Chapter 51 – Gyaaa!....Devil Dog?

「Gyaa～……Wait, fast, too fast! Whoah! Get down～」

Stone with power similar to the egg? The only thing I had to do was to take it.

So, I’m now playing with the amoeba since it invited me.

And I’m in the midst of fear.

Amoebas are transparent so it takes a little courage to get on them.

Because the amoeba’s body is so transparent that there’s no turbidity at all, you can see what’s below.

So, when you are riding it and look down at your feet from the sky, you’ll feel like you’ve been thrown in the air.

The only thing I can rely on is the feeling that I’m holding something like a handle that the amoeba made using my hands.

At first, the amoeba was flying slowly.

I’m fine with it but Koa and Cai kept circling around the amoeba.

Perhaps it bothered them but before I knew it, it was already chasing after Koa and Chai.

And for some reason, Koa and Chai sped up and dashed.

By the time I thought I noticed what was happening, it was already too late.

「I’ll falllll～! I’ll dieeeee～～～!」

My pathetic voice echoes through the forest.

Ai’s pups, who came with me today, howled at Koa and Chai.

I don’t know what they said but Koa and Chai speed up.

So does the speed of the amoeba…..

What can I say? I didn’t know that amoebas could fly so fast in the air.

I’m really surprised.

Though I didn’t want to know while riding one!

「Whooooooaaaahhhh! Waittttt……」

That didn’t continue for a long time.

Perhaps only 10minutes.

However, for me, it seemed like an eternity.

「I’m so tired……..I thought I was going to die…..」

The chase is finally over.

As I landed on the ground, my entire body relaxed and collapsed on the spot.

My whole body is screaming because I have been holding on to the amoeba with all my might for a long time.

I’m overworked.

I mean, why did I come here?

…..ah, to clean up the 3 idiot’s mess.

We finished early so we played with the amoeba and this is what happened.

It’s those 3 idiots’ fault! Why is it that they only put a stone statue here?

Darn it!

「Can’t we just play calmly? I still can’t move.」

I managed to get my body up from the ground so I tried standing up.

My legs are fine but my arms are still numb because I overused it for holding earlier.

Ah, I forgot…..

「I could use magic…..why didn’t I remember that right away. Alright……heal」

The numbness and pain disappeared quickly.

Magic is the best!

……now, let’s go home.

Let’s go home and rest.

「No, I won’t ride again. I’ll never ride again…….just give me a break today.」

The expressions on the faces of the amoebas are hard to read but if you spend enough time with them, you’ll be able to read them to some extent.

Their faces distort sadly every time I say no.

Absolutely impossible.

I can no longer do it today.

I really…..

「……if it’s slow, well」

And I immediately broke my words!

I’m weak to sad-looking.

It can’t be helped, let’s get into it.

Good, the travel on the way home is slow.

I wonder if it reflected after seeing my suffering?

I would be happy if that was the case.

As my house came into view, I was relieved from the bottom of my heart.

The healing magic took away my numbness and fatigue but it didn’t heal my mental damage.

It’s like a game where you have to put your life on the line….difficult.

I enter my house and head into the living room.

Should I put the thing that I picked up to the egg? Will it give the egg strength?

When I entered the living room, I saw the earth dragon Flying Lizard lying near the egg.

When I got in, it raised its face and looked at who it was so I raised my hand and waved at it.

Grrr

….it squealed!

Ah? Areh?

I don’t think I’ve ever heard dragons before.

I tried to recall but I can’t remember anything.

I’ve heard their intimidating sounds though.

「You can squeal?」

Grrr

It sounds like it was making a sound using its throat rather than squealing.

In any case, I’m kind of glad.

It’s nice to be greeted back.

「Welcome bark」

「Welcome back」

I heard Usa and Kuuhi’s voices behind me.

Apparently, they were helping out in the fields.

Usa sometimes bites her words while Kuuhi can talk properly.

