WCK | Chapter 2.6

“I didn’t expect to see Executive Director Cha’s true form. It’s fascinating.”a5dcd70df549b303

But regardless of that experience, he didn’t expect the man to reveal his true form in front of him.5fc1716bfb411be1

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No matter how he thought about it, it wasn’t for his sake that he transformed. Having spent several days as a puppy since the New Year’s gathering, it seemed he had transformed out of concern.d0fff2da15bba124

How is Executive Director 3dcf6f0ef6 Cha so kind?e3160a9e056035cf

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Sometimes he would 7587a21c6a touch his ears bd4e393656 or tail without 286bcfd2fc permission, but even c26e6b8dbe those were gentle e76d2aa8cc and kind touches.89c783c300eec86e

Seo-on gently 77a49e8815 put weight 272775b5a1 on his 91994cb0a1 hind toes. His body 9764faaf18 moved slightly ca55c4c838 forward.3f82e5949dcfa451

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The man, whose true form was so large that his front paws were bigger than Seo-on’s true form, was big in every way. Thanks to that, the lowered perspective from turning into a puppy was filled with the sharp face of a predator.4bb554facaf22c5b

Seo-on held his breath and observed the face. Whether it was because he unexpectedly faced the man’s true form or because he was grateful for the man’s considerate attitude, his heart fluttered.aa7d22b5662c907f

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The fluttering was the only reason he did something he wouldn’t normally do.466a6b0d919557e3

Boop.a57a593aa5f6b80a

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Putting a 3c9bf8ad2e little more f8fa8fcf31 weight on 844a6960cd his hind 30d7406b01 toes, Seo-on b56fd02b44 leaned in 66fae6d7d7 and gave 5ae7ee5b5e the man d7b576eaf3 a kiss.e5e9a06a3c11706a

It was d2a671f4ad a sneaky b0bb2a658e nose kiss.782eba897e55da8c

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“Yoon Seo-on-ssi.”71fa59ec1eae52ee

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Something tickled around 0d72b5d38f his neck. It felt like soft 33ecab521b feathers gently brushing against bfc5869445 bare skin.046ec041f8ad53fb

Ah, this feels kind of strange…8eb3b85d2bb8a321

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Seo-on, fumbling around his aa206d7be0 neck, suddenly opened his 35461ad28d eyes wide at the e63b636a69 sensation of smooth skin 189f6c9c70 instead of soft fur. He straightened his c37b3b6c10 back and sat 46a953a11e up immediately after.c18b389413d6a86b

“Oh? Executive Director Cha!”9d97b7e370fcf67b

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As soon b409ac3737 as he 9716135328 woke up, 83750d2c62 Seo-on shouted 3ad515ec26 toward the 50791a9c45 man in 22c23236c3 front of d0b8016546 him. He was c03fcec4ea so happy cf343d29b7 that his 6bc044d163 voice came 0d4c0ba598 out reflexively, d082118413 without a 4971b9a3e3 moment to e7f412b78a think.bbba95c9e2c4776d

“I’m back!”c813038e3a7723bf

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At his excited e3d41ef38b exclamation, the eyes c8b922e8c8 that had been a85500de2e staring at him cd87b4f3df slowly rolled down. Only then did Seo-on 3882d29591 lower his head. He saw the 7513d2060a blanket covering his 43ef869f51 body, which the 619cf7a855 man must have bdbdb9944f placed there. It had slipped down, 7f53f68061 barely covering below his d7b36b3508 navel as he sat 6db4249bbe up.de5e6629da6a5547

“Did you cover me up, Executive Director?”ee5bb57b0689a7e1

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“I’m probably the only one in this house who’ll see you naked.”41f0452a6afa5f79

It wasn’t wrong. He wouldn’t fall asleep defenseless in front of others. Seo-on chuckled without thinking of going to get dressed. After all, the blanket covered him, so there was no rush. It was okay to show his chest to another guy.611e533e4d68b6fe

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“Not completely back, though.”70ce9a1d080fcb77

