Chapter 300
Honestly, I was feeling pretty optimistic about this.
I had never raised a pet before.
Naturally, I didn’t have any certifications or training related to animal care. My only experience with raising anything was back in elementary school when my teacher made us take care of a potted plant. I had just gone to a local flower shop, bought a random plant, and looked after it for a while.
Even now, the people actually taking care of the gryphon were others, not me. Strictly speaking, I wasn’t raising it.
Actually, was it even something that could be raised?
It clearly understood human speech. The reason it stayed in the imperial palace was because it wanted to be there, not because anyone had deliberately brought it in to be domesticated.
It wasn’t just recognizing certain words or reacting to human emotions—it fully understood and responded to what people said. There was no need to tame or train it.
That was why I had been optimistic.
And for that exact reason, I soon realized how difficult this was going to be.
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Hmph.
Written like that, it almost seemed cute. It was the kind of sound more commonly associated with adorable or feminine characters rather than burly men, so it carried a soft, playful connotation.