Chapter 17

Three days after the attack.

Waking up,

"Da-ou?"

I called out,

"Hahaha"

The puppy next to me came sniffing me with great enthusiasm.

"Da-ou~ (Good morning)"

"Kyuun"

The puppy lay on its back, trying to put its body under my hand.

It might want to be petted.

"Da-ou (Can't help it)"

I am a baby, so I can't move my hands and feet freely.

But if it puts its body under my hand, I have to try my best.

"Da-da-da!"

"Pii"

I moved my hand to pet the puppy.

It might be more accurate to say I was patting it rather than petting it.

But the puppy was very happy, so it's fine.

As I was playing with the puppy,

"Oh, Da-ou. Miss Lulia has woken up."

"Wafu"

"Thank you for letting me know."

The nursemaid said and gently petted me.

"Da-ou? (Da-ou?)"

"Au"

The puppy was wagging its tail happily.

For some reason, it seems that the puppy is no longer Leonardo but Da-ou.

I think Da-ou suits the puppy better.

Moreover, Da-ou seems to have earned the right to be in my bed.

Since the day of the attack, Da-ou has been in my bed when I wake up.

Furthermore, neither my mother nor the nursemaid tries to take Da-ou out anymore.

It must be because Da-ou protected me from the attackers.

My father and mother probably reward those who show loyalty.

"Da-ou~ (Thank you, Father)"

I thanked my father, who wasn't there.

"Da-ou (Thank you, Da-ou)"

"Kyuun"

Da-ou happily licked my hand.

Da-ou fought for me without regard for its own safety.

Even though it's still a baby, it's a fine loyal dog.

Then my sister came in.

"Lulia, you're awake. You're so cute today."

"Kyakya (Sister is cute too)"

"Sister will read a book for you!"

My sister reads books and sings lullabies for me.

When I listen to her lullabies, I get sleepy.

I always end up sleeping with Da-ou.

I wake up, drink milk, and play with Da-ou.

Observing Da-ou is very interesting.

Da-ou is usually in my bed, but sometimes it goes out and runs around.

It needs more exercise to avoid becoming inactive.

When my father is in the room, Da-ou sometimes goes out and doesn't come back for a while.

It probably runs around the house.

Da-ou might think that it can leave me in my father's protection.

One day, while Da-ou was playing outside, it was brought back by my mother.

"What's wrong? Amaria"

"I need to discipline it."

My mother said,

"Da-ou"

"Wafu!?"

She made Da-ou sit in my room and looked at it intently.

"Da-ou, this is your toilet."

"Wafu?"

"You're not allowed to pee anywhere else."

"Wa-ou?"

Da-ou didn't seem to understand what it was being scolded for and tilted its head.

Seeing this, my father laughed.

"Did you do it again?"

"Yes. It seems to want to mark its territory."

Apparently, Da-ou had peed in several places around the house.

Da-ou is quite bold.

"Since I didn't put a toilet in my room, I had to put one in Lulia's room where Da-ou is always."

"It doesn't seem to be effective."

"What should we do? Maybe we should keep it outside."

That would be sad.

Da-ou is a smart puppy that doesn't poop or pee in my room.

Wait.

Could it be that Da-ou is peeing in various places around the house instead of in my room?

"Da-ou!"

"Wafu?"

"Da-ou, Da-ou (Da-ou, you must use the toilet properly)"

"Wafu"

Maybe Da-ou is trying to prevent intruders by marking its territory.

It's doing its best to protect me in its own way.

But Da-ou's territorial marking doesn't make sense to humans. It's meaningless urination.

"Da-ou! (If you keep doing that, you'll be taken outside!)"

"Wafu!?"

Da-ou can't understand my "Da-ou Da-ou" language.

But I tried to persuade it as best I could.

Even if words and gestures don't work, there's a chance that the meaning might get through.

In my previous life, I couldn't understand goats, and they couldn't understand me.

But somehow, we managed to communicate.

"Da-ou Da-ou Da-ou (Use the toilet on that sand)"

"Bafu!"

Da-ou barked and walked away.

"Da-ou, we're not done talking..."

My mother tried to stop it, but Da-ou went straight to the toilet and did its business.

"That's it. You understand, Da-ou."

"Wafu!"

Praised by my mother, Da-ou wagged its tail proudly.

"Da-ou is indeed a smart puppy."

"Wau!"

Praised by my father, Da-ou was very pleased.

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From that day on, Da-ou used the toilet perfectly.

Not only that, after using the toilet, it barked loudly, "Wau Wau!" to inform the maids.

Thanks to this, the room didn't get too smelly.

"Da-ou is really smart."

"Wafu~"

Praised by the maids, Da-ou was very pleased.

Feeling good about this,

"Wau! Wau!"

Da-ou started barking to inform the maids when I used my diaper.

"Hmm? Da-ou, Miss Lulia has used the toilet?"

"Wafu~"

Da-ou always watched me with a proud look as the nursemaid changed my diaper.

"Miss Lulia never cries, which is a great help. Good job, Da-ou."

"Wafu"

After being praised a lot, Da-ou patted my head with its front paws.

"Da-ou?"

"Wau"

Then it wagged its tail vigorously.

Da-ou must be praising me.

When it gets praised, it likes to have its head petted, so it does the same for me.

Just as it gets praised for using the toilet in the right place, it thinks I should be praised for using the toilet in the right way.

"Da-ou! (Thank you)"

I patted Da-ou's head with both hands.

Da-ou barked happily, "Wafu," and jumped out of the bed, running towards the door.

"Da-ou is so energetic today."

Then Da-ou pounced on my brother who had come to play.

This concludes the newborn chapter. From tomorrow, Lulia will grow a little.

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