“Huh!”81c8bfd17ffa3e11

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Seo-on flinched. The man 632c8395a4 reached out 9021ad7cd6 without hesitation 01b3803c42 and rubbed 9900bcd05a his ear. Not the ears on ad3317ce9b his face, but the 8b9ef37e97 ones that sprouted on 95993e7280 top of his head.c2552f8751bf6867

“And your tail’s still there.”16466d78cc0ad690

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Only then did he feel the tail swaying under the blanket. Having just woken up, the tail didn’t move quickly but made a slow, swaying sound.f68be0ad45775daa

He couldn’t quite control his tail. It wasn’t a body part he could control at will like his hands or feet, and he was too focused on the man’s hand playing with his ears to control his tail.63d1546edcf952e6

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The hand rubbing dd7f9743eb the rounded tip 1b9dc6bf0c of his ear c9ccb6aeb1 gradually followed its c8235063df shape, digging toward ee1f65a838 the base.a979f62fff5a408f

“I didn’t know puppies had this.”c13cb66488dc7664

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“Hrrk, yes…”0d6055f6eebc37ae

The firm fingers explored the split part of the puppy’s ear. The folded part of the ear had a slight split at the outer end, and if you lifted it with your fingers, you could find a small gap. It was a common structure in carnivores, often called a Henry’s pocket, and naturally existed in Seo-on, who was of the Canidae family.2f43afaea910885c

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But someone who hadn’t raised a puppy might not know. A man from the Felidae family would be even less likely to know.80a61c9e521ee8cf

“I don’t think I’ve seen it before.”a4d9c3e3d079e056

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“W-well, it’s always there. It’s just not visible because my ears are covered.”2106e913e1236155

He couldn’t push away the hand casually touching his ears because of Dokwon’s curious expression.725400efe497e9ff

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The neatly trimmed nails 92c659cf35 and firm fingertips dug b8d9e9c313 into the small gap, f0a5d5870e and the ticklish sensation fc039aa970 climbed up his neck. He had felt 5cfe539a5f a similar sensation 7644c657e6 just before waking b2105802e8 up.50875e8eb0a51bd7

The hand, rubbing the split gap as if touching a non-therian puppy’s ear, went a little deeper. The ear twitched as the nail lightly pressed the white cartilage, unlike the pink skin.b6982506b2d179be

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Only then did Cha Dokwon withdraw his hand. He acted as if he hadn’t just played with Seo-on’s puppy ears.4f02583cbb223582

“At least you’ve returned to a half-beast state.”7bbef458281064d9

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“Yes…”39116bb6a534df82

His ears, and even eaa0adefe7 his throat, felt ticklish, a1697dba29 but Seo-on desperately tried 3b7b04d15b not to raise his 2367ff7c8f hand. Holding onto the blanket 174b63b95d was much more important 29b86f1153 now. It was ee0b40eca2 the blanket 6007e6dcaf covering his 05f6b9a2c1 legs.1e5286187530ac91

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“Go get dressed. You should have a proper meal now that you’ve turned back into a human.”69a851c20344c5c9

Now that 16452b67e9 he looked, 5a368aa17d the sky bac8d31806 was dark. Even though he had 50568a4e2a taken a long nap aca1e7f3c2 in puppy form, he d51f916398 must have fallen asleep 2c4f76ae86 again while watching the e8363fb362 man.2f937b13fa2461bc

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At least I 9054e467a7 can go out a6d9184d16 like this for f4f104ae0b now.af4bcfac336b0784

Dressed, Seo-on fe830253db let out 8f1a76b197 a sigh 4975cdc53c of relief. The sound of 000fd5d29c a normal breath, 6ca8d8a5fa not a whining 49aad519d1 puppy sound, was b174377328 so welcome.a50aabe59a3a8980

