The Fifth Year — Birth of the Dragon God**
Night ruled the Runcandel estate.
The world was quiet.
Too quiet.
Keith lay on his bed, staring at the ceiling, chest rising slowly. Five years had passed since the system first answered him.
"…It's time," he whispered.
He took a long breath.
"System," Keith said calmly.
"Sign in."
The world paused.
Then—
DING
System Notice: Host has used Lucky Coupon.
Luck increased to Maximum.
Keith's pupils contracted.
System Notice: Host's 5-Year Sign-In successful.
The air trembled.
System Reward:
▸ High-Grade True Dragon – Primordial Dragon Core
▸ High-Grade True Dragon – Primordial Heart
Keith's heartbeat skipped.
Then—
Pain vanished.
Emotion vanished.
Consciousness—
Collapsed.
Inner World — Command Taken Over
Raphael:
Host consciousness unstable.
Initiating autonomous control.
*Unique Skill: Great Sage — Authority Transferred.
Darkness expanded infinitely.
Within it—
Two radiant existences floated.
A Dragon Core, burning with the authority of creation.
A Primordial Heart, beating with the rhythm of worlds.
Raphael:
Activating Unique Skill: Predator.
Reality screamed.
The Core shattered into conceptual essence.
The Heart dissolved into divine law.
They were devoured.
Not absorbed.
Assimilated.
Evolution — Irreversible
Bloodline Evolution:
Human → Primordial True Dragon God (Early Stage)
The void cracked.
Keith's very existence rewrote itself.
Talent Evolution:
▸ Perfect Mind → Dragon God Cognition
Skill Evolution:
▸ Avalon (Scabbard) → Ultimate Defensive Skill
Avalon – Dragon God's Sanctuary
An infinite sanctuary unfolded—absolute denial of harm.
Unique Skill Evolution:
▸ Great Sage → Ultimate Skill
Raphael – Dragon God of Wisdom
▸ Predator → Ultimate Skill
Beelzebuth – Dragon God of Devouring
Sin awakened.
Not corruption—
Authority.
Sin of Lust → Ultimate Skill
Asmodeus – Dragon God of Desire
Sin of Pride → Ultimate Skill
Lucifer – Dragon God of Supremacy
Sin of Envy → Ultimate Skill
Leviathan – Dragon God of Assimilation
Concepts fused.
Skill Fusion Complete:
▸ Music + Singing → Mythic Dragon Resonance (Ultimate Skill)
▸ Martial Arts + Weapons → Dragon God Combat Scripture (Ultimate Skill)
▸ Cooking + Baking → Mythic Dragon Alchemy Cuisine (Ultimate Skill)
Reality bent one last time.
Concept Evolution:
▸ Ope-Ope no Mi → Ultimate Concept Skill
Ope-Ope no Mi – Dragon God Surgeon
Haki Evolution:
▸ Conqueror's Haki → Dragon King's Haki
(Supreme Conqueror Authority)
The void collapsed—
And became Keith.
Across the World — The Chosen
At that exact moment—
Minds connected.
Grayfia.
Sylpha Langlis.
Saya Takagi.
Albedo.
Gamma.
Chisato Hasegawa.
Kuroka.
Yor Forger.
Yukiko Fujimine.
Eri Kisaki.
Mizunashi Rena.
Curaçao.
Jodie Starling.
Ayako Suzuki.
Akemi Miyano.
Vermouth.
Tomoko Suzuki.
Sonoko Suzuki.
Mouri Ran.
Shiho Miyano.
Darius Runcandel.
Clara Runcandel.
Karasuma Renya.
All heard the same voice.
Calm.
Feminine.
Absolute.
Raphael – Dragon God of Wisdom:
Keith Argus Runcandel is undergoing divine evolution.
Those bound by blood or love may receive a blessing.
Consent required.
No one hesitated.
Yes.
Accepted.
Across continents—
Bodies collapsed gently.
Souls were touched.
Fate rewrote connections.
Karasuma Renya smiled faintly before losing consciousness.
"…So you surpassed even dragons," he murmured.
Silence
The world did not explode.
No lightning struck.
No heavens split.
Because true gods—
Do not announce themselves.
They exist.
In a quiet room—
Keith Argus Runcandel slept.
And when he awakens—
The world will realize too late:
It is no longer dealing with a king.
But a Dragon God.