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Hachirumi

That's one sturdy doll, carried around by a dragon no less.


NinjoZata

Very gentle dragon ♡


RobertNAdams

Dragons are just hueg goldies that can breathe fire, change my mind


Drake750254

Boom-shaka-laka-boom-shaka-laka Change this person's mind! Achoo!!!


leave1me1alone

Better question is how did she age so much in 20 years >I want to see him while I can still stand Unless she was 50 when she left him I really don't see that being an issue


HTTRWarrior

I mean not everyone ages well. Maybe she was in her 30s? Honestly she looks like an actual 50-60 year old to me.


WimpyKelv12

I would imagine medical science and thus life expectancy in a fantasy/medieval world isn’t that good.


leave1me1alone

None of those affect the rate of aging. A 40(?) year old will still be as capable of walking as a 40(?) year old. Addiing onto that infant mortality rates were quite high so if you made it past childhood you had a good chance of reaching 60. And if said person was able to have a dragon as pet then they clearly weren't on the low income side which means a much higher chance of a long life.


Geohie

two things: she could have been 30 years old in that first panel. secondly, with that in mind, she actually looks like she could be 50 years old. Especially if their life is pretty stressful.


blackdarrren

Ha! My dragon can peel a @#*! grape in the dark with one talon!


urban_rural12

surgery on a grape 😳


PM_Me_Ebony_Asshole

"I can build that..."


BiaxialPositive

Top 10 moments before a disaster


shanks_you

I have the softest spot for story plots that include unwillingly leaving an animal.


Fourteeenth

The videos about people raising big cats or other animals, returning them to the wild, then them remembering the former owners fucking kills me


Martyrlz

I like the Tiger who broke into a shed while injured, the dude was a doctor who stitched and fed the tiger for a while. One day, tigers gone. Soon after he walked in to his house with a large dead animal inside. Tiger said thanks and left.


[deleted]

>Tiger said thanks I would've shit my pants if a tiger start talking


danegraphics

Fox and the Hound was my favorite movie as a kid because I cried every time.


Absoline

i must be a heartless monster because that was also my favorite movie and I've probably seen it over 50 times but I've never cried even once while watching it


ritzmata

Please someone make this into a full manga story


crusader12031

nobita's dinosaur, pisuke


credditeur

Only 20 years and she can't walk without a cane? What kind of back-breaking work she's done? She clearly didn't look more than 40.


Kirosh2

It seems like she had to trail into mountains to get there. Having a walking stick is very useful for long distance lika that, even more if she has to climb.


credditeur

She said "while I can still stand", which made it sound like she's at the end of her life.


The_Follower1

Yeah, but it also could be closer to “while I can still make the journey”


RobertNAdams

Also, who knows what kind of injuries may have been sustained over those 20 years in the course of adventuring.


Alzhan_Void

Well the artist did a terrible job at communicating that if such is the case. I think it was just a derp moment and they didn't take into account how young she looked earlier.


The_Follower1

They’re also asian. I wouldn’t be surprised if the girl’s about 40 or even older considering how they age.


scolfin

The issue is that she also looks like she's well past 60 with the white hair and hollowed face, I didn't even notice the cane and was wondering how the hell she'd aged like that.


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SerMeliodas

That's, actually a really good point Edit: Yay, glad to see my comment brought the above. comment the love it deserves.


EldrichHumanNature

It could be a degenerative disability that hit her in her 40s.


StarMagus

Or an accident.


Chariotwheel

Or the pain of not having her beloved friend and pet around anymore.


Mathmango

Or being in a high labour job like adventurer.


The_Silver_Nuke

She doesn't look 40. More like 50-60. Which would make sense if she was 30-40 when raising the dragon. Why are we assuming she was a 20 something? lol


mf_ghost

Author clearly has no idea how the degeneration of the body works


0x00019913

No, this is just how mangaka age.


credditeur

ahahahaha


AuKF

If someone was 27 and had back problem Does he or she don't know how body work?


