181 - I Got Engaged to a Blind Duke
I got engaged to the blind duke, Chapter 181
It was a leisurely day with warm sunshine.
BaniBani rolled around on the ground, basking in the sunlight with its whole body, as if it had seen and learned it somewhere.
As it leisurely enjoyed the sun, BaniBani's ears suddenly perked up. BaniBani, who straightened its body, stared into the distance and quickly ran into the mountain.
Aldo, who had been watching the scene from the Shadows, stood up.
As ordered, he followed BaniBani, not stopping it from returning to its original home.
If that Monster could return to its original place without encountering people, the mission would be accomplished.
As BaniBani ran faster and faster, Aldo picked up speed.
"Save me! Please save me! Sniff."
At that moment, the terrified voices of children were heard in the distance.
Surprised, Aldo changed direction towards the children's voices, but BaniBani, who had been running ahead, was already heading in that direction.
"Krrr."
BaniBani, who arrived at the clearing, made a threatening noise, and the gray wolf in front of the cave slowly turned around and bared its teeth. Saliva dripped between the wolf's ferocious teeth.
"Save me. Sniff."
The children's cries flowed out from inside the cave. Fortunately, the entrance to the cave was small, so the gray wolf couldn't enter.
The gray wolf, with a fierce glint in its eyes, wrinkled its nose and raised its chin.
"Awoo-!"
It was a call for its companions.
"Krrr."
BaniBani, showing aggression towards the wolf, grew its teeth long.
As BaniBani rushed towards the gray wolf, the wolf nimbly stepped aside.
The positions of BaniBani and the gray wolf changed.
BaniBani took its place as if to protect the children in the cave and roared fiercely at the gray wolf.
"Krrr."
The large gray wolf prowled in front of BaniBani, its eyes scanning with a chilling gaze.
Aldo, the Shadow Egg, watched the confrontation in front of him, unable to hide his confusion.
He knew that BaniBani, who he had been guarding due to orders, did not reveal its true colors as a Monster to Marin and those around her.
But it heard the children's screams from afar and came to save them? A Monster? Is that BaniBani really a Monster?
It felt like the common knowledge that 'Monsters attack people' was being destroyed.
Aldo put aside his complicated thoughts and went to BaniBani's side to examine the cave.
"Hey kids, are you okay?"
"Mister!"
A child, covered in tears, called him, only slightly showing his face from the cave.
It was the boy he had seen in front of the cabin a few days ago.
"Are you hurt anywhere?"
"No!"
"Rabbit. Growl."
The girl he had seen with him before peeked out from next to the boy and cheered for BaniBani.
Aldo, the Shadow Egg, was speechless at the ironic situation of the child cheering for the Monster and stared straight ahead.
In the meantime, two more gray wolves had arrived.
When there were a total of three, the gray wolf, who seemed to be the leader, shouted so loudly that the forest echoed.
"Kaaaak!"
As if that was the signal, the three rushed in at the same time.
Two headed for BaniBani, and one rushed at Aldo.
As Aldo tried to cut the gray wolf with his Sword, the wolf twisted its body in the air to avoid it.
Glancing at BaniBani, he saw BaniBani grabbing one of the gray wolves and piercing its torso with its teeth.
Squeal!
The gray wolf, stabbed in the stomach, screamed.
Then another gray wolf swung its front paw at BaniBani.
BaniBani threw the gray wolf it was holding at the approaching wolf.
Squeal.
The gray wolf hit by its companion rolled on the ground together.
The gray wolf that had been facing Aldo seemed worried about its companions and ran towards them.
The three gray wolves watched BaniBani and slowly backed away before turning around and running away.
Aldo watched until they were out of sight before putting his Sword back in.
Aldo said towards the inside of the cave.
"It's safe now. You can come out."
At his words, the familiar boy came out first with a dubious look on his face. The girl followed closely behind.
"Is it really okay?"
A tearful voice of a boy was heard from inside the cave.
"Yes. It's okay."
Aldo, who was being kind to the child who must have been scared, turned his head and widened his eyes.
"……!"
The little girl was reaching out as if to touch BaniBani's back.
"Don't-"
"I like Rabbit!"
It was too late.
Aldo quickly drew his Sword again and pointed it at BaniBani.
He saw BaniBani, whose teeth had returned to normal, glancing at the girl clinging to him with a bothered expression.
But that was only for a moment, and soon it willingly lent its back to the child.
At the sight, Aldo slowly lowered the Sword in his hand.
He couldn't understand it just by protecting the children, but it was staying still even when the child came and clung to it?
The lengthening of teeth was a characteristic of the Monster BaniBani. So, the BaniBani in front of him was definitely a Monster.
But why doesn't the Monster attack people?
"Mini."
"Oppa, why?"
Mini, who was grabbing BaniBani's fur and struggling to climb its back, turned her head.
"Danger……."
But Ronnie couldn't finish his words.
Is it really dangerous?
If that Rabbit hadn't come, they would have been helpless prey for the wolves.
Mini, who finally succeeded in climbing up to BaniBani's shoulders, burst into a clear laugh.
"It's dangerous, Mini. Come down."
Ronnie looked at his brave younger sister and timidly dissuaded her.
It wasn't the Rabbit that was dangerous, but that height looked very dangerous.
At that time, Brie and Joseph, who had been stuck together like one body in the cave, poked their heads out.
"Ronnie, are the wolves really gone?"
Joseph, with a tear-stained face, carefully came out of the cave, quickly scanning his surroundings.
"Yeah."
"Hwaaa. I peed my pants."
Meanwhile, Brie burst into tears again.
Joseph and Ronnie comforted Brie, who was only showing her face at the entrance of the cave.
Because they almost peed themselves too.
"Brie, it's okay. We'll keep it a secret."
Ronnie comforted her maturely first.
"Yeah. We were scared too."
"Thank you, guys."
Ronnie turned his gaze to the man in black clothes standing to one side.
"Thank you for saving us."
"Don't go up the mountain for a while."
"……Yes."
Ronnie answered dejectedly with a guilty face.
As the adults said, there really were wolves. If the Rabbit and the mister hadn't come, something really bad would have happened.
If anyone had been hurt, it would have been his fault for saying there were no wolves to the children.
"I'll take you to the bottom of the mountain."
The man in black clothes spoke bluntly, but he was more reliable than anyone else.
"Brie, come out."
"Guys, pull me out."
Brie asked with a flushed face.
"Okay!"
Ronnie and Joseph answered at the same time. It was because their friendship had become stronger after experiencing a life-threatening crisis together.
After Ronnie and Joseph struggled for a long time, holding one of Brie's hands each, the child popped out.
Brie, who came out, still looked around with her shoulders hunched, her face still fearful.
Joseph stood close to her side. He seemed scared too.
Ronnie glanced at his friends once, then looked at the mister with a ready face.
As the mister took a step, the Rabbit moved with him.
Mini, who was still clinging to the Rabbit, burst into laughter as if it was fun.
The Rabbit glanced behind it with a bothered expression.
That Rabbit had so many different expressions.
Ronnie was curiously observing the Rabbit when he saw the Rabbit holding Mini with one hand so she wouldn't fall.
Everyone standing behind saw that sight.
Ronnie was surprised and widened his eyes and looked back at the mister. The mister, whose eyes were the only thing visible, also looked very embarrassed.
"Mister, isn't that Rabbit dangerous?"
"……I can't answer."
"Yes. I understand."
Ronnie judged for himself and nodded.
The mister said he couldn't answer, but the Rabbit didn't seem dangerous at all.
