CH 44

The maids with quick hands began to dress Terrun. 

Eating, sleeping, hanging out, and training with Ysildus all day. That was all that Terrun does, but Terrun now had a dress hung over his body, which was steadily gaining muscles as one of the wolf’s bloodlines. <i>Fortunately, he wasn’t fully grown yet, so the dress wasn’t a bad fit to him, but…. </i>

Alexa stared blankly at Terrun with a face that forgot what to say. 

“Since you’re doing it, we should do it properly, right? Sir Terrun, what should we do with your hair?” 

“Make it beautiful,” Terrun replied bitterly. 

Just like that, a toilette for Terrun was opened out of nowhere. The maids were hard working on beautifying Terrun. 

It was already lunch when they finished decorating Terrun. In the end, Terrun went to dinner with Alexa just as the way she looks. 

“Are you really alright with it, Terrun?” 

“Yes! I will also be a girl now.” 

Alexa thought carefully. This is foolish enough. I knew that wolves were slow to mature, but… this must have been the extreme stat distribution. 

Alexa bravely walked along Terrun. In any case, he said he was fine with it. 

Seeing Terrun and Alexa, the Grand Duke clapped his hands. 

“Terrun, you became a daughter before I knew it.” 

“Yes, Your Excellency. I am a daughter from now on.” 

“Then we should change your name first and foremost. Let’s change your name of Terrun, the son born in Thersion.” 

What is it again that you’re taking it too seriously? 

While Alexa’s complexion paled, Violeta said casually, “How about Tersia? Tersia.”

“It sounds good. Tersia.” 

What do you mean it sounds good!!! 

Alexa couldn’t handle this odd and strange family. She raised her hand before they could really change Terrun’s name in the family register. This is the best time to loudly and clearly express her opinion in the middle of these giant wolves. 

“I’m hungry! Why don’t we start eating quickly?” 

The Grand Duke narrowed his eyes and looked at Alexa. It was very impertinent of her to interrupt this little enjoyment of them. But that feeling disappeared when he looked Alexa up and down. 

“You need to eat something. You can’t even walk around like that.” 

Yes, I am a piece of paper that can’t even walk. Alexan mumbled inwardly and nodded along. Alexa may have come inside this novel and changed a lot of things, but she didn’t want to change even Terrun’s gender! 

“Let’s start eating.”

The meal started after the Grand Duke’s words. Alexa was relieved at that. Fortunately, Terrun doesn’t seem to really become Tersia. 

Are wolves supposed to be like this? They weren’t like this inside the novel though. 

Alexa began to eat with a long face. Although she didn’t eat much as usual because of the number of sweets the Grand Duchess fed her this morning. And it led to the wolves to worry. 

“You didn’t eat much.” 

“Are you eating like a bird?” 

“Don’t tell me, Alexa, you’re on a diet?” 

“Alexa doesn’t normally eat much…. Are you sick?” 

“No!” Alexa waved her hands.

“It’s because I ate desserts earlier.” 

“What do you mean ate…. You just tasted it.” The Grand Duchess sighed with frustration. 

Compared to Terrun and Ysildus, who were eating as if they were going to eat their plates as well, Alexa sat on the side and couldn’t eat as much as them. 

“Arf! Arf! Krrrrr!” 

Ysildus, who was threatening Theron to give him something to eat, got his head caught by Terrun. 

“Arf!”

The breakfast ended with Ysildus jumping up and biting Terrun’s finger. 

The Grand Duchess called in a doctor to look at Alexa, who was only released after repeatedly saying that she had no problems. 

‘Haa, I feel tired.’ 

I just ate lunch and I’m exhausted. Alexa trudged into the sunroom and sat down on the sofa. Beside her, Terrun sat modestly. 

“…Don’t you feel uncomfortable?”  

“No, except for the hole in the bottom.” 

“Would you like to change into comfortable clothes?” 

“No! I am Tersia.” 

Ah, I really can’t stand the wolves in this house…. 

Of course…. 

“Krrrr!”

You too, Ysildus!

