It’S A Cat, Adopted By A Wolf Family? [EN]: Chapter 115

While Kitty was enjoying tea time with Theo and Deon, Jackal visited Karis’s office, carrying a pile of items.

“Jackal, what is all this?”

“Things I found in the backyard of the house where Kitty lived.”

Jackal showed her the items he had brought for his wife, who must have been feeling down all day because of the leopard incident.

“This is baby Kitty’s footprint.”

“Oh, my… she was so small.”

“This is said to be Kitty’s favorite cushion she used to nap on when she was little.”

“Goodness.”

Karis happily admired the baby Kitty collection that Jackal introduced.

It seemed like all of these should be displayed in the Kitty Item Museum, which had the best security in the Gridwolf Mansion.

“Thank you, Jackal. Imagining little Kitty makes me feel much better. I’m glad you seemed to have a good time in the cat territory too.”

Karis carefully moved the items Jackal had collected, making sure they wouldn’t get damaged. Jackal casually blurted out to her in an indifferent voice.

“She called me Dad.”

“By mistake? Or…”

“I think she called me that about three times.”

He was saying it as if it was nothing, but his voice seemed subtly proud.

Karis stared at him, who was acting uncharacteristically cute. Jackal nonchalantly took out the scissors from her drawer that she used around Kitty’s birthday every year.

“Kitty will need thick fur clothes if she goes to the bear territory.”

Whoosh—!

Jackal transformed into a large wolf before Karis could even answer.

Karis couldn’t stop him from giving Kitty her one and only gift.

She picked up the scissors and began to carefully cut off the fur that had grown abundantly in the meantime.

It was something she had been doing every year for Kitty, who envied the wolf fur ornaments, so she was quite skilled now.

Snip—

“Jackal, did you like being called Dad so much that you voluntarily took out the scissors?”

“…….”

Jackal only perked up his ears slightly and didn’t answer. It was his reaction when he encountered something he liked very much.

Karis couldn’t help but recall the day Kitty returned.

Mom.

The moment that word came out of Kitty’s mouth, the fatigue that had accumulated for days seemed to melt away.

The pink lips that pronounced the affectionate word, the pretty cheeks, and the clear emerald eyes were so lovely.

Even though she realized that Kitty was referring to her biological mother, she was so embarrassed when her wolf tail popped out.

“Jackal.”

Karis put down the scissors for a moment and leaned against him. Jackal, who had increased his size with magic to increase the amount of fur harvested, was as cozy as a sofa.

Karis stroked his back for a moment, then kissed the tip of his nose.

She remembered a day more than twenty years ago, leaning in his arms like this, transformed into a wolf, stroking her belly and reading prenatal picture books.

“Karis?”

Jackal curled his tail and stroked Karis. She tried to push away the complicated feelings and picked up the scissors again.

“It’s nothing.”

Snip—

Because she hurriedly started cutting again, Jackal’s fur was cut off in clumps.

“…….”

“…The bear territory will be very cold. You know that, right?”

Karis avoided Jackal’s gaze and continued cutting.

* * *

[I’ll come see you soon.]

After finishing early morning training, Kitty returned to her room and looked at the letter with only six words over and over again.

Baneel, who was organizing the boxes in the room, smiled as she watched her holding a piece of paper tightly and not coming down from under the bed.

“Is that a letter from Eden?”

“Yeah. It’s a bit short, but that’s just like Eden.”

Suddenly, she remembered that he had told her to call him by his name next time they met, and her blood ran faster.

‘Eden, Eden.’

Kitty buried her face in the pillow to hide her blushing face. Her heart fluttered even though she had only pronounced his name in her mind.

Baneel gently nudged her back for her sake.

“Miss, have you written a reply?”

“No. I think I’ll see him soon.”

“…Well, Miss. Sometimes, you seem to be quite the expert in romance.”

“Really?”

Kitty hesitated whether to write a reply to Eden, putting the letter in and out of the envelope.

At that time, Theo and Deon approached with footsteps and knocked. Kitty quickly hid the letter under the pillow and opened the door.

“Kitty, did you hear? Father officially sent a reply to Katrina.”

“I guess the departure date and scale have been decided too?”

“Yeah. Soft Paw, us, the wolf knights, and Eden will go together. They say everyone will arrive here tomorrow.”

Kitty also knew the approximate route from Karis. She said calmly as if nothing had happened.

“I also heard about the cat territory from Jackal. Eden is using Jerian’s severed finger to search for the location.”

The two, who only knew that Nero and some of the fox beastkins were tracking Jerian in the cat territory, were quite surprised.

“Eden cut off Jerian’s finger?”

