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"Eh, it's Trainer as a baby." Haru Urara pointed to one of the photos, "Trainer was really cute when he was little."
"Not cute now?" Lucian countered.
"Now, when Trainer isn't bullying Urara, he's still very cute." Haru Urara said.
Lucia looked full of nostalgia, "Not cute. Even when he was in my belly back then, he wasn't well-behaved."
After she finished, she continued flipping pages, from the babbling stage to kindergarten.
"Eh, this is... female clothing?"
After Seiun Sky spoke, Lucian wanted to get up, but was immediately pressed down by Tokai Teio, "Trainer, don't struggle oh."
Lucia rarely lost composure and burst out laughing, "He was quite delicate-looking when little, so I put a few little girls' clothes on him. Unexpectedly, they fit really well, and later it became unstoppable."
"Then later he even asked me to buy that kind of clothes for him himself, but I was afraid his perception would go wrong, so I didn't play with him anymore." As Lucia spoke, she showed the little skirts she had put on Lucian over the years.
Turns out having a baby was just for playing with.
"Mom, that's enough, don't flip anymore..." Lucian held his forehead; it was a bit embarrassing.
Silence Suzuka: "Didn't expect Lucian-kun to have a hobby for cross-dressing."
"Should've picked a female outfit for Trainer just now too." Seiun Sky tapped her lip, "If Trainer really wants to wear..."
"No thanks, not at all."
"Really, Trainer? Urara heard that cross-dressing is only zero times or countless times~"
When the wall falls, everyone pushes. Settling scores, Urara didn't miss the chance to tease Lucian either.
Tokai Teio even sang it out, "H~H~ Trainer, don't secretly wear them in private."
"Mom, they're bullying me."
Lucia looked up at him, "What's wrong with letting the girls?"
Lucian: "..."
Such a double-standard mom.
The photo album wasn't even half done; Lucia continued flipping, this time to Lucian's elementary school period.
"He really was a little fatty, chubby." Special Week looked at the album, then at Lucian, "Trainer-san was still a potential stock."
Lucian: "I'll take it as Spe-chan praising me."
"Hehe—— face so fat, eyes so small. （＾▽＾）" Meishou Doto hugged Dango, giving her commentary.
Lucian made a duct-tape-over-mouth gesture, "Doto, little mouth."
Meishou Doto: "It is though. （︶^︶）"
"He was pretty cute back then. Then during the time he just started junior high, he liked watching some anime and would often recite weird lines to anyone he met." Lucia remembered something, "I think I still have recordings saved."
Lucian couldn't sit still anymore; public execution, "Mom, really let's skip this? Please let me off."
"You're this old and still acting distant?" Lucia had deep impressions of saved things and quickly found it on her phone.
Moreover, playing it for possible future daughters-in-law, no need to save face for her son.
"Auntie, play it for me quick." Seiun Sky said excitedly.
Silence Suzuka took out her phone, "Auntie, this recording is so precious; can you copy it to me?"
Tokai Teio: "Auntie, I want it too, I want it too!"
"Better not. I'm afraid when I'm not around, he'll bully you all back." Lucia smiled, "But listen to it; you won't have come in vain. Right, Lucian?"
"Mom, you really know carrot and stick. Feels like I should thank you."
"No need to thank. Sit down and listen too; it's all words you said yourself."
"Listen listen~" Lucian helplessly compromised.
Immediately after, Lucia played the recording.
"It's not my fault, it's this world's... all because of the timing... it's all Stone Gate's choice..."
"Shatter reality! Crush the spirit! Banish this world!"
"My king's power!"
"Even the wind today is noisy."
"The speed of falling cherry blossoms is five centimeters per second; how long until two hearts meet?"
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Lucian started sitting, then hunched over, then completely sprawled on the coffee table, finally lightly knocking his forehead on it.
Though the horse girls couldn't understand Chinese, the cold translation voice in their earphones, combined with Lucian's chuunibyou tone in the recording, still made them hold back laughter.
"Auntie, there's another recording here." Haru Urara wiped tears from her eyes; she really didn't expect Trainer to have this side.
"Oh, there's another one."
Lucia clicked play again.
"See this pitch-black flame in my hand? Those who can't see are idiots..."
Swear word!? Lucia quickly hit stop, but it was one step too late; all the horse girls heard it.
"Auntie, what does 'sha bi' mean?" Haru Urara asked. When the translation got here, her earphones made "beep beep" sounds.
This puzzled Urara, who was quite interested in Dragon Country culture.
"Um..." Lucia thought if these horse girls were all from the Northeast, she wouldn't have to hold back.
But they weren't; they'd come all this way, couldn't teach them swears, right?
"Son, Urara's asking you. What does 'sha bi' mean?" Lucia dry-coughed and kicked the ball to Lucian.
Lucian lifted his head lifelessly; asking him now?
"Trainer, what does it mean?" Haru Urara turned her gaze to Lucian; the other horse girls' gazes gathered on him too, "Tell me, Trainer; tell Urara, okay?"
"Okay okay okay... It means shark's arm. Actually, it's a compliment. If you greet strangers, just say this; remember to wave."
"Oh~ Trainer, 'sha bi.'" Haru Urara suddenly understood and waved her hand.
Black lines crawled across Lucian's forehead, "Urara, it's for greeting strangers, or elders too actually."
Rice Shower grew more puzzled, "Onii-sama, I remember greetings are 'ni hao,' right?"
Lucian: "Dragon Country culture is vast and profound; same meaning has different expressions."
Lucia took a sip of water, "Right, son, you haven't said what to do if someone hits you after you say it."
"No problem. Unless Urara's greeting a horse girl, normal people can't beat Urara."
"Trainer, you're lying to Urara again!" Haru Urara pointed at Lucian, huffing.
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