Crowning My Feral Prince

“Something satisfying… Does it look good?”

 

“I like your personality.”

 

“It hasn’t even been that long since I last saw you, so right away?”

 

“I heard you have a sense of humor.”

 

Perhaps it was because he lived as an animal, but he seemed to understand Deoksun very quickly. She even had the odd thought that maybe the two of them would be able to communicate in the future.

 

“No matter how you look at it, he already knows you. Unless it’s reincarnation… I guess he went back in time alone or something like that. They say it’s regressed, something like that.”

 

She didn’t even realize that silence had come because she was thinking about other things. Leone patted Deoksun and muttered in a confident tone. She felt like her heart was sinking for no reason.

 

“…that’s right. This is my dog reincarnated. I lost it, but it came back to me.”

 

After staying here. At some point, she intentionally stopped thinking about Deoksun. She suppressed her thoughts, especially during those years when she lived with Jamie. Soft yet strangely strong fur, a body large and spacious enough to rest your head on, and a gentle smiling face. The more she thought about it all, the more it hurt. Since she couldn’t see it even if she wanted to, it was better not to think about it. She swallowed her tears and looked away when she saw dogs passing by. Well, as she did that, she suddenly had no time to think because of Jamie’s abuse. After meeting Leone, she often thought of Deoksun for his discipline. Fortunately or unfortunately, at that time, thanks to Leone, she was so distracted that she was able to stop thinking about missing Deoksun. So she has already spent quite a long time in this world. Of course, sometimes it appeared in her dreams and there were days when she missed it, but she tried to forget it and move on with her life.

 

“I missed him it so much that I even forgot about it.”

 

But when she saw Deoksun reappear, she realized that she had been bad for trying to forget her. And she was so grateful that he came back.

 

“I… to you… I will do well for the rest of my life, Deoksun.”

 

“Woff?”

 

Deoksun still barked brightly. Was this his first reincarnation? If so, that was fortunate. If she had shown up during a difficult time, she might not have been able to protect this child.

 

“Trixie, My eyes are red again.”

 

“Ugh, it’s a plan, really. Why do you keep crying?”

 

IShe hit her forehead hard. Surprised, Leone grabbed her hand, but her forehead was already burning.

 

“Trixie… It has a somewhat violent side. And especially to you.”

 

“The best way to come to your senses is to hit yourself once.”

 

“Better hit me.”

 

“You? I’m not hitting you because there’s no need for you to come to your senses.”

 

“I feel like my heart will drop when I see it.”

 

Leone scolded her with a dissatisfied look on his face.

 

“Hmm, okay. I’ll try.”

 

From now on, she thought she would only hit herself on the head when Leone wasn’t looking.

 

“Don’t think about going and hitting where I can’t see.”

 

“…Have you learned mind reading?”

 

“Trixie shows it all on her subtle face.”

 

“What are you talking about? When I was working in the Meto Mountains, Adler was fooled by all my nonsense.”

 

“Adler… It’s Adler.”

 

Leone sighed deeply. Since the story wasn’t wrong, she decided to keep quiet and reconsider her acting skills. From now on, it might be better not to even tell white lies in front of Leone.

 

“By the way, then the carriage accident yesterday wasn’t aimed at us?”

 

“No. Just as Trixie worried, those who are known for causing trouble have conspired again.”

 

“Those damn old nobles really… Just do your work healthily.”

 

“I guess playing and eating are habits. Anyway, after deliberately causing a carriage accident, it seems like they were trying to spread the word, saying, ‘It wasn’t resolved properly.’”

 

“What if we take care of it properly?”

 

“The hired men must have bothered us somehow.”

 

“This is really stupid. That’s all you have to do… I don’t know your old nickname?”

 

She answered in a serious voice while continuing to pet Deoksun. Deoksun’s soft breathing became a little louder. It was said that any animal sleeps a lot when it was a baby, but it seemed to fall asleep quickly.

 

“He is a young viscount who inherited the title around the time when the caste system was abolished. He is full of evil and does not know much about the world because he has not been able to properly wield the power that comes with his title.”

 

“Aha. Anyway, I guess there is no major threat anymore other than those idiots. I entered the capital and there was only one incident like this.”

 

“Huh. Really, I don’t think you need to worry.”

 

“Thank god.”

 

Her worries have subsided a bit. Leone chuckled and patted her head.

 

“Sleep a little more. Are you tired?”

 

“Tired… Yes.”

 

“Okay. Don’t think about anything today.”

 

“Yes, but Deoksun is going to eat… I need no raw meat like him. Just boil and mince the chicken breast and give it to me. There should be absolutely no salt. Just boil it raw-”

 

“Yes, I will.”

 

“Thank you, Leone…”

 

What she had been talking about so passionately just a moment ago seemed like a lie. Maybe she was tired from crying for so long, but her eyes quickly closed. She felt like she was losing her mind. Beyond that, she could feel Leone smiling softly.

 

“I love you, Trixie. Your happiness is my happiness. Good night.”

 

She thought it was the last time she heard a sweet and lovely voice before falling asleep.

