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The wolf stops.

He is staring at me in fascination.

But even for a moment. Soon he started laughing and laughing.

It was a phrase I threw out because I was curious to see if it made sense.

It would be funny if the other person could interpret it.

I don’t even know what kind of crazy behavior this is.

‘But I can’t help it.’

The moment the opponent noticed it first, any surprise or deception was over. Only dialogue and negotiation remain.

“Nice to meet you, kid.”

The wolf answered me in a clear voice.

The same was true for Terup, but it was so similar that one wondered if what was inside was actually a person. Only the extremities of the body, tail, and ears were different.

“This bow is covered in poison. Don’t come any closer.”

The wolf bared its fangs.

The hair is white. The skin is bronze and the eyes are blue. Unlike Terup, it shined brightly even in broad daylight.

It’s as if you’re seeing a white lion, and it’s overflowing with charm.

The ghostly blue-grey eyes seemed as if they were burning.

The exposed white fangs give me goosebumps.

‘Is he an albino?’

Moreover, she is a woman.

So how big is a healthy male wolf?

“What business did you have to do at my house and this mountain?”

You should speak as politely and politely as possible.

“Three males of our tribe were torn to death by cats.”

“──────?!”

When I saw the miserable marks, I thought it was a one-sided attack!

Negotiation?! Polite?! From both parties’ point of view, it’s all over!

When I see Terup looking up at me in panic, my mind calms down.

‘calm down.’

Still, it’s not the worst. Where’s the conversation at least?

“I saw that group too.”

A smile appears on the wolf’s lips.

“Oh, is that right? Then, could you tell me where the cat is?”

“All the fingernails were pulled out and the genitals were torn. The wound on my chest is on the verge of rotting and my leg bones are broken.”

The wolf’s head tilts.

But the cold blue-grey eyes stare straight at me.

“I don’t know what I want to say.”

Since we are both women, I thought we would sympathize in a place like this.

But it didn’t seem like that at all.

It was clear that this wolf had a bad temper.

“It was an act of self-defense.”

“Huhu······.”

The wolf laughed heartily, wondering what was so funny.

The eyes that seemed to be burning disappeared in an instant.

“Those idiots deserved to die.”

“······Yes?”

“Why did they leave their perfectly healthy brethren and go looking for a female cat?”

Yes, it was torn.

Although I mentioned it first, it is a difficult topic to continue. It’s a shame because he looks young from the side, but if it were me, I wouldn’t have even thought of objecting.

Come to your senses.

Fortunately, it was clear that the wolf did not have any good feelings towards the dead wolf.

“To express violent sexual tastes… right?”

“Ahahaha!!!”

The wolf suddenly clapped his hands and started laughing.

I was embarrassed.

The wolf laughs for a while, takes a breath, and looks at me.

“Yes, you are right. They are ugly guys who were not chosen by any female. Everything is lacking, including appearance, personality, hunting skills, and even internal support.”

They say they came because of those guys.

You shouldn’t agree any further. This is a trap.

“I thought it would be good if they disappeared since they are insectivores. Thank you so much for actually doing so. However, he is a member of our tribe.”

I had already thought about saying something like that. It’s a matter of probability. Do you really value the traditions of your tribe or not?

The arm that pulled the bowstring feels numb.

There was no sign of an attack right now, so I kept my bow aimed and relaxed my bow slightly.

“Revenge is absolutely necessary.”

“We harbored bad intentions and took care of your shortcomings…”

“Us?”

The wolf looks directly at me with a calm expression.

“What is your relationship with the cat?”

…If you think about it, there really is no relationship at all.

butler···? There is only one thing that can define a relationship.

“This is a thief who stole food from my house yesterday.”

“Keuheuk! I’m going crazy…!”

The wolf started laughing again.

When I say this to others, my motivation for defending myself is really trivial.

You’re doing this to protect a thief…

The wolf laughed for a while and shook his head, wiping away his tears.

“The only reason I entered your house was while tracking a cat. I don’t care about you or your family. It looks like you got caught up somehow, so you can just pass by.”

The wolf my father told me about was close to almost all demi-humans. They value strength, are vicious, and kill and eat anything. That’s why that proposal is questionable.

However, despite its strangeness, it was an appealing condition.

“Hand over the cat next to you to me.”

I glanced at Terup.

He is looking up at me with the same anxious expression as before. The ears are sunken, it’s like looking at a depressed cat.

