The Reincarnations of Veldanava

Short Stories: The Founder's Festival

Story 1:

True Dragons' Preferences

The True Dragons, as the most perfect life-forms in the world, were quite selective when it came to their partners. Despite being the individuals with god-like strengths, they seeked to form connections with the people they deemed worthy of their recognitions.

They only took interest in those who were as strong, if not stronger than them. Almost everyone and everything in existence were weaker than them, so those who went above that power threshold would stand out the most in their eyes.

Veldanava had chosen Lucia as his mate. She might not be as strong as him, but she certainly knew how to assert dominance.

Velgrynd wanted to be with Rudra, and Velzard seeked companion in Guy's presence. That left only the youngest brother of the True Dragons, Veldora, who hadn't chosen anyone to be his partner yet.

But it seemed like a change was just around the corner.

"Why do I have to use this form in public again?"

Veldora was using a female form, which up to this point had only seen usages in a bedroom setting. It was Veldora's first time walking outside in this form, so there was still a lot of adjustment to be made.

"Don't be stupid. Your face is too well-known. If I let you use your real form, it will attract people's attention. I don't like that," Luminous explained.

There was nothing she wanted more than seeing this accursed dragon receiving the punishment it deserved for the crime of destroying her city.

The immortal True Dragon like Veldora would just incarnate again if he was killed, so that wasn't Luminous' choice of punishment.

Imposing a fine on him for the collateral damage he made wouldn't be effective either since it would be Rimuru who had to pay the price out of his pocket.

'Instead of punishing him physically or financially, I will attack his dignity until there is none left to defile,' she thought. 'Still, it's quite annoying how beautiful this stupid dragon is... That's a True Dragon for you...'

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Veldora asked.

"Nothing. Just follow me."

She tried her best to squash the admiration she developed for Veldora down. It was irritating that she started to take their relationship as something more than a revenge plot.

If it was a few months ago, she probably recoiled just by the idea of holding hands with Veldora. It became somewhat bearable only because Veldora was in the form of a beautiful lady.

They were strolling around the town, splurging money on food, clothes and souvenirs. Rimuru gave Veldora one hundred gold coins to use, but Luminous said she would cover his expenses.

As the goddess of the most influential religion in the West, rich was kind of an understatement when it came to her wealth.

'I will just make him owe a lot to me and reap my benefits tonight.'

"You can eat as much as you want."

"Are you sure? I must warn you that if you let me start, I won't stop until I'm full."

"Yeah, yeah. Do as you please. I will pay for it." Luminous gestured her hand dismissively. "You'll need all the energy you can get."

She giggled, but Veldora didn't catch on to her plan. These True Dragons could be dense at times. 'It makes me wonder how Lady Lucia managed to bed Father in the first place. It probably took more than a sweet word, didn't it?'