Chapter 85

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I was scolded by my mother for a while. When my mother gets angry, she is really scary.

Even though she doesn’t yell or hit me, it’s still scary.

But I am not just an ordinary five-year-old; I am a five-year-old with a past life, so I was able to endure without crying.

“Do you understand, Rulia? It’s not that protecting a dragon’s child was wrong.”

I was scolded not for protecting Roa, but for breaking the promise. I picked up Roa but broke the promise to report it and hid him. I also broke the promise not to enter the restricted area and went into the kitchen.

Completely and utterly, my mother was right, so I could only reflect on my actions.

While I was being scolded, Daru was lying on his back on the floor between my mother and me, showing his belly and whining, “Pii...” as if begging for forgiveness.

“...Daru, you don’t have to apologize, you know?”

“Pii~... pii”

Thanks to Daru’s help in apologizing, my mother’s scolding session lasted only about five minutes. It felt like fifteen minutes, but I think it was probably around five minutes. Being scolded always feels longer.

“Rulia, do you understand?”

“Yes.”

“Then, that’s fine. Let’s have breakfast.”

When my mother said that, Caro and Korko, who seemed to be hungry, started walking immediately. Caro and Korko looked at us, who hadn’t started walking, and tilted their heads as if to say, “Hurry up?”

By the way, the owl had disappeared at some point while I was being scolded. It was raining outside, so I thought it could have stayed longer.

On the other hand, Sara gently patted my head.

“Good girl, good girl.”

“Ryamu ryamu”

Roa, who I was holding, climbed onto my shoulder and mimicked Sara, patting me.

“Thank you. I’m sorry for involving you, Sara?”

“No, it’s okay.”

Sara was also scolded a little because she didn’t stop me.

“Thank you, Roa and Daru.”

“Rya~”

“Wafu wafu”

Daru licked my face, as if to say, “Are you okay?”

While my face was being licked, I thought to myself,

“...Daru, were you scolded too?”

“Wafu? Wafu”

Daru doesn’t seem to remember much. Daru had run away from the mansion and rushed to the baron’s residence, so he was supposed to be scolded when he got home.

“Of course, I scolded him after yesterday’s walk.”

My mother, who had been watching me being comforted by Sara, Roa, and Daru, said.

“Is that so? Daru was scolded too?”

When she says “after the walk,” it was probably around the time we were taking a nap yesterday.

“You were supposed to be scolded together with Rulia.”

“Wafu wafu!”

“I’m sorry? It must have been tough for you...”

I hugged Daru tightly.

“...I didn’t scold him that harshly, you know?”

My mother stroked Daru, looking as if she felt wronged.

“Once I say ‘no’ to Daru, he immediately lies on his back... and I can’t scold him any further.”

“Wafu?”

Daru went to cuddle with my mother.

“Even before I say it’s wrong to come without permission, he lies on his back.”

“Hmm?”

“I just told him to come here.”

He must have understood from the tone of my voice that he was being scolded. So, he probably lay on his back to show his remorse.

“Daru, you’re really something.”

“Wafu~”

We walked to the dining room. Sara followed, holding the wooden doll tightly.

“By the way, Rulia, what name will you give that dragon’s child? I think a cool, dragon-like name would be good.”

I was about to say that his name is Roa,

“Leonardo, how about that? I think it’s a good, dragon-like name.”

“...”

My mother seems to like the name Leonardo.

She even considered naming Daru Leonardo. Perhaps my mother really likes the name Leonardo.

But this time, I can’t name him Leonardo.

“His name is already Roa.”

“Rya~”

Roa flapped his wings happily. Since he was on my shoulder, my hair got messy.

“Roa. That’s right, his name is Roa.”

My mother stroked Roa, who was on my shoulder.

“Rya rya~”

Roa chirped happily. It seemed he liked my mother too.

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