A sigh is heard as someone sits down on a couch, and grabs the phone which has been ringing for a few minutes.

"Yes? " He said half-heartedly.

"Oh! My dear Bably!, How have you been?" Asked an older woman from the phone.

He, an emerald-scaled humanoid dragon, naturally taller than a human, snorts.

"I've been fine Miss Moríca, you don't have to call me every day at this time of night" Bably replied, trying not to sound irritated.

"Oh, but Bably, you haven't left since these aliens peacefully annexed us!, You have to see them for yourself, they're so nice!" Commented the woman named Morica enthusiastically.

Bably, the dragon with orange reptilian eyes, snorts again.

"Mrs. Moríca, you know very well that sympathy is a good weapon to lower one's guard"

Saying that, there was only silence between the two of them for a few seconds, before she broke the ice.

"Bably, they are not like the rest of us, they really want to spread peace and love for the rest of the world... With the classic style of doing it by force, of course, but if your intentions are pure" Moríca said with a soft tone in her voice.

However, this only makes Bably angry, although he maintains his formal stance and does not show his emotion.

"Do you say pure to creatures that they are more like sexual beasts who spend all day thinking about sex? They are decadence!" Bably annoying rejoinder.

"... Half the time that may be true, but it's not all like that, they care about everyone's progress and quality of life, and they want everyone to be happy!"

Bably pushes away the phone, which was too small for his claw but managed to use it properly, for a moment, as he growls. After a short pause, he resumes the conversation.

"I still can't believe that you have allowed yourself to be corrupted by that strange influence they possess, not even the cupids of hatred could affect such a person so twistedly" Bably commented with some intrigue.

"Bably... The cupids of hatred are the twisted ones, this transformation... It was very pleasurable, it was like... An evolution, an enlightenment to what I really am" Moríca replied with a tone that was both joyful and satisfied.

"... A nymphomad?"

"Ufufufu, in part, but no, Bably, I mean to express myself better, without any chain to prevent me from proving my character, I feel... Free" Moríca replied in a nostalgic tone.

Bably rolled his eyes for a moment.

"No one was judging you here, Miss Moríca, it's an open-minded people" Bably said, surprised by what she mentioned.

"Oh, well, we agree on that, although I was referring more to the limits that one imposes on oneself, intentionally or not, either because of the rules of society or so as not to look bad"

"I suppose murder and cannibalism are among them" Bably commented casually as he inspected the nails of his claws, which were very long and sharp.

"What!? Of course not, Bably, that's a crime, something out of the murky darkness...!" Moríca was elated by the comment, and became somewhat hysterical about it.

"Do you see?" Bably interrupted with a simple question.

"...What?" Moríca asked, still upset and even angry.

"This 'evolution' has made you more sensitive to the issue of violence and blood, and violence is natural" Bably points out, as he rises from his seat to head to the refrigerador.

"Violence is not something natural, it is something horrific...!"

"Miss" Bably interrupted as he took a plate of midday food out of the fridge. "You're leaving aside the fact that in this world violence is natural in itself, it shouldn't surprise you, and yet it does" Bably pointed out as he went to the kitchen and sat down.

There was an awkward silence between the two, and Bably, to distract himself, lifted the plate a little and heated the food with his fire breath, logically and naturally one would think that the cold and heat could suddenly fracture anything, however, in the world of Fari X'a, there were minerals that ignored this rule established by humans. So he was able to heat his food without any problems.

"It's true... I've become more sensitive to violence at home" Morica suddenly said, admitting strangely calmly, "But that has helped me to see that there are other alternatives, alternatives of diplomacy and weaponry, we don't have to kill the enemy precisely, if we can leave him unconscious and later join him to our cause"

" Yes... Through intercourse" Bably mentioned somewhat annoyed.

"But it's a way to show our love for our neighbor"

"It's just sex Miss Moríca, there's nothing romantic about it" Bably replied, hearing a sigh from her.

"Listen, I know you don't have a good impression of these aliens called 'mamono', because they are the 'sexual beasts' that you detest so much, but, would you do me a favor?" Moríca said resigned and with a pleading tone.

