133 – No World for Adolescent Dragons (2)
The whole story was like this.
As there have been many recent incidents, the amount of time I spend with Lucy has significantly decreased compared to a few months ago. Besides, she hadn’t been confined to a hospital room for almost a month.
So the issue of the Marquis of Karahan must be over.
She must have arranged a place for Princess Lilia of Hebron as well.
I entered the room to have a conversation with Lucy after a long time and to pass the time.
While in the hospital room, Lucy visited the hospital about five times. Because she could see her growing taller every time.
Correspondingly, her appearance has become more and more beautiful. Lucy, who looked like she was about 8 years old when she met Pyr Haq Nom before the incident at the Blue Cross, she is now a full-fledged lady.
She
She was at least 12 years old and at most 15 years old, and had matured to the level of her boyhood.
Since he’s half-human, half-dragon, it’s a natural thing to look at.
Besides, it’s been a few months since I came out of the egg, and in fact, decades have passed ridiculously, including the time I was asleep in the egg.
But besides the outward change, there was another reverse change.
“I told you not to open my room!”
It was a personality.
I turned the doorknob, which was firmly closed, but only heard a clicking sound.
Lucy locked her door.
A clear word through the blocked door pierces my heart.
“I really hate it!”
More than Arachne’s stinger.
More than the dragon knight’s sword.
This hurt more.
***
“So Lucy kicked her brother out?”
“Ehh… ….”
Petra, who was sitting across from me and eating, looked at me with pity.
“That’s how you usually treat me well.”
“I was trying to be nice! It’s just that the world sucks, what should I do!”
“Would you like it?”
“It means to disturb.”
Since what happened last night, Petra and I have been a little awkward. Even if I try not to be conscious of it as much as possible, the memory of what happened is not going to disappear.
In the end, I thought it wouldn’t work like this, so I recklessly stormed into the room and negotiated.
Only then did I hear why Petra had avoided me.
-As for Lucy’s problem…… Other than that, there are people who personally get sick of it, so I don’t think we should develop a relationship like that right now.
This is what you see in the community, ‘we were both drunk. Because that day was a mistake’ or something like that.
For a while, my heart skipped a beat, wondering if it was the worst scenario like ‘Your brother looks more like a s*xist than a boyfriend’.
In addition to Lucy’s emotional side, I’ve come to agree somewhat with Petra’s opinion that people around her seem to be looking down on her.
Both Petra and I are busy at work.
Since even Princess Lilia and Saint Catherine fell out of the hectic everyday life of the estate, it is impossible to go on a date leisurely in this situation.
Besides, the suspicions regarding the Blue Cross have not yet been completely resolved.
Eventually, after hours of candid conversation with Petra, we came to the conclusion that ‘status quo’.
I also heard a definite answer about that feeling from Petra.
– I like it. Do you see me as the kind of person who would say something like that in a lie?
-No.
-That’s why I’m trying to give everyone an equal chance. To be honest, it’s true that it’s my desire.
I don’t know what opportunity you’re talking about, but the fact that it worked out was important.
Anyway, let’s get back to the main topic.
“Why don’t you ask Captain Xianne? If that’s not the case, it’s Persus Karon-sama.”
“How can I contact Red Dragon? It’s not like I have a personal wyvern like Pyrhak the dragon.”
“Wouldn’t it be okay to look for ancient documents?”
“That’s fine too.”
Petra looked at me with her amethyst-like eyes, and immediately fed her a chestnut.
f*ck!
It didn’t hurt, but I was dumbfounded by the sudden attack.
“What, what?!”
“It seems that oppa sometimes needs to realize that he is the father of a child. Parents should solve this problem together. Not me Do you really have to make me say this?”
Petra added, puffing out her cheeks.
Yeah, I was definitely thinking wrong.
I put the last spoonful of rice into my mouth.
“Thank you, Petra. I’m going to see Captain Xianne.”
I got up from my seat and headed for the leader’s office.
***
Sianne was not in the office. She usually only had three occasions when she was not in her office.
There is a call from Count Rupel or the retainers.
Or the Knights have been dispatched.
And in training.
As expected.
I was able to find Sianne in the gymnasium behind the Knights Headquarters, swinging her sword, sweating profusely as always.
Although it is the season when it gets colder than it gets chilly, Xianne was still dressed lightly.
Thanks to that, her elastic yet beautiful body was clearly revealed.
I looked at it for a while as if possessed, then suddenly felt strangely uncomfortable.
‘…… Still, I’m a dear mother, but is it right to train in clothes like that?’
Recently, as the county of Rupel continued to develop, her foreign guests often visited the residence of the countess. I don’t know if it’s just us, but seeing others defenseless like that…….
‘Not good.’
How many sneaky nobles are here.
If you s*xually harass Xianne, she may be beaten to death by other enraged knights (especially Lons).
It might be a good idea to visit the clothing merchant who has just moved into Petalonto this time.
You’re thinking like that.
“Lubern?”
Perhaps sensing my gaze, Xianne turned her head towards me, wiping the sweat from her bones.
