I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 11

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#11

“…Alright, if you put it that way, I’ll accept it. Thank you, Somphara. I’ll wear this until it falls apart.”

“No, there’s no need to go that far… You’re not a beggar.”

“But I am a beggar…”

I am a beggar. This is the only clothing I have to wear.

“Ahem, don’t worry. If I can taste this heavenly apple pie once more, I’ll do my best to make clothes for Miss Zoe.”

“That’s all it took? Haha, I’ll make it for you again. Then this is a kind of deal. Bartering. Okay? You can’t just give things away for free to other people, alright? You’ll develop bad habits.”

“Understood, I’ll keep that in mind. Miss Zoe!”

It was a cool transaction that deserved praise for good manners.

I clasped Somphara’s antenna that was extended for a handshake.

[【System】 Congratulations! You have tamed a ‘Greater Demon’.]

-Tamed demons are automatically registered in the player’s demon encyclopedia.

-The title ‘Demon Tamer’ levels up from 1->3.

…Wait, did I just tame a Greater Demon with a single apple pie?

Letting out a hollow laugh at the system message, I prepared to head home.

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“Miss Zoe, are you really okay going alone? I keep telling you I’ll carry you home, goodness…”

“Oh, you know I’m strong, right?”

I firmly declined the golem’s kind offer and lifted up the enormously increased pile of luggage.

“Heave-ho. Mr. Golem, Somphara. I’ll bake lots of pies and come visit again.”

“Of course. I’ll stake the honor of the Somphara Clan on making clothes that Miss Zoe will love, so please do visit!”

“Miss Zoe. Take care on your way home! Always be careful of water, fire, and demons!”

I trudged home while receiving Mr. Golem’s nagging and Andre Som’s enthusiastic farewell.

“Oh my, Ruby. Are you that sleepy?”

“Kyuuung…”

Whether from food coma, Ruby with her belly puffed up couldn’t keep herself together and was nodding off drowsily in the basket. Our chubby puppy… It’s okay, Ruby, you’re cute even when you gain weight.

But as for me…

I quietly lowered my head. Then my plump cheeks came into view below.

It did seem like I’d gained some weight lately from eating well.

…That’s good. At first I was so skinny I looked terrible, but now I have a healthy complexion too.

Besides, you need good stamina for digging, right? So please let it all go to muscle.

While lost in such pointless thoughts, my home sweet home came into view.

But…

“Hm…? What’s that?”

Some dark object seemed to be faintly visible a little distance from the house.

I squinted to identify the object, but it was difficult to make out clearly since the sun had set and the surroundings were dark.

“…What is it, could it be a demon beast?”

At that moment, the golem’s warning flashed through my mind: ‘Miss Zoe, quite dangerous demon beasts exist deep in the forest. Of course I’ll always be on guard, but since your house is close to the Demon Forest, you must always be careful.’

But I absolutely won’t be scared. Women have guts.

Consoling myself this way, I decided to call out.

“…Th-there! Ahem, there. Who is it?”

It was a voice that took courage to the point of cracking, but cruelly, no answer came.

“Ex-excuse me?”

Soon the object came close enough to be confirmed with the naked eye. I gripped the basket tightly and closed then opened my blurry eyes to confirm its identity.

“…It’s, it’s a person?”

What was revealed was a collapsed person. Moreover, a man with a youthful appearance similar to my current age. I hastily threw my luggage on the ground and ran to the collapsed man.

“Excuse me, are you okay? Hey, snap out of it!”

The man’s appearance when examined up close was quite shabby. His clothes were terribly torn, and faint moaning sounds and rough breathing that seemed like he might draw his last breath at any moment continued intermittently and precariously.

‘Good heavens, why is he in such a state. Don’t tell me he was attacked by demon beasts?’

Sensing the urgency of the situation, I quickly lifted the man in a princess carry and rushed into the house.

‘Could this person also be a game user like me? Or is he a character within the game?’