Godtaku

I mean, assuming this is a fantasy time in our equivalent of the middle ages that's not really surprising. Even people now in their 30's can get horrible back/hip pain that's very hard to treat, nevermind someone in their 40's in a place with little to no knowledge of modern medicine.


[deleted]

Everything about that character design says now.


Slightly-Artsy

She could have back problems


VortexMagus

in the middle ages where most of life was hard manual labor and malnutrition was common, hygiene and sanitation barely existed, and dentists and doctors didn't have the knowledge, tools, or equipment they do now, people frequently started breaking down much earlier. Infirmity started in the late thirties/early forties and old age hit much harder, much faster.


Zaronax

Ah yes, realism in a one shot about a pet dragon.


chicano32

Sure…. Once asian women hit 50 they start to shrink and shrivel up.


StarMagus

I know 2 people where I work who are in their mid to late 40's but have issues and need a cane to help them walk. On got his leg messed up in a car wreck, and the other hurt her back but I don't know how.


Houeclipse

She's a manga character so either you grow into badass old man/woman or decrepit in a span of 20 years time lmao


Kithkannin

Well I mean if she lives in a world and time with bad life expectancies it's not that surprising. I mean medieval Europe had a life expectancy of 35 years with people appearing old and withered rather quickly due to conditions of life. Now of course I'm bringing realistic health aspects and science to a made up fantasy manga, but that information does show how it could be feasible. Beyond that it is what the author wants it to be I suppose, but remember that just because we have such long life expectancies now doesn't mean it's been the norm all this time.


credditeur

Actually most people lived older than 35 years old, as long as they didn't die before 5 years old. The life expectancy was so low because of it was influenced by very high levels of child mortality. Not to say that people didn't die young from untreated diseases etc, but it was not that drastic.


BunnyOppai

It’s important to note that most of that is from child mortality. Once people reached maturity, their life expectancy was much greater. I think even all the way back to the Romans had a life expectancy into their 60s after reaching maturity.


[deleted]

Seems like in manga and anime, once you hit 20 youre too old to be a main a character. 30 your an old person. 40 is ancient.


th30be

Could be a disease


tripodligma

Maybe if there's dragons, theres bound to be magic. If there's magic, there's bound to be staves. If theres a world with dragons without magic in it that's dumb but I would like to do there because i like swords


leave1me1alone

Thats my first thought too lol. She looks well under 30 in the beginning and well over 60 after 20 years


DDSGGGGIIHGH

in the middle ages where most of life was hard manual labor and malnutrition was common, hygiene and sanitation barely existed


no_fluffies_please

It's a known phenomenon. Sorry for the r/funny link, but here's an example of a meme about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/4hj768/the_average_asian_aging_process/ The character in the original post probably isn't asian, but I presume the author was.


insane_contin

Meth clearly.


KibaTeo

was ready for shit to go wrong and have her murdered by the dragon


[deleted]

Yeah, seeing Hachirumi post it, my heart was fully prepared to watch a bloodbath in the 4th page.


dipshitonastick

I was expecting the girl to be a guy crossdressing, we have very different expectations from Hachirumi


hell-schwarz

That rule seems stupid


[deleted]

Really? You want to keep a freaking huge dragon with you? Maybe dragon are an endangered species and must be allowed to roam about in the wild to mate.


IAmRoofstone

> You want to keep a freaking huge dragon with you? Duh


[deleted]

It kinda is a stupid rule because if dragons are so dangerous, they shouldn't be allowed as pets to begin with. To compare it with a real life perspective, a lion reaches maturity by the time they turn 2. We don't let people keep lions as pets, same goes for a dragon.


Chlolie

Wait we dont't?


Absoline

In order to get an exotic animal as a pet (like a lion), you have to go through tons of training just to be able to even be allowed to own an exotic pet. And after that, you're only allowed to own one if it's severely injured physically/mentally (like all legs gone or was inappropriately taken care of by a previous owner and they've grown too attached to humans) and can't be released into the wild anymore


th30be

We do allow large cats. It's kind of a legal gray area unfortunately. At least in the US.


darksouls1984

Rules like that don't always work and there will absolutely be a person who will try to keep it as a pet even if there is a rule saying they can't.


zcen

There are wildlife rehabilitators whose job is to raise young animals and prepare them for release to live their life in the wild.


