“Then I’ll go and come back.”
How many minutes had passed since she disappeared?
Loud and hurried footsteps echoed through the corridor. It was no ordinary noise one would hear from a noble family of high standing.
It wasn’t just the sound of footsteps.
The scent of the moonlight, gradually growing closer, drifted through the air, enveloping my entire body.
‘Pheromones…’
As a tense and ominous feeling filled the air, just as Dr. and I were about to sigh again, a heavy fist violently struck the door.
“You’re here…”
“Woo-woof…”
I nodded weakly.
It was the first time I’d met ‘me,’ but I had fully absorbed Ichel’s memories from yesterday. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say I had become completely one with Ichel, so I couldn’t have missed what was about to happen.
“Woof, woof…”
Turning my head toward the doctor, I looked down dejectedly and gently patted her hand with my paw.
“Yes. You mean to open the door? I understand.”
The doctor nodded and walked over to the door himself.
“…You’re going to flip everything again.”
Muttering slightly in front of the door, the doctor took a step back and shouted.
“Please come in.”
Immediately afterward, that large, heavy door swung open in one swift motion.
However, my eyes were caught by the handsome young lord’s appearance, and I momentarily forgot the situation, swallowing a gasp of surprise.
“Woof-woof…!”
How could he be so handsome and cool-looking?
His silver hair, swept to one side, shimmered under the light, and his smooth brown skin radiated vitality.
His long neck, broad shoulders, and well-defined muscles rippled beneath his silver uniform, while his sharp eyes and piercing blue gaze looked as if a wolf freshly hunted in the meadow had been transformed into a human.
Of course, he was only eighteen, so there was a slightly youthful, boyish charm, but even that was attractive.
“Damn it, why is it so far from my room to here? Our estate is ridiculously big anyway.”
With what seemed to be a complicated feeling, he slowly approached the bed and, trying to tidy his meticulously arranged hair, tousled it.
“Ichel, what the hell is this situation? I wake up and hear that my sister can’t turn into a human?”
“Woof, woof…”
Nodding gloomily, I did as he said, and Alek knelt on one knee to meet my gaze.
“Are you… shocked because I took the fan letter?”
“Woof?”
“The fan letter you wrote yesterday to that Gililton or Illiton guy.”
Ah, now that I think about it, Ichel had written a fan letter to a famous handsome opera singer last night and then it was stolen by this young lord.
As he rolled his eyes, he muttered a curse under his breath.
“Do you know what kind of guy that is? A complete playboy, and he’s ten years older than you.”
“Woof?”
“Why I did that, with what kind of feelings…”
“Woo-woof?”
“…Anyway, it was justified.”
Oh, so when I delve into the memories, it seems Ichel perceives her older brother just as a bothersome and irritating presence, but I, who’s been around him for many years, know better.
These twisted love words from her, I understand, are filled with her worry for her little sister.
A secretly pleased smile formed on my face as I let out a gentle, wistful sound.
“Woof-woof.”
Curiously, Alek seemed to understand my woof-language and stroked his chest in relief.
“Good. I was worried I’d have to kill that guy… No, never mind.”
He awkwardly cleared his throat and looked around nervously.
“So, what exactly happened yesterday? What were your bodyguards doing? The hired help? Damn it, they’re all useless even if you pay them?”
Whoa. His excessive love for his sister was so obvious that if I left him alone, he’d probably end up getting his neck wrung by Alek himself.
Seeing his suspicious gaze scanning the surroundings, I quickly kicked his shin.
“Wo-woof! Woof, woof-woof! Woo-woof!”
“Ah, why are you hitting me!?”
“Woof, woof, woof-woof, woo-wof, woof, woof!!”
“Ichel! How serious is this? Why are you hitting me?”
Alek shrank back, looking unfairly hurt.
I sighed softly and drew a big ‘X’ with my front paw.
“Woof-woof!”
“What do you want from me?”
Then, his silver eyebrows furrowed.
“Woof-woof… Wo-woof!”
I need someone else.
Although Alek was quite skilled with a sword—capable of destroying two or three foreign knight orders—… Pfft, he was a bit slow-witted.
So, someone more suitable to handle this situation was elsewhere.
“Woo-woof.”
The first older brother of Ichel, who had skipped grades at the Royal Academy at eighteen, graduated as the top student, and was awarded the title of Duke directly from the emperor.
That’s Prince Farenhite Lycan.
I made a horizontal motion with my paw near my neck to mimic short hair.
Alek immediately understood and crossed his arms firmly.
“So you’re telling me to inform my brother about this.”
“Woof-woowoof.”
“But, as you know, my brother is currently in Beijing. It would take at least a week to get there. Using the teleportation array… three days.”
