It’S A Cat, Adopted By A Wolf Family? [EN]: Chapter 55

Is it a cat, or was I adopted into a wolf family? Cat adopted into a wolf family – Episode 55

When Theo and Deon returned, the mansion felt more lively than usual. I woke up early in the morning, changed into my combat uniform, and left my room.

“Soft Paw!”

As we had discussed over dinner the previous night, Theo and Deon were waiting for me in the hallway.

‘I’m glad I told Cleed to take a break from guard duty during my brothers’ vacation.’

It had been a long time since the three of us headed to the training grounds together, and my heart fluttered for no reason.

The two of them in combat uniforms looked much bigger than they had yesterday.

Just wearing sturdy vests over their shirts, combat boots, and practice wooden swords on their belts gave off a considerable sense of intimidation.

“My brothers have gotten so big that I feel small.”

I playfully grumbled and pressed down on their arms. They felt much harder than Sir Elliot’s arms.

“Both of you have gotten so much thicker arms?”

“We’ve been working out hard.”

Theo proudly flexed his arm. Veins popped out, and his muscles became even harder. Deon even tilted his chin slightly and boasted.

“If it were summer, I’d show you my abs. They’re much more impressive than Sir Elliot’s.”

“I don’t know about the abs, but I can tell that your manner of speaking [말투 – mal-tu] is becoming similar to Sir Elliot’s.”

Their faces subtly contorted.

“That can’t be. We’re going to be taciturn wolves like Father.”

“You even admire Jackal, just like Sir Elliot…”

They glared and crossed their arms.

“Does that mean we’re cool?”

“Or should I tell Sir Elliot?”

“Full-grown wolves threatening a cat…”

I had no choice but to nod. They looked very satisfied, as if they had been told they were cool. Theo shrugged and said.

“Even if Ethan is in the dormitory, he probably doesn’t work out as much as we do.”

He was wary of Ethan, whom he hadn’t even met yet. But as I pondered Theo’s words, a thought suddenly occurred to me.

Theo and Deon had said that it was something all wolves had to do, but did that apply to the wolves of Wyvis as well?

“But brothers, does Ethan also train at the central training ground?”

“Huh?”

“……Uh?”

They froze at my question, as if they didn’t expect me to know about this.

They were looking at each other, as if they were in a worrisome situation.

‘What is it……?’

I narrowed my eyes and stared at them. But I couldn’t tell what they were hiding.

“Wow, Kitty, you’ve gained a lot of muscle too?”

Theo tried to change the subject with difficulty. I thought about asking more persistently, but I stopped.

If Ethan were to leave on a long journey and not return for a long time, he would have told me.

‘Even if Ethan is a prickly wolf.’

We’ve been in class together for ten years, and we’re friends who live in the same mansion, so he would do that much.

I decided to trust Ethan and went along with Theo’s attempt.

“I’ve been working out hard too.”

I had been training even harder since I found out how my dad and brother died. I never made excuses and didn’t skip going to the training ground.

I clenched my fist and bent my elbow. It wasn’t as much as Theo and Deon, but my arm also had firm muscles.

“Oh…….”

“You used to be all skin and bones.”

“How long ago are you thinking of?”

When I playfully snapped back, they chuckled lightly. The warmth from my close family enveloped me like sunlight.

How long had we been leaning on the railing and chatting? Marie, who was crossing the first-floor lobby, found us and hurried over.

Theo and Deon seemed to recognize Marie at once.

“Kitty, the maid you wrote about in your letter?”

“Yes. Marie is in charge of the morning, and Anne is in charge of the afternoon. Both are wolf beastmen [humanoids with wolf-like features].”

“Marie thinks your strength is insignificant, right?”

Through the letter and the story we shared yesterday, they were well aware of the recent situation in the mansion.

Also, that I was confusing Jerian’s two spies, Anne and Marie, by leaking different information to each of them.

Whenever I sent a letter, they would reply that they wanted to participate in my important work as soon as possible.

“We’ll help too, Kitty.”

“Behave haughtily and picky, right?”

“Then please take care of me, brothers.”

I said that and went down the stairs. Marie flinched and looked at me.

“I’m sorry I’m late, miss.”

Today, Marie arrived a little later than she was supposed to. I wondered how to respond, then haughtily swept back my hair.

“It’s okay. You can just work harder to make up for being late.”

Marie’s face, looking up at me, was strange. The corners of her mouth were smiling as if she would do as I said, but her eyes were full of annoyance.

It would be okay to just let the two-minute delay pass, but the cat being watched was picking on her, so she must be angry.

“It’s a nice day today, so you can clean the boots.”

Knowing very well that there were twenty pairs of my combat boots in the training ground, the blood drained from Marie’s face.

