The Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with a Song - Chapter 206

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Tone-Deaf Healer Kills with Song – Side Story 3-6
Side Story 3-6. My Husband’s Getting Fluffy
“I considered giving her a different name instead of Lulu… but it’s strange. The moment I called that name, our eyes met.”
I’d barely slept at all since dawn.
At first, I couldn’t sleep because we were spending time alone together, and then I didn’t even notice the sun rising as we searched through abandoned dog notices together.
I couldn’t be more grateful that we’re hunters who can go days without sleep without issue.
‘You understand we need to look after the children whose notices have been taken down, right?’
‘Yes.’
After months of preparation, studying, practicing, and excitedly gathering every type of item imaginable since we didn’t know which friend would arrive, we were on the verge of our inventory bursting with dog supplies.
Our inventory was practically overflowing with puppy products.
‘If I’d known this would happen, I should have at least tried feeding Jung Hwan-jae when he was small…’
‘…’
‘…No, I’m just joking.’
He and I went together to the nearby Center in the morning, timing our arrival for when the doors opened.
Though we deliberated fiercely, once we decided, it felt as though the child we were meant to bring home had been predetermined from the start.
A black puppy with red eyes, trembling with fear throughout the journey as if she’d been hurt by many people.
“Would it be alright if we put both of you on our homepage? I think it would help with promotion!”
“If it helps, by all means.”
I’d intended to come and go quietly, but we ended up taking photos in front of the Center anyway.
If it helps the children, I could take photos anytime.
Worried that putting her in the car might strain her body, I immediately teleported to the Guild Master’s Office.
“Wow, she looks exactly like Fluffy Jung Hwan-jae.”
“She does resemble him, doesn’t she?”
“Honestly, she really does look alike.”
Lulu, whom everyone except Jung Hwan-jae acknowledged the resemblance, seemed bewildered among these towering humans.
“Lucy, did you deliberately turn Jung Hwan-jae into that form? Did you know we’d bring Lulu home?”
“Who knows.”
Lucy shrugged, saying he wouldn’t know such things himself.
Anyway, he was the type who’d rather die than admit he cared about anyone else.
Even though she was his own daughter.
But strangely, when I sang a lullaby-like song for her, she quickly opened her eyes wide and nestled into my arms.
This was the same song I’d sung to calm Jung Hwan-jae when he was first transformed.
“Still, I’m so grateful I met you when I’d finally escaped being tone-deaf. My husband heard this song when I was terribly tone-deaf.”
I deliberately spoke in a playful manner to reassure Lulu.
The puppy tilted her head back and forth, whether understanding my words or not.
The song clearly helped. I was so grateful to be a buffer-type healer.
The problem was that I’d pulled out all the toys from my inventory and stacked them up, but she showed no interest in any of them.
“Does Lulu not like toys…?”
As I lay flat on the ground somewhat discouraged, Liri, who resembled a snowman, quietly approached.
“She probably hasn’t become comfortable enough here to play with toys yet. She needs time to adjust. Wouldn’t it be better to take her home?”
“I’d like to take her home, but there are so many protective and preventative spells layered throughout the Guild Master’s Office.”
This place was equipped with every safeguard and preventative skill that hunters could possibly employ.
On top of that, I’d reinforced it multiple times over, so I hoped that if Lulu had any ailments, she could stay here temporarily to recover.
It was a miraculous sanctuary where merely staying could restore one’s condition.
‘Guild Hanttae is the number one target of envy and jealousy just for having Yeom Ye-ah.’
Indeed, little Lulu, who had seemed somewhat sickly at first, appeared to be improving gradually.
Her wariness wouldn’t be resolved immediately, it seemed.
As I carefully extended my hand, the hesitant pup approached very slowly and stopped just short of my reach.
“I’m Yeom Ye-ah. I’m your family, your guardian, and I will never abandon you.”
It didn’t matter if she couldn’t understand.
I knew that sometimes, even when language fails, the heart can still connect.
Just as my song reaches everyone.
Lulu, gazing at me with those round eyes, carefully wagged her tail.
“And we’re going to love you so very, very much.”
Please be good to us.

