5.I"ll eat you whole...

Life still goes on...

On one sunny day, Daniel and I, getting beaten up as usual....

"Beast!!! Let the child go!!!"

A loud voice and the blinding light scare the shit out of us...

As we look back where the voice come, a boy or maybe a young man jumps down from the branch of a tree..

"Veronica jumped down like this when we first met.."

I wispered to Daniel..

"Why is your focus wrong again? Shouldn't our concern be, why didn't we notice him?"

"Kid! Come here...These beasts won't dare to eat you with me here."

Our three pairs of eyes focused on this young man again. Maybe he didn't see the situation clearly in a hurry...What do we call this? Umm..the courage is commendable...

"Kid!hurry up...I'll protect you."

"Hey brother, don't shout again. We're just playing. Thank you for your concern but I'm fine. Go busy with your own job.This is our territory. You should go out. "

I waved at him and we are ready for another round. He trespassed Veronica's territory but we can turn a blind eye because of his kind act.

"Why don't you come with me? Are you a lost child or kidnapped? I can help you find your parents or relatives."

"No thanks...My parents and relatives are in heaven. I don't need your help. Good bye brother.."

I'm telling him the truth. But his expressions after my words are unbearable. He looks totally heartbroken for my misfortunes.

"Hey...what's with this look?"

I'm really uncomfortable with his compassionate look.

"It's okay kid. You don't need to reject the human society and stay with beasts because of this. I can adopt you if you want. Come with me."

I didn't look at him carefully since he appeared but I took a good look at him now. He's around 17/18 years old,with golden hair and green eyes. He have a very handsome face and gentle temperament.

The clear naivety in his eyes was so thick that one could tell at a glance that he hasn't seen the world much.

It's not about judging by the face but by the temperament. This man has the temperament of someone who has never experienced the beating of society. In fact, I'm not the experienced one either.

I wonder.... is it just him or are all the human in this magic world so good looking? He is tall and fit ...but not burly. I don't think he has muscles with this lean body type of his.

Is this the legendary gentle scum?

"Look brother...first..I don't need you.Second,please stop calling beasts to my friends. You are the only stranger here,you know?"

"Ah..I'm sorry. So you're playing with be..friends. Hello...I'm Evan Light Lewis. Since I'm here, I'll be your friend too."

"Hello..I'm Gloria. This beautiful silver maiden is Veronica and the grey one is Daniel. But brother you should leave.Veronica dislikes stranger entering her territory."

"Is that so? I'm really sorry to disturb you.Then,I'm leaving. See you tomorrow. "

"What?"

He left without looking back. What do you mean see you tomorrow, brother? You meant you would come back again?

" Veronica... I still don't know how he didn't alarm us when he was this close."

" He is a mage. To be exact, he is a light mage. The high level one at that....If we fight, it'll be a bitter victory. "

" For us or for him?"

" For him..We can't win with just two of us.We need the pack to beat him."

"Why not three? I can fight too."

Daniel gave me the look of "Are you stupid?". Don't ask me how I developed the ability to read the eyes of this wolf,because this bastard actually said it out loud.

"Are you stupid? I was beaten up by Veronica not because I'm weak. I just don't want to hurt her even a little. We're not in the same league,okay? You're the real weakling...while I'm the fake weakling."

" No, you're not. You're masochist."

Mama....the legendary masochist is in front of me. Not the paper man I had in my imagination...

Damn it, do you look down on me so much? Don't even bring me along when you're fighting.I'm so insulted.

I'm jealous. He's only about seventeen but can beat that two devils. As for me the century old tree, forget it...

Starting today, I don't dare to transform into tree form until this man is gone. With a stranger around us,human form is more suitable for me.

I woke up early today.

I yawned and roll around on my fluffy bed,also known as Veronica.

Well,we sleep together when I'm in human form. I was thinking about my future plans. I've been living with the wolves since I arrived in this world.

I know nothing about human civilization. What is the level of technical development of humans? How is the government system? The world with magic won't be so backward in living conditions.

Although living with Veronica is good,I can't forget my mission. My goal is to build a prosperous kingdom to get merits. But hey... I can still put this matter behind. I'm still an immature sapling and can't bear fruits now.

After settling my own doubts,I got up and walked toward the stream. And I saw the naive young man sitting by the streamside. The morning sunlight shine on his hair, making his golden hair look like molten gold.

" Good morning, kid.."

He waved at me with a smile. What a sunny young man he is.....

But I'm immuned to his beauty attack as I grown up with a bunch of kingdom destroying beauties and world destroying beauties. I believed I'm the world destroying beauty embryo.

No....I can't go out before I can protect myself. My beauty will bring countless disasters for me. I need to breed at least a thousand warriors to protect me even if I'm living in this forest.

I was in a trance thinking about potential dangers when he came over and picked me up.

" What are you daydreaming? You also think big brother is so handsome,right?"

"It's okay if you want to decieve yourself."

He laughed happily..

He carried me to the streamside and sat down without putting me down. I thought he didn't have muscles but his body is actually sturdy.