“···Did you hear?”

“I have no idea what they are saying…”

It’s really a stranger.

If you give it to me to take it, it’s over.

I will never see you again.

But I didn’t set out to end it that way.

‘It only causes one wound.’

I know I can’t win by fighting.

All it takes is one wound.

“It’s not like Terub had bad intentions, and he didn’t attack your tribe first, right?”

The wolf smirks.

“How do you know that? One of the males died because it was pulled out?”

“───────?!!”

ruined!

How on earth do they kill someone by pulling out their dick while their bones are broken and they are being raped?! I didn’t know how to defend myself without getting on the wolf’s nerves.

‘I want to give up everything.’

I don’t know why I acted in vain.

It was a really stupid move.

There is no benefit to helping. The wolf says he will be generous. If my father had been there, wouldn’t he have been slapping the back of my head and bowing to the wolf with all his hands and begging for forgiveness?

“I still don’t know why you protect the cat.”

The wolf that was staring at me asked me a question as if it was representing my feelings. Did he really see through my heart?

“Me too.”

“······Am I easy?”

The smile on the wolf’s face subsided.

My body trembled at the sight.

I made a mistake in choosing my words! Just looking at it makes me angry, angry…!

“No.”

“Okay. Let’s stop now.”

A wolf walked towards me.

‘I have to do it now! I really have to do it now!’

I’ve made up my mind, but I’m not confident.

“Don’t come. Shoot. I’m really going to shoot it. Don’t come!”

He pulled the bowstring as if threatening, but the threat had no effect. He’s not even an adult. Moreover, the opponent is a warrior wearing armor.

There’s no way the threat will work.

There are only about twenty steps left.

Since compromise fails… we’ll both die, right?

My instinct to run away combined with my reason to not be able to run away, so I couldn’t move my body. The wolf approaches, and the young terup looks at me in fear.

On a subject much stronger than me.

“You remember my father’s smell, right?”

Terup nods.

“Take my younger brothers and run away down the mountain. Take me to my father.”

Damian, who had already realized the situation, let go of Stella’s hand and approached me.

“I, I will help too.”

Damian was trembling.

Stella is staring blankly at us, unable to understand the situation.

Fear arose as I wondered what that meant and what it would look like.

“Don’t be a dick and come down right now━━!!!”

He shouted loudly and pushed the trembling Terup away with his foot.

At the same time, the bowstring was released.

Pak—!

I also aimed properly.

Since it was the closest distance, it was definitely a hit.

Terup was pushed back a few steps, looked at me, then grabbed his younger siblings’ hands and started running away.

‘Now all I have to do is take care of it!’

The wolf─

“I thought about it.”

I caught the arrow.

How do you catch an arrow?! The wolf twirled the arrow as if it were a ballpoint pen, then simply broke it with his finger.

“But it’s clumsy.”

The wolf started running towards me at long strides.

You have to run away first!

Far away from my younger siblings, as far away from home as possible!

Even though I was clearly running, the sound of footsteps coming from behind was rapidly getting closer.

“Run faster! More!”

The wolf seemed excited and started chasing me.

I recklessly shot the bow without aiming properly, feeling like I was begging to be hit. I don’t know if it was a poisoned arrow or not. My heart is constricted with fear.

I didn’t run much, but I was so out of breath and so weak that it became difficult to run. Please get it right!

He fell down and fired an arrow. But it got stuck on the floor!

“Puhahaha!”

The wolf laughs and runs over.

I got up from my seat and immediately shot the next arrow.

Pick!

The arrow flew with a weak sound and was blown away with a single gesture from the wolf. Fucked! I didn’t know it was that much of a monster!

I knew I was too close to shoot the fourth arrow, so I passed by the beautiful tree, placed it in the center, and pulled the bowstring.

The wolf on the other side of the tree was smiling with its fangs exposed. Just like a child chasing a stray cat, my rebellion was just a joke to the wolf.

“···Don’t come here···.”

Also ignored.

The wolf lightly reaches out and tries to grab my hand holding the bow.

‘At least one wound!’

First, I shot an arrow and then threw away the bow.

At the same time, he took out the dagger he had hidden and attacked the wolf.

It is an extreme poison that kills a person in 30 minutes. Even if you get a scratch, you win!

I swung the dagger towards the wolf’s outstretched hand – but it didn’t move.

“Are you kidding me?”