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Four months later.
“Lulu! Not again!”
Sung Ji-wook slumped into the Break Room with an expression of despair.
A small black puppy sat in a perfect circle by the doorway.
Even though four more months had passed, she hadn’t grown much in size.
Apart from eating well and becoming a bit plumper.
Oh, and her fur had become glossy and lustrous too.
Considering that Dante and Rosalind Brown, who had visited once more in the meantime, couldn’t distinguish between Lulu and Jung Hwan-jae at all, it was clear her condition had improved remarkably.
‘My goodness, this little sweetie hasn’t grown at all. She must be a fairy! Our Max is a fairy too!’
‘Rose, next time let’s definitely bring Max along.’
‘What are you saying? Please don’t come.’
In any case, Lulu, who had adapted while receiving abundant affection, had become the youngest member of Hanttae.
Loved so terribly much that she didn’t seem to understand what she’d done wrong, her innocent expression was utterly endearing.
Sung Ji-wook, who had nearly melted at that expression, quickly composed himself.
“You again! Leaving only the nutritional supplements in your food again! Huh?”
“She didn’t just leave the supplements.”
Sung Mi-ju checked Lulu’s food bowl and pressed her forehead.
“She left the pumpkin too. I mean, other dogs go crazy for pumpkin, but why won’t our Lulu eat it?”
“This time I really made sure by inserting the supplements between sweet potato pieces, but she just licked the sweet potato clean…”
The renowned sibling hunters from not just South Korea but the entire world were on their knees before a handful-sized puppy.
Lulu, the pet of the Guild Master couple of Guild Hanttae, loved people so much that once she came for a walk to the Guild Building, she had no intention of leaving before her parents returned from work.
As a result, feeding her became the responsibility of the guild members, but since everyone eagerly wanted to take on that role, the competition to claim it was fierce.
The guild members, who only looked cool in front of others, would lie sprawled on the ground begging shamelessly and chase after the small puppy to play with her—a rare sight that occurred several times a day.
“What are you doing?”
And after experiencing this, everyone would say the same thing.
‘The only person in the world who can get Lulu to take her supplements properly is Yeom Ye-ah.’
Lulu recognized her mother’s voice and bolted forward as if her paws had motors attached.
“Lulu, were you giving your brother and sister a hard time again?”
Yeom Ye-ah walked toward them from the end of the hallway, smiling as she bent down.
Lulu’s tail spun like a propeller as she burrowed into her mother’s embrace.
Yeom Ye-ah, stroking her affectionately, lifted her head to look at the battered siblings.
“What did she refuse this time?”
“Pumpkin and a multivitamin tablet…”
Yeom Ye-ah, cradling Lulu in her arms, approached them and extended her hand.
Sung Ji-wook handed over the pill with a dejected expression, defeated in his attempt to administer it.
“Lulu, you can’t keep refusing your medicine. You just can’t.”
“Whimper…”
Lulu seemed to understand she was being scolded, and her ears drooped sadly in an instant.
Yet she clearly knew she’d done something wrong.
In truth, those around them knew that Lulu only tucked her tail between her legs this quickly for Jung Hwan-jae and Yeom Ye-ah.
The other guild members would melt at a single bark from her, thinking, ‘Well, just this once?’ and becoming putty in her paws.
Ye-ah sighed, gently pressed her forehead against Lulu’s, then placed the medicine and a little water in her food bowl.
“Come on, Lulu. Mom’s watching.”
“Mmph…”
Lulu glanced at Yeom Ye-ah once, then at the medicine once more.
After deliberating several times, Lulu seemed to make her decision and swallowed the medicine and water with determined gulping sounds.
Her expression was serene, as if she’d come to accept that some things are inevitable in a dog’s life.
Once she’d cleanly finished even the water, Yeom Ye-ah’s torrential praise followed as if on cue.
Sung Ji-wook and Sung Mi-ju’s hollow laughter echoed.
“We were just messing with her.”
“We got played like a nose work game. I should just eat this freeze-dried pumpkin myself.”
“This is harder than the Guild Master’s training, wow… Ah, Ye-ah. We need to strategize, right? Did you say it takes two hours?”
“Yes, I’d appreciate your help.”
“Leave it to us. We’ll make sure she eats all her treats and gets her walks in.”
Yeom Ye-ah smiled at the siblings as they regained their enthusiasm, insisting they could handle everything except the supplements, then stood up.
Lulu circled around her, reluctant to see her go.
“Mom will bring back something good.”
“Mmph.”
Tail wag.
“I’ll be back soon, sweetie.”
Ears perked up.
“I’m bringing Dad too.”
Tail wagging eagerly…
“I’ll be back soon with Dad! Let’s go for a walk tonight, Mom and Dad!”
Yeom Ye-ah burst into laughter at the sight of Lulu’s tail spinning like a propeller, then headed toward the door.
“Then I’ll be going!”

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