The Isolated Marchioness Just Wants to Make a Living - Chapter 63

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Chapter 63

 

“What, what? What is it?”

 

Alpheus hurriedly entered the warehouse.

 

“You… what are you?”

 

I stared at the scene with my mouth agape.

 

‘I see.’

 

Leopold hadn’t taken an interest in domestication for no reason.

 

This creature, whether beast or monster, was not only incredibly strong but also remarkably intelligent.

 

I also carefully entered the warehouse. Alpheus had already positioned himself sitting in front of the wolf-dog.

 

“Maybe it now recognizes us as people it knows?”

 

He said while stroking the wolf-dog’s head.

 

“That’s why it’s not attacking! But how can it be this smart?”

 

“Leopold must have trained it.”

 

I said to Alpheus.

 

“After getting beaten to the point of fainting, it probably learned to understand commands.”

 

“My goodness, that’s too cruel!”

 

Alpheus, who was weak to animals and children, eventually hugged the wolf-dog and exclaimed.

 

The wolf-dog didn’t particularly seem to like it. But it still stayed in his embrace, growling softly.

 

“But is that possible? For it to understand commands to this extent?”

 

“I don’t know. But he seemed interested in domestication.”

 

I said with my arms crossed.

 

“Let’s leave it here for today, Alpheus. Leopold must have had a reason for keeping it locked up. It’s incredibly strong.”

 

“But how could he leave this poor child alone in such a place…”

 

That poor child had just tried to bite Alpheus however it could.

 

Alpheus blinked and shook his head.

 

“I can’t do it. To leave behind one lonely life and depart. Just thinking about it makes my soul feel heavy as a thousand pounds.”

 

“If it’s heavy, just abandon it and follow me. It’s not even that important, so there’s no need to bother with it.”

 

I shrugged my shoulders.

 

“And it’s not like we’re leaving it forever. Let’s come again tomorrow. Right now we don’t have anything.”

 

No matter how capable Alpheus was of subduing the wolf-dog, we couldn’t bring it into the mansion in this state.

 

Considering the aggressiveness the wolf-dog had shown at first, slashing up a few maids would probably be nothing to it.

 

Besides, this wasn’t even our house.

 

“Let’s try to tame it first.”

 

That seemed to be Leopold’s purpose as well.

 

“Then shall we bring some food tomorrow? If we share a meal together, we’ll naturally become closer!”

 

Alpheus suggested with a hopeful voice.

 

I nodded.

 

“Right. Training originally requires food anyway.”

 

* * *

 

Livestock.

 

It refers to tamed animals raised by humans in an agricultural environment.

 

“F-first, they need to be able to live together with people.”

 

Alpheus spoke haltingly. He had been reading Volume 1 of 【Understanding Livestock】 after all.

 

“Labor or… meat, milk, leather, things like that they can provide to humans…”

 

The literary youth found non-fiction difficult.

 

“That’s right.”

 

I nodded with my arms crossed.

 

“Leopold probably wanted to tame this beast to use during the monster wave. Look at this superhuman strength.”

 

The next morning, right after breakfast, we went to the warehouse in the Iris Garden. Avoiding the maids’ eyes was easy with Alpheus around.

 

He was exceptionally skilled at physical tasks.

 

First, he could keenly detect the presence of people from far away. Moreover, secretly climbing over walls was nothing to him.

 

As soon as we entered the warehouse, the wolf-dog wagged its tail at me.

 

Of course, Alpheus was faster. Alpheus hugged the wolf-dog tightly and grinned.

 

“Big brother Alphy is here!”

 

It seemed like he was relieving his sorrow of not being called “Alphy oppa” by me.

 

The wolf-dog no longer resisted. But its gaze remained fixed on me.

 

Watching this, Alpheus said.

 

“Brisa, but this guy… doesn’t it seem like he strangely listens to you?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“Yesterday, when you told him to stay still, didn’t he calm down? And when you were checking if he was male, he stayed still too.”

 

“Grrrrrrrrrr! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”

 

Suddenly the wolf-dog started struggling.

 

Alpheus’s eyes widened in surprise.

