In an area of the ancient city of Manga, which appears to belong to a slightly more affluent population, a quaint house made of mostly stone and a small amount of wood is erected in the center of the settlement.

The house is surrounded by other houses that can be inhabited by others, and in the aisles of the residential area, there are flower beds that bloom here and trees that are growing thickly, and the vibrant greenery and flowers make the whole residential area full of vitality......

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Inside the quaint house, a beautiful werewolf girl in a dress is sitting on a chair leaning against the window, watching several butterflies fly over the flower garden outside the window.

The pair of wolf ears on top of her head, which should have been erected, were also pulled down without vitality because of her low mood, and it seemed that this depressed werewolf girl who had become depressed for some reason must be preoccupied now.

Just when the werewolf girl was still quietly looking at the scenery outside the window, a middle-aged werewolf with a fresh fruit bowl walked from the kitchen in the house to the living room, and when he walked to the wooden table in the living room, he put the fruit bowl in his hand on the table and looked at his daughter who was still sitting on a chair by the window and looking at the scenery outside the window.

The middle-aged werewolf wore an old-fashioned leather jacket and shorts for mobility, and he had a sedate face that only a middle-aged man could have. He was blind in his left eye, so he wore an eyepatch, and in the other eye, from the brow but in the socket, there was a long scar, not only on his chest, but also on his arm, and some other scars from the battles, judging from these scars on his body, the middle-aged werewolf must have been a warrior who had fought countless wars.

"Wino, do you want to eat apples? I just washed them, and they're so sweet!" Looking at his daughter's back, the middle-aged werewolf suddenly called out her daughter's name and motioned for her to eat the fruit.

Wino, who was sitting by the window, heard the sound behind him, then stood up and walked towards the living room, and after walking to the wooden table placed in the living room, Wino sat down on a wooden chair next to the wooden table, picked up a wooden skewer, stuck a piece of it, peeled off the skin, and ate it quietly. Watching his daughter Si Sven eat the apple, the middle-aged werewolf scratched his cheek with his right index finger embarrassedly and smiled, it seems that as a father, he doesn't know how to communicate with his daughter.

"Father, mother, hasn't she come back yet?" Wino, who had finished eating a piece of apple, asked the middle-aged werewolf who was standing at the wooden table with a smile in a stern tone.

"Ah, your mother, she probably won't be back in a few days, after all, the war on the front line is fierce......" Hearing Wino's question, the middle-aged werewolf responded in a calm tone.

"I see. Hearing his father's response, Wino nodded and suddenly realized.

"Then again... Wino, what are you doing at home these days when your mother and I are away?"

Looking at Wino's expression as he once again picked up an apple with a wooden skewer and chewed it quietly in his mouth, the middle-aged werewolf standing in place also sat on a wooden chair next to the wooden table and asked with a smile.

"I didn't do anything, if I didn't have anything important to do these days, I would stay with Brother Temo and Brother Gavi. Facing his father's inquiry, Wino slightly hooked the corners of his mouth to show a friendly smile, and said with a calm smile.

"Oh, that's right. Hearing what his daughter said, the middle-aged werewolf nodded, as if believing what Wino said.

"By the way, do you know? There's been an interesting rumor circulating in the ancient city of Manya these days......

The middle-aged werewolf picked up a wooden skewer in the fruit bowl, stuck a piece of sliced apple, put it in his mouth, chewed the sweet and sour apple, swallowed it in his throat, and then smiled and said to his daughter about the rumors he had heard in the city in the past few days.

What is the rumor? The rumor is that a beautiful werewolf girl is in love with the goblin warrior who prevented the duel between Kech and exiled to the ruins of Raisa Jega......

The middle-aged werewolf in the jacket watched his daughter Wino tell the rumors he heard without reservation, and when he finished the rumors, a strange expression flashed on Wino's face and then returned to his previous obscure expression.

"Hmm...... I said, Wino, you can't be the one who fell in love with the goblin warrior who was exiled to the Forbidden Land, right?" Suddenly, the middle-aged werewolf put his right hand on his chin and put his elbow on the table, looking at Wino with a smile that was half-jokingly asked.

Hearing the words of the middle-aged werewolf, Wino couldn't help but lower her head and look at the table with the fruit plate, and the expression on her face at this time could be said to be a bit like a panicked expression after some secret was known to others.

“...... Yes, the werewolf girl who fell in love with that goblin warrior was me. (whispering)" Wino lowered her head, not daring to look at her father, whispering confirmation in response to the half-joking inquiry of the middle-aged werewolf.

When Wino finished speaking, the middle-aged werewolf sitting in the chair seemed to hear something terrible and was stunned, and about a few seconds later, the middle-aged werewolf sitting in the chair looked at Wino who was silently with his head down.

"I didn't expect it to be you, but when I returned to the ancient city of Manya, someone said to me, 'That beautiful werewolf girl may be your daughter,' and I didn't believe it at first. But until you admit it now... I've figured out what the hell is going on......"

The middle-aged werewolf who was holding his chin with his right hand and looking at Wino solemnly began to mumble to himself.

"Wino, you can fall in love with whomever you want. Temo, Gavey...... As long as they are known to you and have a good impression of them, only that goblin warrior can't!I don't allow you to have any more dealings with him in the future!!" The middle-aged werewolf, who was still talking to himself, suddenly straightened his waist and slapped his right hand on the table, staring at Wino who was lowering his head sternly.

