Chapter 302 – 302. Walk 2
These wild dogs are amazing every time I see them.
I don’t know what kind of owners they originally lived under, but these dogs can now be seen as wild dogs.
Nevertheless, I don’t think it’s promiscuous or arbitrary.
They are sticking their snouts into the carcass of a wild boar and eating the meat, but it also looks quite orderly.
And the most impressive thing is the wild dog boss.
Unlike the other guys, it does not go near wild boars and is constantly alert to its surroundings.
Why are you like that? Are you less hungry? Or are you waiting for something?
As I watched him like that, I soon realized the reason.
Other wild boars that ran away when I put them to sleep earlier.
Because the wild dogs that were chasing it were coming this way, dragging a wild boar.
Wow! Wow!
As soon as the bodies of the three wild boars that ran away were brought in, the others all clung to them and started eating them.
Wow!
When he barked loudly again, several wild dogs and small puppies rushed out from the other side of the building.
Quite a large number. Puppies running diligently with short legs.
“Oh my! So cute!”
Mina looks at the puppies running and makes a cute expression.
And it wasn’t just Mina. Se-ah and Anna also smile brightly while looking at the puppies.
But what is Seunghee doing over there?
Before I knew it, Seunghee was near the wounded wild dog and was using heels.
The two wild dogs that had fallen on the floor struggle to get up after receiving a heel from Seunghee.
Dogs are definitely smart animals.
Seunghee approaches Seunghee as if he knows exactly who treated him.
These are not cute looking dogs. Rather, they are dogs that are on the rough side.
When those dogs approached, Seunghee flinched a little, but stayed still, and the dogs lay down in front of Seunghee and waggled their tails vigorously.
Dogs like that. Because the tail makes it easier to express emotions.
Seunghee hesitates a bit as she looks at the wild dogs, then lightly pats their head.
They seem to be happy to be touched by someone they haven’t seen in a long time, and despite their appearance and size, they really like it.
The tail is spinning like a windmill. Then I’ll fly away.
“Go. Now. Go and eat.”
The two dogs, who understood Seunghee’s words, immediately rushed to the wild boar carcass.
Seunghee, who was looking at the dogs with pride, treated the other injured dogs several more times and smiled with satisfaction.
“You’re not surprisingly scared, are you?”
When I got closer and spoke to Seunghee, she looked at me and answered with a surprised expression.
“That’s right. To be honest, I was a little scared… But when I saw the tail, I realized there was no need to be scared. I like it that way.”
“Really? Even though I don’t know much about dogs, I could see that he liked them.”
“Okay. I’ll just wash my hands and come back?”
After checking that there was no one around, I nodded and Seunghee went into a nearby restaurant.
Looking at Mina, Se-ah, and Anna, they were very happy to see the puppies running around them.
Mina just looks happy, Se-ah is a little stiff as if she doesn’t know what to do, although she likes it, and Anna has a big smile on her face and is eagerly chasing the puppies with her eyes.
Is it that good? But… Well, it’s kind of cute.
Even if that’s the case, you wouldn’t say things like, “Can’t we just take him in and raise him?”
“Oppa! Could it be…”
“No.”
“Huh? What is it? I haven’t even told you everything yet.”
Mina spoke to me with a hurt expression, but I maintained a stern expression.
“It’s not okay to raise it inside the bunker. It’s okay to raise it outside the bunker. But how can you take it away when its parents are so red-eyed? No matter how cute it is, it’s still kidnapping.”
“You’re really quick to notice.”
Then Mina whispers something with Se-ah.
Does Anna understand? Why are you two listening together with such serious expressions?
After washing her hands, Seunghee also approached Mina’s call and joined the whispering group.
Four women who keep glancing in my direction and saying something.
Well, it’s obvious. They must be thinking of a way to get the puppies to the bunker somehow.
I leave them behind and take another look at the wild dogs.
The wild dog boss finally puts his mouth to the wild boar.
A guy who is living hard and forming his own power in this world he suddenly finds himself in.
The more I look at it, the more I like it, including leading the members.
What I like most is that he is very alert.
We helped them, handed over the wild boar carcass, and even treated them, but they are still watching us.
Rather than calling it a boundary… Do you feel like you’re being watched? Anyway, I don’t let my guard down even for a moment. I like that.
That’s a wise stance. If there are many family members leading, it is natural to do it like that.
I don’t think they’ll be able to eat comfortably if we stay here.
I need to leave quickly. No matter how harmless a person is, if they keep making jokes around you, they will get bothered.
“Let’s go now.”
“Eh? Why!? Can’t you stay a little longer?”
“The puppies are cute!”
“Grumpy.”
“Songcheol!”
The women each say something. Eww. The engagement ratio is too bad. If you say one word here, four words come out on the other side…
“If we keep staying here, that wild dog boss won’t be able to eat properly because he’ll be worried. So it’s for their benefit if we leave quickly.”
Everyone listens to me and looks at the wild dog boss.
Suddenly, when we look at him, he turns to look at us.
“Then… There’s nothing we can do.”
“Hey. I want to see more puppies.”
“You’re an excuse.”
“Songcheol!”
What kind of macro are SeAh and Anna? The reaction is so funny.
No matter what happens, women get up and come towards me.
The wild dog boss kept watching us, and I kept looking at him and then turned around.
“But don’t dog usually eat things like wild boars?”
Seunghee comes to me and asks as if she is curious.
“Well, I don’t know… But if there’s nothing to eat, they’ll have to eat anything, right? Besides, they’re omnivores, right? There’s nothing they can’t eat, right?”
“Hmm. I guess I can already use up things like dog food now, right?”
“That’s right. I don’t know how long the expiration date is, but it’s been at least 5 years since it was made. Of course, I can’t eat it, right?”
