Chapter 44 Leosley, even if we meet again, we should not...
The feeling of fear disappeared.
very nice.
The lynx's ear tips bristled with delight.
Linnie and Lynette stood by, watching me intently.
That's really bad.
The lynx's fur drooped down to the ground.
Lynette pricked up her ears and scanned Mainkuen from head to toe with sharp eyes a dozen times:
"...Brother, it seems that he really just looks fierce."
"No, no way!"
Linni could not accept this fact:
"So what were we guarding against before?!"
After receiving the flowers, it was as if some restriction had been lifted; the two children stopped acting altogether, their suspicious gazes almost glued to Maine's mask and hat.
He's actually not a bad person?
Why did they break into the hotel and beat up the guests?
"By the God of Justice!"
A maniacal laugh mixed with crying suddenly rang out in the police station.
The little brother and sister turned around and saw a disheveled woman holding a baby—the baby she had brought back to the police station from the hotel—and kissing and laughing with her.
"My little one has been found!"
Could they be human traffickers?
The brother and sister turned their incredulous gazes to the man's face.
What are you looking at me for!
His face covered in bruises couldn't hide his self-righteousness.
"I didn't break the law!"
"?"
The brother and sister were bewildered again, but before they could be confused for long, the woman came to her senses and immediately slapped the man hard across the face:
"How dare you steal the child, you adulterous beast!"
"Damn it, who told you to call the police!"
The man rattled the handcuffs loudly, trying to fight back but unable to, and could only stand by with his swollen face and shout:
"That's my own child, I can take her wherever I want!"
"Nonsense! We're divorced, and this child has nothing to do with you!"
"Waaah—"
The baby cried, the mother cursed, and the husband roared, creating a cacophony of sounds. Linnie and Lynette stared in disbelief.
"This is......"
"That recent missing person case, it's quite famous. My subordinates even considered Mr. En as a suspect because of your report, have you forgotten?"
Lure explained with a smile:
"The missing baby is blonde, and the child you reported as being coerced, Fimini, is also blonde. Hey, what a coincidence, it's hard not to make some connections."
The case turned out to be related to a family dispute.
Luger smiled and took out handcuffs, then handcuffed the woman as well.
"What...what are you doing?!"
"For making a false police report, you'll be punished by having to listen to three hours of legal education here."
"Why?! You corrupt cop—"
“.
Mainkuhn was annoyed by the noise and silently turned his head away from that direction.
Sorry, the human traffickers in this area have probably all been killed by the lynxes. You'll have to go to another residential area to find them...
He had just turned his head when he met two pairs of purple eyes.
!
The half-demon quickly looked away.
But Linni stepped forward and looked at him with a gaze that held both sadness and admiration:
"You were misunderstood by us yesterday."
"Instead of complaining or retaliating, they immediately started investigating the missing persons case the police mentioned?"
"That's amazing."
Lynette also stepped forward, holding the flower.
After a long while, she lowered her eyes, revealing a sorrowful expression.
"sorry."
? ? ?
Mainkun stared wide-eyed in bewilderment.
No, that's not right. It wasn't an investigation at all. I was out for a night stroll because I was emotional, and I just happened to listen to the surrounding area. I happened to hear him cursing his ex-wife for calling the police. It was all a coincidence, I didn't do anything at all—why are you two getting more and more upset?!
The boy's eyes still had a fierce outline, with the sharpness of a wild beast, but Linnie and Lynette were no longer afraid of them.
"I'm so sorry, sob sob QAQ."
"We've all misunderstood you like this, and you still don't scold us or hit us."
"You're such a good person—sob sob!"
...As the panic subsided, feelings of self-blame and guilt arose instead.
Mainkuhn: "??"
No, that can't be right!!
I don't want either of these emotions!
What should I do? How can I make them happy?
I... I don't know how to comfort children. Wait, don't come near me, stay away!
*
"I'm so sorry, sob sob sob—"
Human children are truly a wondrous species.
Some of them are reasonable and know right from wrong, but they do not feel the corresponding sense of shame, so they can admit their mistakes more honestly than adults.
Are you angry? Are you sad?
Linni pressed herself forward desperately, swaying incessantly right under the half-demon's nose:
"I can also conjure flowers for you to see and make you happy."
"!"
Maine retreated desperately, his back almost becoming one with the chair.
"Yes, please forgive our offense."
Lynette jumped onto the stool and gently shook Maine's stiff arm:
"What kind of compensation do you want? Lynette can work hard to earn money to buy it for you."
"......"
The vertical pupils gradually dilated, and the cat's brain began to shut down.
"There's no reaction. Does that mean they haven't forgiven us yet? QAQ"
The panic didn't disappear; it just shifted from affecting children to affecting half-demons.
"Hey, little buddy."
Even Luge joined in the fun:
“I know you really don’t want to talk, but you can always say a simple ‘It’s okay’, right? Come on, repeat after me: ‘It’s okay.’”
Ah... as long as you say 'it's okay,' everything will be over, right?
The cat was disoriented and confused by the humans surrounding it.
