Secret Information from the Past

"Owe me a debt? I'm sorry, that would be fine for other species, but I'll never allow a dragon to owe me a debt. I've been interacting with dragons for a long time now.

Allowing them to owe me a debt is the same as allowing them to never return my money… they're on the same level of schoolyard bullies."

I unhesitatingly spoke about my negative impression of dragons. Wasn't I right? Borrowing money and not returning it? Stealing a little kid's toys? Wasn't this exactly what schoolyard bullies did?

"Isn't is racial discrimination? Aren't you discriminating against dragons in Dragon City? Do you have a death wish?"

"I think it's indeed fine to discriminate against dragons' concept of honesty. Have you ever tried to borrow money from another dragon?"

I continued speaking casually, but inside, I was hugely on guard.

What does such an old veteran want with me?