70 – Pup (4)

Chester diligently raised Ant and trained him diligently to grow into an excellent hunting dog.

They fed the animals they caught in traps or hunted themselves, letting them learn their taste and smell.

They learned their hunting skills by throwing various objects, including discs, and training them to chase and catch them.

They did not just give food, but hid it here and there and asked them to find it and eat it, so they developed their tracking ability and sense of smell.

And just today, I decided to try hunting for the first time using the ant that I had trained hard and left the house.

30 minutes after leaving the house like that.

Walking through the woods, Ant smelled something and signaled to Chester that he had found game.

“Good find.”

Chester praised Ant for finding the prey and looked at the prey Ant had found.

‘It’s a rabbit.’

It was an ordinary rabbit.

However, rabbits on the floating island are a little different from ordinary rabbits.

What did they eat? The rabbits on this island didn’t just run on the ground, they jumped 2nd and 3rd steps on trees and rocks, and almost ran through the forest like they were flying.

It was only a rabbit, so it was not a big threat, but there was no doubt that it was a troublesome game that was difficult to chase.

So, normally, Chester and Monia only ate rabbits caught in traps or rabbits caught with one shot, so they didn’t obsess too much about rabbit hunting.

‘But it’s different now.’

There is Ant.

This kid, much faster than Chester or Monia, might be able to catch the rabbit.

And if Ant plays an active role in that way, the range of prey that Chester and Monia can catch widens.

“Shall we try it?”

“Yes?”

“Wouldn’t it be easy since there’s also Ant?”

“Maybe?”

Chester gave a signal to Ant, who immediately started chasing the rabbit.

The rabbit jumps in surprise and the ant chases after it.

Chester and Monia run after him and catch up.

“Wow! Wow!”

As Monia ran through the rough forest, she jumped and jumped avoiding the obstacles.

A tree root hidden in leaves.

Or a protruding stone beak.

Slippery rocks with moss, or slippery floors with wet and rotting leaves.

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Living on a floating island for several months, everyone is an obstacle that tripped Monia at least five times.

People learn and grow from failure, and Monia can run freely through the forest before she knows it.

“Hee!”

Of course, it wasn’t easy.

Since I don’t usually run much, I almost fell and almost rolled.

However, Monia did not manage to collapse and ran after Chester and Ant.

‘I want to run better!’

Unlike Monia, who was a slow runner but slowed down due to the hard run through the woods, Chester ran freely as if nothing was in his way.

Of course, Chester never ran fast.

It was really fast in Monia’s eyes, but Chester ran properly so as not to consume too much stamina.

Dividing the pace, he occasionally attacked the rabbit with a catapult or throwing a stone with his bare hands.

Each time the rabbit shrank in surprise, and each time the rabbit shrank, Ant quickly caught up with the rabbit.

* * *

Ant eagerly chased after the rabbit.

The brown rabbit saw Ant chasing after him and ran desperately through the forest and looked at the tree that appeared right in front of him.

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Leap straight ahead.

After twisting and turning in the air, the rabbit landed vertically on the tree trunk and immediately leapt in the opposite direction.

A rabbit passes over Ant’s head as if flying in the sky.

Ant hurriedly turned in surprise, then rolled over on the spot.

In the meantime, the rabbit leisurely runs away from Ant… … .

puck!

At that time, a stone lands in front of the rabbit.

“this.”

Chester was sorry.

I was able to hit the head, but unfortunately the stone landed right in front of the rabbit’s head.

The rabbit was shocked by the stone being hit hard right in front of its eyes, but Ant didn’t miss the chance and rushed at the rabbit.

– Kreureung!

With its strong forepaws capable of digging tunnels, it flings its body as if bouncing, closing the distance at once to bite a rabbit.

Ant, who had bitten the rabbit, rolled several more times with a burst of momentum before stopping.

– Kreurreuk!

With his teeth deeply embedded in the rabbit, Ant suppressed it with his strong forelimbs so that it could not resist.

If you give strength while biting the rabbit like that, the rabbit’s resistance stops with a crackling sound.

– Heh heh heh heh.

After killing the rabbit, Ant walked towards Chester, holding the rabbit while breathing heavily.

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Leaving the rabbit carcass at Chester’s feet, he carefully rubs his body against his leg.

“Yeah, well done.”

Chester smiled at Ant and stroked his hair.

– Kkiing. I’m sorry.

Chester tossed a piece of meat to Ant and then looked at the rabbit.

“Wow, ha… That, ha… Antga, heh… did you catch it? Sigh… .”

As Chester lifted the rabbit, Monia, who had arrived late, asked panting.

“yes. Ant got it.”

“Wow. Our Ant, that’s great! Sigh… .”

“Anyway, did you manage to follow me?”

