A Dragon’s Monologue

It had not been a mistake.

My eternal pursuit, that ordeal, had not been a mistake.

I gazed at his back and suppressed the breath that spilled from me, listened to his words and calmed my heated body.

That figure brought me the unknown, and those words brought me new insight.

Reason told me so, saying that the reason I liked him, the reason I was obsessed with him, was because of that.

The All-Knowing Dragon, the being in charge of the “unknown,” born to inherit the vacant place among the familiars of knowledge—that was me.

To uncover every unknown in this world and know everything. That was my essence as a dragon. The same as humans eating, sleeping, and mating. I was an existence whose essence was to eat, kill, and know.

That was why. He, Tooyama Naruhito, was an unknown to me, and that was why I was drawn to him, why I was interested in him.

Reason told me that.

As if that could be true.

Heh-heh, no, no. This sensation that seemed to melt my body was certainly not anything like that.

The incomplete memories I had inherited, memories of a “me” who was not me, an “I” who was not that me, and a “she” who was not that I, lit heat within this body.

The memories of him, the one who changed the All-Knowing Dragon into the Dragon of Human Knowledge, corrupted this body in the blink of an eye.

Ah, many All-Knowing Dragons who had scattered until now, rest assured. I shall inherit your delusions.

Ah, many Dragons of Human Knowledge who had perished until now, rejoice. I shall grant your wish.

And to the final Dragon of Human Knowledge, who faced that terrifying human and gathered everything together.

To the strongest Dragon of Human Knowledge, who, even after falling into heresy as an eternal seeker, made the best and foremost man “advance” for the sake of this moment.

I give you my respect.

Even if there is no one in any world who remembers you, I alone shall praise you.

Well done, bringing this power and these memories to me.

Well done, teaching me of his existence.

You may rest easy. You may vanish in peace.

The Dragon of Human Knowledge this time, in other words, this me, shall inherit everything. This time, I shall reach the sight that you all longed to reach, even after distorting your existences and abandoning your individuality.

Heh-heh, I simply gazed at his back as he tried to stand equal to a dragon in the cold water.

He was afraid, and he was also bluffing. His knees were about to laugh, and his heart was pounding.

Ah, but what a beautiful figure he made. That posture, obeying the impulse born from a heart that did not waver even while afraid.

Following his desires, he even stepped over fear.

Carrying the tiny dream and endless desires he held within himself, Tooyama Naruhito advanced. Whether dragons raged, people stood in his way, or malice closed in.

He would surely kill. He would destroy everything that obstructed his desires and move forward.

Ah, ah, good, very good. I wanted to watch him forever, I could support him completely. Ah, he was frightened of the Dragon Shrine Maiden before his eyes, but still, his intelligent mind understood that doing so would be a bad move, and his broken heart would not allow it.

How weak, how foolish, and how painfully dear he was.

Heh-heh, deep inside my body, my lower belly was hot. Just watching him made me recognize that I was a female dragon.

His foolishness and his distortion were all so beloved that they were unbearable.

That figure advancing according to his desires, that personality with a hole in his damaged heart. That pitiful figure, full of flaws and never satisfied.

How painful, and how precious…

Sniff, huff.

The malignance dwelling in this body whispered. Use that power to obtain him. Use that knowledge to captivate him.

The essence of the dragon dwelling in this body whispered. There is one who can fill your loneliness. Even if you must steal his soul, make him your mate.

I have to protect him. I have to make him eternal. Ah, if I use my power, I can make him eternal. A doll of flesh, with only his soul belonging to me.

This was me, the essence of us Dragons of Human Knowledge—

Ah, heh-heh.

Shut up, shut up, you fools.

Who would ever do that to something so beautiful, so pure, so cute?

I want him, I want him, I want Tooyama Naruhito. The wishes of all Dragons of Human Knowledge were driving me mad.

But you see, you see, it would be meaningless. There would be no meaning in taking him by force. I do not want that.

It is not that I choose him. I want him to choose me.

Every last one of you Dragons of Human Knowledge was too twisted from being maidens. That was why you always failed.

I am different. I am pure-hearted, so this is not me being twisted.

I want him to like me. I want him to look at me. I want him to praise me.

I want Tooyama Naruhito to tell me that he loves me. That is the answer to what obtaining him means to me.

Thank you, all All-Knowing Dragons.

Farewell, all Dragons of Human Knowledge.

Now, here, at the moment that this me, this All-Knowing Dragon, has changed into a Dragon of Human Knowledge, all of you will be rewarded.

I shall end this eternal pursuit. I shall aim for the happy ending—no, for the ordinary, convenient, supreme true happy grand ending route.

Here is the question: if the thing you want is right in front of you, what do you think you should do to obtain it?

The answer is simple—

Effort.

Now, the greatest and most invincible plan from a super-genius brain with an IQ of 3000—no, 30000—

The beginning of Plan C. :||