dark color

"Hey."

The man on the throne lowered his head, looked at the fox that had jumped onto his knee and smiled slightly, "It's you, Nine Tails."

"Humph,"

Impatiently, he grabbed the corner of his clothes with his claws, "I haven't spoken since the beginning, what are you thinking?"

"……You know."

No one is more connected than them, and this connection through blood can even penetrate into the soul.

Unusually, Kyuubi didn't answer, but suddenly showed an irritable expression, "What are you confused about, this is a natural thing, isn't it, especially for you as the ant king!"

Meluem's hand that was habitually placed on Kyuubi's back stopped.Instead of the thoughtful expression just now, he showed a slightly surprised expression, looking straight into those black eyes, "Kyuubi, what are you upset about?"

"..."

"let me go!"

After being silent for a while, Nine Tails suddenly began to bite the hands holding him.

"That won't do."

The man smiled slightly and folded his arms.He embraced the small fox, then raised it to his eyes, and said slowly, "You are my most important contractor."

Kyuubi's struggle stopped.It looked carefully at the expression in the man's eyes, then suddenly turned its head and said, "I...don't know."

The man hugged it into his arms again, gently stroking its back.As if he had settled down in this movement, Nine Tails said slowly, "I don't know the reason for my irritability."

"So, is it about me?"

"kindness."

Ninetails nodded.Meluem smiled slightly, but didn't ask any more questions.

After being silent for a while, Nine Tails suddenly said, "I can tell you the answer you are thinking about. For non-human creatures, this situation is very common."

It closed its eyes slightly, "The reason why you suddenly did that kind of thing with a human is because of your growth."

"my growth?"

"That's right. Because you killed the queen, the number of the entire ant colony is in a situation of constant decline, and every time this happens, the king should take the responsibility of giving birth to a new queen."

"..."

"Adult kings will leave the group to find suitable and powerful females, and then let them give birth to qualified queens. In this way, the reproduction of the next generation is completed."

"But Hisoka is not a woman, and I'm not interested in continuing this race."

"Don't you understand yet?"

There was a hint of irony in Kyuubi's words, "It has nothing to do with who the target is. The crux of the problem is that your instincts have already begun to operate, and even before you are aware of it, it has begun to affect your behavior."

Otherwise, in that situation, he would never meet a human being whom he met for the first time... As if thinking of something, Kyuubi turned his head away, then raised one corner of his lips viciously, and said slowly, "In short, my master, congratulations, you've started to flirt."

The man was smiling wryly, and he showed no signs of anger at such harsh words, but rather accommodated it very helplessly.I don't know why this situation aroused even more dissatisfaction from Kyuubi.

"If that's the case, don't worry about it."

Meluem said coldly, as if she was going to put this matter aside like this.

"Make no mistake,"

Kyuubi interrupted him coldly, "If this kind of thing happens for the first time, there will be a second and third time, just like you let Hisoka leave yesterday, you..."

Meluem interrupted it, "Nine Tails."

Kyuubi opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

"Nine Tails,"

What broke the silence again was the man's deep voice, "What is your wish, do you have anything you want?"

He felt its emotions, as if a mass of boiling things was rolling, but it became a mess, only one thing was clear, as if longing for something, but even he felt confused.

"...Tsk, just because I've been with you for a long time, my lord has become more and more like a tiny human being."

Seeming to calm down all of a sudden, Kyuubi lazily complained.

"I'm really sorry about that."

Smiling slightly, Meluem's voice was so gentle that it was almost soft. "So, have you thought about it, your wish?"

"Ah, I just thought of it all of a sudden."

Closed his eyes slightly, Kyuubi buried his body in the man's arms.It is obviously a cold and hard piece, but it seems to have an incredible warmth—it seems to be the home of the soul.Ha, how funny!There was an arc of ridicule secretly evoked, but all the boiling emotions disappeared.Relaxing his body as if surrendering, Kyuubi murmured in an almost whispering voice, "I want... to become a human being."

Just for a moment, it wants, to become a human.In that case... Kyuubi moved his body and fell asleep amidst the slight surprise of that person.

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king? "

Pufu stopped his report and called out with some hesitation.

"……What's wrong?"

"No, it's just that the king seems to be a little... Is there anything embarrassing?"

"Is not likely to."

With a faint smile, the man's voice did not hesitate, "Is there anything else?"