 

“Hm? Why are you getting angry?”

 

Then he hugged the wolf-dog tightly so it couldn’t move.

 

“It must have been female after all! Did you see wrong? Check one more time!”

 

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”

 

“I’ll pin him down so hurry and check the genitals…!”

 

“Grrrrrrrrrr! Grrrrrrrr! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!”

 

Of course, Alpheus easily subdued the wolf-dog.

 

But even in that state, the wolf-dog struggled frantically. Its superhuman strength was so great that even Alpheus had to exert considerable effort.

 

“It could easily tear off three or four monster heads at once.”

 

I muttered while observing the wolf-dog intently.

 

Alpheus agreed with a grunt.

 

“It could probably butcher three or four humans too. A little kid like you? It could kill ten of them.”

 

As he used violence, his protagonist syndrome seemed to kick in as he recited wistfully.

 

“But let’s see each other without bloodshed. So the world won’t fear you, and you won’t fear the world, we’ll slowly guide you toward light instead of darkness.”

 

“First, let go of his face so he can see the light. You’re making him thrash around more by burying his face in the ground where he can’t see anything.”

 

“Then quickly check again if it’s female or male. I don’t know how to tell.”

 

I said with a shrug.

 

“You don’t need to look. It’s definitely male. I checked really thoroughly yesterday.”

 

Then Alpheus nodded and released the wolf-dog’s face.

 

The wolf-dog, who had already stopped thrashing, looked dazed.

 

I looked into the wolf-dog’s eyes and spoke directly.

 

“But if you keep causing trouble, I’ll have you neutered first. Give up on breeding.”

 

Then the wolf-dog became very quiet.

 

I narrowed my eyes and crossed my arms.

 

“Hmm. Did Leopold already neuter him? He even understands the word neutering.”

 

Actually, if my hypothesis was correct, this wolf-dog’s owner was Leopold.

 

“He definitely doesn’t seem new to dealing with humans. Leopold must have done some training too.”

 

At my words, Alpheus let out a deep sigh.

 

“Leopold Nogen Archduke? Then I… I don’t really like him.”

 

“I see.”

 

I nodded.

 

“If there’s talk about Marquis Sears being a good candidate for Leopold’s next engagement like five years ago, formally refuse then.”

 

“That’s not what I mean, Brisa. Look at him! I think I’ve grown a bit fond of him after seeing him for two days, but training him to understand human speech and then locking him up in a warehouse without even a ray of sunlight – isn’t that too cruel?”

 

Alpheus gestured toward the warehouse.

 

Well…

 

Thick walls without a single window, door handles too high for the wolf-dog to escape, a thoroughly blocked roof, and tall walls surrounding everything else.

 

“He must have judged it that dangerous.”

 

I said while gently stroking the wolf-dog’s head.

 

“You said it yourself. That you could kill ten kids like me.”

 

The wolf-dog looked up at me docilely. Separate from the thrashing earlier, he was very well-behaved now.

 

Alpheus slightly released the wolf-dog.

 

The wolf-dog sat in front of me and stared at me intently.

 

I quietly met those eyes and stroked his back. His fur was shinier than expected, and I could feel a soft warmth.

 

He definitely wasn’t a monster. Monsters didn’t have this kind of warmth.

 

But if he was just a beast, the superhuman strength from such a small body couldn’t be explained. Same with understanding human speech.

 

“If it became known that he was raising a creature with such superhuman strength, everyone might have tried to kill him. Just like they kill monsters.”

 

“Still, it’s a bit too much.”

 

Alpheus said while rummaging through his bag.

 

“There was no food or water in the warehouse.”

 

“But he seems able to survive. Maybe he was planning to come back after finishing his business and give him some food?”

 

“Then he’ll be starving for a whole week from now on? Here, doggy, want to try eating this?”

 

While conversing with me, Alpheus pulled something wrapped in paper from his bag. He had been suggesting bringing food yesterday anyway.

 

But then Alpheus said something unexpected.

 

“I just hunted this down.”

 

“…What?”

 

I was so shocked that I froze in place.

 

What Alpheus pulled out from the rolled-up paper was a dead crow.

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