The room was dark when I woke up. The weather was cloudy, and the sun was weaker than usual. And maybe because of a low pressure, I did not wake up well.
On a day like this, I want to put a lot of sugar in hot tea……
Ah!? I jumped up when I felt the strange feeling of discomfort in my arm.
“W-who is this kid!?”
Am I still dreaming?
—There’s a little girl sleeping next to me. I think she is only about five years old. She has plump cheeks and golden curly hair. She sleeps clinging to my arms, but I don’t think I know anyone like her. I don’t even remember inviting her to the house. I’m sure that I locked the front door before going to bed, so it was impossible for people to get in.
Just where did she come from?
Looking at her sleeping face….
Would it be cruel to wake her up?
I want to know her identity sooner though. So, despite that cute looking face, I poked her on the cheek with my finger.
“Mm~……”
She woke up.
She is now looking at me with blank eyes.
I think I recognize those round eyes….., but who was it again?
“Good morning, Father……”
M-my daughter!?
No, no, no. There’s no way that can be real.
“Father? Me?”
I’m only 12 years old…….
“Who are you really?”
“I’m Charlotte.”
“Charlotte? You mean….. Eeeeh!?”
If I’m not mistaken, Charlotte is the lizard I rescued.
I flipped through the blanket that wrapped around our lower bodies. But the lizard body, which should have been here, is nowhere to be seen. This kid has a human body. The yellow pajamas are the same color as Charlotte (the lizard)’s skin but…….
“Are you really Charlotte?”
“That’s right. Father let me into the house, didn’t you?”
Sure, I remember letting Charlotte into the house last night. I thought it would be a pity to leave it outside.
But I never thought it would transform like this…….
“Are you sure you’re that lizard?”
When I asked her that, Charlotte puffed out her cheeks in annoyance.
“I’m not a lizard! Charlotte is a yellow dragon!”
“Y-yellow Dragon!?”
Isn’t that the strongest species of dragons?
I feel like I’ve raised something unbelievable…….
“Father, I’m hungry.”
Despite my concerns, Charlotte was unaffected. She furrowed her eyebrows to show she was hungry.
She is so cute.
Mmm, let’s see…..
I’ve heard that lizards eat insects, but what do dragons eat? Charlotte has a human form, so maybe she can eat the same thing I eat?
“Father, I’m hungry……”
“Oh, yes, yes, I’m going to make breakfast now.”
No, wait…. is it okay to admit being her father this quick?
Oh well, I can’t just abandon her now either.
Charlotte and I got out of bed and got ready for breakfast.
Char (the nickname I gave Charlotte), had a great appetite and ate all the bread and soup that I served. Even though she is much smaller than me, she eats about the same amount as me.
“Are you full?”
“I’m full, Father. Your food is very delicious!”
Being praised like this doesn’t feel bad. I’ll do my best to make something delicious for lunch too.
“Alright. Let’s go outside next.”
“What are we going to do outside? Are you going to play with Char?”
“I’ve got to work in the fields before I can play with Char. The turnips will be ready to harvest soon, so I have to work hard today too.”
“Oh~, then let me help you too!”
“Thank you.”
I don’t think such a small child will be able to help, but I’m sure she’d want to do things with me.
“Then let’s water and maintain the vegetable garden first.”
As usual, I filled the watering can with water from the well and poured it over the turnips.
The leaves were now very lush, and the turnip fruits were much larger. At this rate, we will be able to harvest it safely tomorrow.
“Next, let’s pull out the weeds and clear the trees and stones.”
“Okay~!”
Even today, branches and stones that suddenly appeared are lying around in the field. I can’t help but feel that it is troublesome, but this is also a specification of Island Maker, so I have no choice but to accept the situation.
But there are bigger rocks lying around than yesterday. It may not budge even if I use a lever.
“One two, uuh~……”
I tried to roll it with a shovel, but it didn’t work.
“Father, what are you playing?”
Char asked innocently as I turned red in the face and struggled to move the rock.
“I’m not playing, I’m just trying to move this rock.”
The rock was about the size of Char.
“Do you want to move this rock?”
Char put her short arm on the rock…….
“Hey, Char, that’s dangero—”
“Fu!”
She is actually lifting it up!?
Char is holding the rock high above her head like a weightlifter.
“Father, where should I put this?”
Without shedding a sweat, Char calmly asks where to put it.
“O-Oh…… please put it over there….”
“Fuu!”
When I pointed to the rock pile, Char tossed the large rock she is holding over there without moving from her position.
Thud! There was a heavy sound, and the rock sunk into the ground.
“I’ve gotten rid of that pesky rock!”
Char looked reliable as she snorted proudly. As expected from a child of a dragon. Even though her body is small, she has a lot of strength.
“That was great Char, thank you.”
“Father complimented me! Mm~! Mm~! Char is going to throw more rocks!”
Char jumped up happily. As there are only a few big ones, she is now trying to pick up the big rocks that she had just thrown away again. It would be unbearable if they were returned to the field even though she just managed to get rid of them. What more, it would be terrible if the turnips are crushed. I won’t be able to take it.
“No, no, Char stop. The field is already cleaned up. Now let’s go exploring.”
“Exploring?”
“Yes, there are still a lot of places on this island that I don’t know about. Let’s do some exploration together.”
“Let’s go, let’s go!”
With Char going with me, it looks like we’d be fine going to the inner parts of the island, which I’d been too scared to explore before.
With all the necessary equipment, we set out on our island exploration.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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