Just as she was about to touch it, however, the baby dragon instantly responded with a tiny roar! Though the small dragon was even bearing its two tiny fangs, its actions only made Nori’s heart melt even further.
“Oh…? Are you being mean to me even though I’m treating you so kindly, little fella?” scowled Nori in a playful tone.
Seemingly understanding that it was being scolded, the baby dragon quickly curled up into a ball…
Seeing that, Gerald couldn’t help but smile.
Reaching out his arm, Gerald then lifted the baby dragon before placing it in his palm… Contrary to its initial reaction toward Nori, the dragon appeared to trust Gerald completely, and this was made evident by how much it kept rubbing its cheek against his palm.
Seeing how comfortable the dragon was around Gerald, Nori added in a cheerful tone, “It seems that the little fella trusts you a lot! It didn’t even attempt to be mean to you when you first touched it!”
The truth was, the baby was only behaving this way since it was familiar with Gerald’s scent. After all, he had been carrying the egg around this entire time. With that in mind, it was only natural that the dragon trusted Gerald the most.
Regardless, the two then proceeded to play around with the baby dragon late into the night…
By that point, the baby dragon had already familiarized itself with Nori, so it no longer saw her as an enemy. To Nori’s delight, it was even willing to let her hold him!
Eventually, the three then headed to bed…
When morning came, Gerald and Nori were abruptly awoken by the baby dragon’s hisses!
Seeing that it kept hissing while hopping atop their bodies, Nori quickly realized what was up, prompting her to say, “…I think it’s hungry, Gerald!”
While they now had one mystery solved, another one was instantly posed. What should they feed it? For all they knew, dragons probably had different diets compared to humans…
Unsure where to even begin, Gerald then placed the dragon into the storage ring before leaving the hotel with Nori and Zelig in search of food…
Unable to react fast enough to recapture it, Gerald then called out, “Hey, come back!”
Leaping over the manor’s fence, the trio then quickly began chasing after the dragon…
By the time they caught up to it, the baby dragon was already munching on something underneath a tree…
Seeing bits of food all around it, Nori raised a slight brow as she curiously asked, “What is it even eating…?”
All three of them were equally curious since the dragon appeared to be eating so contently even though it barely had any interest in the meat that Gerald fed it earlier.
Squatting beside the dragon, Gerald took a closer look at the bits of food before saying, “…It seems to be eating some kind of fruit… Since it likes it so much, it’s only fair to assume that whatever it’s eating is the king of fruits!”
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