Cha Junshik walked towards his usual gym near the coffee shop. He confidently brought Alpheus because there was a dog daycare centre beside the gym, so he could just leave Alpheus there until he finished his gym session.
Ding-Dong! Woof!
The unique sound of the bell rang when Cha Junshik entered the dog daycare centre alerted Alpheus instantly. He looked around, trying to find the source of the bark to no avail.
Instead, they were greeted by a woman in her early twenties. Her face brightened when she saw Cha Junshik.
"Junshik Oppa!" She called as she took quick steps towards Junshik.
Cha Junshik smiled, and when he faced the girl, he patted her head, "Good morning, Cha Eunjung," Junshik greeted back. Alpheus was surprised at how gentle Sir Junshik Hyung was with this girl, but not with the one who talked with him in the coffee shop.
Alpheus wanted to ask instantly, but he couldn't speak in dog form…
"What brings you here, Oppa?" Eunjung asked, then she looked down at the black Pomeranian that Junshik brought. "Oh? Do you have a dog now? I thought you don't like pets, especially noisy dogs."
"Well, it's a male dog, I found him strayed outside, and nobody is searching for him. So I picked him up for a while," Junshik lied. Of course, he couldn't say the black Pomeranian was actually a werewolf that could magically turn into a dog whenever he wanted to.
"Eh?! There is no dog tag on his collar? It's a black Pomeranian, which is pretty rare and expensive!" Cha Eunjung bent her back to check on Alpheus. She ruffled Alphie's hair and said, "The fur is very soft and fluffy too, definitely not stray, Junshik Oppa."
"There is no dog tag, and if someone is losing a dog this precious around here, they must've been searching for him frantically, right?" Cha Junshik reasoned.
Now Eunjung was contemplating whether this dog was stolen or not. If he had a home, he would be frantically finding a way to return home as well, but the black Pomeranian looked so comfortable on Junshik Oppa's arm.
"Well, you should give him back once the real owner comes," Eunjung said. "So I suppose you want to put him here while you're doing your daily gym session, right?"
"You got it," Junshik said. "I can't bring him to the gym, so this is the best place for him. I'm pretty sure he can get along with other dogs here."
'There are other dogs here?!' Alphie was pleasantly surprised. It had been a while since he found someone else in his kin to talk with!
'I bet I can get information about this world from other dogs here!' Alpheus thought.
"Well, if you say so, I'll take care of him," Cha Junshik carefully handed Alpheus to Cha Eunjung. "What's his name?"
"Uh… Alpheus, but you can call him Alphie," Junshik replied. He glanced at Alpheus and introduced him to this girl who was holding him right now, "Alphie, this is my cousin, a few years younger than me, her name is Cha Eunjung. She is really good with dogs, so don't be a naughty dog, okay?"
"Arf! Arf!"
'Sir, Yes Sir!' Alpheus raised his right front paw, making a military salute to Cha Junshik.
But Junshik frowned when he saw the salute made by Alpheus because it looked like a particular salute from the past.
"Alright," Cha Eunjung flipped Alpheus in her harm so he would face her. Eunjung smiled at the black Pomeranian and introduced herself, "My name is Cha Eunjung. You can call me Eunjung Noona from now on, okay, Alphie?"
"Arf!"
'Yes, noona!'
"I'll get going then, will return in around two to three hours like usual," Cha Junshik said. He turned around and walked away, leaving Alpheus in this dog daycare centre.
"Alright, Alphie, are you ready to meet the other dogs?"
"Arf!"
"Hoho, you're so cute and obedient. You must be very special to Junshik Oppa. Because you can steal his heart in such a short time," Eunjung said as he walked to the backyard where the dogs were playing right now.
"Arf?" Alpheus tilted his head, didn't understand what that meant.
"Hihi, Junshik Oppa hates small, noisy dogs the most. But the fact that he actually keeps you and brought you here means he really likes you!"
Alpheus' face brightened instantly when he heard that Sir Junshik Hyung actually liked him! His tail wagged left and right quickly, and his eyes had stars in them.
'Sir Junshik Hyung actually likes me?! That means he also wants to be my SUPER MEGA BEST FRIEND?! This is such an honour for me!' Alpheus was so happy if he imagined that Sir Junshik Hyung and himself would be mega best friends!
His very first friend became his mega best friend as well!
"Arf! Arf! Arf!"
"Hehe, that's why you shouldn't make a mess, okay?"
"Arf!"
'Yes, Miss!' Alpheus showed his salute once more, and Eunjung only chucked innocently.
She put the dog on the playing field with the rest of the dogs in the daycare today.
"I'll return in one hour to prepare for everyone's snack, have fun, Alphie!" Eunjung turned around and walked away.
Alpheus continued staring at Eunjung Noona's back until she closed the door. He looked around the place Eunjung Noona called 'the playing field' and found this field to be decorated with much cute stuff that was mostly for kids, even in his world standard.
But he didn't hate it. It was quite entertaining, especially the grassy field that he missed the most since Alpheus lived in the deep forest before he transmigrated here.
Alpheus rolled on the grassy field until he heard a heavy voice was calling him from behind, "So, there is a new kid here, huh?"
Alpheus turned around and saw a gang of dogs from small on his size to a big one that completely ate his shadow.
The big dog, a husky, was grinning at him, showing his sharp teeth.
"Such a small, cute dog.. You can be the toy today."