「I’m back. Thanks for your hard work.」

Both of them tilted their heads lightly as they still couldn’t understand most of what I’m saying.

But at least they seem to understand that what I said was something related to labor.

Now, how is the egg?

I check the crib where the egg lies.

I check the expression on the faces of the three heads but they seem to be sleeping since their eyes are closed.

I took out the stone I brought back from my bag.

Flying Lizard lifts its face and looks at the stone with power.

I knew it would react to this power.

「I wonder what kind of power it possesses? Magic is magical power, divine power is the power used by gods so, what else is there?」

Dragons are like the messengers of gods.

The dragons are hostile to it.

So, power of the enemies of gods….hnn?

Devil?

Hahaha, devils don’t exist…..but gods exist so….

I look at the puppy in the egg.

Devil dog?

I’m not in the right state of mind right now.

I look at the stone in my hand that is emitting power.

If it were a devil, would it have a deathmatch with the dragons as soon as it wakes up?

That’s not good.

I picked up the dog so I’m naturally responsible for it but I value the dragon more than a dog-like creature.

But it is not certain that it is a devil dog.

It’s hard to pretend not to see it as someone vulnerable.

Let’s just wait if something happens once it wakes up!

What am I supposed to do with the stone in my hand……?

The power of the stone is the same as the power I felt from the egg.

Because of that, I want to give it the power since it looks vulnerable but, who do I do that?

Can I even give it the power from the stone?

Ah, hmmm?

The stone in my hand seemed to have become a little warmer so I looked at it.

There’s no change in its appearance but it is getting a little warmer.

In any case, will it react if I place it near the egg?

I tried placing it on the crib.

There’s no change.

I’m I expecting too much?

When I tried to remove the stone, a small black light came out from the stone.

Then, it was absorbed into the egg.

「I didn’t think it would work but, there shouldn’t be any problem, right?」

I look at the inside of the egg but I can’t find any change.

Flying Lizard, who was watching the egg, is just staring.

「It seems to be alright. I can’t find any problem.」

I took the stone that emitted out black light.

It’s no longer warm compared to earlier.

The power it has inside also seems to be gone.

It looks like it really moved to the egg.

I look at the egg again and notice that the clear egg became slightly cloudy white.

Ehto, there’s no problem, right?

It is still clear enough for me to see what’s inside so I check the dog inside.

I could see that one of the heads had its eyes open.

I wave my hand a little and our gazes meet.

At that moment, something rushed up my back.

A chill, or perhaps fear.

Come to think of it, I’ve felt it before when our gazes met.

Perhaps it is really a devil dog…..

You are okay, right?

I’m quite anxious but somehow, I feel like it is already too late.

Besides, this dog is looking at me but I feel like its eyes are gentler than before.

Maybe, no, I’m sure…..it’s not my wishful thinking.

I’m sure it is.

After staring at each other for a while, it suddenly closed its eyes and fell asleep.

It looks like it is still weak.

Come to think of it, there are three more places similar to that one.

I should hurry up and check them out.

I look at the dog-like creature inside the egg.

Out of the three heads, it is always the same one who wakes up.

The other two are sleeping all the time and don’t even open their eyes.

One of those two seems to be breathing a little rough.

It has been my concern since I was this egg but I don’t know what I can do so I can only stare at it.

I’m not sure if the power from the stone statue will solve the problem but we’ll just have to do what we can do.

「I’ll bring you more power as soon as possible.」

The tail wagged for the first time as if it heard me.

Is it feeling a little better?

Grr?

Flying Lizard, who’s next to me, made a sound.

I look at it and see that it’s knitting its brows.

A dragon with knitted eyebrows.

What a mismatch. But I must admit, it looks cute.

「Everything will be okay.」

I decided to believe that because I felt so when I saw the reaction of the dog-like creature just now.

It’s ugly but its reaction is adorable.

…..it’s really ugly.