"Yes, Jairo's report has been handed in. D2's plan has been successfully implemented, and those human leaders have no ability to resist at all. In this way, the number of countries under our control has increased."

"What about the 'chosen' army?"

"Yes, they have finished rectifying and are ready to leave at any time. Does the king want to give an order now?"

"No, it's not in a hurry yet,"

Rubbing his forehead, Meluem's voice was low, with a natural sense of oppression, "Before Jairo handed me the design blueprint of 'The Poor Man's Rose', if there are any guys who come in and out or act rashly , shall be obliterated."

"Yes."

Glancing at the man who seemed to be hesitating, Meluem said, "What are you hesitating about, Pufu?"

"Wang... the man who was captured by the guards that day, the human named Xiaojie, wants to see you."

"Oh? That human kid? What did Peter say?"

"Peter is ashamed that he was defeated by such a brat, but because you didn't show the will to kill him, you have never done it."

With a slight smile in his words, Pufu said, "And, because of the anger at his own incompetence, it seems that he has been improving his strength ever since."

"Hmph, I've been reflecting on it long enough... Let her come to see me."

"Yes."

"Bring Xiaojie along."

After thinking about it, a smile overflowed from Meluem's mouth, and he said with deep eyes, "How about the remaining two beating enemies?"

"The older one was very aggressive and killed several senior army captains after healed. But escape was impossible."

With a scornful smile on the corner of his mouth, Pufu respectfully replied, "Do you want to execute them?"

"During this period, is there no reaction to beating the enemy Hakka?"

"Someone tried to sneak in. After the failure, it seems that they sent people to negotiate, but their attitude has changed a lot...It is impossible to ascertain their position."

"Is that right?"

After thinking for a while, Meluem smiled and said, "You've done a good job, Pufu. After all, you are the best eldest son and the next heir. Even when you beat the Hakkas, you have to compromise...then Jin is the same of."

He stood up, smoothed the folds of his robe, and a touch of sarcasm infiltrated his soft tone, "Then if I have time, which two people will I go to, for ants, they are not worthless. But Now, I'm going to see my wayward subordinates, doesn't that guy Peter know that it's meaningless to be a guard if you don't stay by the king's side?"

"But the king,"

Pufu frowned, "Just ask Peter to come over, you don't need to personally..."

"Ah,"

But the man suddenly let out a deep laugh, "Puff, there are times when I need to move around. And now, it's that time."

################################"king,"

He lowered his head, not daring to meet his sight, but his tail happily rolled a few times in the air.Peter half-kneeled on the ground, and even his voice revealed great joy, "I need you personally... This subordinate has neglected his duty."

No matter how much time has passed, the character of this subordinate is still the same as before.

Meluem smiled lightly, her deep voice was more majestic than when she was a teenager.Large swaths of blush floated on the girl's fair cheeks, and even dyed the pointed ears that were constantly trembling.

"come back,"

He stretched out his hand and slowly landed in front of the girl, "Come back to me. You are only my subordinates, and you have made such an oath since you were born, haven't you?"

"Yes... yes, king!"

The girl raised her head excitedly and earnestly, her eyes were bright and energetic, and she was no longer as pale as when she died, "Such mistakes will not be made again!"

"So, what about meeting an unrivaled enemy again?"

Catwoman froze for a moment, then said without thinking, "Of course I will kill him until I die."

"...You should know that I don't care about that level of enemies."

Peter showed a sweet smile, "Of course I know how powerful the king is, but I won't allow myself the slightest possibility of hurting the king. As a subordinate, I can't do that kind of thing."

"Even at the cost of your life?"

"Yes, even at the cost of life."

Catwoman lowered her head deeply, "Fleeing will never happen to the guards. This is a stupid nature, but it is also the meaning of our existence. Wang, for the matter of dying, even now I think about it. There is still no regret at all, but deep happiness... As the oath said, we will fulfill all your wishes and clear all obstacles, for this, no matter what price you pay, it is a matter of course!"

She paused for a while, as if trying to calm down her eager tone, but the blush on her face did not fade away, "So, Wang, please allow us."

There was silence for a while, until Catwoman couldn't help but wanted to raise her head, but felt cold fingers caressing her face, "Wang..."

The man let out a soft laugh, but the words he spit out were extremely serious, "Okay, I agree."

A big smile broke out in an instant, and Catwoman was about to speak, but she heard a childish voice saying, "Stop joking! How can this kind of thing be allowed!"