"I see... But why a human form?"
Having had the origin of the myth explained to him, the color returned to Maya's face. As for this question, however, the scholar wasn't actually sure either and could only bluff an answer, "You see, that Divine Dragon's eyes have vertical pupils—he probably just took on a human form for convenience. He should be able to transform into his True Body later."
Dragons are adept at transformation and are not bound to a single form. As this was a world with many legends of Divine Dragons, Maya understood this point well.
