Ddraig, and for now, merely greeting Issei!

The dragon didn't answer immediately, merely looking down at Issei in amusement. "...you're not going to eat me, are you?" Issei finally asked.

The dragon laughed, a deep, booming sound that rattled the dark surroundings, and he asked, "Eat you? A nasty morsel like you? Hardly!"

"...I should be offended by that, but I am too busy being relieved instead," Issei sighed.

"To answer your question as to why I am speaking to you, I am Ddraig. And for now, I merely wanted to greet the comrade I will be fighting alongside going forward. But it seems our time for the moment is up. You are not yet strong enough to maintain this link for long." Indeed, their surroundings were rapidly starting to shimmer, and Issei could feel himself being pulled back to being awake.

"Wait, comrade? I don't understand!" Issei shouted as Ddraig started to vanish.

"I suggest you get much stronger, and fast. Your treasure is immensely valuable, and you'll need all the power you can get to defend it. Soon, I'll be able to lend you mine... At a price," the dragon's voice echoed as he disappeared fully, and Issei shot up into a sitting position, back in his bed.

Rias, who had been in the process of pulling the blankets off of him to start licking his cock, paused. "...well darn, was hoping to wake you up to a blowjob, but you woke too quickly," she pouted, before noticing Issei was sweating a bit. "... something up, Master?"