Before I knew it, my wrists were being held.

So naturally, as if they were giving a high five.

“Ahhhh───?!!”

it hurts!!!

In an instant, the fingers spread out, and the dagger was taken away by just two fingers. The wolf’s blue eyes scan the dagger.

“The widow viper is the most common and quite poisonous snake among them. And it’s one of the poisons I hate the most. It was often used to kill wolves.”

The wolf grabbed my hand with his other hand.

The height difference was so extreme that it was like reaching out to the sky.

“If a small child like you becomes addicted, it will take at most 20 minutes.”

My hands felt hot.

“Aaaa’”

He cut off my hand!

Everything is ruined! Just don’t apply poison! I stabbed Yeokrin for no reason! When I recklessly pulled on the hand that was being held, the wolf let go of my hand.

And then he just stands there and smiles at me as I step back.

“I will give you a choice.”

option?

“I have an antidote. Tell me whether you want to die or where the cat is hiding.”

······really?

“Hey…”

I was trying to point in the direction with my hand, but my thoughts were blown away by the sharp pain I felt. A drop of blood falls down the hand. I opened my injured hand. Hands covered in dirt and blood.

It’s burning and stinging.

‘What are you going to do by telling me? Are you trying to die together?’

It is clear that this hosot was unable to pinpoint Terup’s location due to the smell of the elixir that wards off wild beasts. All you have to do is keep your mouth shut!

However, I was out of breath.

Because I have never had the experience of actually approaching death.

Why did this happen? no. If I had done a little better, wouldn’t this have happened? It was a pitiful regret. Because I was expecting this to happen.

-From the beginning, it was a plan that risked your life.

This is the price of indiscretion.

Other people might not know this, but you know that death is not the end, right? Let’s not deviate from our duties. You are a human, not an animal!

This is clearly a joke for the wolf.

There is no such thing as an antidote. Are you saying you make an antidote that even hospitals can’t stock and carry it with you in case of poisoning?

‘Still, what if there really is an antidote?’

It’s ugly! What an ugly idea!

I opened my eyes and looked up at the wolf.

“You are such trash. Do you think I will tell you that?”

I started swearing in an attempt to be harsh.

The world is probability. Even if that wolf has the antidote, what are the chances that he will administer the precious antidote to me? Is there any chance of having it in the first place?

low. Really low.

Exhibition Hyeon.

Death is not the end.

Come to your senses. Be confident. ···I could never have imagined that I would end my life being chased by a murderer before I was even a saint.

However, it is something that often appears in the news.

This too is just a probability. The chance of being struck by lightning just happened to me. Let’s not be too upset. Because there are definitely people who die from being struck by lightning.

” Boys.

Maybe it was because of the poison or because I was afraid of the wolf, but my legs were numb and I sat down. The wolf was looking down at me.

“Is that okay? There is definitely an antidote, but if paralysis progresses, you could become disabled or die even with treatment?”

The wolf carelessly threw away the missing dagger.

“I know that you have no intention of saving me.”

When I thought about it after swearing, it occurred to me that the sly wolf could kill not only me, but also the two of you.

Could it be that I was being too cheesy?

When I took a quick look, I saw the burning blue eyes of a wolf staring intently into my face.

“Just because you’re young doesn’t mean you don’t know what’s waiting in front of you, right?”

“You will die. And it will rot and become dust.”

“···Are all young humans like that?”

no. It’s just me.

And I know better than you what awaits.

The wolf sniffles and glances at me.

“How old are you?”

“13─14 years old.”

“I lived twice as long as you. But, I’m still afraid of death.”

The wolf squatted down and made eye contact with me.

I know those eyes. The eyes of a child filled with curiosity upon seeing an insect for the first time. I can feel without filtering through those bitterly cold blue eyes that I am like a rare insect to that wolf.

“Aren’t you afraid of death?”

“No. I’m scared.”

The wolf looked at me bored.

“But why don’t you try to live longer?”

“Because it is not human duty.”

The wolf frowns and tilts his head.

The ship has left. Thinking like that made me feel at ease. By the way, we’re similar ages. The corners of my mouth went up, finding it funny to mention age on such a topic.

The wolf’s expression became confused.

“A person who has lived diligently knows the preciousness of life. Isn’t that too light to be a reason to give up on life?”

Diligent? What on earth are you looking at?

“Huh─ Huhuh─ Don’t ask─ I’m out of breath right now─···.”

