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1.

The habits of foxes are truly varied.

The fact that their body odor is stronger than that of humans.

Even though they can’t see, they have the advantage of detecting prey thanks to their wide ears.

Or someone who is cunning and clever and good at using tricks.

And when we talk about foxes, there is an iconic meme that comes to mind.

A fox that gets stuck in the snow and struggles, a result of the fox’s hunting style of jumping high and striking with its claws.

“Kang!”

“Ouch!”

But I didn’t know you could do that to me.

He approached me from behind slowly, so I looked to see what he was doing, and he stabbed my back with his nails.

“What?”

I looked at Taina while patting her back.

He was hung with his back to the ground, his arms dangling from his neck.

I mean, folding your legs.

“Oh my… Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. But can’t you appear a little more ordinary?”

“Kang?”

Taina tilted her head as she heard the incomprehensible complaint.

The way the canines stick out thanks to the upturned corners of the mouth is really cute.

But I guess I’ll have to do what I have to do.

“Sigh.”

It wasn’t difficult at all, but I let out a fitting exclamation and carried Taina.

It was easy to carry because it was hanging from my back.

“What, what!?”

“Let’s go to the cabin. Yuli, are you going to wash up and come back?”

He left the flustered Taina behind and handed the money to Yuli.

Because Yuli is preparing to wash herself in the river.

“Okay, you go first.”

Yuli spoke bluntly and immersed herself in the Rukia River.

As I was carrying Taina and entering the forest, Taina looked back.

It’s not just turning your head, it’s a gaze that seems to be looking at someone.

“…Kang! Kang Kang!”

“What, what is it? Why is it like this?”

And he writhed and struggled, twisting his body.

I turned around and looked behind me, wondering what had caused such an intense reaction.

“Oh. Oh no.”

A naked Srenya appeared.

A splendid lineup including the beast Taina in the forest and the naked Srennia in the river.

The vague thought that the two might meet someday became a reality.

“…. Kai oppa…”

“Now… into the forest…”

I know you’re far away so I can’t hear you properly, but I’m sure you’re talking to me.

‘Hey, you did it.’

I have absolutely no desire to be present at a meeting where the Holy Sword and the Princess of a Nation are having a naked conversation.

It’s best to get out of here quickly.

First, I turned my body around and hugged Taina so that her back wouldn’t be seen.

The problem is that Taina cried out in surprise because her body was moving in the air.

“Kya, kyaing? Kang! Kang-kyaeng!”

“Shh! Shh!”

No matter how many gestures you make, a beast is still a beast.

If you had understood what I was saying and understood it properly, you wouldn’t have been a beast.

Looking at the situation behind the river, Srenya was trying to look into the forest, so I had no choice but to take urgent measures.

‘Arai.’

“Kang! Kkaep!”

He wrapped one arm around Taina’s waist and quickly hid behind a tree.

The other hand covered Taina’s mouth to block out the noise.

“Ugh…!!!”

I can feel Taina’s stomach and my abs swaying against each other.

It’s a posture that actually feels like your belly button is aligned.

Well, I don’t have any belly fat so it doesn’t really matter to me…

‘Tina’s belly is soft.’

When I first met Geumsu Taina, she still had 11 muscles like a warrior’s abs.

Should I make it soft and chewy now?

Only after you’ve gotten far enough away to hide in the blind spot out of Srenya’s sight.

I took my hand off Taina’s mouth.

“Did you gain weight?”

“Kang!!!!!”

Was that a little rude?

“Kang! Kang-kang! Kang, kanggang-kaeaeng! Oppa, Kang! Kang-kang!”

Taina continued to speak as if protesting something, but it was just the cry of an animal.

After some soothing, I returned to the cabin.

…

“I’m sorry for being rude… I’m always in your debt…”

Taina is back to normal.

Then he kneels on the bed and apologizes politely.

When you become a beast and then return to being human, you always apologize and thank you at the same time.

“No, no. But these days, he doesn’t really shine. He doesn’t bite or bite aggressively. His condition has improved a lot, right?”

“…ugh.”

I guess it turned out to be similar to cooking… I just wanted to say that my semi-beast-like symptoms have improved.

“You don’t study all night these days, do you?”

“Yes. I fall asleep before midnight.”

“What about forcing yourself to train?”

“I don’t do it every day.”

“What about food?”

“I’m eating well.”

“What are your relationships with your friends?”

“I often go out and play on the weekends. I eat dessert or brunch.”

“Oh my.”

The questions and answers were repeated similarly to those of a patient undergoing a regular checkup and a doctor.

After the midterms, that is, after my relationship with Taina became closer and I started to be treated as a savior and a doctor, we have been having this conversation.

It’s like a checklist, a consultation to filter out things that are detrimental to your savagery or bad habits.

‘I wonder if something as trivial as this will definitely have an effect.’

It seems like Taina isn’t pushing herself to her limits these days.

I don’t know the details of Academy life, but the frequency of being banned has decreased, and the severity has also decreased.

In the weeks since midterms, I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve been to the hut in the shack.

You live a leisurely and comfortable life.

“…So that’s why you got fat?”

“Poo-heung!!!”

Taina spit out the tea she was drinking.

