The Red Dragon Just Wants To Do As It Pleases

In David's opinion, after Dalonas managed to design the Soul Engine and other sci-fi-tinged marvels like the Soul Train and the Flying Fortress, even after having his memory scrubbed twice in hell, he surely must have been at least a Great Arcanist in his previous life, right? Who could it be? Ista, the contributor of Magic Fundamentals to the Toriel Plane? Telnas, the founder of the protective magical barrier for Sky City? Noctar, the time management master who invented the renowned "Time Stasis"? Or Lord Oberon, the space pioneer who was the first to pilot a Magic Spaceship through the sea of stars in physical reality? Holy shit, if it's him, that would be epic! His mission could switch from hell mode to easy mode in an instant. As for the Demigod Iolum or even...

Greed.

David quickly stopped himself. Though he had defected from the ranks of the unlucky since his transmigration, the notion of pulling off a miracle in a single draw was something he didn't even dare to contemplate.

But before David could indulge in more wishful thinking, the old Devil Dalonas threw a bucket of cold water over him, saying, "Whoa there, don't get excited, and don't set your sights on me. Unlike the others, Her Highness Glaciya didn't give me a seed of memory. Even if I truly was one of them, how could I possibly remember, right?"

With his wisdom, how could Dalonas not have considered such a possibility, given the myriad clues? Especially when the likelihood was extremely high! But Dalonas considered himself an old Devil. He was just making a cameo here, dabbling in his own research. If it was a dream fated to end unresolved, why bother dredging up those memories again? After all, the most painful thing in the world isn't loss. It's having bitterly lost what was once most cherished, only to reclaim it and have it shattered all over again. He had no desire to endure that old torment. That was too damn hellish. More demonic than a Devil.

"TSCH. I'm out." Faced with this buzzkill of an old Devil, David immediately lost interest. He flapped his wings, preparing to leave.

"Wait!"

"What now?" David asked, looking back, his expression seeming to say, "Don't you push your luck with me."

"There's a group of natives prostrating themselves and praying outside the city. Want to go take a look?" Dalonas asked.

David had been about to refuse. But then he thought that this city might still offer the opportunity to "draw a lot of good cards." He couldn't afford to suffer early losses if some accident occurred. With that in mind, he immediately rushed out.

"Alright then!"

Before long, Red Dragon David Uthos, who the citizens of Ghost Soul City had seen hastily flying out, returned with an excited expression. He landed in front of Attilicia, clutching a terrified Bedouin barbarian, and called out to the other Dragons, "Come on, let's go 'mining'!"

"What did you find?" Attilicia asked. She was still puzzled. Summoning her to work the moment he got back?

"A bunch of grave robbers," David announced, his face alight with excitement.

"Are you planning to execute them on the spot to boost morale?"

David shook his head. "No. They'll be our guides and slaves. They'll take us to raid the tombs."

In David's eyes at that moment, unearthing more Neisser relics was akin to 'drawing cards'—no, it was like getting Primordial Stones to awaken the citizens' memories! Three thousand ten-pulls were waiting for him! He felt like he could take off right then and there!

"..."

Apart from Tania, who found such things amusing and had stars in her eyes, Attilicia and the other Dragons were utterly flabbergasted by David's move.

A true 'Neisser citizen' indeed, they thought. He really wasn't going to let the riches of such a grand tomb fall into anyone else's hands.