The Journey of the Rainbow Dragon

"Ok, I know."

A few short words, but they seemed to inject a shot of stimulant into Ron's heart.

"Okay, I'm not a child."

Resisting the sore feeling at the corners of his eyes, Ron turned his head and avoided the caressing palm of the Rainbow Dragon Lady.

Rainbow Dragon Lady Veronica was stunned for a moment, but quickly put down her hanging arms and said with a smile:

"That's right. Before you know it, Ron has become an adult."

It's this tone that sounds very familiar to me.

Ron curled his lips in dissatisfaction, but he still felt that there was no sense of violation in this scene.

Ron's silence made Veronica seem a little at a loss. In fact, even he himself didn't know what was wrong with him.

Ron had obviously been brewing various questions in his mind before coming in, but now, when he saw Long Niang, he couldn't say anything.

"This is not a good place to talk."

After a moment of silence, Veronica looked at the unmanned flying cars passing around, and suddenly took the initiative to suggest:

"How about I take you somewhere?"

"Where?" Ron asked.

"Secret~~" Veronica smiled deliberately and mysteriously.

"cut"

Ron muttered. Although his tone was noncommittal, his movements of waving his wings to follow behind Veronica had revealed his inner thoughts.

"dremyolok~~~"

Veronica maintained her human incarnation, humming an unknown song, stepping on the silver-white metal roadbed with light steps, and walked ahead with a smile to guide the way.

Her long orange-red hair fluttered in the wind, shining with a faint light, as beautiful as a flame.

The pale yellow dress shines in the moonlight, as if she is a fairy coming out of a fairy tale. Even the surrounding modern scenery seems to be gradually becoming fantasy under the guidance of Veronica.

Unknowingly, Ron, who was deliberately half a body behind, gradually became parallel to the Rainbow Dragon Lady.

While he wasn't paying attention, Veronica carefully reached out her hand and grabbed the dragon claw that was hanging naturally.

Um?

Ron turned to look at her, but Veronica, who felt guilty, quickly turned her head away.

"Ahem."

Ron felt that this posture was a bit awkward, and he subconsciously wanted to pull out the dragon's claws and break free from the shackles of his hands.

But just when he was about to do so, Rainbow Dragon Lady suddenly turned her head.

Ron was suddenly stunned when he looked at her, because unknowingly, those colorful dragon eyes were filled with crystals.

After looking at the almost pleading eyes of Honglong Niang beside me,

"Forget it, there won't be any less meat anyway."

A certain Rainbow Dragon, whose heart suddenly softened, found an excuse for himself, and finally gave up the action of taking out his palm, letting the other party hold his hand and walk together.

Seeing this, Veronica seemed to have received some kind of permission. While her footsteps became more cheerful, the smile at the corner of her mouth could not stop rising.

The two of them were like a mother-son duo taking their children out for shopping, walking through this huge technological city.

"That's where water is drawn. All the residents of Night City go there to get water. Occasionally, mermaids who travel here will come there to perform, but everyone doesn't seem to be very interested in such a simple performance. Later, it was held The number of times will be less.”

Veronica held Ron's hand while pointing to the fountain-like building not far away and explained.

Then, after turning around a street, she pointed to the circular building that resembled a Colosseum suspended in the sky, and said excitedly:

"That's a space cinema. You've probably never seen this thing before, right?"

"I guess so."

Ron had little interest in this thing, mainly because he had no one to accompany him to the cinema in his previous life, and he was a loner.

Veronica didn't mind Ron's perfunctory reply at all, but explained enthusiastically:

"Little Ron, don't think it's just an ordinary movie theater."

"You must know that in the era we live in, the Dragon Gods have not yet established a dragon inheritance system. For some rainbow dragons who have not learned [Dragon Knowledge] well, many important knowledge and image materials are learned here. .”

She rambled on about the scenes and everything about her time, but Ron only felt a little noisy about it.

After enduring more than thirty minutes of non-stop verbal bombardment, Ron was finally overwhelmed.

"you can"

Just when Ron was about to interrupt the other party's explanation and let him get to the point.

Sudden

Ron noticed her profile.

Under the moonlight, that gentle face was now full of a happy smile, and her positive look was very much like that of a lively golden dragon girl in the main material plane.

In a daze, Ron suddenly understood something - the Rainbow Dragon Lady in front of him was also a mother for the first time!

She was once an innocent girl, and her nagging just wanted to talk to her children more, and she just wanted to tell her children everything she knew. Although it seemed noisy, it was an expression of her maternal love. .

This is also her interpretation of the role of mother.

She wanted to fill the gap in separation from her son by telling her knowledge and experiences, trying to close the distance with Ron in this way.

That's all

When Ron realized this, the throbbing in his heart also caused a subtle change in his attitude towards Veronica.

Have you ever gone shopping with your mother?

Ron couldn't help but recall the human mother in his previous life, but no matter how he thought about it, there was no such scene in his memory.

He was busy striving for the future, but he never thought about his relatives living in the past until

"Forget it, let her be."

Ron sighed softly and gave up the idea of ​​interrupting Veronica's explanation.

"Huh? What did you just say?"

It wasn't until this moment that the excited Veronica suddenly turned her head and then reacted belatedly.

"No, it's okay."

Ron turned his head unnaturally and found a very far-fetched reason for himself:

"I mean, you can explain it in more detail. These ancient secrets may be helpful to me when I get promoted in the future."

"Really! Then mom, I have to work hard!"

Hearing this, Veronica's eyes suddenly flashed with excitement.

She raised her free left hand and clenched her small fist in front of her chest. Her long red hair dancing in the wind seemed to become more active. Her whole person seemed inexplicably like an animated protagonist who had ignited some kind of fighting spirit.

"baffling."

Why is she so enthusiastic when it's just a simple shopping trip?

Ron silently complained about Honglong Niang's "nerves" in his heart, but he unconsciously tightened his grip on the opponent's hand.

"Da da da"

Following Veronica's lead, Ron's inner conflicts and tensions were slowly replaced by the novelty of the gorgeous cityscape around him.

His dragon eyes chased the dancing light and shadow in the gaps between high-rise buildings, curiously watching every corner of this technological city.

The uneasiness and fear behind the gorgeous scene were temporarily forgotten by him.

In Ron's view, the miracle of this technological city is undoubtedly a series of adventures and discoveries.

Ron was extremely certain that the technology here was far superior to the world before he traveled.

He saw smart machines, suspended vehicles, and buildings that changed shapes at will. Each technology seemed so advanced and so different from the world he knew that Ron began to imagine how convenient and convenient the lives of residents in this city were. Comfortable.

"here."

"There."

"let me tell you."

Along the way, Veronica's smile was like the key to unlocking this cold city. Her chattering made this deserted, lifeless city feel more like home.

Although Ron was curious about where she was taking him, he had to admit that this expectation and curiosity were making his distrust of Veronica gradually weaken.

He began to feel that maybe, she did treat him harmlessly, and maybe she even really cared about him like a mother (although he didn't want to admit it).

The neon lights of the city were on, becoming the most twinkling starlight in this starless night, illuminating the busy streets and the two people passing by in a hurry. (End of chapter)