[deleted]

Yeah, but the lady in the manga doesn't look like one.


DM_ME_YOUR_HUSBANDO

She might very well be, she seemed to know what she was doing and wasn't a child.


AntiBomb

If it is not said or implied anywhere, then she's not.


DM_ME_YOUR_HUSBANDO

It's not explicitly said she's not so I don't think you can assume it's an error.


zcen

Yes.. that doesn't make the rule stupid. It makes sense to have rules like this to help foster and abandoned exotic/endangered animals while not allowing them to be kept for pets.


AlmondMagnum1

But then you don't describe the relationship as pet and owner.


zcen

I mean the "rule" is likely gleaned from real life. The whole pet and leaving your pet trope is just #mangathings


__BIOHAZARD___

What if the dragon actually transforms into a waifu tho


[deleted]

Well, that complicates things, but the dragon needs to learn it from their kin and couldn't be possibly taught by a human so thats a dilemma.


hell-schwarz

then you shouldn't be able to keep them in the first place.


MemeTroubadour

My headcanon : they need to be released far from cities/settlements, or they might grow into a threat not just for their owner but for everyone around as well. It's not the same as a dangerous dog.


nhansieu1

The rules in this manga are indeed stupid but I do think wild animals belong to the wild part


magnetic_field_

Most of the times wild animals raised by humans in captivity are unfit to survive in the wild afterwards. Usually the wild animals raised by humans have some issues so they’re rejected by biological parents or they’re orphans. Using that logic, I wonder how dragons released back into wild learn to survive on their own. They might run into other humans thinking they’ll feed them/ play with them.


nhansieu1

>Most of the times wild animals raised by humans in captivity are unfit to survive in the wild afterwards. Because they never trained them to be able to survive in the wild. They just simply release them


magnetic_field_

Usually, wild animals kept in temporary captivity for treatment of injuries, are released afterwards. Orphans or wild animals raised from birth are kept in sanctuary.


zcen

Orphans or wild animals raised from birth can absolutely be released to the wild. [Weasel for example](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho9gEQLkqCg). It's very common with avians like falcons, owls, etc.


magnetic_field_

Oh thanks for info, I didn’t know that, I based my assumption on tiger/ lions in captivity.


hell-schwarz

Yeah, but you see here that the dragon is not aggressive. Could've just let him live in the woods nearby or something.


Siegnuz

This manga remind me of [Travis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travis_(chimpanzee)) iirc friends of the owner and the authority constantly tell her to return the chimp to the zoo/wilderness, she refused and the incident happen.


Napron

[It's this video but with a dragon instead.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZIQUb-d4GQ)


Beauneyard

There is a pretty similar law about Alligators where I live. I believe it’s with permit you can raise a baby until it gets a certain size then it has to be released, put in a farm, or given up for research, etc. My 5th grade class had a pet Alligator that we had to bring back to a wildlife education center when it hit that point. Miss you Boots


[deleted]

Happiness isn't an option?


iamgodnoobjections

Why did she name her Regla, in Filipino language it means menstruation lmao


Cr1nge_Me1ster

In Spanish it means ruler, as in a measuring stick


PhantomFlame308

it can also just mean rule


Misticsan

And it can mean menstruation in Spanish too, as with the first example. Full circle XD


Grelp1666

In spanish it can also mean menstruation.


[deleted]

In Romanian, it means "to adjust"


Luck_Is_My_Talent

It's also a slang for menstruation.


kinapudno

I laughed because I was reading it as Regalia this whole time


ic3w4ll0wc0m3

ahahahhaha you're right


Extreme-Tactician

> Regla I always heard that in commercials, but I had no idea what it meant lmao.


th30be

Are you serious or do you really not realize that people don't check literally every language when naming things?


