522 – Time Of The Dog And The Wolf – 10
The ground collapsing was nothing compared to the fuss. It wasn’t a bottomless pit, and the drop of a few dozen meters wasn’t enough to cause fatal damage to the humans or the wolves. The falling rocks were dangerous, but now that the collapse had stopped by some force, only a few died or were injured from the aftermath of the collapse.
And to the King of Beasts, the drop or the boulders were like ruts or pebbles he could see while walking. Whether the ground was collapsing or breaking, or the broken rocks were pouring like rain and hitting him. To the King of Beasts, it was like his clothes getting wet in a drizzle.
So even while the ground was collapsing, Aji and Fenrir treated it like a drizzle and fought. They stepped on the collapsing ground and jumped up, helping each other to smash each other into the ground.
When Aji collapsed in the dust, a shadow quickly covered him. Aji tried to avoid damage, but in the end, Fenrir bit Aji’s arm.
“Auuu!”
“You bastard! Kiing. Kaeng!”
No matter how much Aji struggled, Fenrir’s mouth didn’t seem to want to open. He hit Fenrir’s head and twisted his body, but the teeth only dug deeper into Aji’s bicep.
Wolves don’t let go of something they bite easily. Knowing that, instead of trying to pull it off, Aji bared his teeth at Fenrir’s nape. The moment Fenrir noticed the movement and slightly dodged, Aji quickly scratched Fenrir’s cheek.
If it was a wolf’s body, it wouldn’t have been much damage from just getting hit in the face. However, the King of Beasts was in human form. Fortunately, the structure of a human’s mouth wasn’t designed to never let go of something it bit. Thanks to the gap between the essence and the form, the wolf’s teeth slipped right off.
But he wasn’t unharmed. A long wound appeared on Aji’s arm. Blood dripped from the torn flesh. Aji lifted his arm with a pained expression.
“Beasts can do anything.”
Fenrir growled at Aji, who was covered in blood and dust.
“If you’re scared, run away. If you can’t do that, bite. Scratch, bite, dig a hole, bark, threaten.”
“Woof….”
“Protect the humans? Woof. Yes. You can include humans in the pack. You can keep them by your side and protect them!”
Fenrir showed his hatred at the presence he felt behind Aji. The humans buried in the ground, the packs approaching the wreckage. And some were searching for humans with dogs in the lead. They ran between the piles of dirt, distinguishing between wolves and humans and letting them know.
Even though they were originally beasts like wolves, they were now devoted to humans. Even at the cost of their own lives.
“Auuu! But you can’t abandon us to protect the humans!”
Fenrir howled loudly. As the king roared, howls could be heard from the heavens and earth. The wolves responded to the king’s anger and charged at the humans once more.
“The violence will continue. It won’t disappear! The humans will harass you, kill you, abandon you, and neglect you! Even for that, the dogs must be able to become wolves!”
Fenrir shouted on behalf of all the violence. Compared to the strong and violent Fenrir, the injured and wounded Aji replied in a powerless voice.
“…I, I don’t like pain.”
“Then fight back!”
“I don’t want to fight. I don’t want to kill. I don’t want to be abandoned. Woof, I’ll be good.”
“That’s not your choice to make, dog!”
“Choice, no. Woof, not with fighting.”
Aji was kind and gentle. For some reason, he couldn’t attack humans, but even if he could, it wouldn’t have made much of a difference.Friendly to humans, he also accepts other beasts into his pack. Unlike other wary beast kings, Aji has always been among humans.
“Even if I show my teeth. Even if I growl and bark. Even if I bite. If you get hurt, you’ll fear me. You’ll say I’m bad. Woof. I’m good. I have to be good… So you won’t be scared of me. I like that.”
“Even if you’re used, abandoned, and worked to death? Even if you’re ignored?”
Even in the fight against the wolves, Aji fought at the forefront and became covered in blood, but he still didn’t run away. Because there were humans behind him.
“Even so, someday you’ll like me more. If I keep my promise, if I protect the humans. Someday you’ll cherish me.”
“Creak. The sound of grass being pulled.”
The two are polar opposites. Words are just opinions, and they can’t accept each other. In the end, the contest is about strength, and the result is written on the corpses left behind.
The peace Aji desires must ultimately be achieved through violence. Unfortunately, Aji can never achieve it alone. Most of Aji’s violence has been taken by Fenrir.
“A leash isn’t a promise, master! Humans don’t keep promises! Like how you’re not helping me right now!”
“It’s not necessarily like that.”
Well, if the strategy is good, it’s good. Because there’s a human who will fight instead. The problem is that it has to be me.
“That’s right. I think I need some respect too. Emotionally, I agree with you, wolf.”
The only weapon is a javelin. A few weak spirits. The opponent is the wolf king.
If the situation hadn’t been this dire, I would never have come out. Grumbling to myself, I held the javelin and stood in front of Fenrir.
“Woof…?”
Aji looked at me. His expression was one of disbelief at my appearance, but his tail couldn’t hide his joy and wagged violently.
“Why are you here?”
“To keep my promise.”
“Woof? You’re not weak?”
“I’m strong enough to help you. Besides, what’s wrong with fighting with you in front?”
That’s what I said. But it’s really dangerous here.