 

* * *

 

“Ugh, wait a minute, Deoksun! That’s not possible!”

 

“Woff, woff, damn! Arrr. Woff!”

 

“You’re not eating that!”

 

Clink.

 

The emotion was short-lived. It has now been almost a month since she stayed in the capital. Wedding preparations were almost completed, and they met many of their acquaintances who were singing that they missed them. Her energy recovered and there were no strange old nobles. The problem was Deoksun. A broken vase, torn cushions and blankets. Biting off all the legs of the chair and bed, running around here and there, biting and pulling them out… The day the dresser was even slightly open was an emergency.

 

“…Should I take back what I said about liking you?”

 

“Kkiing…”

 

“Heo-eok, heo-eok. Leone…! I’m glad I have you, really.”

 

“It’s getting more and more energetic. Why did it grow so much in just one month?”

 

“Babies, huh. I heard they grow up quickly.”

 

In the past, Deoksun was very lively and active, so there were times when it was difficult to handle her, but he listened to her well. Of course, in the beginning, he was a problematic dog with sharp and rough behavior due to the trauma of abandonment, but once he stabilized, he became okay. In a word, like the current Deoksun, she did not cause accidents like this and disturbed the whole room every day, and she was decent in her own way. And that’s it… Within a month, she realized that it was because her child was all grown up. She had never raised Deoksun as a baby. She was an abandoned dog, so when she brought her in, she had already grown to her full size. So she didn’t know.

 

“Raising a child is really hard work.”

 

She let out a stern voice as she held Deoksun’s feet tightly as Leone brought it to her.

 

“Hey, Deoksun Atarta. Who said that? Uh?”

 

Deoksun Atarta… Originally, it was Lim Deok-sun because she was from Lim Bo-bae’s family, but now that Leone was her family, she thought it would be right to use Leone’s last name, so she gave him the last name. For some reason, it didn’t feel as sticky as Lim Deok-soon’s. Still, she was using it often to get used to it.

 

“Sweet.”

 

“Who made the room look like this? You’re a bad dog.”

 

“Trixie does most of the childcare.”

 

Melody said with a smile.

 

“Melody… sorry. As he gets older, he gets stronger.”

 

Today, for the first time since coming to the capital, she invited Adler and Melody to her house. She finished her lunch well and was on her way to the living room when one of the employees came running to her in contemplation. Deoksun suddenly made a mess or something. Thanks to this, she had to return to her room before tea time even started. When she saw Deoksun pretending to be gentle in Leone’s arms, she became even more heated. With a bad boy theme, you’re pretty…

 

“I think all animals are like this when they are young. I didn’t know about this because I only saw dogs in households with dogs or already grown poodles.”

 

Melody answered softly. While she was grateful for her understanding, a part of her felt a little heartbroken by what she said. Many animals would die from abuse, abandonment, or straying. Because people wanted to.

 

“Hmm. Deoksun… You can bring , so let’s have tea time together, Trixie.”

 

“Is that okay?”

 

“Yes, cute… Yes.”

 

Adler, who had been wandering in the distance, suddenly came closer. His eyes were fixed on Deoksun. He had never invited her to his house, so it was her first time seeing him today, but she could tell just by looking into his eyes. He fell in love with it. After all, he recognized how cute her child was. 

 

“Would you like to pet him?”

 

“Yes, yes?! No, that.”

 

Adler hesitated, then awkwardly held out his arms. Melody hooted from behind, and she laughed out loud. Adler picked up Deoksun from Leone. Even though he had a small puppy in his big arms, he looked somewhat anxious. It was fun to see Adler not knowing what to do.

 

“Let’s go to the drawing room and have tea.”

 

Everyone took a step at Leone’s words.

 

“Ah oh? No, me. Mr. Leone. Trixie. How did this kid…”

 

“He said we could have tea time together. You can just carry it.”

 

“It looks like I’m going to drop it. Mr. Leone…!”

 

His face looked like he was almost crying. Leone let out a low laugh and hugged Deoksun again. Adler looked at Deoksun wistfully with a mixture of regret and relief.

 

“By the way, Adler. How is the Emperor doing?”

 

The hallway leading to the reception room. Leone asked Adler subtly. There was a lot of laughter in his voice.

 

“Haha. Are you asking that? Of course, you still can’t get over the shock.”

 

“How is your health?”

 

“He says his health is fine, but he complains of headaches every day.”

 

“Haha! Is it?”

 

Leone laughed cheerfully. When Leone announced the abolition of the imperial family two years after his accession to the throne, it was said that the emperor, who had gone down to the countryside and lived a leisurely life, almost fell to the ground holding his neck when he heard the news as if from a sudden shock. He was a healthy grandfather with a good figure for his age, so he didn’t seem to be sick at all. Leone said he had no feelings for his uncle, his late emperor. He’s just a stupid guy, and he’s angry that he almost ruined the country. He realized that he was doing it to save himself and that he didn’t intentionally cause the trauma, so he just let go of all the hate, even if he didn’t forgive. But regardless of that, whenever Leone received reports that the former emperor was in a painful state after hearing about the abolition of the imperial family, Leone seemed very happy.

 

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