"It depends on whether I can fulfill it or not" Bably replied as he continued to eat the leftovers of noon.

"It's not complicated at all, just... Get out of your house and live your day to day as before, right? I'm not asking you to interact with the mamono, but at least give them a chance when they start the conversation, can you do that?"

As Bably finishes eating, he's left thinking about it, should he really give these outside invaders a chance to communicate with him and socialize? They certainly don't know yet that he is a dragon, as the entire village quietly accepted that they would not reveal anything to anyone, and that it was solely up to him to show himself.

Bably sighs, he didn't like the idea of contacting those creatures, but he certainly longs for contact with other people... With those of the people, of course. Since he has a past with this place and has become quite fond of it. To sum it up, he grew up here with others of his kind?, no, he practically fell there late at night as a puppy and, instead of domesticating him or worse, a young couple decided to adopt him, who are currently dead of old age.

After a moment of silence, he finally answers:

"Okay, I will, but don't be surprised if you find out that there was a conflict in which I am involved" Bably replied reluctantly accepting.

He hears a sigh of relief on the other end of the device.

"Thank you Bably, that's all I ask... Anyway, my Lubuki has prepared dinner and I'm dying to give it my full attention, so nothing more, take care of yourself, yes?" Moríca said goodbye, and before Bably could answer, she hung up the call.

Bably frowns as he stares at the phone with keys for a moment, followed by sighing and shaking his head as he gets up and lifts the plates.

What had he gotten himself into...?

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Bably wakes up stretching and starting his day like any other; He prepares his breakfast, brings it to the table, and is about to consume it, but is interrupted by knocks on the door.

Oh yes, if there's something that irritates you in the day, it's cupids, angels of love of a goddess of love called 'Eros'... They had to be love, right?

Well, too bad, he had to listen to all the things that the cupids had to tell him about love, love of neighbor, how being locked up and isolated was bad for his health and blah blah, however, at no time did he answer or open the door for them. At least he had to be thankful that these monkeys respected each other's space and things to a certain extent, almost, since there was always a curious person who tried to get in or make noise to disturb him and get him to get out on his own. Long story short, it never worked.

"Good morning sir, Bably, it's me again!" Yes, it was definitely her, "Have you been thinking about love lately, or has that feeling of loneliness started to eat away at you?"

This cupid particularly irritated him, because she was always there, there was not a day that she missed before she stopped knocking on his door in the morning.

Before her, there were a total of 7 cupids who tried to do the same thing, but after a while they gave up, more or less, it didn't matter, oh, but with her it was different. It's been like this for at least 7 months, what a coincidence, isn't it?

"Mr. Bably, you may be afraid of suckers, that's understandable, but there's no need to worry! I assure you that no mamono would dare to harm it! They just want to give affection... And receive it"

"Can you shut up?" Although he didn't say it out loud, Bably certainly wondered that in a low enough tone not to be heard.

As the young Cupid kept chattering, Bably decided to ignore her while she ate breakfast in silence. But a few minutes later, a particular smell assaults his nostrils aggressively, and although it smelled good, it was very strong for him... Oh no, it's her.

"Without missing a single day, huh?" Another feminine but seductive voice arrives at her door.

"Oh, Scarlet... I was wondering when you would come" Cupid comments, noticing the change of mood in her voice.

"I don't have that youthful energy that you have, adding to the fact that I have more than one task to accomplish"

"Hey! I also have more than one task to do!" exclaims the annoyed cupid.

The other only laughs lightly.

"So, how much time do you dedicate to the others compared to now?" Scarlet asks mockingly.

"Uhh..." The young Cupid was speechless as she realized her situation.

Scarlet just laughs a little.

"Although I admit and admire that you dedicate so much time to this poor soul blinded by the customs of this world plunged into misery"

While those two were talking he was getting his things ready to go for a walk, although with those imbeciles at his door he was taking away what little encouragement he had to go out, so he was thinking of waiting another day.

However, a notification from his phone catches his attention, a message from another one of his acquaintances.