The wolf king has the form of a human, but he’s a beast. He can communicate, but mind control doesn’t work on him. My only advantage, reading his killing intent and moving first, has disappeared.
Plus, he’s stronger than Aji. If I fight with just a javelin, I’ll die like a dog. It’s good that Aji is here.
Fenrir’s eyebrows twitched at the appearance of a human. Fenrir, who was about to emit killing intent, sensed something and approached me, sniffing. Aji, who was nervous, blocked Fenrir’s path. Fenrir frowned and said.
“…Woof? Who are you?”
“Hello. I’m just an ordinary human.”
I tried to bluff in case he recognized me, but Fenrir’s next words made my worries seem insignificant.
“You too… have your violence taken away?”
Is it because he feels a sense of kinship? Or is it because the wolf king is the same as the dog king? Fenrir noticed my true identity right away.
Moreover, he seemed to have a rough idea of what had happened to me.
“I see. Unlike Aji, I’m very dissatisfied with my situation.”
Aji and Fenrir have completely opposite characteristics. They are divided into dogs that protect humans and wolves that are hostile, and they fight each other.
I fell to the ground, having lost my strength. And in the future that I don’t know, the king of evil will be born and try to destroy the world.
If you don’t feel a connection here, you’re an idiot. Unfortunately, I’m not Aji. Ah, it would be better if I didn’t know.”You’ve been stripped of your teeth and claws? You’re a human. How could you have been stripped of them?”
“It would have been easier because I’m human. It’s hard to make up your mind, but once you do, it’s easier to pull out your own claws and teeth.”
This must have been unexpected for Fenrir as well. As if indignant, Fenrir gritted his teeth and asked.
“Human, what on earth are you trying to do?”
“I don’t know. I’m a victim like you, so why don’t you ask me that?”
I answered as if I didn’t know… but I have a rough idea.
Aji is the king of dogs. He can never harm humans and is devoted to them. He is the ideal protector of mankind. Of course, due to the limitations of the canine race, he cannot prevent them from harming each other.
If I had tried something similar with humans, how would I have wanted to become? What’s the point of talking? I would have wanted to become the king of humans and the protector of mankind. Somehow, things went wrong and the king of evil appeared first.
“Human. Are you okay with that? Can you be used without your ferocity?”
“Of course not. I’m the king of beasts too. Beasts can do anything, and the ferocity of humans is mine.”
That’s why I agree with the wolf emotionally. I can’t be the protector of mankind even if I’m the king of humans.
However, the ferocity of humans is to use everything else as a tool for their purpose. It is also the ferocity of humans to use dogs as a tool to fight wolves.
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“However, it doesn’t mean that I’m giving up my ferocity by antagonizing you here. Humans prefer dogs to wolves.”
“…”
Due to the conceptual separation, Aji became sensitive to human emotions and Fenrir felt the ferocity of the beast. He will probably feel the ferocity of humans as well.
Fenrir stared at me. He sniffed his nose several times. As if chewing on something, Fenrir said softly.
“I am the ferocity that the beasts have lost. But you haven’t lost your ferocity. You’ve lost the teeth and claws that show your ferocity.”
“Yeah. I’m just holding my breath and keeping my body in check.”
“The ferocity of humans is the meanness of using everything else as a tool. You’re fierce. Enough.”
“Thank you for acknowledging me, but instead of being mean, would you call it clever?”
Fenrir’s ferocity clashes with the ferocity of humans. That’s why Fenrir has no choice but to attack humans. Perhaps the disaster that the regressor saw in the past was Fenrir, who was more complete than he is now.
I came into Fenrir’s sight. The wolf, who had been the target of Aji’s hatred until now, clearly recognized me.
“…Even though you’ve lost your teeth. You’re here to keep an old promise. Wow. That’s unexpected.”
“Wow! It’s not unexpected! Promise, duty!”
“Well, you may not be able to keep it depending on the circumstances. But in most cases, it’s more profitable to keep a promise.”
Yeah. I wonder if the regressor will figure it out and solve it well. I can’t let Aji die, and it’s not good for Fenrir to run wild.
If Fenrir is the disaster that calls the king of evil, I have to stop it. The king of evil is unlikely to leave me alone.
I took out Jijan and swung it twice in the air. I’m not sure if he understands exactly what this club is, but he’ll instinctively know how powerful it is.
“Here. I brought you a special club. How about it? Are you not going to back down like a beast?”
If the wolf had been an ordinary king of beasts, he might have backed down. But.
“Aoooo-.”
The wolf, who was obsessed with something similar to Nana and Aji, had no intention of backing down. Fenrir stretched his neck and howled coolly at the sky.The wolf’s howl echoed far and wide. Fenrir, who had vented his pent-up emotions, glared at me with his gray fur bristling.
“Let’s test our ferocity, shepherd.”
Me? With you? I’ll die. Most likely me.
I was so scared of the wolf’s gaze that I lowered my eyes and took a small step back.
“No. You should fight with Azirang. I’ll assist you from behind.”
“Woof! Human, weak! Don’t bite!”
“No, Azirang. What if I tell you that I’m weak?”
“Woof? Human, strong! Bite!”
“No. It’s a bit much to ask me to bite.”
Anyway, Fenrir probably knows that I’m weak. I have to stay away from fights as much as possible.
…The wolf doesn’t seem to think so.