Chapter 33

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“The two of them I have already met, but you weren’t born then.”

He said, pointing to Seth and Arban.

Seeing him say this, it really felt like he was Cade’s friend.

As I pulled my body forward and approached with a sudden interest, Dante, who was holding his chin, was surprised and held his body straight.

It was a reaction as if he didn’t know that I would come to him first. I inflated my cheeks when I saw him move his body backward in embarrassment.

“I was going to ask for a hug.”

“……Huh?”

“You avoided me.”

“Oh, that’s not it.”

Dante said no and shook his head. When I looked up at him with a sullen look, he let out a sigh. His restless hands caught my eyes.

“Cade. I can’t handle it right now, so please help me.”

“Why me?”

Cade cynically declined his request for help. It seemed like he was having fun seeing Dante panicking.

I’m serious. Why is everyone else having fun?

When I put my hand on my waist and looked around, Baon covered his mouth. Seth and Arban were looking at Dante with a subtle look as if the man was pathetic. They seemed to know why Dante was reacting that way.

“Sigh. I’m not avoiding you.”

“Really? You looked at me earlier, but just sighed.”

“That…….”

Dante, who avoided my gaze, seemed to be embarrassed.

“It’s because I’ve never held a child from another clan.”

“Uh?”

“Because children of other clans are weak at birth… If I touch them wrong, you may have problems with your body.”

How strong are you that I can have problems with my body?

I was curious because of how careful he was. Just in time, Baon explained as if he read my mind.

“Dante is the head of the Ishelod family. For your information, Ishelod is a bear clan.”

“Bear?”

“It’s famous for being the strongest of all werebeasts. There is also a saying that just by brushing by, one can crush bones.”

Oh My God.

I covered my mouth in surprise. When I blinked at him, Dante secretly avoided my gaze.

How much strength do they have for such a saying to go around like this?

I nodded my head once as if I was okay with Dante from afar.

“Now that I know, it’s okay. Uncle avoided me because he was careful.”

But as soon as I finished speaking, there was a strange silence. It was Cade who spoke first.

“…Whose Uncle? I don’t remember mixing blood with him.”

“It’s the same with me.”

Dante furrowed his brows, not wanting to imagine such a thing. Then, suddenly, Dante called Cade.

“By the way, Cade.”

“What.”

“I’ve been curious since the first time I saw her, but I think the pheromone is a bit different compared to a black mamba child. Even when I saw her before, the egg was unusually small, is it related to that?”

Puzzled, Dante, who was looking at me with narrowed eyes, turned his gaze to Seth and Arban, and he looked at me again.

“It’s definitely different. I can feel your pheromone, but it’s too weak. Did you not absorb the pheromone properly in the egg? It’s like looking at a child of another clan…”

Dante’s golden eyes widened in surprise as he continued to speak. His shocked eyes quickly turned to Cade.

“This kid isn’t a Black Mamba?”

“You’re catching on quickly.”

Cade replied with sarcasm.

Dante remained silent for a moment, probably in shock, and lowered his voice as he looked around.

“Where did you kidnap this kid? I didn’t take you for such a twisted guy.”

“I feel the same way. This is a child born into the family.”

“That’s why it doesn’t make any sense. Because of your personality, you would have thrown away any other child of another clan…”

Dante hurriedly slammed his mouth shut. I nodded casually because I already knew what he was going to say.

“That’s right. I’m a bird.”

“Ah…….”

“Uncle doesn’t like me because I’m a bird?”

I was happy to hear that Uncle had come all the way here. So from the bottom of my heart, I was very nervous to hear an answer that he disliked me.

I was waiting for a quick answer, but suddenly Dante bowed his head, holding his forehead.  He rather muttered in a voice without any strength, perhaps more nervous than me.

“This little one can sure throw people off their game.”

“Do you regret coming to see me?”

“No. I have no regrets. You can keep calling me Uncle.”

“Really?”

“Really.”

“…Then I’ll keep calling you Uncle.”

I drank the juice lying in front of me to quench my dry throat with tension. Dante looked at me like that and burst out laughing.

“I’m going to faint because I’m surprised that another Clan’s child was born so safely.”

“Oh, I’m also surprised every time I see her.”

“You’d know best that amazement is not the only thing bound to come around.”

“I know.”

Dante opened his mouth at Cade’s calm reply.

“There will be a lot of families aiming for this chance. Especially in the East.”

I held my breath. People from the East are looking for me? Why? As I anxiously dug into Cade’s arms, he laughed about the ridiculous worry.

“That’s possible.”

“That’s it?”

“Then what else should I say?”

“It’s completely lawless right now. You know what I’m talking about.”

“Therefore?”

Cade was consistent with his cutting words supported by his expressionless face. His low-pitched voice somehow gave me goosebumps.

“Who would dare?”

“……”

“It sounds like the target would be Irene.”

I grabbed Cade’s arm because I sensed an unusual atmosphere. Seth, who had been quietly listening to the conversation in such an atmosphere, quietly raised his hand.

When everyone’s eyes turned to him, Seth smiled and said.

“I understand what Sir Dante is worried about. But we have never been hit because we always hit first.”

Seth was quietly speaking terrifying words. What was even more surprising was that Arban, who was sitting next to him, nodded.

What if he goes around destroying his surroundings because he doesn’t like it when he becomes an adult?

Anxiety was rising, and Arban looked at me and said.

“There’s a saying that goes like this, “Whatever it is, punch it up first.”

“…I never heard it…”

“What? I heard you’re taking classes from Kasana. I was told this on the first day.”

At those words, I doubted my ears.

Kasana taught you that in class? Not too long ago, she put a cute green caterpillar compliment sticker on my grape report card.

As I was confused, Cade clicked his tongue and lifted my hands for everyone to see.

“You can’t do that. What if you get a scratch on this hand?”

At Cade’s words, all eyes turned to my hand. As I wiggled my fingers in embarrassment for some reason, everyone seemed to be convinced.

“So, when you’re all grown up, you have to take the lead and protect your little sister. Oh, of course……”

Cade erased his smiley face.

“Before that, I’ll deal with it first, but I can’t rule out all possibilities.”

I pulled out my hand that was still up and hid it in my back. Dante looked at my hand as if possessed, looked down at his own palm, and muttered blankly.

“…I’ve never seen such a small fist in my life. Usually, it’s bigger than that.”

“She’s grown a lot now. When she first humanized, she was smaller.”

Baon said in a tone of triumph because Dante was surprised by something like that. At that moment, Dante slowly widened his distance and moved away. It was a similar reaction as when he got closer before.

Then Cade shook his hand with satisfaction.

“Yes. Farther away, Dante. If possible, I’d like you to disappear as far as possible.”