Chapter 75

"Ruria, if Roa is a dragon... would it really be impossible to keep her?"

Sara said this with a worried look.

"…There's a possibility. We might have to pretend she's a winged lizard?"

"Can we really fool them?"

"It won't be easy."

Sara, Clo, and I discussed how to get permission to keep Roa. The problem is that my mother is very knowledgeable about animals.

After all, she reads "The Book of Strong Creatures."

"Hmm? Are you trying to hide Roa for the time being?"

"She'll be found out immediately." "It will be obvious."

While we were talking, Roa kept pressing her body against us, showing affection. Sara and Clo continued to pet her as we discussed.

"…Not forever, but gradually?"

"Gradually?"

"Yes. Gradually, we'll make Mother think she wants a dragon."

If we lay the groundwork and make Mother think she wants a dragon, she might give us permission.

"We need to subtly appeal to her, don't we?"

"Got it. I'll do my best."

Sara nodded firmly, which was encouraging.

"It won't be that easy," Clo said, sounding exasperated, but I ignored her. We won't know until we try. And if we fail, we can always come up with a new plan.

Roa, who had been showing affection, was now sucking on my finger.

"Are you hungry? But dragons are born from eggs, so they don't drink milk."

"They don't?"

"No. Creatures born from eggs usually don't drink milk."

"Wow."

Sara was impressed by my knowledge, which made me blush.

"Anyway, we need to hide Roa's food."

"Right. Food is important." "It is. Roa-sama is a baby."

Sara nodded firmly.

"Waa waa?"

Hearing about food, Daru woke up. He immediately started panting and began licking me.

"Wait, wait."

"Waf?"

"The food isn't ready yet."

"Pii."

Daru whined, as if to say, "Why are you being so mean?" but I wasn't being cruel.

After all, the food isn't ready yet. Daru will have to wait a bit.

"Breakfast will be ready when Jijo comes."

"Pii."

"Wait until then."

I calmed Daru down and petted his head.

"Daru can wait for his food, but... the problem is Roa's food."

"Yamu?"

Roa, who had been sucking on my finger, tilted her head without letting go.

"If we have to hide Roa from Mother... we can't take her to the cafeteria..."

"Can we secretly hide some food and bring it back?"

"That's what I did before and got caught."

Sara's suggestion was something I had tried and failed at before. I had hidden snacks and brought them back to my room, but I was found out immediately.

"Clo, what does Roa eat?"

"Probably anything." "That's right, Sara. Roa can eat anything."

It's a huge help that she can eat anything.

"But Roa probably has her preferences, right? I think she might like bugs, like lizards do."

Lizards eat bugs. Roa isn't a lizard, but she looks like one. So, her food preferences are likely similar to a lizard's.

I petted Roa while thinking.

"But catching bugs is difficult."

Beetle larvae are in the ground. This season, they might be in their pupal stage. Digging them up or getting Daru to help would be a lot of work.

"Catching bugs is hard, but babies need to eat a lot."

"Is that true? Even though they're small?"

"Yes, even though they're small."

When I was a baby, I drank Marion and Mother's milk eight to ten times a day. I always felt very hungry.

When I was hungry at night, I would endure it. I could endure it because I had memories.

A normal baby would cry without being able to endure it. Plus, I had Daru.

When I was hungry, Daru would sense it and go get Marion. I would apologize to Marion, who looked sleepy, and drink as much as I wanted.

"If Ruria could produce milk..."

"Children can't."

"Exactly."

It's no use lamenting that we can't produce milk. We need to come up with a good plan.

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