As My Husband Said, I Brought in a Lover

“Do you like it?”

The dragon nodded vigorously, grabbed the bottle with both hands and started sucking the milk.

Luize held the end of the bottle and watched. In no time, the dragon emptied the bottle and patted its round belly with short arms as if it were full.

“

”

“You finished it all. How cute.”

Edward, who had been holding the baby dragon until it finished the milk, adjusted the dragon’s position and patted its back.

“

.” The dragon, with a confused look, let out a burp as Edward continued.

The dragon blinked its eyes in a daze. “

”

“I noticed when visiting the nursery that babies are cared for like this.”

“

.” [I’m not that delicate. I can burp on my own.]

“Is that so? Well, then.” Edward put the dragon down.

The dragon looked at Edward with a puzzled face.

“Next is exercise.”

“

” The dragon snorted and turned its head sharply.

Luize gently said to the dragon, “That’s right. You need to move after eating. It’s not good to lie down right away, Baby.”

“

” [It’s annoying!]

The dragon hit the floor loudly with its tail.

.

Edward, who had been quietly watching, spoke up. “It’s already heavy. If it becomes an obese dragon, no one will be able to hold it. For example…”

When he looked at Luize, the baby dragon followed his gaze, and its face turned pale.

“Indeed.” Luize nodded in agreement.

“

”

Its short, chubby legs moved busily.

The baby dragon sweated profusely as it ran around the living room, circling the sofa where everyone was sitting.

“It’s well-behaved. But it seems this dragon is the one who called us here?”

“Yes. It appears I am the only one who can communicate with this dragon, likely because I carry the dragon’s blood.”

“I see. Elliot is lucky. I wish I could understand what it’s saying too.”

The dragon, running diligently, suddenly stopped and looked at Luize with bright eyes. “

” [Luize, you’re only half in the territory. So you can’t understand dragon language, but you’re stronger than a regular human and get along well with the forest’s children. Plus, I like you the best among humans!]

“It’s because Miss Luize is only half in the territory.”

“I see.”

The dragon narrowed its eyes and glared at Edward. “

” [Human, why did you leave out the last part?]

Edward glanced at the dragon and then, with his usual smile, looked back at Luize. “It seems the mana was needed for hatching. I think the magic stone we brought was left by a previous dragon.”

“I see. So what will happen to Kavan’s barrier? Or rather, what will happen?” Luize asked the baby dragon.

“

,

.” [

, I forgot.]

The dragon tapped its right foot on the floor. Suddenly, the area around the house became chaotic, and black animals appeared right in front of the windows.

A round black fur ball was summoned in the air inside the house.

It was a black squirrel.

“

”

“Quirrel!”

Luize happily opened her palms and caught the floating squirrel. The squirrel, although thinner than before, was still full of energy.

“

” [I brought them all! I also released Kavan’s barrier. Didn’t I do well, Luize?]

“It seems everything is resolved now. I think it wants to be praised.”

“Well done. Come here.”

“

” The baby dragon ran over and rubbed its head against Luize’s hand.

“By the way, what should we call this child from now on? Does it have a name?”

“

” [No! Luize, you name me!]

“Miss Luize, it’s asking you to name it.”

“

.. What would be good?”

The baby dragon overlooked one thing. Luize had named animals in Perils since she was little, and the names were always like this.

Squirrel

→

Quirrel

Reason: Because it’s a squirrel.

Giant monster bear

→

Blacky

Reason: Because it’s black.

In other words, Luize’s naming skills were notoriously poor.

“

” The baby dragon looked at Luize with eyes full of expectation. Its big, round black eyes sparkled.

Luize pondered for a moment, then spoke seriously. “Hmm… Since it keeps going ‘Ppippi-,’ how about ‘Ppippi’?”

“

.” The dragon covered its mouth with its short, chubby front paws and shook its head horizontally.

“You don’t like it? Then, since you’re a dragon, how about ‘Ragon’?”

The baby dragon, shocked by Luize’s naming skills, gaped at Edward. “

” [Human, do something. This is unacceptable. If this goes wrong, I’ll be called by that name for the next 10,000 years.]

Edward looked at Luize and said calmly, “It seems to like it. It’s an honor for Miss Luize to name it.”

“

” [That’s not it! You wicked man! I’m your ancestor, show some respect!] The dragon shook its head vigorously, trying to convey its point, making Luize feel dejected.

“Elliot, you said that to not disappoint me, right? I have that much tact. Baby, you don’t like it either?”

“

” The dragon, unable to openly nod, looked flustered and broke into a cold sweat. “

”

“‘Luize, one more time,’ it says.”

After some thought, Luize carefully spoke. “Then, since it’s a hatchling, how about ‘Ling’?”

Ppippi, Ragon, Ling. The baby dragon faced the greatest crisis of its life just four hours after birth.

“

…”

The dragon held its head in its short front paws and thought hard while Maxion, watching, spoke seriously.

“I thought about it too. How about Maximus?”

“Maximus? That sounds cool. You’re good at naming.” Luize agreed with a bright face, and the baby dragon’s pupils trembled uncontrollably.

Ppippi, Ragon, Ling, Maximus… The dragon imagined its future with these new names. At least as long as these people lived, it would be called by one of these names.

A dragon named Ppippi, Ragon, Ling, and Maximus. It would surely be introduced to other humans by one of these names. It might even be recorded in the empire’s history books.

The Black Dragon Ppippi, Ragon, Ling, Maximus. Being etched in history like this forever on the continent!

“

!” [Nooooooo-!]

Edward finally couldn’t hold back and laughed quietly, sneaking a look at Luize and Maxion.

“

” [Help me, please?] The dragon tugged on Edward’s pants with its tiny front paws.

Unable to bear it any longer, Edward cleared his throat and spoke. “May I also suggest a name?”

“Sure.”

“Since the names of the previous two dragons were Ron and Run, I thought a similar name would be good. How about ‘Ren’ for this child?”

Immediately, the baby dragon smiled broadly, and sparkling light effects burst around it. Its black eyes lit up with excitement.

“Ren? That sounds good. It works for both a boy and a girl.”

“I think it’s a good name too.”

“What do you think? Do you like it?”

At Luize’s question, the dragon’s eyes sparkled, and it nodded vigorously. “

”

“Alright, then, let’s go with Ren.”

With the name finally decided, Ren happily leaped towards Edward. “

” [Thank you for he-!]

Pause. Landing on Edward’s thigh, Ren stiffened, stopping from hugging him.

“

” [Wha-What nonsense am I doing. I don’t appreciate it at all. How could I try to hug a male human before Luize?] Ren dusted off its hands and jumped back down.

Luize, looking at them enviously, spoke. “Ren, can’t you use language magic to talk to me too?”

“

” Ren shook its head sadly. [Unfortunately, Luize. I haven’t had much magic since I was just born. I can understand you, but I can’t speak.]

As Edward conveyed Ren’s words, Luize nodded sadly.

“

” [But if I grow a bit more, I’ll be able to use other magic too. Even polymorph!]

Suddenly turned into a dragon translator, Edward kept relaying Ren’s words to Luize.

“How long?”

“

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