chapter 22
22 – Puppy
I wondered if it was okay to do this because I got permission so easily, but
Stella told me not to worry and she stroked my hair.
The people who were sitting there were not the ones who said it twice or made excuses.
It means you are 100% guaranteed.
“The cardinals have taken care of me since I was little.”
“Come to think of it, did you mention the squirrel earlier?”
If I’m not mistaken, it sounds like you were just kidding about picking up a live squirrel and raising it.
Just imagining it in my head is so cute it makes my heart explode…
The cardinal who put up with it and opposed it is a really great person.
“Uh…I was talking about when I was little…The mountain squirrel was so cute.”
Yes.
What cute people want to raise cute animals
In a way, it may be natural.
Just looking at this ‘holy water’ yawning in my arms
Because it’s so cute that I automatically thought I’d like to take care of it.
By the way, she’s now my daughter, and she’s a bit too much to call ‘Holy Beast’, right?
Until I live with Stella, I will raise her in a dormitory.
Because I’ll spend time with the other priests.
I need to name one.
“Do you have any good names, Stella?”
“I’d rather have it built by the West than me.”
“I’m sure…”
After all, I am the owner of the holy water.
No matter how much Stella came up with a good name, it would be best for me to name it.
“Go…”
Notably, there were no black dots, but
Isn’t the name Baduk originally a cute name?
I think it would be the perfect name for a puppy.
By the way, looking at Stella’s expression, she had a subtle expression close to a bitter smile.
It seems he doesn’t like it very much.
“Ki-ing…”
“…… Is too old-fashioned, pass it!”
Not only that, but the child’s expression distorted in an instant.
I heard that it was an animal that King Jin used to raise, but it must be smart enough to understand human speech.
“Then… How about the ferry?”
Perry means wait in Greek.
Isn’t it a name that really suits ‘Sung-soo’, a loyal dog who has been waiting for his master for 3,000 years?
“Oh, compared to before, I came up with a really good name.”
She clapped softly, saying that Stella wasn’t bad.
Was the name Baduk that bad?
She is about to come a little heartbroken.
“Bung!”
“Seong-soo… No, Perry seems to like it too.”
I heard Stella’s words and checked the dog’s face.
Her tongue was sticking out and she was laughing.
“You like it? Then your name is Perry from today.”
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“I’ll tell you before I go into the dormitory, I will never build inside.”
“Bruising.”
“And, don’t poop anywhere.”
“Kikkiingkiing…”
She said that she didn’t poop, and Perry burst into tears in an instant.
This isn’t a puppy, it’s a spirit that looks like a puppy.
I can eat food, but I don’t eat it, and I don’t poop.
In addition, it does not shed hair and does not sleep, so it has perfect conditions as a guardian dog.
“Of course, it’s a flaw that he doesn’t grow up and looks like a baby.”
“Ki-ing?”
If you put it down on the floor without holding it in your arms, you won’t be able to see it.
It is a small dog that makes you wonder if it is stepped on by mistake.
If you’re not leaving it loose in your room, it would be right to keep it with you at all times.
Stella said so too.
“Then let’s go in…”
I opened the door and went in and filled out the entry list.
In case I didn’t make this list, even if she hadn’t been outside for a day and had been in the dorms.
You get kicked out after roll call.
This is to manage priests living in the dormitory more systematically.
They say it’s for fairness…
It’s just annoying to write every time.
I wonder if my body got tired after many acts of affection.
As I walked down the hallway yawning loudly, the lounge and kitchen on the first floor were noisy.
Because the dormitory’s roll call time is approaching
Since most priests were all in the dormitory, I felt more popular than usual.
I came into the break room with Perry in my arms.
Many priests were spending time hugging cats, owls, and puppies.
Looking at it now, more than half of the classmates are holding animals.
I heard that an animal-related community is active in the break room at this time, but it’s true.
“Hey, Alvin! This way, this way!”
