MRG Chapter 8: Good Dog

Translator: Kii

Editor: yuki_shuichi

News that the royal family’s merman had started an exclusive live broadcast room quickly spread throughout the Oz Empire. Many who originally objected to this marriage eventually changed their opinions to something along the lines of, “The little merman is so cute.”

The scientists led by Kole had also made a 180-degree shift in attitude. He himself started hosting a popular science program on merfolk and other marine life, for which ratings soared.

But of course, there would also be those who may have different sentiments.

In Katherine’s chambers, the door was slammed shut with a loud bang.

Kyle angrily swiped across his optical computer screen, and on said screen was a silver-haired merman swimming in a newly built artificial pool.

“Merfolk, merfolk, merfolk!! Can they talk about something else besides merfolk?”

“Moreover, didn’t you say that he wouldn’t easily agree to this engagement?”

Katherine lowered her gaze as she sipped her tea, but did not answer Kyle’s question. However, it was clear from her furrowed brows that at the moment, Katherine was also equally unhappy.

She never expected that Light would agree to this marriage in such a short time and his unprecedented “reconciliation” with Jorah.

She had expected, according to Light’s character, that he would have a huge fight with Jorah and then go straight back to the border station.

As a result, the internet was now flooded with public opinion about him and the merman.

Seeing Katherine’s silence, Kyle swiped his optical computer to the Blue Planet’s biggest discussion forum; the most talked-about entries were all related to “merfolks.”

Light already controlled most of Oz Empire’s military power, but in the minds of most interstellar citizens, he always had a cold and stern image. Thus, due to Mu Chen’s live broadcast, the citizen’s opinion of him turned positive, saying…

[It turns out that the eldest Prince is much gentler than expected!]

[It seems the Prince is a gentle person!]

[The Prince is very responsible and very reliable!]

[The Prince is so handsome!]

Kyle was going crazy—how the hell did they come up with all of this?

Light didn’t even appear in the camera; only his hands were shown at most!

The atmosphere in the chambers grew increasingly quiet. It seemed Katherine didn’t plan on continuing the conversation, only muttering, “Prepare yourself for tonight’s meeting with Shelley Issos.”

Shelley Issos’ father, Hugo Issos, was the chancellor of the Oz Empire, who controlled finance.

This was also one of the most influential candidates on the marriage list she prepared.

Kyle was so angry that his hands shook. He took out a cigarette from his pocket, and the attendant next to him promptly went to light it up for him.

Kyle suddenly asked, “Oh right, where’s the sea dogs that father recently bought from Varta?”

Sea dogs were a new type of hybrid bred by the Blue Planet in recent years. They have the genes of both dogs and sea seals. They might look like dogs, but they could also swim in the water.

Among the batch Jorah recently imported from Varta was an extremely rare pure wolfhound sea dog, a breed that didn’t add up to more than a single digit in the entirety of the Blue Planet.

Kyle had long wanted to get one for fun.

“Sea dogs…” At the mention of this, the attendant suddenly stammered, “The sea dogs have been taken by His Majesty the King.”

Kyle knitted his brows. “For what reason?”

Attendant, “He said…said…”

Kyle, “Say it!”

Attendant, “He said he wanted the merman to choose one as a pet.”

“Fuck!”

In the huge chamber, Kyle’s pained shouting reverberated…

The damn smoke from the cigarette went the wrong way, burning his mouth.

……

Outside the magnificent palace gate.

Jorah feigned mysteriousness and bent down. “How about I give you a gift today?”

“What gift?”

Mu Chen instantly widened his eyes; his azure eyes were shining with expectation.

Actually, when Jorah said he was going to give him a gift, Mu Chen’s first reaction was pearl jewelry. He didn’t like these things; wearing them every day was quite troublesome, but he still immediately performed the joy of a child when receiving a gift.

Jorah was evidently pleased, narrowing his eyes as he smiled, then signaled the attendant to open the door in front of him.

“Woof! Woof! Woof!”

The palace door opened in an instant, and a puppy’s bark came from inside, sounding very babyish.

Mu Chen froze for a moment. In the sunken, arc-shaped field in front of the platform, there were nearly a dozen puppies being led around in a circle. The puppies’ furs were shiny, making it very obvious that these puppies were valuable breeds that had been carefully tended.

Jorah asked him, “Do you like it?”

Mu Chen nodded. “I like it.”

He was really happy this time. He had always wanted to raise a sea dog.

Jorah slightly bowed and said to Mu Chen in a whispering tone, “Go pick one you like. Light still doesn’t know about this. When the time comes, we’ll give him a nice surprise.”

