Chapter 16 - Best Meat

"Woof…"

"Louder! Do you want this or not?!"

"WOOF! WOOF!" Alpheus forced himself to bark loudly, and Junshik was satisfied with this werewolf's obedience.

"Good, open your mouth."

Alpheus opened his mouth obediently, and Junshik slowly put the meat inside Alphie's mouth.

"Grrr…" hungry Alphie gobbled the meat excitedly. Even his instinct kicked in when Sir Junshik Hyung was staring at his meat, thinking that Junshik Hyung would steal his food.

Junshik chuckled and patted Alpheus' head, "Relax, I'm not going to steal your meat."

He was entertained by Alpheus' antics. Obviously, he looked reluctant to bark for food before. But now that he got the meat, his instinct kicked in, and he acted like a real dog.

He was done with this little game. Thus he asked, "Come and sit with me to eat more."

Alpheus ate everything and then tilted his head, "Sit with you, Sir?"

"Yes," Junshik nodded. He wasn't in the mood to cook something heavy today, so he just cooked a ramyeon and kimchi as a side dish.

After he had prepared the food for himself, he put another piece of meat on Alpheus' plate on the table.

He sat on the chair and repeated his command, "Sit with me."

…

Alpheus was still trying to process what Sir Junshik Hyung said, and then he nodded with a tint of red on his cheeks, "I—It is my honor, Sir…."

Alpheus got up and walked to the chair. Junshik thought they could start their lunch together, but Alpheus suddenly sat his butt on his lap and acted shyly.

"I—Is this what you mean, Sir?"

…

Junshik pushed Alpheus back, and the werewolf slid and fell to the floor, "Wah?!"

"I mean the chair, idiot! Sit on the chair!"

"Wu… Pardon me, Sir…."

Alpheus meekly sat on the chair and stared at the meat in front of him.

Now he wanted to eat again, but he was afraid that Sir Junshik Hyung would scold him if he ate before his instruction.

"What?"

"S—Sir, can I eat now?"

"Yeah, sure," Junshik shrugged. He ate his ramyeon and kimchi while Alpheus ate the meat served for him.

"So, how's the meat? Is it good?"

"Sir, Yes Sir!" Alpheus nodded excitedly. "This meat is good, sir, although it's not the best that I had tasted."

"Not the best, huh?"

From what Alpheus told about the bits of his life, he seemed to be someone grown in the wild. What Junshik bought for him was good quality meat, quite expensive too.

"What kind of best food have you ever tasted?" Junshik asked.

"Umm… I think the best meat is the one that's quite rare to find, Sir!"

"Quite rare to find?"

"Un!" Alpheus nodded excitedly. "There is this time of the year where I'll be on the hunt of deers, twice actually. Because it's deer mating season in the spring, and deer migration in autumn, Sir!"

"I'd usually prowl during deer mating season, and hunt for a strong stag to eat, Sir!" Alpheus said. "It's excellent to find a good, strong stag to kill because their meat is so juicy and thick! Especially when they're ready to find their mate, I usually prowled and bit the stag when he's ready to mate with the female deer. The desperation in their eyes is so funny to see, Sir!"

…

Junshik was utterly shocked by Alpheus' story. He thought this werepom was a meek kid who wouldn't do something like that, but it turned out he was still a predator that hunted for his meal ruthlessly.

"Did you do the same for the deer migration in autumn?"

"Oh, no, Sir!" Alpheus shook his head joyfully. He was happy that someone was willing to hear his daily life as a warrior in training.

"During Deer migration in autumn, I'd hunt the mother deer because they'd usually trot with their Bambis!"

"Bambis?" Junshik frowned. Wasn't Bambi the one in the Disney movie?

"Yeah, in my world, we called a fawn as Bambi! During Deer migration, mother deer would usually trot and protect her Bambi!"

"That's when I usually lunge and kill the mother deer, Sir!"

...

"D—Did you kill the Bambi too?"

"Oh, no, Sir! I'm not that cruel!" Alpheus denied. "I usually let the Bambi froze in fear as I tore its mother's neck and ate the body right in front of the Bambi. Then I left because I want the Bambi to grow up big first before eating them!"

"Oh, Sir, you should see the traumatized eyes of those Bambis when I eat the guts of their Mothers! The Bambis will remember that for the rest of their lives! They'll be extra careful when they got bigger and tried to protect their offsprings as well."

"But it's all futile when I just eat them as a snack, Sir! I think the desperation in their hearts really makes the meat tastier!" Alpheus seemed to be so happy telling all this horrible stuff.

…

Junshik imagined those fawns who saw the death of their mothers right in front of their eyes.

'Now this was is I call a true evil….' Junshik thought. He glanced at Alpheus from the edge of his eyes, and Alpheus showed a joyous expression.

His ears twitched as if he wanted to be praised for those things he did…

Well, maybe that was in his blood. He was still a werewolf by his bloodline, after all.

But still, that was horrible.

Junshik stopped eating his ramyeon after he lost his appetite. He continuously imagined all the gruesome stuff Alpheus said just now.

'Seriously, don't judge a book by its cover,' Junshik reminded himself.