The Symbiotic Relationship Between The Rabbit And The Black Panther [EN]: Chapter 6

As soon as morning broke, Ahin tossed me to a maid and left.

The maid, like Evelyn, punctually called me “Rabbit-nim” and introduced herself as Mayme.

She had a refreshing vibe with her short red hair and large eyes, but she was so taciturn that I could barely get any information from her.

Even when she was giving me a bath or snacks, she silently carried out her duties without a word.

Moreover, there was a strange distance between Mayme and me. I was intimidated by her.

These beasts were a head taller than any rabbit beastkin I had seen so far, and even the maid had sharp fangs that gleamed. It was clear that if I were bitten in the neck, it would be instant death.

‘…What the heck is that black panther up to?’

When I first left the bedroom with Mayme, I couldn’t close my gaping mouth.

The bedroom was luxurious, but the scale of the hallway that unfolded was something I had never encountered even in my imagination.

The marble walls and the decorations that looked expensive at a glance, and the ceiling was so high that my eyes widened.

Considering Ahin’s eccentric personality, I thought he might be just a peculiar rich guy, but with a mansion of this size, he would have to be at least a noble in the black panther territory. It was worth twice as much as Rabian’s mansion at a glance.

Furthermore, judging from Mayme’s remark, “I have been assigned to serve Rabbit-nim under the Young Master’s orders,” Ahin was in the position of Young Master of this mansion.

In other words, he was essentially the heir apparent. The more I learned, the more surprised I was.

I wished Mayme would be a little more talkative, but unfortunately, she didn’t open her mouth unless it was absolutely necessary.

And now, as I was taking a walk in the garden, I hesitated when I saw the front gate in the distance.

It was a cage with bars large enough for a baby rabbit to escape through.

In my mind, the desire to escape clashed with the nagging feeling that it might be safer to stay here.

‘Then cry more [referring to Ahin’s earlier taunts].’

‘I’ll eat you in two days, so try hard [another taunt from Ahin].’

When I thought of Ahin with his eerie smile, my mind went blank. I looked back and forth between the front gate bars and the knights, then slightly raised my head.

Just in time, Mayme was talking to a knight who seemed to be of high rank.

‘Will I ever get such a good opportunity again?’

Probably not. The bedroom had no holes to escape through, and it was impossible to leave the room unless the door was opened.

Even jumping off the bed was a difficult task.

“Then please take care,” I heard, signaling the end of their conversation. I became impatient and quickly turned my body towards the front gate. Rather than waiting around like a sitting duck, it wasn’t a bad idea to at least try to escape.

‘Get out of the way, get out of the way!’

I overtook the surrounding employees in an instant and ran vigorously.

Suddenly, a dagger flew in front of me at a speed that made my fur stand on end and stuck into the ground.

‘Ack!’

I slipped and rolled on the grass, narrowly avoiding the blade.

‘The sword…. the sword… where did that come from?’

The sharply honed blade sparkled menacingly in the sunlight.

As I lay frozen on the ground, someone carefully picked me up. The owner of the hand was none other than Mayme.

“Rabbit-nim, it is dangerous outside the mansion.”

I looked back and forth between the dagger stuck in the ground and her, and kept opening and closing my mouth, speechless.

No, danger or whatever, what was that dagger? Why does a maid have such swordsmanship skills?

I was dumbfounded and was carried back to the mansion in Mayme’s arms.