to make sure that this was not a dream.

However, the slap made me feel real pain.

"Arrh... Sakit!"

I screamed in pain while palpating my reddened cheeks. Finally, I realized that this was a strange and unexpected reality.

Then, a holographic panel appeared in front of me, displaying information about myself:

...[.STATUSES]...

...Name: ???...

...Species: Dragon...

...Level: Level 1 (15 XP required to level up)...

...Health Point/HP: 10...

...Strength: 2...

...Defense: 5...

...Speed: 3...

...Evolution rate: 0...

"This is the system?"

"Why is my name just a question mark?" I thought as I looked at the attribute page that suddenly appeared before me.

At first, I felt a little disappointed, but then a joyous expression appeared on my face.

...[.DING DONG!]...

...[.Please input HOST Name]...

I heard a mysterious voice again and realized that it came from this system.

...[.Please input HOST name]...

"Ah... Do I have to use my old name?, I find it too boring"

Hmmmm...

Looks like I'll have to find a cool name, hehehe.

"Gaia? A raidjin? Ashura's? Jormundgandr? Calliga's? Cocytus?"

I don't know...

I let out a long sigh and shouted in frustration.

"Vaaaaahhhh.... It's so confusing!"

...[.DING DONG!]...

...[.Please input HOST name quickly, remaining time is 10 seconds! Otherwise, you will get a random name from the system!]...

...[10, 9, 8, 7...]...

"Damn it, there's only 10 seconds left! I'm still confused..."

...[6, 5, 4, 3...]...

"Goldhenghh!" I panicked and without a second thought, I quickly mentioned, "CALLIGA!"

...[.DING DONG!]...

...[.The system has input the HOST name]...

...[.STATUSES]...

...Name: Calliga...

...Species: Dragon...

...Level: Level 1 (15 XP required to level up)...

...Health Point/HP: 10...

...Strength: 2...

...Defense: 5...

...Speed: 3...

...Evolution rate: 0...

I let out a sigh of relief. Finally, I have a name for myself in this strange world.

"I'm called Calliga" I murmured.

Although everything felt so strange and unusual, I decided to accept it.

I looked disappointedly at my new status written on the hologram panel.

I was hoping to get Cheat status like in the novels I've read, but it didn't happen. Maybe living as a little dragon is not as beautiful as I imagined.

"But wait a minute!"

I stared intently at my level that was still at level 1. 15 XP is required to level up.

I was thinking, maybe I should eat and beat something to get XP.

Who knows, maybe there are animals that can be a delicious and profitable meal for me.

I also looked at the very bottom of my hologram panel.

"Wait a minute! Evolutionary Level?"

This is so cool!

"That means I still have a chance to grow bigger and stronger, hehehe!"

I spoke confidently, excited by the potential that lay ahead of me.

There was no response for 10 seconds. I was disappointed, expecting such a dramatic notification sound in novels with similar systems that I read.

"Huhuhu, it looks like I'm stuck on a remote island with this useless system!" mummy's upset.

I felt like I was playing in a comedy drama full of surprises and chaos.

And all of a sudden, my status hologram panel closed, leaving me with a big question mark on my head.

Hmmm, it seems that this adventure as a little dragon will not be as easy as I imagined.

I had to figure out a way to raise my level and evolve, even without clear guidance. I looked around the island that was still unfamiliar to me.

I continued my search to find more crabs.

My stomach got hungry again and I found a bunch of crabs coming out of the sand. Without a doubt, I ran and quickly caught devouring them.

Ms. nyom...

Crisping...

But, this is really weird. This was the first time I had ever felt the pleasure of disgusting raw food.

It tastes even better than rice when I was human. And the crispy, crispier than my favorite fried chicken. It's-it's complicated...

My stomach was full and I began to consider my situation.

I noted some important points:

I came home from overtime, bathed, ate, and fell asleep.

When I woke up, I had turned into a dragon.

Crab alive, good.

I don't know how this could have happened. If I knew, I would have said it.

But for now, I decided to put those thoughts on hold.

Next, I tried to determine my location. It is clear that this is not America. Or maybe, not Earth.

Three months of different sizes and colors adorned the sky. Although it looked beautiful, the two shining suns made me worry about the double UV impact on my skin.

As I watched the sky filled with the moon and sun, I saw a big stupid bird I had never seen before.

"It looks like a bird, but what bird is it?"

And in the sky flew a dragon like me. I feel so scared. The pure blue dragon and the stupid bird looked threatening to each other.

"GRROAAAARRRH!"

"GYAAARRRRAA!"

How frightening. The sand shook from their cries. I decided not to move at this time. I don't want to attract their attention and be the target of an attack.

I wonder, what should I do in a situation like this?

Should I be reincarnated as a dragon and not a human in another world?

By the way, my friend Alex loves reading novels and manga about reincarnation.

...***Flashback***...

"Oi! Look, I just read a good reincarnation novel. You should read!"

thus he often annoyed me with his strange hobby. I remember that we both graduated High School three years ago. I thought that after graduating High School, my life would be better because there were no more distractions.

Last month I received an email from him. He invited me to join the manga company he worked for.

However, I refused because his salary was too small for me. Now that I'm contemplating, I should have listened to it,

at least briefly. I never expected this to happen to me.

...***...

Alright. Although I am not very familiar with such manga, it seems like my situation is similar to those stories.

I reincarnated as a dragon in a different world. In fact, I've become a dragon.

My skin is light-yellow-young brownish, with a tail and brown scales.

No matter what angle you look at me from, I'm no longer human.

It's not a dream, it's too real to be considered a dream.

"Is this Reality?" My speech

Well, it's fine. It's happened and there's nothing I can do. For now, I will try to deal with it as best I can.

To be honest, I've never been too good at thinking about small problems.

And now that I have turned into a monster, there is no point in continuing to think about it.

Let's stop that kind of thinking.

Luckily, I was getting bored with my previous job. This change was rather refreshing, despite being a monster.

I growled hungry, imagining a delicious Juicy Steak. I just ate some crabs a while ago.

Kriukk...

However, now I chewed on the crab along with the sand in my mouth. It feels a little different, not like before.

It feels good and sweet. How strange. I kept looking for crabs in the sand and licking the sand.

Lick.. lick...

I even tried to lick the sand.

No way, this tastes good. It's almost like eating sugar. I rubbed my tongue into the sand in madness.

Looking at him, maybe I look like a dangerous person.

Well, nevermind. I'm not human anymore

Now my stomach is full.

I need to find a place to sleep. It would be great if I could find a place where monsters would not find me.