The game Animal Park that I was transported into was a farm-type healing RPG game, but being an RPG game, it basically had various NPCs that gave quests. Like the kind-hearted neighboring farmer uncle who ran a chicken farm, or merchants who bought and sold cultivated crops – typical NPCs like that.

…Anyway, whatever the man’s identity was. He was the first person I’d encountered in this world besides demon beasts.

Even if he wasn’t a fellow transmigrator like me, this could be said to be the only opportunity to ask various things about this place.

But, but!

“H-hey, snap out of it!”

The man’s body that was being carried went limp and drooped.

Is he, is he dead?

To meet and part right away. What kind of 0 confession 1 rejection is this.

There’s not even a funeral home here, so I’d have to bury him with my own hands…

“Snap out of it… Gasp! He’s hot!”

After hurriedly laying the man on the bed and placing my hand on his forehead, his body was burning like a furnace.

This was truly a critical situation where I might end up digging in the backyard if I wasn’t careful.

“Don’t die, please…”

Hoping such a misfortune wouldn’t occur, I first wiped the man’s damp face and body with a cloth.

Then the man’s face, which had been hidden by his disheveled bangs, was revealed.

“…This isn’t something to say in this situation, but.”

I muttered while staring intently at the man’s clearly revealed features.

“He’s, he’s really handsome.”

For someone standing at the crossroads of life and death, this man was truly handsome.

Ebony-like hair, long and neat eyelashes, a beauty mark under his eye and a sharp nose bridge.

Even his reddish and plump lips that were pressed together…

“Wow… He looks like a male protagonist’s face description from a romance novel?”

If my friend Yeeun, who was a romance novel enthusiast, saw this face.

She would definitely gush, ‘He looks cold on the outside and experienced in romance, but is surprisingly naive and shy, and would be a well-built Northern Duke who’s only gentle to his woman.’

Hmm, well I was someone who devoted my life to fangirling over animals rather than such novel characters…

But with a face like this, it would be worth fangirling over.

To express it in my own way, it’s like the face of ‘Pyodol’, the acknowledged handsome leopard of Ecoland?

I paused what I was doing while imagining what color this man’s eyes might be.

As Yeeun said, would they be the Northern Duke’s winning combination of black hair and red eyes?

Or perhaps they might be clear blue eyes that break the cliché.

…Well, if there’s one thing that’s certain!

This man’s identity definitely wouldn’t be the friendly neighboring farm uncle. Absolutely not.

“Ugh…”

Just then, the man’s precarious moaning broke my momentary reverie.

“…This isn’t the time for this. What am I doing in front of a dying Northern Duke, I mean person.”

Coming to my senses, I quickly opened the item window.

“Nothing beats this, I tell you?”

Taking out the Healing Handkerchief and wiping the various bruises covering the man’s body, the wounds disappeared completely.

But since the Healing Handkerchief could only heal visible wounds, it wasn’t time to feel relieved yet.

Hmm, then… I’ll win with quantity.

I turned the house upside down looking for anything that might be helpful.

“The stamina recovery potion I drew… ah, this was here too.”

Gathering a bunch of household items and hurrying back to the man’s side, I carefully shook him awake.

If I force-fed an unconscious person and it got stuck in their airway, I’d immediately become a criminal…

“…Please, snap out of it! Or at least open your mouth, that’s right!”

“Ugh…”

When the man slightly opened his mouth at my persistent urging, I carefully poured the stamina recovery potion through the gap. Not stopping there, I also fed him pills made from grinding the improved Bergamot recovery herb that Mr. Golem had given me as a gift before.

“Good… well done.”

I wiped the man’s mouth with a cloth as if treating a small child.

With that, all the first aid I could provide was finished.

Actually, with his physical condition being this severe, the right thing would be to take him to a hospital for treatment, but…

Far from a hospital, the surroundings were nothing but the Desolate Plains, crawling with magical beasts…

In this hopeless situation, I decided to watch over him until the man regained consciousness.

“…These beddings have a stamina recovery effect. You’ll get better soon.”

I whispered to the man who was still groaning in pain as I covered him with the blanket.

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