Damn System

Episode 86

Chapter 18 The Beginning of Change (2)

‘I knew it would be like this.’

I thought you would keep crying like this.

‘It didn’t look like he would give up easily.’

If he was a guy who would quit and give up in an appropriate way, he wouldn’t have bothered me so much yesterday.

Belta’s stubbornness is tough enough to compare to mine.

“Joe!”

“Play with something other than that.”

At the guy who didn’t even listen to me, I thrust the item I took out of the locker into.

The guy who was about to start crying again showed interest.

sniff, sniff.

He twitched his pink nose eagerly, and soon.

“Other than this, it smells cool! Give me that!”

I screamed loudly as I slashed the object in my hand.

‘Isn’t it useless… … .’

I clicked my tongue inwardly as I watched Belta struggling and struggling on the floor.

The thing he cut off was a lollipop made of catnip.

I prepared it because I couldn’t help but worry about the child crying and making a fuss.

I didn’t ask for it because I was wondering if a cat would like it.

‘That’s ridiculous.’

I heard that about 70% of adult cats react to catnip.

Maybe that’s why it didn’t seem to be of any use to the still young Belta.

‘Or maybe it’s because he’s a tiger.’

I swallowed a sigh as I recalled the information about Belta I had heard from Centler.

Whatever the reason, catnip has no effect on Belta.

As evidence of that, catnip lollipops are shabbyly scattered across the glistening marble.

‘I think I’ll have to do it well if I’m going to ride this guy and build a network with the beasts… … .’

If I send my child back after crying all day, there’s no way they’ll look at me.

In the end, I gave up on catnip toys and opted for the next best thing.

He took the doll out of the storage box. This was also an item sent by Ahn Gi-jun.

‘Is it because I asked for catnip… … .’

Why are all the dolls shaped like fish?

I hesitated for a while because I felt like I was treating my child like an animal.

When Belta cried for the world to leave again, she couldn’t help it.

I sprayed skin on a fish-shaped doll and handed it over.

“Aww… … ?”

Only then did Belta’s cries subside.

Sniff, sniff, sniff, and finally.

“hehehehe.”

He smiled as if satisfied.

‘Hilarious with swollen eyes.’

I asked while stroking the boy’s head.

“You’re smiling now, are you okay?”

“huh!”

Belta smiled brightly as if she hadn’t cried before.

‘Come to think of it… … .’

Yesterday, when he pulled my hair and gave directions, I smiled like I do now.

He looks like he’s excited and doesn’t know what to do.

Seeing Belta laughing with her nose buried in the doll, I too burst out laughing.

‘What is that?’

It’s a toner that you put on your face at most, but you don’t know why you’re laughing at how good that smell is.

It took a while to shake my head at the incomprehensible stubbornness.

i hugged the baby I couldn’t just keep sitting on the marble floor.

“Huh?”

At that time, there was a lot of people in a place where there should be nothing.

I didn’t get caught in magic detection, and I didn’t even feel someone approaching.

Nevertheless, the owner of the human body appeared naturally as if he had been there from the beginning.

I gulped, swallowed, and checked the direction the voice came from.

‘… … A prisoner.’

The one who suddenly appeared was tall enough to be one head taller than me.

However, there was one thing that caught my attention first than its gigantic size, and it was the appearance.

‘It’s the same species as Belta.’

Even though they looked similar, they were very similar.

Mottled hair and tail like a tiger pattern.

Triangular ears that rise above the head.

And a slightly protruding muzzle and whiskers.

Even her pink nose, which resembles Belta, has several black dots.

“what’s this?”

Soo-in, who seemed clearly male, picked up a catnip lollipop that was lying on the floor before I could say anything.

“Catnip… … It’s like a toy brought from another world… … .”

He smelled catnip as I explained.

I couldn’t even finish my words and kept my mouth shut.

Su-in, who had suddenly collapsed to the floor, began biting, licking, and sucking on a small catnip lollipop that was no bigger than a bite.

“… … .”

It was similar to a cat sniffing intently while clutching a catnip toy in its front paws.

Perhaps one day, it was a sight that I would have seen at least once while passing by on Witube.

The problem is that the cat has a size that could easily be 2 meters.

It even has limbs like a human.

“Write it, hehehe.”

If he had stood still and enjoyed the catnip, I wouldn’t have been shocked.

Lying on the floor, rolling around and doing that, I was speechless.

However, there is one thing I know for sure.

‘It wasn’t that there was no effect at all.’

Apparently, it didn’t work because Belta hadn’t become a saint yet.

“Brece is strange.”

This is not what I said.

These were the words of Belta, who was quietly cradled in my arms, giggling.

I asked as I alternated between the adult beastman and Belta, who were still busy cleaning the marble.

“Breche?”

“That’s Breche.”

Belta said while holding the doll with one hand and pointing at the other beastman with the other hand.

‘It’s a name.’

The beastman named Breche continued to roll on the floor for about 10 minutes.

In the meantime, I thought about it dozens of times.

Should I stay here and keep watching this beastman and feel the complex and subtle feelings?

Or should I just pretend not to know and leave the place?

The hesitation was brief, and the choice I made was obvious.

‘At least he’s an adult who can communicate.’

It makes no sense to leave if you want to keep even one connection or bond with the beast person.

One of the reasons he took Belta in the first place was to establish a friendly relationship with that unknown creature.

Fortunately, my common sense told me that this uncomfortable situation would not last long.

‘I think they said that the effect was one-shot.’

