Chapter 94

Gū-sama, having finished sniffing me, turned her emerald eyes towards Keith.

"Gū-sama, what's wrong? Is something bothering you about Keith?"

"Gurū..."

*It's not that I'm concerned or anything.*

As if to answer, Gū-sama turned her face away from Keith.

It seemed like she was trying to show that she wasn't interested...

But her body was being honest.

Her silver ears twitched and were directed towards Keith.

"Hmm, do I get the feeling that I'm disliked?"

"Maybe Keith's spear is scary?"

"I don't think so. She seems indifferent to other knights, right?"

"Indeed..."

It's a mystery.

When we first met, there was no special reaction...

But sometimes, Gū-sama gives off a strange sense of intimidation towards Keith.

As Keith and I tilted our heads in confusion, a fluffy white dog came over.

It was Sana, Edgar's companion, a dog that resembled a Samoyed.

Wagging her tail, she ran up to us.

"Woof!!"

Sana is always so cute.

Her upturned mouth looks like she's smiling.

With her cotton-candy-like white body, she walked around me.

Her black eyes sparkled with expectation as she looked up at me.

"Welcome. I'm glad to see you today."

"Kūū~"

I pet Sana's head with my palm.

I massaged the top of her head, between her ears.

Sana's black snout stretched sideways.

This is her habit when she's feeling good or happy.

"Hello, Lady Letizia. And you too, Keith, thank you for your hard work."

"Hey, Edgar, you're doing a great job taking care of the wolves."

Edgar, who is usually awkward around humans, seemed to be fine with Keith, a fellow male beastkin.

Influenced by Keith's lack of hesitation, they seemed to be getting along well.

"Oh, Gū-sama is here today too. You were here, as expected?"

"...As expected?"

"On the way here with the wolves, I was overtaken by Gū-sama. She moved swiftly, like the wind, heading this way."

"Gū-sama, did you come here so quickly? Could it be that you wanted to see me early?"

"..."

I asked, but Gū-sama remained silent.

She turned her face away, stubbornly refusing to look at me.

Thinking that Gū-sama is a mysterious wolf, I started playing with the other wolves that had arrived.

I pet each one, touching their favorite spots.

"Kyuū..."

I petted the side of their bodies a bit roughly.

The wolf wriggled and fell onto the grass, lying on its back.

With its belly exposed, it stared at me intently.

"Good boy, good boy~"

"Woof!!"

I rubbed the wolf's belly.

Soft, gentle strokes.

The fur on its belly was softer and lighter in color, tickling my hand.

The wolf, even in its summer coat, had a considerable amount of fur.

I petted it along the direction of the fur, and sometimes against it.

After thoroughly petting it, the wolf was in bliss.

It closed its eyes and rubbed against me.

Exposing the belly is a sign of trust.

Seeing the affectionate wolf, I felt a surge of fondness.

As I enjoyed the moment with the wolves,

"Gū-sama, what are you doing?"

I heard Keith's voice.

"Flowers...?"

Red, purple, white, yellow, and pink.

The early summer meadow was filled with many wildflowers.

Gū-sama was staring intently at the colorful wildflowers.

"Gū-sama, do you like flowers?"

As I approached and spoke, Gū-sama looked at me.

"..."

I felt a bit nervous.

Her emerald eyes were beautiful, sharp, and gentle.

I was reminded of the king, whose eyes were the same color, and the resemblance was almost overwhelming.

Unable to look away, Gū-sama's eyes narrowed.

She exhaled and seemed to smile, almost like a human.

"...Gū-sama?"

"Gūū..."

Gū-sama nodded.

She looked back and forth between me and the wildflowers, as if confirming something.

Gū-sama, who seemed unusually enthusiastic, might be...

"Do you want to eat these flowers and have me cook them for you...?"

"Gau!!"

*How rude!!*

As if to say that,

*To think of cooking when faced with flowers, you really are more interested in food than romance...*

She showed a look of exasperation.

...Is Gū-sama, who has been looking at the flowers all this time, a wolf with a maiden's heart?

"...Well, if that's the case... Gū-sama, please wait a moment."

I crouched down and stuck my hand into the grass.

I quickly gathered wildflowers and started weaving them together.

"Done!!"

"Gū?"

It was a flower crown.

With white wildflowers as the main focus, I managed to weave a slightly lopsided circle.

When I placed it on Gū-sama's head, it fit perfectly.

"How does it look, Gū-sama? Do you like it? With the crown, you look like a wolf king."

"Gū..."

*In a way, it suits me, but I didn't actually want a flower crown...*

Gū-sama, showing a complex expression almost like a human, was surrounded by the wolves.

The wolves, looking at the flower crown, started wagging their tails and looking up at me.

"...Do you want me to make flower crowns for you too?"

"Woof!!" "Gau!!"

One after another, the wolves, with sparkling eyes, barked at me.

I ended up making a flower crown for each one.

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"Flower crown, huh..."

Glenreid, having returned to his human form, placed the flower crown on his desk.

Letizia had given it to him as a souvenir, and he couldn't bring himself to refuse, so he brought it back to his room.

(As a king, I am used to wearing a crown...)

The simple, modest, and light flower crown.

If I were in my wolf form, wearing the flower crown to make Letizia happy wouldn't be bad, he thought.

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