Chapter 31 - Art of Human Transformation

My first Servant.

I'm going to get my first Servant. I'm not going to lie, I'm feeling a little excited right now.

I mean, I can get a very over-powered Servant right now. Anyone who's ever played Fate Grand Order could feel the same excitement as me right now.

I haven't played FGO very much, but my excitement won't lose out to those who invest their salaries in the mobile game's Gacha.

Which Servant is going to be called?

There are many possibilities.

From Jalter (Jeanne d'Arc alter, for the ones who doesn't play the game), Artoria Alter, Gilgamesh, Cu Chulainn (Alter), Zhuge Liang, Tamamo no Mae, Okita Souji, Scathach, etc.

There are so many good Servants, it would be terrible luck for me to get a useless one. Although in my present situation, I doubt there are any that are totally useless.

And as for my personal preferences...

I'm not going to lie to you.

I'd rather have a girl than a guy.

Even if I'm a dragon, I'm not like Ophis who lacks gender. I'm a man, and I'm proud of it.

As a man, I have l.u.s.t.

Come to think of it, my l.u.s.t seems to have been unleashed since I came into this world. I don't remember being such a pervert in my past life, not that I remember much about it.

A certain goddess took care that I didn't.

But seriously, it's a little annoying to notice that Tiamat's tits turn me on so much. Especially when it gets to the point where they distract me too much.

I have to train my mind so that this doesn't happen again in the future, at least not that much. Although I see it as unlikely to happen, I don't think it's wrong to try.

.....

Right now I'm sitting with my back against a tree. A few meters in front of me is the lake where I saw my appearance as a dragon's egg almost 30 chapters ago.

Kuroka and Shirone have gone with Tiamat to hunt a few monsters for dinner. I had offered to do so, as I did not want the two Nekoshou to have to do so, but both sisters had steadfastly refused because I needed to rest.

"You risked your life to save Shirone and me. We have nothing to repay you for this favour, so we will repay you with our lives. From now on, we will follow you and pay our debt little by little."

That's what Kuroka said before she left with Shirone. I wanted to refuse again, but one look from Tiamat was enough to make me back down.

…

I'm hesitating as I watch the skill the old man has given me.

Art of Human Transformation: Lv 5

This was the skill that God's Voice had told me about before I evolved into my current form.

Since I had seen that some Evil Dragons had managed to get this skill, I was hoping to get it too. And even though I was a little bit disappointed, I wasn't giving up hope.

I have Tiamat as a foster parent. She is a dragon who can take human form, and she even told me before that I could try it too once I grew up/evolved.

But now the old man has given me this skill.

I wish I could have gotten it myself, but I won't complain if the old man gives it to me.

First, I want you to give me a description of the skill, God's Voice.

[Art of Human Transformation: Normal skill]

[It can be used to take the form of human beings.]

[While in your human form, you will lose half of all your statistics except agility.]

I can take human form but in exchange for the loss of my stats. If I used this ability, I would be weaker than in my dragon form.

I guess it makes sense, considering that a dragon will always be stronger than a human.

I know my question is a little absurd and obvious, but I want to make sure anyway.

Will my statistics come back once I return to my dragon form?

[Yes]

Okay.

Now all I have to do is try my skill.

[One more thing]

Huh? It's the first time the system has spoken on its own.

[MP will continue to decrease while in this form]

That's a problem.

If my MP is consumed while I'm transformed, I won't be able to maintain my human form for long. I have to be careful with this.

Although it may seem like a small handicap, I shouldn't underestimate it. I never know when I might be attacked, and I need to have my mana reserves ready for a fight.

Besides, being in human form doesn't mean I can live with humans. It will not be long before people realize that I am a dragon when I have to rest, and some may see through this skill.

Art of Human Transformation: Active

I feel like my body is compressing from the moment I activate this ability. My fangs are shrinking, and my claws are receding. I feel like my tail is getting smaller.

My body hurts, it hurts so much. I feel like I'm going to break into a thousand pieces. The bones, like the rest of my body, are being compressed. This process is being excruciating.

[Resistance Skill [Pain Resistance: Lv1] acquired]

Thank you, I think.

The pain is inhuman, I think I won't be able to stand it no matter how many skills the system gives me.

"Aaaaaarghhh!!!!"

I'm screaming to avoid losing consciousness.

(Two minutes later)

I feel that the pain is slowly disappearing.

Thank God, I thought I was going to die.

[Level of resistance skill [Dragon's scale] was increased from 1 to 2]

I think I would have been better off if I'd gotten better a minute earlier.

God, I just went through hell. I hope it's not like that every time I turn human.

"Huh?"

I'm looking at myself in the reflection of the water.

What I see is a boy about 12-13 years old, completely n.a.k.e.d. It's not a human child, as there are still many traces of a dragon in my body.

I think it would be better to call him Dragonkin.

No, you can't call it Dragonkin either.

It would be better to call myself a dragon-human hybrid.

The boy I see at the lake has wild hair that's a similar colour to my dragon-shaped scales, the pupils are the same colour as coal black.

Two horns of a lighter black colour come out from somewhere in that pile of wild hair. The skin on the face is a pale white colour that contrasts with the colour of the child's hair and eyes.

From the boy's lower neck, small scales begin to appear, covering the boy's chest and abdomen and extending down both arms and legs. The scales disappear when they reach the child's wrists and ankles, as well as in the crotch and pubic area.

There are no wings on the back anymore, but there are still scales that cover the entire back and a tail that protrudes from a little above the anus. The scales also cover the forearms and the end of the boy's legs, stopping once again when they reach the wrists and ankles.

"It's not as big as I expected, but it's bigger than the one from my previous life."

I murmur as I look at little brother.

"I missed you, Lil bro."

I'm playing with my human d.i.c.k with my human hands. I missed this feeling.

When I'm in my dragon form, I also have a d.i.c.k, but the feeling is different from a human. I feel pleasure when I touch it, but a human d.i.c.k feels much more comfortable.

I say this from experience.

"Kyaaaa! Don't look, Shirone!"

Huh?

What are Kuroka and Shirone doing here?

Wait, did they just see me touching my d.i.c.k?

Shit...