CH 324

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The Beastkin Had An Iron Rule “Why not Leo or Sherry?” “While Leo and Sherry do not complain…it is not clear how they feel. Besides, I think they assume that the fur would be quite different.” “Ah, I suppose that is true.” At this point, most of them would have been able to pet Leo and Sherry. However, beastkin were quite different, and so they probably wanted to feel their fur. Humans really were such annoying creatures… Well, maybe I was thinking about it too much. “Yes. Liza is a beastkin, but she is not much different from a human as well. And unlike Leo, she may not like it. Besides, beastkin have a rule…” “A rule?” What was that? It sounded quite ominous. “As for that, it is something that you should be aware of, Mr. Takumi.” The beastkin rule. They made it sound like it was very important. And as long as I was going to take care of Liza, I should know about such things. Just as Ms. Claire was about to explain, she saw a flash in Sebstian’s eyes, and so she sighed and gave the honor to him. It really was his reason to live. Still, he put on a serious face, though, his eyes were still smiling. “The rules of the beastkin. This is something known to any who had reached a certain level of education.” “A certain level?” “Yes. Nobles and those close to them.” In other words, if Mr. Ekenhart and Ms. Claire knew, then so did Sebastian and the servants. “It is not some great secret, and so I’m sure there are some townsfolk who know… But not many. This rule of the beastkin has the same effect as the laws in their country, and any who break it here will be punished.” “I see…” “That being said, it is generally not about doing things to others, but about governing your own actions. For instance, just because someone gives you food, it doesn’t mean you should follow them.” So it was like a form of discipline? The beastkin country would be full of children like Liza, who would wag their tails when given a treat. Though, it seemed rather rude to think of such things… “There are not that many rules, but I will explain them to you later. Right now, we are talking about Liza. And as long as she lives here normally, none of the rules are likely to be broken. So you need not worry.” “I see.” I was able to relax after hearing that. “Ears and tails are very important to the beastkin, and so they do not care to have others touch them casually. Only those who are close to them are able to…” “Indeed. So you are not sure if the servants would be included in that?” “Yes. It is likely that only family and relatives are considered to be close enough…” “That makes sense… But it is rather vague. Still, it would be easy enough to just ask her who she feels close to.” Well, it was strangely vague for something that was supposed to be a rule. Apparently, it had the same effect as the law, so I was expecting something more strict. Perhaps all of the rules in the beastkin country were vague like this. Which seemed quite appropriate, for beastkin. They looked like they would be more easy-going compared to humans. “And so we wanted to ask you, since you are the closest to Liza right now…” “Well…she does call me papa.” “Yes. And so there is no doubt that you are close.” I chuckled at Ms. Claire’s words. Because of this rule, they wanted me to find out who she considered to be familiar enough to touch her ears and tail. “As it is possible that it would be breaking the rules, we have told the servants to avoid it. And so they wanted you to ask her. If it is not possible, then they will give up.” “I see. If Liza doesn’t like it, then it would be best for them to not do that. But…” “Is there something wrong?” “Well, she was raised in the slums of Ractos… So I don’t know if she would know anything about these rules.” “Ah, that is true…” “Hmm, indeed. It is not as if the beastkin know it from the moment they are born… It is not instinct…” “Yes. I don’t know much about the grandfather who raised her, but it seems like he was a human. Who knows if he was aware of the rules, and told her?” Since he was living in the slums, he must have been human. If he was a beastkin as well, then he would have been persecuted too. But since he was able to stop it, he had to be human. I wished that I could have talked to him.

CH 324

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