EP.197 A dog waiting for a promise
A round and wide disk swims in the sky, breaking through the strong wind. Because the wind is blowing hard behind it, it stretches straight back even though I just gently let it go. Its speed is slightly slower than the meta conveyor belt.
“Woong-wong-wong-wong!”
Aji followed after him. Knock knock. It runs on top of the meta conveyor belt making a loud sound, then jumps off the belt, loses control of its speed, rolls around, and then runs again like the wind. After that, I managed to catch the disc that had disappeared far away.
Aji, who caught the disc coolly like a picture, glared at the meta conveyor belt that had been moving away. Even the distance she had traveled while catching the discus was an object of play for Aji. He flipped over in the air, trampled on the bare ground, and flung himself before the rising pile of dirt could settle.
Footprints remain like traces of shells. Aji furiously pursued the Meta Conveyor Belt, leaving behind the collapsing ground and flying piles of dirt. Aji climbed onto the land flowing like a river at once and ran quickly until he reached right in front of me.
His eyes sparkle as if he is enjoying his workout after a long time. The tail, showing emotion, waggled lightly. It was a clear pleasure to show off the brown tail waving in the wind.
“Woong-wong-wong!”
Aji handed me the disc in his mouth. My fingertips are cold, perhaps because the wind blows so hard. I still don’t know if the disk is cold or if my hands are cold.
and discus catching itself hard mode. This is what happens when you become the king of dogs.
“Oh, that’s great!”
Aji responded by stretching out his chest.
“bruise! I am amazing!”
“He is the king of dogs! Now, since you worked hard, there should be a reward, right? Meat here!”
“bruise! that’s fine! Eat you!”
When I offered a piece of meat, Aji gave it to me without a moment’s thought.
So after Aji eagerly catches the disk and sees the well-grilled meat, he says… eat me? Is this right?
It’s not an ordinary thing. It must have been a serious incident beyond imagination. Wiping the smile from my face, I asked more seriously than ever.
“Ah. where are you sick?”
“bruise? no?”
“Or are you cleaning things up?”
“organize? I’m not cleaning up!”
“Even if it’s a dog, I’d like it to be tidied up a bit.”
If so, what is it?
Not even canned meat. Roasted meat that preserves the juices created by quickly roasting meat from the pocket of a regressor over high heat.
Even humans can’t suppress their appetites, and they give up dishes that make their mouths salivate? to me too?
After thinking deeply, I asked to confirm the last remaining possibility.
“Are you already preparing for a fight with the King of Wolves?”
The hair on his head grew mercilessly because he ran with all his might. Aji shook his head vigorously as if to shake off the water on his head, and immediately denied it.
“yet! I couldn’t make an appointment with the human king! You broke your military promise!”
“Is the military breaking its promise? Those bad guys knew when I would.”
“bruise! That’s bad! I need to find a good king!”
A child who would be more friendly to humans than anyone else complained in an uncharacteristic voice.
After arguing to the fullest, he changed his attitude at once and murmured.
“But, in fact, it was foreseeable.”
Since ancient times, the dog king has allied with humans to fight the wolf king.
It was like a regular event and continued at intervals of several decades. In that legendary war, sometimes the dog king won and sometimes the wolf king won.
The victory of one side is determined by the death of the other side. Before the next great king was born and grew up, the king, drunk with victory, howled at the round moon.
The war between dogs and wolves
The old fight was so famous that it was told to everyone without even being a secret, and paradoxically, the popularity hindered the fight between dogs and wolves.
“The military might not have thought of engaging in a battle with the king of wolves. How much does it cost to wage one war?”
“bruise? So are you fooling me?”
“What a surprise. It is said that strong animals are often deceived by lies in fairy tales.”
The outcome of this fairytale and legendary war depended on how strong the human forces were on the side of the dogs. It is said that in a war where the Empire once sided with dogs, the dog’s victory was decided in just half a day.
However, what kind of country would they want to do if the national power had to be mobilized in a fight between beasts? The country gradually turned away from the dog’s king, and from a certain point on, the dog only repeated defeats.
A great scuffle that takes place every few decades. Even if you win, you will only get a small amount of honor, and whether you lose or win, you will pay a great sacrifice. Humans living in the flow of history did not want that historic war to happen in their own territory in their own generation.
Why do you think only they have to use poison?
While humans neglected, abandoned, and abandoned dogs while avoiding battle.
“In the meantime, the pack of wolves has become stronger. To the extent that it can stand up to any country.”
“bruise. that’s right. i can’t win alone That’s why I need a human king.”
Aji acknowledged it coolly and looked at me as if asking me to eat.
“So eat hard! You are king!”
“what the. Are you the king? If you tell me to do it, will I be the king from that day?”
“No bruise! lots of humans! representative! king! king king!”
“I don’t know if he is barking or not, so please explain.”
