episode_0074

“You crazy bastard-!!”

Carly runs away quickly. This was because Venice had passed him by and was approaching that wolf monster with great strides.

When I saw Venice, I couldn’t believe my eyes. This was because a normal person would not do something crazy like stand in front of a monster.

However, his master was crazier than he thought.

I don’t know why, but the wolf is shaking with its head wrapped around its head. This moment, when that monster was shaking, was the last chance to save its owner.

Big…ah…ah-!

The wolf howls again. The evil eyes are directed at the owner. The mouth opens wide as if trying to chew at any moment.

“………….”

I would have told him to run away right away, but the owner suddenly started muttering something. The voice was so quiet that it was difficult for a prisoner to hear it.

Then the owner looked at the wolf, raised his right hand and extended it towards the wolf.

Crazy bastard. You just decided to die.

I mean, run away right now. Then you fall behind.

The wolf had already reached right in front of its owner. It was dripping with dirty saliva, and its claws were pointed as if they were going to eat it at any moment.

“Mr. Venice….!!”

“Holy shit…”

You can hear the screams of the prisoners, who seem to be Hood and Rani.

It may already be too late. At that close range, it would be able to devour its owner just by closing its gaping maw.

Still, I run. Because I never wanted to see someone die in front of my eyes again.

Stop-

Then, suddenly, the wolf’s movement stopped. The open mouth reached right in front of the owner’s nose, but it did not close.

The expression on the owner’s face, who thought he was going to die, was infinitely calm. Rather, it was the wolf who looked surprised.

Rumble-

Suddenly the wolf begins to shed a tear. After that, tears poured down endlessly.

The wolf’s body begins to get smaller and smaller. The hair that had grown disappears again, and ugly toenails and fingernails shrink.

After a while. The wolf’s appearance reverted back to that of a frail animal woman.

Does this mean this is possible? Did the owner do something?

No, that won’t happen. It is impossible to intentionally control beastization.

It was impossible to control it on one’s own, so it made no sense that a human, or even someone else’s, could control their transformation into a beast.

Therefore, to prevent beastization from occurring, beastmen are sensitive to each other’s emotions. I try to never cross the line.

Why? Isn’t it natural? See if you can cross the line even when facing that monster right in front of you. Perhaps, by the time you cross the line, you will have already become prey.

“Sorry… Thank you…”

“Are you okay… Female.”

When I got close to the owner, the female prisoner knelt down and shed tears, and the owner patted her.

“….Hey. What kind of situation is this?”

“Venice-! What on earth are you doing…! Hmm…”

“Nauri, what on earth are you thinking!!”

I asked about the current situation, which I didn’t understand at all. The old man and the fox beastman who were running from afar also asked the owner.

“I guess I just got lucky.”

“What the fuck, is that what you’re saying now?!”

“Oh my… oh my…”

“Haaang-! I almost died just now, Venice!!”

As soon as I saw that carefree face as if it was nothing, I got angry. Some people are scared like this, but you don’t feel anything?

The fox beast began to constantly throw weak punches at Venice, and the old man began to endlessly lecture the owner.

“…Haha. I’m sorry.”

I raised my arm and tried to approach the owner, just to give that foolish, carefree child a taste of my fist.

“….you.”

However, I couldn’t do that because I had read the emotions felt by the owner.

Despair, pain, sadness, hatred.

It was an emotion clearly felt beyond the forced expression.

…why? Why are you making such facial expressions and emotions?

Because his expression looked so painful. Since I couldn’t think of anything to say, my fists that had gained strength naturally relaxed.

“Carly, come here.”

“…What, do you know how to use healing magic?”

“It just so happened. Thank you for protecting me…”

“….Did you think about it yourself?”

His facial expressions and emotions seemed impossible to forget, and even when she was receiving healing, Kali felt complex emotions that could not be described.

***

A few days have passed since the incident in the lower plaza. I conducted counseling at the counseling center every day and provided a little warmth with the help of Hoodie and Rania.

“Thank you, teacher…! This was really helpful!”

“I’m glad if that’s the case. Please enter safely.”

I think I’ve adapted to all the behaviors now. In fact, it has reached a point where it feels like my body is itching if I do not receive counseling and donations.

Tdu-duk-duk-

“Keuuugh…”

Sitting for long periods of time helps relax tight muscles. Perhaps it would be best to end today’s consultation here.

