It’S A Cat, Adopted By A Wolf Family? [EN]: Chapter 138

“A daughter, you say…”

Kitty’s large eyes widened as if she couldn’t believe it.

As Gridwolf’s temporary adopted daughter, she knew what it meant for Karis to suddenly ask her to be her daughter.

Karis wore a faint smile, as if to assure her.

“I’m sorry, little one. I should have asked sooner.”

Kitty couldn’t speak.

Having experienced the pain of losing her family, she knew how big of a presence Diel was to Karis and Gridwolf.

That’s why, when she imagined the Gridwolf family, she couldn’t bring herself to put a cat in the middle and instead pictured a small wolf.

She knew that the cozy gray wolves’ embrace belonged to Diel.

So she never wanted to be a full member of Gridwolf.

She just hoped that even after she became independent, she could keep in touch with the kind wolf family who took care of her when she was small and weak.

“Karis, are you serious?”

Her tearful voice trembled like a lamb. Her emerald eyes were already moist.

Karis hugged Kitty tightly. It was the warm embrace that always melted Kitty’s loneliness.

“Yes, I am serious.”

Kitty hugged Karis back without a word.

She didn’t know why her heart was so overwhelmed. But one of the emotions she felt was definitely relief towards Karis.

‘She always looked sad when she talked about Diel.’

But now Karis was talking to her about formal adoption. She must be thinking of Diel, but her face looked peaceful.

Just like she had after the funerals of her mom and babies, her dad and brother.

‘Has she gotten better?’

The fact that Karis had escaped from the deep, dark swamp made Kitty happier than anything.

“Karis, thank you for saying that.”

“Then, little one, now…”

Joy began to fill Karis’s face.

Theo and Deon, who had been sleeping until just now, were wagging their lush wolf tails, as if they had been listening for a while.

Jackal closed his eyes solemnly, but his ears were perked up.

Even in their animal forms, it was rare for these wolves to lose control and express their joy.

Kitty smiled and replied.

“But I don’t think I’ll say I’ll be your adopted daughter.”

“…?”

“What, Kitty?”

“No, Soft Paw!”

Karis blinked, doubting her ears, and Theo and Deon jumped up as if they had springs.

Jackal was so surprised that he jumped up, causing Kitty, who had been leaning against him, to slide down.

“Kitty, what does that mean? You clearly called me Dad last time…”

Jackal, who had been indifferent even when Delta tore at his shoulder, was so shocked that he couldn’t even finish his sentence.

A little embarrassed by everyone’s extreme reactions, Kitty smiled lightly.

“I’ll give you my answer about becoming your formal adopted daughter after I get revenge on Jerian.”

Deon, who had been frozen for a moment, gently bit Kitty’s hand. He controlled his strength so it didn’t hurt at all, but his actions clearly showed how startled he was.

“Kitty, you can’t play with wolves’ hearts… I thought you were rejecting us and was so surprised.”

Theo, who was usually better at maintaining his composure than Deon, grumbled and nudged Kitty with his tail. It was so fluffy and soft that Kitty giggled.

“It’s hard to leave such cozy wolves.”

“Ugh, I won’t fall for that even if you say that while overworked. I thought my heart was going to stop.”

Deon whined and rested his head on Kitty’s lap. His ears were half-folded and drooping.

“I’m sorry, brothers. But after I get revenge on Jerian, I definitely want to be formally adopted into Gridwolf.”

She agreed to the adoption, but not right now. The wolves, who had been tricked by the cat’s pun [a play on words], sighed in relief.

The golden eyes quickly exchanged opinions.

‘That means…’

‘If that Jerian disappears from the world, Kitty will be our sister, right?’

‘We just have to get rid of that bastard.’

‘Then Soft Paw is a Gridwolf until she dies.’

Kitty didn’t even imagine that the wolves were having a brutal conversation with their eyes and yawned. Her eyelids were heavy because she had woken up from sleep.

“Then we’ll have to do our best to help you finish your revenge quickly. Go to sleep now. You need to recover your strength.”

Karis hugged Kitty. Kitty reflexively turned into a cat and settled in her arms.

Theo, Deon, and Jackal curled up and surrounded the two women, continuing their eye contact.

‘Still, seeing her play with us, Iden must be having a hard time too, right?’

‘Of course. She’s our sister.’

‘He probably never thought he could easily take my daughter away from the start.’

Theo and Deon recalled the conversation they had with Iden in the bear territory.

After realizing that Iden and Kitty’s feelings were mutual and quite strong, the twin brothers began to lay the groundwork.

