I’m The Brave Puppy That Will Save The Villainess - Chapter 3

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Episode 3

“Woof. I answered!”

“W-w-w-wait a minute.”

With a loud thud, Thunder startled and fell over, then quickly got back up.

“L-l-let me ask again. Can you hear what I’m saying? Not just as neighing sounds?”

“Yes, I can hear you very clearly.”

I’m a very magnificent former dog, after all.

At those words, Thunder’s eyes, which had been dull and lifeless until now, lit up with vitality.

“This kid isn’t an idiot, but a genius! Then please, please. Help me! I’m in pain!”

“Huh?”

I tilted my head.

“Where does it hurt?”

Thunder, whose eyes had suddenly become bright, stuck out his tongue and said.

“Ugh guh gus guh uss! (There’s a thorn here!)”

I can barely see it…

And here I thought he was supposed to be a good horse, but he’s just a whiny baby complaining about one tiny thorn stuck in his tongue.

‘Ruth must have spoiled him terribly.’

I pulled out the thorn that was barely visible to the naked eye.

“So because of this thorn, you wouldn’t eat hay, carrots, or water, and you troubled everyone?”

“Yes! I was stressed because of this damn thorn! But those veterinarians couldn’t even find the thorn. Completely incompetent!”

Well, that’s because you kicked at them whenever they tried to get close…

But that’s not what’s important right now!

I earnestly petted Thunder’s magnificent mane and asked.

“Anyway, you’re fine now, right? Then tell me! What does it mean to achieve merit?”

“Ahem, ahem. Treating a magnificent thoroughbred like me is also a type of achieving merit!”

“Oh, so pulling out a thorn counts as achieving merit!”

“That’s right. But listen, you said you were an adopted child? Your merit will be stolen. This Family House isn’t so lenient with children who have no backing.”

“That won’t do. I absolutely have to achieve merit so I can meet Sister!”

I grabbed my head tightly with both hands and furrowed my brow.

‘How can I prevent my merit from being stolen?’

My life’s first priority is Sister, second priority is sweet sweet potatoes.

Only when it came to these two things did my brilliant mind start spinning rapidly.

* * *

Some time later.

Patricia, the veterinarian who replaced Dot, casually opened the barn door.

And then…

Patricia found herself facing a seriously shocking situation.

“Hey, are you crazy!”

Some unfamiliar young child was carelessly petting Thunder’s mane.

‘I definitely set up a barrier to prevent outsiders from entering, so how did they get in?’

That would mean they’re an insider of the family.

Patricia was about to let out another shriek but hesitated.

‘Besides, the noble horse’s condition is so good?’

Not sensitive at all, and staying still even when its mane is being touched.

Flustered, she walked closer to the unfamiliar child.

“You, you… who… are you?”

“Me? I’m Coco!”

“Coco…”

When the baby stuck out their round, puffed belly, something suddenly came to mind.

‘Ah, isn’t that the commoner who’s about to be disowned? Why is she here?’

Patricia, with an annoyed expression, carelessly picked up Coco.

“I don’t know how you ended up in the barn, but please stay here for now, little miss.”

The important thing was Thunder’s condition.

Patricia looked around her surroundings.

Fortunately, there was Animal Examination Equipment that the veterinarian had left in the barn for emergency use.

“My goodness.”

The results of checking Thunder’s condition were surprising.

There were no abnormalities when examining the horse’s pupils, front teeth, legs, and more. Moreover, far from kicking, it was gentle.

It even yawned slowly as if it were happy.

Patricia brushed Thunder’s mane with a brush and smiled slyly.

“Not bad, are you?”

“Hm?”

“How did you calm down such a sensitive horse?”

Thunder, the prized horse most cherished by Ruth, a direct descendant of the family, had been restored to health.

There would surely be tremendous rewards beyond what a mere child could imagine.

In that case…

“Anyway, I should report this immediately. That I treated the noble horse, Thunder, right?”

“Hm? I’m the one who fixed it, and you said I was pretty good…”

“No. That was a slip of the tongue. Now that I think about it, it seems like I just fixed it with that tool?”

Patricia stated the situation definitively and shrugged her shoulders.

‘Well, she’s just a clueless little kid anyway, right? Besides, there’s no way such a little kid could have actually healed Thunder.’

The rumor that she’s an ordinary person who hasn’t even manifested a Sacred Mark is widespread.

‘The timing just happened to work out by coincidence.’

Patricia said with an inward sneer.

“Little miss, you should return to the annex, shouldn’t you?”

“Hm? I, I have something to say for just a moment…”

“Hurry up. I’ll call a maid for you, so please go quickly.”

Her insistent manner looked like someone trying to get rid of a troublesome child, but what did it matter.

‘She’s going to be kicked out anyway.’

She hummed a tune as she carelessly picked up Coco.

“Let’s go, little one.”

Closing the barn door with her other hand was just a bonus.

“Hah, I can’t wait to see Lord Ruth. I wonder what kind of reward he’ll give me.”

* * *

“Are you really saying that you, Patricia, treated Lord Thunder?”

“Yes, I did it.”

Veterinarian Dot had returned after hearing Patricia’s report.

After examining Thunder’s condition, his eyes widened in surprise.

“Amazing. How did you do it?”

“Haha. It was nothing special.”

Just as light praise was continuing, that very moment arrived.

The barn door burst open with a loud bang.

“I heard our Thunder has fully recovered. Where is he?”

“Ah, you’ve arrived.”

The one who casually opened the barn door and entered was Ruth Ardos.

A man with short black hair and vivid purple eyes.

His appearance alone had an overwhelming quality, and he was a rare special ability user who could control wind.

However, unlike his outstanding public image, his reputation within the family was harsh.

He was considered a scoundrel who had long since abandoned the succession and only obsessed over trivial interests.

“I couldn’t focus on anything else at all. So, what was the illness?”

Under Ruth’s cold gaze, Dot wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered.

“The, the exact diagnosis is still unknown.”

“You don’t know the diagnosis, yet how exactly did you treat our Thunder?”

Patricia blushed and muttered quietly.

“Ah, yes! Lord Thunder seemed to have some digestion issues, so I cut the carrots smaller than usual for him.”

“Hmm, just for that reason? I’m suspicious.”

When Ruth’s reaction was lukewarm, Patricia unnecessarily reached out to try stroking Thunder’s mane.

“Look, he follows me so well like this…”

But right at that moment.

“Neeeigh!”

Thunder, who had been gentle just moments before!

Suddenly started neighing and kicking wildly.

It was a violent gesture of rejection.

“…Follows you well?”

“Ah, ha, hahaha, th, that’s right. Why is this happening…”

When Patricia made a flustered expression, Ruth stared at Thunder with narrowed eyes.

At that moment, Thunder stopped kicking and gracefully trotted toward Ruth with elegant movements.

“Huh? Thunder, if you wanted to be held by me, you should have said so…”

…Thunder passed by Ruth.

And gracefully slipped out through the open door of the barn.

“…Thunder?”

With everyone’s gaze upon him, Thunder stood in front of the sign that read ‘Barn.’

And in front of that sign was…

There was a child with silver hair like a hermit’s, chubby cheeks, and pale violet eyes.

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Team. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————