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Chapter 77
Golden scales.
Cute horns.
Slender whiskers.
Brightly shining yellow eyes.
A long body and four short legs.
The creature that hatched from the egg closely resembled the Eastern dragons I had imagined.
[Little Yellow Dragon lv.10]
┗Pw.100
┗Rnk.Unique
Its species name was Little Yellow Dragon.
True to the word 'little' in its name, its size was infinitely smaller compared to the Gravity Dragon I had seen last time.
Of course, that just meant it was small compared to a massive adult dragon.
Compared to me, it still had quite a bit of bulk.
If I had to describe exactly how big it was, hmm....
Big enough to carry us around on its back?
It was roughly the size of a giant python.
"Oh my, how cute...."
"Kuooh! An adorable child has been born!"
"It looks different from a dragon. It resembles a snake rather than a lizard. I think I heard that the Blue Dragon looked something like that."
"...!"
"Woong, woo-woong!"
"Ho-ehhh! My child is so cute!!!"
Everyone's attention was focused on the Little Yellow Dragon.
Their eyes were practically overflowing with affection.
The Little Yellow Dragon, having just broken out of its egg, looked around.
"Yong-yong... yong-yong-yong...."
The Little Yellow Dragon took in the sight of each and every one of us.
It soon looked at me, gave a bright smile, and started wriggling its way over.
It seemed it couldn't fly yet.
It didn't look like it could properly use its four stubby legs, either.
Before I knew it, the Little Yellow Dragon had crawled right in front of me, looking up as it asked.
"Are you Mama? Are you Mama?!"
This little guy knew how to speak the moment it was born.
I guess the Unique rank really is on a whole different level.
But wait, did it just call me Mama?
Ah. Is it asking if I'm its mother?
I wasn't its biological parent, but I nodded for now.
Come to think of it, I was closer to being its parent than anyone else here, and even more so than the Gravity Dragon. After all, it had gained life and hatched thanks to my Luck Breath.
So, I was fully qualified to call myself the Little Yellow Dragon's parent.
I gave it life, so that makes me its parent.
"Yong-yong-yong! It's Mama!!!"
With a wide smile.
The Little Yellow Dragon brought its face up to mine and rubbed against it affectionately.
What an affectionate little guy.
Judging by what I've seen so far, its innate nature doesn't seem bad.
I was worried it might be born with a vicious temperament, so this was a relief.
As the Little Yellow Dragon was rubbing its face against mine.
"M-me too......."
The Fox cautiously approached with an envious expression.
The Fox soon shouted in a loud voice.
"I'm your mom too!"
"Yong-yong?"
Tilt.
The Little Yellow Dragon blinked as it looked at the Fox.
"Are you Mama?"
"That's right! I gave birth to you too!"
"There are two Mamas?"
As it expressed its doubt, Ailee naturally approached.
"Everyone here is basically your mother."
"Yong-yong?!"
The Little Yellow Dragon startled in surprise.
It slowly scanned everyone present once again.
"There are so many Mamas!!!"
It actually accepted that.
Well, Ailee's words weren't exactly wrong.
Everyone had taken care of the egg with utmost devotion, so it could be considered a child born from the heart.
Miss Vampire was no exception.
Even if her method of caring for the egg was clumsy, she still cared for it.
"Woong, woo-woo-woong, woong!"
"Yong-yong? The first Mama is Papa? Not Mama?"
Hearing Tosuni's words, the Little Yellow Dragon looked at me again.
"Are you Papa?"
I didn't really care what it called me.
Mama was fine, and Papa was no problem either.
Since I didn't currently have a gender.
Tosuni said something to the Little Yellow Dragon again.
"Woong, woo-woong. Woo-woo-woong."
"Yong-yong! I understand! It's Papa!"
Just what did she say to make it understand?
I slightly turned my head and looked up at Ailee.
Then I pointed at Tosuni.
"Hmm? Are you curious about what baby Tosuni said?"
Nod, nod.
Interpretation start!
"She said that since Bear Baby is her husband, it's right to call you Papa instead of Mama."
Aha. So that's what she said.
But Tosun's Mom treated me like a son-in-law last time, and now Tosuni is treating me like her husband as she pleases.
Setting aside the fact that they didn't get my consent.
I don't even have a specific gender in the first place....
And Tosuni, you are genderless now too.
"Woong?"
Tosuni noticed my gaze.
"Woong."
Soon after.
She sprayed blood to form a heart shape.
Flirting so naturally.
...Well, whatever.
Let's just say I am her husband.
The Doll Tribe could arbitrarily decide their gender based on their appearance anyway.
Just like how the Puppeteer Doll is treated as a female because she looks like a little girl.
***
The Little Yellow Dragon had quite high intelligence.
It was quick to understand and spoke well enough that it was hard to believe it was a newborn baby.
And given its considerable size, it had an excellent appetite.
"Aww, look at you eat."
