Tiger, Please Come Out of the Rabbit Hole! - Side Story 4

Side Story 4

He slaughtered all his brothers, but he did not commit unnecessary killings. He left the mansion without even giving the trembling servant a glance.

In front of the mansion, the carriage he had come in was still there. As if he was used to the bloody sight, the coachman started moving with them.

“How much do we have left?”

“Four more… Now two left.”

“That’s a lot. Isn’t it?”

Lennox murmured and cast his gaze through the window.

“They knew this would happen anyway. It’s annoying to run.”

His confidant didn’t say anything. He was also sparing his words because he knew what kind of childhood his master had.

“Well, it would have ended sooner if they hadn’t run away.”

Sitting with an arrogant attitude, he took out his weapon and began to prepare it. He didn’t waste even a moment of time.

“Do you know where the rest of them went?”

“I heard they went to the territory of the Deer Clan and the Snake Clan respectively. It might change again since they’re still moving.”

“They went in the opposite direction. Are they trying to buy some time?”

A sneer appeared on his lips as if it was trivial.

However, that smile didn’t last long. He suddenly pulled out the sword he was preparing and threw it at the wall of the carriage.

“Kurgh!”

With a final word, the carriage jerked wildly.

“We’ve been caught! Hurry up and execute the next operation!”

They were assassins. It was obvious who sent them. Lennox’s followers also stood up at the same time following his movements.

The attack was over quickly and somewhat indifferently. The assassins’ skills were poor, as if they had prepared nothing other than the operation of overturning the carriage.

Thrust. Lennox mercilessly stabbed his sword into the neck of the last remaining person. He died, struggling without even being able to scream.

It was a death worse than a cockroach. Similar to the life he had lived just a few years ago.

Lennox raised his head and looked around. The carriage was also shattered into pieces, so he had to walk on two legs until he could find another carriage.

“Where is this place?”

“Rabbit Clan territory. It was almost the end, so it seemed to be a mountain in the middle of the territory.”

Rabbit. It was a moment when his eyes, which had been uninterested in anything, caught his eye.

“…I’ve come that far.”

He fiddled with the sword in his hand. 

“How much is left?”

“Now two more…”

Success was imminent. If he could just deal with these two, he would become the new lord of the Tiger Clan.

But what was right in front of him was too tempting. As if it was a reward for running without rest.

Lenox’s throat rippled. From the moment he realized that it was the territory of the Rabbit Clan, he felt a warm scent clinging to the tip of his nose.

“I need to rest.”

“Yes?”

“I’m going to take a nap here.”

“But….”

Thud.

“My lord!”

The sword piercing his leg and the shout came almost simultaneously. He pulled out the sword stuck in his leg without hesitation. It was neatly pulled out and thrown to the floor.

“I guess I should get hurt like this.”

He suddenly transformed into his true self as he sat down on the floor. As the large black tiger revealed its form, the mouths of the servants all closed at once.

Lennox closed his eyes and they began to leave one by one so as not to disturb their master’s rest. His surroundings, who had become quiet, surrounded him.

‘…Eliza.’

He rolled the name of his companion, whom he had never forgotten, in his mouth. He had already heard that she had a coming-of-age ceremony. She was quite famous as a rabbit without a companion.

How much have you grown?

Will you still look the same as when you were young? Or will you have completely changed as you grow up? If possible, he wanted to spend time with her and see all of the things she wanted to see. He was curious about everything about Eliza.

However, that curiosity would soon be resolved.

After he had established his position sufficiently, Lennox had his subordinates assign someone to Eliza.

Thanks to that, he knew how she had been doing, although it was not detailed. Of course, he also knew where she lived.

When he thought about meeting her, his heart thumped like a teenager in puberty.

The one he had missed so much would not leave the fallen one alone.

As expected.

“…Tiger?”

He barely managed to suppress the corners of his mouth from rising at Eliza’s cautious voice. He wanted to open his eyes right away, but at the same time, he felt sleepy.

Was it because he had never slept properly before? Eliza’s voice made him feel relieved, but at the same time, he felt tired.

It would be okay to postpone the greeting for a while.

They would see each other for the rest of their lives. Lennox thought as he quietly muttered to the warmth approaching him.

“I missed you, Eliza.”

END.