Chapter 212 – 212. The Duchess’ First Craftwork Exhibition (4)

– One –

“What happened?”

“Hee, hee hee!”

A low voice echoes in the darkness.

Beyond the silently open basement door,

Shih, hee, hee.
Shhhhh, shhhhh.

A strange breathing sound is heard.

A man was watching them, wearing a gas mask that completely covered his face and wearing a black leather suit.

I couldn’t tell who he was, neither from his masked face nor from his distorted voice.

He is not one of Brora’s generals.

He’s not even a healer under Regal.

Although they couldn’t figure out his identity, the beasts were clearly aware of the fact that he would occasionally come in that form.

“I asked what happened.”

“…”

He spent many days silently observing the animals in their cages.

Sometimes I even asked them a few short questions.

The beasts only knew when he talked to them or that he had visited, but often they did not even know that he had visited when he disappeared after silently observing.

So whenever they learn of his visit, the skins of the beasts are covered with goose bumps.

If the fur on the hides of the beasts had grown densely, the fur of the beasts would have stood up all over.

“I ask you one last time. What happened?”

“… A woman was peeing there, Kreung, mocked us, and threw a water bottle at the bitch’s head, Kreung, who said she was in a bad mood, Kreung. That’s what you’re doing, Kreung.”

The male dog, pretending to be indifferent, replies with his front paws on his head.

The male dog wasn’t really boring.

It was frightening to the point of madness now.

No, rather than fear, it was hard to bear because I was worried about Frank and Sinatra.

‘Did Frank and Sinatra run away? Is the author already watching our conversation and pretending? Since I don’t know where and what the author usually does, I can’t be sure at all… Is it okay… ?’

There was something else to worry about more than that.

‘Even if the author didn’t see it, it would be futile if that crazy bitch blows up…’

The male dog regretted that he did not soothe the female dog’s sadness.

It was lying on its stomach with its chin resting on her front feet, pretending nothing was wrong, but the tips of her four toes dug into the soft ground and gripped the soil tightly.

“Keukkeukuk… Did that just happen? Keuheuk.”

“Heh, heck, heck, heck!”

A man in a gas mask mocks a bitch.

The bitch trembles, covering her eyes with her paws.

Her tongue sticks out through the slit of her snout that juts out through the slit of her forepaws.

Drops of her saliva drip down her tongue.

“Have you been barking for two hours for getting hit in the head with a water bottle, Patria?”

Tall.

The bitch’s tremors subside.

The bitch removes her paws from her blindfold.

Swoop.

She starts lifting her head.

The bitch moved her body slowly, and there was a terrible disbelief in her eyes.

“Uh, uh, how, kukong, my, my, my, name…”

“Hmm? Ah. I made a mistake on this. Kkeuk. Now I should call her a bitch, but I called her by her name when she was a human.”

The bitch was staring blankly at the man wearing the gas mask with his mouth wide open with a face about to collapse.

It was barely accepting its status as a bitch, but it seemed like it was going to collapse because of the name he called out just once.

No.

It was already collapsing.

“And, since you became a bitch, did your intelligence deteriorate? As far as I know, the Duchess only touched the shell, and never turned her brain or organs upside down.”

A fishy man’s voice leaked out of the gas mask.

It was an extremely distorted voice, as if it had been imitated by a machine.

However, the fishiness contained in that voice could be clearly felt by everyone here.

Judging by the man’s sneering sneer, what he claims to have made a mistake must be false.

It was evident that he had deliberately uttered the name he used to refer to bitches in his human past, in order to ridicule them.

“Oh, no, keng, I, that,”

“There’s no way I could carelessly handle the work he entrusted to me? Well, since you deliberately ruined his precious assets and didn’t act carelessly, you’re probably stuck here right now. Isn’t it? “

“Turn off, turn off…”

The bitch bites her teeth.

It trembles.

Who he is, his identity is unknown.

“You, you…!”

But now it’s clear what he does and who he belongs to.

He will be one of Regal’s hounds.

In other words, they will also be called operatives.

Judging by his size, he is not a combat agent.

“He, his high, duke, kerkong,”

He’s probably the one operating as a special operations agent, and one of the characters that permeates the city.

And, he would have no sense of incongruity even if he went to public toilets used by commoners or lower class people.

That is, he would be disguised as a commoner or a lower-class citizen.

Perhaps, he has already used this latrine several times.

Even though he knew that the identities of the beasts were originally human, and he clearly knew what the real identities of the beasts were, he would have pretended nothing was wrong.

