bookandnovel Chapter 330: New Family Member
Chapter 330: New Family Member
"Iseul... isn’t it?"
"Sleep together?"
"Iseul?"
"?"
The children were completely confused when they saw their little brother for the first time.
Lingxiao looked so much like Iseul that they could not tell the difference.
The size was different, but in dragon form he was practically Iseul’s miniature twin.
Apparently, they had concluded that Iseul had somehow shrunk.
Finding their confusion amusing, Qiong Xing quietly watched to see how long it would last.
Then...
"No! That’s wrong! It’s not me! I’m over here!"
The moment Lian loudly shouted, "Iseul got tiny!"
The real Iseul heard it.
And just like that, their little experiment was exposed by the person himself.
Meanwhile, Elias and Joa, who happened to be nearby, were clutching their stomachs and laughing hysterically, while Raon watched the scene with an exasperated expression.
"This child was born yesterday. His name is Lingxiao. He’s all of your little brother now, so be nice to him, alright?"
"Okay."
"Yeees."
"Yue... is a big sister now!?"
"Rui... a big brother?"
Unlike Cari and Lian, who nodded obediently, Yue and Rui looked shocked by the realization that they had become an older sister and older brother.
"That’s right. His body is a little different from yours, but he’s still Mama’s precious child, and he’s your little brother."
Since Lingxiao could not yet take a human form, he probably seemed strange to the children.
But no matter how different he looked, to Qiong Xing he was still his beloved child.
"Cari... too?"
Recently, Cari had grown taller over the years and trained diligently in magic every day.
He had matured a great deal.
Even so, Qiong Xing was honestly happy that Cari still called him Mama and continued to seek affection from him.
"Cari, you’re my precious child too. And so are Lian, Yue, and Rui. All of you are my precious children."
Qiong Xing pulled Cari into a hug.
Immediately, Lian and the others rushed over as well, wanting hugs of their own.
So he embraced them all and told them how much he loved them.
While Qiong Xing was surrounded by the children, Iseul looked as though he wanted to join the group hug too.
Unfortunately, Albe stopped him.
"Don’t get in the way."
"Lingxiao will grow as big as Nura and Raon someday. When that happens, we’ll all have him give us rides."
"We’ll ride him!"
The children immediately became excited.
They started shouting about wanting to ride him and eagerly begged Lingxiao to hurry up and grow bigger.
...
"...What?"
The shock was so overwhelming that Qiong Xing completely forgot how to speak.
Beside him, Leander stared with his mouth hanging open, seemingly unable to comprehend what had just happened either.
"..."
"Mayo, Lingxiao not tasty, okay?"
Lian’s calm remark snapped Qiong Xing back to reality.
He hurriedly reached into Mayo’s mouth and rescued Lingxiao.
A few hours earlier...
"We should introduce the new little brother to Mayo too."
"That’s true. Speaking of which, where’s Fenrir? He hasn’t met him yet either, right?"
Now that Raon mentioned it, Qiong Xing realized he was right.
When he went looking for Fenrisúlfr, he found him resting in the garden.
Fenrisúlfr seemed delighted when he was introduced to Lingxiao and gently licked the hatchling’s face with his large tongue.
That left only Mayo.
So they had brought Lingxiao over to meet him...
"Lingxiao! Lingxiao, are you hurt!?"
The instant Qiong Xing introduced Lingxiao as their new little brother, Mayo had opened his mouth and swallowed the hatchling’s entire head.
Panicking, Qiong Xing immediately pulled him back out.
"Rawr~"
Lingxiao tilted his head as if asking, What happened?
At least he did not appear injured.
That alone was enough to make Qiong Xing breathe a sigh of relief.
He had never imagined Mayo would do something like that.
The shock had been immense.
"Just so we’re clear, Mayo wasn’t trying to eat him."
Qiong Xing was still clutching his pounding chest when Fenrisúlfr, who had witnessed everything, explained what had happened.
Thinking about it, if Mayo had genuinely intended to eat Lingxiao, he could have swallowed him completely before anyone had time to react.
"Well... however you want to put it, that was probably his way of welcoming Lingxiao."
"Welcoming him?"
Despite being covered in drool, Lingxiao showed no fear whatsoever.
In fact, he happily stretched his tiny arms toward Mayo.
For Qiong Xing and the others, the incident had been terrifying.
The hatchling himself seemed to be having the time of his life.
"Unlike me, that child cannot speak words or reach out with hands the way humans do, correct?"
Fenrisúlfr explained that it was similar to how dogs or cats sometimes playfully nibble as a sign of affection.
Hearing that, Qiong Xing felt embarrassed for even briefly considering that Mayo might have been trying to eat him.
After all, Qiong Xing had just introduced Lingxiao as Mayo’s little brother.
There was no way Mayo would do something like that.
"I’m sorry, Mayo. I’m really sorry. You were happy about Lingxiao becoming your little brother, weren’t you?"
As a mother and as family, Qiong Xing apologized for doubting him.
Mayo rubbed against him as if to say not to worry about it, and Qiong Xing hugged him tightly.
No matter how large Mayo grew, he would never hurt or betray them.
Mayo would always remain one of Qiong Xing’s precious family members.
"This is one of our ways of showing affection. It cannot be helped that you, as a human, did not know. So do not be so discouraged."
Fenrisúlfr also tried to cheer him up, rubbing his fluffy fur against him as if to say everything was fine.
Qiong Xing truly was blessed.
"Should Lian lick Lingxiao too?"
Lian asked if she should do the same as Mayo, making Qiong Xing laugh before telling him it was unnecessary.
"What Mayo did was his way of saying that he really loves Lingxiao. So as long as Lian tells Lingxiao that you loves him in your own way, that’s enough."