He stops at what he's doing and looks at the message.

Marthak

Hello Bably, Moríca warned me that today you would leave that cavern you call home, I wanted to notify you that today is my son's birthday, and well, I would like you to stop by this afternoon, so you can meet him.

There will be foreign people and some transformed friends, but don't worry! They are all nice and friendly, perhaps a little playful, but nothing to get upset about.

I'll see you later

Uhh... Yes... He had no excuses anymore, once those old rabbles tell the rest of his clan what happened, he can't escape.

So a heavy but silent sigh, he grabs his bag again and walks over to the door, stares at her little key for a moment, followed by reluctantly opening the door.

As he did so, both women outside fell abruptly silent as he approached the door and began to open it.

"Finally! Mr. Bably, now we can finally see your face!" Cupid says excitedly.

"Naturally he will look like someone emaciated, after all, he has been locked up for more than a year" Scarlet comments playfully "Although of course with some time he will look like an incubus"

"S-scarlet, no, you scare him away!" Exclaims the nervous cupid.

He wanted to wipe the floor with them using them as rags, but he saved his anger and opened the door.

He is greeted by the sun's rays on his face, which briefly damages him due to lack of habit, once he has adapted, he lowers his gaze to see the aliens.

What was supposed to be a look of excitement and a flirtatious one, are now those of surprise and shock, with wide-open eyes looking at them.

On one side, there was the young cupid, who was a pink angel, with brown skin and somewhat skimpy pink clothing, and characteristic pink eyes with a heart-shaped pupil.

On the other hand, there was Scarlet, a woman with a tail reminiscent of succubi and medium-small black wings on her hips, dressed like a priestess with black tones, although showing some skin on her thighs and part of the chest, if he remembered correctly, she belonged to the dark clerics in the service of a certain Fallen Goddess... Ughh.

He just sighs as he turns his back on her and calmly closes the door, followed by leaving, accompanied by the surprised looks of both of them.

Before he leaves completely, he pauses for a moment and turns around, looking at both of them.

"You Are... More unpleasant than i thought" And refusing to give an explanation, Bably leaves.

They both stare in shock as the male dragon left as if nothing had happened.

"He is... A dragon..." Says the surprised cupid.

"Unpleasant... Who does it think you are?!" Scarlet, on the other hand, brushed aside her surprise and was offended by the comment.

Neither of them could say anything to Bably, as he was gone by the time they reacted.

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The place where he lived was extremely quiet, although his house was next to the others, his neighbors were not noisy at all, and he greatly appreciated that.

But the more he left the neighborhood, he started to see more of these invading aliens, they didn't like him, but he had to keep it to himself and move on.

Naturally, for new visitors, it was really surprising to see a male dragon roaming around the city as one of them, however, with the original locals it was different.

Right now I was on my way to an ice cream parlor in the city. Although the place called a village, in reality it was a group of villages with a central city, although they affectionately gave it the name of "The Xa' Nim people", in short, hypocrisies.

"Hey, it's him, Bably!" A voice is heard not far away from him, so he turns around.

The one who spoke was a young human surrounded by 2 other guys and 4 of those aliens, part of the group was happy to see him, the rest were surprised.

He sighs as he approaches them, greeted by beaming smiles.

"Until you get out of there, old man! What's going on? A lot of tons on top of that? Or did your bones start to crack like the old man you are?" The boy who called him asks mockingly, another of the boys turns pale as he looks at him in shock, along with some girls.

"I don't like these aliens very much, Clem" Although deadpan, Bably seems to have a friendly tone towards the boy named Clem.

"Hey, at least keep that to yourself, you're in front of them" Clem says while pointing to some of his friends with his head.

Bably turns to look at them, the boy certainly didn't look or smell the place that he recognizes, just like with the aliens in the group, one was a type of woman with her waist down like a snake. Another was like an angel type, with golden hair reaching down to his hips, certainly giving an aura of divinity, finally, a woman with a spider's body and eyes.

"They're ugly and I don't like their smell" Bably replies, looking back at Clem.

"Hey... I told you to keep it to yourself"

"I've had enough of the need to mop the floor with those disgusting priestesses of love and decadence" Bably mentions in a disgusted tone.

Clem just sighs.

"Give them an old chanse, they're nicer than you can imagine" Clem replies, receiving an eyebrow raise from Bably in response "Look, even Chlara became a mamono"

Clem points to the last girl in the group, she is a tall woman, with bluish skin, red eyes with black sclera, and with her body mostly exposed, only covering her breasts and hips.

"Hi Bably, so long" The blue girl named Chlara smiles beamingly at him as she waves at him.

The dragon stares at her for a long time, making most of the group uncomfortable, until he turns to look at Clem.

"I refuse to accept that this thing is Chlara" Bably denies while frowning.

"Bably!" Clem exclaims annoyed, but far from offending, Chlara laughs at the comment.

"You don't change even with the age you have old" Chlara comments mockingly.

The dragon growls slightly.

"You were better off in your original form"

"I don't know, I felt very shy in comparison," the bluish skin answers, scratching her chin thoughtfully.

"You were quite bold in fact..."

"And I wouldn't have these great friends" Chlara interrupts as she grabs her melons and makes them bounce.

Far from being pleasing to the eye, Bably makes a gesture of displeasure.

"Why do you need so much fat? Not that you had children..."

Chlara smiles mischievously.

"Actually, I'm going to be a mother" Chlara says, getting a surprising look from Bably.

"O-ok, that one didn't expect it... And... Who is the father?" Bably asks, she just looked slowly at Clem, and smiled mischievously at him "Him!?"

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Bably spent a long time talking to the group, the other members lost their fear at the beginning, although they were limited to being respectful, as they noticed that Bably was not someone who tolerated sexual or romantic topics, much less foreigners and aliens.

In the end, Bably leaves there and goes to a bakery a few miles away, on the way, several of those foreigners pointed at him and even pointed at him with a device very identical to his phone, but with apparently improved or changed items, whatever they do, he is not interested. At least he is grateful to see the local people, to be able to greet them and chat in passing.

When he arrives at the bakery, he sees that it is surrounded by several of these aliens, who can't help but be surprised, some of them even pointing at him with those strange phones.

He mentally shrugs his shoulders and walks into the premises, quickly being greeted by a purple-scaled snake woman with short silver hair.

"Good morning good sir, what can I offer... you?" What had been a charismatic welcome, was quickly overshadowed by the surprise he got when he saw Bably.

Bably, on the other hand, is disgusted with the alien, who considers her a pariah for working in the place of a nice acquaintance who, in fact, is (or was) the owner of this place.

"Where is Karpli?" Bably asks.

The clerk just looks at him confused.

"Where's the owner of the place!?" Growls Bably annoyed.

Coming to intimidate her, she asks him to wait while she leaves for a moment.

Bably sighs, looks at the products of the place, there are new types of breads and sweets that he had never seen before, but most of those appetizing things were contaminated by that energy that everyone possessed, so practically the options are scarce.

Listen to new steps... Oh rather drags, and sees a familiar face, however, it was modified.

She is a snake woman with a bright light blue scale, with long white hair, and yellow eyes, she was dressed only by a bra in disarray, her hair was messy and there was something dripping on her hip...

"Mr. Bably!" The owner of the place exclaims with emotion while smiling at him "Dear Bably! So long!"

There was a smell at this moment that suffocated the room upon his arrival, such was the impact that he covered his muzzle and retreated several meters, almost gagging.

"What the...!? Karpli!" Growls Bably annoyed, still covering up.

The owner of the place looks at him strangely for a few seconds, until she finally notices.

"Oops, I'm sorry, I came in a hurry, considering you're someone impatient" Karpli sneers while laughing a little.

"I can wait even a whole day, go take a bath or something!" Bably exclaims annoyed as he scares her away with one arm.

"Okay, okay, but you wait here" Karpli replies while smiling and quickly leaves.

After a few seconds of her leaving, the place became less stinky, so, with a sigh, he opens the door and holds it open with his tail.

