I’m The Brave Puppy That Will Save The Villainess - Chapter 14

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Episode 14

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“What on earth does that tiger want!”

I ruffled my hair frantically.

Black Tiger made his body transparent and hid again.

I kept wandering around that area, but the tiger didn’t appear.

He didn’t write any more words either.

‘Judging by his eyes alone, he definitely seemed like he wanted to follow me.’

But why on earth won’t he?

‘Sister aside, now I feel sorry for the tiger and really want to hug him.’

I grabbed my head tightly and fell into thought.

Come to think of it, I had read about this in the future newspaper.

In the future, they eventually only found the tiger’s corpse after he died from languishing away.

There were several clues about the tiger’s death.

‘Right before dying, he apparently tried to go back to where he originally lived.’

I felt like I vaguely understood something, but I couldn’t figure it out exactly.

I continued circling around while pondering.

Before I knew it, I had passed the place where the tiger was and found myself standing in front of a large building.

“Huh, where is this?”

A human child’s body is much faster than puppy paws.

‘In the northern area of the mansion, there’s the Senate Assembly Hall, a few old mansions, the training ground, and…’

…the Branch Academy?

Since this was my first time seeing this place, I was thinking I should go back.

A small bell rang.

Then five or six children came rushing out through the door all at once.

They were all dressed in identical uniforms and wore small name tags on their chests.

“What are you?”

“Are you new here?”

The prettily dressed little kids swarmed toward me.

‘I don’t have time for this.’

I was flustered by the children looking at me like I was an animal in a zoo.

I nervously told them about myself.

“I, I’m Coco.”

“What’s Coco? Is that a commoner’s name? Don’t you have a surname?”

“Yeah. I live over there in the annex.”

“Hmm…?”

“Um, um. The blessed child, that’s it!”

At those words, the face that had been curious immediately frowned.

“I know about that. It’s fake.”

“That’s why she has no maid and wanders around alone. Like a commoner!”

“Why did you come here? Huh?”

“A commoner should quietly wait for disownment, so why did you come?”

Why are they suddenly bullying me?

As countless criticisms suddenly poured out, I bit my lips tightly.

During my stray dog days, I had been bullied by humans.

I was hit in the head with stones so much that there are parts where fur doesn’t grow.

‘I’m, I’m scared…’

Seeing them surround me and pour out words of criticism one by one made my body tremble and my mind go blank.

I know I shouldn’t say things like this.

Instinctively hesitating, I stepped back.

“I, I just came to tr, try to heal the ti, tiger, I ta, talked with the tiger, to see if there’s so, something I can heal. Don’t hate me…”

“What?”

“…I’ll, I’ll go.”

I moved hesitantly.

Did they understand what I said?

The children shut their mouths tight.

And 3 seconds later. One of them grabbed my head.

“What is this stupid commoner saying? The tiger is gone. So how did you talk to the tiger?”

“A fake, and now you have pathological lying too?”

“Pathological lying?”

“You don’t even know what pathological lying is. It means telling lies!”

“I’m not like that… I have a special ability to talk with tigers!”

“What a funny kid. Hey, there are five types of special abilities in total. Even among those types, below the Aitra-class ability called ‘legendary ability,’ there are Vidento-class, Cidian-class, and the lowest Diran-class abilities. Even if Animal Affinity is a common Cidian-class ability, it’s not something a lowly commoner like you could have.”

I stared blankly at the name tag of the child who was reciting about special abilities.

‘Speed Wagon’

Even his name looks like he’d be good at explaining things.

Having barely come to my senses, I muttered quietly.

“My special ability isn’t Animal Affinity. It’s the ability to talk with animals.”

“Nonsense! Direct Animal and Spirit Communication is an Aitra-class ability, a legendary ability that only exists in legends!”

At those words, everyone’s eyes widened.

Among them, my eyes probably widened the most.

‘Wow, what Dog God gave me is something really amazing!’

And the panicked emotions subsided.

My bottom wiggled like a tail.

‘Hehe. I’m the coolest dog!’

Mood recovered instantly!

Regardless, they raised their voices to criticize me.

“Ha! You idiot! The blessed baby is already a lie, and now you’re even scamming us saying you have a Special Ability.”

I proudly raised my head as if lifting my tail.

“Hmph, I’m letting you off because you’re children!”

“What?”

“Next time when I prove that my Special Ability is real. Then, you must apologize to me. Got it?”

I lifted my head up sharply again like a spirited puppy.

‘I need to go find a tiger!’

But just then.

Carriages lined up one after another around the Academy.

Noble Ladies stepped out from inside them.

“Son.”

“Mother!”

“Don’t say Mother like that, you should say Mother properly.”

The reason the Children had gathered here must have been because it was dismissal time.

The faces of the Children who had surrounded me with malicious expressions quickly brightened.

After they all rushed toward the Carriages like that.

I was left alone in front of the Academy.

Several Noble Ladies tilted their heads curiously upon seeing me left alone in front of the Academy.

“Oh my. Who is that child? I’ve never seen her before.”

“Mother, that’s her. You know, the fake baby you told me about!”

“Fake? Oh… Little Master, I apologize.”

The Noble Lady who threw out an insincere apology whispered quietly to her child.

“As part of the Social Elite, we must treat kindly a child who will soon become a commoner. That’s noblesse oblige.”

Unlike the Children, the adults knew how to hide their emotions.

But in the adults’ eyes, contempt was clearly visible without exception.

‘Everyone must think I’m going to be kicked out.’

What was sadder than that contempt was this.

The pity mixed in the eyes of some kind Noble Ladies.

“You shouldn’t say such things. Little Master is a pitiful one. So we must treat her well.”

“Tch.”

“Hurry and get in the Carriage.”

The Noble Ladies hugged their children tightly to their chests as if they were precious and got into the Carriages.

From inside the Carriages came the sound of warm, chattering whispers.

‘Families together, they look really happy.’

Before I knew it, the bustling noise had passed.

I had truly become alone.

I gently rubbed one side of my chest with my small hand.

It was okay for people to criticize and ignore me.

I could just bare my tiny front teeth and bark back at them.

But when they treated me like a pitiful stray dog with no family, it was different.

‘I’m not a pitiful stray dog. I’m a smart puppy with a proper owner!’

The sight of children going to find their families almost pierced my heart like a dagger, but it didn’t matter.

I clenched my fists tightly and glared at the empty air.

‘I’m really not pitiful at all.’

Look how brave I am!

I even crossed the Rainbow Bridge to see Sister, so what do pitying looks matter?

I only need one thing.

That is, Sister.

When I thought of Sister, courage filled my heart again.

‘That’s right, I only care about one thing! Because I’m an animal faithful to my instincts!’

As I walked so energetically and bravely, I soon opened my eyes wide. Because I suddenly realized something.

“Gasp!”

Animals, including myself, are different from humans.

We’re very simple.

If there’s something we’re fixated on, we only think about that one thing.

The reason I crossed the Rainbow Bridge and returned to this world.

The reason the tiger deliberately escaped from the cage and refused the suggestion to go to a ‘good place.’

It must be because of just one thing.

‘And that is…’

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