If what I’ve seen is correct, catnip only works for about 10 to 15 minutes before your cat’s sense of smell gets tired.

In fact, after about 10 minutes, Brecce, who had been frantically focusing on the lollipops, seemed to regain his reason.

“Isn’t this a joke? so good!”

He jumped up from his seat, his bright blue eyes twinkling.

Then he said, holding out his hand to me.

“If you have any more, give them to me.”

I glanced at Belta while looking at Breche’s big hand.

‘Why do you keep asking for something?’

Whoever sees it will know what has been entrusted to me.

‘Is it special? The two of them are very similar.’

Like Belta, it seems that this side also throws out what they want to say.

I looked at Brecce with a strange expression.

How should I say, how does it feel to see Iljins who often collided with each other while participating in student council activities when they were in high school?

‘I think I felt exactly like this when I saw those bastards rip off kids.’

If there is anything different from then, is it that the victim is me?

I was about to say something right away, but changed my mind when I saw Belta still laughing.

What bloomed on the little boy’s face was a bright smile, as if he was the happiest in the world.

‘I don’t think there’s any malice… … .’

It just seems shameless and straightforward to be born.

Eventually, I let out a shallow sigh and opened the locker.

‘It’s nowhere to be used anyway.’

It’s not like there’s a problem with taking out another bag.

What I brought out this time was the catnip ball.

A toy with a ball of catnip inside a wooden model the size of a fist.

“thank you!”

Having received the box as a whole, Breche immediately unwrapped it and put his nose to it.

And I tilted my head.

“Is this weird? Not good?”

I gave it at best, but I didn’t ask for it.

I said openly, clicking my tongue.

“Because you are used to the smell.”

I had no intention of being polite, since he started talking to me in the first meeting.

“aha! Then, will it be better if I take it again later?”

“maybe. If you take it too often, the effect will be halved.”

“Oh, I understand.”

Breche seemed to be regretting it, and licked the ketnip candy once.

Then he called the person working at the mansion and received a glass bottle.

From putting all the lollipops and balls in there, to closing the lid vigorously.

“Can I take it out later?”

With a smirk, Breche asked with a relaxed expression.

“… … uh.”

I brought it to ease the child’s mood, but I don’t know why he likes it more.

Breche only paid attention to me after I put the bottle around his side.

“I heard that Belta followed the stranger, is that you? What should I call you?”

It wasn’t very pleasant to suddenly show his face, so I answered by pushing his face with my hand.

“K. What about that one?”

“He and his brother.”

No, I asked for your name, but why are you explaining your relationship with Belta?

“The humans here say they are half brothers, so are you?”

It was absurd, but I already knew his name thanks to Belta.

I didn’t feel the need to ask again, so I decided to just move on.

“… … for now.”

While I was answering, I alternated between Belta and Breche.

‘If it’s Velta’s half brother… … .’

So, is this also the son of the king or something?

‘no.’

If the king is a male, then it has nothing to do with him.

‘… … Is that okay?’

To put it bluntly, it’s like the mother of the two prisoners left the king and met another man.

Are Su-in not restricted by the normal marriage relationship?

Because of the lack of common sense about this world, the range of thoughts is too wide.

‘Shall I ask a little more about this?’

As I pulled out the questionnaire, Brecce opened his mouth one step ahead.

“Are you going to stay here?”

“For the time being.”

“Okay, that’s it.”

What happened? Before he could even ask a question, Brecce reached out and continued.

“Because I came to catch this guy.”

But a little while ago, he said he couldn’t leave because he was swearing that he wouldn’t go.

Breche grabbed Velta by the back and took her towards him.

“I am calm now. I can take you.”

Belta, who had her nose stuck in a fish doll, looked up at Brecce with a puzzled expression.

“why?”

“My mother told me to get you.”

“Mom? why?”

“I don’t know either.”

Brecce shrugged and looked at me and said.

“I’ll just go. I’ll come back next time, see you then.”

There was something I wanted to ask, but it wasn’t urgent enough to grab someone who insisted on going.

‘I also made a statement.’

It seems like you made a good impression on the first meeting, so don’t force yourself to bite on it.

“That’s it.”

When I answered briefly, Breche strode out of the mansion, grabbing Belta by the back.

Belta, who was quietly being dropped off by Breche, looked back and waved her hand.

“Hello.”

The way he greeted me with a long tail reminded me of a tiger cub being dragged after being bitten by a mother tiger.

I almost reflexively waved my hand to each other, and suddenly I laughed with a peek.

Belta a stuffed fish, and Breche a glass bottle of catnip toys.

Seeing her holding her tight like a lifeline, I burst out laughing without even realizing it.

The two figures soon disappeared from sight.

I scratched my neck as I stood in the empty hall of the mansion.

I feel relieved because the troublesome thing that has been bothering me since yesterday is gone.

I feel sad because it seems a little empty.

‘It’s clear that he’s a type I’ve never experienced before.’

After a not-so-long conversation, what I knew for sure was that those two tiger beastmen were at their own pace.

His actions without consideration were direct and there was a corner that made people embarrassed.

Still, not all of those moments were unpleasantly remembered.

Finding the reason was easy.

‘Because I didn’t feel the sinister intentions.’

It’s much better to be so rudely direct than to feign kindness to get stabbed in the back.

I shook my head right away while organizing my impression of a not-so-bad prisoner.

‘Let’s do magic training.’

After brushing off the bland emotions, the walking up the stairs was not much different from usual.