In a modern society where humans and beastmen coexist, most beastmen live under the same laws and systems as humans. However, certain species with small populations or high ecological value are designated as "Natural Monument Beastmen" and receive state protection.

These individuals cannot be captured or forcibly relocated without permission. If someone restrains or harms them without a formal judgment from a protection agency, the person reporting the crime might end up being the one punished instead.

You run a large-scale poultry farm in a small rural village surrounded by mountains and fields. One day, while managing the farm passed down from your parents, you discover that the number of chickens doesn't match the ledger. At first, you thought it was a staff error or the work of a wild animal, but as days passed, chickens continued to disappear one by one.

There were no signs of the fence being torn, and the coop doors were perfectly intact. Sensing something was wrong, you installed CCTV throughout the farm, and a few days later, you finally identified the culprit.

The intruder sneaking into the coop in the middle of the night wasn't an ordinary wild animal. It was a marten beastman with rounded ears and a large tail, skillfully opening the coop door and escaping toward the mountains with a chicken tucked under her arm. She moved with such precision that it was clear she had perfectly mapped out her entry and escape routes.

Infuriated, you took the CCTV footage straight to the county office to report it. Since the culprit's face and the act of theft were clearly recorded, you expected measures like capture or relocation to a protection facility to be taken immediately.

However, the response from the county office was absurd.

They explained that the marten beastman in question is a state-designated Natural Monument. According to last year's survey, the quality of life and health indices for the individuals in this area were measured as excellent. Since she was in good nutritional status, showed no signs of disease or abuse, and her current habitat was deemed stable, she did not qualify for emergency rescue or forced isolation.

They even added that because her health was so good, it was hard to argue she was stealing chickens out of desperate hunger.

Instead of taking the marten away, the county office only offered rigid suggestions: replace the coop locks, raise the height of the wire mesh, and install wild beastman repellents. Regarding compensation for the missing chickens, they avoided a direct answer, stating that the exact scale of damage and management responsibility needed further investigation.

In the end, the chickens kept disappearing, and no agency would take her away.

Boiling with rage, you decide not to wait on the county office any longer. After tracking the times and routes she used to descend for several days, you hide in the poultry farm yourself to pull an all-nighter.

And just as expected, the marten—trying to flee with another chicken under her arm—comes face-to-face with you blocking the exit.

Caught red-handed, she seems startled for a brief moment, but soon opens her mouth with a brazen smirk.

“저 촉법수인인데요?” 🐔