“Woof?”
So? I looked at him indifferently.
“He entrusted all the authority of the Lycan duchy to me until then. In other words, I’m your guardian.”
“…Woof, woof, woof.”
“Why are you looking at me with such a pathetic expression?”
“Woof-woof.”
It’s nothing. I shook my head and looked at him carefully.
No matter how long it takes, I’ll call Farenhite, right?
“Then, contact my brother immediately.”
“Wo-woof.”
After all, we are blood siblings.
Alec, who understood my woof-language well, listened attentively without a word.
“Is that all? Or is there something else I need to do?”
“Hmm….”
“Sir, she needs a human caretaker. I am just a doctor, not a specialized servant.”
While I was pondering, the doctor suddenly spoke up.
“A human caretaker? Well, then, I should call Mrs. Creme Sud.”
“I was about to do that anyway, but I heard that recently, the 15th Princess was transformed into a human and summoned to the imperial palace.”
Alek chuckled as if he found it amusing.
“In this empire, no one can ignore the name of the Lycan duchy.”
He had an utterly confident attitude, looking down on royalty and anyone else.
But he had good reason.
Lycan, who had sustained Gallaron all along, was currently unconscious and the newly crowned crown prince had much weaker power.
Of course, the powerful military force held by Duke Lycan also played a role.
No one dared to mess with the Lycan Knights recklessly.
“…You have a point that cannot be refuted.”
“Exactly. So, don’t worry, and Doctor, please take care of Ichel’s health until Mrs. Creme Sud arrives.”
The doctor nodded with a faint smile and left the bedroom. And I…
“…Wo-woof?”
I realized something.
‘Come to think of it, unless this family is destroyed in the future… I…’
Was he overdosed on a silver spoon? No, a diamond spoon?
And Duke Lycan, with his strong pheromones and popularity, was even more influential than the royal family.
This was totally a lottery! A lottery!
A lightning-fast thought struck me, and I pounded the mattress with my paw!
“Woof-woof!!”
I had no desire to go back. I didn’t know how, and I didn’t want to find out.
If I truly wanted to go back, I would have fainted and cried out for my parents the moment I woke up in bed.
‘…There was never such a thing in the first place.’
As my past life appeared naturally in my mind, I felt a little gloomy.
“Wo-woof…”
Some say misfortune can’t be measured in degrees, but I assert that my previous life was far more miserable than this one.
That’s why I got addicted to web novels.
At least when I was reading web novels, I felt like the protagonist who was loved so much.
A tiny room with barely enough to eat, a meager salary, and a family I couldn’t even dream of seeing again.
So, even if it was just a life in a novel, I could ruthlessly abandon my past life. But…
“Ichel? Are you okay?”
“Woo-woof…”
Maybe I felt guilty that they mistake me for her younger sister.
Seeing Alec’s worried expression, I feel even more guilty.
‘Sorry…’
For seizing your body, and for coveting your life.
“Wou-woof…”
But I couldn’t always stay depressed!
“Woof-woof.”
I clenched my front paw.
It’s not like I wanted to possess this body in the first place.
“Woof, woof!”
If you can’t avoid it, enjoy it! That’s what I’ve always believed!
‘Until Ichel comes back, I’ll do my best to prevent the family’s ruin and then return, giving my body over.’
Wasn’t that win-win?
Until then, I would enjoy the wealth and power as a noblewoman of a whole country, while securing the family’s future!
“Woof, wo-woof!”
Good. I’ll keep working hard.
‘Then, what should I do first—’
That’s when it happened.
Koooong…!
My stomach roared loudly.
No, I hadn’t done anything, so why was my stomach so unkind?
“Are you hungry?”
Next to me, Anne, who was cleaning some of my supplies for use as a servant, asked.
“Woof… woou. Woof.”
“Why are you so shy about something so natural? You haven’t eaten since last night, you know. Sigh.”
Anne let out a deep sigh and stood up.
“But we can’t give you human food, either.”
“Woof?”
Not being able to give human food? What does that mean? I tilted my head, and Anne’s eyes widened in surprise.
“Oh, don’t you remember? After transforming into a servant, you shouldn’t eat human food anymore.”
Anne pointed at me with a firm expression.
‘Then what am I supposed to eat?’
As a growing sense of anxiety began to creep from my toes, Anne smiled brightly and revealed her answer.
“It’s a servant’s meal!”
A servant’s meal?
My back went cold at that moment when Hailey suddenly entered the bedroom.
“Wo-woof!?”
Someone who could be mistaken for a leopard, silently stalking their prey, was definitely alert.
“Lady…? Why are you so surprised?”
I didn’t look surprised now? They saidy it’s a servant’s meal, and I was supposed to eat that!
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