Frontline Watchdogs 3

In the side walk, several minutes later

Ibara: (...Speaking of which. How long does it take for a dog to be satisfied with a walk? Does it depend on the time? Or rather, does it depend on distance?)

(The longer we walk Bloody Mary, the more we are straying away from the dorm. Considering we have to walk back, I guess turning back here would be a good idea.)

Your Excellency, maybe we should— 

Nagisa: … Ah, Tsukasa-kun.

Tsukasa: Good afternoon. I caught sight of this Yorkshire Terrier so I came closer to see her, and it turns out Ran-senpai is the owner.

She is truly adorable, what is her name?

… Whoah!?

What’s wrong with her!? She’s barking at me! Guhh, you little beast…!

Nagisa: … Her name is Bloody Mary. She is Hiyori-kun’s child, not mine.

Tsukasa: Bloody Mary? Naming her Bloodstained; what a dangerous-sounding name.

Nagisa: … But she is a very good girl. She is very cautious so she was just scared.

… It's okay, Bloody Mary, Tsukasa-kun won’t hurt you.

Tsukasa: Her eyes perk up as if she is asking “for real?”. I might be a Knight, but I will not swing my sword blindly♪ 

Bloody Mary-san— you who are named after the late queen who once ruled England; will you please allow me to touch you?

Nagisa: … Fufu. It seems like Bloody Mary is walking closer to you.

Tsukasa: That’s totally cute♪. Ah, I really want to pet her to my heart’s content…!

But it’s not good to be greedy when we have yet to establish trust between us. She might end up hating me, so I shall restrain myself here.

But a picture wouldn’t hurt… Ran-senpai, may I take a picture of her?

Nagisa: … You may. Hiyori-kun really likes taking photos of Bloody Mary. We end up with so many photos of her in Eden’s group chat.

Tsukasa: Is that so? It sounds just like heaven♪ Bloody Mary-san, please allow me to take a picture of you.

Alright, cheese...☆ fufu, Thank you so much.

And, save… Knights’ group chat is very chaotic. Everyone just posts whatever they want.

Ritsu-senpai sometimes sends blurry and mysterious pictures, Narukami-senpai sends her favourite things, Sena-senpai sends some of Florence's scenery...

Nagisa: … And Leo-kun?

Tsukasa : Leo-san usually sends music scores. It seems that he sends them whenever he wants Ritsu-senpai to play the melody for him. 

I don’t get to reply when he sends multiple pictures at once without thinking, so it gets really hectic.

Really, he is so hard to handle.

Ibara: Mr. Suou.

Tsukasa: Uwah!? Saegusa-senpai, since when were you there?

Ibara: (I had a hunch that he didn’t realize that I was here so I tried calling out to him, and it’s just as I thought…)

Oops, my apologies for startling you! I’ve been here since a long time ago, you seemed to be enjoying your talk with His Excellency enough that you didn’t notice me.

Tsukasa: It’s exactly as you said, please pardon my rudeness.

Ibara: aHaHaHa. Please don’t worry about it.

That aside. Both of you seem to be getting along very well, how did you get to know each other? You both are from different agencies so I’m quite curious.

Nagisa: … I see. From Ibara’s view, we seem close. 

Ibara: Did I happen to get it wrong?

Nagisa: … I don’t really know. I have only started to interact with other people ever since I came to ES.

… But, it makes me happy to hear that we appear to be close.

… Tsukasa-kun is a fellow member of Biblion. When we have time, sometimes we end up reading books together.

Tsukasa: Ran-senpai has extensive knowledge. His views vary from mine so I find that talking with him is enjoyable.

Just the other day we had fun talking about birthstones, and he gave me an ametrine stone.

I was told that it’d be great to wear it so I try to carry it with me as often as I can.... Look here

Nagisa: … Ametrine means “harmony” and “stability”. I think it's very befitting for the leader of Knights.

… Thank you for always carrying it around. I’m sure that stone is also glad for that.

Tsukasa: Fufu. It’s an honour for me, thank you too for giving this to me♪ From now on I will do my best to be worthy of this stone. 

Ibara: (... I understand, so they knew each other from circle activities. I’m glad he’s properly joining the circle’s activities instead of just joining it for the sake of it.)

(The circle itself seems to be helping the growth of His Excellency’s sensibility. Asking him to join circle activities was a good decision.)

Nagisa: … And for Ibara, I will give you a turquoise stone next time.

Ibara: Oh, you are giving one to me too?

Nagisa: … Yes, it’s my hobby to collect them so I have a lot. Although the birthstone itself may vary depending on the country...

… I think turquoise, which means “Accomplishment of Goals”, is very fitting for Ibara.

Ibara: (The effects of power stones are nothing but dubious tales. I will carve my path with my own strength, but…)

I expected nothing less from Your Excellency! You really have touched my heart by 

If it’s a stone from His Excellency himself, it must be very effective! The future I have ahead is surely going to be bright☆

… Oh. What’s wrong with Bloody Mary? Why are you tugging on my pants? 

Nagisa: … It appears that our conversation has bored her. 

Tsukasa: Pardon me for suddenly interrupting your walk.

But it was really fun to be able to talk with you. 

Fufu. Seems like today is really the day of the dogs. Just before I came here, I met Leon-san and Daikichi-san in the park.

Ibara: Hm, Daikichi is Akehoshi-san’s dog. Leon is… Mr. Tsukinaga’s?

Tsukasa: No. The name might be similar, but Leon is Oogami-senpai’s dog. He is really an adorable corgi♪

Akehoshi-senpai said that they’ve just arrived to play in the park, maybe they are still there.

Ibara: Your Excellency, we’ve walked a lot already. Both Your Excellency and the dog must be satisfied already.

