The Symbiotic Relationship Between The Rabbit And The Black Panther [EN]: Chapter 67

The Symbiotic Relationship Between a Rabbit and a Black Panther 14

The Council of Elders.

It was a gathering of individuals connected to the Grace family, mostly composed of those retired from politics. This was the Council of Elders.

Ahin often mocked the Council of Elders, calling them a den of old fogies, but in reality, they wielded significant influence within the noble society and social circles of the Black Panther territory.

Even the current leader, Valence, would informally seek the Council of Elders’ input when making important decisions for the territory.

And currently…

The issue the Council of Elders was most eager to resolve was the matter of succession for the Grace family.

Until now, they had scoffed at and dismissed the rumors surrounding the next leader, Ahin Grace, whether it was his alleged incompetence or his scandalous affair with a rabbit. But as Ahin’s age ticked over into a new decade, their anxiety slowly began to surface.

The Grace family, for whom the succession issue was an indispensable matter of great importance, traditionally arranged marriages early in their lineage.

But why? Just why? For what reason?

Even after two years had passed since his second coming-of-age ceremony [a significant birthday, often marking adulthood], there was no news of marriage, let alone an engagement. Yet, they couldn’t dare grab the next leader, Ahin, by the collar and question his competence.

Therefore, they sought advice from the leader, Valence, via messenger, but the reply they received, returned in elegant handwriting, was enough to make a member of the Council of Elders clutch the back of their neck:

[He is a child who can’t even use his mind properly. He will do it when the time comes.]

Perfect in every other aspect, it was a mystery why he was so nonchalant about the succession issue.

Therefore, their last resort was to raise the issue directly.

Raymond, the new aide dispatched from the Council of Elders to the Grace family for this purpose, respectfully settled onto his knees [a formal posture indicating respect].

Sitting on the reception sofa, he fiddled with his teacup, cautiously glancing around. Contrary to the rumors that labeled him a madman, Ahin’s office was neat and tidy.

His fleeting gaze landed on Ahin, who was sitting at his desk.

The first and last time he saw him was at his birth banquet, looking up at the cake.

Ahin, whom he saw up close, was quite different from what he had imagined.

His attire was perfect, complete with a robe bearing epaulettes, and his focused demeanor as he wrote something added to his seriousness. It must be a matter of life and death for the territory.

The chilling aura that could be glimpsed in his red eyes, and the ornate longsword placed at his side, were the epitome of the next leader that Raymond had envisioned.

How could such a person be followed by labels like a madman, a rabbit enthusiast, incompetent, and even vulgar slang?

As he stared blankly, he suddenly felt a strange energy beside him and quickly turned his head.

“Are you from the Council of Elders?”

“Eek!”

Raymond shuddered as he faced Ivelin’s expressionless face right in front of him.

“Please wait a moment. He is currently working on a very important document.”

With Ivelin leaving Raymond, who was suppressing his pounding heart, he approached Ahin.

Scribble, scribble, the sound of the pen never ceased.

Ivelin stared silently at the document he was painstakingly writing. It was an application for the Belhelm Academy.

“…I’ll bet my diary that it will be rejected.”

“Should I forge my identity after all?”

“Unless you change your face, you’ll be found out soon. Instead of Ahin-nim [a respectful title], I’ll go instead,”

“Shut up.”

“Yes.”

Raymond strained his ears to catch the conversation between the two, who were secretly discussing something. Identity forgery and the aide’s spirit of sacrifice—it seemed like no ordinary matter.

As expected, Ivelin’s monotonous, serious voice continued.

“Is there no reward?”

“What reward?”

“I was the one who succeeded in the kidnapping.”

Ivelin casually pretended to carry a backpack.

It was as if he had kidnapped someone while carrying them on his back. Raymond’s red pupils, who had lived an upright life, trembled.

However, Ahin, who smoothly raised the corners of his mouth, twirled his pen.

“I’ll double your salary this year.”

The clear smile began to look infinitely vicious to Raymond, who shuddered.

Ahin, who handed the application form to Ivelin with a flick, shifted his gaze to the dazed Raymond.

“What’s your business?”

“…….”

“I’m asking what your business is.”

Raymond, realizing that the question, which lacked any formality, was directed at him, jumped up.

“I, I wanted to discuss the marriage matter…!”

Ah, overwhelmed by the energy, he covered his mouth as he shouted. The Council of Elders had repeatedly urged him to coax the next leader and get a proper answer, but he had brought up the main point first.

