MTLNOVEL Chapter 6 - Making a Lair
Making a Lair
[Seorinseorin – Wow, really so cute ㅠㅠ Is it okay to be this cute?]
[RecruitingGradStudents – How do you donate here?]
[RichAndSuspicious – Dragon? Could it be a dragon?]
I blinked blankly at the chat window scrolling rapidly.
To be honest, I had expected the counselor to invite two or three people for me, but
I never dreamed that about 20 people, many more than I had predicted, would flood in like a wave.
I felt confused and embarrassed, wanting to run away right then, but
As an adult responsible for my actions (even if in a child’s body), I wanted to fulfill my duty, so feeling my face heat up, I greeted them.
“H-hello.”
My face is burning so much that I’m not even sure what I’m saying.
Thinking I’m not sure if this is right, I bowed slightly, and the chat window started scrolling even faster than before.
[Seorinseorin – Hello hello ㅠㅠ Wow, really a princess, a princess.]
[RecruitingGradStudents – Hello.]
[FamilyNameGivenName – Hi!]
It’s the first time I’ve been greeted by so many people, so I felt a bit better.
I found myself grinning without realizing it, but seeing my face reflected on the screen, I quickly hid my smile and forcibly lowered my cheeks with my palms.
‘How silly.’
I had no idea I would feel this good just from people greeting me.
I thought I was being strange and tried hard to manage my expression, but
Swish swish
My tail seemed to have no intention of hiding my feelings, swaying vigorously from side to side.
[RichAndSuspicious – Judging by the rapid wagging of the tail, it seems you’re in a very good mood. I’m really glad you look healthy.]
[Pierre – Huh? What, can a baby broadcast? I guess it’s okay since they’re cute.]
[Seorinseorin – Ah, so cute. Big sister will definitely buy you snacks.]
Oh no, this isn’t good.
I quickly grabbed my rapidly wagging tail and hugged it tightly.
The tail, as if refusing to obey me, shook even more vigorously the moment I grabbed it, but I held onto it with all my strength, afraid of what chaos it might cause if I let it go.
[RecruitingGradStudents – Association President? I don’t see a donation feature for this broadcast. I’m sure other broadcasts had it. I hope you add it soon.]
[Hehehit – I’m glad you look healthier than this morning. I was really worried.]
[RichAndSuspicious – Wagging your tail is not something to be embarrassed about. It’s a natural behavior, so there’s no need to hide it.]
The number of viewers on my broadcast gradually increased, reaching 40 people in no time.
Seeing that about a dozen of the chatters seemed to know me judging by their tone, and noticing the counselor beside me showing signs of being very flustered,
I could tell that the counselor had originally aimed for a cozy broadcast composed only of acquaintances.
‘But unexpectedly, many people came in.’
The result, as you can see, is chaos.
It became a state where I didn’t even know how to proceed.
‘So what should I do now?’
Even if I ended the broadcast here without saying anything, those people wouldn’t criticize or even be dissatisfied with me.
Half of them came to encourage me in the first place, and the other half were just slightly interested but indifferent to me.
‘So there wouldn’t be any problem if I ran away and hid here, but’
I thought it wasn’t ‘adult-like’ to ignore and run away from the people who came for me.
So I endured my embarrassment and confusion and kept watching the broadcast.
While my tail, which was wagging happily, seemed to read my mind and was bristling along with me, one chat caught my eye.
[RichAndSuspicious – Come to think of it, has the dragon lady made a lair?]
“… Lair?”
What’s that? Tilting my head curiously,
The suspicious person added an explanation in the chat.
[RichAndSuspicious – A lair is something like a home that dragons inevitably come to have.
Oh, don’t misunderstand. Although I said home, it doesn’t literally mean a house.
Some dragons separate their homes and lairs.]
Then what is a lair? Is it like a hideout?
My curiosity turning into interest, I stared at this blankly and asked one question.
“Then how do you make a lair?”
[RichAndSuspicious – It’s simple. You just make a space that feels psychologically stable in the place you want.]
A psychologically stable space, huh.
In my case, rather than a spacious place, a slightly narrow and cozy space feels psychologically stable.
Yeah… for example, spaces like under a desk or under a bed.
‘Of course, I stopped going into such places after growing up.’
I remember constantly going into such places when I was young.
Smiling broadly at the somewhat good memory, my tail started wagging gently again.
[RichAndSuspicious – So how about trying to make a lair in this broadcast? If there’s anything you don’t know, I’ll help you.]
At those words, I bowed my head and said,
“Thank you.”
Not expecting to receive such great help, I bowed my head and then,
Feeling that wasn’t enough, I prostrated myself in a full bow.
‘Ah, my posture is wrong.’
It was an unfortunate incident because, being in a child’s body, it didn’t move as I wanted.
