Don’t Run Away My Lord

49 – The Territory Dominated by Fur (5)

As soon as I opened the door, the first thing that greeted me was, of course, fur.

The fur swirled in the flow of the light breeze that came in when the door opened, sticking to my face and hair.

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It wasn’t just any fur, but the fur of a cat beast, so I, like the soldier, felt discomfort and tried to remove them.

However, there were so many that it seemed like it would take a while to remove them, so I decided to go in for now.

The Lord’s office was intentionally dimly lit.

There were only a few candles lit, and I wondered how anyone could work in a place like this.

“You… cough cough!!”

When I turned around at the loud coughing sound, I saw a middle-aged man sitting on the sofa, hunched over and coughing.

“Are you the merchant who came to see me about the catnip?”

“Yes, but… are you okay?”

“I’m… cough cough… fine… please sit down…”

The Lord gestured to the sofa across from him.

There was a small cushion placed there, but upon closer inspection, it was not a cushion but a pile of cat fur.

I sat down in the relatively clean spot next to it, and the Lord began to speak.

“Yes… you distribute catnip, right? Explain it in detail.”

“That’s correct. I bring in catnip in large quantities and sell it cheaply to the Lord’s territory.”

“Hmm… of course you would. But catnip has almost no demand, so the sales channel itself has dried up. How are you planning to…”

A sound of something breaking came from outside at that moment.

It seemed to be from the terrace outside.

Judging by the location, it was probably the same terrace I had looked up at when I entered the main building earlier.

What could be continuously falling from there?

Did I put a flowerpot on the railing…?

Then, as the door leading to the terrace opened, a cat-like werewolf slowly walked in.

From its physique and appearance, it was clear that this werewolf was a female, holding the Marquis in her grasp.

With a slender figure, wide hips, and a slender waist. And in contrast, a very large chest.

Moreover, despite having a cat’s face, there was a strangely beautiful illusion as if I were looking at a beautiful human.

The werewolf stared at me arrogantly with its haughty eyes and approached behind the Marquis, hugging his neck.

“Who is this guy?”

It was a truly disdainful voice.

Indeed, the Marquis, who had a taste for werewolves, seemed to be about to faint.

Moreover, the werewolf had a distinct scent that probably had the Marquis half-losing his mind and being enchanted.

“Uh…”

The werewolf opened her enigmatic eyes and stared at me intently.

The scent emanating strongly from her, with her unusually long eyelashes fluttering, stimulated my sense of smell.

Honestly, I don’t know.

It is said that male werewolves who smell this scent lose their minds and drool uncontrollably, but whether it’s because I’m a dragon or not, who knows…?

When I showed no reaction, the werewolf lay down on the sofa backrest with a seductive snort.

And then, she spread her legs slightly and glanced at me.

Between her spread legs, a swollen body part was clearly exposed.

The scent was emanating from there.

Ah, she’s in heat.

Now I understand.

During heat, a female cat-person searches for a safe place or someone to take care of her offspring.

And she chose this castle as her sanctuary.

No wonder the count, who already had a werewolf scent wall, was completely captivated by the scent of heat.

“Mmm… Naibai…”

Lady called out the name of the cat-person and caressed her ample chest.

If she acts like this in front of guests, I can imagine what she’s like normally.

Now I understand why the soldiers were so disgusted at the door.

But Naibai is the name…? Can it be a butterfly…?

As Lady’s hand pinched her nipple, Naibai gently pushed her hand away and opened her mouth.

“A handsome gentleman. You brought us a catnip, didn’t you?”

She said while subtly sliding her hand between her thighs and slowly teasing a certain body part.

As a result, the scent became even more intense, and Lady started drooling and moaning.

There’s definitely no need for separate drugs.

“Why is that? There are no humans who would go out of their way for werewolves.”

Then Lady made a slightly wounded expression and said in an indistinct voice.

“Naibai… Why are you saying such vulgar things…”

“Of course, except for yourself.”

Naibai raised his hand and lightly stroked the edge of Yeongju’s firm jawline.

“Ugh…!”

Under that touch, Yeongju’s body trembled, his waist twitching.

“Please… Please stop teasing me… Can’t you let me have it just once…?”

As the sweaty marquis begged, Naibai pouted and threw a tantrum.

“You were the one who promised to protect me…? Don’t tell me all this time you’ve been kind to me because of my body…?”

“No… No, that’s not it at all…”

Seeing the middle-aged marquis, who was swayed by the feline werewolf, panicking and flustered, a surge of anger rose within Naibai.

