Eliya’s birth could only be called an accident.

After Naya lost her memory, the Dragon Sovereign Elise brought her back to the Dragonkin. She wanted to study why Naya had turned into one of them.

Then Elise, the Dragon Sovereign, took the risk herself. She combined her own genes with Naya’s and directly created a dragon egg.

In other words, Eliya wasn’t just a test-tube baby. She was also raised inside a specialized incubation chamber. Her birth never passed through a mother’s womb. It skipped straight to the egg stage.

And now, today—

Eliya was already five years old.

Naya walked into Eliya’s room and sat beside her. Quietly, she gazed at her daughter’s peaceful, lovely sleeping face.

Cute pink-white dragon horns. Elise’s deep crimson and Naya’s silver-white had blended together into Eliya’s pink hair, with a few silver streaks mixed in.

She was a very adorable child.

Naya had stayed by Eliya’s side for five years. During those five years, she had cared for her in every possible way. It was fair to say she loved Eliya even more than Elise did.

At first, Elise had only treated both her and Eliya as research subjects. Experimental material.

The way she looked at them had been utterly cold.

It wasn’t until Eliya learned to speak, and knew how to call her “Mama,” that Elise’s attitude softened a little.

Later, for Eliya’s mental and emotional well-being, Elise decided to give Naya the title of queen consort, so Eliya could have a complete family.

Who would’ve thought...

That one decision really did make them a family. And she and Elise had gone from marriage first to love later.

The corners of Naya’s lips lifted slightly.

Compared to becoming some Chosen Hero, playing house like this was way more fun.

Naya reached out and gently stroked Eliya’s pink hair.

“Eliya, time to wake up.”

“Mmm...”

Hearing her mother’s voice, Eliya slowly opened her eyes. The moment she saw that familiar figure by her side again, her eyes widened with delight.

Her childish voice rang out.

“Mommy! Good morning!”

“Morning, Eliya.”

Eliya threw off the blanket and immediately pounced into Naya’s arms like a clingy little candy. She buried her face in those overwhelming curves.

As everyone knows, before washing your face in the morning, you absolutely have to give it a round of facial cleanser first.

Today was another bright, energetic day!

After taking a big sip of Naya-powered energy, Eliya lifted her head and flashed an incomparably radiant smile.

Every morning, Mommy’s facial-cleanser time was the happiest part of the day.

“Alright, Eliya, back onto the bed first. I’ll find your clothes.”

“I want to wear red today! Like Mother, super red, really really red!”

“Okay, okay.”

“Really really red” meant dark red.

Elise liked that color a lot too. As expected of mother and daughter.

After setting Eliya back on the bed, Naya walked to the wardrobe and picked out a dark red lolita dress for her. Since she liked darker tones, they might as well commit to it.

Naya simply added a pair of black lace-trimmed stockings too.

When she returned to the bedside, Eliya naturally spread her arms and let Naya help her get dressed.

In the past, Naya had been used to this and never felt anything strange about it. She’d even enjoyed it.

But now that her memories had returned, she realized her role really did feel a lot like a maid’s.

Every morning, she had to help this mother-daughter pair get up.

She had completely turned herself into a housewife.

Watching the kid in the daytime, cooking meals, and at night... doing unspeakable things with Elise.

But one thing had never changed.

Naya still enjoyed it.

Taking care of family was only natural.

Once the pink-haired Dragonkin little girl with twin tails was fully dressed, she stood on the bed with her hands on her hips. Remembering the story Naya had told her last night, she proudly puffed out her chest. Her pink-white tail arched high behind her. If someone had been standing there, they would’ve seen the pink dinosaur-print panties she was wearing.

The little girl declared with absolute conviction,

“I’m gonna become the Dragon Sovereign too, and marry a human princess!”

“Huh?”

“I’ve decided, Mommy. When I grow up, I’m gonna fly over to the humans, kidnap a princess, and give her freedom and happiness!”

“Eliya, let’s not do this, okay? A story is still just a story. In reality, princesses like humans more. They’d be scared half to death the moment they saw a Dragonkin.”

Naya would support whatever Eliya wanted to do in the future.

Except this.

This was not allowed.

Naya didn’t want Eliya getting involved with humans, let alone a human princess. If things went badly, the tale of the Chosen Hero slaying the dragon might actually become reality.

She had to crush this thought early.

“Why not? Everyone says I’m cute and pretty. How could I possibly scare a princess? A princess would definitely like me.”

“Eliya, conflict between races isn’t something you can solve just by being pretty. Sometimes, in human eyes, our beauty is a deadly kind of danger. Like... a rose with thorns.”

“Mommy, I don’t understand what you’re saying.”

Naya smiled at Eliya’s puzzled face. There was a bit of helplessness in her eyes, and a bit of indulgent affection too.

She stood up and hugged Eliya, ready to take her out for breakfast.

“You’ll understand when you’re older.”

Behind Eliya, where she couldn’t see, Naya’s expression suddenly darkened.

Just now... had she instinctively put herself in the Dragonkin’s perspective? Us Dragonkin, them humans?

She brought Eliya downstairs to the dining room for breakfast.

The little girl quickly forgot all about what had just happened and focused completely on the food in front of her.

There was cake, bread, fruit salad, and roasted meat.

Dragonkin appetites were much bigger than human ones. Eliya could eat a full kilogram in one meal.

But once Dragonkin grew up, they could also go several days in a row without eating.

Take Elise, for example. She didn’t eat breakfast at all.

Only lunch and dinner every day.

And she only ate what Naya cooked for her.

After all, Naya’s cooking came from a mysterious Eastern country. It had thoroughly spoiled Elise’s palate.

Eliya was still growing, so she wasn’t picky. She could eat anything.

Still, seeing such a tiny little girl absolutely going to town at the table gave off an unexpectedly cute contrast.

That said, under Naya’s guidance, Eliya still kept basic table manners while eating. She didn’t wolf things down.

After all, they had plenty of time to eat. There was no need to rush.

For Eliya, breakfast was mainly about replenishing energy, not whether it tasted good.

Because the Eastern dishes Naya made weren’t like the Dragonkin’s typical Western-style giant stews and fire-roasted meat. What she made was small and delicate, things like sweet-and-sour ribs, braised pork, and roast duck.

To the Dragonkin, those could only count as after-meal desserts.

But both Eliya and Elise loved them.

“Mmmhmm mmmhmm... I can’t wait for lunchtime to get here! I still wuv Mommy’s food the most!”

“Don’t talk with food in your mouth.”

Naya set down her teacup and reached out to scrape a breadcrumb from the corner of Eliya’s mouth.

Then, naturally, she put it into her own mouth.

Even for Dragonkin, food shouldn’t be wasted.