. , . , . , I said Status and now I can see my status. , Okay then, it works. , I did get a System. , I do wonder though, is this related to my Unique Skill System, or is this just the System of this fantasy world? , You see, I am a rather avid reader of web novels and light novels, specifically of all the isekai crap nowadays. , So I know my stuff. , Every so often, when these characters die, they appear in a world of fantasy that already has a system integrated into it, any living being that is born there can use it somehow. , So I do wonder, is this System related to this world, or mine and only mine? , Nothing? , No response? , I guess I should have asked for the Great Sage Skill while dying instead! , Well, I honestly thought I was hallucinating, so I was just thinking a bunch of crap. , Who would have known that dying from a freaking avalanche would make me reincarnate as an Ice Dragon from all things? , Is this the irony of life? , Karma? , Well, it is what it is. , I glance around my Status once more… , I focus my mind on the Unique Skills, and try to see if I can get to see some extra info on the System one… , Ah, there! , Ding! , , , Status Panel: The Ability to see your own strengths and abilities as a Status Panel. It also grants the Title Function, amongst others. , Analyze: The Ability to Analyze anything within the System or your surroundings. The capacity to see anything through the System. , Ability Development: The Ability to develop other Abilities through a Level System, alongside repeated use, certain mastery and comprehension of such Abilities is needed, the growth speed of Abilities varies greatly. , , Oh… , Thanks. , I guess this is indeed mine. , So this world does not have System, huh? , Lucky me then. , And it only took to die miserably while being buried by an avalanche… , Ahh… , I think I should develop some kind of PTSD with snow, but now that I have Ice Absorption, I can only see it as something soothing and natural of me. , Which makes my minds and thoughts only the more conflicted. , Oh, man. , Alright, let us calm down. , This is my reality. , This is me right now. , Let's adapt, and let us see what we can do now, without thinking so much over… the past. , Though, I am really not going to see my family ever again? , That's… depressing. , Sigh… , I wonder if I have a family here. , I hatched from an egg. , So, there should have been someone that laid me. , A big and powerful Ice Dragon Mama would be nice. , If she can protect me and bring me food while snuggling with me… I think it would not be so bad, right? , Family is important for the development of a young hatchling such as me, after all. , …Right? , I hope she comes back then… , At least I do not feel cold anymore, so I am quite fine. , I am going to try to take a nap and see if my mother comes back. , Hmm… , Hahh… , Was I this sleepy? , I close my eyes as I doze off. , … , Day 2 , I wake up. , How long did I sleep?! , I think I slept for at least… several hours. , System, why don't you have a clock function or something? , Can I analyze time? , … , No? Okay... , And where is my mother? , Nowhere to be seen. , Maybe I do not have a mother and my egg just spontaneously appeared in this little cave by the divine power that granted me these powers? , Wait, who was even the one that granted them to me, and why would it do that? , …I am already assuming there is a big scheme behind my whole existence here, let's calm down. , Maybe it was not even a person, just a natural phenomenon. , Or perhaps not and I am just talking with myself to not feel… alone. , I glance at my surroundings once more, cave, crystals, cave. , Alright, time to get out of here already. , If this is really a fantasy world, I should be able to… I do not know, find monsters, kill them, eat them, and level up or something? , Though, by checking my Status, there are no levels. , Just stats but no levels. , Do stats grow as I develop my body then? , I guess? , Time to try out. , No point in being holed inside this cave, time to meet the outside world like the brave little dragon I am now. , Dragons are noble and strong creatures after all, prideful and graceful as well. , So I might as well play like one, even though I am scared of actually discovering this new world filled with dangers, I brace myself with courage. , I glare at the outside world through the cave entrance. , The same Ice Storm, it seems that it is continuing and never going to end or something… , I glance down, there is snow. , I hop in. , The snow is… soft. , I can clearly feel the sensation of cold, but not the discomfort that always came with it as a human. , I begin to explore this new world as I glance around my surroundings, using Analyze in anything new I see. , But the only freaking things I see are snow, snow, and more snow. , , , , I know! , Stop this! , Deactivate Analyze! , Alright, no, wait, activate it again! , What is that? , As I walk for a good ten minutes, I finally see something amidst the sea of snow… , It looks like some kind of… rabbit. , , It is indeed a rabbit. , It is smaller than me, definitely. , But it has a sharp, crystal horn on the middle of its forehead, crimson eyes, fluffy white fur, and it seems to be looking for something with it is nose, smelling something, in fact. , Is it looking for plants to eat? , Well, too bad, because I am hungry, and you are going to become my dinner, my friend! , I stealthily walk towards the rabbit, but it immediately notices me. , I am not really good at it, huh. , The rabbit glares at me, as our eyes are locked in a bit. , However, instead of running away as I thought, it begins to rush towards me! , Wait, hold on! , It points its sharp crystal horn towards me, as it reaches me in mere seconds! , I quickly leap out, evading right in time! , Poof! , The rabbit trips over the snow, getting its horn stuck deep in the snow! , This is a chance! , I open my jaws, as I instinctively munch the rabbit's neck! , Crack. , A chilling sensation rushes through my spine as I hear the creature's neck quickly break… , It is dead. , Phew, it good thing I was not a dramatic person, and it is not like I have not hunted animals in my previous life. , I thank my father for having taught me how to take the life of animals. , I also thank the little animal, your life will not be wasted, as I might get to live another day thanks to your meat. , Now… Time to eat. , Wait, where is my EXP? , No EXP, I guess, only meat… raw meat. , Well, it is better than an empty stomach. , . , . , .