The identities of the beasts must have firmly informed the neighbors that they are mutant monsters, and they must have agitated public opinion to praise Regal.

At the same time, he will be looking to see if there is a disturbing air flow towards Regal among the common people, and he will be tracking down clues about the media company that harasses Regal and what is behind it.

In the bitch’s head, speculation about his identity was made in an instant.

“Shh…”

A man wearing a gas mask holds his right index finger upright near his mouth.

More than that, if he barked, he tapped the sword he wore around his waist with his left hand, as if he could kill him at any time.

“Huh…!”

The bitch covers her mouth with her front paws.

It trembles with fear.

The male dog was also terrified.

The male dog couldn’t come to his senses when he realized that his worst imagination had turned into reality.

He wasn’t a resident who stumbled upon the passage leading to this place, a keut who came in and out of the place just out of curiosity, or an idler with no background.

He was a hunting dog for special operations under the direct control of Regal, who could report directly to Regal at any time.

‘No, damn… ! If the bitch is talking bullshit, you have to stop her jaw by biting her neck!’

The solution was clear.

Before the bitch can tease Agari, he just needs to go ahead and kill him.

Although suspicious, Frank and Sinatra’s safety can be guaranteed.

‘Ha, but how?!’

That was the problem.

Just because their appearance changed to a dog’s, the male dog’s teeth did not become as strong as that of a large dog.

Despite its distorted appearance, the essence of the muscles and skeleton that make up its body was human.

Rather, because of the excessive distortion, the athletic ability of beasts, including male dogs, was worse than that of humans.

As soon as the male dog jumped in and bit the bitch by the neck, it was clear that the man in the gas mask would sever the male dog’s masticatory muscles with his sword.

Even if he was a special agent, that level of swordsmanship would not be too difficult for him.

It was a well-known fact that Regal rigorously trains all of his operatives beyond human limits, so the male dog’s speculation was likely to be true.

‘… 암캐가 아가리를 놀리기 전에, 저 새끼가 나가길 기다리는 수밖에 없는가…’

The male gave up attacking the female.

No matter how hard I tried, there was no hope.

I wasn’t afraid to die.

But,

‘I must be the evidence. Until the revelations of Frank and Sinatra successfully hit the public, we must survive at all costs!’

He was so afraid that one piece of evidence would disappear with his own death.

The male dog knew very well that living witnesses, no, only living evidence left could enable him to effectively drive Regal.

So he couldn’t choose death hastily.

At least for now.

“Patri, no, no, you filthy bitch. I warn you, don’t do any barking and mayhem in the middle of the night. Again, if you do anything like this, I’ll string it lengthwise on an iron skewer and turn it into a barbeque. Got it? ?”

“Huh, huh up…!”

The bitch, already covering his mouth, clamped it even more firmly.

Then he frantically nodded his head.

The physical and mental pain she had suffered so far made her feel that she had paid for all the sins she had committed in the past.

That’s why it wanted to die right now, but it didn’t want to suffer in the process.

It only wanted an immediate and painless death.

“Cheuk. Of course, even if it’s a barbecue, you won’t die. Isn’t that what healers are for? Calling a high-level healer to make a barbecue with only live dog meat is a bit of a lucrative trade, but it’s still a rare sight. Wouldn’t it be nice to recruit nobles who want to watch and collect the admission fee?”

“Hee, hee…!”

“Hmm… Come to think of it, it doesn’t seem like a really bad idea. If I gather an audience, I think I’ll make a profit. How about it? Would you like to stir up a riot right now? I want to do it right away, so my hands are itching.”

“Kee-ing, ki-ing…”

Push Yi Profit.
Shudder.

Eventually, the bitch panics and becomes incontinent.

Under the current circumstances, the male dog was somewhat relieved that the bitch would not accuse Frank and Sinatra of anything.

“Kreung. I’ll tell you well. Kreung. If you’re going to make a fuss, Kreung, I’ll even kick you.”

In order for the male dog to quickly get rid of the man in the gas mask, he decided to take on the responsibility of managing the female dog himself.

The man in the gas mask stroked his chin in silence for a while,

“I get it.”

I nodded and approved of it.

Swoop.
Slap.

He turns around and tries to leave.

The male dog was finally able to save an hour.

The bitch gazes blankly at him through the cracks of his toes.

‘What, what? Will you take care of me? What are you? Do you blame me for what I did wrong?’

When the fear of death and pain that shook under his chin disappeared, sparks began to fly from the bitch’s eyes.

Quickly.

The bitch grinds her teeth.