Other people have already read thoughts and made judgments, but even my mind-reader cannot read a dog’s thoughts. If Aji doesn’t tell me in detail, I have no way of knowing what he’s talking about.
“cheer up! king! you can do it! Eat a lot! Take a walk too! Be strong!”
“So now you intend to raise the king yourself?”
“Aww! that’s right! So do your best!”
“I’m sorry, but we call a person who eats a lot and is strong a merchant, not a king.”
When I scolded him, Aji also kept his mouth shut.
“fool! I know! But health is great! You are well!”
“What is this?”
There’s nothing worse than being told that a dog is an idiot. I’m sure because I just heard it.
“You say you are the representative of all dogs. Can you understand me when I say it this way? Please speak normally.”
If it was so frustrating, would I want an answer from the dog? However, this dog just talked and did not give the answer he wanted. It was the time when I was frustrated and tried to push myself.
It was then. The back of the container we were using as a hostel rattled open. The huge door slammed down, and a cat’s protracted cry could be heard from the inside.
“Nyaaa. Are you a stupid dog looking for a human king?”
The meta conveyor belt is a torrent of land running at an incredible speed. It is directly exposed to the sun and wind, with no shade or windshield.
Tyrkanjaka hates sunlight and butterflies avoid strong winds. Unlike the former, which has a direct harmful effect, butterflies hate strong winds for the trivial reason that dry wind makes their fur frizzy, but nothing is more important to animals than their mood.
Is that why? Day or night, rain or bullets rained down, the butterfly, which had been quietly sitting in the container, crawled out after hearing our conversation. The butterfly languidly stretched out and answered.
“A doggie is the king of dogs. As the king of dogs, should you form an alliance with the king of humans? But humans don’t have kings like Nya. Is that why you want people with the assortment of kings?”
“Oh did you show up? The Advocate of the Advocate of Dogs.”
“Nya is not the spokesperson for doggies. Doggy is stupid, so Nya is explaining it instead. I forgot to say that that was the prophet .
There was no need to persuade the cat.
The butterfly, which hadn’t been out in a while, said while licking its paws with a very uncomfortable expression.
“Looking for those who have the power to rule over humans and command them like Nya-deul. Generals, chiefs, lords, feudal lords… Kings who keep changing their names at will. Doggie wants some kings to fulfill the promise instead of the human kings who have disappeared?”
Um, I know roughly.
The dog king always found a country that would fight alongside him. I didn’t find a human, but at least I was with a group of people who could be called an army. Even the strongest in the world did not ask for help as an individual.
As if you want human numbers or representation rather than individual strength.
Nodding my head, I became rather puzzled and asked.
“But why me? I have nothing.”
“Nya. is that right Aren’t you lousy?”
“Beasts talk a little bit, they talk stupidly.”
“But just barely… In terms of influence, he could be pretty close to a king. Are you curious Are you a high-ranking person?”
“What is high? The most I’ve ever hired was only about 160 people. At least it has now disappeared under the Hameln River.”
A passing dog must laugh at the fact that the back alley petty criminal is the king.
“Hey, smile.”
“bruise! huh!”
“Hey,” Aji smiled brightly. Having practiced the Gosa for dogs, I said as if throwing it away.
“done. It’s irresponsible to be a dog owner who entrusts himself to the worst felon of all time when he’s a fugitive. I’ll be content with just playing around. Oh Butterfly, do you want to play too?”
“what. don’t like it Is the smell of the wind unfamiliar? My hair is swollen… It stings me aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.”
The butterfly fiddled with the stray hair in displeasure. The butterfly, which tried to calm itself down by licking its puffy fur, immediately frowned and headed into the container.
“Don’t call Nya. Are you going to sleep in there?”
“You are suffering too. They say it’s not enough to live and die in one place.”
“Nyaaa. If you know, will you leave me alone?”
The butterfly walked away and disappeared as if being sucked into a particularly cramped box. Strewn around the box was mail that must have been inside. The things that the butterfly pushed out to occupy the box surrounded the box, like a displaced person.
It slipped into the box and its wagging tail grabbed the box lid and lowered it. Butterfly enjoyed the coziness in the mail box.
Anyway, after listening to the butterfly’s explanation, I understood a little. In the end, Aji is holding out a tiny bit of hope for me, having been rejected here and there.
“Eh, you’re salty too. What do you expect me to do?”
But in the first place, I can’t qualify. What is a king like me who is busy running away?
When I put my hand on Aji’s head, static electricity came from the hair that had been battered by the strong wind. I sighed and brushed my hair with a simple comb.
“So you know?”
“bruise! Roughly right!”
“What do you mean, roughly right… Do you want to go to elementary school together with Mr. Shay? I need to learn how to speak.”
“What did you just say?”
Good timing too. The regressor who had just arrived crumpled his face.