I was about to bow again to correct this, but feeling that bowing twice might be a bit much, I held back the urge to do so.
[Seorinseorin – Oh, could it be ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ You’re bowing to say thank you? So cute.]
[FamilyNameGivenName – It’s my first time seeing this, but it’s really fucking cute wow ㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[NomNom – Really baby-like. Seems like the only healing in the hunter world ㅋㅋㅋ]
After bowing and getting up, messages saying I’m cute poured in.
Looking at the strangely familiar nickname “Seorinseorin” among them, I felt a bit shy and quickly shook my head, saying,
“N-no, I’m not cute.”
I wanted to say I was more mature and adult-like than cute, but
Self-praise is a bit embarrassing, so I only said I wasn’t cute, which made the chat even noisier.
Feeling extremely embarrassed at the rapidly scrolling chat, I quickly shook my head and changed the subject.
“Lair… I want to make a lair.”
If I start making a lair, attention will shift to that, so it should be fine.
I tried to look serious to emphasize that making a lair is a somewhat serious act, but
[ZeroIs?Cola – Are you pretending to be serious about making a lair now? Babies really can’t lie at all ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ]
[WhyNot? – For real ㅋㅋㅋ The saying that babies can’t lie doesn’t mean they don’t lie, but that they really can’t lie well.]
[RecruitingGradStudents – There are many empty rooms in the association, so you could probably take one of those.]
The viewers didn’t take my seriousness seriously at all and were just smiling.
Looking at such viewers, I vowed to make a lair so cool it would make their eyes spin as revenge (?) and decided to look for a place to make the lair.
The large community on the Hunter app.
This community had a very high floating population, so topics changed dozens of times a day, and unless a topic was provocative or sensational, it would quickly get buried, but
Exceptionally, a post that was neither provocative nor sensational had risen to the popular posts.
[OMG a baby is broadcasting on the Hunter app right now]
Really super cute. First time seeing such a cute baby in my life.
ㄴ For real, looks about 3 or 4 years old? But the kid is really mature and sharp. If it were my cousin, I’d give my whole salary.
ㄴ What, you guys are the only ones seeing such a cute thing? Next time, tell us an hour before the broadcast starts.
ㄴ But is it okay for a young child to broadcast?
ㄴ Should be fine?
ㄴ Hurry up and let me see Zelda right now
Although buried under provocative content, most users tended to like cute or healing things.
Of course, there would certainly be those who don’t like it, but at least those who were hostile beyond indifference to children were few enough to count on one hand.
So the flow of all posts was trending in a favorable context towards Ha-eun.
[What’s that on the head? Is it a dragon?]
I’m watching the broadcast and there are horns on the head and a tail? Is this the half-dragon I’ve only heard about?
ㄴ Must be? But it’s surprising that half-dragons still exist.
ㄴ For real, I heard there were only a few dragons left, so it’s surprising to find a hatchling.
ㄴ But is it right to call a half-dragon a dragon? Isn’t it a bit ambiguous?
ㄴ Don’t know? But the Dragon Lord did declare that half-dragons are dragons too.
ㄴ Oh, I see. Seems they decided to accept them because there are so few dragons. They did say there were no hatchlings for 30 years.
Usually, it would end at just being cute, but
Perhaps because of the horns and tail Ha-eun had, the level of interest was growing even more.
Normally, when interest grows like this, posts mixed with malice tend to appear as many people pay attention, but
Perhaps because of the age that seemed too young to even enter kindergarten, such posts were all disappearing even before they could attract attention.
[But why are the baby’s clothes like that?]
Not only are the clothes worn out, but they’re even a bit torn? Why are they dressed in such clothes?
ㄴ I couldn’t see because the child was too cute, but it’s true ;;
ㄴ No way, isn’t this child abuse?
ㄴ Come to think of it, isn’t that background the Hunter Association hospital room? Something must have happened?
In the midst of growing interest like this,
Parts that would normally have been overlooked started popping up one by one.
Just as worry and puzzlement were mixing and starting to overheat, someone posted a message.
[This is Perseus, Rank 5 and a dragon.]
I will officially visit the Hunter Association soon.
So until then, please refrain from groundless speculation and fabrication for the child’s sake.
ㄴ This is good.
ㄴ Please give us an update.
ㄴ Wow, Perseus is stepping in? This is serious.
With this, the community that had been full of all sorts of speculations began to calm down.
While there was fear of being sued for careless comments, being marked by Perseus could also greatly hinder one’s hunter life.
For the sake of their own futures, everyone started to refrain from making comments.
As the heated topic cooled down and people’s interest began to fade,
A new post that could heat up the community again was posted once more.
[OMG the dragon baby’s lair collapsed while building it and the child is crying ㅠㅠ ]