That dragon saying he's the manager of the tower was unnecessary.
Main character wants really bad to get into the tower;
A portal appears, but doesn't take him in, so he jumps inside the portal;
The main character yells "ooooh luxury hotel with swords and jacuzzis" but BAAAM not what he expected;
The dragon goes "I am a dragon and the crystal ball I got is showing me that something is wrong with the tower. The 🔮 is telling me that there's something wrong with the thing that nuclear weapons didn't leave a scratch in it and I need to find what is it because I AM STEVE!
The fact that we're looking at a dragon and he got a massive ball that tells him something's wrong already makes me know he's important. I understand that this is not a really serious comic, but writing things this way makes it superexpositive.