After the slip of the tongue, I was able to move on safely after organizing my transformation from skinny to less skinny and writing a thesis on how natural and happy my current appearance looks.

2.

I knocked on the door cautiously, carrying my medical bag.

Today is Wednesday.

So, it’s the day to heal Uncle Kai’s scars.

“Hello~ Excuse me~”

“Welcome. The doctor is here.”

doctor.

Doctor.

I feel good because I feel like I’m getting closer to the future I’ve always dreamed of!

“Ugh, uh-huh…”

The corners of my mouth twitched when my brother turned his back to offer me tea.

He rubbed the corners of his lips that were quivering as if they were broken and let out a stifled laugh.

Of course, when the old man turned around again.

“Okay, is black tea okay?”

“…yeah.”

Just a gentle, kind smile.

He accepted the glass and sat down at the table.

‘The dining table is really sentimental…’

It was an unbelievable sentiment coming from a member of the Count Aperiel family, one of the most prestigious noble families.

It has a very well-used feel that might not seem strange even if it looks a bit shabby.

Because it has a weird design and color that looks like it’s been out of style for 10 years.

But it’s like a mise-en-scène that completes the old man’s strange atmosphere and a sentimental atmosphere.

“The table is a bit old, isn’t it? It’s embarrassing.”

“Oh, no! I thought it was pretty cool.”

The old man felt embarrassed when he saw my gaze.

I was taken aback because I hadn’t thought about it like that at all.

“How do you feel about the part where I removed the scar last time?”

“Hwa- You know that feeling? Sometimes, when you have some magical energy left over? That’s the feeling.”

“Hmm, it seems like the remaining magical power sometimes causes a negative reaction with the magic. I don’t think it’s a big problem. Most of the magic has been erased from the scar, though. Can’t you feel any residual magic in the area where the scar was erased?

“I definitely didn’t feel any tingling sensation in the area where the scar was removed. It’s thanks to the doctor’s skill.”

“Ugh, hehehe…. Ah. Aaaah. Of course not. It’s all thanks to the patient following along well. Are you taking the medicine I gave you last time?”

“Ahem…”

In the corner of the table, in the basket, there were only a few bottles of medicine that had been prepared last time.

And the number of rings next to it may have decreased by one or two.

“…You did eat it.”

“That’s right.”

“Most of you said you didn’t eat it.”

“Honestly… I appreciate you worrying about the side effects of removing scars, but they’re not serious enough to warrant worrying about.”

“Okay! Please eat it because you think it’s my sincerity!”

“Actually, I didn’t eat it because it didn’t taste good…”

“Oh my.”

“Big. I’ll eat it.”

I somehow managed to get a promise… but it feels like trying to appease a child who won’t take his medicine.

“No, honestly, it’s okay if you don’t eat it, but really…”

I had to see the appearance of someone who was not worthy of his age, grumbling like that.

Maybe it was because her appearance didn’t match her age, but she was a little cute.

“Shall we start now?”

After a brief conversation, we began the process of treating the scar in earnest.

When I finished preparing for the rounds by taking out various materials such as gauze, a knife, a swelling device, and a magic stone from the rounds bag, the old man was taking off his clothes.

-Snap, sniff

As soon as one layer of clothing is removed, the body is revealed at an unexpected moment.

It looked like he was wearing some kind of underwear, but he was just wearing a shirt.

I didn’t have time to look away.

So I ended up taking in all the muscles moving around in time with the old man’s movements, the scars that gave off a wild vibe, and the wide back.

At the end of such visual shock.

‘I want to swallow… saliva…!’

My mouth was filled with saliva.

It’s a needle.

People secrete saliva not only when they see or eat something delicious, but also in normal times.

And due to the medical structure of humans, we swallow saliva naturally.

Sometimes, when we are shocked by something external, there are times when we cannot swallow saliva naturally.

‘Hold on, hold on, hold on…!’

It’s just that right now, at this timing, it’s painful.

When I felt stressed, restless and distressed, I showed one thing in common.

Let’s pretend to drink something by picking up the black tea in front of us!

As an idea to naturally break the situation came to mind, I held back the saliva from going down my throat and sipped the black tea.

“…gulp.”

But I didn’t know that the sound of swallowing, whether saliva or tea, would be this loud.

I hoped the old man didn’t hear it because I thought it might lead to a strange misunderstanding.

-Shudder

I heard.

This is a clear response where the brain recognizes the sound and stiffens the body.

Instead, it created misunderstandings and amplified my shame.

‘…I’m screwed.’

Even if you pretend to drink tea in a hurry, the picture becomes strange.

The old man took off his clothes and sat down with his back turned without saying a word.

“Please take care of me.”

“Yes, yes, then…”

When I started the procedure without saying anything, I wanted to cry.

In fact, I had to hold back tears.

3.

Today, which is Thursday, I feel gloomy because I can’t meet Kai oppa.

And the sky was filled with clouds, making me feel even more gloomy.

Until something happens that makes such a thing seem like a minor thing.

“Ugh, ugh, ugh…”

I knelt down in the Rukia River, gasping for breath, and looked at my reflection across the river.

To fumble through the shocking facts that were floating around in my head.

“There’s… a, a demon king… at the academy…?”