762 – How About Spirits Instead of Butterflies? – 4

The rabbit became our family.

Moreover, seeing that there are two of them, it seems like the situation was very considerate and they sent one male and one female.

‘What should I do?’

I thought about it while exchanging awkward glances with the rabbits. What should we do with these children?

It may be new to you, but the reproductive power of rabbits is enormous. Even people who lack knowledge about animals are well aware that rabbits are a symbol of reproduction.

However, that majestic reproductive ability is simply ‘they give birth to a lot of babies.’ It’s not level. If you keep a few pairs of rabbits and leave them alone for 2 or 3 years, you can witness the miracle of the entire area turning into a rabbit den.

‘In severe cases, it could cover an entire continent.’

I even know of a case where the rabbit’s ferocity was actually realized. In the past, a human released rabbits into a continent where there were no rabbits, and the rabbits multiplied again and again, increasing to the number of billions. Since they were released for hunting, they caught rabbits from time to time.

Therefore, I had no choice but to look at the rabbit sent by the situation with serious eyes. If you make a mistake, this entire mansion will be filled with rabbits.

‘You can’t replace it with meat.’

First of all, the two animals sent cannot be eaten, and the treatment of the babies they will give birth to is also ambiguous. If a gift brought about by circumstances reproduces, should that also be considered a gift of the situation?

It’s complicated. Is it possible to neuter a rabbit? In my heart, I want to take off the peanuts.

– Kyuunung…

-Kyuing…

The two rabbits seemed to have noticed my agony and looked up at me with subtly moist eyes.

No. Even if you look at it that way, you won’t see it. Even I can’t handle your fertility.

– Wow.

– Kyuing.

The rabbits started rubbing their faces on my legs.

Confusing. Is this how rabbits fight to protect their dignity? No, did the rabbits cry in the first place, making sounds like kyunung or kyuning?

‘I’m going to be amazed.’

Seeing the rabbits trying to be cute to survive made me feel weak.

Eventually, the rabbits in Athelius’ cave came to mind and the conflict grew even more. Now that the cave rabbits have become familiar with my face, they have reached a point where they secretly welcome me when I come.

Even though it is a different rabbit, it has developed a bond with the rabbit. In such a situation, it is difficult to ignore this cuteness and mercilessly remove the peanut.

“Let’s say hello first.”

I sighed softly and held the rabbits at my feet in my arms.

These guys have become part of our family, so don’t make the decision alone. Let’s discuss it with other family members or users. If we put our heads together, we might come up with a better way.

“There is also a magic that prevents livestock from reproducing. Would you like to try that?”

But I had no idea that a good method would come out so quickly.

“Is there such magic?”

“It is a magic that many people do not know because it is profitable to breed livestock, but in cases like the present, it has been able to continue its existence. If the number of animals increases too much, it becomes difficult for those who manage it.”

“I see…”

I ended up laughing bitterly at Trixie’s kind explanation.

‘Stupid.’

If you think about it, it was natural. As for the situation right now, it seems like they were raising rabbits and gave me a pair. If the situation were such that the rabbits being raised had multiplied like crazy, the imperial palace would have become a rabbit paradise, but the imperial palace is still quiet. This means that there is a way to prevent reproduction.

Moreover, the number of Athelius’ cave rabbits was constant every time I saw them. Unless Atellius regularly eats rabbits, it should have definitely increased.

“Then there’s no need to take it off, right?”

“I’m actually more scared of that thought. I can prevent it with magic, but I’m going to remove it physically.”

I quietly turned my gaze to Trixie’s subtle gaze.

However, in the entire world of possession, removal was common. There was no magic there.

“Now, both of you, please come here. Our children also showed interest in rabbits, so we came at the right time.”

– Ugh!

– Kyuui!

Anyway, the two rabbits, who succeeded in maintaining their dignity, hurriedly ran to Trixie’s call.

It seems like those two guys will follow Trixie as their life benefactor and master. If it were me, I would give up my life if there was someone who protected my dignity.

“Really. A knife?”

“Huh?”

“What are these children’s names?”

Those words reminded me of the letter I sent with the rabbits.

A letter saying that I believe that Count Tylglehen, as their godfather, would raise No. 7 and No. 8 well.

“It’s not there yet. I think we can build it.”

He couldn’t bear to say the name, so he told a white lie.

To be honest, No. 7 and No. 8 are not that good. How come your pet names are 7 and 8? If you name a military dog something like that, it will get bitten right away.

“Then it would be better to call the male Mane and the female Mine.”

“It doesn’t matter to me, what does it mean?”

“Is there any meaning in a pet name? If it has a good connotation, you name it.”

It was a calm answer as if I was asking something like that, so I kept my mouth shut.

So what happens to me who tried to name Titi Beatitudo? It meant happiness in Latin.

‘Is that why it was dismissed?’

Come to think of it, the name Beatitudo was unanimously ignored by the women. Should I feel fortunate that at least one letter, ‘T’, was saved from Beatitudo?