To think that a noble like Yeongju, who should exude dignity, would behave like a young lover.

Truly… Truly an unbearable and pathetic sight to behold.

Normally, I don’t curse, but I can’t let this slide without cursing…

What the hell…

“And… I’m in the middle of a conversation with that person right now.”

“Yeah… That’s right… I understand… I won’t disturb you…”

After silencing the marquis, Naibai turned back to me.

“Why are you getting catnip for the werewolves? Can you tell me the reason?”

“I am a merchant who follows money. Whether it’s werewolves or vampires, it doesn’t matter as long as it brings in profit.”

“Hmm… So that’s it…?”

“Until now, Catnip hasn’t been properly distributed because there is no consistent demand. It’s a losing business to sell Catnip to scattered cat people everywhere. However, there are plenty of cat people living here in the Marquisate. With this scale, even if we trade consistently, we will make a profit.”

Of course, it’s all a lie.

Just stories I made up on the spot after seeing those guys going crazy for Catnip at the tavern.

But it seemed like there might have been some truth to it because Navi’s interest was piqued, and she sat up slightly.

“That makes sense. But… do you know where Catnip comes from? Are you so confident about it?”

I answered with the location of Catnip that the cat people I met at the tavern had told me.

“I see. But do you know exactly what’s there? There must be a reason why the Lord doesn’t provide us with much Catnip.”

“Hmm. Shall we guess? It seems like a very rugged terrain or there are strong monsters that we can’t handle.”

“You’re a clever human.”

Navi licked the back of her hand with a playful smile.

“If it’s a rugged terrain, we just need to climb up, and if there are monsters, we just need to kill them. It doesn’t seem like a big problem.”

Satisfied with my confident answer, Navi looked back at the Lord with a contented expression.

“Darling… what do you think?”

“If it’s what you want, I can do anything for you… hehehehe…”

The intoxicated Lord rambled on, groping Navi’s body.

“Do it like that… um… what’s your name?”

“I’m Erga.”

“Right, right… Mr. Erga… go and get the Catnip… I’ll pay you… the amount doesn’t matter, just bring back as much as possible…”

“Understood. Don’t talk nonsense later and make sure to prepare the payment.”

As I got up from the sofa, Navi stood up with me.

“Darling, I’ll see off the guest and be right back.”

“Huh…? Why are you going out? Shouldn’t we call another servant…?”

“Because this person is willing to take risks for our werewolf clan. If not me, then who should go?”

The viscount couldn’t say a word in response to Naeby’s determined tone.

“Please, go ahead, merchant.”

With a mischievous smile, Naeby left the study.

* * * * *

As we stepped out into the corridor, Naeby took the lead and guided me.

It was particularly uncomfortable to see his buttocks wiggling.

“That person over there. They’re not human, right?”

I remained silent, unable to answer his sudden question.

Naeby asked again.

“They’re not human, right? I smell something other than human.”

“Well… What do you think it is?”

“Hmm… I’m not sure… It’s a smell I’ve never encountered before…”

Naeby stopped walking, approached me, and brought his nose close to my neck.

Casually, he wrapped one arm around my waist.

With his nose pressed against my nape and neck, Naeby slowly sniffed.

I could feel the sensation of his soft chest against mine, but I felt no emotions.

It was the same as when he slid his thigh between mine and touched certain areas.

If it were Liana instead of Suin, it would have been better, but right now it was extremely unpleasant.

I should ask Liana to do me a favor when I return to Yeongjuseong.

“Hmm… I really don’t know… What is this smell?”

Still hugging her waist, Naibai looked at me with greedy eyes.

“Is it important who I am?”

“Not really. But at least I know one thing.”

“What is it?”

“It’s difficult for you to play the role of a male.”

Naibai’s thigh, which had suddenly appeared, lightly grazed my groin.

If it were an ordinary human, they would probably be physically prepared for copulation by now, but I didn’t react at all to that nonsense… Was it a cat’s sound?

Anyway.

“That’s a shame. You seem to have followed me because you wanted to do something with me.”

Naibai moved away from me and licked her lips.

“It’s a shame you look so healthy… Tsk.”

“Well then, I’ll go. See you later.”

Naibai smiled at me and walked up the stairs with light steps.

As she completely disappeared, someone revealed themselves from a dark corner of the hall.

“Excuse me. Please wait a moment and look at me.”

A young man who seemed to be a small lord gestured to me.