Chapter 17: I Think Dragons Are Weird, Seriously.
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 17: I Think Dragons Are Weird, Seriously.
It took a lot of time and effort to calm Mother down. To be honest, the lizard sister was in the wrong from start to finish, but since she was a woman who might become my second Mama, it was best to maintain a smooth relationship.
It definitely wasn't because of her profession, which I couldn't tell was Mafia or Yakuza.
"...Yong-hwan, I told you it was dangerous! You shouldn't have pestered her to do it! And Hindel, you're the same! If you knew it was dangerous, you should have stopped him! What kind of adult actually goes through with it!?"
In the end, I made up a story that I had forced Hindel to do it despite her refusal. While Hindel was getting scolded along with me, she held my hand tightly as if it were her only lifeline.
It hurt a little, but she clung to me like a newborn baby, so I couldn't shake her off. Well, considering the difference in strength and race, I probably couldn't have shaken her off anyway. Still, I got the feeling that if I really tried to pull away, she would have let go.
"I'm sorry... Hindel Noona said no, but... hic... sniff... waaaah..."
"Ugh... Okay, okay, don't cry. Hmm? Yong-hwan, don't cry. There, there! Stop crying!"
A world where men get a pass if they cry wasn't so bad. Maybe it was because I was young, but as soon as I tried to cry, the tears flowed like a spring.
Once the situation was settled and the other women took my startled Mother outside to calm her down, I was left alone with Hindel.
"...Yong-hwan."
"Yes, Hindel-ssi."
"That... about that..."
Seeing her twirling her side hair and avoiding my gaze, it seemed she was about to give a proper apology. This lizard brat seemed to know what she had to do, being a civilized being and all. I would have given her a 90 out of 100 if she had performed a naked dogeza.
"Please, speak comfortably."
"You may call me Mama."
"Pardon...?"
Hindel gave a small cough. She looked embarrassed. But this wasn't a situation where the lizard brat should feel embarrassment; she should be feeling remorse.
"You may call me Mama, not Papa. Not that Ame is the Papa... but, well, you can call me Mama too."
I looked at the Red Dragon. I didn't know if her job was Mafia or thug, but this didn't seem right. I gave a polite 90-degree bow.
"I'm going to go play with Iris Noona, so I'll see you next time, Hindel-nim."
The Berlin Wall began to be erected between our hearts.
What the hell is this crazy dragon talking about?
"W-Wait...! Yong-hwan! Yong-hwan! Let's talk for a moment...!"
I didn't want to hear what the Dragon Lord had to say, so I covered my ears with both hands and walked toward the guest room where Iris would be.
"Yong-hwan~!"
The rabbit sister, who had invited me to the non-blood-related Cowardly Incest Club, came rushing at me. Seeing as she wasn't making a fuss, she clearly didn't know that I had vomited blood and lost consciousness for a moment. Those aunties were certainly competent when it came to things like this.
"Noona~!"
As the blood connection grew distant, the distance between our hearts began to close rapidly. It was quite nice how a relative who was usually a nuisance and needed proper training suddenly turned into a sweet-smelling, cute, and kind sister.
"Where did everyone go? Noona was so bored!"
I was starting to like her annoying fussing and affection. I think I understood why people liked the Cowardly Incest trope.
"I felt all tingly here because Noona wasn't around!"
Using a limited vocabulary was the part that really made a child's words strike a chord in someone's heart. I saw Noona's lips quiver like waves.
You're so happy you could die, right? Right? Become an even bigger bro-con! I'll be the perfect younger brother for you!
"Yong-hwan~!"
"Noona~!"
I hugged Iris back just as tightly as she hugged me. I had to prepare for the unpredictability of life.
I had planned to raise the perverted exhibitionist, sweaty Snow Woman sister as a safe asset, but there was an even safer and more controllable existence right here.
It was my sister. A rabbit-eared beautiful girl—simply magnificent. My strike zone was so wide it was like a match-fixing referee who'd taken a bribe; I could accept even the 'siblings who grew up together but aren't blood-related' setting.
Breaking. No, through early education, I could control the variables. Things like having to be hit once every three days, or a man having to answer immediately when a woman calls, or a man not being allowed to have a loud voice, or having to be home by sunset...
If I 'educated' her well, she wouldn't spout such nonsense.
I began to feel happy at the thought of making Noona my Plan Z, a super safe asset. My sister, who had been hugging me and sniffing me happily for a while, finally seemed to notice the beast that had entered with me.
"Master, what are you doing here?"
"It is nothing..."
Hindel, apparently having no conscience, pulled up a chair and sat by the bed. I didn't know why she was staring at me so intently, but I didn't want to talk to the conscience-less lizard brat, so I buried my face in Noona's chest.
It was just a bit sad that, because Mother's genes weren't involved, the growth potential of these small breasts was uncertain.
"...Iris, would you like to go out and train with me?"
"I want to play with Yong-hwan right now!"
To think a Mafia would try to entice Iris, who was already a severe brother-worshiper. She was nothing special.
