The first thing Lucas heard was the sound of wind chimes. The second was the roar of a dragon that made his bones tremble. Lucas was a carpenter, happily spending entire days carving wood and shaping his life with his own hands. Then he woke up in a meadow. Naked. The grass around him charred and rotten. Armed soldiers rushing toward him. And a Dragon's roar crushing his chest. Before he could even understand what was happening, Lucas blacked out, catching only a glimpse of a blue window hovering before his eyes. [...Been Inherited!] Captured by the Central Empire and branded as a trespasser, he was forced into military service. In a world where Dragon-riders rule the sky and magic grants infinite possibilities, Lucas was sentenced to be another body for the meat grinder. Until he realized he hadn't just arrived - he had [Inherited]. With a powerful skill - [Soul Reaper], a unique resonance with the dragons above, and a burning desire to find his way back to Earth, Lucas has no intention of dying for a foreign prince. When a monster attack nearly ends his journey, he is picked up by the Unbowed, the "Witchers" of this world, mercenaries who live by the blade and answer to no King. Having nothing but an unrelenting will and a mysterious system, Lucas will move to hunt beasts, grind the XP, and grow strong enough to track down the one responsible for dragging him into this world. What to expect: * An unyielding main character * Side characters that you care for * Weak to strong progression and a balanced power system * Numbers go up * Dark, morally gray world * Epic battles * Witcher meets Game of Thrones * Kingdom/guild building in later volumes What NOT to expect: * Harem