‘Manet, mine is good.’

I struggled to suppress my bitter feelings and accepted the new name of my new family.

Our Mane and Mine. Please become a new friend for our children.

There are seniors who came in before you, but I feel sorry for them, so I manage to treat them like seniors. To be honest, the actual ranking is higher for you who are given a gift from the situation.

Manet and Mine, who had the backs of the situation, quickly adapted to the mansion.

– Wow!

“What? “This is your first time seeing him?”

Manet burrows into the fur of Bountiful who was sleeping.

“Put it down! Put it down right now!”

– Kuing?

Mine started walking around the mansion with the wings of humility in her mouth

Unfortunately, instead of treating my seniors with respect, I felt sad that they were treating them like toys. In fact, from their point of view, they may be playing to become friends, but to humans, it seems like a rampage by gangsters with a sense of humor.

“Master! Save me! Stop them!”

Humility, who happened to meet my eyes, cried out desperately,

“Mine. Stop harassing him and get him down.”

– Kuiing!

“You say you don’t like it?”

“No, don’t just try it once, try it multiple times— ugh! Don’t lick it with your tongue!”

I thought I was going to take a bath with my spit, so I put my hand in front of Mine.

Then, Mine placed her hand humbly on top of my hand, as if feeling regretful. The same goes for understanding the peanut story earlier, and the other for swearing allegiance to Trixie. These guys seem to be able to understand what people are saying. Or maybe you have a great sense of humor. I think the situation taught us a great lesson.

“Owner. I think I’m going to hate rabbits from today.”

“I’m going to play with you, so don’t hate me too much.”

I quietly offered comfort to the desperate murmurs of humility.

Considering the durability of the holy beasts, nothing can go wrong like this, but if left in too much hardship, sarcasm may get hurt. When you need help, you need to help them, and when they need comfort, you need to comfort them, so that the saints’ mental health will be healthy.

“I’m still tired because of the spirits, so I wonder what’s going on.”

‘Hmm?’

However, I ended up tilting my head at the words that followed.

I’m tired because of the spirits. It’s been quite a while since spirits have inhabited our mansion, and Humility has not shown much interest in them. There is no need to once again show humility and fatigue.

“What do you think the spirits are like? Did they disturb your sleep?”

“Ah. “I don’t know the owner yet.”

In response to my question, Humble flapped his wings and shook off Mine’s saliva, then sat down and spoke.

“Recently, middle-level spirits have begun to appear within the mansion. Unlike low-level spirits, they are capable of simple communication and have begun to take on the form of living creatures.”

“What?”

I was shocked because it was my first time hearing this.

The object that haunts the mansion has been upgraded from a low-level spirit to a middle-level spirit. The spirits in the mansion are those who gather around Cattleya, so I, who takes care of Cattleya every day, couldn’t not know?

“Middle-level spirits are very curious, but also very wary. Since it is their first time here, they wander around the mansion, but they actually avoid humans. That’s why they probably haven’t even seen their owner.”

“Are humans avoiding it?”

“From a spirit’s point of view, I see elves more often than humans. I’m familiar with the wives and daughters of owners who have elven blood, but pure-blooded humans still seem scary.”

Only humans are scary, but animals seem to be easy.

The humility that was added like that made me tremble as if my teeth were shaking.

‘Like that.’

I thought I had a general idea of the situation, so I looked at Humility with pity. Humility, a tiny little chick, seems to have been easy on even the timid and wary mid-level spirits. That’s why I seem to have clung to humility, avoiding the eyes of humans.

Even lower-level spirits, such as fireflies, who can’t speak, are sometimes annoying, but middle-level spirits that can communicate are even worse. It’s probably a pain similar to an attack by fairies.

“But if you get used to it, won’t you come out in front of humans?”

“Well… The owner is also the benefactor of the spirits, so you will get used to it quickly, but the spirit’s sense of time is different from that of humans, so we don’t know how long it will take. If you are unlucky, it may remain silent until the owner dies.”

“Like that.”

My pity grew even greater when I thought that humility would suffer for 500 years. At that level, it would be faster for Humility to escape this mansion.

“Anyway, that’s right. This mansion belongs to the owner, so you should know that guests are hiding. Don’t be surprised if a spirit you’ve never seen before suddenly appears.”

“You’ll be less surprised if you know what it looks like.”

“As I said before, they have the shape of living things. They usually look like dogs or cats. Although they are smaller than a fist.”

Hearing the words of humility, I slowly turned my head and looked across the hallway.

“…Like that?”

Humility flinched at my hesitant reaction and then turned his gaze to where I was looking.

– Get out of the way! Get out of the way!

– Kyuing!

Where Humility and I were looking, there was a green dog struggling under Mine’s body.

As Humility said, it was a dog smaller than a fist.

“Master.”

“Uh, tell me.”

“Where on earth did you pick up such thugs?”

I didn’t pick it up, I was sold.

I didn’t know he was a crazy gangster who could even suppress spirits.