“I’m sorry, but… Ahin-nim doesn’t have time to discuss marriage.”

Ivelin, blinking his eyes, declared to Raymond.

Raymond, thinking it was now or never, clenched his fists tightly to complete his mission.

“O-Of course, I am aware that you are in the process of resolving the conflict with the Wolf territory, and that you are busy with state affairs. However, from our Council of Elders’ perspective, marriage is also an issue that cannot be delayed any longer. If the matter is postponed, we will have no choice but to request a formal meeting…,”

“I apologize again, but the Rabbit-nim’s [a respectful title] matter is more important than marriage.”

“Ra-Rabbit-nim? What is that?”

“It’s a rabbit I picked up from the Forest of Boundaries.”

“……?”

Was he talking about a pet? Raymond, unable to understand the meaning, moved his lips.

Ivelin calmly pointed to the application form he was holding.

“Ahin-nim will be busy taking care of the Rabbit-nim.”

How dare he belittle the next leader in such a way. Raymond, facing an act of insubordination that would enrage the heavens, turned sharply to Ahin.

Ahin, meeting his astonished gaze, rested his chin with a slightly shy expression.

“-You forgot ‘crawling under my feet’.”

Crazy. Raymond muttered the most profane curse he could muster in his mind for the first time in his life, and even felt a sense of dizziness.

“Rabbit-nim wishes to visit.”

Before he could come to his senses, there was a knock, knock, and the voice of the gatekeeper was heard.

The aides, who had been sitting side by side in the office, began to move in unison. They placed a clean cushion on Ahin’s desk and opened the window to ventilate the unique smell of ink and documents.

“……?”

Raymond looked around at them in bewilderment, preparing much more elaborately than when he had arrived.

Squeak, soon the door opened and what appeared was Mayme and the Black Panther family, and a cotton ball stuck tightly to Ash’s head.

Raymond’s eyes widened as he witnessed the dignified entrance of the animals.

Ahin, who personally moved to lift Bibi, stared intently at Ash. He had highly valued the sincerity of waiting at the front gate all along and yielded Bibi, but all he got in return was a fierce look asking why he was taking her away.

It’s mine. Ahin secretly stuck out his tongue at Bibi before returning to his desk and sitting down.

‘A rabbit beastman…?’

Raymond looked back and forth between Ahin, Ivelin, and the rabbit with trembling eyes.

“Are you on your way to greet the head of the family?”

“Ah, it seems you met the exclusive painter.”

Moreover, the rabbit only shook his head, touching his temple with his front paw, but Ahin and Ivelin could immediately interpret the gesture, which was unbelievable.

‘The rabbit enthusiast wasn’t just a rumor….’

Ahin’s atmosphere had softened considerably, and he was even crouching down to meet the rabbit’s gaze, contorting his large frame.

“-Bibi, did you come to see me?”

Ahin, asking in a relaxed voice, buried his head diagonally in his arm.

Bibi was grateful that she hadn’t turned back into a human because of her swollen eyes. Otherwise, her face, which was turning red every second, would have been exposed.

Ahem, she cleared her throat and smoothed her front paws as she pretended to carry a backpack.

“You finished talking with your mother about going back to the academy today?”

As soon as he interpreted it, Ahin’s brow furrowed.

“You can’t even wait for the mid-term break. I’ll go with you,”

Slap, Bibi’s front paw hit his lips.

Ahin, speechless, tried to refute again.

“Even if you stop me,”

Slap,

“It’s no use,”

Slap.

You rascal. Bibi used her ultimate move to prevent his outrageous claim in advance.

The firm front paw pointed to the mountain of documents piled on one side of the desk and the aides. It was an ultimatum to do their jobs properly in their respective places.

“…Annoying, you.”

Ahin, who raised his prostrate body, revealed his displeasure without filtering it.

“I gave you my all, but now that you’re losing interest, you’re throwing me away.”

It was a statement that could only be found in melodramatic plays, a perfect statement to cause misunderstandings.

Bibi, horrified, waved her front paws at the suspicious-looking aides and the guest, Raymond, to explain. In reality, there was less than a month left until the mid-term break, but he was complaining that he didn’t even want to be apart then.

“Ivelin, tell the chef that there’s a fat rabbit here.”

‘Ivelin, just try telling him.’

Bibi and Ahin’s sharp gazes were fixed on the innocent Ivelin. Ivelin, with his hands behind his back, calmly looked back at the sunny window.