“Iden. I didn’t know your feelings were this deep until now, so I didn’t say anything, but our kitty is actually a bit picky.”

“What kind of picky?”

“She seems to like the well-built butler style. Well, your body is already good, so it doesn’t matter. Kitty said she wants a slave-like butler who will brush her fur every day.”

Kitty would be horrified if she heard them say that, wondering when she had ever said such a thing, but Theo and Deon spoke smoothly.

They were annoyed that he was trying to take away a cat who was overworked like Kitty without even thinking about brushing her for an hour a day.

If they were going to send her away, they should send her to a place where she would be pampered, right?

Theo and Deon were planning to make Iden a slave.

Because they couldn’t send Soft Paw to a guy who couldn’t be a slave.

“She wants to go to her parents’ house seven times a week. Kitty likes us so much.”

“And Soft Paw likes men who are kind to her family. It’s obvious, but…”

Theo and Deon realized for the first time that they could deceive Iden Weavers.

They thought he would notice it was a lie when they said that a man who lives with his in-laws was her ideal type, but Iden just went along with it.

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

Theo and Deon told Jackal about the conversation they had at that time. Jackal perked up his ears and listened to his two sons, then added with a wink.

‘Still, she’d probably prefer to be happy with her dad for a long, long time rather than with some strange man.’

The father wolf, who had begun to deny reality even more strongly after the formal adoption announcement.

* * *

The next morning, things moved quickly. The Gridwolf couple added massive support to Nero in the cat territory.

Until now, they couldn’t move knights or supplies carelessly because they were dealing with the leopards, but now that they had gotten rid of Delta, the next priority was to deal with Jerian.

“We will do our best to find Jerian’s hideout as soon as possible, Miss!”

Whether the incident from last night had been revealed in just a few hours, the knights spoke with energized voices whenever they found Kitty.

Next, they had to control the leopards according to the unspoken rules of the beastmen.

If the leader died, the beastmen would follow the one who killed the leader. The rule didn’t change even if they died in a fight with another race.

Therefore, the wolves had the responsibility to stabilize and control the leopards who were in chaos.

‘I thought it would be quite complicated.’

Kitty looked at the leopard hostages who were surprisingly calmly accepting the situation.

She thought they were just afraid of the wolves because they weren’t as agitated as she thought they would be after hearing the news that their leader, Delta, had died.

But after eavesdropping on the leopards’ conversation, it seemed that wasn’t the only reason.

“It might be better this way. It’s better not to have an unqualified head of the family.”

“I wonder who will be the new leopard head of the family. It has to be better than Leopid.”

The leopard hostages were talking as if they were on the wolves’ side. The more she listened to their stories, the more it became clear that their minds had been assimilated into the wolves.

Kitty rolled her eyes, wondering what had happened. Hogwood put his hand on her shoulder.

“Soft Paw, do you want to eat one?”

Hogwood was holding a tray with dozens of salmon sandwiches on it. The thinly sliced cheese was cut into the shape of cat paws and placed on top, which was very cute.

“Oh, thank you.”

Nom-

She had just had breakfast, but Kitty didn’t refuse the sandwich filled with salmon.

While munching on the sandwich, she could see why the leopard hostages weren’t very agitated.

“You guys take one too. I hope a good leader will lead the race. We’re planning to release the hostages soon, so be prepared.”

Hogwood offered the sandwiches to the leopards with a friendly smile.

Whether it was because he had been approaching them in a friendly manner for a day or two, the leopards spoke to him as if they were used to it.

“That’s what I’m saying. The next leader should be someone who is qualified.”

Many leopard hostages already completely agreed with Hogwood’s opinion.

‘I see. Hogwood was showing his skills.’

If the leopards, who had unknowingly begun to think like the wolves, returned home, the wolves’ reputation in the leopard territory would be reversed in an instant.

‘Delta was a bad guy who used his own kind, and the wolves, foxes, and one cat just drove Delta out.’

It was the moment when Hogwood’s groundwork, which he had been doing all along, was paying off.

Sparkling-

Kitty looked at Hogwood with full of respect. Hogwood laughed without realizing it.

A cat daughter-in-law with her hands clasped together and her eyes sparkling. Could there be anything more lovely in the world?

‘Iden, that guy…’

He felt the reward of raising his prickly and cold son.

He pretended not to see Kitty’s eye attack [intense, admiring gaze] and appealed to the leopards.

“The cat paw decoration on the sandwich is also very cute. I really like cat beastmen.”

“Ah.”

Kitty’s cheeks were filled with pride as she listened.

Hogwood thought that he had to catch Jerian and crush him as soon as possible.