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“……”

Aion was looking at the puppy that had eaten the meat without permission with a worried expression.

Aion looked at the dog that had eaten the unidentified meat that even he, who had read the novel, did not know about with a worried expression.

Perhaps conscious of Aion’s worried gaze, the puppy also lowered its eyes and wagged its tail.

Some people may raise their dogs while watching their every move or may not be interested in what they eat, but to Aion and her, the dogs were not just ordinary pets, but indispensable family members.

He was more worried that the meat might be bad and make the dog sick than that the dog was eating it without permission.

Aion was worried that he might return to his old home where there was no dog.

Time passed like that, the sun set, and it was time for them to go to sleep.

Aion hid this fact from them so they wouldn’t worry, smiled as if nothing had happened, and took them to their room where he put them to bed.

Aion thought that the girls might toss and turn a little since they had just taken a nap, but they were growing and fell asleep in no time.

Aion looked at them for a while and then left the room.

He looked at the puppy sleeping on his bed and carefully stroked its body, fearing that it would wake up.

From the moment people start raising animals, they must prepare for the separation that will come one day.

Unlike people, animals such as dogs and cats live relatively short lives and pass away before their owners.

Aion knew it well and knew that he would have to part ways with his dog someday.

Worried that their separation might come sooner than expected, he just looked at his sleeping dog in silence.

Of course, no particular symptoms occurred after eating the meat, but Aion was worried that something bad might happen to the puppy.

Aion, who had been petting the puppy for a long time, fell asleep next to the puppy.

***

“……….”

It was late in the morning. Everyone in Aion’s house was in a deep sleep.

Danawa and Fre were sleeping comfortably enough that they didn’t even notice if someone carried them, and Aion was also sleeping deeply, probably tired from the day. However, there was one living thing inside his house that wasn’t sleeping…

Its true identity was that of a dog with beautiful gray fur.

The puppy carefully opened its eyes, which it had been closing, and looked up at the man who had been petting it.

The man’s name is Aion.

A savior who removed the poison from my body and a master I must protect for the rest of my life.

The dog with beautiful gray fur stared blankly at its owner as he slept.

A quiet room. Mongmongi, who had been blankly staring at Aion’s sleeping form, began to recall his old memories one by one while looking at the crescent moon coming in through the window as if lost in thought.

***

When I first opened my eyes after being born into this world, the first thing I saw was the beautiful scenery of nature spread out before me.

I was left alone in the middle of nature, and my parents who had given birth to me were nowhere to be seen.

When I opened my eyes, I was left alone in this place.

‘hungry…’

To make matters worse, I was also hungry.

Having just opened my eyes, I walked forward with trembling legs to appease my hunger.

During that time, I was able to see more living creatures than I ever have in my life.

An unknown bird with a beautiful appearance and elegant feathers. A ferocious beast with menacing teeth.

I was able to see the most things in my life and the memories of that time are still vivid in my mind.

Because everything I saw was new, and it was a time of both fear and excitement.

However, unlike the beautiful surroundings, there was a shortage of food around the beautiful forest.

I lived each day fighting hunger and moving to survive.

We fought to survive and ate to continue on to tomorrow.

Yet the seemingly beautiful forest was full of predators that far outnumbered me, and I had to walk tirelessly every day to get out of their sight.

As he continued to fight to survive, there was not a single day when his body was not sick and he was hungry, so the hunters targeting him attacked him every day.

One day, I was badly injured by a strong predator and was running away, bleeding profusely.

While I was sleeping, I was attacked and seriously injured, and was walking around unsteadily.

Perhaps because I had lost so much blood, I lost consciousness in the middle of the forest.

My eyes gradually closed, my vision became blurry, and soon I closed my eyes, thinking that everything was over. Although my life was short, I had no regrets about dying like this, so I closed my eyes without any regrets.

“……..?”

Soon I woke up in a rocking carriage.

At that time, I thought I was definitely dead and had no regrets about living, so I closed my eyes, but for some reason, I was alive.

The blood that had been flowing had also stopped, and I no longer had blurry vision or dizziness. There was a little bit of pain, but it was a good level compared to the pain I had felt before.

At the same time, a bitter taste was felt in my mouth.

“Huh…(What is this…)”

I frowned at the bitter taste in my mouth and looked around.

Soon I realized that I was being held in some place.

When I opened my eyes, I was in a place surrounded by narrow iron bars on all sides, and I could feel the vibration continuously as if I was moving somewhere.

‘The wounds seem to have healed to some extent, but my body still hurts so much.’

At the time I was locked in the iron bars, I complained of dizziness due to the shaking ground, but as time passed and I got used to the darkness, I was able to see things around me clearly.

And I couldn’t help but be surprised.

I thought I was alone in the pitch-black darkness, but as I started to get used to the darkness, I started to see things around me.

At the same time, people who had been locked in narrow cages like me began to appear one by one.

They were also locked in narrow and cold cages, as if they were in the same situation as me. I was scared by this, but as time passed, I gradually began to adapt. It was understandable, because I and the other guys were all locked in cages, and most importantly, the guys in the cages didn’t act strangely, so I lowered my head to the ground and sighed.

The sky was filled with beautiful lights, as if unaware of my feelings.

I thought I had given up on life, but when I actually thought about being alive, it didn’t feel so bad.

So I was riding along in a rattling carriage, not knowing where I was going.

Meanwhile.

“There’s something over there!”

I heard someone talking next to me.

Humans. Life forms that are weak compared to us in terms of simple force, but are smart and have strange attacks.

I knew their appearance and language, having encountered them several times while passing through the forest, so I could tell that they were greatly disturbed by something.

Soon he got up from his seat, his eyes widening at the thick smell of blood wafting from somewhere.

It was a smell I had smelled before. It was a monster whose mere presence made the animals in the forest tremble in fear, and once it had set its sights on prey, it would chase it to the end.

He smelled a foul odor coming from them and opened his eyes and ears wide to be on guard.

Soon, humans and monsters began to confront each other.

The humans guarding the carriage shouted in anxious voices, as if they were surprised by the sudden appearance of the monster.

At the appearance of the monster, the animals trapped in the cages also trembled and were gripped by extreme fear.

Even with the greatest strength, they were monsters that could not be defeated, so everyone who was locked in the narrow iron cage began to struggle to get out of there.

The more they struggled, the more the iron bars that were restraining them began to move and shift.

“Huh…Huh?”

The man leading the carriage let out a scream as if startled by the shaking carriage, but those who felt extreme fear moved to escape the narrow iron cage and eventually.

“Eeee…!”

“Kirruk! Kirruk!”

They were able to escape from the carriage and the iron bars that were imprisoning them, and they ran without looking back to avoid the monster for their lives.

“Hey..where are you going..!”

The human stretched out his hands and shouted desperately as he watched them running away, but his voice could not reach them.

Terrified, they ran with all their might to get away from the monster.

I too was able to get out of the cage as I was caught up in their escape.

By chance, I was able to see humans and them fighting.