Chapter 35: A Dog-Like Day (01)
As soon as Dane left the village, he started telling the story I had been curious about, the story about the Grandmother.
"She was a sheep."
"A sheep?"
"Grandmother was not a goat but a sheep beastn."
I thought she was a goat because she had horns and introduced herself as one, but it turns out she was a sheep...
Well, the horns of a goat are pointy, but Grandmother's horns were curled like those of a sheep.
"That was the root of the ideology Grandmother held, wishing to beco more beastn-like."
To summarize Dane's story briefly, she was a sheep beastn.
Sheep beastn are typically fluffy like sheep, but she was almost hairless, which might be normal for other beastn but is quite unusual for a sheep beastn.
Feeling complex about her appearance, she wondered why a beastn didn't look like a beastn, which led her to form an independence group, demanding independence so that beastn could truly be beastn.
"She didn't find herself beautiful, so no sheep beastn sought her out, and her self-esteem was quite low because of that."
Other beastn might follow her for her wisdom and charisma, but that was all due to her abilities and her actions.
She didn't think she was sexually attractive, and apparently, no other beastn saw her in that light either.
Humans treated her like any other beastn, but her already low self-esteem made her think they only showed interest in her because they were animals in heat, not because of her deford (in her opinion) beastn form.
"So?"
"So I explained to Grandmother how beautiful she was through physical ans."
"Hah..."
"Grandmother is really pretty, her breasts are no joke, every ti I see her I get an erection so hard it's unbearable etc..."
"That's how eloquent you are."
"But it must have co across as sincere, right?"
Honestly, I was impressed.
If I had been asked to play Dane's role, I wouldn't have been able to do it.
I would have approached her in a roundabout way or with so calculation, and then Grandmother would have naturally sensed it and guarded herself, thinking I ca to seduce her physically and change her mind.
Even if she had agreed to have sex, it would have been just for hospitality, not with an open heart like now.
But Dane truly admired Grandmother's beauty simply and without calculation, persuaded her, and ford a relationship, thereby breaking her fundantal complexes.
"You're helpful sotis."
"What? If anything, you were less helpful this ti!"
Honestly, it was a valid point, and I couldn't argue.
As for ... Well, I enjoyed the naked beastn village and helped with Naomi's heat a bit, or served as a toy to the cat beastn (though I dug my own grave with that), so I hadn't really done much else.
"Alright, I'll report your contribution when we go back."
"Haha!"
'Now that I think about it...'
Suddenly, a suspicion sparked in my mind.
'Could it be that the reason the senior knight sent the two of us, trainee knights, was this?'
Why else would he send two trainee knights to such a place, not diplomats or civil servants?
'No, that can't be it. If I predicted that, I'd be not just a knight but a prophet... No wait, maybe since beastn are crazy about human n...'
I was pondering how far the senior knight had anticipated.
"We've arrived."
Everything had been settled by last night, and I had sent a ssage ahead to have a carriage wait at the edge of the forest, but there were unexpected people waiting for us.
"Master!"
"Maaster~!"
More than ten dog beastn were waiting for us.
Fortunately, unlike in the beastn village, they were dressed simply, but still, I couldn't guess why they were here.
"What's going on?"
"We'll follow Master!"
"Heh heh heh..."
So dog beastn were still panting and clinging to the coachman who was familiar with beastn from the north, and he controlled them well by throwing jerky from his pocket.
"......"
I turned to Dane, wondering what had happened.
"Ah, I forgot."
"What...?"
"Yesterday, the dog beastn stord into Grandmother's house saying they couldn't live like this anymore, that they were going to find human masters, and if not, they wanted death."
"Huh?"
"So Grandmother was shocked, but seeing that, she said that being beastn was already an inseparable part of being human and let them live as they wished."
I had no idea that had happened.
Last evening, after packing up, Dane had solved the situation in an incredible way, and I was exhausted from the continuous depletion of my energy and slept soundly.
Moreover, without Shuru to lick my glans and wake up, I had an uninterrupted sleep until morning...
"You don't think Grandmother gave up her independence because she liked , do you?"
"No, of course not!"
"Right? You wouldn't think of Grandmother as a sexually frustrated idiot, would you?"
Damn, honestly, I had thought so.
On the backside of her easy giving up on independence was this event...