"You must become strong to protect Yong-hwan. I will also help Yong-hwan train alongside you so he can protect himself."
Noona began to hesitate, as if she might fall for the dragon's petty temptation.
"Noona~ Let's play house~! I'll be the Papa~! Noona be the Mama!"
"Oh...!"
"Ahem, you can play house at home. We do not have much time together, so this is a time for endurance, Iris. What did I tell you when I taught you the sword?"
"Ugh..."
In this crazy world, people were classified as adults before they even finished growing, so even kids were treated like adults. Iris seemed to be wavering under the logical argument, perhaps because she was reaching that age.
However.
"I... I wanted to play with Noona."
In front of a younger brother, one must discard reason and act only on instinct and emotion. That was the mark of a true bro-con.
"Uuuugh... I-I'm going to play with Yong-hwan!"
"...Iris, is that how I taught you?"
Iris flinched. Perhaps because she had learned by being beaten with a sword, her instincts seemed to lean toward the other side. In times like this, a compromise was necessary.
"Then Hindel-nim, you be the baby!"
"...?"
Was that not it?
"Hindel-nim is the baby, I'm the Papa, and Noona is the Mama!"
"What do you think you're—"
I patted my lap while looking at Hindel. I saw the Dragon Lord's red eyes tremble.
"What... what are you..."
"Now, now, baby. Papa will put you to sleep~!"
It seemed to be working. Sugar Daddy Dating wasn't my style, but I didn't want to exercise anymore today, and it was time to raise my affection level with Noona. It couldn't be helped. I pulled on Hindel's red hair.
"You brat... don't pull. How dare you touch this one's... Y-You brat...!"
Hindel tried to resist but slowly began to approach.
Yes, I don't know what you're thinking, but I get that you want to join the kids' house play. Maybe it's because you want to make up with me.
There was only one thing for me to do.
"Good girl, good girl. Our Hindel is such a good girl~!"
I had no choice but to give her infinite affection while slowly stroking Hindel's head as she lay on my lap.
"Kh... ugh...!"
It was fine that she was embarrassed, but if that was the case, I wished she'd move her head. Seeing as the Dragon Lord's female body, which had only been halfway on the bed, was now fully sprawled across it, she didn't seem to hate it.
"Mama, look. Our Hindel is cute, right!?"
"Yes~ Papa~!"
Noona, who was used to playing house, responded naturally.
"Now, now, try stroking her head. Our Hindel is a good child who loves having her head stroked~!"
"Good girl~! Good girl~!"
After hearing "good girl, good girl, good girl" from a 5-year-old and a 12-year-old for about two hours, the Dragon Lord's eyes lost their focus.
Noona was a bit old to be playing house, but since she was a bro-con who would do anything her brother asked, it wasn't too strange for her to play along.
"Our Hindel is a good girl~! Let's go night-night~!"
I also lightly patted the Dragon Lord's stomach, pretending to handle a baby. I felt a slight flutter in my heart at the resistance and the bumpy abs I felt under my hand, but I couldn't show it here.
"I-It's embarrassing. S-Stop..."
It was fine that she was surrendering while covering her face with both hands, but then I wished she'd get off my lap. Having an adult woman's head—and a tall one at that—on my lap for two hours had left me with no sensation in my legs.
"Hindel, Papa will put you to sleep, so let's go night-night~! Was I supposed to gently pat the heart area~?"
Boing, boing. Every time I patted lightly, her large, braless breasts jiggled. Since I could satisfy my personal desires like this, I didn't mind losing sensation in my thighs.
"I don't want to be Mama anymore, I want to be the second daughter!"
Noona flopped down onto my other thigh. Well, for her age, she had done well to hold back her desires for two hours.
Come to think of it, this girl is going to middle school next year; I was starting to worry if it was okay for her to act like such a brat.
According to my Plan Z, she was supposed to become something like the Student Council President, grow up to be a respected senior, get a good job, and support me. This was problematic.
"Noona, you're in the Mama role right now. You have to do it properly. You're an adult now."
"Uuu... but I want to play the baby too..."
She gave a reaction a bit more suited to her age. Right, with a slight nasal tone. She didn't seem to have any problems outside, so did she just become a bit of an idiot when dealing with her brother? This wasn't bad either.
Losing about 30 IQ points and becoming slightly dim-witted when dealing with a younger brother was also a trait of a magnificent bro-con.
"Then shall we make Hindel-nim the Mama and you play the baby, Noona?"
"I'd love that!"
It seemed we were reaching an agreement.
"...I like this. I have no intention of switching."
If only the Dragon Lord hadn't spouted such nonsense.
"...If I am not the baby, I am going to training."
The Mafia sister drew a line in the sand.
"I will make the training extremely harsh."
The crazy lizard started threatening the kids. I made eye contact with Iris. Noona began to look at Hindel as if she were pathetic.
"Now, let us continue playing house."
The beast grabbed my wrist and placed my hand on her chest. I suddenly wanted to go home.