Now, with the confrontation between the rabbit and the black panther continuing tensely, it was a moment of choice.

‘Ivelin, there is no such thing as eternity in the relationship between lord and subordinate.’

As his mother said, the survival rule of the Ivelin family was to grasp the flow of power.

Moreover, dominant pheromones are the kind that kill people, and healing pheromones are the kind that save people.

The person who can save you in an emergency…. He closed his eyes and opened them, slowly opening his lips.

“Ahin-nim, don’t you know that it is practically impossible to enter the academy? And Rabbit-nim, this capable Ivelin will help you prepare to return to the academy.”

Ivelin, who had taken advantage of the rabbit’s power, carefully lifted Bibi in both hands.

“I haven’t even given you an entrance gift yet, but the summer uniform… and now it might be a good idea to have a separate messenger bird. I’ll prepare it for you.”

Click, Ivelin, who bowed, opened the door and left the office with Bibi.

Ash, who had been snubbing Ahin, followed Bibi in a hurry, and the two baby black panthers quickly followed behind.

After sadly scanning Ahin, who was being mistreated, he quietly closed the door with both feet and followed.

A heavy silence fell in the office where all the main characters had left.

Raymond instinctively felt strongly that he should not stay here. He opened and closed his mouth, breaking the long silence.

“…This is all our Council of Elders’ position. I, I’m sorry, but I’ll be on my way,”

“Stop.”

Raymond’s body froze at the single word, and cold sweat ran down his back. Red eyes, with a completely different temperature than when he was dealing with the rabbit, were fixed on him.

Ahin, who scanned Raymond, who was standing at attention without making a sound, smiled brightly.

“Did you see that just now? The rabbit finally opened up to me.”

It wasn’t that he closed his heart?

The aides and Raymond, who didn’t sympathize at all, mumbled. Rather, it was right to see that he had closed his heart because of the fight.

Ahin, who didn’t care about their reaction, slowly fiddled with his fangs.

“Originally, he was reluctant to hit my mouth, but he didn’t care at all.”

“…….”

“-I wish he had hit me more before he left.”

Crazy, crazy. Raymond repeated the most profane curse he could in his mind.

“So tell the Council of Elders. It would be better to keep their mouths shut about the marriage for the time being.”

“Wh-What does that mean…!”

“If you bring up the marriage for nothing and the rabbit runs away, I’ll make sure to get rid of the Council of Elders or whatever.”

“…….”

“Go.”

Raymond, who left the office as if he was being chased out, rubbed his face dry. He didn’t even know what to tell the Council of Elders first.

The next leader was a refreshing madman?

He likes to be hit?

He seems to be blinded by a rabbit?

Whatever it was, it was obvious that it would cause a storm in the Council of Elders.

* * *

A conference room with an oval table installed.

Bang, a member of the Council of Elders slammed the table in disbelief.

When the information brought by the new aide, Raymond, was gathered, a conclusion could be drawn.

There was a high possibility that the gossip article from about two years ago, that Ahin Grace had completely fallen for a rabbit beastman, was true.

“…So, is that why you called me all the way here? To confirm the truth of the gossip?”

Rune, resting his chin, yawned for a long time.

“Is that confidential?”

“Thank you for your precious visit. Although it is gossip, it is a major event in the Black Panther territory, so we would like to ask for your testimony.”

The old gentleman who stroked his beard handed over a newspaper. Rune unfolded the faded newspaper that was already two years old.

「Rabbit and Black Panther, and Lion」

A gust of wind-like laughter flowed from him as he looked at the sensational headline.

Rustle, all eyes in the conference room were fixed on Rune’s fingertips as he folded the newspaper after reading the article.

“-Half of it is true.”

“……!”

Rune scanned the scene of the elderly men covering their mouths as if they had planned it.

“So, what do you want to ask? About the rabbit beastman?”

Unable to answer, they nodded, forgetting their dignity. The sound of swallowing dry saliva echoed to the outside.

Rune, who took his time as if teasing them, recalled the white hair after a long time.

“She’s pretty.”

Purple eyes and a strange appearance that are not found in the beast territory.

“Cool,”

An incompatible personality that clashes and sees.

“Funny,”

Ever-changing expressions.

“Well, her strength goes without saying.”

Healing pheromones were an ability that could not be found even in the leaders of most territories.