“Dave?”
Why is Dave here because he doesn’t even have animals?
Similarly, several male classmates were passing the time with Dave, drinking wine or something.
“Huh? Did you adopt that puppy?”
“Uh…Yeah…I went to the village with the saintess earlier.”
I decided to keep it a secret for now.
Even so, it’s not a big secret.
I wonder why the holy water follows me?
This is because, no matter how much she is the saintess’s husband, she does not have the confidence to argue against the question of whether or not it is okay to raise the saintess personally.
“Wow… You picked a great puppy.”
“Well, a small dog is easier to get along with than a big one.”
“That’s right, I’d like to raise something like an owl or a basilisk.”
I understand because owls are the kind that are raised a lot.
What is a basilisk…
I don’t think he’s a guy you’d want to keep as a pet.
“By the way, why are you guys here, Dave?”
“Didn’t you hear? Senior said, if you don’t make fun of the dormitory dropout, the week won’t end.”
It’s not some kind of gag concert…
Dormitory dropout refers to priests who cannot enter the dormitory because they return late from drinking or playing in the village every Sabbath.
Even in the village, if the roll call time of the priestly dormitory has elapsed, they do not rent rooms to the priestly priests.
So I had no choice but to sleep in a tent in front of the dormitory
I had to sleep trembling with nothing
Watching that scene, the culture of not being late for entering the dormitory was distorted and turned into a variety show.
“In this weather…? It must be cold…”
“Hey, it’s all the karma of those who are late.”
“Alvin, be careful not to be late either. I won’t let you into the dormitory even if you’re a saint.”
That’s not going to happen, but if I come home late, I can go to the secret room.
If that’s not the case, I’ll go ask Stella to put her to bed.
“Alvin.”
“Huh?”
At the side of me, someone pulled my sleeve, and when someone said it, it was Etheria, the youngest of our classmates.
She is still a girl who takes great pride in being a priest when she is only 16 years old and has escaped from the arms of her parents.
According to her, she was the princess of a small country.
“What’s the dog’s name?”
The place where her eyes were directed was the ‘Holy Water’ ferry.
For some reason, something like light came out of Etheria’s eyes.
I must have wanted to hug Perry after seeing him calmly in my arms.
“Hey? I named him Perry earlier.”
“Perry? I don’t know what that means, but that sounds like a good name for Alvin.”
“Kuhmm…”
When I was receiving preliminary priestly training, I once went into an animal cage in the church headquarters building.
There, I gave a name to a chicken in my own words.
Etheria, who was next to her, laughed.
I did something, and she said that she has a skill that allows her to peek into the hearts and thoughts of some people who are on the same wavelength.
Because of this skill, it seems that small countries fell into distrust of humans and applied for priests.
Anyway, I cleared my throat and handed the ferry in my arms.
Perry will never let anyone touch him first,
He’s a strange guy who stays still if I allow him to touch me.
Even in the case of Stella, I have to give permission to touch it.
I pursed my lips.
“Can I touch it?”
I nodded appropriately and held the ferry in my arms with both hands.
And pushed it forward just enough to stroke it.
Because I still hated being held by anyone other than me.
“It’s still a baby, just pet it slowly.”
“Okay.”
Teria gulped her saliva and stroked her Perry’s head.
As expected, Perry looked very displeased and didn’t like it.
Gently getting her hair stroked.
I show polar opposite reactions to what I do and what other people do.
I have nothing to say either.
“What is this! Is this Alvin’s puppy?”
“So cute…Do you want me to raise a puppy…?”
“You only have three owls, they’re full. Don’t bring any more.”
“Ehh! Let me raise just one more, sir!”
As Etheria stroked Perry’s hair, her other female classmates, senior priests and priests came
She’s trying to get me to touch Perry.
No matter how much it is a puppy, it is better not to stroke her head first
As expected, priests and priests had basic education.
Is it because everyone raises animals?
I am amazed.