Chapter 13
13
Chapter 3. Because You're Cute (3)
It was more of a puppy than a dog.
A small, black dog was lying there as if showing off!
"Wait, don't go near it!"
"Huh? Why?"
"Do you even need to ask? It looks suspicious, doesn't it?!"
"Moga?" (What?)
Raven, who grabbed my arm as I was about to run out, looked at me with a frustrated expression, as if he had a lot to say.
Why, what.
"You... do you even know how protected you are?"
"Overprotection... I'm being given."
"It's not just overprotection... Do you even know how long it took me to meet you?!"
Oh, was it.
"Even though I, who saved you, requested it for two years, the Wentworth couple didn't even pretend to listen."
I rolled my eyes as if pretending to think hard. Raven said with cold eyes.
"Don't pretend to think and act distracted, and don't pull because I won't let go of your arm. You'll get hurt."
"That's mean...."
"What's mean? If I let go, you'll go straight to that thing, won't you?!"
"Of coursh!"
"Didn't you hear me?"
"Uh, I heard. I'm being overprotected, and there's no way a puppy could be here."
"You really speak well for someone who doesn't act your age... Even though your pronunciation is all messed up."
"I don't wanna hear it from you, mo. Asking a baby what that is. You don't seem like an adult either."
Raven blinked his big golden eyes as if he didn't know I would bring up that story.
"...When you're being held by a wolf, it's hard to believe you're human."
"Even though you knew I was a person, you asked what it was."
"......"
"Let go. Raven is also curious!"
"You think if you call my name, I'll let you see it?"
"...Aren't you?"
"If I were Duke Wentworth, it would have worked."
Tch. He wasn't as easy as my father. Raven's face, smiling confidently, was as confident as a model in a pictorial. The problem was that the pictorial was for children. There was no forcefulness.
"But my arm hurts...."
"...I'll let go of your arm."
Raven took a step back as I pouted. Actually, it didn't hurt at all.
"I don't know what that is, but it can't be a puppy as it looks, so don't go near it until you call someone to check. Wentworth Mrs. has surrounded this garden with all sorts of Protective Magic, so most guys can't even approach it, but maybe animals were an exception... Someone must have put that thing here. What that is, Shana!"
He knows my name, what! While Raven was nagging, I ran towards the puppy without a word.
Don't underestimate me, who has been a genius at escaping since I was a baby.
'It's a real puppy!'
A puppy the size of my palm, of course, it's bigger than my hand because my hands are small, but a puppy the size of an adult's palm was lying on the grass.
The black puppy had drooping ears, and most of all....
"Kkiing...."
"Don't touch it, Shana!"
It was injured.
Without thinking twice, I gathered Healing Clay and applied it to the puppy's body. Oh, it's seeping in.
I was sparkling my eyes because I was amazed by the light that was being sucked into the small body, but Raven pulled my cheek from behind. My cheek stretched out.
"It hurts!"
"Didn't you hear me telling you not to do it, huh?"
"But it looked like it hurt...."
Raven sighed and let go of my cheek.
"Without any fear."
"It's a puppy."
"It looks like it."
The puppy whimpered and moved, so I reached out to check the wound.
The small, black puppy fluttered and struggled to lift its eyelids. In its moist eyes were reflected my worried face and Raven's displeased frown.
How did such a small child get hurt like this?
"It's okay, you can relax...."
At the same time as I spoke, there was a crunching sound. Oh, I got bitten.
"Shana!"
"Uh...."
Raven tried to reach out to the puppy. I screamed without realizing it.
"No, Raven!"
"Ugh!"
"Don't touch the puppy, no!"
"Take your finger out and then talk!"
"It doesn't hurt!"
I covered the puppy with my body, putting the bitten hand inside to protect it. I only turned my head back while lying on the ground with only my upper body propped up, glaring at Raven.
"Raven was trying to hit the puppy just now!"
"I'm trying to separate you. Don't be stubborn and move."
"No! No! Raven, you villain!"
"...You know that dog is biting you, right?"
"I know, it doesn't hurt! It's just a puppy biting because it's surprised! You villain!"
"Who are you calling a villain?"
Raven sighed with a tired expression for a child as I screamed while hugging the puppy.
"Okay, okay, let's get away from it first."
