episode_0228

“Mom!”

“Yes~ I’m mom~”

A child that has just hatched from an egg calls out to its mother and is hugged by Arjen.

I couldn’t leave an impression on that scene. Because there was a child coming towards me.

“Daddy!”

“Uh…yeah.”

You might think that it’s something to be concerned about because it came out of an egg and has the appearance of a human rather than a dragon, but if you look at the background, it’s even weirder not to worry.

I’m worried that something like this happened because I, the father, am not a dragon.

“Umm…?”

On the other hand, the child I was holding started massaging my face as my mind was busy thinking about other things.

“Ayat.”

“Ehehe!”

“Oh! No. If you play with dad’s face like that.”

Arjen comes over and hands me the child he was holding, and I take the child I was holding.

Silver hair that grew to around the shoulders and red eyes. The two children had identical faces.

However, the child I was holding just now was a girl, and the child I was holding now was a boy.

“Shall we put on some clothes first? You can’t leave it bare.”

“Is that so? I made something myself for today!”

Arjen proudly took out the children’s clothes.

“Wow, you made this by hand?”

“Yes! Luv.”

“…Then yes.”

It wasn’t that Arzen wasn’t good with his hands, but most of the time, it was Rube who made things like that.

“Ta-da! Hey guys, how are you?”

Arjen asks the children what they think after dressing them up. Naturally, it wasn’t big enough yet to answer such questions.

“Wow…?”

As expected, instead of answering, the children started running around.

As soon as he was born, he started running rather than turning over, crawling, or standing. Is this really special because he is a dragon child?

“Wow, it’s dangerous to run around like that…!”

“It’s okay, it’s okay.”

When he tries to catch the children who are leaving the room and shooting outside the lair, Arjen stops them.

“Children grow up by running around and playing. I was like that too.”

“There is something in the rare that could hurt children…”

“I was worried about that, so I organized the rares so far.”

That was correct. Rare is so wide and complex that we spent years on it, so it’s impossible not to know.

However, it is still true that I feel worried as a father.

“You can’t think about human children. Even if you look like that, you won’t get hurt in most things.”

I barely had time to resolve the questions that were in my head.

“No, Arzen. I have something to ask you more than that.”

“Huh? What is it?”

“Is it true that children are born as that person? Maybe it’s because of me…”

“Hmm? What are you talking about…?”

Arjen tilted his head as if he had no answer to my question.

It seemed like there was a significant gap between my vague preconceptions and Arjen’s knowledge.

“Wait a minute, let me talk first. Isn’t the dragon’s true appearance that big?”

“Ah, are you asking if this appearance was changed by magic and its original appearance was a large dragon?”

I nodded.

“Hmm… there is no point in distinguishing between the two. Both are my true self. However, the output of power is different.”

“Ah, I knew that, but it seems there was a misunderstanding because of that. What is the polymorph spell you mentioned last time? Isn’t the way you are now using that magic?”

“To be precise, it is true that polymorphs change their appearance. But strictly speaking, it’s not magic…”

Arjen continued his explanation of polymorphs. To conclude, it can be classified as magic because it uses mana.

However, because the available races are limited, they are actually classified by racial characteristics.

…Although he is a member of the family, he possesses Wayne and is said to be the reason why he was unable to change Wayne’s appearance to Arjen’s when the three of them played.

The reason was not simply that the human body could not endure.

“So, we can say that both sides are our true selves. If that’s not the case, I’d like to tighten my breasts a little more… No, no.”

“I see. I didn’t disguise myself as a polymorph. I thought this was his true face until now.”

“There are people among us who call that appearance their true self because they can exert so much power…”

“Right? That’s why I also believe that the human form can be transformed into magic without fail…”

“But what is it? So Eugene, do you think dragons really need to imitate the appearance of humans and elves?”

“Sorry.”

If you think about it, it doesn’t make sense. Considering that dragons are basically arrogant, why would they bother to let go of their true appearance and imitate the appearance of other creatures?

“So you’re saying that I’m not the problem with kids being like that?”

“Of course not! Of course, the children grew up in my stomach by sucking my magic power, but that’s because they still don’t have enough strength to grow into a large form.”

