
Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 31: Cat and Dog ⑧
I managed to catch up to Juicy as she ran.
“Juicy-san. Juicy-san. Juicy-san. Ugh, Juicy!”
I accidentally dropped the honorific while calling her—and she dove straight into me.
She tackled me with ease. Total déjà vu.
“Woof woof. Whine. Woof-sama… I, I… I can’t hold it in anymore!”
“H-Hold what in!?”
Wait, what are you saying all of a sudden!?
Her face is so close! She’s cute and pretty, but she’s flushed and panting from the run, clearly excited.
She looks so… seductive. No, wait—not the point! Her posture is the issue!
She’s leaning over me on all fours, pinning me down.
Like a dog. No—she is a dog. Well, not a dog—a wolf-girl.
But this is not a pose a thirteen-year-old girl should be making!
This is bad—what if Pakira-san sees this—wait, she hasn’t noticed. Good.
No, not good! That expression—no thirteen-year-old girl should be making that face.
That’s the face of a woman.
“Um, um, woof. Wof-sama… can I… can I become one?”
“B-Become what…?”
Juicy’s eyes, which usually sparkle like stars, now shimmer with a mysterious, bewitching gleam.
That’s definitely not how a 13-year-old should be looking at someone. That’s a woman’s gaze.
“Um, um, whine. Woof woof. Wof-sama… I… woof woof… I want to become a 【Fenrir】.”
“Absolutely not!!”
“Yelp!?”
I grabbed Juicy by the shoulders and sprang upright in a rush.
“Juicy-san, that is absolutely not allowed.”
This is terrifying. Who knows what this dog will do when she gets excited?
“Um…”
“Juicy. No. Absolutely not. Got it? That’s the one thing you can’t do.”
I looked her straight in the eyes and spoke a little more firmly than usual.
My voice naturally dropped in tone.
“Um, um, okay. I understand. I’m sorry. I was just so happy and excited, I lost myself. Woof woof. Wof-sama, I apologize.”
Juicy shrank down apologetically after I scolded her a bit.
Looks like she calmed down.
Still, losing herself like that… That’s scary. Way too scary.
I need to be extra cautious around her.
The pseudo-divine relic 【Fenrir】 is definitely a top-secret asset of the House of Tasan.
If I slip up, my head could literally roll.
“Alright, let’s head back.”
“Um, woof. Y-Yes. Um, will the Monoceros be alright?”
“Huh?”
That’s when I noticed it—several Monoceros had collapsed around us.
Barely breathing—most of the herd was completely worn out.
“…I think they’ll be okay.”
They’re still breathing, so they’ll probably recover. Still, I feel kind of bad.
Even if they’re dungeon monsters, we stirred up their herd for our own reasons.
And that parent-child pair… Monsters can be parent and child?
On our way back to Pakira-san, I told Juicy about the things that had gone well.
When we reunited, she showed concern for the limp Dagaa, so I explained.
As I did, Dagaa suddenly leapt from Pakira-san’s chest and transformed mid-air into a knife.
He stabbed into the grass nearby, and I picked him up and put him away on my belt.
For some reason, we all found that really funny and started laughing.
Then we took a break. There was a log nearby, so we sat on it to rest.
I was hungry, so I pulled out some jerky from my pouch.
The other two had brought portable food as well.
Pakira-san had hardtack and some paste. Juicy had the same jerky as me.
Then both of them stared at my jerky.
Since I had plenty, I cut some up with my knife and handed it out.
“This jerky’s delicious.”
“Um, um, woof. Wof-sama, it’s too good! I want more!”
“Don’t you know what restraint is?”
“Um, woof. But Pakira-san, you’re not eating yours. It’s so tasty, so tasty! Woof woof! Please give me Pakira-san’s portion too!”
“What!? I never said I didn’t want it!”
“Grrrrrrrrrrr!!”
“Meeeeooowwwww!!”
“C-Calm down, you two. There’s still more!”
Did they really need to growl and hiss like that?
I’m glad I brought extra for Dagaa.
I gave the rest of the jerky to the two of them.
