It’S A Cat, Adopted By A Wolf Family? [EN]: Chapter 113

Is it a cat, but adopted into a wolf family?

Kitty hesitated for a long time before accepting the bouquet of flowers that Cleed offered. Even though she tried not to act like a crybaby, her face was already red and blotchy.

“Cleed… of course, we’re friends.”

“You mean eternal friends who sometimes share goodbye kisses and comforting hugs, right?”

The sly voice unique to fox demi-humans followed. Kitty nodded.

Cleed felt his heart swell at that small gesture. *This* must be the right decision. A sense of relief settled in his heart.

“Then I will leave, and since I’m no longer the young lady’s escort, I should call you Kitty.”

“I’d be happy if you called me Soft Paws sometimes.”

“Alright, Soft Paws.”

Kitty smiled brightly through her tear-filled eyes.

“You’re leaving now? Right?”

“If I leave suddenly, the young lady will be heartbroken, so I plan to leave in a few days. In about two days, the fox demi-humans we rescued should have recovered.”

Even though he had asked for a nickname, Cleed was still calling Kitty ‘young lady’ out of habit.

Kitty liked nicknames and pet names, but it didn’t feel stiff when Cleed called her that, so she let it pass.

“A few days is too soon.”

“That way, the young lady will miss me. And I have things to tell Jackal before I leave.”

Kitty, naturally assuming Cleed was talking about something official, was taken aback by what followed.

“Like how a black-furred wolf named Ethan Weevis bit the young lady’s cheek.”

“……?!”

“How did I know? I smelled that the young lady was with the wolf demi-humans at night, and the fox demi-humans on night watch told me the details. Foxes have good eyes, you know.”

“Then what about Ethan?”

“Well… won’t he be killed by Jackal or Karis?”

Cleed said cheerfully. Kitty grabbed the hem of Cleed’s clothes with her soft hands.

“Cleed. You won’t do that, will you?”

Sparkling—

The emerald eyes twinkled earnestly. Cleed avoided her gaze, caught off guard.

“Alright. I’ll just hint at it. I’ll ask him to prevent my precious friend from falling for the wolf’s temptation.”

“…….”

“It won’t work even if you look at me with those innocent kitty eyes. I want the young lady to be happy, but I don’t want her getting too close to that guy so suddenly.”

It was worth choosing a voice that sounded like he was making a light joke. Kitty forced a smile and nodded.

Cleed was satisfied just knowing that he hadn’t made things awkward between them.

“Then, young lady, shall we go inside now?”

“Okay. It’s cold.”

Cleed escorted Kitty as usual. The mansion’s employees, seeing the youngest young lady walking around with an armful of roses, had question marks all over their faces.

“Young lady…?”

Bane was the most bewildered.

She quickly scanned Kitty’s and Cleed’s faces and the roses, and roughly grasped the situation. Cleed gave the quick-witted rabbit a slight smile.

“Then, goodbye.”

“Good night, Cleed.”

Cleed went into the room next to hers. Relief and emptiness washed over him at the same time.

“Ben. Is there any liquor left?”

“Yes, Master.”

Ben poured liquor into a glass and brought it over. Cleed, with his shirt half unbuttoned, used his magic to make a few ice cubes, put them in the glass, and stirred.

Taking a sip, he felt something hot and cool wash over his body. If the emotions filling his chest had a taste, it would definitely feel like this.

He emptied the glass of strong liquor and then said in a confident voice.

“Ben. In two days, we head to the leopard territory. This time, I *will* take Delta Leopald’s head.”

“……!”

Ben’s heart pounded at the long-awaited words. With trembling hands, he refilled his master’s glass.

After drinking several shots in a row, Cleed mumbled in a slurred voice.

“…And I hate that black wolf bastard. I’m going to tell Jackal everything before I leave.”

“M-Master?”

“If that bastard can’t make the young lady happy, he’ll see.”

“…….”

“Later, I’ll teach the young lady how to handle wolves, and also…”

Cleed continued to grumble for a long time until he finally passed out.

* * *

Arwooooo!

The loud howling of wolves spread throughout the leopard territory. The leopards who had already been taken hostage looked at Leopald Castle with eyes mixed with resentment and longing.

Even though many of his fellow leopards had been captured by the wolves, the head of the family, Delta, did not express any position.

He did not negotiate to get the captured fellow leopards back, nor did he threaten the wolves.

“Haha, don’t be too heartbroken. It’s probably because they’re so desperate.”

Hogwood laughed heartily and patted the leopards on the shoulders. Because of the size of his hands, it made a loud *thwack, thwack* sound.

“The leopards must be surprised because they’ve never been defeated by wolves this much. Why don’t you try to understand Delta a little more?”

Hogwood was as big as a bear demi-human, but every word he said had a barb.

‘He said he lost his wife to the crazed leopards.’

At first, I really hated Hogwood, who had kidnapped me, but after a while, he didn’t seem like such a bad person.

“You’re really unlucky. Have a cold beer.”

