Chapter 5: This little dragon is really nice, it’s just that it has a mouth.

The thin, fragile fruit skin burst open in an instant, and the fresh, sweet juice quickly filled his mouth.

For a moment, only an expression of pure enjoyment remained on Genasar’s face.

Now this is the true Fruit of Life~

He had only ever tasted ones the size of grapes before, but now, after tasting this one,

Maybe those before were fake.

The abundant power of life rapidly filled his body, repairing the damaged tissues within him.

A tingling, itching sensation emerged once more from his skin, but this time,

Unlike before, it was accompanied by a long-repressed, surging sense of comfort.

Fine, dense Dragon Scales swiftly grew, covering his entire body and hardening quickly,

Even more orderly and lustrous than before.

The renewed Genasar shook his body energetically, even hopping up and down twice.

After making sure that the new scales wouldn’t cause any discomfort, he finally

Looked at Geli with a somewhat normal expression.

This unreliable Mother Dragon wasn’t completely indifferent after all—at least

She still knew to help him recover.

To be honest, Genasar’s impression of her had always been pretty bad. Why would

A dragon act so unreliable? Always with that cheeky, grinning face.

But then again, perhaps it didn’t matter; maybe that was just how she appeared, but

In reality, she was a hidden schemer, someone with a mind as deep as the sea.

Most big dragons seemed to have that sort of contrasting personality anyway.

Thinking this made Genasar feel much better, calming himself down

And deciding to properly accept this seemingly unreliable master.

Geli watched as Genasar, looking like a little button-nosed brat, quieted down, then she

Lifted his chibi-like big head to meet her gaze and laughed with her hands on her hips.

“How does it feel? Do you feel brand new? Or is anything uncomfortable?”

Hearing her concerned words, Genasar wagged his tail.

“Feels great, and my body’s all warm. Feels like I have endless energy.”

“That’s good. Come here, a little closer, I have another good thing for you.”

With a kind look, she beckoned Genasar over. Having just received the Fruit of Life,

Genasar still harbored a sense of trust.

He walked straight over, only to see Geli’s slender, delicate hand—with sharp claws—

Making a peace sign.

“Look, aren’t my claws pretty?”

“Huh? Your claws… what about them?”

“Come closer and look, see if they’re pretty?”

Genasar had no idea what Geli was up to, but driven by curiosity,

He went closer to take a look.

With a squelching sound, two of her fingers—smooth and shiny—stabbed right into

Genasar’s eye sockets.

“Ah—!”

Genasar’s scream, like a pig being slaughtered, echoed for a long time

Throughout the vast Crystalline Palace, accompanied by the classics:

“You * your * mother *! You ** stuck your fingers in my eyes! I %¥…@¥# ….”

Beep

Rolling on the ground in pain, Genasar made Geli’s mother the center,

And greeted all nine of her ancestors in equal measure, up and down.

But Geli ignored the Red Dragon clutching his eyes and rolling on the ground, as she rummaged

Around her Thunder Trench for something.

“Hmm… where did I put it? Wait, let me look again… Oh, found it.

Here, don’t move.”

She pulled out a vial of clear potion, grabbed Genasar’s forepaw in one hand,

Pressed her entire body down on him, pinning him tightly.

But Genasar, now blind, couldn’t see a thing and had no energy to care about

Whatever was going on with his body. He just kept sending out “telegrams” from his mouth.

“You * you ****!”

A tingling numbness began to spread in his stinging eye sockets, and the warm sensation

That had been within his body immediately surged toward his eyes.

“Alright, enough, calm down.”

Geli stood up, patted the still-ranting Genasar.

He didn’t stop at all, until Geli suddenly yelled at him,

Finally making him snap back to his senses.

“Quit howling! Your eyes are already healed!”

…Read?”

Genasar, who had just opened his eyes again, blinked in disbelief.

“Really healed? What did you just do?”

He looked at Geli with surprise and wariness, but she just waved her hand

Nonchalantly, one hand on her hip:

“I just helped you use up the leftover life force in your body, that’s all.

It wouldn’t be good for you to keep it, and I gave your eyes a little wash as well.

Nothing much—just an extra Skill. Everything else is the same as before.”

“A Skill, huh? Let me try.”

Genasar closed his eyes, sensing the difference in them.

When he opened them again, his vision felt as if a layer of blur had been added,

But it was hard to tell exactly what had changed.

“This is the True Sight Eye. It helps you see things normal eyes can’t,

Mostly used for spotting sneaky invisible types.”

Dragon eyes already had similar abilities; with this extra Skill,

It was naturally a compounded enhancement.

“Really? Well, that’s pretty good.”

Genasar looked speechlessly at Geli with a scornful gaze.

They stared at each other for a moment, before Geli helplessly held her forehead.

“You little brat, you’re pretty obedient, but your cursing is foul.

If I didn’t have a good temperament, I’d have been so mad I’d beat up a dragon by now.”

“Heh.”

Genasar brushed it off with a perfunctory laugh. The swearing he’d brought

From his previous world was definitely a dimensional blow to this one.

The worst others here would say was: “You’re a bastard, nobody loves you, not even your mother,”

That kind of thing.

As for his own, he vaguely remembered someone calling it

A curse from a demon god of another world?

“Ahem, let’s not talk about that. You’ve messed with me for so long,

Shouldn’t you teach me something real as compensation?”

Genasar changed the topic, extending his little claw.

“Hey now? You’re pushing it—after getting benefits, you’re still acting spoiled.

I strengthened your scales and washed your eyes. How is that ‘messing’ with you?”

Geli was unhappy, and Genasar grew annoyed as well.

“Couldn’t you at least tell me first! Sticking your fingers in my eyes without warning!

If you just explained, would it kill you? You make it seem like I’m unreasonable.”

“Uh.”

Geli fell into thought, rubbing her chin as she looked Genasar up and down.

“I would’ve liked to talk it out with you, but your race

Just doesn’t make me want to.”

“Damn.”

Genasar knew full well the unruly nature of Red Dragons. If it had been another Red Dragon

Knowing Geli was about to stab their eyes, they’d have thrown a fit, resisting and threatening her.

“Not all Red Dragons are like that! That’s racial discrimination!

You’re discriminating against me, aren’t you, you are!”

Watching Genasar go berserk, Geli just waved her hand indifferently.

“Alright, alright, I’ll tell you everything beforehand from now on, okay?”

“That’s more like it.”

After that, there was a moment of silence. Geli thought for a while.

“Since you want to start learning, let me tell you the ground rules first.

First, don’t mess with anything in the Nest. It’ll get you killed.”

She pointed behind her at the mess on the ground.

“Huh? Doesn’t it bother you to see such a mess? It’s not like I can’t help you clean up.”

Such a sensible answer made her smile as she gently patted Genasar’s

Little head.

“Thank you, sweet child, but this way I’m more used to it, and besides,

Some of those things are really dangerous for you. Like the eggs I picked up before—

Some were too unruly, so I released them, and some were too greedy.

They died a miserable death for touching what they shouldn’t when I wasn’t looking.

You’re actually the first dragonling I’ve ever liked this much. Hoho~”

That made Genasar glance nervously at the pile of junk behind Geli,

Then turn back to await her instructions.

“So, for my convenience and your safety, don’t touch anything.

And, if you learn from me, you can’t use it against me~”

(一□ -; )

“Well, duh. Why would I go against you for no reason?”

Genasar: