"Is this... a human earring?" Kukulus recognized the thing in Luigi's hand, which left him deeply puzzled. Was that great being planning to promote earrings? Or human accessories?
But human earrings could be bought in places throughout the Mirror Realm.
Places like the Tooth Fairy Ruins, the Unfallen King City, and the territories of all kinds of humanoid races had similar accessories. Did this really need promoting?
Luigi said, "It's only shaped like an earring. Its core has nothing to do with its appearance. If you don't believe me, try wearing it."
As Luigi spoke, he moved to hand the earring over to Kukulus.
Kukulus: "..."
"You want me to wear it? Are you serious?" Kukulus did not take it, merely staring at Luigi with a strange look.
Luigi nodded. "Of course I'm serious."
Kukulus pointed a thick claw at his own head. "Take another good look... Do I have ears?"
A cave dragon's head had scales, fin-wings, and horns, but no ears.
More precisely, it had no visible outer ears.
Cave dragons possessed "hidden ears," which grew beneath their scales.
What Kukulus meant was that he had no outer ear rims from which to hang earrings.
Luigi said with a perfectly serious expression, "I know, I know. A cave dragon's ears are beneath its scales, but you can still wear them."
Kukulus frowned. "But aren't earrings decorations? What meaning is there in wearing one beneath my scales?"
Luigi said, "I already told you, what matters is the core of the item, not the earring's outer appearance. Understand? Even if you hung it from your nostril, it would still work."
As he spoke, Luigi forcibly stuffed the earring into Kukulus's hand, signaling for him to try it.
After taking the earring, Kukulus examined it carefully for a while, a trace