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58 - Feed the white lizard!!

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　For a moment, I freeze, but the white lizard is still quietly staring at me in its cage made of rose ivy.

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　It stood still and looked at me with eyes that showed the same or even more intelligence than the first time I saw it.

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"Is it molting?"

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　I find some skin left in the cage, which the white lizard seems to have shed.

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　That's when it happened. As if in answer to my murmur, the white lizard spreads the wings that have grown out of its back and flaps them.

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It makes a cute little "kyurururu" sound.

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"What wings? I see, the part that was bulging before was not a hump, but a feather trying to grow. That's what molting is... Or perhaps it's not a lizard but a dragon? I've never seen it before: ......"

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"Curle."

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"Well, I'll be d*mned. It's a juvenile dragon. What was it doing there again? But that's not the point. What do we do now?

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　While I'm worrying, the white dragon's stomach growls.

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"Hm? Are you hungry?"

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"Curculio curculio!" The white dragon shakes its head.

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"What's wrong ......?"

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　I search my pockets, and find a half-eaten meal. The one that Kalin had ridiculed me for being a grass brick.

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"Want some?"

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　I crack open the food and gently insert it through the rose ivy, placing it on the floor.

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　Slowly, the white dragon moves its nose toward the piece of food.

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"Choo-choo!"

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　The white dragon sneezes. Then it backs away, turning its head away in disgust. The white dragon looks at you in disbelief with its dull eyes.

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"Huh? Couldn't you tell it was food?"

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　I show the white dragon how to eat a piece of the leftover food, making it visible to him.

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　The white dragon looks at it and makes a face like "I can't believe this guy" for some reason.

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　The smell of grass spreads in my mouth.

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　I swallow the food and tilt my head to the white dragon's behavior.

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"Oh, so meat is good for a dragon. I might have found some monster parts around here that I had saved for ingredients ......."

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"Cu-cu-cu!" The white dragon shakes its head violently.

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"Cu-cu-cu!" The white dragon holds up its tail and points it to the side with a snap.

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"Yeah, what is it?"

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　My gaze moves to the point where the white dragon's tail points. The tail seems to be pointing at the bottle of the potion I had given Rose.

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　I take out another bottle of the potion from my backpack, open the lid of the bottle, and bring it close to the white dragon's cage to test it out.

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　Unlike before, the white dragon comes close to me as if it were jumping at me.

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"Well, let's give it a safe dose for now..." I say.

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　I pour the potion into a small glass dish and bring it close to the cage.

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　Rose moves the ivy that had formed the cage a little to make room for the small dish.

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I thank Rose and put the small dish on the cage.

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　The white dragon immediately puts his face into the small plate, but he is licking the potion with his tongue as hard as he can.

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　The dish empties in no time.

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"Cue cue cue" the white dragon pushes the empty plate toward us with its paw. It's as if it's asking for more and more.

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"What? You really want a drink? Normal creatures should instinctively dislike it. ......"

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　I often wonder about it, but am overcome by the white dragon's eagerness to drink and my curiosity as to whether it really drinks.

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　Still, I deploy the scroll of transcription as a minimum of preparation and try to keep an eye out for changes in the white dragon.

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"Rose," I call out.

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　Rose is aware of my intention to be there for her in case of an emergency.

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　She responds by shaking her roses as if to say, "I know what you mean.

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　I pour the same amount of the potion into a small dish. The white dragon licks it up as soon as I drop it.

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　I watch the scroll of transcription.

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"It's strange. I don't see any ill effects."

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　After that, the white dragon repeatedly asks for a refill.

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　I poured the potion carefully and hesitantly.

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"Keg!"

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　Perhaps full, the white dragon curls up with a small burp. Then the white dragon falls asleep, looking relieved.

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"...... I'll give it a name, shall I?"

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