He turns to look at the employee, who stares at him both curious and nervous.

"What? Do I have something on my face?" Bably interrogates in disgust.

"Oh, uhmm, N-no, I was just curious to see a male dragon around here... I never imagined I'd see one" The employee replies shyly.

"... You're in luck, I guess" Bably shrugs, disinterested.

"... E-Excuse Me"

"What?"

"Where are more dragons like you? You're certainly the only dragon native to here that I've ever seen"

"And it will probably be the last one you will see, for I am all that is left of my kind... From this planet at least" Bably replies as he crosses his arms.

The employee covers her mouth slightly as she moans in surprise, seconds later she puts a hand on her chest.

"I... I'm so sorry" Expresses the lamia with pity.

"Why would you feel sorry for an entire species that you haven't even interacted with?" Bably asks, arching an eyebrow.

"It must be very depressing and lonely to be the last specimen, I wouldn't wish it on anyone" The lamia looks at the dragon with sorrow and sadness.

He just rolls his eyes.

"It's a natural law here, if you don't adapt quickly enough to your situation, prepare for your extermination"

The lamia looks on with some disapproval, but she still feels bad.

"It doesn't have to be this way... It won't be anymore"

"As you say, miss," Bably replies listlessly.

The atmosphere becomes silent and uncomfortable, but it doesn't last long with the arrival of the owner of the place.

"Now if I'm presentable, how about now?" Karpli asks cheerfully.

However, Bably coughs and backs up a bit.

"Perfume!? Are you serious!?" Bably exclaims annoyed.

Karpli groans in surprise and frowns worriedly.

"Sorry, I forgot you have a sensitive sense of smell"

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After another while, Karpli brushes off the perfume on him, and lets Bably into the kitchen.

"Are you still cooking delicious things?" Bably asks as he looks at the various kitchen gadgets, as well as ready-made breads and other sweets, stored on strange shelves that apparently hold heat.

"Ufufufu, you can say yes, Why do you ask?" Karpli replies amused.

"Everything is polluted with that energy"

Mentioning it that way, Karpli's spirits fade a bit and she sighs, but she quickly gets it back as she turns around and looks at the big dragon.

"I was afraid that you would have some misgivings about the mamono mana, so I have prepared something especially for you"

The lamia named Karpli quickly crawls towards one of the ovens, and with her bare hand opens the door of the oven and pulls out a tray with a pile of sugary pancakes, as well as lots of ham and cheese toast. Bably couldn't handle the charm and smell of freshly baked, and he already started drooling lightly, so he wiped it with his arm.

"I guess you didn't lose your touch" Bably admits, trying to maintain his stoic posture.

She just hums affirmatively, as she bags the sugary pancakes and toast separately and hands them to Bably.

"I guess I've increased the price a bit since last time... How much is it?" Bably says as he reaches through his bag for his wallet.

"Today the house is inviting" Karpli replies.

"..." Bably stares at her, as if he expects it to be a joke "How much is it?"

"Invite the house"

"How much is it?"

"I'll keep saying the same thing"

"Karpli!" Bably roars annoyed "Say the price!"

She sighs resignedly.

"You can't get anything for free, Uh...? It would be about $18000" Karpli says discouraged, seeing how Bably gets a little hard for the price, she can't help but roll her eyes "There are precisely a few that I made Bably, leave it at that"

"N-no... I've got the money" Bably replies, trying to keep his temper, while, with a slightly trembling claw, he pulls out a wad of pink bills.

Karpli snorts in frustration as she grabs the money.

"Really, Bably? Will you be on your last legs again?"

"I still have money stored..."

"HOW MUCH... precisely"

"..."Bably inspects his wallet silently, stares at it a little longer before he sees Karpli " enough"

Karpli rolls her eyes.

"One of the flaws of the dragons of this world... Being poor"

Bably preferred not to refute such a stark truth.

"I guess that's it... I'm going to that party to meet the boy"

"Anyway, send them greetings from me" As quickly as she left, Karpli's cheerful mood returns to the scene.

Bably just nods his head as he leaves.