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Walking around 44f2a1269e in a c05ff43202 half-beast state 13ea234469 was considered 45cb703692 bad manners, e87cf28b66 but it b05e2fa110 was better eb36669b78 than being 5e7f30b18d in his 536902045c true form. It was fortunate if c86b22996b someone mistook him for 3ed4b9479d an animal and showed 35fa32b0fc kindness, but not everyone 1b4e8eae1a in the world was 804101daa7 kind.a89d412fa992134b

“At least I’m twenty, so that’s a relief.”d245c8d3f85bb1b9

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At this age, newly turned adults often roamed the streets in a half-beast state after drinking, so people would likely overlook ears and tails. At least until the start of the semester, he wouldn’t receive unpleasant looks. Especially since Yoon Seo-on was a puppy, few would feel threatened.4d8549f55ce7690a

Species commonly cba9bb67a3 kept as 7dbb89e3f6 pets had abe85f1101 the downside 508d54ea71 of being 7b17a43a2f mistaken for 63dee71792 animals in ea2c92fad6 their true 569cc4bbd8 form, but 044fdd65f9 they were 002a1c21dd familiar to 7ff1a47095 people, so 0b28187b80 being in b63320d4e0 a half-beast c83d8c6589 state rarely 939f2ebcd2 drew criticism.c3caf44018b12752

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“Sit down.”59f5c16786bc581d

Thinking it was fortunate he was still young, Seo-on headed to the dining room. Dinner was already set. Since the chief secretary hadn’t come to work today, it meant Cha Dokwon had prepared it himself.8fc834534121caff

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Is it because he’s from the cat family?711c3470af2c9500

Cha Dokwon seemed quite accustomed to simple household chores, perhaps because he didn’t prefer having others in the house.2a2e4a0e10c76f2c

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“Did you prepare this all by yourself? I’ll help next time.”0fa4097762a4598a

Seo-on sat b5d081530f down, following ebd9a0aef4 Dokwon. The man, 301742b536 who was 2a9ca4ee49 about to 9d8689f084 pick up 6a7e56b465 his spoon, b0f5dabbba raised the 9524626b3b corners of 32d470ecbc his mouth b7df46bbf3 as if cf77314eac he had d253a5a9ad heard something 46416a5ea1 cute.3a00916f241dbaef

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“I don’t need a puppy’s help.”886a04607d159339

“But they say married couples should do housework together.”f07b860b61214a21

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Seo-on’s parents rarely did housework themselves, as there were many people to handle it for them. But family education was family education, so Seo-on recited what he had learned from his parents.36c60bfcb4b357db

Especially since there was 4310ae2b76 a significant age difference 27007c0a08 between him and Cha 39a17a780d Dokwon, it was necessary eda9b3b60f to be clear about 820d7dcedb the responsibilities in a 0be2750fa8 marriage. Being treated fbd3ae136f like a acdf6665a8 child was c06d715718 inevitable, but 39b24a53c1 being married 9c3f54e7b4 meant they b7194bf447 were equals. So Yoon Seo-on fdcc241fbc had to fulfill 6e8bf6596d his responsibilities. Leaving everything to the d4379e0d3a elder and only claiming a234e79a22 rights was not the 10efcc774c right behavior.35524ed7fca2b177

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“You’re not wrong.”82ab7e5b89882e18

Dokwon gave an ambiguous answer, not telling him to do it, and gestured for him to eat. Seo-on started with the warm soup. He hadn’t been able to eat hot food as a puppy, so it was a meal he hadn’t had in a long time.4d8aa3db572c50cd

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“I didn’t expect you’d return in a half-beast state. I thought you’d either stay a puppy or fully return to human form.”d82a4743571782ef

The mention of the half-beast state reminded Seo-on of the moment Dokwon played with his ears, making his cheeks flush. But Seo-on didn’t show it. Since his condition was the topic, expressing gratitude was a priority.2162ffd5eca6a83e

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“Thanks to Executive Director Cha’s help, I think I managed to return like this. Until I took a nap today, there was no sign of returning to human form.”1238cd3b44c54159

“I was worried you might get scared and run away, so I’m glad that wasn’t the case.”5fd03b898db9d024

