36. Guarding the House Again

36. Guarding the House Again

“Hmph.”

Even after sleeping and waking up, my bottom still hurt.

Perhaps thinking it was too much, Sister applied some herbs to my bright red bottom around dawn.

But it still hurts, so this herb doesn’t seem very effective. Or perhaps the pain is beyond what herbs can cover.

Either way, the conclusion was clear: it was the cause of my morning blues.

And there was another cause for that. It was Polar Bear Uncle, who had been in front of my eyes since I woke up.

“What are you looking at?”

“You.”

“Don’t look at me.”

“If I don’t look, your Sister will beat me to death.”

“Nyah.”

When I acted spoiled, Uncle almost smacked my head but stopped. He seemed to be cautious with his actions, knowing I was injured. I rolled around on the bed, careful not to let my bottom touch anything, and continued.

“Why are you here, Uncle?”

“To keep an eye on you.”

“Ehh.”

My room is small. Since I’m still small, the room is also small. When I grow into a big adult, the room will change to a larger one, but for now, there’s no disagreement that it’s small.

But Polar Bear Uncle is big. Really big. Not to mention my body in my past life, even if you compare it to my magnificent tail, Uncle is much bigger.

And now, that big Polar Bear Uncle is sitting in the middle of my tiny room, it felt like a 2-meter muscular giant had intruded into a kindergarten playdate. It was awkward, cramped, and uncomfortable.

I grumbled, clearly showing my discomfort.

“I’m a magnificent wolf, so I don’t need to be watched.”

“Your Sister said you caused a big accident yesterday.”

“That… it wasn’t me, it was the fox.”

Sorry, Seol-gu, but I have to sell you out here. Actually, the reason I decided to go outside was because Seol-gu was with me, so it’s partly Seol-gu’s fault.

Wait a minute, then I don’t need to feel that sorry, do I?

I’m not sorry, Seol-gu! I have to sell you out here!

“What did the fox do?”

“It lured me out.”

“A bad fox. Shall I catch it?”

“No!!”

I quickly got up and stood as if to block Uncle. Seol-gu is a bit of a foolish child, but it’s definitely my friend. I can’t let Uncle harm Seol-gu. I cried out loudly.

“Kkang!”

“Hoo.”

And then, with all my might, I charged with my body. Uncle lightly blocked my charge and put me back on the bed.

Then I got off the bed and charged at Uncle again. Uncle sent me back to the bed again, and I went towards Uncle again…!

After repeating this several times, Uncle finally surrendered.

“I won’t, I won’t. Stop it.”

“Yay!”

I protected Seol-gu!

I’ll brag to Seol-gu later. I’ll tell it that I protected it from unseen places!

Held in Uncle’s hand and dangling in the air, I proudly raised my tail and put my hands on my hips. Uncle put me down on the floor.

“Huh?”

Then, something caught my eye.

On the children’s table next to my bed, there was a piece of paper I had never seen before. I ran over and picked up the paper.

The paper had writing in Sister’s handwriting. It was incredibly neat and beautiful handwriting. I wonder if I’ll be able to write like that someday?

“What is that?”

“It looks like Sister wrote a note!”

Anyway, I quickly started reading. Notes have a way of making my heart flutter, and my tail naturally swayed.

“Many… Sister is sorry… Seol-ah… Today… hunting… wait….”

But there was a problem. I’ve only been reincarnated for 8 years as a novice wolf, so I couldn’t read.

However, combining my past life experience and what I’ve learned, I could read some parts, but it was insufficient to interpret everything.

As I struggled with the note for a long time, Polar Bear Uncle said.

“Give it here, I’ll read it for you.”

“Ah!”

The note disappeared from my sight and ascended high into the sky. Uncle snatched the note from me.

“Give it back!”

“What, you can’t even read it.”

It’s true that I can’t read it, but I had a clear premonition that I might be able to read it if I had a little more time. However, Uncle lightly ignored me and read the note.

“‘It must have hurt a lot, right? Sister is sorry. I deliberately didn’t wake you up today so you could sleep soundly. By the time you read this, Sister and our parents will have already gone hunting. Don’t follow us, it’s dangerous, and wait until Polar Bear Uncle arrives.'”