“Jerian really has the Blue Moon.”

Kitty’s shoulders puffed up with pride for no reason.

“I know, right? I never thought he’d actually cut off Jerian’s finger.”

“Ugh, Kitty.”

“Look at our Soft Paw [term of endearment], so proud.”

Theo and Deon pinched Kitty’s pink cheeks and exchanged glances with perfect coordination.

In fact, the two of them were there because they had received a secret order from Jackal.

“Theo, Deon. According to Cleed, Eden mentioned the word ‘mate’.”

“What? Surely he wasn’t referring to Kitty, was he?”

“Nah, no way. Maybe he meant it as a rejection?”

“Since that fox said it to me, it means Kitty considers Eden as her mate.”

Jackal said in a solemn yet gloomy voice.

Theo and Deon, who had spent quite a bit of time with Cleed, thought it was highly likely that he had leaked the information strategically to undermine Eden’s chances.

‘A mate? To a minor? It’s customary for wolves to get engaged when they’re underage, but…’

‘Still, no way. Soft Paw is a cat. She won’t follow customs and will live with her brothers.’

However, judging from Kitty’s reaction, it didn’t seem like she was completely uninterested.

“Go and find out if Kitty is interested in Eden or not.”

“Father, you said ‘not’ twice.”

“…”

The two brothers planned to objectively assess Kitty’s current state and report back to Jackal, who was denying reality.

Of course, they also intended to keep an eye on the atmosphere between the two while traveling to the bear territory with the Gray Sledding Company.

‘Objectively, Kitty is at an age where her family is more important.’

‘Even if I judge objectively, unlike Father, it’s a bit difficult for our Soft Paw to be in a relationship.’

They firmly believed that how sincere Eden was towards Kitty was a separate matter.

“By the way, Kitty, there are a lot of boxes in your room?”

“Our Soft Paw, which box are you going to get into for a nap this time?”

The two asked to divert Kitty’s attention. But the answer that came back was devastating.

“Ah, I brought those boxes to organize my things.”

“Organize, organize your things?”

“Yes. It’s difficult to leave when you have a lot of things, so I’m organizing them little by little every week.”

Theo and Deon stared blankly at the surprisingly diligent cat for a moment.

“Why, why are you doing it already?”

“There’s still a year left, Soft Paw!”

“But if I don’t start organizing now, I’ll get used to having a lot of things, right?”

In that moment, the image of the cat lady heading to the Wybis mansion empty-handed flashed through the minds of the two wolf young masters.

“No, Kitty. You know Father is building a large mansion as a birthday present for you next year.”

“The things you have now will fit in the houses you received from Mother in the Gridwolf territory.”

“Even if you say that, I’m going to organize. I like things clean. I almost fainted when I went into your rooms yesterday.”

The two were momentarily speechless, thinking about their own rooms, which had become a mess just two days after returning to the mansion.

“Ahem…”

“It would have been fine if you hadn’t burst the goose feather pillow. Really.”

Deon grumbled and picked up Kitty’s pillow. Then, the letter from Eden that she had hidden fell out with a flutter.

Instantly, Kitty snatched it up with agility.

“Wow, Kitty. Why are you so fast?”

“We already know what’s in that letter anyway, right?”

“Th, that’s…”

Emerald eyes shifted sideways. Theo and Deon could read a lot from that reaction.

* * *

The next morning.

Eden arrived at the Gridwolf mansion, leading the elite members of Wybis.

Theo and Deon led the unit members to the temporary accommodations that had been arranged in advance, then called Eden out separately.

“Why?”

“Just stand still.”

The twin brothers crossed their arms and began to scan Eden up and down.

Today, he was wearing a special black uniform to command his unit members. The shoulder pads that made his already broad shoulders look even broader suited him perfectly.

‘Kitty could lie down on those shoulders.’

‘It’s high and wide, so our Soft Paw will covet it.’

Theo and Deon, having made a quick judgment, said in a stern voice.

“Eden. Hunch your shoulders a little.”

“What?”

“Our Soft Paw seems to fall for that kind of thing easily. As you know, she’s still young and only knows about studying and family. She probably has a lot of worries about the future too…”

Eden wasn’t foolish enough not to know what the two wolves, who became fools when it came to their younger sister, were up to.

He checked once again that Jackal and Karis were not around and replied.

“I was in charge of her studies, and I can take care of her family too.”

Then Theo and Deon widened their eyes and flared up.

“Uh-uh, you’re not allowed to say things like that with that face!”

“…That face?”

“I just said no handsome faces!”

Hidden behind a pillar, Kitty, who was eavesdropping on the conversation between the three wolves, touched her forehead with her soft hand.