Universal Romance

Kang I-bom.

Kang I-bom is from the Kang family of dogs.

But he’s not actually a real dog.

He was born with the blood of a dog beastman, yet he’s not a full-fledged beastman.

In other words, he’s a half-blood (반수인).

A half-blood, forever caught in between. Neither fully human nor fully beastman.

I-bom’s life isn’t easy.

Amidst his busy, never-ending shifts at his part-time jobs, he unexpectedly encounters an enormous cat one day.

Since it’s his first time seeing a real cat, he can’t help but feel excited. With his heart fluttering, he cautiously approaches the feline and speaks to it…

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‘What’s your name, pretty one?”

I-bom whispers softly, meeting the cat’s gaze as he blinks slowly.

“Weoong?”

The cat responds with a sound.

At that moment, a phrase from a documentary about beastman wildlife pops into his head.

‘If you don’t understand an animal’s language, try repeating the sound they make.’

Ah! That’s it!

“We… oong?”

When I-bom gently repeats the sound, the cat’s lazily swaying tail suddenly halts.

Meanwhile…

‘…What?’

Eun Beom-ho’s black pupils sharpened as they glinted dangerously.

He had playfully swayed his tail first, but he never expected such an intense reaction in return.

‘Weoong.’

That word was… bold.

Shocking.

Scandalous.

In fact, according to Sacred Beast Wiki, it was ranked as the #1 phrase that young, underage beastmen should never say.

‘Weoong’ and ‘Weong’ were completely different.

‘Weong’ meant something casual, like “Damn it.”

‘Weoong’, however, meant “Let’s mate.”

“Your name… So, you’re ‘Weoong’?”

Oh my god.

Did this bold little pup just ask to mate again?

Since he was so insistent, Beom-ho figured it was only polite to respond in kind.

“Waaark.”

Yes. Let’s do it. I like you too.

This adorable little pup, with his warm, irresistible scent, smelled utterly delicious to him.