“Hey… yes heh?”

Chester looked at Monia.

He was sweating so much that his hair clung to his cheeks and nape of his neck, and his whole body turned a pale pink.

My lungs are inflated from constantly breathing in, so my chest and shoulders are constantly moving.

The dress, which is already a mess from running hard, is torn and ripped here and there, making it even more messy.

‘But I’ve been chasing you all this way.’

Monia was getting stronger.

Monia, who had just been abandoned on the island, would not have been able to even walk in the forest, let alone run after Chester and Ant.

Walking through the rough forest in the scorching heat every day.

Cutting, moving, and cutting bamboo or wood.

He plowed up the hard ground and made it into a field, and he pulled out stones and rocks embedded in the ground and removed them.

Every time I leave the house and go in, I grab the ladder and go up and down.

In addition, he ran and rolled around the house every day, saying he would play with Ant.

Monia worked really hard.

‘Now that I look at it like this, I’m really glad I decided to raise Ant.’

It’s ironic, but the desire to hang out with Ant made Monia work even harder.

‘I didn’t expect it to be this great at first.’

In the early days when he was abandoned on the floating island, Chester thought about throwing away because he didn’t need Monia.

It’s really great now.

I even tried to catch a pig myself, and I also do the work of trimming the animal, removing the blood, skinning, and disposing of the intestines.

He does not back down because it is difficult or difficult, and actively asks Chester what to do if it is difficult and tries hard to solve it.

When it comes to danger, he tries to help Chester with his own strength and overcome the danger.

As the dress she was wearing faded and the small invisible scars on her hands and feet increased, Monia’s body as well as her mind and will became stronger.

Chester, feeling Monia’s growth anew, laughed.

‘Good.’

Inside Chester, Monia’s position began to change.

Just like how Ant became a hunting dog from a puppy that had to be raised while spending time with food.

Monia was changing from a child who had to be raised, guarded, and led to an immature but decent colleague.

At the same time, Chester’s position was changing.

gradually.

really little by little.

albeit very insignificantly.

Chester and Monia.

The steps of the two people who were so different were matching.

Ant didn’t know anything about the two of them, just wagging his tail because he liked the rabbit meat he was about to eat.

* * *

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Late night.

Whether she went to bed or not, Tiara sat next to her and looked at the instructor who was educating her.

“So the history of the great kingdom that stood tall again after a long war… … .”

What he’s talking about now is the history of the kingdom.

It started from the founding of the kingdom and lasted for over two months, but the progress was still not halfway through.

Every night I go to bed listening to the history of the kingdom, and when I wake up, I am tested on what I heard in my sleep the night before.

If you fail the exam, there is no morning.

The training that goes on every day, the tension for the exam the next morning, and the physical and mental strength that have been gnawed by other training.

The tiara was dying like a dying plant.

However, no one helps her.

Because she was a stranger who was only chosen by the prince.

Because I am a commoner.

“… … .”

Tears seemed to come out of Tiara.

However, the queen was taught not to be weak and could not cry to her heart’s content.

If you cry, you will be punished.

I was afraid of that, so I stopped crying without realizing it.

Tiara was born as a commoner and lived under the bondage of hunger and poverty.

After living like that, she was lucky enough to enter the academy, and her life changed when she met Jordi.

I can eat sweet things to my heart’s content.

He stopped caring about other nobles.

Hunger, poverty, much less even the insurmountable status no longer oppressed her.

she was free

Became happy.

… … I thought so.

But as soon as the kingdom was thrown into chaos and Jordi left her side, she realized.

‘I was living in a dream.’

Just as fairy tales told by adults always end with the phrase, “We lived happily ever after.”

Because after meeting the prince, all the hardships went away and he became free and happy, so before he knew it, he fell in love with the prince too, and the two of them lived happily ever after.

I thought I would be happy forever.

The reality is not like that.

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Life isn’t like that.

A bed as soft as a cloud.

A building adorned with luxurious jewels.

Delicious buffet food served daily.

Beautiful clothes made of smooth and soft fabric.

Butlers and maids who bow their heads and support themselves while dressing up in beautiful clothes and enjoying delicious food.

And the prince who loves you.

T-ara’s life as a poor commoner was quickly consumed by the happiness of the academy.

She forgot reality.

No, I turned away.

Because reality is terrible, hard, dirty, and smelly.

I wanted to live in a fairy tale.

‘… … .’

A reality that has been ignored and discarded.

A fairy tale that I tried to live by force.

However, Donghwa threw away Tiara, and reality wants to crush Tiara.

There is no prince to protect her.

When Tiara thought of Jordi, she felt resentment rather than love.

Why.

Is he not by his side?

Tiara and Jordi.

Along with the distant body, the two people’s minds were also growing farther away.

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