I Raised the Beast Well

Translator/editor: ruby

The Shinsu, in awe of the human, rubbed his nose against her chin like a child. He then continued in a whiney voice.

「Tell me I was cool. The coolest in the world.」

“Mhmm… You were cool…. Very cool…”

Ack. That tickles so much.

With Aymon’s rubbing, the thin chemise softly slid down. Soon, Belinda’s smooth, white shoulders were exposed.

Aymon’s breathing grew a little louder. He lightly pressed against her shoulder with his fangs as if he was stepping into the fresh white snow.

Struggling to resist the urge, he very lightly bit her shoulder before quickly pulling back.

“That hurt!”

Belinda lifted back her chemise and slapped him on the nose.

He wasn’t just a teething kitten… Aymon had been biting and licking all over her body lately, but maybe that wasn’t proper. It seemed like she needed to break his habit.

There was no way he would hurt her or eat her, but just in case. If he unintentionally failed to control his strength, she might bleed.

He said he got very excited when he saw blood, so if she didn’t want to be eaten, it would be best to nip it in the bud.

There was a red scratch on her smooth skin. Belinda rubbed the fine red line and pulled back.

「Did it hurt? I’m sorry, Breedee. I’m having a hard time holding it in nowadays.」

Aymon whispered, licking the wound.

Belinda shrugged as the tingling sensation spread through her.

Aymon slowly moved down to her collarbone, going down further and approaching the chemise covering her chest. A soft curve was revealed when he lifted it with his nose.

Aymon’s restless breathing and hot body became unusual. As his face touched Belinda’s rounded curves, she grabbed his face and looked at him, asking a serious question without noticing the burning heat in his eyes.

“Are you having a hard time holding it in? Are you teething again?”

Did Shinsu teethe several times?

Aymon answered the innocent question slowly.

「….No.」

Belinda rubbed his nose, lifting her chemise back over her chest.

“You finished teething a long time ago. Did you know I still have your old fangs in my jewelry box? They’re very cute.”

She said in a gentle, friendly whisper as if talking to a kitten.

Aymon exhaled quietly, still not cooled down, and blinked.

In the dark night, his purple eyes glowed like sparks.

He rubbed against Belinda’s hand, murmuring with a sigh.

「I became the chief today, so when the hell are you going to grow up?」

Not hearing him, Belinda looked out the window. Between the brightly shining stars, there was a blue moon.

“It’s late. You must be tired, right? You should go.”

「………」

“Are you going to sleep before you leave?”

Aymon stared at her and eventually sighed, rubbing his cheeks against her.

「Whatever. I’ll wait a little longer….」

Now that he even had permission, there was no rush. He was determined to obey the laws of humans, not those of beasts.

***

In a secluded spot west of the imperial palace, there stood a small temple in honor of a god who didn’t exist anymore.

Before the Empire was founded, the being who ruled the continent wasn’t a human or a Shinsu, but the God of the Beginning. However, as the river dried up over time, the God of the Beginning also disappeared.

The only thing left behind was the temple where he lived.

In memory of the god who once ruled the continent, and in hopes of gaining his glory, the imperial palace was built on that site.

Princess Adelai was briskly approaching the small white building, without her usual escorts around her. She held up her fine dress and rushed ahead, only accompanied by the Count of Otoman.

Finally! I finally found it!

Her eyes glowed with excitement.

The temple appeared in the distance.

A place no one approached even though its existence was, a matter of fact, rooted down in the empire.

Adelai passed by a stone pillar and entered the center of the temple, where sunlight poured in.

The dirty, dry air entered her nose. It was a whole other world, cut off from everything outside.

She walked towards the Window of Truth without hesitation, where no light entered.

It was luxurious, with red jewels inlaid on the golden frame. Even after so much time, it was so shiny that its age couldn’t be seen.

Signaling to the Count of Otoman, the man managed to take off the window and put it on the floor. Even the power of an adult man was barely enough to hold it.

