The Wild Child

She was a wild plant and animal scholar, and while exploring the wilderness with her team for a research expedition, they stumbled upon a boy. Against her teammate's advice, she decided to take him in. They warned her, "This child was raised by wolves from a young age; there's no doubt he has strong wild instincts. It's not safe to keep him at home." She smiled and replied, "It's okay. He's a human being! A child who needs a warm home and a family to teach him how to integrate into our world." Her companions stopped trying to convince her.

She brought him back home, keeping him locked in a room reinforced with steel rods. Every day, she tried to teach him human behaviors, aiming to transform him. However, despite her best efforts, he showed no sign of change. She smiled at him daily, fed him, but every time he saw her, he still snarled menacingly. A year of hard work yielded no results, and her good intentions seemed to go unnoticed. He remained a pure wild creature.

"Frustrating! I've wasted a year, and there's been no progress!" She lost her smile, her face clouded with frustration. "That's why they say wild creatures sense sincerity; it's a futile endeavor. A wild beast is a wild beast; they can't become human. It's just a shame that I thought taming him would be the subject of my successful graduation thesis."

Her hopes dashed, she took out her anger on him, beating him with a stick. She stopped caring for the wolf-child in her room, becoming increasingly preoccupied with other pursuits that could lead to her success. She decided to let him starve, declaring, "That useless thing might as well starve to death!"

One evening, as she returned home, she opened the door and was met with a horrifying sight – a mouth full of gleaming, sharp teeth. The wolf-child had torn open her throat and stood there, wiping the blood from his body. He looked at her lifeless form on the ground, then found the clothes she had prepared for him in advance. With the door closed behind him, he gazed at the moonless sky, a faint smile on his face.

"Do you know, the judgment of wild creatures is quite accurate..."