âThen shall I give you a special service my lady?â
âSpecial servwice?â
I crept up my head at the tempting suggestion.
âIâm sure youâll fall asleep as soon as you get it.â
Are you trying to sing me a lullaby?
I nodded because I thought anything would be better than teasing.
âI lwike it.â
âThen lets get started.â
Hmmm, Richard cleared his throat a few times and lowered his head.
ââŠâŠHuh?â
For a moment, I was embarrassed by the sudden close-up, and he got closer and closer.
Huh� Huh? What?
It was my first time seeing someoneâs lips so close.
âHey, Richard. Wait a minute.â
âYou just have to stay put.â
âStay still?â
Somehow it felt more suspicious.
Before I knew it, the lips narrowed the distance slowly opened, and something sparkled through them.
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I closed my eyes reflexively.
âIâm getting bitten!â
The sensation that followed me wasnât a great painâŠâŠ,
Huh.
Moisture?
ââŠâŠWhat?â
I opened my eyes secretly with a damp and unfamiliar touch on my cheek.
âHow do you like it, my lady? Are you getting sleepy?â
âWhat did you do?â
âWhat else could it be my lady? Im helping you with grooming?â
Richard, who straightened his shoulders, replied triumphantly.
âGurumming?â
Isnât that what cats and animals do?
Richard whispered in a low voice to me, who was in love with Earl.
âWhen his excellency was young, he couldnât sleep without grooming.â
I peeped at Eden.
âThe days where the menacing looking Eden acted cute?â
I couldnât easily picture it in my head, an image of him which was the total opposite of now.
And whats more him grooming.
I couldnât imagine even more.
âRichard. Since when has your future hope changed to a lying butler?â
Eden, who has good ears, must have heard what Richard said to me.
âWhat do you mean lying butler?â
âIf youâre hungry, go to the food warehouse. Stop spreading bullshit.â
Eden chinned at the door with dry eyes.
Then Richardâs already round eyes grew bigger.
âOh, my God. Those dirty words are rude in front of the lady.â
Yeah, emergency food. Thatâs too much.
I nodded quietly in sympathy.
âDonât be so hard your excellency. Why donât you call her by a softer nickname?â
âWhy should I?â
âWell, youâre a father now.â
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At times like this, his left eyebrow, which was honest with his emotions, was somehow annoyed.
âI thought your excellency wouldnât have thought about it, so Iâve thought about the ladyâs nickname for you.â
âYouâve done something useless.â
Richard chatted in earnest, taking out his notebook whether Eden allowed it or not.
âHow about peanut?â
âThat makes sense.â
It doesnât make sense!
Eden, who pretended to be uninterested, but immediately responded, I was dumbfounded.
âSimilar things include chicks, marshmallows, cotton balls, and puppyâŠâŠ.â (in Korean its called ë„ê°ìì§Â which kinda translate literally to puppyâs poop. Usually older ppl especially the grandmas like to call their grandchild this.
âIsnât it rude to compare her to a puppy?â
ââŠâŠthat kind of dirty word is very hurtful to me. No, wait a second. Why are you looking at me like that?â
Richard made a sniffling protest, but Eden stole his notebook without even listening.
âHmm. I think something related to white would be appropriate.â
Edenâs hand, who was searching through the notebook for a long time, stopped.
âHmm..Flour dough..â
âIt fits perfectly with the lady who has soft, plump cheeks, but itâs not a friendly tone, so I only put it as a preliminary candidate.â
âItâs not bad.â
Richard opened his eyes wide as he looked at Eden, who was rubbing his lower jaw and giving a positive reaction.
âWhat? That?â
âIâll take this.â
âŠâŠI ended up with flour dough as my nickname.
Is the expression âopen your eyes and get bitten by a lionâ used at this time?
I couldnât stop laughing.
Whether you know how I feel or not know how I feel.
Richard asked me a question urgently.
âWhat is the ladyâs thought on your nickname?â
ââŠâŠAre you asking me honestly?â
âYes, you like the puppy the most among the candidates, donât youâ
Bad Richard. Bad dog!
Luna slammed her forehead a little hard into his chest, since Richard was being mean.
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ââŠâŠIâm really going to slweep. Donât talk to me.â
I tried to ignore the calm laughter of the men above my head and closed my eyes tightly.
* * *
What? Was Richardâs words real? (he said its easier to sleep after grooming)
Before I knew it, I fell asleep.
âMiss weâve arrived.â
Yawn
When I woke up to a gentle whisper, the carriage arrived at the mansion.
âAs expected, grooming is effective during naps..âŠ.â
âBut you cwant do it again next time.â
âAwh thatâs a bummer.â
I came down from Richardâs arms with a disappointing expression and looked around.
By the way⊠Whereâs Eden?
I need to thank him for what happened earlier.
Even if you look around, you can only see the workers and Richard who carry the wagonâs luggage around.
Eden was nowhere to be seen.
âWhat the cwount?â
âAs soon as we arrived, ixcellency went to the office. Do you want me to take you there?â
âYes.â
Richard personally took me to Edenâs office.
âSir, here comes the lady.â
After a brief silence, the answer came back.
âTell her to come in.â
Richard opened the door, gave me a little cheer for support & went to do his job.
It was time for Eden and me.
I slipped into the office.
He only focuses on the documents he was looking at even when Im in his office.
He didnât even spare me a glance.
