This dragon girl raising system is a bit strange.

The next morning, Thor woke up on time.

Outside the window, the sun had just risen, and the faint morning sunlight streamed down.

He glanced at Julia, who was fast asleep beside him.

Even though she was still asleep, she held Thor's hand tightly, their fingers intertwined.

To get out of bed, Thor had to pull his hand away.

He got up, washed up, changed his clothes, and then went to the living room.

Then they found Lillian sneaking cookies in the kitchen.

On the kitchen counter, a large bag of cookies wrapped in paper had already been mostly eaten by Lillian.

When she saw Thor arrive, she hurriedly hid the cookies behind her back, her mouth bulging and stuffed full of cookies. She looked at Thor with fear in her eyes, thinking she was about to be punished.

After a long while, as if she had made a major decision, her legs went weak, she collapsed to the ground, and hugged Thor's leg.

She hadn't finished the cookie in her mouth, and said in a muffled voice:

"Waaaah, it's all because these cookies are too delicious!"

"Lord Thor, you really can't blame me."

"I will pay back my debts..."

Thor looked at her with the same caring eyes one would give a child with intellectual disabilities.

"The cookies are cheap, eat as many as you want."

Lillian, lying on the ground, immediately looked at Thor with an innocent expression, her tone both surprised and delighted.

"Oh, really?!"

Thor could have scared her then, but in the end he didn't.

Unlike Yulia, who had been navigating human society for a long time.

Lillian is truly naive and innocent.

"Eat," Thor said.

Lillian then got up, put the biscuits on the table, and began to nibble on them like a hamster guarding its food.

Thor also took a bag of cookies and went back to his room.

He continued reading while munching on a biscuit.

I still need to catch up on the book I didn't finish last night.

After Thor started reading.

Yulia got up, still half asleep, and rubbed her eyes.

I don't know if it's related to the book she read last night, but her sleep quality is exceptionally good.

Then, when she got up, she discovered a problem.

The moment the butler left.

If she gets up late, there's no one to cook at home.

She didn't know when Thor got up.

"There's still time to cook!"

Before Thor finds out, she can still pretend that she got up very early.

So Yulia held her breath, quietly got out of bed, tiptoed, and crept towards the door.

During this time, I dared not make a sound.

Finally, we reached the slightly ajar doorway.

She slowly opened the door, walked outside the room, and closed the door.

"It's alright." She breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, right across from her.

Lillian was at the door of Julia's room, gently knocking.

Lillian noticed the sound behind her and turned around to see her mistress walking out of Thor's room. The cookie in her hand clattered to the ground.

Hearing the sound, Yulia turned around and saw Lillian staring in disbelief.

Eyes facing each other.

Yulia's cheeks immediately turned red.

She was about to explain when she realized that she didn't need to explain at all.

She preemptively said:

"Lillian, what are you doing?"

"I...I...I want to..."

Lillian was speechless.

She stammered for a long time before she could utter a complete sentence.

"I want to wake His Majesty..."

"Okay, got it."

Yulia waved her hand, pretending to be calm, and strode towards the kitchen.

"I'm already up. You don't need to wake me up in the morning anymore."

However, her rosy cheeks had already given her away.

"Okay...okay." Lillian was even more nervous than Julia.

After walking for a while, Yulia felt something was amiss and explained:

"Nothing happened last night, Lillian, don't overthink it."

In fact, nothing happened last night.

Lillian was naive and thought that if His Majesty had said it, it must be true.

"I believe in Your Majesty..." Lillian whispered.

Only then did Yulia nod in satisfaction.

Then, she went to the kitchen and suddenly found a piece of paper.

A yellowed sticky note with breakfast instructions written in black ink.

"Half a spoonful of salt is enough when cooking mashed potatoes."

"Tomato baked beans require soaking the soybeans in water overnight."

Next to the paper were soybeans that had been soaking overnight in a ceramic basin.

All of this was Thor's doing.

Julia was touched; she hadn't expected Thor to be so thoughtful.

She never imagined that the amount of salt added could be precisely measured.

Yesterday she just poured it in randomly.

She quickly called Lillian over to study.

"Lillian! Come and study right now!"

Lillian paused for a moment, then realized what was happening and ran over with small, quick steps.

Yulia began teaching.

"This is called salt. You need to add half a spoonful when making mashed potatoes, got it?!"

Lillian nodded obediently.

The gluttonous girl stretched out her finger and lightly rubbed it in the salt box, then stuck out her tongue and licked it.

"This is called salt, right? It's so sweet!"

"Sweet?" Yulia asked, puzzled.

She remembered that salt should be salty.

She looked at the white, crystallized particles in the box, dipped her finger in them, and tasted them.

It really is sweet.

"Oh my god, this is candy?!" Yulia exclaimed in surprise.

She then remembered that she had switched the positions of the two boxes after dinner last night.

"Sugar?" Lillian had no idea what that was.

