MBLIAH 35

“Se-e-sang-e!!!”

Then, the young ladies immediately flashed sinister smiles, as if predators eyeing prey.

“I see!!”

“Indeed! No matter how crown prince you are, you can’t send a marriage proposal to a noble lady already betrothed!”

“Who is it?”

“Who else could it be?”

At that moment, Leiya’s sharp voice cut off the conversation abruptly.

Soon, her sparkling golden eyes turned toward me and paused.

“…It seems there’s only one person.”

“Who are you talking about?”

“Oh my.”

Leiya flicked her fan dismissively.

“I told you. Let’s talk among ourselves.”

“Huh? What do you mean…”

Young Lady Leiya cast a quick glance out the window at the lakeside where Ban was walking.

And she gently smiled.

“If we’re just among ourselves, we can be a bit more honest. Isn’t that the person about to get engaged?”

“Eh!?”

What? I was startled and stood up in surprise.

“I’m going to live alone?!”

Then, the other young ladies’ eyes widened.

“Live alone? Are you insisting on staying single?”

“My goodness, I’ve never heard of such a noble lady before.”

“Why not? If you have a lot of money, isn’t just spending it alone and enjoying life the best?”

Yeah, I thought, traveling the world with Lycan’s vast wealth, building my own harem, and living happily forever. As I thought this, the young ladies briefly clenched their lips.

Finally, Leiya’s radiant smile appeared.

“…Lady Noble, it seems you’ve changed a lot. I was mistaken about you.”

“Yes, indeed. It’s rare to see the young Lady of Marquis Leiya being wrong.”

“But I don’t mind if I’m wrong. I actually prefer a lady like this.”

Leiya shrugged her shoulders, and everyone chuckled together.

“I also thought that way, you know!”

“Right! Let’s be good friends from now on.”

“Then, how about we show each other our human forms to strengthen our friendship?!”

What’s this about? Suddenly turning into beast-forms to foster friendship? I blinked in surprise at the sudden change of topic.

“Beast-forms?”

“Ah…”

At my words, Lady Sally covered her mouth with her hands. Then, she rolled her big eyes and looked at Leiya, as if asking for help.

Leiya, after letting out a breath mixed with a chuckle, spoke to me.

“As you know, Lady Noble, sometimes beast-people are relaxed and appear in their beast form in front of family or close friends. Actually, all the young ladies at this gathering have known each other since childhood and have spent time in beast form as well.”

As soon as Leiya finished, Sally, as if waiting for that, cupped her cheeks and muttered.

“I’ve actually been looking forward to seeing Lady Noble’s beast form ever since I heard about it. I thought if you stayed in beast form around us, we could all get along well as fellow beast-people.”

“Exactly. I also expected Lady Noble’s adorable… no, noble beast form.”

“Me too, me too. But to see you come today in human form is a little disappointing, you know?”

Their enthusiastic nodding made me feel a bit awkward.

‘Could it be that their main reason was to see my beast form?’

No wonder they teased me so much last time. It was obvious.

Leiya stepped in front of me, blocking my view in shock.

“Everyone, stop. Lady Noble must follow the laws of the Empire more strictly than anyone else—she is Lady Lycan, after all.”

“Oh…”

“And besides, we just met for the first time. How could you possibly transform into beast form in such an awkward situation, right?”

Good grief.

Leiya was an expert. She kept emphasizing how close and awkward our relationship was and said I wouldn’t transform.

‘Then, yes. If I do it, it would be terribly awkward.’

As expected, Leiya Aquila. Master of political skill.

‘…Alright, Eirshelia. You decided to become the attention-seeking beast in this world, remember?’

How many times had I gone around as a dog in front of others? This was nothing. I made up my mind inwardly and finally spoke.

“Lady Leiya, that’s a rather sad thing to say. We’re friends, right? I can transform into a beast anytime.”

“Oh… really?”

She was definitely plotting. At least she didn’t say I couldn’t say that, even if it was just words.

Leiya quickly lit up her eyes like a hawk and smiled gently.

“Then, shall we all try it together?”

“Together… everyone?”

“Of course. I can’t have only the Lady Noble be in beast form. All the young ladies here will be beast-people, too.”

Now that I think about it, we said we’d all switch to beast form and talk.

‘How do we even talk like that?’

The way we could communicate wasn’t very surprising.

Just like the magic Yulraid cast on me before, it was telepathy magic.

However, the difference was that instead of casting magic on a ‘person,’ it was cast on a ‘place’—the reception room of Marquis Aquila.