They licked and nibbled at it like actual dogs and cats, eating happily.
I ate Pakira-san’s hardtack and Juicy’s jerky.
This must be a kind of roasted bean biscuit. It has a simple salty flavor. I guess drying it makes it like this.
Now, this paste… it smells like blood. Wait—is this blood paste?
Ah, of course. Pakira-san loves blood sausage. Yep, this tastes like blood.
I quietly put the lid back on the paste and rinsed my mouth with some black soybean tea.
Now then, Juicy’s jerky—yeah, it’s good. Has a refined flavor.
Probably… this is high-end stuff. The color is beautiful and it glistens.
But… heh, mine tastes better. I feel like I won a little and it makes me happy.
The two of them were still nibbling, nibbling, and nibbling.
After the break, Pakira-san tried to put the two horns we collected into her pouch.
“Heavy.”
“S-So heavy.”
They were quite long and thick—naturally very heavy.
The two of us tried to lift them together, but it was impossible.
“What is with this weight?”
“This is just too much.”
“Um, um, shall I carry them?”
“Best not. It’s ridiculously heavy.”
“Ah! That’s right. Juicy-san, please handle it.”
“Um, um, woof. Yes! Wof-sama, leave it to me!”
She effortlessly picked up the two large horns. Pakira’s mouth dropped open in astonishment.
Following instructions, Juicy began putting them into Pakira’s pouch. Amazing.
It was surreal to watch those massive horns smoothly slide into the small red pouch that barely filled half their length.
They went in so easily—of course, it’s a legendary storage pouch.
They say it can hold as much as a whole inn room. So, about the size of a four-and-a-half tatami mat room?
This kind of item is common in otherworld stories, but it really is convenient. I definitely want one myself someday.
And so, we set off to find the next herd.
We fended off a three-eyed rabbit, fought a one-eyed deer, and let a two-eyed bat go.
Wait a minute—doesn’t a two-eyed bat just mean a normal bat?
After all that, we finally found the next herd.
This one had about 20 animals.
But shockingly, three of them had green light. There were no yellow lights this time.
It was too dangerous for Juicy to act as a decoy again, so we scrapped that plan.
After some consideration, Pakira ended up using Wind Edge to neatly sever the horns of two targets.
A perfect job. Watching through the Eye of Fortune, she was like a sniper.
Still, that ended quickly. Since the request was for four horns total, we let the remaining one go.
Once its horns were cut and the monoceros fell, the rest of the herd scattered.
Of course they ran. Who wouldn’t?
We exchanged awkward smiles at the sight.
“So that’s how it goes, huh?”
“…I see.”
“Umm, umm… that was really quick!”
“Yes, indeed.”
Well, that first time was an exception.
I never would’ve imagined a parent and child using a relic like that.
A parent and child, huh…
“Pakira-san, do dungeon monsters ever come in parent-child pairs?”
“That’s an odd question. I wouldn’t know, but I doubt such relationships exist.”
“I see…”
Still, I’m sure those two monoceros were parent and child. It’s been on my mind—I’ll have to ask the witch about it.
Juicy lifted the long, thick horns and put them into the pouch—two more down.
That made four monoceros horns in total.
“We’re done now.”
“That we are. Here, Wof. You dropped this.”
With that, Pakira handed me something wrapped in cloth.
I took it and unwrapped it—ah, it was the blade from my knife.
“Pakira-san, this is…”
“It’s a waste to just throw it away. You can always have a new handle made.”
“…Thank you.”
She went out of her way to pick it up.
Yeah, she’s right. If the blade’s intact, I can just get a new hilt made.
I’d been so consumed by anger that I couldn’t even think that clearly.
Pakira smiled a little shyly.
“It’s fine. Well then, both of you—shall we head back?”
“Yes.”
“Umm, umm… it felt both long and short, but I got to run a lot, and I’m really happy! I had so much fun!”
“I had fun too.”
“Indeed. Quite a different party from Torquetum, but enjoyable in its own way.”
“Wha—!”
Yeah, there were a few surprises, but the job was completed safely.
We made our way back to Hydrangea—to the Explorer’s Guild.