“Then when does it take on dragon form?”

“Well? Wouldn’t it be possible if secondary sexual characteristics come?”

good. Among dragons, it’s only when you reach puberty that you can finally become the dragon you think you are. I learned something new.

“Somehow, all the child care products were adjusted to human scale…”

“Anyway, what should we name our children?”

“What, you guys told me to stay still and that you would think carefully and build it, but you still haven’t built it?”

“Ugh, but Eugene made a strange name…”

I closed my mouth. However, that came from Arjen’s misunderstanding.

It’s not that my naming sense is strange, it’s just that the name I would give doesn’t fit the spirit of this place.

“…I too can come up with a pretty name if I think hard enough.”

“Really? So, do you want to make a bet on who can come up with a prettier name by tomorrow?”

“Good.”

I answered confidently. In response to my answer, Arjen smiled evilly as if everything was as planned.

“Hehe, we can all put our heads together and think together. Do you think you can beat collective intelligence?”

“In the end, it’s the same that I haven’t thought of a suitable name yet…”

Although it is said to have multiple personalities, since the original version is the same as Argen, it would mean that even if several people gather, they will still be there.

On the other hand, I was able to get help from a solid third party.

I thought it would be a good idea for the parents to give me a name themselves if possible, so I didn’t go there, but I once again transferred my consciousness to outer space.

The person we are visiting this time is Peter Stephen.

You might ask what help he, the god of science, can have in naming, but what I relied on him for was not his ability to think mathematically.

“Professor Peter. How have you been?”

“Ah, you. It’s been a while.”

I chatted lightly and then got to the point.

“My children were born in the summer this time.”

“Oh, really? It’s truly something to celebrate.”

“So, can you help me with the naming?”

Yes. He is from Hungary. At least he will be better at coming up with a name that fits the sensibilities of this place than me, who is from Korea. The name of this place is almost Western if we are talking about Earth.

As a non-linguist, I have no way of knowing what kind of genealogy there is between Latin and Hungarian, but hey, it’s better than my native language.

I’m afraid of what Arjen’s reaction will be if I bring things like Cheolsu and Younghee under the children’s names.

“It’s a name, is it really okay for me to make it up?”

“Please feel free to recommend. Anyway, the child’s mother will think of several candidates and ultimately choose a name that suits her.”

“Aha. Now I see that you were supposed to bring candidates too, but you came to me because you couldn’t think of anything.”

“Hahaha….”

Although Peter’s insight revealed the original purpose, he surprisingly thought about the name seriously.

“I am a very unprejudiced person, but is my wife human?”

“It’s a dragon.”

“I see, is she a woman?”

“No, you don’t have any preconceptions…?”

“Haha! It was a joke. Can you tell me what your wife’s name is?”

“This is Arjen.”

“Arjen, I see. Considering that the name is usually that of a female dragon… is the child a girl?”

“A son and a daughter were born.”

“Do you know the name of the male dragon?”

I felt the inside of my mouth suddenly become dry, but I had no choice but to spit it out.

“They used names like Araj and Akasha.”

“Coincidentally, they all start with ‘A’. Is it a social trait that dragons have?”

“That’s probably not true. There is also a name like Yudina.”

It was Arjen’s sister’s name that flashed through my mind.

“But since we are family, it would be better to use similar language… Let’s see.”

Peter said that and wrote down several names and their meanings.

“At this rate, my wife won’t notice anything.”

“Ahaha… Thank you.”

After that, after talking about many things, I quickly returned to the lower world. I forgot for a moment, but Peter was an intellectual with three degrees.

Even though he only had a master’s degree from a poor Korean university, he probably thought I was the rain in a drought and would not let me go and was afraid to bring up academic topics.

Even if other purposes arise for the time being, I will avoid Peter as much as possible.

When I came back, Arjen spoke to me right then and there.

“Good. Well, let’s think of a name by this time tomorrow, and let’s feed the kids first. When I think about it, I was just born and I was in no mood.”

“Okay. Still, since they were just born, would they have gone far away?”

As if my words had caused trouble, it was three hours later when I found the children playing happily.