Chapter 0
Somewhere in another world, in a secluded forest, I was reincarnated as a wolf-beast.
I had been a man in my previous life, but in this one I was born a woman…no, a female.
I had a fluffy, glossy silver mane, a beautiful tail, perked ears, and sharp teeth and claws that gleamed.
Word spread that I was one of the tribe's most beautiful young ones. From the adult males who had singled me out since I was young to friends my own age, everyone was always courting me.
‘You smell so good. Aris… may I bite your tail?’
‘I get hard whenever I see you, and I can't stand it anymore. When do you go into heat?’
‘The children Aris bears will surely be beautiful. I'll wait.’
As a female wolf-beast, I could hardly have hoped for greater success.
But I had been a man in my previous life, and I wasn't the slightest bit interested in their courtship.
Before I knew it, I had entered adulthood.
“Dear, it looks like Aris is about to go into heat.”
“I see. Her eyes are shining brightly, and her fur is standing on end.”
My parents wanted me to have offspring as a female and live happily. I, too, would have liked to live an ordinary life like that.
“A sweet scent is wafting from beneath Aris's tail.”
“Aris is finally in heat!”
The males approached me, wagging their tails. But I was more sensitive than ever.
“Get the hell away from me, all of you!”
The trouble was that female wolf-beasts became extremely violent when they went into heat.
Their overwhelming strength and ferocity made them lose all reason. But pregnancy was only possible during this period.
For a male to claim a female, he had to subdue her by force.
From a human perspective, it was clearly rape. But among wolf-beasts, I suppose you could call it natural courtship.
But, fortunately or unfortunately, none of the males in our tribe could overpower me.
Many of them died. It was simply the law of nature, and no elder in the tribe blamed me.
The problem was that the males were weaker than the females.
“Aris… it seems your mate isn't among our tribe.”
“I'm sorry, Father.”
I was strong. I had never lost a close-quarters fight.
In the end, I had no choice but to leave the tribe. If I stayed, all the males would die.
I became a wanderer.
The only way I could survive was by fighting. I met humans and worked as a mercenary alongside them.
I had no trouble getting by, since I was stronger than anyone else. But I was an attractive female.
Many humans had their eyes on me. And eventually, something went wrong.
The mercenary band was wiped out.
The mercenary band's leader, who had always hit on me, just had to make his move when I was in heat.
Of course, I was captured.
No matter how strong I was, I couldn't withstand dozens of anesthetic darts piercing me.
That was how I ended up a slave.