It’S A Cat, Adopted By A Wolf Family? [EN]: Chapter 98

Kittie helplessly dropped her bow.

Seeing his face so close, a red warning light flashed in her head.

‘At this rate, Ethan will…!’

When she was first adopted into the Gridwolf family, she had imagined this kind of situation.

A wolf consumed by the madness of the Blue Moon overpowering her, a cat, revealing sharp teeth and tearing her apart bit by bit.

Of course, the current situation was a little different from what she had vaguely imagined.

She felt the same fear of being attacked, but the wolf’s close proximity was more unsettling than she expected.

Ethan’s face, slightly disheveled from the battle, was more handsome than usual, and his embrace was still as comforting as a sturdy wooden box.

“……”

His abs were visible through his slightly open shirt. His prominent Adam’s apple and sharp jawline clearly emphasized his masculinity.

All these reactions happened in a split second.

Kittie’s cheeks were redder than when she was held in his arms on the balcony.

“Kittie.”

He cut off Kittie’s thoughts with a low voice. His heavy, muscular body pressed down on her.

Kittie looked at Ethan’s face, which was consumed by madness and pressing down on her.

“L, Lord Ethan!”

How could her heart be pounding in this situation?

But apart from her body’s reaction, it was obvious what a wolf driven by instinct would do to a cat trapped in its arms.

Her eyes filled with tears, fearing she might be attacked.

“P, please come to your senses… You can’t eat me.”

Her voice trembled. If that happened, not only would she be hurt, but Ethan would also bitterly regret it when he woke up.

“Why not?”

His hot breath and languid answer tickled her ear.

Perhaps because he was such a strong wolf, Ethan didn’t immediately open his mouth to bite her.

It wasn’t the typical reaction of a wolf driven by instinct. He was relaxed, as if he had encountered the situation he wanted.

‘Is this the instinct of black-furred wolves?’

Toying with their prey?

Kittie wondered why he was acting like this, but she didn’t have time to think deeply.

‘I have to save him before I get eaten.’

She had to do that for Ethan’s sake, and for her own.

“I won’t taste good, so you shouldn’t eat me. You’ll get a stomachache.”

Kittie pressed her trembling body tightly against him. Her arms and legs wrapped softly around his firm body.

He flinched and threatened her with a growling breath.

But this was the best way to get Ethan out of the Blue Moon’s magic quickly.

Kittie’s magic permeated Ethan through their touching bodies. He absorbed all the power she emitted like a sponge.

‘As expected, the real Blue Moon is much stronger than the fake one.’

The rabbits woke up quickly when injected with this much magic, but Ethan only paused for a moment and didn’t get better right away.

Kittie decided to touch his deep memories and conscience.

“Lord Ethan, if you eat a good kitty, you’ll get indigestion. I even gave you a scarf as a gift to look good…”

Although the gift she received in return was a pocket watch with the wrong time.

If she listed her complaints, this grumpy wolf might swallow her whole in one bite.

It was the fate of a small animal to have to flatter even in this situation.

Kittie injected her magic even deeper and made eye contact with him. She had no mind left to feel any heartbeat.

In an instant, the madness completely disappeared, and Ethan’s cloudy eyes cleared.

“Lord Ethan!”

“……!”

Ethan stopped breathing for a moment. His head throbbed like crazy, but that wasn’t the problem now.

Kittia Gridwolf was beneath him.

Her gray, abundant silver hair rippled softly like waves, and her skin was pale as if she was frightened.

Her clear, glass-like eyes contained only his face.

Her lips, just below, looked as soft as jelly in the palm of his hand.

“……”

He seemed to understand how the situation had unfolded. If he, consumed by the Blue Moon, was following a base instinct in front of Kittie….

“Ah!”

Kittie was startled by Ethan, who suddenly jumped up. He sprang up like a spring and said in a blunt voice.

“Get up, Kittie.”

He didn’t even offer a hand to Kittie, who was still lying on the floor.

“Lord Ethan? Are you okay?”

“I’ve completely awakened from the madness, so you don’t have to worry.”

His voice trembled slightly as he said that.

He turned his body away, so his face wasn’t visible from the front, but his ears, which were visible at a glance, were flushed red as if they were about to explode.

Just like herself a few minutes ago, when she was suddenly hugged by him and her heart was pounding.

‘Ethan?’

Kittie narrowed her eyes and looked at him.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“……”

Thinking carefully, with his prickly voice, she seemed to know why he was reacting so sensitively.

“Sir, what Jerian had was the real Blue Moon. You wouldn’t have been affected if it was the fake Blue Moon.”