If I try, it seems like I can actually say it.
"mei——"
Wow, it spoke!
The brother and sister looked at Maine expectantly and asked him impatiently:
"Have you forgiven us, Mr. En?"
Have you forgiven us, Boss Main?
"!?"
bass!
The boy with droopy ears, who had been silent all along, suddenly stood up in the circle of humans.
"What's wrong, Mr. En?"
Linni looked up at him, bewildered.
"It's okay if you don't want to forgive us!"
nothing.
The half-demon's mind was clearer than ever before.
I just suddenly remembered something.
You've been so wary of me because you're worried about Fimini and the hotel guests.
Since you meant well, you don't need to feel guilty towards me.
As for all the injustices that happened to me.
That's just because my beastly aura was too ferocious.
You can't blame anyone else.
With this mindset in mind, the half-demon slowly opened his mouthful of sharp teeth and laboriously began to use human language again.
"Fimini".
A child's name was uttered, hidden behind a scarf.
"!"
He spoke!
I really said it!
This was the first time Linnie and Lynette had heard each other speak.
To their surprise, the boy's voice was not as gloomy as his appearance; on the contrary, it was quite gentle.
Who is Fimini?
Linnie and Lynette recalled the familiar name.
Oh, it seems to be that little child who misses his mother.
We performed a perfect magic trick on him...
etc!
The two children's faces turned pale instantly.
Since this Mr. En is not the kidnapper we thought he was, weren't we deceiving his younger brother in front of his older brother?
Defying the rules!
The magician siblings looked at the boy in front of them with some fear.
"sorry--"
But the other person nodded first, pulling down the brim of his hat to cover his eyes:
Thump.
He took a bag of Mora from his pocket and placed it in Linni's hand.
"Thanks."
There were no more words spoken, only a silent and resolute figure standing there.
The belated tip has finally reached the magician.
*
"Meow".
The large, silver-gray cat struggled to squeeze its nearly one-meter-long body onto the Water Dragon King's thigh.
Mainkuhn makes up for the lack of physical contact in human form by doubling it in cat form.
“You… never mind, but I still have to remind you, Lord Cat God.”
Navilette gave up trying to stop her.
"In human society, one person lying on the other's lap is an extremely intimate act."
But they never gave up teaching:
"You must never do this after you take human form."
"Mmm~"
It's noisy.
The half-demon softly rolled over on the dragon's legs, revealing its white, fluffy belly.
It's still best to stay in this comfortable form.
Are you listening?
Violet's gaze was uncontrollably drawn to it.
I briefly touched the belly of Lord Cat God once.
The feel is indeed more wonderful than other parts, but...
Can I touch it? I only touched it briefly, and it immediately bit me.
"Meow~"
The cat was lawless, even stretching out its pink paws and pawing at the gem on the Water Dragon King's chest with its paws facing up.
Is this an invitation?
“I’m glad you’re willing to get close to me.”
Navelette looked down with a troubled expression, watching her bow tie being tossed about like waves.
"But you're really disturbing my work... so could you please get off my lap first?"
"Mimi".
Navelette couldn't understand the cat's meow; he could only see the cat's wide, round eyes and hear its gentle, bird-like chirping.
...Is she being coquettish? It's so cute.
Their styles are completely different from those of Melusin, yet both can make people, or rather, dragons, feel relaxed.
Navelette's lips curled slightly, and her hand involuntarily reached down to touch the cat's soft belly:
"It's good that you know you were wrong...!"
puff.
The Water Dragon King withdrew his hand expressionlessly, revealing four more round holes on the ornately crafted glove.
“.
Looking down again, the culprit cat's eyes darted around, and it kept sticking out its tongue and frantically licking its lips.
"Since you won't let me touch you."
After a long while, the Water Dragon King finally spoke, his voice tinged with resentment.
"Then don't strike that pose."
*
Instinct! Instinct, not intentional—
Navelette couldn't understand cat language, so he grabbed Maine, who was trying to escape.
"Tutoring".
He forcibly tied the small black tie to his fur collar.
"As punishment for assaulting your teacher."
*
Tutoring?
Mainkuhn, bewildered, carried Villette into the magnificent, golden room.
Is a banquet being held here?
The cat peeked out from the Water Dragon King's arms, its vertical pupils scanning the groups of elegantly dressed men and women.
What kind of lessons can I take here?
"I never imagined that Lord Vilette would also have the hobby of keeping pets!"
The lively noblewoman met Maine's gaze and immediately became eager to strike up a conversation.
But before she had taken more than a few steps, she heard the usually stern judge speak, earnestly instructing the cat in his arms:
"From now on, I will teach you some banquet etiquette and some unwritten rules. They don't have to be followed, but it's better to know than not to know."
"First of all, even if you are the first to arrive, you must not sit down at the table first. You must wait for the person of the highest status—usually Ms. Funina—to be seated before you may sit down."
"......"
The girl silently stopped in her tracks.
"There are also some details, such as not being able to pick up a whole piece of bread with your hands and take big bites while eating. The correct way to eat is..."