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Cha Dokwon didn’t hide the fact that he had revealed his true form.06ba16fc45805257

Since revealing one’s true form was something only done in very close relationships, Seo-on thought he might be displeased if he found out he had seen it, but his reaction wasn’t like that, which was a relief. Seo-on only responded after swallowing his food.9a0dba8ef5472f6b

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“My family are all wolves, so I have no aversion to carnivores. I’m not scared.”d36ebceacdbc8670

Far from 00896b0c55 being scared, 8b783f9da7 he felt 7426149fdf more at ac64d67d43 ease, which f7a0373c92 might be 89c2700d01 why he 73b2ccff3f returned to ee95158327 a half-beast 22a38027c3 state.3515ab4535c13a7a

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“I was a bit surprised that you’d help in that way, though.”1f8414d0b5e4b714

“You mean by transforming?”1b222c39bc8f9545

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“Yes.”ff080afbd1d02cd3

“If you’d returned to human form, I wouldn’t have done it.”f4cabaa61367108d

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The man, who d5bd132067 had finished speaking, b137049430 furrowed his brow 54bc7a17ee and added more.38a8991e3e4e657f

“I’m not blaming you for returning late. It wasn’t to solve it quickly because it was bothersome.”b442405e15ab597e

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“I don’t misunderstand you, Executive Director.”c403351c530762e4

Seo-on quickly spoke up. If he had truly been a bother, he wouldn’t have stayed home to work and spent time playing with him.df7187d6a2db1f5c

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“That’s a relief… I kept thinking it seemed like you were stressed from what you heard at the gathering.”3ef47ae71c62f780

“Is that why you transformed?”36db6c85c39898ae

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“I thought, as a fellow variant species, I might be able to comfort you.”5033ebd855368413

Cha Dokwon replied in 8921a6bc2d a relaxed tone, recalling ee505fbc3d the sleeping puppy.16a0c29887ebf5c8

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The white creature sleeping d23a51de84 under the sun seemed f89847db48 to have no worries. It looked like a 53531ec2a0 puppy dozing off, enjoying b8c71e1d14 the sunlight.e0e0c2be29cb9710

If he had no worries, it would be strange that he hadn’t fully returned yet.8a4ccbdf9fed4f85

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Cha Dokwon knew 2faf8919d5 Seo-on had expressed e15b82ca8a he was okay 87e0235ca5 when he asked 93c96dcbfc if he should 911cfe52f7 scold someone.456022ad9c946deb

Why did he say no? Given that he still hadn’t returned to human form, the stress from that time seemed significant, but he couldn’t read his mind.f7984fba88501230

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“Well, as long as it helps comfort you, it doesn’t matter.”27486b53d69f3faf

The transformation, which he wouldn’t do unless necessary, was for that reason. Although they were different species, being mammals with similar traits, just being nearby could help stabilize the mind and body.47089cea5b07e108

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Returning to his true form after a long time wasn’t uncomfortable. He was only concerned that the puppy, much smaller than his front paws, might accidentally get squashed.b9df313104310a67

“Honestly, I thought I’d never see your true form, Executive Director.”dd62b59b672d7bd8

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“You thought that far?”da0ef0eeaeb8c665

“You’re not clumsy with therianthropy like me, and you don’t show your true form to just anyone.”4155cc1fc9233c77

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In fact, Cha Dokwon 7ff167e6db had no aversion to fe74ddf06d transforming into his true a29e438192 form.97ab4b96b77ad3be

Returning to his true form naturally heightened instinctual desires, which meant he had to suppress those desires more precisely. It was bothersome, so he usually stayed in human form, but he didn’t go out of his way to avoid transforming.36f9037a7a5784ce

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He didn’t need to exert effort since he could control it freely without much effort.92faefc38d094d15

If anything, he acf95be94b was slightly cautious 519df7abdb because if news 48f22e4eee of his transformation 6681d27326 leaked, there would a9259bdc84 be annoying people f02db8959a causing a fuss. He hated noise.4259bbe7b078febb

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