The Northern Mad Dog Wags It’s Tail

and what you did to me.”

He looked at Britia with fierce determination in his eyes.
She buried herself on the sofa after being startled by his gaze.

Britia regretted that she hadn’t brought Leon along with her.

“I realized just how arrogant I was.”

She brought him there to explain what she had done, but for some reason, he kept on with his pointless confession.

“But no matter how much I think about it, I just can’t understand it!”

He spoke with a distorted expression, as though someone had hit him.

“Can you give me a hint?”

Hint?

Britia was perplexed and didn’t do anything but look around.

“I know this is funny.”

She did find it amusing, and she wasn’t certain what he was getting at.

“But whether you did magic or commanded a spirit.
If you can tell me a little… !”

He clenched his fists.

Magic? Spirit?

Britia only realized he was having a huge misunderstanding at that point.

“Duke-nim, what I did wasn’t that kind of thing.”

“Also! If there was such a simple solution, I would have found it long ago.
What sort of hidden power do you possess?

“Well, if you say it’s a secret, it’s a secret.”

He blinked and waited for Britia’s words.

“There is no big secret.”

“Haa….you’re indeed a humble person.
Not at all like a fool like me.”

Looking at him feeling bitter, it became more difficult for Britia to speak.

“N-no, Duke-nim is also a wonderful person.”

“Aren’t you saying this to make me feel better?”

Britia became ever more enraged as Sig laughed mockingly at himself.

How did the story come to be like this?

“I just met Duke-nim today, but I got the impression you are a forgiving person.” 

She wasn’t sure why she was making such an effort to appease him.

“Forgiving?”

Sig wondered as if it were the first time he had heard someone say that to him.

“We’ve done rude things several times, but you’ve been generous with your heart.”

He rolled his eyes and thought for a moment before looking at Britia.

“Are you talking about how your brother treated me earlier?”

Did she accidentally remind him of that?

Britia was stunned for a while.

“That’s also true, and insulting the Duke… “

“Did you mean a Mad Dog?”

When Britia apologized on behalf of Leon, he slightly frowned.

“I don’t care about that.”

Rather, he stated that Leon appeared to take good care of his home and family, and that he was a talented individual whom he admired.

“Duke-nim has a big heart.”

Complimenting someone who called him a mad dog.

She didn’t think he was crazy at all, but why did people call this person by that name?

“You are making fun of me.”

When he abruptly glared at her with fierce eyes and gripped his fists, Brittia, who thought the rumors were excessive, realized she had made a hasty decision.

She gave him praise, so why was he so enraged?

“The duke seems to keep misunderstanding, so I’ll tell you my secret quickly.”

Then Sig’s cold eyes softened a little.

“I know this may sound odd, but you see I can see things that are invisible to other people.”

“I know.”

“You know?”

Britia asked in surprise, and he nodded calmly.

“Do you see dead souls?”

“Oh, you heard the rumors.”

He was surprised to know that she could see the tail.

“If you have such power, why didn’t you choose the path of a knight like your brother?”

Sig appeared to be sorry for her as he said.

“It’s not too late for you.
It is your ability, regardless of your physical conditioning.

Britia thought it was frustrating that he kept misunderstanding her, but on the other hand, it felt fresh.

When she said she saw the spirits of the dead, most people were afraid of her or offended.

It was the first time she had ever seen someone with such a sincere expression of regret, asking why she didn’t use her abilities.

That didn’t mean it was exciting.

“Duke-nim, I never said a word about seeing dead souls with my mouth.”

She had no idea whether he actually believed the story, but she didn’t want to keep being misunderstood.

She had to answer and apologize for touching him.
She was unsure whether he believed her.

“All I see is the tail.”

“Tail?”

Britia nodded.

“Did you ask me what the hell I do to you?”

Sig opened his right eye wide and looked straight at her.

“The Duke’s tail was wet from the rain, so I was worried about dripping water.
So I tried to wipe it off with a towel.”

“…….”

“I thought that it was fine because you couldn’t see or feel it like other people.”

But she was wrong in thinking like that.

“Duke-nim, I deeply apologise.”

Britia bowed her head deeply.
But no matter how long she waited, no answer came out of his mouth.

She slightly raised her head, assuming he was angry, and their eyes met.

“I was asking what was the reason for the intense goosebumps that ran up my spine.”

“I don’t know what you mean by intense goosebumps.”

When Sig jumped up from her seat, Britia raised her voice in surprise.

“All I did was touch the Duke’s tail!”

“If you want to hide your power, please tell me so.”

Also he didn’t believe it.

“If not, please touch my tail again.”

“… Do you want me to touch it again?”

When he turned around, his tail, which hadn’t moved at all, moved slightly.

“Are you serious?”

When Britia asked, he nodded resolutely.

“But.”

“If I really have a tail, touch it.”

“Mmm.”

She hesitated, then slowly reached for his tail.

“If I touch it, you won’t feel anything.
Lenny too… .”

“Ugh.”

In shock at his moaning, Britia, who had been stroking his damp, stiff tail, withdrew her hand.
Her purple eyes glared resentfully at him as her cheeks flushed all the way to her ears.

“Duke-nim told me to touch it!”

Britia screamed at him aloud for a brief moment, feeling as if she did something wrong to him.