" Here...I'm worried that you can't eat cooked food with the help of your friends. I bring you breakfast."

He opened the lunch box in front of me. To my horror..... there are vegetables.

"Brother...I'm carnivore. "

" It's a bad habit into which you've fallen. Your friends are very good for protecting you. But they can't teach you how to live properly as a human. Come with me... I'll teach you what I can. You can visit or come back when you're done learning. The forest is not a suitable place for a child to live. "

I looked around worriedly. His words are good for me but can hurt Veronica's heart.

Humph...it didn't..

She heard but didn't care...

What a big heart she has...

She didn't even join us to avoid a one sided waste of her free time..

I rejected the vegetables he spoon fed physically and verbally. However,his patient coaxings make me gave up my resistance. I ate soft but not hard. The warm vegetables and meat stew entered my stomach.

" You feed me all the stew. Have you eaten brother?"

"I have. I cooked this specially for you."

" What did you eat?"

" Sandwich, we don't have much time to cook. We're searching for something... so we're in a hurry."

Omg, I thought this place is a safe heaven. How come this place become the backyard of humans???

"But I see that you're so free.."

" I'm the leader. So I can slack off...

Haha..I'm kidding. It's because I scanned this place roughly but didn't find it. I let the team search thoroughly again. "

He left after feeding me.

I run to Veronica to ask for the guilt. We get along days and nights....how come she felt nothing when this naive guy tried to snatch me again and again from her. But the answer I got was....

"He is right.You can't live with us forever.You should learn many things but we can't teach you. Our love shouldn't hinder you."

" I knew it....I love you Veronica.. "

She's not good in talking but I can feel her love. Thank you for your love..Mama. I called her in my heart. I'm alone in this world. However,I haven't suffered with her protection.

Sure,I got beaten up in her training sessions. Isn't it how wolves cultivate their cubs?Only tough love can make strong cubs..

She is the mother figure for me.

"I'll learn.But not now...I'm not strong enough to come and go unhindered in the human civilization. "

"You're right.Humans are sinister. Don't go out without sufficient strength. "

We reached consensus like this.

The next day,that naive guy comes again with the breakfast box.

" Brother... have you found it?"

"Not yet.. Come,eat this broccoli. Don't pick and choose."

"Are you addicted to your fatherly role,brother? You can have a child yourself if you want the feeling of being a father. We just met two days ago but you treated me like I'm your own child."

I really don't understand why it is so easy for me to get the care from him. I don't know it is genuine love or not. I don't feel the ill will from him anyway.

"I don't know why I like you that much. You're so cute like a doll. Or maybe because you give me very comfortable feeling. I naturally feel close to you."

So...you means my charm is max out???

" Kid! What did you do to me? Are you a witch? Why did I want to give all the good things to you?What kind of spells or curses you put me under?"

He said with a serious face.

I rolled my eyes for the first time.

A great actor after Daniel...

"I heard you're light mage from Veronica. Are light mages vulnerable to the curses?"

"Well, I guess you're a little fairy who can harvest love and kindness from all living being."

"Not a fairy...I'm a goddess."

"Yes yes...you're right."

I know he doesn't take my words into the heart.

He visited me regularly after that.

The two wolves turned a blind eyes to his trespassing of the territory.

However, they don't leave us alone. One of them is always on guard,fearing I'll be kidnapped by this human.

They wanted me to go with him at first but after I told them I'm too weak to survive in the human territory, they started to guard me from him. Brother Evan was puzzled about their behavior.

Ahem....I started calling him brother Evan after a week of his fatherly care.

The happy times didn't last long.

He came to ask me to follow him after a month of getting along.

"I've to leave.Kid,come with me. I'll adopt you as my sister. I may not look like it,but your brother is tall,rich and powerful man."

"Brother Evan,is it difficult to get into the forest for you?Or are you too busy?"

"Not difficult. And what am I busy with?I'm a second son.I don't need to inherit the family business. We can roll around the continent after reporting this mission. "

A month of hard work can't find this thing.....I'm curious about his mission suddenly..

"Brother Evan,what are you searching for? If I've seen it,I can help you."

"We're searching for a tree. To tell you exactly, it's a luminous tree. Here..take a look."

I've a very bad feeling.He take out a roll of magic paper from his chest and show me.

Oh shit!!!!

It's me.

"Why? Why did you search for this tree?"

I tried to control myself but my palms are wet with sweat.

"It's a secrect.But you're my sister,I can tell you. I've a cousin suffering from bloodline conflict. They came into this forest to search for purifying grass.Before they find this grass, they found this jade tree. They want to dug out the tree to replant but this tree disappear overnight."

"The real reason we search for this tree is my cousin broke a branch from this tree.... and he ate it in his sleep. When he woke up, the bloodline conflict is gone without the purifying grass.His bloodline is even upgraded."

So....that's why!!!

I remember you, the bastard with red and green. You ate a piece of me but I'll eat you whole!!!!!

I've no feeling for you after forgiving you ..

If I insisted that I've a feeling for you now,it'll be a deadly feud.....of eating my flesh!!!!!