Chapter 10

“Tofu,” she suddenly said that making my forehead crease. Who’s Tofu? What’s tofu? I don’t know if I heard that word somewhere.

“Yes, your name is tofu since your fur is like tofu,” she said as if she understand me.

“Why did you bite the saleslady a while ago? She just wanted to pet you.” She placed her right arm on her waist while her left hand pointed at me. I’m not scared of you, woman. Even if you keep on lecturing me about what I did earlier, I don’t care. Just waste your saliva there but I will not listen to you.

Why would I listen to a mere mortal like her? It’s not like I bite her hand hard but I know that I’m wrong but who cares? She didn’t ask for my permission and pet me right away. I’m not a dog so they shouldn’t expect me to become like them.

“Next time you’ll do that, I’m not giving you a treat for a week,” she warned but the hell did I care? I can do what I want! I know where she put those treats of mine so no need to worry. I will get that on my own.

“Aunt Clara, where’s my father?” she asked the old woman without looking at me. Is that her dad? I remember that scenario again when he turned out to be a demon. Maybe I should ready myself for that because I don’t know what kind of strategy will he do now again.

It’s better to be ready than nothing. I need to protect myself and this woman since I still don’t know what are they plotting. I’m also sure that witches are behind this but still, I don’t know if it’s just my instinct or mere imagination.

There’s something wrong in this world and I can’t figure it out if I’m just like this, a dog. I know, I should focus on myself, for lifting the curse but how can I do that if I know that all these things are all connected?

There are so many questions in my mind but I can’t answer them all since I have no clue what the hell is happening to the Anthrōpos, Lycanthrope, Daimon, and Magissa. We didn’t do anything to them or I’m just clueless? Because based on what the old hag witch said, there’s something between my father, my mother, and that witch.

What are they hiding?

Why did she curse me? if my father did something to her, he should be the one who got cursed and not me.

I clenched my jaw and close my eyes tight because there were a lot of possibilities but I shouldn’t overthink, right? I should be calm and focus on my goal, to lift my curse but how can I do that if my mind is full of questions? How can I fucking move forward if I have no clue about this?

My parents should explain it all to me but how? I’m tired of solving this, trying to understand everything but in the end, I always get the wrong answers and guess. I need someone who can tell everything to me. I need to be at peace before doing my goal here.

“He will come here later, Ma’am Zariyah,” she said and when I open my eyes, I saw that old woman looking at me with a creepy smile on her lips.

The woman nodded her head and went to her room upstairs, letting me here alone. I gritted my teeth and look at the old woman, a maid rather who’s now looking at me too.

“So that man failed to kill you using his powers, huh? I wonder why that witch cursed you to be a dog. Why can’t she just kill you?” she suddenly said that making me tilt my head. This is what I’m talking about, whenever they appear out of nowhere, they will keep on blabbering words that I can’t understand.

Why would that witch curse me?

What is the real reason why she did that to me?

Is it connected to my parents?

“I guess, you’re clueless on what the hell is happening. Poor, Crown Prince,” she insulted me while her face crumpled like shit. Is this a demon or what? I don’t know.

“I’m gonna kill you instead,” she laughed and suddenly cast a spell, creating a black magic orb that’s now forming on her palm.

“Goodbye now, Crown Prince!” she shouted before throwing the orb at me but when we heard a loud shout coming from the stair, the magic orb suddenly disappear before it reached me.

“Aunt Clara! Where’s my Coco?” Zariyah asked which made us glance at her.

“What’s with the atmosphere?” she suddenly asked maybe she felt something’s wrong. The maid suddenly fix herself and became formal. What a great actress, old woman! You suddenly became an innocent maid but what you did earlier isn’t.

I know that there’s something wrong now. I thought that it was just my imagination and guess but now that I proved it, I need to find those answers as much as possible before it’s too late.

“Nothing, Ma’am. I just told your dog to be good at everyone but it seems like he’s not listening,” she answered. Wow! So it’s now my fault? I’ll remember your face, old woman. Just wait. Once I transform into my human form, I will fucking kill you. Mark my words.

You’re trying to turn the tables now? Then let me finish this game and let you regret messing up with me. Do you think I’m just an ordinary dog now that you keep on stepping your foot on me? No, because I’m still that Crown Prince even if I’m in this state.