"......"
"Don't be stubborn, Shana. If the Duke finds out about this, that dog won't even be able to save its life."
"......"
"Give me your hand, Shana."
Who does he think is a dog.
But, frustratingly, Raven was right. My father would hate it, of course, and it was useless to just hug it.
The puppy whimpered, startled by me suddenly hugging it.
"Ah, you're suffocating! I'm sorry...."
The puppy wiggled its butt backwards and got out of my arms. I know that kind of doll. There's a doll that looks like that.
'The puppy doll that moves backwards when it barks was just that size...!'
I wonder if I can stroke that soft-looking fur just once. Its black nose is so cute. Because it had black fur, only its shiny eyes and nose were visible. Ugh, so cute.
When you see a puppy, don't startle it from below..., uh, what was it.
Mr. Kang, the puppy from my past life, said something. The fragmentary memory was faint and not clear.
Mina liked puppies so much that we often turned on animal-related programs when we ate together. Mina often shared cute videos with me.
I hardly watched them because I was working.
I also liked animals so much, and my wish was to raise a puppy with Mina, but I couldn't because of my family situation. But looking at it up close.
"It's so cute...."
"Your finger, which was bitten by that cute thing, is bleeding."
Raven took my hand and frowned.
"So tiny. So small!"
"Your hands are small too."
"Um, they are a bit...."
"The Duke is going to make a fuss, I can see it coming...."
"If Raven keeps it a secret!"
"Your maids will pretend not to know."
"......"
"Your parents hired a Rank A Mercenary just to be your sitter. There's no way they'll let it go quietly."
"Uh...?"
"If you didn't know, just move on."
What did I just hear?
"Come behind me, Shana."
Raven pulled me back slightly.
The puppy glared at me and Raven alternately with anxious eyes. But it couldn't hide its trembling body from fear.
Judging by the way it's wary of people, could that wound have been inflicted by a person?
"The puppy is fine. That's enough, treat your hand."
"I can't."
"......What?"
"I can't, I'm telling you."
A monk can't shave his own head. But even if I say this, he won't know what it means. I smiled while Raven was holding my hand. Raven, your expression is too fierce....
"You gave your hand without even being able to treat it right away?"
"Uh, uh?"
"You can't even treat yourself, and you touch something that might be dangerous?!"
"It's not dangerous, it's a puppy...."
It's a puppy that's so small and cute that I feel like I'm going to get a nosebleed. You don't have to treat it like a bomb about to explode.
"You're hurt, right now."
And you're still saying it's not dangerous, Raven asked, raising his chin. It's a haughty expression, but he's holding my bleeding hand carefully.
"Throw that away right now."
"Raven, you have no blood or tears...."
"......"
"How can you do that to a tiny puppy...."
"You're hurt."
Raven's golden eyes shone fiercely.
"You're mine."
"No, I'm mine...."
What is he saying.
Raven didn't even pretend to listen and pulled my hand. The wound wasn't that big, but he was making a big fuss.
'The prince's worries are noisy....'
It's cold but noisy and annoying.......
But I couldn't be mean to someone who was worried about me, so I decided to take care of the child like an adult.
"Raven, I'm okay. It doesn't hurt at all. Really...."
"Say that in front of your parents."
"Hey, Raven. Raven isn't my parent."
That's why I'm saying it.
Raven looked down at me for a moment. His sharp, slender eyes, clear golden eyes, and expressionless face were not like a child, but it suited him well because he was handsome.
"I'm not your parent, but I'm your savior."
"Uh...."
"I picked you up, so you're as good as mine."
"Hey, that's not true."
I have human rights too, Prince. It's surprising, but I do.
"Anyway, if you can't protect your body, don't touch dangerous things. Got it?"
"What's so dangerous? It's just a puppy biting me a little...."
I was already complaining that my parents were overprotecting me, so what if he acts similarly.
'But it's a bit much to say harsh things to a child.'
He was also my savior.
He was also the first person I saw after opening my eyes in this world.
"It may look like a puppy, but it may not be on the inside."
"Huh?"
"It could be the cub of a ferocious Monster...."
Raven raised his eyes and looked over my shoulder.
"Or it could be a Shifter."
There was a little girl where Raven's gaze was directed.