“Arrives?”

“… It really says that. And next to it… there’s a postscript. ‘P.S.: If you can’t read, wait for Polar Bear Uncle. From your loving Sister, Seol-ah.'”

“I see… is that so.”

“What?”

Based on my wolf instincts, Sister must have realized I couldn’t read while writing the note.

So, it seems she deleted all the unnecessary explanations and left only the main point: wait for Uncle. But Sister made a big mistake here.

“I can’t read ‘Polar Bear Uncle’ and ‘wait’!”

“Are you bragging?”

It’s not bragging.

I decided to calmly organize the current situation. Actually, I had just woken up, so I didn’t really know what was happening.

“Uncle, is it morning now?”

“It’s afternoon.”

“Huk.”

For me, who always wakes up early in the morning, to wake up in the afternoon!

It seems I slept incredibly late. The reason seems to be that my bottom hurt so much that I couldn’t sleep late into the night.

I patted my bottom under my fluffy tail. It still stung terribly.

“Hmm….”

Then, did Sister, Mom, and Dad go hunting while I was sleeping late? I’m a little sad that I couldn’t go with them.

Meanwhile, I asked Polar Bear Uncle the question I had been wondering about.

“But why are you here, Uncle?”

“I was told to watch you so you don’t cause trouble.”

“I don’t cause trouble.”

Who am I? I am a magnificent, cool, strong, powerful, talented in arts and sports, and even a reincarnator, a white and fluffy wolf suin.

‘Trouble’ and ‘Rang Seol-ah’ are clearly words that are far apart. So, Uncle doesn’t need to waste time in my room.

Besides, the room is too cramped with Uncle here.

“No.”

“Why?!”

“She told me not to let you out of the house for any reason today.”

“Eeeeee.”

I booed at Uncle. But Uncle didn’t budge and just stood firmly in the middle of my room.

“If you’re here, I can’t play with Seol-gu!”

“Who is that?”

“A fox.”

“Why can’t you play?”

“He only comes when I’m alone!”

Seol-gu is very shy and only shows himself when I’m alone. But if Uncle keeps sitting here, Seol-gu can’t come to me. Seol-gu has no other friends besides me, so how sad it would be if we couldn’t play together.

“So, please leave my room.”

“No.”

“Why!!”

I whined and tried to push Uncle’s body, but Uncle didn’t budge. The room, which I had never thought of as small for 8 years, seemed to have become ten times smaller just by Uncle sitting in the center.

“Don’t you feel sorry for Seol-gu?”

“He can’t play for a day.”

“Leave!”

Uncle lightly lifted me, who was diligently pushing him. Losing my footing in an instant, I dangled in the air and swatted Uncle’s cheek with my tail as a sign of displeasure.

Then Uncle’s hand roughly grabbed my tail.

“Kkang!!”

“Ah, sorry.”

When I cried out, Uncle quickly let go of my tail, but my fluffy, soft, and beautiful magnificent tail had already been crumpled into the shape of Uncle’s hand.

Seeing my tail, which had become shapeless, I started to cry, and Uncle hastily massaged my tail a few times to restore its shape.

… Although a bit clumsy, the tail has regained its former appearance.

I glared at Uncle with teary eyes, puffing out my cheeks to show I was sulking. Uncle scratched the back of his head and apologized.

“Boooooo.”

“I’m sorry.”

But I had no intention of accepting Uncle’s apology, no matter how much he apologized. He almost ruined my tail, a precious treasure of the wolf tribe. Even a foolish fox wouldn’t do that.

I got down from Uncle’s arms, let out a hmph, and headed to the desk. It’s a children’s desk made to my height, with a pencil and eraser on it.

And in my hand is the note Sister wrote.

Uncle asked.

“What are you going to do?”

“I’m going to draw.”

Since Uncle warned me not to go outside, there’s nothing else to play. Being unable to go outside, drawing is the only way to kill time.

The problem was that there was no proper paper at home, but fortunately, Sister only used one side of the note, so the other side was clean. This means it’s suitable for doodling.

“Hehe….”

Inspiration is flooding my mind. I started moving my hands excitedly.