‘You were the one who pretended to know and talked nonsense to the wrong bastards in the first place! You shook me, who had been holding on well for no reason, and deceived me as if there was hope for escape, and you were the only one who drank the jerky and clean water!’

Neither the realistic circumstances of Frank or Sinatra nor the unavoidable reasons for leaving them alone no longer lingered in its head.

Only betrayal and vengeance lingered in its head.

‘Do you think I’ll end up being treated like an idiot?!’

So it is

“Kong-kwang, kong-kwang!”

Howled loudly.

Tall.

The footsteps of the man in the gas mask stop.

Swoop.

Annoyance is evident from the man’s gesture as he looks back.

I couldn’t see his face because it was covered by the gas mask, but it was clear that the face covered by it was distorted.

Beat, beat, beat, beat, beat.

He walks towards the bitch.

His footsteps were so full of hostility and anger towards the bitch that they seemed very menacing in and of themselves.

The bitch’s body trembled.

Its eyes, like its body, trembled endlessly.

Whoa!

He puts his right foot all the way back.

The bitch is sober,

“Hey, wait!”

He raised his paws and shouted at the man in the gas mask to stop.

Snap.

He lowers his foot and looks down at the bitch in silence.

His whole body was full of strength, as if he would grind it down with military boots if he spoke nonsense.

“That bastard, kekong, what he said earlier, kong! It’s a complete lie!”

“…Let’s talk in detail.”

Joy lingers in the bitch’s eyes.

“That bastard, Keng, isn’t that the former representative of a media company?”

“I know. He was the representative of Dongjeguk Ilbo, an ultra-conservative media company. Was his name Lai?”

“Yes, yes, that’s right!”

The bitch’s tail begins to wag.

The male dog’s eyes are stained with despair.

Gearko bitch committed it.

“The people who came earlier were, Keng, trash journalists who, along with that bastard, published articles defaming His Highness, Keng, the Duke!”

“Hmm…”

Swoop.

A man wearing a gas mask turns his head to the male dog.

The male dog, desperate for everything, lay on his stomach with his chin resting on his front paws.

The male dog’s behavior seemed no different from that of a beast that had already accepted death.

The man wearing the gas mask was able to confirm the credibility of the female dog’s testimony from the male dog’s behavior.

“What did you do with them?”

“Kukong! The Duchess’s punishment, the Duke, Her Highness’s making public toilets for public sanitation, Keng, I gave the order to expose everything and incite the crowd, panting!”

“… You were a crazy bastard.”

The hostility of the man wearing the gas mask began to turn toward the male dog.

The bitch was going crazy with happiness.

“Oh, that’s right! Kirkong! Me, that bastard did something bad, Kirkong, I just wanted to let you know!”

“Keukkeuk. Is that so?”

“It’s okay, kukong!”

He was laughing at the bitch.

He assumed that what the male dog said was somewhat true.

It was clear that the bitch had no purpose of exposing and accusing the male dog.

If so, at the moment when he hinted at his true identity, he would have disclosed the male dog’s behavior to himself without delay.

But the bitch trembled in fear without thinking, and it was only when he tried to get out that he accused the male dog of his behavior.

The reason why the bitch made up her mind then must have been because she was extremely upset by the male dog’s behavior.

It was insignificant.

“Good job.”

“Heh, heh heh…”

Whoops, whoops.
Whoops, whoops.

A man wearing a gas mask strokes the bitch’s head.

Suk, chambang.
Swish swish.

The bitch lay down on the floor, wagging her tail vigorously.

It must have been a human, but the bitch had adapted terribly naturally to the appearance of a dog.

Anyone who sees them submitting to human touch and praise will come to the same conclusion.

Jabak, chambang, jabak, jabak.

A man wearing a gas mask approaches the male dog.

Even then, the male dog was lying on the floor.

Whoops, Tup.

He grabs the dog by the back and lifts it up.

The male dog’s hind legs were attached to the ground, but his head and front legs were suspended in the air.

“You follow me.”

“Kreureung.”

The male dog made a sound like a sigh, but he didn’t answer him.

The bitch, who had been looking at it with her belly flat, looked at it with eyes stained with joy.

The bitch had no doubts that if she took the male dog and finished his interrogation, he would surely get a reward.

Whether it be an escape or an opportunity for predation, the bitch was ready to enjoy anything.

Jiggling jiggling.

The male dog was dragged by the male.

It was not the bitch’s business to know what would happen to the male dog who went outside.

But what is certain is that it seemed far away from coming back.

Left alone, the female gleefully swam through the dung pile, full of glee.

“Kwauuuuu…!”

It was left alone and enjoyed itself.