�Yes, I can. This small of an injury is easy.�

Maria healed the dog and the puppy with Recovery magic. The puppy, which regained its health, ran around in circles. The mother then stopped barking and took her pup back to the mountain.

�That�s amazing. How did you know there was a puppy?�

�Hm? Haha! I lived in the mountains for a long time.�

Shirone recalled when he was 11 years old. He had gone hunting with his father.

They were lucky that day. A red bear, which was known for its value as even the claws could be sold for money, was caught on a rope and was struggling. Vincent had hurriedly aimed his arrow at it, not giving it time to tear the rope.

Shirone waited behind anxiously. If they were to catch a red bear, they wouldn�t have to worry about food for the time being.

�But the arrow showed no sign of being released. Shirone turned his head in question, but Vincent had already retracted his bow and was preparing to leave.

�I couldn�t be any more unlucky. Let�s go back, Shirone.�

�Huh? Why don�t you catch it? Mom would surely love it.�

Vincent squatted down and pointed to where the bear was being held.

�Look over there, Shirone.�

Shirone looked carefully. It was a bear cub whimpering next to its captive mother.

�A hunter doesn�t catch a mother with a cub. Even though they are animals, they love their young the same way we humans do.�

�But then we�re at a loss. There�s amazing prey over there.�

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Vincent looked at Shirone with a warm gaze.

�Just as that bear has a cub, I have you too. As a parent, how can I just ignore that? Fighting to live is the same for everyone. It doesn�t matter if you�re a human or animal. But you shouldn�t kill a parent in front of their child. It is an unwritten rule that applies to all living things.�

Shirone couldn�t express it in words, but he felt something get engraved into his heart.

Something that would never be forgotten even after a lifetime.

[Translator � Anwen]

The students were moved by Shirone�s story.

�Ah���

�Your dad�s amazing.�

�Yeah. No wonder Shirone is so kind.�

As Shirone�s classmates also joined in to say something, Yiruki appeared and decided to pour cold water on the warm atmosphere.

�That�s a stupid theory. Hunters don�t let go of their prey just because of that.�

Everyone turned their heads in discontent at Yiruki�s words, even the lowerclassmen.

But Yiruki kept calm.

�The reason why hunters don�t kill animals with babies present is so that the baby won�t grow up to be aggressive towards humans. In zoology, this is called the imprinting effect. Once the parents become hostile to humans, their offspring inherit their nature, and it becomes increasingly difficult to hunt them. But if you kill the young, the population would be cut off.� JrNovels.com