Grace leaned on the table, barely lifting his head to look at George, his eyes revealing envy, "George, you really stole the show this time!"
Supporting his upper body with his arms, he sized up George in front of him and continued to ask, "Your Dragon Blood concentration must have reached five percent by now, right?"
Grace pointed to George's hand holding the wine glass, where faint Scarlet scales were visibly present on the back of the hand.
"Pretty much."
George nodded again, then took a sip of the strong liquor in his glass.
Grace exclaimed, "Tsk tsk, leading a ragtag team to hold your ground alone, withstanding the attack of the Abyss's most elite heavy infantry—dozens of Bazut Demons, and even killing several of them. No wonder you were awarded the Heroic Medal by the Empire."
"It was just good luck."
George looked down at the scales on the back of his hand and replied, "If I hadn't awakened my Dragon Vein midway through, I probably would have been killed there."