And the caster of this magic was none other than Zeroth, the Count Cobra, who was assigned to Leiya.

“Viscount, it’s ready.”

“Good. Thank you.”

Since Zeroth personally cast it, he possessed quite a high level—probably seventh circle.

But I couldn’t help but frown at the sinister snake-like pheromones that naturally emanated from the magic, making the atmosphere tense.

“…Greetings, Lady Lycan.”

Even her ominous yellow eyes. I stared directly into those sharp, yellow orbs and raised my chin haughtily.

“Woof.”

Well, sadly, I had already turned into a trivial ‘woof,’ so I probably didn’t look very imposing.

‘Tch. I knew I should’ve transformed a little later.’

I twitched my nose uncomfortably, and Leiya hurriedly pushed away the Cobra magic.

“Count Cobra, thank you. Now, go ahead.”

“Understood.”

Anyway, aside from the fact that it was Cobra’s magic, I regretted my decision from about an hour ago.

Right now, I was caught between seven young ladies, being touched and fussed over.

“Wow. How can the soles of your feet be this pink?”

“Lady, may I take a look at your foot points? Foot points?”

Foot points? Is that a thing?

But despite my suspicious stare, Sally looked at my feet with eager eyes.

“Woof… woof.”

Yes, here.

Finally, I let Sally examine my feet, and she kept chattering as she rubbed my soles.

“Lady, your feet are so adorable… no, beautiful. I’ve always wanted to be close to you, you know?”

“Woof.”

“Your sense of humor is also surprisingly good.”

“I didn’t know you were such a fun person, Lady.”

Huh? Isn’t this a bit much?

I hadn’t used human language at all. I’d just sat quietly, wagging my tail.

Maybe, being adorable just makes everything more fun? Like how being handsome makes things entertaining.

“Alright, Kitty! It’s your turn now.”

“Don’t be shy!”

“But how dare I… be near Lady…”

“What are you saying, Kitty!? Lady would understand, of course. Come here!”

Hearing the excited voices of the young ladies, I glanced up and saw a petite young lady being pulled toward me.

With her clear, painted cheeks, round black eyes, and pure white hair.

‘Ah.’

It was Lady Kitty, the white-haired, owl-eyed beast-queen. Our eyes met—fellow creatures recognizing each other.

“…Woof.”

Yeah, you’re struggling too. Being cute can be tough.

“Okay, Kitty. Transform into a beast and sit on Lady’s shoulder.”

Before I knew it, Leiya, holding a large magic tome, spoke excitedly.

“Just think how adorable… no, elegant it would be if the two of you did that.”

“I just told the seamstress of Marquis’ residence to make figurines of both of you as beast-forms. It’s a small gift from our gathering.”

Kitty awkwardly smiled, looking like she’d been through this before.

Soon, she sighed as if giving up and transformed into her beast form, flying over beside me.

“Woof?!”

“Woof-woof.”

Ears, ears, so cute.

I’m cute too, but Lady Kitty really doesn’t look like she’s worth my bite.

‘Could it be that Ban thinks of me this way…?’

While I stared intently at Kitty, Leiya’s loud voice rang out once more.

“Everyone, now! Let’s all turn into beast-forms! Time for a group photo!”

“Oh, I love that!”

“Wow! As expected of Lady Aquila.”

“Your creativity is truly impressive!”

All the young ladies in the room excitedly jumped up and adjusted their clothes.

Before I could even think about it, they all transformed into beautiful birds with glossy feathers.

I was momentarily impressed, but as their shiny beaks and eyes turned toward me, their tails bristled.

“Quack quack quack.”

“Chirp chirp.”

“Churry churry.”

“Choo choo choo.”

Wow, it’s so noisy.

Would it be rude to cover my ears with my forepaws? I was seriously contemplating it when a huge shadow suddenly loomed beside me.

KRAAACK!!

And soon, as the majestic cry of an eagle echoed through the room, silence fell instantly.

—Sorry, Lady Noble. Our crying might be a bit loud, huh?

It was Leiya. She brightened her golden eyes and lightly touched my soft cheek with her beak.

“Woof… woof?”

It looked like she was caring for a baby bird. As I looked up at her, her golden eagle eyes curved into a crescent.

—Shall we take the real photo now?

At the king of the birds’ command, everyone struck a pose.

But ironically, the one on top of the throne was me—and Lady Kitty, perched on my shoulder.

Perhaps, being adorable really is the strongest in the world?

“Woof.”

“Woof-woof.”

Click.

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