Yulia coughed twice, somewhat embarrassed.

"That was a test I gave you. Actually, this thing is called sugar."

"That's the salt over there."

Lillian looked at Julia with a hint of admiration in her eyes.

"Wow, Your Majesty is amazing! You can even tell the difference between salt and sugar, it's incredible..."

Yulia quickly covered her mouth and looked around warily.

Only after confirming that Thor was not nearby did she lower her hand from her mouth.

That's so embarrassing.

Yulia didn't want anyone else to know about this.

"I also want to become as learned as His Majesty..." Lillian said sincerely.

Yulia felt a pang of sympathy.

I feel like this kid is even more foolish than I was back then.

No, she was definitely clever back then. Yulia was certain of this.

"You don't even have access to these things in the Dragon Kingdom?" Yulia asked curiously.

Lillian nodded.

When she mentioned her hometown, she proudly raised her chest.

"I'm a dragon!"

After saying that, she used both hands to make a threatening gesture.

"The noble dragon can simply catch an animal, kill it, and eat it."

Yulia shook her head as she imagined what it would be like to eat raw meat and drink blood.

"Don't you know anything about cooking?"

"Cooking?" Lillian had only a vague understanding of the term.

"So you're talking about eating cooked food, right? The nobles in the capital like to take human form, and they seem to eat like that."

At this point, Yulia quickly asked:

"Can humans go to the Dragon Kingdom?"

"Only those granted permission by the king can do so."

In other words, ordinary humans cannot go to the Dragon Kingdom.

Moreover, ordinary people cannot reach the Dragon Kingdom.

Thinking of her own identity, Yulia pressed further:

"And what about me? What if I'm the one who granted special permission?"

"It should be okay," Lillian said, though she wasn't sure either.

"That's good."

She paused, then continued:

"Lillian, do you miss home?"

Lillian looked somewhat surprised, not expecting that Her Majesty the Queen would care about her.

"Just a little bit..."

"However, I am very happy to be with Her Majesty the Queen!"

"And the food here is delicious!"

Time flew by in the relaxed atmosphere.

Breakfast was successfully prepared today.

When Thor arrived at the restaurant, the dishes were already laid out on the table, and Julia and Lillian were also sitting at the table.

He sat down, took a bite, and savored it.

Seeing Julia's expectant expression, Thor's face grew increasingly grim.

He was truly questioning the meaning of life, so he picked up his water glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Today, he drank three whole glasses of water to suppress the salty feeling.

"Yulia, did you do it on purpose or accidentally?"

"what?"

Yulia covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief.

"I added half a spoonful of salt as you said."

She recalled the steps she had just taken and was certain that she had done the right thing.

"I took that wooden spoon with the hole in the handle, scooped in half a spoonful of salt."

"A wooden spoon with a hole in the handle?"

Thor was so angry he laughed.

"That's a large wooden soup ladle specifically for scooping soup."

"I'm referring to the small ceramic spoons we use for everyday meals."

Yulia then realized what was happening and understood everything.

"Okay, it's all my fault..." she said, sounding somewhat frustrated.

However, her eyes quickly regained their sparkle.

"I've got an idea!"

"What method?" Thor asked, still somewhat skeptical.

Yulia covered her mouth and chuckled.

She seemed very confident in her plan, saying:

"Close your eyes first."

"Close your eyes?"

Thor sensed a hint of danger and refused to close his eyes.

As a result, Yulia simply covered his eyes with her hands.

"Trust me this once~"

Thor felt his vision being taken away and thought he should give her a chance.

After waiting for a few seconds, nothing happened.

Just as Thor was about to become suspicious.

Lillian suddenly cried out, "Your Majesty! You mustn't!"

Then, Thor felt something soft press against his lips, and the other person's other hand hooked around the back of his neck.

The mashed potatoes, mixed with saliva, were put into their mouths.

After being diluted by saliva, the mashed potatoes did taste a little better.

Even so, it was still too salty.

Soon, the hand covering his eyes was removed, and his vision was restored.

Not far away, Lillian covered her face, completely unable to bear watching the scene unfold.

Yulia's heart pounded with joy at her successful plan. A captivating smile graced her beautiful face, though a hint of nervousness lingered.

"Is it delicious, young master?"

"It's alright."

Thor was unwilling to embolden Julia.

"That's good." Yulia was worried that she would be disliked for being too proactive.

Lillian peeked through a crack in her fingers that were covering her eyes, and only after confirming that it was over did she lower her hands with a mournful face.

"Your Majesty, should I go back to my room?"

Lillian wanted to escape from here as soon as possible.

"Let's go back."

At Julia's instruction, Lillian fled back to her room.

Thor simply poured water into the mashed potatoes and stirred to neutralize the saltiness.

After breakfast.

Thor got up to leave.

"I'm going to talk to Isera about the next steps."

Yulia nodded gently.

"Okay, be careful."