His pride must have been quite hurt since the grumpy wolf was defeated by Jerian.

Ethan, who already had considerable pride.

He was so embarrassed to show his defeated state that he even scratched his head and blamed others, unlike himself.

“Damn it, why did Cleed Foxstein send you to me?”

“Cleed is struggling because he was affected by Jerian’s Blue Moon. I came out after hearing you and Jerian fighting.”

“Kittie.”

Ethan’s voice became quite serious.

“You came out even though I might have been affected by Jerian’s Blue Moon?”

“But……”

He was right.

If she thought rationally, she should have stayed deep in the cave, holding her breath and watching the situation instead of heading towards the explosion.

But Kittie knew very well that she couldn’t do that.

“Because if you were affected by the Blue Moon, I would have to save you.”

“……”

“That’s why I couldn’t even throw a punch at Jerian, even though he was right in front of me.”

Ethan didn’t say anything and picked up something that had fallen on the floor. It was Jerian’s finger, which he must have cut off.

“Ugh……”

“I’ll clean up here and investigate the other parts of the cave, so you take that and go back to your friends.”

His chin pointed to a place full of food that cats could eat. All of them were brought by Ethan.

Kittie got up from her seat and dusted off her clothes. It wasn’t a relaxed situation to question Ethan’s actions.

She had to quickly check if her cat friends and Cleed inside the cave were okay.

Ethan stared at Kittie’s receding figure for a moment, then leaned against the cave wall and slid down.

His heart was pounding, trying to carry hot blood throughout his body. His chest felt numb, like a sharp pain. The Blue Moon’s headache was nothing.

So, she knew it was dangerous, but she came out to save me.

‘That cat is real…….’

He had felt it before, but cats had a knack for casually touching other people’s hearts.

Ethan tried to forget Kittie’s face as she looked up at him and cooled his flushed face.

* * *

Ethan returned to Kittie and Cleed’s place when the cats had shared the food and regained their energy.

“What, you were thoroughly affected by the Blue Moon, but you’re fine?”

Cleed snapped at Ethan, who had finished investigating the cave and returned. Unlike his sarcastic tone, his expression showed relief.

Ethan glanced at Kittia.

“I didn’t tell him.”

“Then who did?”

“……”

Kittie subtly avoided his gaze. The cats, who were receiving pieces of fish from Kittie’s arms, pretended not to hear anything and looked away.

As expected, it was fun to see the cat in trouble.

Ethan chuckled and handed something to Cleed.

A few pieces of magic-infused gems fell into Cleed’s hands.

“Magic crystals?”

“This is all I found in the other parts of the cave.”

“This is the magic of the foxes.”

Cleed poured magic into the pieces. The highly condensed magic of others and his magic collided, stinging his palm.

“It seems the fox beastmen secretly extracted information from Jerian.”

“To extract information even while being captured by Jerian……”

As expected, it was hard to keep up with foxes when it came to being clever. When Kittie admired, Ethan slowly got up from his seat with a dissatisfied face.

“Let’s slowly return upstream before the sun goes down.”

“Yes, let’s go back quickly. Nero will be waiting.”

Having faced Jerian, she wanted to hear her mother’s story with even more longing than before.

She even wondered if Nero had sent her here on purpose.

‘If I say I met Jerian, Lord Elliot will faint.’

Moreover, now that Jerian had abandoned the food warehouse and headed to the fortress, she could join the jackals who remained there.

If they coordinated their movements, they could even stop by the house where their family lived happily.

Kittie took care of the cats one by one with a determined face. The cats dangled from her bag and leather belt.

Since they were in poor nutritional condition, it was impossible to return to human form and run together, so moving them like this was the best option.

“……”

Ethan and Cleed watched the scene and said, without either of them saying it first.

“The males come to me. Don’t hug Kittie.”

“Unlike when we came, we don’t have to hide our presence, right? Miss must be tired, so just ride on my back. Fox fur is very fluffy.”

Cleed took out his abundant fox tail and shook it. The cats’ eyes twinkled at the flexible movement.

Poong-!

Immediately after escaping from the cave, Cleed transformed into a giant fox with fluffy fur.

“Thank you, Cleed!”

Kittie put the cats on top and then jumped on top of him. She was already tired from the tension being relieved, so it was fortunate.

After putting all the cats on board, Cleed looked at Ethan and raised one eyebrow.

“Would the Lord of Wibis like to ride too? You must be tired from being affected by the Blue Moon.”

“I won’t ride on the back of a guy who was affected more severely than me.”