What Adults Should Do

"Ruby! I heard everything. You secretly gave that brat food last night. What are you trying to do!"

The next morning, Ruby was still asleep on the sofa when Mayona roughly yanked him up. The Archmage's face was inches from his, and the branch was standing on her shoulder. It was obvious who had snitched.

"I'm not trying to do anything."

Since he was woken up, Ruby didn't want to sleep anymore. He went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face, casually answering Mayona's question.

"You, why don't you listen to people? Those Dragon race things…"

Mayona stomped her feet in anger. She didn't want Ruby to interact with those troublesome creatures at all, because Ruby was a fragile human, not even a Mage. A Dragon's sneeze could cripple him.

"Mayona, we're adults."

Ruby, who had been listening to the nagging, suddenly put his hands on Mayona's shoulders and said very seriously.

"Yes, yes, what is it?"

Ruby's sudden seriousness made Mayona's tone falter slightly. She didn't know what Ruby meant. Was he telling her to stop interfering? Or was there some special meaning?

"Because of their different growth cycles, perhaps the Dragon race's lifespan of thousands of years seems unattainable to humans. The youngest Dragon is probably older than our ancestors' ancestors. But didn't you just say that Mors is just a brat in your eyes?"

"Isn't a 'brat' just a synonym for someone who doesn't know any better? If we reject and despise him just because he doesn't know any better, what's the difference between us and him? Blindly ignoring him will only make him worse in the future. You don't want to hear about some Dragon going on a rampage against humanity decades from now because of heartbreak, do you?"

"What you're saying makes sense, but we're not that brat's parents. What does it have to do with me!"

Mayona admitted that Ruby was eloquent, but she also raised a question. She had never seen adults discipline other people's children. Wasn't this asking for trouble? If she was uncomfortable, the brat's parents wouldn't be comfortable either.

"The Dragon race's long lifespan has determined from the start that they can't love their children like humans. They mostly let them roam free. Parents might sleep for decades. It's understandable that their children don't know any better."

"What drove you to be so meddlesome?"

"Perhaps it was first impressions. Didn't that guy cry when you heartlessly rejected him yesterday? He's just a simple child."

"Enough, I don't care anymore. Do whatever you want."

Mayona returned to her room and sulked. That guy was really boring, but it was precisely because of his meddlesome nature that she was saved by him, wasn't it? Thinking about it this way made her feel a little better.

Seeing that Mayona had gone to sulk, Ruby prepared to get to work. As he walked out of the small wooden house, he felt the embrace of the sun. The heavy rain all night had stopped, and the crystal clear water droplets falling from the tips of the leaves made a soft splashing sound as they hit the ground.

The food box that had been placed in front of the Black Dragon yesterday was already empty. Not turning hostility towards humans into hostility towards food was also a standard mindset for a child, much better than adults who would flip tables or go on hunger strikes at the slightest provocation.

"You're here."

Ruby soon found the missing Black Dragon. The Black Dragon, in the form of a little boy, was sitting on top of the small wooden house, lost in thought. Seeing this, Ruby walked directly into the house and came back a moment later with some clothes. He skillfully climbed onto his own roof and handed the clothes to Mors.

"What for?"

"Put on some clothes. Even though we're in the mountains, Mayona is a girl. If you're always naked in front of her, don't blame me if you get beaten."

"Did you ever consider that my clothes would disappear if I transformed back into my original form?"

"I did consider it, but there's no better solution. With the materials I have now, I can't make clothes that can stretch a hundred times."

"Strange guy, were you serious about what you said downstairs just now?"

Mors, who should have been Ruby's enemy, obediently put on the clothes Ruby gave him. As he struggled to get his head through the collar, the Black Dragon boy mumbled and asked.

"Yes, it was a small gesture for me, but it might change your entire life."

