192. Offer

Inside the rented mansion, Tyler watched as Zuzia, the little dragon in loli form, lay sprawled on top of a pile of gold coins, treasure chests, shiny pearls, and various other glittering items. Among the treasures was a fish with a metallic gleam. It had died, but its body remained encased in a silver sheen, harder than most materials Tyler had ever seen. Its skin wasn't just colored silver—it was silver.

"Only now do you actually behave like a dragon," Tyler muttered, half in amusement, as he observed the scene. According to his readings, dragons had an instinctive love for hoarding shiny objects, a behavior Zuzia had rarely shown until now. Most of the time, the small dragon spent her days lazily sleeping or lounging around the ship. But this was the first time she'd gone out of her way to collect treasures like a true dragon.