Isn’t that a completely unhelpful answer? A member of the Council of Elders, frustrated with the vague explanation, glanced at Raymond.

In front of the unspoken question of whether it was true, Raymond, who had only seen a fluffy rabbit, could only shrug his shoulders.

At least, she’s too good for Grace.”

Rune rose from his chair, sauntered over, and stopped at the conference room door.

“I’ve told you everything I know, so I hope I won’t see you again for something like this.”

A sharp glint flashed across his unfocused golden eyes. Even for the Council of Elders, it was ambiguous to ask about someone from another tribe, even a direct descendant of the chief.

“Oh, and Grace may not know, but I’m perfectly fine.”

Rune, who was leaving the conference room, poked his head back in and added.

The conference room remained as silent as if cold water had been poured over it until his footsteps completely disappeared.

“…Even if the tribe is different, shouldn’t they at least be a beastman from the beast lineage?”

At someone’s squeezed voice, the elders nodded in agreement.

A rabbit tribe and a black panther tribe. The more they heard, the more their heads ached.

Of course, just because the tribes were different didn’t mean that the offspring would have physical defects or problems.

But what was the reason the Council of Elders put so much effort into the marriage? It was for the next leader to succeed the Black Panther Territory, that is, the heir.

If they were to have offspring with the rabbit tribe.

Not to mention the tribe’s unique eye color, they couldn’t even determine whether their true form would be a rabbit or a black panther.

For example, it would be a problem even if they conceived a black panther beastman with purple eyes. Because the eyes of the chief representing the tribe would look like those of the rabbit tribe.

However, they couldn’t put a rabbit beastman with red eyes in the position of heir.

Moreover, the probability of conceiving a black panther beastman with red eyes was low… The biggest problem was the pheromones of the rabbit beastman, which were obviously weak.

A member of the Council of Elders, who secretly held the prejudice that there was a limit to the pheromones of herbivore beastmen, exchanged glances.

The heir of the chief, who should be stronger than anyone else, should not have the pheromones of an unknown rabbit beastman.

Moreover, it seemed impossible to coax her into a double marriage. Even Valence’s chief didn’t have a mistress, let alone Ahin, around whom rumors of impossibility were circulating.

The chairman of the Council of Elders, who had closed and opened his eyes, rose from his seat.

“I propose requesting a formal meeting with Chief Valence.”

* * *

It was when the Manients family’s carriage, which had passed through the Black Panther Territory, was just crossing into the Rabbit Territory.

Clunk, the swaying carriage came to a complete stop.

“What’s going on?”

Lestin, who opened the door and got out, asked the coachman.

“I’m sorry, the wheel nuts suddenly came loose… It seems to be because we passed a lot of gravel roads on the way.”

“How long will the repair take?”

“It will take about an hour. I’ll fix it as soon as possible.”

Rune, who looked around at the two people struggling with the carriage window, got out.

“Rune, where are you going?”

“You said it would take an hour. I’ll take a nap under a nearby tree.”

The sunlight was just right, and the weather was breezy.

Rune, who was turning his steps towards the forest path, turned his head when he heard a scream from behind, “Hick!”

“W-Why are there so many rabbits? Rune, Rune!”

Lestin, who was startled, jumped and climbed onto the carriage railing.

“Go away… Please!”

Whether he did or not, the white rabbit corps that had flocked together surrounded the carriage as if exploring it.

Since it’s the forest bordering the Rabbit Territory, there must be rabbits living there. Rune, who let out a hollow laugh, ignored them and walked deeper into the forest.

The light pink curly hair fluttered in the breeze.

His height had grown by more than a hand span, and his eyes were blurry, but his eyes were a little sharper. Even though time had passed enough to change his appearance, his memories were still vivid.

I wonder how much Bibi has changed.

Rune, who recalled Ahin single-handedly sweeping through a unit in the conflict with the Wolf Territory, uncomfortably stroked his neck.

How could a rabbit handle a black panther who was so out of control that he was practically non-existent?

Moreover, seeing the Council of Elders acting like that, it seemed that Bibi would be given another trial.

He shook his head, reminding himself that it was not his concern, and moved his feet. As Rune walked towards a comfortable tree, he suddenly stopped.

“…….”

His feet, which had been moving again, stopped again.

“…How long are you going to follow me?”

Rune, who turned around, looked down at the pure white rabbit that had followed him to his feet.