"Yong-yong! I'm a baby-yong! I'm a big eater-yong!"
It had already devoured the monster corpses Ailee brought from the storage.
Even so, it still looked hungry.
Don't worry.
There are still plenty of monster corpses piled up in the storage.
We hurried into the storage and brought back the remaining corpses.
Then, taking turns one by one, we fed the corpses to the Little Yellow Dragon. And mana stones as a bonus.
"Who am I?"
"You're Mama-yong!"
"And who are you?"
"I'm a baby-yong!"
"Heehee, good answer!"
The Fox fed it,
"Here, eat up."
"It's delicious-yong! Mama is the best-yong!"
"...I never dreamed I would have a child in my life. Let alone a child who is the first of a dragon variant."
Miss Vampire fed it,
The Puppeteer Doll fed it, and Tosuni fed it.
Jjokkomi fed it.
"Kuo, eat a lot."
"Munch munch-yong! You're the best too, Mama-yong!"
"Kuo... But if my younger sibling is Papa, and I'm Mama... what does that make the relationship between my sibling and me?"
What do you mean, you dummy.
I'm still your Oppa or Unnie, and you're my cute little sister.
You're seriously agonizing over something so weird.
Anyway, it was my turn now.
This time, it was my turn to feed the Little Yellow Dragon.
Here, eat up and grow big and strong.
"Yong-yong! It's yummy-yong!"
But its way of speaking is similar to Tosun's Mom.
Tosun's Mom also had a habit of attaching 'yong' to the end of every sentence.
I bet they'd get along great if they met later.
"I love Papa-yong!"
The Little Yellow Dragon rubbed its face all over mine again.
It was unusually excessive in expressing its affection towards me.
It also seemed to follow me the most out of everyone here.
"Ho-ehhh... It seems Yong-jjang likes Gom-jjang the most...."
"I know, right. Maybe Dragon Baby instinctively knows it was born with Bear Baby's help?"
The Fox was envious, and Ailee made a guess.
Hmm. That could be it.
Because when it hatched from the egg, I was the first one it crawled over to and asked if I was its mother.
Even though I wasn't the first one it saw.
Just as I was giving a small nod, thinking Ailee's guess might be right.
"I don't think that's it. I just think it likes the Teddy Bear more and follows it well because they have similar skin colors."
Miss Vampire chimed in.
Ah, now that I think about it, we both had golden skin.
Then could it be that the reason it approached me first and asked if I was its mother was simply because of our similar skin colors?
"Papa-yong, Papa-yong! Papa and I are exactly the same-yong!"
Hearing what it's saying, I guess that's right.
Sigh. I got moved for nothing.
But hey, Little Yellow Dragon.
Strictly speaking, our skin colors are different.
I can shine brightly if I put my mind to it.
Just like this!
"Yong-yong?! Papa is glowing-yong! Papa is amazing-yong!!!"
The Little Yellow Dragon looked at me with respectful eyes.
Hehe. How's that, this is the power of a dad!
"I'm going to try it too-yong!"
Uh-uh!
This isn't something just anyone can do.
"Yo-yo-yo-yo-yong!!!"
Flash-!
Suddenly, a golden light was emitted from the Little Yellow Dragon's body.
What, you could do it too?
But the intensity of the light is a bit weak.
"Yoooooong!!!"
Flasaaaaash-!!!
The intensity of the light grew stronger.
It was now radiating a golden light even more brilliant than mine.
...Not bad-gom.
"I did it-yong! Praise me-yong!"
The Little Yellow Dragon smiled brightly and looked at me.
Then it raised its head and opened its mouth wide.
I guess it wants food for doing a good job.
I tore off a piece from the monster corpses piled up next to me and tossed it into the Little Yellow Dragon's mouth.
Munch munch- Gulp.
The Little Yellow Dragon chewed the corpse a few times and swallowed it whole, then suddenly snapped its head to the side.
"Buuuuurp-yong!"
Soon, a loud burp echoed out.
Along with that,
Whooosh-!
A golden breath forcefully spewed out from its mouth.
It even knows how to shoot a breath?
This guy was truly brimming with talent.
The long, extending golden breath hit a Fake Doll standing blankly in the distance.
Then, the Fake Doll's entire body was dyed gold and began to harden, instantly transforming into a Golden Statue.
Oh my.
So it was a breath that turned opponents into gold.
"Yong-yong?! I made a mistake-yong... I'm a baby-yong...."
And so, right after its first burp...
No, its first breath.
A change occurred in the Little Yellow Dragon's information.
[Little Yellow Dragon lv.11]
┗Pw.110
┗Rnk.Unique
[Domain: Gold]
┗Rank - Epic
['Luck' Domain Exclusive Achievement Unlocked.]
[You have achieved the 'One Who Commands Gold' achievement.]
[Domain Assimilation Rate greatly increases.]
┗Assimilation Rate - 2.04%