She saw the cat yawning with its mouth wide open, feeling utterly helpless as the judge carried it away.
"What's wrong, my little lady?"
Her mother called her gently:
"Are you intoxicated by the majesty of the Supreme Judge?"
"Mother!"
She covered her mouth with her fan and exclaimed softly with excitement:
“I bet Father has absolutely no idea that Lady Villette—”
"What a childlike person!"
Pretending to be a teacher, instructing the little animals!
*
“.
Mainkuhn, who heard everything, didn't know how to comment.
Girl, have you ever considered that he might be completely serious?
And you, Villette, you rascal.
What kind of direction are they trying to cultivate me into?
Am I a gentleman like you? But I'm so sorry, my dear teacher.
The elaborate aristocratic etiquette made the cat sleepy and yawn repeatedly.
I have no intention of "transforming" into a human form in front of you...
"Be serious, you'll need these later."
Navelette struggled to prop up his cat's head with his hands:
"Although today's venue is not formal, strictly speaking it can only be considered a meeting between nobles, sleeping in public is still unacceptable."
"......z"
Maine didn't listen at all and fell asleep on his own.
He spent the whole night in human form yesterday, and now he should be drifting off to sleep in the warm sunshine.
Unfortunately, the Water Dragon King was very stubborn; he stood by the dining table and repeatedly shook the cat's body.
"Napkins are usually not used... Wake up, it'll be rare to find a gathering this suitable for teaching again."
"What's so rare?"
A hand with a large knuckle and a half-finger glove suddenly swept past Villette, pulled out the chair next to him, and sat down.
"Just let it sleep. Cats are nocturnal creatures, aren't they?"
Oh?
Maine heard the sound of the chair being moved and groggily opened her eyes.
Furnessa, you're not here yet? Vilette, aren't you going to remind him?
"......!haven't seen you for a long time."
The cat could clearly feel Violet's body pause for a moment, then her tone rose slightly, revealing a calm joy.
"I never imagined that we would meet again in this capacity."
What? Not only did they not remind you, they even struck up a conversation with you so familiarly?
Maine lowered his vertical pupils, looking curiously at the people who came later.
Navelette held him high, and Maine could only see the top of the man's dark gray hair.
"I never expected that the legendary Supreme Judge, who is supposed to be impartial, would actually be a loving owner who would dress up his pets with little ties and make them look pretty before attending banquets with them."
The other person sighed, then very naturally reached out, picked up the bread on the table, and took a big bite.
"Hmm, the bread from Mo Mang Palace tastes better than the bread from underwater. You don't mind, do you? I've been running around all day doing paperwork, and I'm really starving now."
Huh?
"Mimi—"
Mainkun nudged Navelette under his paws as a reminder.
I remember you just said that this is also impolite behavior, shouldn't you stop it?
It wasn't that the cat was being nosy; it was simply that he noticed some nobles' gazes becoming complicated and disdainful as the dark-haired man took his seat.
I really don't understand you humans. It's just sitting down and eating some bread, why are you so malicious?
"This is not a pet."
The cat's chest trembled slightly. The Water Dragon King smiled gently at the man, offering no words of advice or criticism.
“You can treat him as my student.”
"Students? Oh—"
The man stopped eating, put down his bread, turned around in his chair, and looked up at the cat in Shui Long's arms with his strangely beautiful eyes.
"You've changed my perception of you once again."
!!
The banquet hall shone brightly, and the clear blue and magnificent purple blended into one color in the human eye.
oh.
The cat quieted down and stopped pawing at its teacher.
"Can I touch it, him?"
The man wiped his hands clean with a napkin that was originally just for decoration, and looked eager to try it out.
"That depends on Lord Cat God's wishes... Huh?"
The large, silver-gray cat released its front paws from the Dragon King's shoulder and jumped into the man's open arms.
"Wow, you're being a little too affectionate."
Leosley pinched his head in surprise, then lifted the cat's two front paws and let it stand on his lap.
"Wow, that's huge! I've never seen such a big cat before. Are you 1.2 meters tall?"
"......"
The cat didn't answer, but instead tilted its head forward and sniffed into his neck.
"ha."
The lynx fur on the tips of its ears made Leosley want to laugh, but after taking a closer look at the big cat's hindquarters, he couldn't laugh anymore.
"A bobtail cat? Hmm?"
He reached out and grasped the severed tail, then paused for a moment in surprise.
"Someone could bear to hurt someone as kind as you?"
"......"
In response, it licked Leosley's right eye with its cat tongue.
"Meow".
Two large, furry paws tightly embraced the human's neck, which was wrapped in a leather belt. Maine kissed the crescent-shaped scar on Leiosley's face while tears streamed down his face.
Brother, how did you suddenly become so big, so strong, and have so many injuries?
"Cats cry?"
Leosley pinched Maine's fluffy head with great curiosity, but upon closer inspection, it seemed rather illogical.
"Is Villette, no, is he allergic to something here?"
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Author's Note: Tomorrow is Thursday, so this story will be on break.
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