It was the rabbit that had warmed its butt on Ahin’s shoe on a chilly day. Rune, who bent his knee, pointed his index finger at the rabbit’s chin, who wasn’t even thinking of running away.

“You look alike.”

The rabbit, who soon kicked Rune’s finger away with its hind legs, sat on his shoe and warmed its butt.

Rune, unable to shake off the rabbit that resembled Bibi, blankly looked down at his shoe.

“Rune!”

The white rabbit’s rest continued until Lestin’s cry to find Rune was heard.

“Rune, where are you?”

Rune looked once in the direction of the carriage and once at the rabbit who had closed his eyes wearily. He asked quietly.

“Do you want to come with me?”

I’ll let you live in a much warmer place. He smiled brightly as he lifted the rabbit.

* * *

The empty lecture hall gradually filled with students.

After finishing preparing for class, I lay down on my desk for a moment.

What a difficult journey it had been to return to the academy. In particular, Ash and Bara, who were sitting in the carriage as a matter of course, leading the wriggling baby black panthers, were a problem.

Not just Ash, how can I live with a family of black panthers in the dormitory…

I was able to sort things out only after begging Ash, who was scolding me, that he would be back after sleeping twenty times.

‘Brave warrior, bad.’

Just when I thought I could finally catch my breath, I had to appease Russell, who was crying and hitting the ground as soon as I returned to the academy.

Moreover, there was even the presence of Alan, who was still glaring at me from one side of the lecture hall, enough to make my back ache.

‘…Ha.’

I, who had become haggard in a few days, pressed my throbbing temples. To make matters worse, I was also worried about the strangely quiet part of Ahin, who didn’t seem like he would ever be quiet.

‘There’s no reply to the letter….’

A beast with a bad temper.

Was I too cruel to Ahin, who didn’t want to break up? Still, there was no need to get annoyed.

I grumbled and glanced at my wrist.

Fortunately, I could erase the welts all over my body with healing pheromones.

I have a feeling Ahin would be very unhappy if he knew. Should I hide this fact for the time being?

I buried my face in my hands and continued to think all sorts of things, when I suddenly sensed a damp and depressing atmosphere.

When I turned my head to the side, Hendry, my classmate, was sitting in the same position as me.

Why is this pig like this again? I shuddered and carefully examined her.

“…Hendry?”

“Bibi….”

Hendry, who had been burying her face in her hands, slowly raised her head.

“Oh, why do you look so pale?”

Her face was covered with dark clouds, and her eyes were swollen as if she had been crying all day. The moment I sensed the reason, I grabbed Hendry’s shoulder.

“Is it because of the black panther you were going to meet back then?”

As if that was the correct answer, her convulsing expression gradually turned into a weeping face.

“…He was a terrible person.”

“What happened?”

“Well, on the day he was supposed to meet me, he met three other young ladies…!”

Hendry, who raised her voice, took out a handkerchief and dabbed at her eyes.

How am I supposed to comfort her? I scratched my neck awkwardly and gently patted her back.

“I told you, black panthers are no good….”

“I just brushed it off because it was Bibi, who didn’t seem to have a lover.”

What kind of illogical logic is that? I slammed the desk in frustration.

“I do have a lover…!”

“You do?”

“I do…!”

I shouldn’t mention Ahin here carelessly.

I stopped after confidently asserting myself, and opened and closed my mouth. Moreover, as soon as Ahin’s face came to mind, my cheeks unintentionally turned red.

Hendry’s lower lip trembled as she faced my helpless attitude.

“Bibi, don’t tell me you really do…!”

“Everyone, be quiet.”

The conversation was cut short as the professor entered the lecture hall.

The sound of writing and the professor’s voice reciting the textbook echoed through the lecture hall.

As I was concentrating on writing, Hendry poked me in the side with her elbow. When our eyes met, she wrote what she wanted to say on a piece of paper, but soon whispered, feeling frustrated.

“You, who only went back and forth between the library and the breeding ground whenever you had time, had a lover?”

“That’s….”

I don’t want to say that Ahin doesn’t exist.

I shyly affirmed, thinking that this much would be okay. Hendry trembled and let out a silent scream.

“You’re so sensitive to the black panther tribe, I wonder if you’re not from the black panther tribe.”

“……!”

Whether it was because I didn’t answer, but my expression revealed everything, Hendry’s face was filled with conviction.

“Someone who has never shown his face is your lover? …Come to think of it, Bibi has always been slandering black panthers.”