My senses become dull and my strength is limited.

It became difficult to breathe, as if I was in a bathtub.

It’s hazy. My body feels weak and I feel like I have anemia.

My back felt weak, so I lay down.

I took a deep breath. However, like breathing underwater, your lungs only fill up about halfway.

“I think you are crazy.”

The wolf decided on me and stood up.

It was really over now. Is it a flash of light? My life up until now has been flowing through my head. Now, even memories from before I entered kindergarten, which I thought I had forgotten, come to mind.

“Must─ just like that… everything─ must die…?”

I felt the paralysis getting worse.

Even if I take a deep sip, I’m not even half way through it anymore. My short life of one week is now over. The moment I realized everything was over, I felt refreshed.

The flashing lights, like a panorama, were said to have arrived in the present, and soon led to the future.

Now this wolf will find the injured Terub first.

Then… wait a minute.

‘How can a terub with a broken leg defeat a wolf?’

Even a female wolf is that strong?

Terub, who was tortured with his legs broken and his fingernails pulled out, defeated three demi-humans like this? If it’s a man, it’s obvious that he’s stronger and more cruel, right?

“···I was taught that the species kills everything in sight if it is attacked, and I thought so. ·.”

“Crazy guy. Didn’t you shoot the arrow first? If you showed your teeth, you should have been prepared to be bitten.”

The corner of the wolf’s mouth raises as it looks down.

I feel sad because of this senseless injustice. How could anyone say something like that to a child who isn’t even an adult? He is truly a person without blood or tears. Still, it didn’t seem as vicious as I had heard from my father.

At the end, the conclusion I had come to began to waver from its foundations.

“That side… is bad… and Terup… Cough! I thought I was harmed… but now… I don’t know…”

Did you think I was flattering you now?

A strange look appeared in the wolf’s eyes.

“Do you know…do you know…?”

“I don’t know. Now I have to find out.”

Terup’s mother has a broken leg and is crawling.

All fingernails and toenails are missing, showing signs of torture.

How could such a person kill three wolves?

A question I should have thought of first came to mind only now.

All subhumans have parents.

But I’ve only seen Terub’s mother.

“Kellogg─! There may be one more Terub on this mountain.”

“There were three from the beginning.”

The hypothesis in my head was correct.

“Da-chin te···rup and─ er···rin terup…! There’s nothing wrong… uh…! that···! The two…!”

“That’s not for you to judge.”

right. I just intervened on my own.

The wolf is leaving. It’s over now. In the end, I was a suicidal person who jumped into the fire like an idiot and worried about the military.

I was doing the thing I hated the most… After clearing my mind, I feel like my body is feeling more at ease.

“I’ll give you 10,000 copies.”

“What is it?”

“Please breathe the body.”

I don’t want to see you two in shock.

“I don’t like it.”

There is no reason for the wolf to do my favor, but the only person I can ask for is the wolf.

“Please—I appreciate it!”

The wolf looks back at me and shows its fangs.

As if he was going to bite me…

“Ugh…Hehe…”

I started laughing and laughing.

As if he was trying to suppress his bursting laughter.

“Hahahahahat───!!!”

In the end, the wolf burst out looking at me with drawn eyes.

“Why is the child so solemn?”

“···Yes?”

“The poison on your arrow is the poison of a widow viper, but the poison on your dagger is water snake poison.”

“What…”

“Water snake venom is a paralyzing poison. Even if you are bitten by a rabbit, paralysis goes away in an hour. Since you are human, you are probably already unraveling.”

what?

“Don’t…just breathe…!”

“My body is paralyzed, so of course it’s hard to breathe.”

“This crazy bastard…?! Huh, huh huh────?!!”

That bitch…?!

A laugh came out mixed with a cough. At the same time as relief, the desire to commit suicide rises. The wolf looked down at me and laughed heartily.

“Ahaha!!! Haha! Hahaha!!! Haha…! Hmm…”

The wolf, who had somehow stolen my smile, looked down at me.

“I like you.”

“I-I wish you were dead. Really…”

Damn it! The anesthesia is really wearing off!

The wolf looks down at me and laughs.

“You should consider yourself lucky that you liked me.”

The wolf suddenly pulled out a curved sword.

What are you trying to do all of a sudden?

Kaaa━━!!!!!

The wolf raised its head and howled like thunder towards the sky.