The Dragon Girl's Diary of Raising a Dragon Hatchling

Leave of Absence Notice: I sincerely apologize, but due to health issues, I am going to a hospital in another city for a check-up and hospitalization tomorrow. I may not be able to access the computer for a while, so this article may be temporarily suspended. The ailing author is kneeling here to beg for your forgiveness; I am truly sorry for all your continued support! I am so sorry!

This is my first time writing a long review, so please don't take it to heart if I say anything wrong. I discovered this story when the author first started serializing it, and to be honest, I wasn't initially optimistic about it because the beginning wasn't very well written. It felt rushed, with many parts lacking detail and failing to clearly explain the cause and effect. If it weren't for the eye-catching title and cover, this story might have flopped. But don't be disappointed yet; I'm not here to criticize the author. On the contrary, I was moved by the author's humility and hard work, which is why I wrote this review...

I found this book while searching for novels with a loli theme (I'm a loli-loving author =-=). Initially, I thought it was just a simple, casual work like most others, but by the end of the first volume, I realized I was wrong. The author, San, writes it truly wonderfully. The betrayal section in the latter part of the first volume, which is where the plot takes a sharp turn, doesn't involve destroying an entire city or even a country like other invincible protagonist novels, or giving the betrayer a lavish death afterwards. Instead, it perfectly portrays an ordinary girl caught between family, friendship, interests, and her own personality, unable to freely choose her path. Even after the ending of the first volume...

I'm glad the author is alright, but I'm having a really bad time reading the book. It's full of obsolete chapters, the table of contents is a mess, and I can't find any new chapters. How am I supposed to start reading?

The cover features salt and sugar.

Oh my, my aunt is so happy that salt sauce and sugar sauce can go together.

Waaaaah... Waaaaah! Why? Why is this happening?! Why do you all want to kill me?! What did I do to deserve being wiped out by my own kind?! You're afraid I'll become stronger, afraid I'll eat you, afraid I'll bring disaster to the world... Even dragons are afraid of me, what am I? Of course I knew about this ability a long time ago, but devouring my own kind, becoming stronger, threatening the world... I never even considered that... To live... To live... To live... The only way is... To eat you! To eat you! To eat you all! You've forced me to need more power...

The novel *The Sword of Entanglement* and the male protagonist are both quite interesting, and the character portrayals are very detailed. This book, however, is a bit confusing. First, the power levels need to be properly defined; it's a bit chaotic. One improvement is the illustrations; the original illustrations were truly speechless. Also, the yuri (lesbian) scenes require the characters to look at each other, absolutely not at the camera... The name "High-Ranking Demon" is so stupid. "Upper-Rank Demon," "Great Demon," "Demon Lord," "Grand Duke"—aren't those better names? The section on interpersonal relationships is quite funny and could be made into a side story, but the author shouldn't get too carried away; it feels like they're making a accusation. Also, being afraid simply because someone is strong is too stupid. Nobody's afraid of sword saints or heroes...

I initially enjoyed this story, but I suddenly couldn't continue reading after the protagonist saved a young goblin who had killed a village's young female goblin. It was disgusting. From a reader's perspective, I actually wished both protagonists were dead. I dropped the story simply because the protagonist's values disgusted me, not because the author's writing was bad or the protagonist did anything wrong (after all, the protagonist isn't human and shouldn't be treated as such). I hate two types of people most in my life—rapists should all die, and human traffickers should go to hell.

Dragons have remained foolish for centuries, while humans possess high intelligence upon reaching adulthood. Does that mean humans are incredibly powerful?