Surviving in a Damn Fantasy World

The moment I accepted the girl’s proposal.

Things went really smoothly.

“I’ll take you to my house!”

“Ah, understood….”

This incident was entirely the Coliseum’s fault in terms of management.

Moreover, the victim was a noble girl who seemed quite high-ranking to me.

The usually oppressive Coliseum staff kept bowing apologetically as they handed me over.

…The match was a mess, and it must be frustrating, but they’re holding back their anger.

The Ogre was subdued with a special magic tool, but the excited spectators had their fun ruined and even faced a threat to their lives.

Will the spectators who experienced today come back next time?

I wonder if they’ll even respond to provocations anymore.

Anyway.

I was sold off like a chick in the market in an instant.

And now.

“Go in!”

I was at a loss for words seeing my new nest.

**

A girl with golden hair shining under the sunlight and sparkling red eyes.

The lady who called herself ‘Aria’ brought me to her house.

To be precise, it was a mansion.

A very large and splendid-looking mansion.

‘Raising someone like that, what kind of…’

‘I like it!’

I thought I was going to die.

But it seems the lady is of even higher status than I thought, as her single word made the high-spirited bodyguards and old man yield.

Well….

In the end, I was practically dragged here to this mansion.

After being washed like a puppy and dressed in luxurious clothes I had never worn before, I was taken to….

“Won’t the doggy go in?”

The yard.

A yard with a huge dog house.

“This is….”

“Your house! I had it made!”

They made this in the meantime?

No, more than that. This is a house….

It really looks like a typical dog house.

The only difference is that it’s a bit bigger, just enough for me to lie down in.

“Yes….”

But I had no intention of resisting, so I just went in.

After all, it’s like she saved me from the lunatic who took her hostage.

I was in a life-or-death situation, so I’m glad to be alive.

“Lady, I’ve brought the collar.”

“Oh! Good!”

Just as I was inside, admiring the surprisingly spacious interior.

The old man who had blown me away in an instant, seemingly the lady’s butler, brought a dog collar and put it on me.

But….

“Hmm.”

It’s cold and hard.

Moreover….

“Please refrain from any arrogant thoughts.”

…Wearing the collar, I felt a suffocating sensation as if my aura was completely blocked.

Ah, this isn’t a dog collar but a shackle.

Is it similar to what Alden wore?

I could force my aura to work, but it feels like it won’t work well.

“Alright, you should stay here quietly?”

More than that. What kind of intentions does the lady think I have to keep me in the yard like this?

Despite my appearance, I became the youngest champion without using aura.

Thinking about it, she was strangely calm even when I took her hostage.

Does she have something else to rely on besides that old man?

Well… I have no intention of harming her now, so there’s no point in worrying.

I never really intended to harm her when I took her hostage, and if I cause trouble here, I’ll just end up on the execution block, right?

In a way, she’s my savior.

I’ll just quietly play the role of a puppy.

Let’s think positively.

It’s better than the cramped underground quarters of the Coliseum, right?

The dog house floor is a bit hard, but the garden in front is well-maintained, and sunlight comes in nicely.

My biggest worry was whether I’d be fed dog food, but….

“Eat this!”

“Ah, yes… thank you.”

There’s a reason they say to serve in a noble house.

I couldn’t believe my eyes seeing the juicy steak.

“Eat a lot!”

Not just one piece, but four pieces at that.

It’s almost embarrassing to compare it to the meals I had at the Coliseum.

“…I’ll eat well.”

This isn’t so bad after all.

*

And so.

I became the pet human of this noble lady.

But I didn’t have much to do.

Just lying around in the dog house or the yard all day, basking in the sun.

“Let’s go for a walk!”

When the lady comes, I just walk around the garden with a leash on.

I was worried about being treated like a dog, but I don’t have to walk on all fours.

It’s just a leash, similar to a normal walk.

“That flower is a dandelion!”

