Training to Become a Man

Now that I had the contract in hand, I desperately wanted to just run away.

But my opponent was one of the Seven Heroes—and a Gold Dragon.

The manager's protection had saved me once, but I couldn't keep pushing my luck.

There was no reason to make an enemy of a dragon.

“Is there anything I can teach you?”

“Of course! If you're the one who preached the theory of manliness to this sovereign, you're more than capable! Those words—that a true man must be manly not only in body but also in spirit—deeply moved me!”

Right.

This was the disaster I'd brought upon myself.

A disaster born from my desperation to secure the contract.

“…All right. Then we'll keep this brief, and I'll be on my way.”...