Regressor Instruction Manual

Even as I rubbed my eyes before looking again, the scene before me did not change.

Dialugia, who was standing blankly and looking around, had come with him, but I paid her no attention and fixed my gaze on Tol To-ri once more.

When I saw him last time, I remember that he had been about the size of a pup.

Seeing that he had grown up to the size of a large tiger, my jaw inadvertently dropped. At this point, he looked scary, not cute.

Though Tol To-ri had been sniffing around curiously, he perked up and looked my way instantly. The unexplained emotion in his eyes unsettled me.

"Kie-e-e-e-e-ee-ee-ee-ee!"

After letting out a huge scream, he began to nod, drooling. I felt nervous. Though he often drooled during his infant years, I began to wonder if he now saw me as food.

In addition, he looked highly expectant. I knew I shouldn't let him down, as I had neglected him thus far and only got to see his new form now. Dialugia's upset expression reinforced this idea.

The best thing to do now was for me to welcome them.

"Ah... Tol To-ri..."

The moment I spoke, Tol To-ri brightened.

"Haaaaa! Haaa!"

'What's with him?'

"Kie-e-e-e-ee-ee-ee-ee-ee!"

He surged forward at a faster speed than I had initially expected. Reflexively, I got into posture. Before I could even come to my senses, he jumped onto me, and I fell onto the ground.

"Kiek! Haaaa! Kie eh eh! Haaaa!"

It was painful, but the pain only lasted for a while. When I saw the tears in his eyes, my guilt only doubled.

"Kie eh eh eh! Haaaa! Haaaaa!"

As he looked up at me with his tail wagging furiously, I could tell that this was definitely Tol To-ri.

"Oh!"

"Kiee-ek!"

"Oh! How have you been, Tol To-ri?"

"Haaaa! Haaaaa!"

Not only did he lick each place with his tongue, but he also kept sniffing and smelling me everywhere. I couldn't hold him in my hand like I used to, but I hugged him tightly and stroked him everywhere.

"Well done! Well done! Well done!"

"Kiek! Haaa! Kiek! Haaa! Kiek! Haaa!"

His reaction remained the same to my praise.

'So cute.'

In the meantime, he was looking at me with eyes, asking me to lift him up, but given his size, it now proved to be difficult to do so.

Dialugia, who saw this, approached us slowly.

"He grew up too fast."

"If you are always together, you'd be able to check on his growth. I can feel how much you have neglected our Dialuria in the meantime."

"I was a little busy. I planned to visit home. Somehow, things didn't go well. Isn't it me that sends the food he eats every time? If you scold me too much, I'll be a little disappointed."

"Just doing that doesn't mean you're doing a father's duty. It's more important to be by his side. Think how lonely Dialuria has been. Isn't he missing you enough to shed tears? Are you okay? Dialuria?"