My Beloved Dog is the Strongest in Another World

Ms. Delia’s identity

“I see…”

“Of course, such things are against the law. Not only in Ractos, but in this whole country… Still, it does not stop. Sometimes, if the parent can be identified, the child can be returned. Though, they had abandoned their child once already, so I don’t know if it really is the right thing to do…”

In places where people gathered from all over the country, there would be those with ill intent. And as Sebastian said, maybe they could not raise their children due to certain circumstances.

“Uh, so I know that you were raised in that village now. I think I understand what was bothering me…”

“Bothering you?”

“Ms. Delia…could you take off your hat?”

“What!? My ha-hat!? Um…I’m sorry… But I like this hat very much… And I would like to keep it on please…”

When I asked her to removed the hat, Ms. Delia looked frantic, and held the hat down with her hands as if she would not allow it to be removed.

“It’s fine. We will not blame you or discriminate you in any way, Ms. Delia. I just wanted to confirm something. And also, introduce you to someone. Please.”

“Ahhh! You do not need to bow your head to me! Very well…I will take it off…”

In order to convince her, I stood up and bowed my head while making the request.

This seemed to be most unexpected, as she looked frantic for a second, but then made the decision to remove it.

Ah, I knew it…

“You are a beastkin…Ms. Delia.”

“Yes…I’m sorry for hiding it.”

“That is a surprise. While we noted that all were accepted, I did not expect to see a non-human. After all, there are usually only humans in Ractos…”

“She must have been adopted and raised like Liza. I suppose after rumors spread, it is to be expected that you would keep the truth hidden. But Ms. Delia, it’s fine. I…and the people of the duke’s house, will not treat you differently for being a beastkin.”

“Is-is that so…?”

The first thing I saw when Ms. Delia took off her hat, were the pointed ears. Her hair was brown, but the fur on the ears was black.

They were smaller than Liza’s fox-like ears, and the fur was shorter… Maybe they were cat ears?

And on closer inspection, she had large eyes, with narrow pupils, unlike those of a human.

“I talked with Claire, the duke’s daughter about it before. And she confirmed with me that there is no one in the duke’s household who holds prejudice against beastkin.”

“I-I see… That is a relief to hear. I really am sorry for deceiving you!”

“Well, you were raised in a small village. So it’s understandable that you would be cautious after coming out into a big town. Do not worry about it.”

When apologizing, Ms. Delia’s twitching ears folded down as she bowed.

It really did remind me of Liza…

I wonder, is she playing with the other children now?

I wanted her to know as well, that many of the people in this town did not harbor any ill will against the bestkin…

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