Even after rubbing my eyes and looking at it again, it was still Smartie. Dialugia, who was standing and looking around, had come with Smartie, but I couldn’t take my eyes off Smartie. The last time I saw Smartie, it was as big as a puppy, and I was shocked when I saw how it had become as big as a tiger. At this point, Smartie had become scary rather than cute. It was sniffing around as if its surroundings were interesting, and then it looked at me. At that moment, I thought maybe I should have worn some armor because I saw an indescribable emotion in its eyes.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

It screeched and violently nodded its head while drooling, which worried me. Smartie was still doing the same actions it had gotten used to when it was still a baby, but I was worried that Smartie had started to see me as food. Its propeller-like tail was intimidating, but I was excited to see Smartie. It had also been a while since I had seen my child, so I thought I shouldn’t neglect it.

Dialugia had to be angry because she was frustrated by the fact that I wasn’t there when Smartie was growing up, so welcoming them with open arms was the best thing to do here.

“Ah… Smartie…”

When I spoke, I saw it charging toward me.

“Pant, pant! Pant!”

‘What’s wrong with Smartie?’

“Kyaaaaah!...