The Isolated Marchioness Just Wants to Make a Living - Chapter 62

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Chapter 62

 

“Grrrrrrrrrr…”

 

Is that really a puppy?

 

It looks more like a wolf than a dog?

 

It was a beast with the appearance of a young wolf with jet-black fur and yellow eyes.

 

‘I’m sure it wasn’t here last time?’

 

Its size was small enough for me to hold in my arms.

 

However, it seemed incredibly strong, as even Alpheus with his superhuman strength appeared to have difficulty subduing it.

 

“…What’s going on here, Alpheus?”

 

I stood in front of the door and muttered blankly.

 

Alpheus blinked and asked back.

 

“Weren’t we going to rescue a stray dog?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“You said you’d just bring home something abandoned without an owner and cherish it.”

 

Alpheus said matter-of-factly.

 

“As soon as we climbed over the wall, I heard a dog whimpering inside here.”

 

I couldn’t hear it, but it seemed Alpheus, a warrior with enhanced senses, had immediately picked up on it.

 

“Environmental protection, love for nature… I figured it out as soon as we came in here. You want us to raise this abandoned dog from now on, right?”

 

Alpheus had clearly misunderstood something the moment he climbed over the wall.

 

I looked at the warehouse door.

 

The door handle was positioned high up. There was no lock latch, but it was at a height that the dog couldn’t open by itself.

 

“But… but why is this thing so strong?”

 

Alpheus was panting as he pinned down the small dog.

 

“Is this really a stray dog? Even a wolf wouldn’t be this strong!”

 

I stared blankly at the struggling wolf-dog.

 

Something… I had a hunch about this.

 

Leopold had asked about the livestock research paper written by ‘El’. It was about the criteria and methods for domesticating monsters or wild beasts as livestock.

 

‘Ah.’

 

I thought as I quietly watched the violent wolf-dog.

 

‘Does he want to domesticate this thing?’

 

So that’s why he built this kind of warehouse!

 

‘It seems Leopold brought a monster here. No, he caught something that might be a monster or a wild beast and brought it here first.’

 

Just looking at it, its aggressiveness was incredible. If trained well, it might be helpful in monster subjugation.

 

Come to think of it, considering how hunting dogs help with hunting, it was quite a rational idea.

 

It still looked like a pup, but when it became an adult, even Alpheus, the strongest in terms of military force in this world, would probably have difficulty subduing it.

 

‘Ah, I roughly understand the situation now.’

 

It felt like all the mysteries had been solved.

 

I slowly approached the wolf-dog.

 

Alpheus muttered with a sigh.

 

“I don’t want to use violence on such a small creature, but… stay still!”

 

Then he grabbed those paws and slammed them down on the ground with a thud.

 

The wolf-dog whimpered and struggled in resistance.

 

“Yes, Alpheus. Just hold it still for a moment.”

 

So Leopold wants to domesticate this thing…

 

“There’s something I need to check first.”

 

Looking closely, the wolf-dog’s eyes gleamed golden. It was a color that somehow reminded me of Leopold.

 

That calm and composed, arrogant and aristocratic…

 

“Just stay still for a bit.”

 

I said while looking into those eyes.

 

“I need to examine you.”

 

Surprisingly, the wolf-dog’s struggling decreased.

 

The wolf-dog’s eyes stared directly at me. For that moment, it felt strangely like we were communicating. It was truly an odd few seconds.

 

“That’s right.”

 

I murmured soothingly.

 

“It’s okay. I won’t hurt you.”

 

“Grrrrrrrr…”

 

The wolf-dog growled, but I didn’t sense any aggression.

 

“Trust me.”

 

I whispered gently.

 

“I’ll just check the really important things.”

 

The wolf-dog panted heavily.

 

Perhaps exhausted from wrestling with Alpheus, it even let its limbs go limp.

 

“You’ll allow me, won’t you?”

 

I asked carefully, even knowing it couldn’t understand my words.

 

As I exchanged deep gazes with the wolf-dog, I too seemed somehow entranced.

 

Did Leopold also look at this wolf-dog this way?

