“king!”

“I told you to be quiet!”

“Kererre!”

No! He said I can come out!

“If you come out, you’ll be acting crazy again. Why don’t you just stay quier?”

“Kangkang! Kang”

When did I ever act crazy? Why won’t you let me go? Am I embarrassed?

“Of course you’re embarrassed, you wouldn’t be embarrassed… Hey, puppy? Puppy!”

“Wow!”

While Chase was talking excitedly, he quickly came out of his pocket. Since Leoruka had joined the club, he was curious about the clubroom and wanted to see the people. If he got to know the faces in advance. he would pretend to know them and say hello when he met them in person later. That bad black panther really had no consideration.

“Kurururung… Kang!”

He quickly climbed onto the table, wagged his tail, and growled at Chase. Chase opened his mouth with a look of bewilderment, but the voice actually came from the opposite direction, behind his head.

“Oh, you’re really cute. Why didn’t you show it to me, Chase?”

“What is this? It’s pretty. Is this Senior Chase’s puppy?”

“That guy is raising a puppy the size of a rice ball? Hey, where did you steal it from?”

“What are you going to steal that annoying thing? You give it to me, please.”

“You’re so cute, why are you like that? Come to me, Babpul”^[1]rice paste or cake

What? Rice cake? Have you ever seen a rice cake as big as mine?

Chase’s friends seem to be all like Chase. A few of them gathered around me and chattered, and I didn’t like what they were saying. So I stood on all fours, glared at them, and bared my fangs. Then, a cheer erupted from above my head.

“Oh, what a brave puppy!”

“Hey, hey, Look at those round teeth and those round eves”

“Chase, how old is he? He looks like a baby.”

Senior Hester, who had spoken first, turned to Chase and asked with a smile. Then the grumpy black panther turned his head away and muttered.

“What about the baby?”

“Karrrrr!”

You’re only 20 years old, and you’re still a lump of flesh! I protested, banging my front paws on the table. Chase glanced down at me. His pitch-black eyes glowed with a murderous glow.

“…Squeak…”

When I think about it, I guess I’m all grown up. At 20, I’m a total adult. Right….

“Stop it and everyone sit down. Let’s quickly conclude this meeting.”

Chase said as he grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and pulled me onto his lap. The rest of the group gathered around Chase and started talking.

“Hey, are all the management here? No, where did that arrogant first-year go?”

“Who… Oh, that naughty kid?”

“Oh, I haven’t seen him lately. Hey, Chase… Have you heard anything?”

“…Why are you looking for me? I don’t know.”

“He applied to the management team because he followed Senior Chase, right?”

“Let’s just leave it. Chase is busy and can’t come, so he doesn’t even show his nose.”

This is my story. To be exact, it was Leoruka’s story, but I still didn’t like the feeling of being cursed at for no reason. On top of that, I felt betrayed because even Chase, who I thought would take my side, pretended not to know. I started to tremble as I stiffened my four legs.

Then Chase, who was staring at me, tapped the tip of my nose with his index finger.

“King!”

“Be quiet. Can’t you see we’re in a meeting?”

It’s not like we’re in a meeting, it’s just like you’re talking behind my back! Chase shrugged his shoulders as I protested. Then I heard a voice beside me that seemed to be applauding.

“Do you understand when I say it like that? The puppy must be smart.”

“I don’t think so, senpai^[2]senior. I thought it was good, but it is a bit more stupid than it look.”

“Kakang!”

What the hell, you suddenly hit me in the back of the head? I tried to hit Chase’s chest with my front paw, but my legs were short, so I could only reach his stomach. I felt his abs through his thin sweater, and it made me even angrier. I thought the sole of my foot hitting him would hurt more than Chase’s stomach.

“Don’t touch me, puppy. It tickles.”

“…”

I felt a little sullen and quietly put my front paw down.

“Since the end of the year is just around the corner, let’s contact the year-end party first. The seniors who graduated are all busy, so we need to let them know early. Remy.”

“Yes, senior. I’ll divide up the list and contact you.”

Senior Hester, who had first spoken to me, seemed to be the club president. As soon as he opened his mouth, a proper agenda finally came up after 30 minutes of entering the East. It was about preparing for a party, but Remi, who seemed to be the youngest, answered right away, and everyone quickly became serious.

“What should we do for the order of the meal? Taylor, wouldn’t it be a good idea for you to present our business plan this time? There will be a lot of seniors there, so we might be able to get some investment.”

Senior Hester then turned to Taylor, who was sitting next to Chase. Taylor, who had always teased me by calling me a rice cooker, seemed to be a cheerful and refreshing person, but he seemed to be intimidated by the offer of a seat, and furrowed his eyebrows as he responded

“Well, the item is still poor. Development is a bit slow…”

Then Chase, who had been teasing me by touching my front paw, suddenly intervened.

“When will that item stop being bad?”

“This kid. Hey, what do you know that you’re training me?”

“That’s because it seems like it’s just developing forever.”

“Do you think that artificial intelligence robots can appear overnight?”

“Did you know that the items developed by the engineering club have already been commercialized?”