Hogwood ordered his subordinates to bring beer. The first leopard demi-human to be captured naturally accepted the beer he offered.

Drinking the cold beer gradually blurred the awareness that his legs were tied. Beer for a hostage? Knowing it was a luxury, the leopard hurriedly gulped it down.

Hogwood watched the scene and asked casually with a friendly face.

“Do you need some snacks?”

“Ah, no.”

“Okay. Please understand that I don’t have any personal grudges against you. But as you know, the head of the family, Delta Leopald, is showing inappropriate behavior, so we can’t just stand still.”

After a few days of being a hostage, the leopard understood what Hogwood was saying. It was because he had heard the wolf knights talking about what Delta had done.

“It would be easier for you if Delta Leopald quickly made an official statement.”

“…….”

“Haha, since it’s not something you can do anything about, you can only hope that time passes quickly. Tell me if you need more beer.”

Hogwood patted the leopard on the shoulder and got up from his seat.

The more friendly he was and the more favors he did, the more strange emotions began to grow in the hearts of the leopard demi-humans.

‘Hogwood Weevis is right. Delta is the one who did wrong, so why should we suffer?’

‘He doesn’t even make an official statement as the head of Leopald…’

The leopard demi-human with his legs tied did not know that Hogwood’s expression, as he left, had completely changed.

Theo and Deon, who had come to support under Commander Forward’s orders, watched the scene with their mouths slightly open.

‘Hogwood chose intelligence warfare as his major, just like his mother.’

‘Judging by his size, I thought he would major in combat like his father.’

Hogwood was currently sowing the seeds of internal strife in the leopard group.

The number of hostages captured so far was considerable, and everyone tends to think of their own discomfort before the grand circumstances of others.

As the head of the Weevis family, he knew how to use that very well.

‘Even if they’re not directly related, they’re the ones who killed my wife.’

He thought it was natural to feel rage just by looking at his fellow leopards.

“Deon, we’re not ready to be the head of the family yet.”

“What to do? Should we just hand Gridwolf over to our Soft Paws?”

The two wolves exchanged self-deprecating jokes as they loosened their bodies.

“Hogwood. Commander Forward has sent a letter.”

A wolf quickly approached and reported. Hogwood carefully checked the seal on the letter and then opened it. His eyes moved quickly from side to side.

“Theo, Deon.”

“Yes!”

“Commander Forward wants you two to go to the Gridwolf mansion. He must have made the same judgment as me, right?”

Hogwood already knew that Delta had secretly smuggled Sigma into the bear territory.

If Sigma tried to do something there, the bear demi-humans, who didn’t want to wage a full-scale war with the leopards, would have no choice but to ask the wolves for help.

“Soon, Katrina will ask us to send the wolves, including Soft Paws.”

“Hogwood, it’s *Soft Paws*.”

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

He keeps forgetting his future daughter-in-law’s nickname. Hogwood quickly apologized, blaming himself.

“The wolf knights of Gridwolf will follow you well, so go to the bear territory together. You’re both sons of the head of the family and about to graduate, so you can do that much, right?”

“Yes?”

The eyes of the two wolves trembled slightly.

Of course, they were very grateful that Hogwood trusted them, but they were not sure if they could lead the wolves in actual combat.

Besides, they heard that Hashka of the Gray Sleigh Merchant Guild would be accompanying them.

Who is he? As the head of the largest merchant guild, his pride is as high as the sky, and he doesn’t listen to the words of most people.

‘I studied hard in class, but…’

‘I don’t know if I can do well in actual combat.’

Hogwood patted the frozen shoulders of the two.

“Haha, what’s wrong? Are you anxious?”

“A little.”

“In my opinion, you two already have the qualities of a great head of the family, but when you’re anxious, there’s nothing like a friend.”

Hogwood handed them a small letter envelope that Commander Forward had sent with the letter.

A letter stamped with the seal of the Weevis family.

It was clear that Ethan in the central training ground had sent it with Commander Forward’s letter.

Hogwood handed it over carefully, as if he had become a different person from when he was mocking the leopards.

“Will you deliver this to Kitty?”

“Is this Ethan’s letter?”

“That’s what it looks like to me.”

“I’ll deliver it because it’s an order from my superior, but my father will inspect it.”

Deon said with a displeased voice, noticing that it was a letter full of affection.

“Haha, Jackal would do that. Karis would do even more. Anyway, Commander Forward said he would send my son with you too.”

“Is Ethan in the bear territory?”

The two asked back with a little surprise. They heard that Ethan had been dispatched to the upper reaches of the Yaong River as a special forces unit and had not been back for long.

Hogwood shrugged and said as if there was no other choice.

“As you know, my son has left the training ground in an inappropriate way before.”

“That’s right. It was a private outing.”

The two never said it was because of his affection for Kitty.

“Okay. Anyway, if you all go to the bear territory, you’ll all meet the graduation requirements.”

“Even if we graduate, our Kitty is still a baby.”

“…….”

Hogwood could not help but think of Jackal and Karis as he watched the two defend his younger sister with an iron wall.