I wake up to the sound of people talking on the street. It's been a lot of years since I last heard human crowd noises. I still can't believe I am in another world.
- "My lord! How was your sleep?"
I look at my left side. Ella is standing near the door. I reply to her with a smile, "It was perfect. How are you, Ella?" "Glad to know that, my lord. And I am very good, my lord. I've already made breakfast, my lord. Would you take a bath before the breakfast?" Ella says. "Sure. Wait a moment." I say to Ella as I get down from the bed. I enter into the bathroom.
In the meanwhile, let me tell you how a weak human like myself reincarnated as the most powerful creature in this other world.
In my previous life, I was a human like you. But I was very weak from birth. I was prohibited from any games and work that contained physical activity. No one wanted to be my friend. On top of that, I was pretty easy prey for bullying. I tried my best to hang on to the life I was given. At the age of 18, it happened. One day I was coming home from my cousin's home, and some local bullies noticed me. They started pushing me from here to there. At one point, one of the bullies pushed me with too much force. I was pushed back a little, then fell into the middle of the road. It hurt so much. I stood up and heard the sound of horns blaring. I looked to my left. There was a truck rushing towards me. I couldn't move a muscle. And the truck...
It all became so dark. I don't remember how long I was in that dark place. Suddenly, I heard some strange voices. I opened my eyes and found myself lying on the floor surrounded by more than 10 dragons.
Introverts like myself already knew about another world, also known as Isekai in Japanese. So, even if I was surprised a bit at first, I was super happy for it. I thanked God and Truck-kun for this gift.
So, a dragon family was expecting their 14th baby. But when the egg hatched, they found a dead baby dragon. They called their senior dragons, who performed a ritual, and that baby dragon, which is me, came alive. Yes, that weak human reincarnated as the most powerful creature called a dragon.
I was named Ryu Urthgard by my new parents.
It took me one year to learn the language, three and a half to walk, and five years to learn flying. Dragons communicate with telepathy. They can't actually read minds, but they send voices into others minds. They can speak just fine, but they prefer telepathy.
Our village is hidden from the outside world. No other race can reach this village. There are 5 types of dragon. Fire Dragon, Water Dragon, Air Dragon, Earth Dragon, Shadow Dragon.
We, Urthgards, are Earth Dragons. We can use earth magic without any training. The Dragon King lives in a village named Arak. He can use all 5 elements of magic. All the dragons, including myself, respect him. I haven't gotten the chance to see him.
There is a school in the village. We were taught about nature, magic, dragon biology, general knowledge, the nature of other races, the languages of other races, etc.
One day, when I was playing with my siblings and cousins. I suddenly turned into a human. Everyone was shocked. Only the Dragon King and his royal family members can take human form. My father became impressed. It took me one year to control the transformation. After that I can turn into a human or dragon at my will.
When I became 50 years old, I was finally considered a young adult. And I could move out. I went to my parents and said that, "I want to explore the world." They were very persistent and worried too much. But I managed to make them agree.
I flew to a forest that is near to a human city and then took my human form. Also concealed my mana energy. My elder brother somehow managed to collect some human clothes. Those were not very fitting, but it was better than nothing.
After walking for one day in the forest, I suddenly realized I didn't have any money with me. So, I started searching for some herbs. Which would be perfect for me to sell in human society. I could easily sell one of my scales. But humans could become suspicious of me.
- "Hey, you! Who are you?"
I turned around. There was a dark elf pointing Arrow towards me. She was scared.
"I am just an adventurer looking for herbs to sell." I replied with a smile. She was clearly not very satisfied with my answer.
"Why have you entered this depth of the forest? A mere human could never have the courage!" She asked.
"I didn't know this part of the forest was dangerous. And I need some money." I replied with a smile.
"And why are you afraid of my arrow, and why are you not afraid of me, a dark elf?" She asked.
Of course, that arrow with little magic won't even do any harm to my first protective shield, let alone touch my skin. And dragons are the higher beings. One dark elf or ten doesn't matter to me.
I politely replied to her, "Because a beautiful lady like you won't do anything to harm an innocent human like me."
"Flattery isn't going to work on me. But since I can't detect any danger from you, I will believe your word." She said while lowering the arrow. I said, "Thank you, um...."
"Ella. I am Ella. And you are?" She asked as she came in front of me.
"I am Ryu. It's an honor to meet you." I replied.
"Aren't you a gentleman!" Ella smiled.
All of a sudden, Ella prepared her bow and said with a cautious voice, "We are surrounded."
"By whom?" I asked curiously.
"The most dangerous predators of this forest." Ella replied with fear.