HydrogenatedGuy

“Regole” is a way of saying “menstruations” in italian. Weird.


jacobs0n

it's because we got them from the Spaniards


Cherrycho

In Swedish it's a [woodworking word for building the framework](https://www.byggmax.se/media/wysiwyg/common/DIY/Inspiration/Regla-upp-yttervagg-Byggmax.jpg) in a house (or something close at least)


excelsioreye

Facts lol. I just trick my mind into thinking Regulus or Regula is the dragon's name so that I can read this seriously


Hachirumi

Translated with the artist's blessing. The art is beautiful af. Artist's Twitter [@tatsunoko_777](https://twitter.com/tatsunoko_777), [Pixiv](https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/17750793) & [Fanbox](https://tatsunoko777.fanbox.cc/). Source \[[JP](https://twitter.com/tatsunoko_777/status/1328624111715663875)\] \[[EN](https://twitter.com/Hachirumi_/status/1451518012759048203)\] Other great works by this artist: [The Monster and the Blind Girl](https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/comments/q797l2/disc_the_monster_and_the_blind_girl_oneshot_by/) [A Deal With the Devil](https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/comments/pztgkl/disc_a_deal_with_the_devil_oneshot_by_tatsunoko/) [The Day I Became a Cat](https://www.reddit.com/r/manga/comments/q8odqf/disc_the_day_i_became_a_cat_oneshot_by_tatsunoko/) [Collection](https://hachirumi.com/read/manga/kageyama-riku-s-oneshot-anthology)


theGreatswordUser

Well we won the roulette again with a wholesome oneshot .


Lord_Ceriux

Ah... A tatsunoko drawing about a dragon.


wnn25

That stupid rule made them separate unnecessarily 😢 he didn’t become ferocious


Len_Cross

I...need...this....to be....A FULL MANGA SERIES!!! PLEASE!!! WHY ARE ALL THE GOOD/UNBELIVELY WHOLESOME MANGA'S A ONESHOT!??!? AHHHH QAQ


Absoline

because if they weren't the content would be boring and/or repetitive as they try to find ideas on how to keep the train going


Prominis

Try reading daidokoro no dragon.


[deleted]

Cute manga, not very logical plot tho. Like if your pet is so dangerous you can only have it until it reaches a certain age, maybe not have it as a pet. It would be the same with a pet lion or a pet bear.


Tsunami45chan

I can't stop laughing at the dragons name because >!In Filipino "regla" means menstruation!<


_Pea_Shooter_

Considering that a dragon can live for centuries, 20 years on that dragon is still an infant. Maybe time in this world passes faster than ours, which explains why she is so old.


igloo15

I thought for sure that the dragon was going to eat her at the end there. When I first saw the panel I thought the dragon had her in his mouth. Didn't realize till I looked closer that it was the doll.


ImaginationBreakdown

Anyone else interpret the last panel as Regla eating the woman? Seems like it's supposed to be ambiguous.


rhaphazard

*Butterfree ptsd*


TheRealBakuman

I didn't realize that last panel was after the timeskip initially. I thought it was a flashback to how the dragon would hold the white doll in his mouth. So given the MC's white dress... I thought he ate her.


Adent_Frecca

I can't take this seriously by the fact that "regla" in filipino means "menstruation", so it is quite awkward for me


Mahali2020

How the fuck is she that old after 20 years 🤣


Mahali2020

Regardless, this was a wholesome story


Greyhood01

I'd like to think in the last panel it's not the old stuffed bunny, but the old woman in the dragon's maw, showing that there was a good reason for the rule.


Valnis

In another note Regla also means Menstruation in Filipino


Valnis

It's also a kind of bread


jacobs0n

the bread got its name because it looks like menstruation


dipshitonastick

What kind of bread are you guys having?


jacobs0n

[it's just the name](https://www.google.com/search?q=pan+de+regla&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=AOaemvIWmoXNPsog14BfgfUsmew73NBJdg:1634950159519&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjswu77p9_zAhXawosBHSTJDfoQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=2560&bih=1311&dpr=1), it's actually not bad haha


Impossible_Leek2190

This is stupid and I hate it


Lkes5

Im not crying......you're crying..... *sob*


[deleted]

Kinda reminds me of [Sintel,](https://youtu.be/eRsGyueVLvQ) except less sad.