Ruby knew that Dragons had excellent hearing. He had no doubt that Mayona's conversation through the wall had been heard by Mors. If it were an adult Dragon, he might have wondered if this human was deliberately saying that to lower his guard. But the young Dragon was somewhat moved.

"But I'm a Dragon, and I'm dangerous. Everything about me is valuable. Humans either scream and run away when they see me, or they try to hunt me…"

Although still young, Mors saw himself very clearly. Every time he appeared in the human world in his true form, he would face much unfair treatment. But even so, he was immensely drawn to the bustling human world. It was better to be chased than to stay in an empty Dragon's lair.

"Then how did you become infatuated with Mayona?"

"She, she's different. Even though she's human, she could defeat me easily. She could have killed me and taken my treasures, but she didn't. She's the first human who truly looked at me!"

"In other words, it's because her perception of you is different from others, right?"

"Yeah, but she hates me… Why is that? For the first time, I found someone who could defeat me, and I found someone I truly liked. These two joys should overlap and… Ow! What are you doing?"

The Black Dragon boy lowered his head dejectedly, muttering sad words. Before he could finish, he was hit on the forehead by a giant hammer. The brat, who hadn't made a sound even when Mayona sent him flying, was now clutching his head and crying out.

"You little brat, if you say another word, don't blame Uncle Dragoon for being rude. Do you see this hammer, bigger than a sandbag? Killing a pedant like you is as easy as swatting a fly."

For some reason, Dragoon was unusually angry. He had transformed into a giant hammer, muttering incomprehensible words like 'East Three Sprite.'

"What's wrong with him?"

"Who knows? Maybe he watched too many comics and went crazy."

"Back to the topic. If you don't genuinely like her and just see her as someone who acknowledges you, there's no need to chase her and ask her to marry you. Mayona isn't suitable as a wife. She surprisingly has her own opinions despite needing a lot of care, so taking care of her is troublesome."

"You say that, but don't you take care of her every day?"

"Can't be helped. I owe her a lot, but…"

"Oh? Is that so? So I'm troublesome, am I?"

Mayona's voice echoed like a chilling wind. She had only come to see if Ruby had been killed by Mors, but she unexpectedly overheard such a comment. She laughed in anger, her gentle smile almost overflowing.

"Hiss…"

The Black Dragon's body stiffened. He had never felt death so close before. His heart beat uncontrollably faster. If she was already this angry just from a misunderstanding, he couldn't imagine how badly Ruby, who had said those words, would suffer. And now, this Scientist without any magic power was calmly awaiting his doom.

"Where did you start listening from?"

"Mayona isn't suitable to be a wife" - Start

---Girl is casting magic---

"Speaking of which, why am I tied up too? What does this have to do with me!"

A quarter of an hour later, both Ruby and Mors were securely bound by plant magic and hung from the branches of a large tree. Mors struggled in the air like a caterpillar, but the reinforced vines showed no signs of loosening.

"Sorry, I dragged you into this."

Ruby looked even worse off than Mors. Mors was at least just hanging normally, while Ruby was upside down with his head facing the ground. If he got a brain hemorrhage and died, he'd probably be one of the most ridiculously killed Transmigrators.

"Forget it, my wife scolds me often anyway. You can make me something delicious to make up for it."

"Mhm."

"You didn't finish what you were saying just now, but what?"

"But after getting used to trouble, it doesn't feel like trouble anymore. It gradually becomes a habit."

"Despicable human, even if you say such things, my wife won't be given to you!"

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PS, Dragon has become a fat shut-in lol, so the following troublesome incident might occur.

One day, someone from the Time-Space Administration Bureau came to investigate illegal stowaway Transmigrators.

Mayona: Reading, reading. Ruby: Making cake, making cake. Dragon: Where are the July anime of 2XXX? Where did the third season of Idiot World go! Where did you put it! If true love had a color, it would definitely be blue. Where is my waifu Rem's figure? What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a handsome guy? Why are you arresting me? The Transmigrators are over there, hey!