Dragon Raja: Simulator from the Start, Branded by the Earth Dragon King

On the eve of Rome's fall, the last emperor was trapped in a power minister's game of chess, wagering half his realm and the empress's throne. He fell six times, and each time the emperor's heart sought only to leave a mark on the Dragon King's heart. When he opened his eyes for the seventh time, the Dragon Clan girl was already his classmate.

The rewards from the simulation had yet to truly arrive. Awakening the supreme Word Spirit, Emperor, was only a possibility on paper. The leap in his dragon-blood rating remained on the results screen, far beyond what his current body could bear. The orthodox clans and the secret party's hidden agents were deeply entwined, and the admissions interview at Kassel was only the edge of the board. He knew that every completed historical instance laid the groundwork for his ambition to rise from royal consort to supreme ruler. The small southern city beneath his feet was far from the finish line.

The Dragon King still had no idea that the person beside her had already learned her true name. Jormungandr continued to walk among humanity as Xia Mi, while he held tightly to an unspent trump card and the right to start over again and again. By the time the King of Earth and Mountains finally sensed that mark, the board would already be beyond her familiar rules. The king and Xia would share the realm: this game had only just begun.

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is coincidental. Do not imitate.