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As soon as Marie arrived at the training ground, she began to clean the boots. She cursed the hateful cat in her mind with vivid language.

If she showed hostility, it would be difficult to stay by Kitty’s side and gather information, and the surrounding beastmen seemed like they would punish her.

‘What the hell did she do to make the wolves and foxes all crazy about the cat?’

She had hoped that the heirs of Gridwolf would be different, but it was a vain expectation. Theo and Deon were sitting upright, admiring Kitty training in her cat form.

Anyone who saw them would mistake them for watching a formal play with a reverent attitude.

‘Damn it, I can’t quit because there’s a deadline I promised Jerian.’

Marie used her boiling anger to clean the boots. Thanks to her hand strength, Kitty’s boots sparkled.

She wanted to put pebbles or thumbtacks inside, but the cat had a bad temper.

‘If I did that, I don’t know what I’d hear again.’

Marie still remembered Kitty’s appearance of cutting down Vaniel in one fell swoop.

She was a ball of fluff that didn’t seem to have any determination, but she was surprisingly strong.

‘I have no choice but to be careful until I finish the job.’

Marie reluctantly took out the next boot and started cleaning it. The fox beastmen, who had received great favors from Kitty, were pretending to spend their free time in the training ground and were watching Marie.

Theo and Deon only looked at Kitty, as if they had no interest in Marie.

“Ah…… my sister is so cute.”

“She’s getting cuter as she gets older. Are all cats like that?”

Kitty was practicing kicking in her cat form.

“Nyat! Mya! Nyat! Mya!”

The air was somewhat dry, so every time Kitty jumped, her fur puffed up like a cloud.

But her cute appearance wasn’t everything.

Thud―!

Kitty accurately attacked only one part of the straw bale. It meant that she could completely control her strength and movement in the air.

Theo and Deon, who remembered Kitty’s weak appearance, couldn’t help but be surprised.

“Sir Elliot, wasn’t that a technique for adult wolves?”

Deon asked, rummaging through his memory. Elliot, who was briefly quenching his thirst with water, nodded readily and looked at Kitty.

“That’s right. Her accuracy is better than that of healthy wolves.”

“……She must have worked really hard.”

“To be honest, I didn’t even think the young lady would be able to follow along this far.”

Elliot also remembered Kitty’s weak and listless state.

Moreover, since there were only healthy wolves and foxes around, Kitty instinctively looked around.

Elliot didn’t scold her for that reason. He knew very well that the difference in strength between cats and wolves was significant.

But there was one more thing he didn’t expect.

“I didn’t think the young lady would show such effort.”

Kitty steadily trained her stamina, even if it was slow. If there was a movement she couldn’t do, she never skipped over it.

“Did you hear from Mrs. Gray? I heard that the young lady practices assassinating pillows so much.”

“…….”

Theo and Deon knew without asking who Kitty thought the pillow was and attacked.

Jerian, who drove her precious family to their deaths. All her efforts would be to avenge him.

“On the outside, she’s always smiling like sunshine, but on the inside, she’s become stronger than anyone else. The young lady’s ultimate goal has always been one.”

Kitty’s bone-cutting efforts were always to avenge her beloved family. Just as the three wolves were feeling emotional, Kitty shouted.

“Sir Elliot, I’ve done it a hundred times!”

Her fur was messed up, and she was panting, so it felt like her body was floating.

Elliot put down the water bottle and snapped at Theo and Deon.

“Well, she’s my favorite disciple, so this much growth is natural.”

“Sir Elliot, weren’t we your favorite disciples when we were young?”

“A teacher cherishes the disciple who works the hardest.”

Kitty, who had returned to her human form, didn’t hear the three wolves’ conversation and opened her water bottle and gulped down water.

Her muscles were trembling, so it seemed like she would have pleasant muscle pain tomorrow.

‘It’s rewarding to work hard.’

Just as Kitty put down her water bottle and stretched, Cleed slipped up to her.

The three wolves almost instinctively surrounded Kitty and scrutinized her. Theo and Deon seemed a little surprised by Cleed’s more handsome appearance in the meantime.

“You don’t have to be overprotective. Cleed is my guard, right?”

Kitty squeezed between the three and faced Cleed. Cleed made a pitiful face as if he was feeling sorry for himself.

“I’m working so hard for the young lady, but the wolves are just wary of me.”

The three wolves, who were about to retort, closed their mouths as they saw something Cleed took out of his pocket. It was a few sheets of paper filled with small letters.

Cleed politely handed it to Kitty and smiled.

“As the young lady said, I intercepted Anne and Marie trying to smuggle out letters.”

“Oh, Cleed!”

“Are you going to praise me?”

His red eyes curved playfully.