Adelai took the key from around her neck.

She pushed the key into the wall, where the window was, and it magically slid in.

“…….”

Adelai let out a long breath.

She slowly stepped inside through the old dust.

Under the sun scattering through the ceiling, there was a man with a beard lying down.

The harp in the center of the space sounded as if reacting to an unknown force.

Adelai approached the vision without hesitation.

“This is it, Princess.”

Adelai swallowed the blue jewel the Count of Otoman handed her and shouted the spell.

Then, she forced the same jewel into the mouth of the mysterious man lying down.

When they both swallowed the same jewel, it started heating up in her stomach.

The two jewels were connected.

Finally!

Adelai’s face was distorted by her deep joy.

***

「Why. Why can’t I… I want to go too….」

The big black leopard whined, rubbing against Belinda’s waist.

“Firstly, you’re too big, and… and…”

Belinda replied quietly, stroking his head.

You’re in heat.

Belinda swallowed those words, only repeating her sole excuse.

She was in an endless battle with Aymon.

Belinda had decided to go on a vacation to the Gerban Peninsula in the summer. This time with the royal family instead of just Lucy.

As soon as he heard the news, Aymon suddenly began to insist on going with her, but Belinda couldn’t allow it.

There was only one reason why Aymon couldn’t go. He was a beast, in heat, who couldn’t control himself and was dangerous.

These days, Aymon was like a child rushing back and forth to the river on a very hot summer’s day.

Whether or not Lart and Lucy were at the guest palace, or if the maid had just entered, he was always clinging to Belinda.

She was embarrassed by his whining, flustered to see Lart and Lucy turn away with red faces, and abashed by her own pathetic self, who heated up at Aymon’s childish behavior.

She could understand that it was a time of uncontrollable impulses, but how could he act like this in front of the royal family? He was still a revered Shinsu.

Every time Aymon rushed in, Belinda resorted to giving him a slap or a tug on the chin, knowing she couldn’t win over him by force.

No one should see the insolent behavior of the new Shinsu chief.

“Just hang in there for a little bit. I’ll be right back.”

The vacation would be quite long, so by the time she returned, he wouldn’t be in heat anymore. She could come back to a cute, big cat.

Aymon drooped his ears at the words said to soothe him.

「But there’s so much to do.」

He wagged his tail weakly.

“What do you want to do?”

Belinda gently asked, stroking his ears.

「There are things!」

Aymon burst out. He had a cute habit of screaming when he got shy.

Belinda looked at the huffing Aymon with a smile and held on to him.

The leopard was so huge that she couldn’t even cover half of him, no matter how tightly she held on, but Aymon easily gave in to her weak force.

She kissed him on the nose, making his hair stand up.

“Be good and wait for me. I’ll be back soon.”

She spoke to him as if he was a puppy guarding a house. Aymon nodded with gleaming eyes.

「Yeah. You have to hurry back….」

“All right.”

Belinda grinned. He looked like an obedient pet cat.

Although he could have bitten through a human’s neck with a single fang and cut down a tree with a claw, he was now just a cute cat.

Belinda smiled, but her face suddenly hardened. A strange thought had passed through her mind.

She hesitated to speak for a moment, staring into Aymon’s eyes.

“Aymon, you can’t just go and jump on anyone while I’m not here.”

「Huh?」

“What did I say about men who only care about their instincts and go around with anyone?”

「That they are playboys and lechers.」

He had heard it so many times that he couldn’t even choose a single answer.

Belinda, now with a serious expression, nodded.

Good boy, Aymon.

“That’s right. You might be a beast, but you’re stuck with me now, so watch your behavior, all right?”

If you don’t want to be a bad beast, you have to spend the breeding season with me.

He was a Shinsu but a beast before that. His instinct outweighed reason.

Strangely uneasy, Belinda scolded him with a stern tone.

Aymon laughed.

「You don’t know what it’s really like to be stuck together.」

A black figure swooped over Belinda.