I’m The Brave Puppy That Will Save The Villainess - Chapter 54

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Episode 54

 

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“Hello, Rabbit!”

 

I absolutely did not give up.

 

Instead, I wandered around the cabin area and met animal friends to find a way to help Belief.

 

I was able to meet many animal friends, especially bird friends.

 

While going around this area, I planned to ask how Belief had been living.

 

But these friends only gave me information that Belief stayed inside the cabin all the time and was extremely reluctant to go out.

 

And…

 

“Wow! You’re Chirpy’s friend? That’s me!”

 

“Ahem. Is that so? How interesting that Chirpy has a human friend!”

 

Unlike Chirpy, the birds that seemed to have lower intelligence only said similar things and just flew around me.

 

Still, they were kind friends.

 

“Here! Eat some food!”

 

I shared the cookies I had brought from the Duke’s Mansion.

 

“Wow! Such food in this barren mine!”

 

And animals never forgot to repay kindness.

 

“Huh. What’s this?”

 

I smiled softly as I received the glass stones they handed me.

 

‘Oh, this… it’s a stone I’ve never seen before!’

 

It seemed to be a stone that only came from Rocky Mine. I took and kept the stones they gave me.

 

And though I couldn’t handle it well, I also healed sick birds using my Light Ability.

 

“Does it hurt a lot?”

 

But…

 

“…Huh?”

 

After I held several of the stones that the birds had given me like currency.

 

Light no longer flowed from my hands.

 

‘That’s strange, it’s true that I can’t handle my Special Ability well, but…’

 

…Could it really not come out this much?

 

While I was feeling puzzled, a mouse that had been busily eating food suddenly spoke up.

 

“Geez, really. Humans don’t know anything after all.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“Those stones are so~o precious! All animals know that.”

 

…The moment I looked at the stones again, something clicked. Moreover, I felt like I had seen these stones before.

 

“…”

 

“Oh my goodness! Why are you standing there?”

 

…Then Belief appeared.

 

He saw countless birds hovering around me along with rabbits and mice, and frowned with a menacing expression.

 

“You.”

 

“Why are you talking to rabbits over there? It’s not just rabbits, there are mice and birds too!”

 

Hearing me chatter away, he covered his ears.

 

“Huh, your ears are bleeding? Should I take a look?”

 

Belief raised the corners of his mouth in a mischievous way.

 

“….”

 

“You say I’m like an extremely noisy bird?”

 

The corners of my eyes drooped downward.

 

‘I guess he hates me.’

 

Still, I was cheerful.

 

I held out a small stone to him and said.

 

“Um, this is something a rabbit gave me…. Should I give one to you too, Mr. Belief?”

 

Seeing what I had diligently collected, he flinched.

 

“Oh, these are from my animal friends, they’re not weird or anything….”

 

I approached him closely and tried to hand him a glass-like stone that sparkled.

 

“….”

 

But he flinched and quickly backed away.

 

“Huh, you don’t want it? You’ll minimize contact with this land…?”

 

I watched his retreating figure with puzzlement.

 

‘What is it? Why?’

 

It felt like he was hiding something.

 

‘But this stone is really precious.’

 

I had learned the identity of this stone earlier.

 

‘This might be….’

 

I tucked the sparkling stone into my pouch.

 

Before I knew it, the sun was setting overhead.

 

The 24 hours he had promised me were coming to an end.

 

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That evening, inside the cabin.

 

I sat facing Belief.

 

“Today….”

 

“How was it following me around today? I think there’s a reason why only I can understand what Mr. Belief says.”

 

And from now on, I had to tell that story.

 

“You know, actually, I can understand what animals say. That’s how I was able to decode the Scripture too! In the Scripture I read earlier, it said there are two cases of people who can speak Animal Language.”

 

“….”

 

“One case is being able to freely use both Human Language and Animal Language, and the other case is being unable to speak Human Language.”

 

Did I hit too close to home?

 

His face gradually turned bright red.

 

“And I secretly peeked at the Scripture Translation, where people said that the second person was cursed.”

 

“….”

 

“Why do you think I can communicate with you, Belief?”

 

His body flinched.

 

“You think you’re cursed to speak Animal Language instead of Human Language, don’t you, Belief?”

 

Panicked by the word curse, he bolted upright.

 

Like someone whose secret that should never be revealed had been exposed.

 

‘Well, in a place that values Divine Blessing above all else, a curse would be the worst weakness.’

 

That’s why he had no choice but to build a cabin at Rocky Mine and live there.

 

Just like wild dogs who hide in the mountains to avoid spreading disease.

 

But there was something more important.

 

I stared straight at him and took a deep breath.

 

“Or maybe….”

 

I closed my eyes tightly, and just as I was about to say the next words.

 

What remained before my eyes was…!

 

“Hey, what’s this! That’s too much!”

 

…To teleport me to Solar Village so suddenly like that!

 

I have something important to tell you!

 

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“Huff, huff….”

 

The path from Solar Village to the cabin alone was too cold.

 

“Sob, it’s so dark….”

 

“If life as a stray is hard, just go beg from people and die.”

 

Before meeting Sister, when I lived as a stray, I kept remembering the people who used to say such things.

 

‘I’m scared, you know….’

 

Choco, the leader who protected me, had said this.

 

When encountering large packs of wild dogs, small puppies like me would be devoured in one bite.

 

‘Back then, Choco saved me.’

 

Now I had to save myself.

 

In the dark situation, I constantly comforted myself.

 

But was it because I was scared? I kept hearing auditory hallucinations.

 

I saw a giant mountain rabbit hopping around.

 

It was the rabbit that had given me the shining stone earlier.

 

I stuck my hand into my pouch and thought.

 

‘Right, I have to save Belief.’

 

A small stone was visible beneath Rabbit’s feet.

 

A stone with a surface that sparkled particularly brightly.

 

‘I know what this stone is.’

 

Earlier, Belief had completely cut me off, so I couldn’t tell him properly…

 

I quietly stared at the stone, then slipped it into my pouch.

 

‘Teacher, wait just a little! I’ll make it so you can speak!’

 

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…In an atmosphere so desolate that goosebumps rose on my cheeks.

 

I walked steadily toward Belief, who stood guard like a soldier in front of the small cabin.

 

Though I couldn’t get close due to something like a barrier.

 

“Why did you come back again?”

 

“…”

 

“I came to save you, Belief!”

 

He had a surprised expression, as if wondering how I understood him so immediately.

 

But his language ability had deteriorated even further.

 

He seemed to realize this fact too, as he tried to step away from me.

 

I took a big step toward him.

 

When I took one step closer, Belief stepped one step further away.

 

“…”

 

I shouted loudly toward the retreating Belief.

 

“I came here to tell you that neither this land nor you are cursed!”

 

When Belief gradually slowed his steps, I cried out loudly.

 

“I know why you can’t speak, Belief!”

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