“Um… What is it? There’s canned food in dog food too, right? Wouldn’t that have a long shelf life?”
“If it’s canned… Then, right? But I don’t think it will last for five years.”
“Hmm… Then what should I give you?”
“Are you really trying to raise it?”
Seunghee is slightly surprised by my words. Mina and Se-Ah, who were listening from the side, looked equally surprised.
What? Why are you surprised? Am I like some kind of villain?
“Uh… That’s…”
“I told you. Not in the bunker. I don’t mind raising it outside.”
“Why not? It’s cold outside! It’s better to grow them cleanly in a warm place…”
“Didn’t you see the number of puppies earlier? Are they really going to bring them all into the bunker and raise them?”
“No… That’s not it…”
“Besides, as I said before, they have their own mother dogs. Don’t try to separate them for no reason. It might be better if we all raise them together in the yard.”
“But is that okay?”
“What?”
“Growing it near your house?”
“Well, I don’t know if I can handle the food, but it will be okay if there are dogs nearby. Dogs are smart. And they have a developed sense of smell and can sense presence well. They will notice strange guys before they approach, so wouldn’t it be good for security purposes?”
“As expected, you only think that way.”
“Well, isn’t it better to have a mutually helpful relationship?”
Mina thinks for a moment.
“What about us?”
“Huh?”
“Can we help you?”
Mina suddenly brings up a serious story.
Seunghee and Seah also look at Mina, as if they were surprised.
I looked at Mina for a moment and laughed.
“You guys are helpful just by your presence. You don’t have to ask such useless questions.”
You probably wanted an answer like this, right? Mina knows this well too. It’s past time to ask such questions.
Mina crossed my arms as if she was feeling better.
And Seung-hee and Se-ah, who saw that, move their bodies to take my opposite arm.
However, they both failed to grab each other’s arms, and Anna took advantage of that opportunity to sneakily cross my arms.
The proverb about a dog chasing a chicken looking at the roof is used in situations like this.
Now that I am at the front, I have to decide on a destination.
Which is better? Since I’ve already seen the dog, should I see the cat?
I walked slowly to the cat meeting place I went to with Mina last time.
Four women following me without knowing where I am going. But there seems to be no worry or anxiety.
As I walked like that, I thought of that wild dog boss from earlier.
A guy in a slightly similar situation.
I think that’s probably why I showed him favor.
A guy who somehow survives in this world by making full use of his abilities.
A guy who grows his own power and lives hard against external enemies.
That’s what’s important. Neither he nor I were born beasts.
You weren’t born to be a predator like a tiger or a lion.
It wasn’t such an easy start. It just had teeth that weren’t that sharp and claws that were largely useless.
I survived simply because I stayed vigilant and never let my guard down.
That kind of thing. Those things make us feel a sense of kinship.
That’s funny. I feel a sense of kinship with the dog.
One thing is certain: I am no better than a dog.
At least that guy had his own babies. Humans can’t do that anymore.
They are the ones who started hitting hard when they made the world this way.
That no more children can be born.
This is why, no matter how much shit we say, this world is bound to fail in the end.
Ugh. I’m having these bitter thoughts again. This won’t change anything.
By the time I was able to erase the random thoughts in my head, I had arrived at the cats’ meeting place.
“Oh my! Over there!”
Perhaps because of our sudden appearance, several of the cats look in this direction and become wary.
“If you get any closer, they’ll run away right away. Don’t be greedy.”
When I said that, Se-Ah, who was about to move forward, stopped walking.
It’s obvious even if you don’t look at it. If it had been just 2 seconds late, all the cats would have run away and everyone would have been in tears.
“You won’t come this way, right?”
Se-Ah turns her head towards me with a stiff posture and speaks in an earnest voice.
“Well, wouldn’t it be impossible unless you were holding a chewy custard? Catnip or something.”
“Chur? Perilla leaves?”
“Not perilla leaves, but catnip.”
“What is that again?”
“Cats’ drugs.”
“Eh?”
“I’m just kidding. There’s a powder that cats are crazy about.”
“Uh… Isn’t that what it is?”
“No.”
Se-Ah turns her head towards the cat again, thinking maybe that’s the case.
“Oppa, you surprisingly know a lot about cats, don’t you?”
Seunghee looks at me curiously.
“Is that so? I knew this was common sense.”
“These are things you might not know if you’re not interested in cats. Does your brother like cats too?”
“Well.”
Then Mina put her mouth to my ear, and she muttered softly.
“Meow.”
When I looked at Mina, she started giggling, which made several cats stand up and startle her.
“Be quiet! Mina!”
When Se-ah hurriedly scolded, Mina hurriedly closed her mouth.
What kind of sitcom are they filming? What on earth are you doing?
As I stood still and looked at the cats, one came down from the fence and came towards us.
A little guy with a mackerel pattern.
Everyone looked at the cat without making a sound, and the cat approached with graceful steps and patted Anna’s leg and rubbed her head.
“Oh…”
Anna looks thrilled. He doesn’t know what to do.
“Please, please, please, please. Me too, me too, me too.”
Se-Ah mutters a little scaryly.
The cat that passed Anna’s leg approaches Se-ah and rubs its body against her leg.
“Oooooh…”
Se-Ah can’t bear to make a loud noise and puts on a happy expression.
Seunghee and Mina look at Se-Ah and the cat with endless envy.
“How many dogs should I let sleep?”
I asked, and Seunghee and Mina looked at me with scary expressions and gritted teeth.
“It’s useless. It’s okay.”
“Don’t do anything useless? Okay.”
I guess I’m not good at following their emotions. I need to keep my mouth shut and stay quiet.