“Okay. Thank you, Your Highness.”

Mu Chen raised the corner of his lips, and two sweet dimples appeared on his cheek.

Jorah leaned on the scepter in his hand with a loving smile on his face.

The attendant beside him knowingly went up to open the fence.

From the king’s happy mood recently, it could be seen that he really liked this little merman.

As soon as Mu Chen entered the arc-shaped field, the little sea dogs barked even happier.

As if wanting to attract Mu Chen’s attention, when he passed by them, the puppies would go all out.

There were some puppies that would immediately lie on the ground and expose its soft bellies, and they would roll around at Mu Chen’s feet in different ways, trying hard to please him.

There were some puppies that would go straight up to him and circle around his feet, or they would lie on the ground, sticking out their pink tongue and looking at him eagerly.

Mu Chen bent down and rubbed the puppies’ furry head, and they immediately let out a delighted purring sound.

He looked at the puppies surrounding him…

Very cute.

Mu Chen thought.

Unfortunately, they had already been tamed, so he wasn’t interested.

Mu Chen stood at the center and looked around; amongst the puppies all wagging their tail to show affection, he suddenly felt a pair of cold gaze on him.

He followed that gaze and found a sea dog hiding in the corner, tightly tied to a leash by the trainer.

The other possessed a body full of snow white and shiny fur. Although it was still young, its physique looked a lot bigger than the puppies beside him. From its current furry limbs, he could vaguely see its agile and smooth outline once it grew up.

It bared its sharp fangs, its cold blue eyes staring directly at Mu Chen, its triangular ears pressed tightly against its head, and it kept making a low growl in warning.

“Your Highness, that sea dog has wolf blood in it, so it’s vicious and hasn’t been completely tamed when it was sent over. It’s better if you don’t get too close to it…” The attendant beside him picked up a chubby brown puppy. “What do you think of this Collie puppy? It’s docile and has a high IQ…”

Mu Chen narrowed his eyes. He perfunctorily petted the brown-furred puppy, but his eyes were actually staring at that white puppy. “What breed is that one?”

“A wolfhound, Your Highness.”

“Woof! Woof!”

Two husky barks could be heard from the corner.

Unlike the babyish barking of other puppies, this was more like the roar of a ferocious beast in a fight.

When the white puppy saw its fellow kind revealing its belly to please that stupid human, it became even more rebellious.

The human in the center of the field was wearing an elaborate dressing with a neck that looked soft enough that it could be bitten through with one bite, and he excluded a harmless aura.

The wolfhound’s intuition told it—this was a weak, incompetent and easy to bully human.

It rubbed its sharp back teeth and tensed its muscle, ready to strike.

“Your Highness.”

Seeming to notice Mu Chen’s interest in this sea dog, its trainer smiled at the merman, wanting to give the leash to him.

But the instant the trainer loosened their grip a bit, the wolfhound suddenly broke free from the collar.

“Ah!”

A sudden, panicked shout from the attendants was heard in the field.

These attendants didn’t have any self-defense equipment on them; facing a sea dog with its canines bared at them, they could only subconsciously move aside.

That dog was already the most agile breed of sea dogs, so when it ran at full speed, it was naturally very quick—no one could stop it.

Jorah, who was on the platform watching from afar, noticed the chaotic scene. He stood up with his eyebrows furrowed.

“Your Highness Mu Chen, be careful!” Mu Chen’s personal attendant finally reacted and tried to pull him aside, but almost fell down in his haste.

But at this critical moment, he saw that the little merman just stood in place, looking at the speeding white puppy completely calmly; even his fingers didn’t make a single move.

He saw that the white puppy was only one step away from Mu Chen; it only needed to raise its front paws to pouce on Mu Chen, but it seemed as if the scene froze in place.

In the next second, a flash of vigilance suddenly appeared in the wolfhound’s eyes, as if sensing some terrible danger. Even the bark that was on the tip of its tongue turned into a little whimper.

It sensed a scary aura being emitted from the smiling human in front of it, and a strong cold current was constantly rushing out in front of it—the piercing chill wrapped it tightly.

If mental power had a physical form, then it would now be like a tiny boat lifted up by towering waves above a sea full of lightning and thunder, isolated and helpless, while an enormous pair of azure eyes hovered in the dark sky and watched over it.

Mu Chen still maintained an obedient and harmless smile on his face, but secretly released his mental power toward the sea dog.