Nagisa: ... Shall we go, Bloody Mary? It's quite far from here, so let me carry you there.

... Ibara, what did you say?

Ibara : ... Ah no, I didn't say anything. We are going to the park next, right? Alright!

This Saegusa Ibara will serve you until the end of the time! aHaHaHaHa...☆

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Frontline Watchdogs 4

In the park

Ibara: (Aah, we are getting further from the dorm…) 

(When can I finally escape from this dog walk?)

… Your Excellency, over there. The target— I mean, Akehoshi-san is there. 

Nagisa: … Yes, Koga-kun is also there. Just as Tsukasa-kun said, they're playing with the dogs.

… You want to go there, Bloody Mary? I understand, I’ll be putting you down.

… Hm, She immediately ran to them as fast as she could.

Koga: Here, Imma throws the ball. Three, two, one…

Guh!?  

Who da hell dared to tackle me!

Subaru: Oh, Mary! Hey hey~ as always, you look so cute today♪ Come closer, I’m going to give you a hug!

Koga: Did you come here alone? How careless~ where’s your owner?

Subaru: Mary, where’s Junjun? What about Ohii-san?

… Ah! Barry and Nagisa-san are coming here! Oiii~~♪

Ibara: (… Two humans, two dogs. Toys scattered all over the place. It seems that they’re in the middle of a game.)

Oh well, well! Good afternoon, Akehoshi-san and Mr Oogami! Mr. Daikichi and Mr. Leon too. Salute~☆

Koga: Hah? Oi. You. How do you know about Leon, huh?

Subaru: Huh, did I ever tell Barry about Daikichi? I don’t remember doing that.

Ibara: aHaHaHa. I at least have information on the pets that are living in the dormitory.

Subaru: I see. Barry~ you really like observing things.

So today is Barry and Nagisa-san’s turn to walk with Mary? Is Mary the child of Eden?

Nagisa: … No, she is the child of Eve. She is Hiyori-kun and Jun’s beloved daughter.

… They are away for work, so we are here to take care of her.

… Bloody Mary seems to get along with everyone here.… Interesting. Is it because they have a dog’s instincts so they can get along well?

Koga: Like hell it’s that. Even between dogs, there is a thing called chemistry. If their personalities don’t click then they can end up fighting.

Mary is no exception~. She was so scared when she first met Leon and the others, right?

Subaru: Yep yep. She kept hiding so close to Junjun and wouldn’t leave his side.

I heard she’d get stressed when there’s a lot of other dogs around, so we only greeted her lightly when we first met.

After they got to meet each other a couple times in the courtyard, she seemed to start opening her heart to them.

And now she’s besties with Daikichi and Leon! Let’s keep getting along, Mary☆

Koga: Hm? What’s wrong, Mary? … Oh. You interested in Leon’s ball?

If you bite it, it’ll make some noises like pyo~pyo~, y’know. Sounds cool right?

Subaru: Since it’s rare to see Mary here in the park with us, let’s play together, Mary! Is that okay with both of you?

Nagisa: … Yes. Please go play with her.

Koga: Oi, oi. Are you just going to watch from there? It’s only natural for the master to play together too.

Here’s the ball.

Ibara: Eh? But I... 

Subaru: Do you prefer the frisbee instead? Alright, I’ll lend you this☆

Ibara: (That’s not what I mean...)

Nagisa: ...♪

Ibara: (His Excellency is staring at me with an expectation, I can’t refuse this..)

… Well then, please excuse me. I will be the one doing the first throw. 

Assault, invade…conquer~!

Koga: That's really a weird thing to shout out...

Leon, catch it!

Subaru: Conquer～☆ Daikichi, go get’em!!

Nagisa: … Go for it, Bloody Mary.

Ibara: (… I see. So they still have fighting instincts?)

(Even if they are now rotten pets, they are still dogs. It appears that they can still run that fast. But…) 

Subaru: Poggers! It's Daikichi’s win!

You did great~. I’ll give you lots of praises, yosh yosh☆

Koga: That was so close Leon, no losing next time, okay? … Here you go! 

Ibara: (In the end, she can only run behind the other two. She can’t hunt at all.)

Nagisa: … Bloody Mary seems to be having so much fun. I’m glad to have brought her here.

Ibara: … Yes, you are right.

(Did she lose the sharpness of her fangs due to His Highness doting on her?)

(Well, with such an appearance. There is nothing we can do if she is bad at exercising…)

Koga: Nice catch! Aren’t you good at it Leon~. As expected for a Herding Dog♪

Ibara: … A herding dog? With that look?

Koga: That look? Oi, you have a problem with that?

Ibara: Oh, no. My apologies, I should’ve phrased it better!

Mr. Leon looks really adorable. At first glance, I didn’t expect him to be a hound...♪

Koga: Heh. It’s better to call him cool, but it's not a bad thing to be praised~.

Leon is a Welsh Corgi, he’s a herding dog that chases after cows and sheep. It’s his job to guide them so they won’t escape the ranch.

If their bodies are too big, he might end up being kicked by a cow, right? That’s why people choose this breed for this job, since they have shorter legs.

Ibara: I understand. Choosing the right person for the right job, I see.

(Speaking of that. Mr. Suou called Bloody Mary a “Yorkshire Terrier” before. )

(Just like the Welsh Corgi, I wonder if this breed also has a particular job that they have been designated to. Let’s look it up on my smartphone.)

(… What? Vermin hunting dog? This breed is used to hunt rats in factories and other things…)

(It’s written that over the time they ended up being treated as pets)

(They’re supposed to be good at hunting, but with that look… What a pitiful dog.)

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