“Hey. The consultation you said you were doing. Is this really effective?”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“No. I don’t know why people make such a fuss when you’re just saying it.”

Carly, who was watching me stretching carefully, suddenly spoke to me. Carly felt like a friend now.

“I just listen to people’s concerns and give them a little help.”

“Hmm… Isn’t this just a scam? I feel bad for some reason when they say ‘counseling’ with your face.”

Ppajik-

Carly speaks playfully, as if trying to tease me. I knew what she said was a joke, but I couldn’t help but feel a little scratched.

“…No.”

“Puhaha, look at this kid’s expression! Hey, did you get scratched?”

“No.”

“It looks like it was scratched? huh? Huh?!”

Absolutely.

I felt embarrassed as Kali kept poking me with her finger, so I couldn’t stop the words from coming out.

“…Then why don’t you try it yourself?”

“Really? Then why not.”

“Huh?”

It was definitely time to play around and get away with it. For some reason, Carly accepted, and eventually Carly and I faced each other in the counseling center room.

“”……..””

How should I start? Obviously, like any other counseling session, we should start by talking about normal things, but since Carly has always been with me, I don’t know what to say.

“What is it? Is it always this quiet? Try something.”

“Big. Big. Big. Then let’s begin.”

“Are you coming? Give it a try.”

Carly looks at me with her arms crossed. After clearing my throat, I begin the consultation.

“Mr. Kali. The weather is really nice. Right?”

“…Ugh, just speak informally. I can’t get used to it.”

“No. When working, you have to be sure.”

Carly said, caressing her arm as if she had goosebumps, but she couldn’t help it. Anyway, if you started counseling, you should definitely finish it.

When I spoke firmly, Kali seemed to agree and took a comfortable position again.

“So, Mr. Carly. What concerns do you have?”

“….worried? There is no such thing…”

Carly said she had no worries, but she also hesitated and had the tone and behavior of someone who was hiding something from anyone.

He is unable to make eye contact, and this is probably evident from the fact that he is twirling his hair with one hand.

“There is really nothing to worry about, right?”

“……..”

It was clear that Carly had some concerns. He didn’t have the same confident expression as usual, but rather had a dark and worried expression.

During counseling, in these cases, I usually used hypnosis to push my back slightly.

“Mr. Kali. Can I give you a little help?”

Nod-

“Okay. Then, please focus on my hands.”

Carly looked at my hands quietly. I saw Kali’s eyes turn to my hands, and then I began the hypnosis.

“Three, two, one.”

Taaaak-!

[Hypnosis in progress…. Progress: 23%…. 44%…]

The hypnosis level in the status window begins to fill up. If this continues, Kali will soon fall into unconsciousness…

“…What is this? What have you done?”

[Hypnosis failed.]

“Oh.”

Carly’s eyes blurred, then suddenly cleared, revealing the sign of failure.

Until now, hypnosis has never failed. Everything was successful at once, but strangely enough, hypnosis didn’t work well on Carly.

Now that I think about it, I think I heard that there are people on Earth who are a little more immune to things like hypnosis. Maybe Kali is in a similar situation.

“I… I don’t think this is right. Just later…”

“Carly. Look into my eyes.”

“……”

Carly’s eyes fluttered in confusion. It was a bit surprising because it was my first time seeing Kali look so weak.

I didn’t know what kind of trouble caused the strong Kali to become so shaken, so I felt a little sorry for her.

“Will you trust me? I won’t do anything bad to you.”

“…….”

“I promise. If I do something strange, you can kill me.”

“…Ha. I understand.”

When I spoke with sincerity, Carly, whose eyes were shaking, let out a small sigh and sat down again.

“Good. Mr. Carly. Could you please focus on my hands again?”

“….Yes.”

“I will count to three. Three, two, one….”

Taaaak-!

[Hypnosis in progress…. Progress status: 47%…. 85%…]

Hypnosis progressed faster than ever before. The numbers that were rising like crazy eventually reached the end.

[Hypnosis was successful.]

Carly’s clear eyes became cloudy. After seeing Kali motionless even when she waved her hand in front of her eyes, I asked her.

“Mr. Kali. Could you please tell me your concerns?”

“….My little brother… I have to save my little brother.”

[Despair, fear, fear, sadness…]

As soon as Carly spoke quietly, her hidden emotions began to explode.