I am… the Imugi of the Divine Black Dragon!” “Kyua!!!!” A 999-year-old Imugi was only a year away from his ascension when he was cruelly murdered. But when he finally opens his eyes… he’s a one-year-old hatchling?! So begins his second life, with every memory of his past self perfectly intact. Basking in unconditional love for the first time, his heart begins to soften—slowly at first, then all at once. As he finds new companions and explores the world around him, he sets out to finally become the dragon he was always meant to be. The second life of Rune the Hatchling begins!