“Oh, sorry. I didn’t mean to disrupt her training.”
“No. Still, I thought I’d finish it soon. Are you losing?”
As winter is slowly entering, the days are noticeably shorter.
No matter how hard I try, I don’t train until late at night unless there’s something special going on.
“But…… What happen?”
“Oh, it’s all because of Lucy.”
When the story of Lucy came up, Xianne’s expression hardened slightly.
“Ah, Lucy has been very sensitive lately… ….”
“Is this the same for Xianne?”
“It’s just a little grumbling. But I can’t even hug you like I used to…….”
Even though it seemed like he was saying something insignificant, Xianne’s eyes were filled with sadness.
The feeling of ‘I’m very sad about my mother these days’ is conveyed to my bones.
I felt depressed for no reason at that vague gaze.
“What did you say to Lubern?”
I remembered a moment ago.
As soon as I remembered it, my heart started to ache. I began to understand the feelings of my parents when I was in the middle of a storm.
Mom, Dad, I’m sorry!!!
“Oh, I opened the door, but they just told me not to open it.”
After hearing the situation explained, Xianne let out her short sigh and replied.
“Actually…… Persuskaron-nim did say that. Soon there will be a situation where parenting is particularly difficult.”
“When?!”
“At that time, after organizing the Blue Cross Society in Tiffen Village, he stayed with us for several days.”
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This is Persus Caron, who had a splendid battle with the Bone Dragon. It’s just that he couldn’t just show up and then disappear, so he’d have to stay in town to clean things up afterwards.
“They say that a dragon’s growth doesn’t just happen over time. He said that he grows up depending on how much experience he has.”
“I know that.”
Her memories and experiences are different. It was the reason why dragons had a long sleep period. While you are awake, you accumulate experiences, take a rest based on those experiences, and reach a higher level.
In the process, memories that are mere dregs crumble.
An extraordinary growth process worthy of the strongest creature.
“In the meantime, Lucy gained experience while playing with the children of Petaronto, and acquired various knowledge while growing up among the knights. They are full of nutrients, so they grow quickly.”
I clapped my hands at Xianne’s words.
Come to think of it, it was after the manpower of the Snow Leopard Knights was reinforced that Lucy’s growth began to stand out.
Before that, there were only six of us including Cianne and I, so it must not have been a very good environment for Lucy to grow up.
However, today’s Lucy is actually the mascot of Petalonto, known to all the squires, administrators, knights, and people who have settled in the city.
Not only did he hear and see a lot, but he must have built up solid experiences while living with other people.
It was understandable that Lucy suddenly changed like that.
As a personal tutor, Regius, an elven spirit knight and diamond adventurer, was also attached, so it was like putting in an accelerator for his rapid growth.
“Besides, the kids I was hanging out with just a few months ago kept their distance because Lucy suddenly grew up.”
“Ah… ….”
I would have done the same.
If a girl who used to hang out all over the city as an alley leader suddenly appeared as a middle school student, it’s only natural that she would be at most seven or eight years old.
Because rumors already spread that the elf knight Regius was a tutor, and the residents of Petalonto assumed that Lucy was from a half elf.
The appearance has changed, and the race has also changed.
Even in the United States and Canada, which have their own racial melting pot policy, racial discrimination among children is real.
Since they are no longer the same race, there is no way I can treat Lucy like before.
As a result, Lucy must have suffered a lot in her own way, as she lost even the few friends she had.
Really…….
Being a parent, I didn’t know these things. Dad was disqualified.
“So what? … Is there no way?”
Since they are half-human, half-dragons, they are different from human childrearing in many ways, but parental neglect in this period of puberty usually leads to bad results.
From the time she first met Lucy, she promised herself that she would take responsibility for her and raise her properly.
I had an obligation to prevent Lucy from growing in the wrong direction.
And it was the same for Xianne.
“I think there is a way to do it.”
“What is it?”
“You said earlier that experience is the growth engine for dragons, right? Then, for Lucy, it is enough to leave a strong memory in her mind.”
“Then should I go on a trip or something?”
“Ummm…… It doesn’t feel like that.”
Xian Ne stretched her tail, and she was troubled.
Well, Lucy, who is now in puberty, said that we would go on a trip right away, but she didn’t think she would follow right away.
“What can Lucy gain from experience?”
That moment.
Something flashed through my mind.
I grabbed Cianne’s shoulder as she was still struggling.
“Xianne!! That’s it!!”
“Kyaa, kyaak!? It’s a surprise! What—what is it!”
“Orgius Sky Sword Ceremony. There was. We also have a vision book…… !”
The bloody dragon knight Orgius left behind in his lifetime, the essence of his swordsmanship.
Perhaps Orgius saved his celestial sword for his daughter.
Even though her personality was a bit different and she had a strangely twisted parenting method, I could feel that she cared for her wife, the Gold Dragon, and her child.
The feeling of finding a way out of a stuffy, clogged aisle.
I nodded her head and matched her eyes with Xianne’s blue eyes.
“The two of us are informing Lucy of the Heavenly Sword Ceremony.”