“Ah, I see… it’s pretty.”

“That’s a rose! It’s my favorite flower.”

Just listening to the lady’s chatter isn’t so bad.

…Is this a sweet job?

Well….

“Lady, how long will this human….”

“I’ll handle it!”

The surroundings aren’t exactly favorable.

Given my history of taking the lady hostage and my origins as a slave gladiator, it’s natural that the other servants of the house don’t like me.

Moreover, the two male bodyguards who occasionally appear glare at me as if they want to kill me.

But thankfully, the lady’s influence is no joke.

“He’s my doggy, so treat him well!”

With that one word, the people who seemed to dislike me didn’t bother me at all, and I wasn’t given any disadvantages.

Meals were served well on time, I was bathed frequently, and even given clothes made of high-quality material I had never seen before.

…This is quite luxurious.

Except for eating and sleeping in the garden where servants pass by, it’s much better than my time as a gladiator.

They even let me use the servants’ bathroom used by the gardeners.

Anyway.

I quickly adapted to this messed-up life.

One day, two days.

And when it became a week.

They say humans want to sit when standing and lie down when sitting?

I was really bored.

I occasionally trained in the yard, but of course, I wasn’t given any weapons, so I had to train bare-handed.

Moreover, the shackle around my neck made aura training impossible.

But I couldn’t demand anything while being a pet.

“Doggy walk!”

Strangely, the lady who is friendly to me takes me for walks, which is the least boring part of the day.

“Today, I learned magic from my tutor….”

And the lady tells me all sorts of stories during our walks.

When we first met, she was calm and slightly eerie, but during these walks, she’s just like any other child her age.

“I want to play more, but they keep making me study. It must be because of the family….”

Moreover, she really treats me like an animal.

She even tells me things I shouldn’t be hearing.

Thanks to that, I gradually gathered information.

First, the family is the Void Margrave.

…Surprisingly, they are considered the most powerful noble family in the Adel Kingdom.

I really messed with the wrong person.

I almost died.

This place is more like a villa in the capital area.

The lady wanted to be in the capital, so they prepared this place for her.

Also, that monster-like old man was indeed the butler.

The two bodyguards I broke through were apparently promising talents.

But since I broke through them in an instant.

According to the lady, they were severely scolded and punished.

I feel sorry.

I was just a natural disaster.

Anyway.

I gradually adapted to life in this mansion while gathering information.

Compared to the intense training, aura training, and constant struggles I had every day, it was a bit too boring.

But I could relax and rest.

It’s been a long time since I reincarnated and had such leisure.

No, maybe it’s the first time.

As a child, I was busy with poverty and hunger, and as an adult, with pain and struggle.

So, that day, like usual, I spent the whole day photosynthesizing and then went to sleep in the dog house.

Flick.

Early dawn.

My eyes opened on their own.

‘…Who is it?’

It was because.

I felt a bad premonition for the first time in a long while.

…It’s been a while since I felt this way while sleeping.

Back then.

When I had just joined the Coliseum a few months ago.

The Coliseum gave me some experimental drug from the Magic Tower, claiming it was medicine.

After taking it, I almost died, and since then, my senses became extremely sharp in certain situations.

Deep sleep was also one of those situations for me.

In the life of a champion or a champion candidate, fellow gladiators were no longer comrades.

So.

I carefully got up without making a sound.

And as if to prove my intuition.

Rustle- Rustle-

A faint sound of something brushing against the outside could be heard.

Yes, very faintly.

The work of those who sneaked in openly.

I carefully hid inside the dog house and observed the situation.

What is it?

Sneaking in at this hour?

I thought maybe someone who didn’t like me came to kill me, but….

“Find the young lady.”

“Don’t kill her.”

It seems the target is different.

“Wait, there’s a dog house here.”

“…I didn’t hear about them keeping a dog.”

Well then.

I was just bored.

I’ll play the role of the house-guarding dog for once.