Hendry, who interpreted my silence as affirmation, tucked her blue hair behind her ears and said seriously.

“Aren’t you secretly suffering? Looking at you, you don’t look good. Bibi, tell me.”

Hendry, with warm eyes, covered my hand with her own.

Why would I be suffering because of Ahin? I shook my head, saying it was a misunderstanding, but I frowned for a moment.

“I haven’t received a reply to my letter.”

As soon as I got my first messenger bird other than Queen, I sent the first letter to Ahin. The more I thought about it, the more resentful I became.

‘Perverted trash rabbit.’

“…He often uses abusive language.”

I couldn’t explain in detail, so I mumbled vaguely.

“Keep talking.”

Hendry, with a hardened face, nodded repeatedly.

‘He must be more than just a playboy.’

As if she had gained momentum from her strong sympathy, the grievances I had been holding back began to come to mind one by one.

“He brought a strange rabbit into the bedroom and even falsely accused me of being a playboy….”

‘Cry more.’

“Also, I think he wants me to be sad every day.”

“He’s trash.”

“……!”

“He’s the worst trash ever!”

Hendry, enraged, grabbed me by the collar. It was an extreme action that contrasted with the elegant appearance she had shown so far.

“By any chance, the partner for the dinner party isn’t that trash, is it?”

I trembled with my pupils shaking while being grabbed by the collar.

The dinner party was an annual event at the academy held to commemorate the mid-term break. I remembered the pile of dresses that Valence had sent to the dormitory and moved my lips.

“He, he can’t come as my partner…. I’m planning to attend alone.”

To be exact, it’s because my identity and face are all known, so he can’t come. Before I realized that I had explained it vaguely, Hendry’s eyes lit up.

“Don’t tell me he’s someone you’re meeting with the premise of marriage, break up with him right now…,”

“Student Bibi, Student Hendry.”

We looked up at the professor who was already standing in front of the desk and quietly buried our noses in the textbook.

Coincidentally, the continental history textbook listed the achievements of the Grace family and the Manients family, the families of the heads of each territory.

I took my eyes off the book and looked out the window on a nice day.

I felt the weight of their positions anew, and at the same time, the word marriage that Hendry had said floated in my head.

Until now, I had been running with the humanization and my feelings for Ahin, but from now on, there was a realistic thorny path left.

To define it coldly, Ahin is someone who will remain in history even after death, but I am just a rabbit who was late to humanize due to drugs.

Of course, I knew that Valence and my grandfather were preparing to narrow that gap.

Valence seemed to be planning to announce the correlation between dominant pheromones and healing pheromones for the sake of future generations, and at the same time, to let people know about my existence, who saved Ahin.

My grandfather’s suggestion to enter the academy must have also had the purpose of making a name for myself among the nobles here.

I couldn’t hide my sigh and rested my chin on my hand.

No one had mentioned marriage or engagement to me.

Valence even joked that he would remain on the throne until his back was bent like the head of the Rabbit Territory.

However, I knew that this was an issue that could not be postponed for long. The more solid the heir’s position, the more stable the family would be.

Even the middle-class noble Rabian family was trying to select an outstanding heir, so it didn’t make sense that the next head of the Grace family didn’t have an fiancé.

The only thing left was whether I could bear the weight of that crown.

From the position of someone who has just started learning everything, it was difficult to make rash promises. Because it was a position that determined the fate of a territory.

With that kind of topic, I was just a pathetic rabbit who would feel a fire in my eyes if I thought about another beastman sitting next to Ahin.

I was lost in thought and blinked my eyes drowsily as I looked outside. I wondered if it was because I had been thinking about black panthers so much, but I saw the head of a black panther outside the window.

‘It’s Ash….’

Is he leaving the childcare to Bara again today and wandering around? Ash, who gave a sharp salute with his front paw, disappeared with a swoosh.

Next, Evrin’s head popped up. He was trying hard to convey his message with his mouth.

[Rabbit, please come to the dean’s office after class.]

Ash, who had been deprived of his seat, was gnawing at his head from behind. A stream of blood flowed down Evrin’s forehead.

Oh my god. I blankly stared at the scene and jumped up from my seat with a bang.

It wasn’t an illusion.

“-Student Bibi.”

I was terrified and suddenly came to my senses at the professor’s stern voice.

“B, Black Panther…!”

I pointed urgently at the window with my finger, but there was nothing outside the window.

“It’s a nice sunny day to leave.”