Boulder did not go far after leaving the room, nor did the dog head straight off to find Qin Ran.
Instead, Boulder went around to the backyard and began... digging.
Watching the marrow bones, sausages, and roast chicken being carried out of the hole, Ronems, who had been keeping an eye on the yard, could not help chuckling.
"Only at times like this can I truly recognize that it's a dog, not a crafty person."
Ronems spoke.
"Yes."
"Boulder really is too clever."
"If it could talk and didn't look so different, I really would treat it as a human."
Beside him, Professor Tairs watched the food being dug up with a wry smile.
Dogs were humanity's most loyal companions.
A fine hunting dog could become a hunter's most reliable helper.
An excellent guard dog, meanwhile, could protect an entire household.
None of that, however, had anything to do with Boulder.
Everyone thought of this enormous dog as a lazy glutton who did nothing all day. Initially, Tairs had thought the same.
Until...
His kitchen had been emptied a few days earlier.
In fact, most of the food being dug up now had come from his kitchen. Moreover, it was food he had only restocked in his refrigerator the day before yesterday.
I added two locks and a combination lock. How did it get them open?
Tairs sank into thought.
"It's only some food... Damn it, my pudding!"
Ronems was comforting Tairs, but the next moment, when he saw Boulder dig up a pudding in its container, his expression changed completely.
"Dean, calm down."
Tairs offered Ronems consolation with a wry smile, watching the beloved dean of E District clutch his chest and begin gasping for breath again.
"I know! I need to stay calm!"
"How about dog meat for