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Alexa, Ysildus, and Terrun went for a walk. Terrun walked with a parasol similar to Alexa, straightening his back like an esteemed Young Lady of the house. His lips were sticking out as if he was uncomfortable. Alexa pretended not to know him. 

The servants of the castle watched this rare scene with curious faces. But they didn’t seem to be thinking or trying to stop them. Alexa shook her head. 

They were headed to the garden today. Sweet potatoes and other crops were planted in the small garden. It was Alexa, Terrun, and Ysildus that tended to it during summer. Though all Ysildus did was to disturb them and turn the garden upside down. He often uprooted the crops they had planted. 

In any case, it was Alexa’s dream to grow such a garden. The people of the Grand Duchy said, ‘The children can do anything they want!’ so Alexa can do everything she wants. That’s why she cultivated a small garden, and these days, it was time to harvest the sweet potatoes in the autumn. 

The sweet potatoes planted by Alexa and Terrun have yet to grow, so their harvest time had been delayed a little per the gardener’s advice. 

Ysildus ran to the garden. Running between the crops, he bit the sweet potato stem with his mouth. He gently pulled on it but spit it out as it didn’t taste good. Ysildus, who had run far away, seemed to like the smell of soil so he laid down on it. He then rubbed his whole body against the soil. 

“Today is the day you have to bathe anyway. Have fun, Ysu.” 

“Arf!” 

Perhaps he understood her words, Ysildus barked and jumped up. He then shook his whole body and ran to another place. 

“Arf! ! Krrr!”

Ysildus jumped excitedly chasing after dragonflies. The gardener said that the sweet potatoes could be harvested by the end of the week. 

“Terrun, the sweet potatoes we grew will taste even more delicious, right?” 

“Mm, it will be.” Terrun nodded. 

And Ysildus replied too, whether he knew or not what they are talking about, “Arf!”

Alexa shook her head as she thought of him sneaking up to the pantry and digging up sweet potatoes. 

“I know you like sweet potatoes! You idiot!” 

Ysildus ran up to Alexa and clung to her dress as if saying, ‘What is it that’s good?’ Two round marks were left on her dress. 

‘That’s why I don’t need expensive dresses like this.’ 

Though it didn’t seem like a drop of blood would come out if she tried to stab the Grand Duchess. 

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Selina watched Alexa, Terrun, and Ysildus from behind. The Head Maid sent Selina to attend to Alexa. Selina gritted her teeth. 

‘You liar.’

She said she would definitely help, but Alexa still wears all the good things, and Selina is still a maid who was shunned by everyone. 

Selina glared at Alexa and then turned her head away. It’s alright – it will all be hers soon! Selina was looking for an opportunity now. A chance to have no one around Alexa! 

Alexa is small and weak. So Selina, who had to remove only Terrun beside her, smiled somewhat fishy. Then everything will be hers – everything! 

And before long, an opportunity like that came to Selina. 

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“Teacher!”

It was Karrolf whom she hadn’t seen in a long time. Karrolf’s visit today was to teach Alexa, but it was also to treat the wolves that had come back from the battlefield. 

It was too much for the doctor to see all the wolves alone. Karrolf had been exhausted all morning because he had been treating wolves who were out of their senses. If one is sick, they will receive medical treatment first, but no one is fine as they were all affected by the Grand Duke’s pheromones and rolled around like a beast. 

Smiling brightly like a flower in such a situation, Alexa became a ray of light. Karrolf smiled at Alexa.  

“Alexa! How have you been?”

“I am fine, teacher? How about you?” 

“I am also very well!” 

Alexa can just talk to him. Mingling in the middle of the dirty knights, he was looking at Alexa, like a little cotton flower. Of course, she came with someone. 

“Krrr–” A bandit who walks around the knights’ quarters baring his fangs, 

“…Alexa, I’m hungry.” And an idiot who lives all day talking about being hungry. 

Karrolf looked at the two wolves alternately and ignored them. The knights played with Ysildus with their fists. He can only sigh when he saw Ysildus laughing at his bloody scratches on them made with his teeth.