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"Kuu~"

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　The newborn messenger animal cried out.

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　That's good.

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　It wasn't very loud, but I was relieved to think it was the sound of birth.

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　I had been secretly feeling uneasy deep inside since I learned that there are cases in which a mastodactyl does not hatch from an egg.

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　I am truly glad that they were born.

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　It seems that the conjugate broke through the eggshell using the two horns on its head.

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　He shakes his head lightly to sift off the eggshells from the horns.

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　Then it tried to stand up on its four slender legs, shaking its feet.

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　But it must have been hard for its tiny newborn body to stand up.

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　His legs were shaking just like a newborn fawn's.

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"Hang on!"

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　As I watched him struggling to stand, my voice naturally came out.

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　I clenched my hands tightly and kept calling out to her, "Hang in there, hang in there!

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　As if in response to their cheers, the messengers succeeded in standing up with a strong effort.

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　I couldn't help but applaud when I saw it raise its face and thrust its horns to the sky, as if to say, "How are you doing?

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　Animals are good.

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　I have been growing vegetables for a long time now, but seeing a living creature living its life is still a very moving experience for me.

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　I was even moved by such a thought.

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"Cu?"

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　The messenger beast looked at me and tilted its head to the side, wondering what was wrong.

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　Gesturing that it was nothing, I began to observe the beast again.

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　The number of horns on its head is two.

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　They are not straight, but rather bent and branched several times.

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　However, the width of the antlers gave me the impression that they were more like those of a reindeer than of a deer.

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　The body is covered with hair, which is white and straight.

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　They have just emerged from their eggs and are covered with a clear liquid like egg white, but once the liquid is gone, we may be able to enjoy their silky hairs.

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　And its body seems to be quadrupedal and horse-like.

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　I have not seen reindeer in my previous life, but I suspect that they are more like thoroughbred-type horses than reindeer or deer.

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　At present, they are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, but as they grow up, they could possibly be able to carry a load.

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　However, I don't think any horse I know has hair all over its body.

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　I wonder if I should call him a horse or a reindeer.

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　While I was thinking about this, the beast that was watching my face started to do something else.

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　It started to eat the eggshells that were left lying on the floor.

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　For a moment, I wonder if it is safe to eat such a thing.

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　However, he acted as if it was natural for him to eat them, so I continued to watch him for the time being.

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I wonder what this guy eats?

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　As I watched the horse-mimic chewing and crunching the eggshells as it ate its meal, I came up with a new question.

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　The eggshells are almost gone.

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　Although the messenger beasts have a special ecology in which the eggs are born by sucking out the magic power, there is no difference in the fact that they are living creatures.

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　And the problem is that each of the newborn messengers seems to have a different ecology.

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　According to peddlers and others, mounted dragons are carnivores.

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　They are said to be rather fuel-efficient, but if they are not fed meat every day, they will naturally die.

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　However, not all the handmaidens are carnivorous.

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　Each newborn beast eats differently.

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　They are really a different kind of creature.

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　The fact that the eggs of the zoospores are almost like gambling has something to do with this.

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　It is said that there have been many cases of people who have made a quick turnaround and tried their hands on a conjugate egg, and have been lucky enough to have the egg hatch, but were unable to raise it because they could not earn enough money to feed it.

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　I understand the feeling.

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　To tell the truth, as a poor farmer, I can't afford the luxury of eating meat every day.

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　It is a tough question whether I can feed such meat to the young of the beast, which I am not even sure if I can sell it or not.

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　I wonder what in the world he is going to eat.

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　As we are wondering this, it seems that the juvenile has finished eating the eggshell.

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　It seems to have finished eating all the eggshells so that there is not a single piece left in its mouth.

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　It must be hungry.

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　I wonder what I should do if she asks me to breastfeed her right here and now.

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　Of course, I don't have the body, ability, or magic to produce breast milk.

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　In response to my panic, the little beast comes up to me and rubs its head against my pants as I am sitting down.

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　What is it?

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　What the hell are you trying to say?

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　I was surprised by the mysterious behavior, but it did not seem to be a request for something.

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　After rubbing his head against me, he looked at me and mewled, then rubbed his head against me again.

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　It seemed that he was simply spoiling me or showing his affection.

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　Cute.

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　After spoiling me for a while, he staggered up on my legs, which were cross-legged, and fell asleep on my legs.

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　What a cute little guy!

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　It seemed that the newborn beast had taken to me in a wonderful way.

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　Well, there are a lot of things on my mind, but let's put them aside for now.

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　I stop thinking about this and that, and pat the back of the young beast sleeping on my feet.

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