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Chapter 5
“Huh?”
“It’s nothing, really. Anyway, didn’t they say that since your holy mark hasn’t appeared, you’ll be kicked out of the family?”
“Yes, that’s what I’ve heard…”
“Hm. Well then, once you’re thrown out, it wouldn’t be such a bad idea to keep you here and use you like our Thunder’s personal maid.”
At that moment, Dot—who had been silently listening to Rus—quietly spoke up in objection.
“…The young lady may not have any special abilities, but she tamed a fine steed like Thunder in an instant.”
Dot himself had no idea why Coco suddenly wanted to meet Chloe.
Besides, he assumed Coco would soon be chased out by Chloe anyway.
But still.
Dot recalled Coco’s warm violet eyes.
He was now forty years old.
Having worked as a veterinarian for over twenty years, he had seen countless apprentices—but Coco was different.
‘More than anything, the way she looks at animals so warmly—that’s what makes her special.’
And somehow, he felt that warmth might be able to melt Chloe’s cold heart.
“So, I think the two of them might actually become close.”
Rus’s eyes sparkled mischievously.
“Then shall we make a bet? Don’t say we’ll keep it boring.”
“Very well. I’ll bet that the two of them will become close.”
“I didn’t realize it before, Dot. It seems you quite enjoy gambling, don’t you?”
In an unusually firm tone, Dot replied,
“We’ll see the result soon enough.”
