Chase was still frowning, his grip on the back of my neck tight.

“That can’t be true. You would have been more stubborn and hidden the curse. You’re not the type of person to back down nicely over something like that, are you?”

“Kang!”

“And who put a curse on you? If you were going to curse, you did it. Did you get hit by a boomerang while trying to curse?”

“Karrrrrung! Kang!”

But Chase would never let me be careful. Am I a witch? What do you think of people —even dogs— as? Even if I’m not the real Leoruka, if you look at me with such disgust and criticize me, I feel hurt.

“It’s noisy. I thought it was going to be quiet today, but then again, how can you be this temperamental even as a puppy?”

“…Bang!”

The more I listened, the more the words became worse. The original Leoruka was a character famous for his personality, be fitting his reputation as a villainous sub-soo. But I’m different, right? How can I look like a villainous sub-soo? Don’t you know that there are no bad dogs in the world?

“Stop barking and come back. We have nothing to talk about.”

Finally, Chase dropped me on the table, perhaps losing interest. He seemed to be frustrated because he had a lot of bait to offer but the only answer he got was a kangkang sound. However, humanization is not something that can be done so easily.

…It’s usually easy to do, but for someone like me who’s only been a waterman for a few days, it was difficult. Even though I practiced hard and learned from the director. I never did well.

In addition, the ominous pheromones that Chase had been releasing still remained, even if faintly. I stepped back from the table and looked at Chase.

“Ugh…”

Chase’s delicate eyes suddenly became sharp.

“What are you trying to do? Why are you wasting time?”

“Kkikkik…”

“Don’t come back right away… What, why are you drooping like that?”

Now they even find fault with the way he droops his ears and tail and becomes sullen.

It can’t be good that I can’t control my humanization and incarnation at will. It’s really frustrating that no one knows my speed and is making a fuss. I feel wronged and sad, so I think I should get special training from the director every day, and at this point. I just crouch down and lie face down.

Then Chase crossed his arms and narrowed his brows, probably thinking that I was rebelling. After glaring at me like that for a while, he opened his mouth with a dubious expression.

“You can’t possibly say that’s because you can’t do it?”

How come you got the answer right?

I felt a little offended for a moment, but I was still glad that he noticed. He must have some sense, like the original main character. I felt both honored and grateful, so I sat up and spun around on the table without realizing it.

Then Chase waved his hand in disgust.

“Stop running, you’re going crazy.”

“…”

“It’s not like you’ll never come back. right? I’m not saying I don’t want you to. But is there is a chance that you won’t be able to come back?”

“Krerr…”

The cancellation was strange and thankful. It seems that he has a much more annoying personality than I thought. Why was Leoruka obsessed with this kind of person? When he glared at Chase, showing his teeth. he shook his head and snickered as if he was dumbfounded. The smile on his lips was unusually gentle, as if he was having a hard time finding something so funny.

A high nose and well-shaped lips. A sharp jawline stands out beneath it. When expressionless, he looks overly cold, like a sculpture made of ice, but when he folds the corners of his eyes long and smiles absentmindedly, he is pretty, gorgeous, and even sweet. Well, I can understand why he is so attracted to him.

Leoruka must have been an idiot. I thought to myself.

By the way, I was really annoyed by the fact that my heart was pounding against my will, perhaps because I was in Leoruka’s body.

“Kangkang! Kreu… Kang!”

So he growled, baring his fangs, as if to tell Chase to hurry up and collect the pheromones. Then, one corner of Chase’s mouth lifted.

“Can I have a bite?”

“…squeak.”

“If you’re not going to be like this forever, why don’t you come back soon?”

Although his face was clearly full of laughter, his anger exploded, and he couldn’t help but wag his tail.

Still, after a bit more struggling, I managed to humanize myself. Chase, belatedly, must have noticed why I was hesitating, and he covered me with his jacket to consciously reduce my pheromones.

“How can Suin^[1]beast not even properly humanize?”

It’s only been a few days since you became a member! Were you that good from the beginning?

He grumbled to himself as he quickly adjusted his clothes under Chase’s large jacket that was draped over his shoulders like a cloak.

I heard that in this world, it is embarrassing to show even a part of your body, as it is considered a weakness. But since I was caught in the shape of a puppy. I was embarrassed and had no choice but to pretend not to know. I asked nonchalantly, sipping my coffee.

“When did I?”

“You still have ears.”

He quickly grabbed the white ear that was perking up on his head. He rolled his eyes and looked at Chase, who chuckled.

“Why is your tail wagging?”

“…”

When did the tail stick out again? When I hide my ears, the tail is revealed, and when I hide my tail, the ears appear. It’s a mess.

After struggling for a while. I finally managed to get my ears and tail both in. Then, Chase, who had been staring down at me with his arms crossed, suddenly started to find fault.