"I don't want it!It's my freedom to fall in love with whomever my father falls in love with, I just like Tut!!!

"What did you say?!"

After hearing Wino's words, the middle-aged werewolf subconsciously asked loudly.

"Who is your freedom to fall in love with?Yes, it is indeed your freedom to fall in love with whomever you want, but it has to be from our race!!!Why would you be a slut and fall in love with a dirty, lowly goblin?!" The middle-aged werewolf frowned and said to Wino in front of him.

"Don't you understand? The goblin warrior I like is a different goblin! he's the gentlest and most responsible goblin I've ever met, and I know the other goblins may not be that good...... But Tut... He's different!!"

At the moment when the middle-aged werewolf finished speaking, Wino, who was sitting in the chair, finally retorted to his father loudly without suppressing his emotions.

"Shut up, you unfilial girl!!Look what you're talking about?!" After hearing what Wino said, the blue muscles on the middle-aged werewolf's face instantly appeared because of anger, and he pointed at Wino with his right index finger and shouted angrily.

"You're the one to shut up!

............

The quarrel between Wino and his father began, and as the quarrel continued, the dispute between the two of them became more and more intense.

As a daughter, Wino didn't want to cut ties with the goblin leader Tut, but the middle-aged werewolf, Wino's father, was vehemently opposed.

"Sober me up!, stupid girl!!"

The middle-aged werewolf sitting in the chair suddenly stood up and slapped Wino in the face with his left hand.

Smack-[The sound of the palm hitting the face]

When the middle-aged werewolf's left palm slapped Wino's face, a crisp sound came from it, and a red and swollen palm print emerged from Wino's left face in the next second.

The hot pain continued to pass from the left side of her face, and Wino, who was slapped by her father, bit her lip and a trace of grievance flashed across her face.

(Can't cry...) Can't cry... I can't cry...... ）

As he thought so, his vision gradually blurred, and tears flowed down his cheeks from the corners of his eyes.

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"Stupid... A sucker...... (whispering)"

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"Huh?"

The middle-aged werewolf seemed to have heard something, and asked in confusion.

"Daddy is a fool!!I hate Daddy the most!!" Vino slammed her hands on the table, stood up, wiped her tears with her hands, and shouted loudly at the middle-aged werewolf, and after she finished speaking, she ran towards the door.

"Wino, wait!!"

Wino ignored her father's words, she opened the door without hesitation, and ran out of the house, leaving the house for a moment only a middle-aged werewolf standing still and looking lonely......

"Alas......"

The middle-aged werewolf let out a sigh and sat back in his chair, no one knowing what he was thinking now......

"I don't understand... What's so good about that kind of guy, a goblin who was stupid enough to stop the Kech duel......"

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There is not too much foot traffic on the streets.

A werewolf girl in a skirt was walking alone in this not bustling street at the moment, and at the other end of the street, a bear man wearing leather armor and fist gloves in both hands was talking and laughing, and the werewolf girl walking with her head down obviously did not notice the two warriors walking in front of her.

When the bearman and the orc in armor walked not far from the werewolf girl, the orc in armor involuntarily stopped his steps, and the bearman walking beside his companion also stopped when he saw this, and looked at his companion suspiciously, just when the two stopped their respective steps and stood in place, the werewolf girl in the skirt had already walked in front of them at this time.

"Wino?"

The armored orc called out the name of the werewolf girl who had walked in front of him, somewhat unexpectedly.

Hearing someone stop his name, Wino subconsciously raised his head and looked at the person who called his name, this person ...... She knew both of the two people standing in front of her.

"Hello, Temo, Gavey. ”

Wino barely managed to squeeze out a smile and greeted Temo and Gavey in armor in front of her.

"Wino... How are you......"

Temo greeted Wino in response as he looked at the strange smile on Wino's face.

"That's... Wino, are you crying?" asked Temo, looking at Wino's slightly red and swollen eyes that seemed to have just cried.

"Hmm... In fact... Something a little bad happened......"

Looking at Temo and Gavivino standing in front of him, he scratched his cheek with his right index finger and said with some embarrassment.

"A little bad?" Hearing what Wino said, Temo subconsciously asked rhetorically.

"It's ......"

Wino said the quarrel between him and his father just now, and Temo and Gavi said it in a flat tone, listening to Wino's narration, Temo's face appeared helpless and bitterly smiled, and Gavi, who was standing aside, also smiled embarrassedly.

“...... That's it, and I was slapped by that old stubborn guy at home......" Wino said with her right index finger, pointing to the unswollen slap mark on the left side of her face, smiling bitterly at Temo and Gavey.

"Well, we know what's going on. Temo nodded, put on a calm expression, and said to Wino in the affirmative.

Looking at Winot Thermo in front of him, he sighed helplessly, he stretched out his left hand and put it on Wino's head, gently stroking the hair on the top of Wino's head.

"Okay, you can stay at my house for the time being. What do you think, Wino?"

Temo looked at the werewolf girl who had always looked like his own sister with a gentle gaze, and he made a good suggestion to Wino, but he also asked Wino if he wanted to live in his house temporarily.

"Thanks... Thanks..."

Hearing what Temo said, Wino slightly hooked the corners of her mouth and glanced at Temo, and then quickly lowered her head, she whispered thanks to Temo very frankly.

"Haha~ Look at what you are talking about, you don't need to be so polite to me!"