âExcuse meâŠâŠ, cwount.â
âYou donât have to thank me. I just kept my promise because it went according to the prediction you told me.â
I havenât even mentioned it yet.
He answered me first, as if he had read my thoughts.
âstill, Thwank you.â
ââŠâŠ.â
His hand stopped as he was going through the documents without answering.
âIâm glad you believe everything I swaid now.â
âDonât be mistaken. Itâs just that your ability was worth it to me.â
It was a very indifferent voice.
Nevertheless, I was happy enough to jump in place.
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I canât believe Iâm being recognized by Eden!
This was really a huge thing.
Enough to change the fate of dying in vain!
âAt least I wonât have to die in disgrace while Iâm in LionHeartâs mansion.â
In other words, there is one less thing to worry about.
âThank GodâŠâ
âWhat.â
I answered his question with my hands neatly folded.
âDid I become a person who is useful for the cwount?â
ââŠâŠ.â
He shifted his eyes to me.
Is it because of the sunlight coming through the big window?
Or because I can see his fangs through his open lips?
Seeing the shadowy face made me deluded.
âItâs like a long-starved beast looking at a preyâŠâŠ.â
Suddenly, I remembered the conversation earlier.
[How about lunch box?]Â Â (one of the nickname Richard came up with)
[That makes sense]
Why the conversation came to mind.
I thought to myself to comfort my uncomfortable feelings.
Iâm glad Eden is a rational beastman.â
If not, a child like me would already be emergency food, as he said.
I was relieved to think so.
ââŠâŠwhy are you so serious about useless things all the time?â
Eden asked me in my thoughts.
You didnât like something?
His eyes were fully narrowed into thin slit.
I thought we might have gotten a little closer because of the work at the government office.â
I must have been mistaken.
Is it because heâs a cat type animal?â
I could hardly understand him.
âAre you mad, cwount?ââ
I said, looking at his countenance.
Itâs not a very difficult question to answer. His lips, which had been hardened for a while, began to move beautifully.
â angry? Me? No way.â
Not at all, it canât be.
Is it my illusion that it seems to be like an excuse? Was I mistaken?
âIf not, Iâm glwad.â
âIf you have nothing more to say, go out.â
âYes, then gwoodbyeâŠâŠ.â
I bowed my head and tried to go back to my room.
My stomach is growling.
If it hadnât been for the sudden roar of stomach I could have gone back to my room.
ââŠâŠ.â
ââŠâŠ.â
There was an awkward silence.
Surprised, I habitually grabbed my stomach and opened my mouth.
âItâs not me this time.â
ââŠâŠI know.â
It was a voice as small as ant poop.
Now that I see him, he was holding his belly like me.
And seeing the amber pupils shaking violentlyâŠâŠ.
âAre you hungry?â
His body flinched greatly.
Iâm sure youâll say no, but it was too obvious.
âItâs none of your business.â
âIâll call Richard for you.â
This is a chance to score!
I rushed to pull the rope hanging from one side of the office with a bright heart
âNo!â
Eden flew in at lightning speed and snatched me pulling me into a hug.
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I happened to be in his arms again. In fact, he was distracted by other places and doesnât seem to realize.
âYou donât have to call him.â
As he said firmly,
Growl.
His stomach was more determined.
ââŠâŠ.â
ââŠâŠ.â
âBut the cwountât belly clock doesnât stop.â
âIt will stop soon.â
After some silence, she sighed.
âBut cwount have to eat to get rid of hungerâŠâŠ.â
The reason I stopped talking in the middle was because I was aware that the beastâs persistent eyes on me.
âWhy are you staring at me like that?â
Every time he clenched his lips, the threatening fangs at first glance stole her attention.
âIf he bite the back of my neck with that, Iâll die instantly.â
The terrifying development kept coming into my head.
Maybe itâs because of this original genre.
I couldnât help but think about it.
Besides, itâs a worldview where the beast shapeshifter and humans hunted each other, right?â
Contrary to my will, my eyes quickly became teary.
âCwountâŠ.â
âWhy are you making that kind of expression?â
He frowned and looked more like a beast.
âPerhwaps,are you going to eat me?â
âWhat?â
âI dwont twaste gwoodâŠâŠ.â
With a sniffling voice, I grabbed my belly.
âLook at this. I only eat a little so I only have a little bit of flesh. Thereâs nothing for you to chew, bite, or enjoy the taste, and so on.â
He, who belatedly understood what I meant, burst out laughing.
âOnly our ancestors were carnivorous.â
âReally?â
âYesâŠâ
GROWL
His stomach growled again.
âAhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhâ!
Looking at me struggling with his hand, he added, clutching his forehead.
ââŠâŠand one more thing, Iâm a vegetarian.â
âItâs not convincing at all to say that with the sound of such a belly clock and such fangs.â
âI donât know what youâre thinking, but you donât have to worry. The countâs food warehouse is overflowing.â
I asked him back, sniffing at the snot that had come out.
ââŠâŠreally?â
âYes, indeed.â
I wouldnât have easily believed it if someone else had said it, but it sounded somewhat plausible when he did.
âYes, if you have enough money to give me a big room as if it were nothing, I wouldnât have to worry about the food warehouse, would I?ââ
At the moment when peace was about to return to my mind,
Richard burst open the office door and stormed in.
âYour Excellency! The food shed has been robbed!â
I screamed because it was like the sound of the sky falling to me.