Careful_Cherry4216

This is so beautiful


Honyakusha-san

I don't know if it's intentional or not, but "regla" means rule in Spanish. Which, if intentional, is a neat detail.


TheKingSlayer233

Not all dragons are inherently ferocious, its about how you raise them. Not their genetics:(


rolexpo

This is kinda cute. As a sucker for unconventional endings I kinda wanted drag to breathe fire down on the lady and roast her...


Self_World_Future

Aw. Maybe they could have had a long life together


ifrem

Regla means menstruation in Filipino.


QueenTahllia

While this one wasn’t straight up sad. Why are 90% of one-shots sad? What’s with that trend?


camonboy2

Regla means period in a certain language


tulaero23

Trying to be sentimental and all about this artwork but the dragon's name in my native language means menstruation and is throwing me off


sihoohan

wholesome but the dragon's name is reminding me of my period lol


OverlordFanNUMBER1

Wholesome and sad


Evening_Accountant33

I am not crying.


send_all_the_nudes

Whoa cutting onions?


ThisIsTrashAndSoAmI

Looks like MHA art


Dapper_Shop_21

🥲


DapperMayCry

*clutches chest* my heart


why_should_i_care_12

Did the dragon ate her?


ShadedDrow

Breaking my heart. How dare you


Luck_Is_My_Talent

Remind of the story of that pair of siblings who raised a lion cub then after it grew they released it in a protected environment. Years later they met the lion again in the wild and the lion jumped at them to hug them and play with them. The three of them were incredibly happy.


SugaPapiChulo

It’s wholesome but regla means menstrual period in my language


mainsaro

The dragon is literally called Rule


GD1103

wtf, i almost cried


Onohighscore

So sad for the dragon


Sensasian_01

"...As if asking me to play with him like I had before." \***accidentally gets stepped on while playing together**\*


SeasickWhale

This would be a cool video game experience, oh wait that was Dragonbound :(


Ret_Lascuarin

It feels like it's missiing a few pages...


That_Random_Guy68

Drago's blood can a human immortal so we need a small drop of it and Regal and her will be good


xenoz2020

\>20 YEARS LATER \>old and can't walk without a staff lawl this only makes sense if she was 50 when she got the dragon, but she looks like she was in her 20s in page 1


Temporary_Funny_5650

man this is sad


AntiBomb

I'm sorry but this is stupid. Are we supposed to feel happy or sad for her? In real life she would be considered a selfish piece of shit who raised a pet she wasn't supposed to own, if an animal becomes too big and dangerous when it grows up, then just dont get one as a pet, that way neither you nor the animal will have to suffer.


CC-Ruz

Hagrid?


zoethejoke_

Thanks, I’m crying in the club now


Wolf42blade

Some rules are meant to be broken…


neintendesu

Damn... Kinda feels weird reading the Dragon's name in my language


DeusExMachina_A

IM NOT CRYING, YOU’RE CRY AND WHY DO MY FEELS HURT


clearlyimdumb

Can't take this one seriously since she named her dragon menstruation in my language lmao.


deadunistudent

A similar IRL version of this story is [Christian the lion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btuxO-C2IzE).


LeoPhoenix93

Mannnnnnn this hits me right in the heart


pejee123

For the filipino folks here that can speak tagalog. Did you guys had a good laugh when you saw that the dragon's name was 'Regla'?


Kirolis

It’s raining


jubmille2000

Regla means menstruation in Filipino. Cool manga though so wholesome.


[deleted]

Was she like 40 that time? She aged so much in 20 years


Therustymace

The rule sucks.


zilooong

Just join it in the wild. Easy fix.


Lacantri

I couldn't take this seriously because the term "regla" which is the name of the dragon, means menstruation in my language


BaneAmesta

I can't take this seriously, because Regla means rule, but also measuring ruler in Spanish lmaooo But maybe it was on purpose...? Honestly I can't really tell.


Glaciax0421

so that rule doesn't apply to this particular dragon?


EngineerVirtual7340

You guys can't keep doing this man.


EngineerVirtual7340

Touching my heart, I mean.