Everyone who was standing around and watching didn’t realize what was happening; they only felt that the surrounding temperature had become a little colder. When they came back to their senses, they saw the originally ferocious white puppy now have a look of shock and fear.

“Hng…”

The sea dog’s ears pressed closely to the back of its head. It bared its canine at Mu Chen, but it also made a sound that was almost a whimper.

Mu Chen stretched out his hand, then walked toward the puppy step by step.

But every step he took, the sea dog would subconsciously take a step back.

Unknowingly, the sea dog bumped into the fence behind it. It panted and showed its sharp canine to Mu Chen, attempting to make a final struggle.

But the little merman turned a blind eye to this. Half squatting with his eyelashes curved, he gradually approached the sea dog. He was like a child who was opening a present in delight.

Mu Chen reached out his hand at the collar that the sea dog threw to the ground and put it back on the sea dog’s neck.

During this time, the white sea dog showed its canine several times and tried to bite Mu Chen’s fingertips, but it seemed to be frightened by something extremely terrifying and shrank back in the end.

After putting the collar back on the sea dog, Mu Chen slowly placed his palm on its head. He looked at the puppy, who was trying to look fierce but was afraid, and smiled as he said—

“Good dog.”

As he said this, he rubbed its chin.

“Wu…”

On one hand, the sea dog showed its canine; on the other hand, it couldn’t help but let out a comfortable purr.

At this moment, King Jorah came down from the platform.

While the originally panicked attendants were left perplexed.

Mu Chen held the sea dog like a doll and went up to the King. “Your Majesty, I want this one.”

“Okay.” Jorah revealed an approving smile.

The little merman had a good eye, immediately picking out the bravest one among the puppies.

However, the wolfhound had always been unruly and difficult to tame. When it broke free from the leash just now, Jorah was a little worried that it would hurt the little merman.

But this puppy seemed to be especially close to Mu Chen, so it retracted its canine when Mu Chen approached.

Thus, Jorah attributed it all to the affinity in the little merman.

The sea dog trembled in Mu Chen’s arms. “Wu…”

Bullshit.

Mu Chen held the sea dog, using his chin to rub against its furry head, like a child showing off his new toy. He said in joy, “I want to go show it to His Highness.”

Jorah waved a hand to beckon his attendant over, then said indulgently, “Go ahead.”

……

At this moment, Mu Chen’s exclusive livestream was broadcasting a boring scenery promo. Many comments were displayed on the screen.

[Where’s the little merman? Why haven’t they started streaming yet?]

[I don’t feel so good after not being able to breath in the little merman after a long time boo hoo]

[Merman (crawls in the dark) Merman (screaming) (twisting) (crawling) I want the merman!!! (roars)(squirms)(crawls in the dark)]

After a short while, the stream switched over and a few dog barks were heard in the distance. The camera came closer, and everyone just saw the little merman was holding a white puppy in his arms. The puppy’s wet tongue licked the camera lens.

[Waa, it’s a doggie. Is he raising a pet? ]

[This should be a wolfhound. This breed seems to be quite fierce, but why is the one in the little merman’s arms so calm and obedient? Could it be that the doggie also likes merfolk?]

[Hahaha so cute!]

“Your Highness, look!” Mu Chen held the puppy, showing it to Light, who just returned from the training field. “This is a present from His Majesty Jorah.”

Light looked at the little merman’s smile that showed in the corner of his eyes, and his own emotions seemed to be affected by the other party, pursing his lips. “Very cute.”

“Woo…wuuu…” The wolfhound was halfway through howling when he felt cool fingertips on the back of its neck, and the howling instantly turned into a puppy’s whimper.

It was angry but didn’t dare make a sound.

“Pet it; it’s very obedient.” Mu Chen raised the puppy in front of Light, as if showing off his new present.

“Woo…huuu…”

Facing Light’s outstretched hand, the wolfhound bared its canine and let out a low-frequency warning growl from deep within its throat.

But when it turned around, it would face Mu Chen’s smiling face, those ice-blue eyes watching it while beaming.

The wolfhound’s ears instantly drooped, terrified, and obediently let Light hold it in his arms.

Seeing this puppy change expression so swiftly and as if it had split personality, Light was stunned. He rubbed the puppy’s head, asking Mu Chen, “Have you given it a name yet?”

“Not yet.” Mu Chen placed his index finger on his chin, seeming to be thinking about what name to give it.

After a while.

It seemed he thought of a good idea; he clapped his hands and said, “How about naming it Cutie?”

Wolfhound, “???”

“Wuuu…”

What is this cutie nonsense? It would lose its doggy dignity if it were to meet its own kind in the future!