That is, the dog beastn showed their nature... that is, their nature to follow people, so Grandmother acknowledged that the nature of beastn wasn't as simple as she thought.
"So, are we going to the city together?"
"Seems like it?"
While Dane and I were talking, a female dog beastn approached and extended a leash.
"Hmm? Wanna play?"
"No, I'm gonna follow Master, okay?"
"......What?"
Hearing that, I looked around, and all the dog beastn were wearing collars and extending their leashes to .
"There are already too many rivals here, so we want to follow Master!"
"Ah... Wait. So... you want to co along?"
"Yes!"
All 18 dog beastn answered simultaneously.
"That's really... dog-like."
I tried to persuade them otherwise, but these dog beastn, who would normally obey other commands, blatantly ignored the command not to follow.
They had been freed to find their own freedom, but they chose to seek subjugation again, how dog-like is that?
"What now?"
"We've already sent a ssage back, so we have to return now."
Since there was a return deadline, we decided to return to the capital where the magic knight brigade was.
At first, I thought if we ran away in the carriage, they'd eventually get tired and scatter...
"Heh heh heh heh......"
'Why... are they following well?'
The dog beastn were running on all fours and following us, and their stamina was so impressive that the carriage couldn't shake them off.
Of course, horses are faster over a straight distance, but the dog beastn were shortening the travel distance by running through forests and over rocks.
"What should we do now?"
I thought I had resolved everything, but now 18 dog beastn were following .
I even tried passing them off to Dane, but Dane said he talked with Grandmother back then and decided not to take the dog beastn, so these 18 were definitely following .
"Maybe just let them go after a while? Pass them off to suitable people..."
Dane didn't seem to think much of it, suggesting to find owners for the dog beastn sowhere appropriate, but this guy is simple; the world doesn't work that easily.
"What if their owner is human trash?"
"Like you?"
I was puzzled why I had beco the representative of human trash, but I decided to let it slide.
"Dog beastn have exceptionally high combat abilities among beastn."
"I know."
Cat beastn are strong in unard combat due to their claws, but they're not a threat to knight-level opponents.
However, dog beastn are fundantally stronger physically, and the biggest issue is their loyalty.
"So what if their owner is a criminal?"
"Ah......"
If the owners of the dog beastn turned out to be criminals or sold them to the underworld or thieves' guilds to make money...
They might not match knight-level, but as soldiers, they would be formidable weapons.
'It's too risky to let loose 18 dog beastn'
In northern cities where many citizens are beastn, it might sohow be manageable, but these were trying to find masters in populated areas.
There, the capabilities of the dog beastn, who could take on ten soldiers alone, beco a real problem, creating a dilemma.
"If there's no solution, shouldn't we send them back?"
"But they don't listen to commands to go back, do they?"
"What if we hand them over to the coachman or so nice person?"
"Hmm... the coachman is a bit different though."
The owners these dog beastn are looking for aren't ordinary people.
Even in a northern city with few people, isn't there soone who could take in 18 dog beastn?
Even more so since one person could potentially raise a group of them, but the fact they followed specifically... suggests a different kind of difference.
These beastn probably won't listen to my commands unless they et a suitable owner.
Moreover, these aren't just puppies, and they don't just accept any human as their owner; there must be so conditions.
"We've arrived. You need a pass to enter the capital, so I'll only take you this far."
Without ti to ponder, we arrived at the capital, and I had to get off the carriage without having a chance to devise a plan.
"Master!"
"Master!"
And then I was forced to grab the leashes of the panting dog beastn who rushed at .
"Yes. There's only one way."
Seeing the dog beastn panting and clinging to in anticipation, I boldly entered the capital leading all 18 beastn.
And of course, shortly after entering, a ssage was sent to the magic knight brigade, and the senior knights and my peers ca out, stunned to see holding the leashes of the beastn.
"Arrest for current offenses."
And then I was arrested.
* * *
"You've got guts. Sent to resolve a declaration of independence and you co back as a slaver?"
"I'm not a slaver."
"They call you 'master'."
The senior knight's piercing words left speechless.
"No excuses. Try explaining that."
"I brought these beastn to enlist them."
"What?"
Yes, my plan for safely handling the 18 dog beastn was this.
To have them processed by the magic knight brigade.
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