 

That aristocratic boy probably attempted to tame it with an extremely refined expression. He wouldn’t have made a fuss like Alpheus, nor hesitated like me.

 

Even faced with this small beast, he would have maintained his dignity throughout. He’s the type who would rather faint than act without grace.

 

Though he didn’t show it outwardly, he was perhaps inwardly an even more aristocratically arrogant boy than Gillab.

 

“I know Leopold.”

 

Even if I died, the word ‘friend’ wouldn’t come out.

 

“So… this might sound strange, but I think you’d understand too.”

 

When I whispered with sincerity, the wolf-dog stopped struggling.

 

I slowly reached out and stroked the wolf-dog’s face, neck, front legs, and belly.

 

“Can you trust me?”

 

The wolf-dog quietly panted. I could feel its heart pounding.

 

If there really is such a thing as empathic connection, would it refer to moments like this?

 

After briefly meeting its eyes, I smiled slightly and whispered.

 

“Thank you.”

 

After that, I slowly spread the wolf-dog’s hind legs.

 

The wolf-dog looked at me with somehow narrowed eyes, as if sizing me up.

 

“Hmm.”

 

After carefully checking between the hind legs, I slowly muttered.

 

“It’s a male.”

 

At that moment, the wolf-dog fainted.

 

* * *

 

“I really didn’t treat him roughly. I only used subdual, okay?”

 

With the fainted wolf-dog before us, Alpheus and I fell into serious contemplation.

 

“Really. I didn’t even hit him with full force.”

 

Alpheus made excuses.

 

I crossed my arms and agreed.

 

“If you had hit him with full force, he wouldn’t be a creature of this world anymore.”

 

Even so, I muttered seriously in puzzlement.

 

“But why did he suddenly faint?”

 

When domesticating animals, the most important thing to check was their gender.

 

First, males and females had different characteristics. If there weren’t many specimens, it was even more necessary to separate and observe them. This would become important information for potential breeding.

 

So I wanted to observe as much as possible for Leopold and give him results.

 

While the wolf-dog was unconscious, I took out my handkerchief.

 

Alpheus stroked the sprawled wolf-dog’s belly and said.

 

“Should we take him out anyway? Leaving him here is kind of… like animal abuse.”

 

“But Leopold must have had his reasons for keeping him locked up here.”

 

I opposed Alpheus’s meddling for now.

 

“You saw earlier. His aggression is tremendous. Could we let him loose in the mansion?”

 

“But since you coaxed and soothed him well, Brisa, maybe our sincerity and goodwill got through to him, and he listened very well.”

 

Alpheus seemed reluctant to lock up this wolf-dog again and leave.

 

He asked pleadingly.

 

“Couldn’t we train him well?”

 

“Well. He might have just been weak from getting beaten by you.”

 

“I told you I didn’t beat him!”

 

“Fine. I’ll say you only beat him due to unavoidable circumstances. Anyway, we don’t know if it was sincerity and goodwill that got through, or violence and fear.”

 

While we were bickering, the wolf-dog slowly opened his eyes.

 

“He’s awake!”

 

Alpheus tensely held the wolf-dog firmly.

 

But the wolf-dog didn’t resist. He didn’t even struggle.

 

“Grrrrrrr…”

 

“Hmm?”

 

Alpheus tilted his head.

 

He slowly spoke to the wolf-dog.

 

“You can’t pounce. You can’t bite either. Look into my eyes, gently soothe your soul and calm down. You understand, don’t you, cute one? Brisa, step aside for now.”

 

I nodded and backed away as far as possible.

 

The moment Alpheus slowly released the wolf-dog.

 

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrr….”

 

The wolf-dog growled at me once, then did something unbelievable. It walked into the warehouse on its own feet.

 

Golden eyes gleamed in the darkness.

 

“Grrrrr….”

 

It raised its front paw and pointed at the door.

 

I tilted my head and said.

 

“You want me to close it?”

 

Amazingly, the wolf-dog nodded.

 

I exchanged shocked looks with Alpheus.

 

The wolf-dog understood our words!

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