I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 12

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#12

“….”

As I kept checking on the man’s condition, fortunately the potion seemed to be working, and his rough breathing gradually returned to normal.

“Phew, thank goodness I won’t have to dig a grave….”

I let out a relieved sigh as I looked at the man’s now peaceful face.

Then suddenly, I was struck by an empty feeling, as if I had forgotten something.

“Oh right, Ruby! And my luggage!”

Only then did I remember Ruby and my belongings that I had just left outside, and I hurriedly rushed out.

“Ruby, Ruby?”

When I arrived to get my luggage, Ruby, who should have been sleeping soundly in the basket, was nowhere to be seen.

I looked around anxiously in all directions.

“Ruby! Haa, she’s not here either…. What if she was taken by some dangerous monster?”

I imagined every possible negative scenario and pulled at my hair in self-reproach.

What’s so important about some Northern Duke that I got distracted and forgot about Ruby….

“Zoe-!”

Just then, I heard the voice of some young boy from behind me.

“…Wh, who’s there!”

I hurriedly turned around at that voice.

“Hehe, Zoe! It’s me, Ruby-“

“Ru, Ruby? You, your appearance!”

When I turned around, I nearly collapsed to the ground.

Ruby was definitely a small, cute puppy. A small breed, but she had suddenly transformed into the appearance of a large breed.

And moreover….

“Ruby, how are you talking….”

[<System> Congratulations! The monster you tamed, Ruby, has evolved into a higher species.]

-Species: Inferno Puppy → Hellhound

“She, she evolved?”

“Uh-huh-! I evolved! Zoe, aren’t I super cool!”

Ruby lifted her chin high toward the sky as if showing off, wagging her tail vigorously.

“….”

“Zoe- why aren’t you answering?”

When I didn’t respond, Ruby trotted over to me. I gazed down at Ruby quietly.

“Whine…. Zoe, am I not cool?”

Ruby’s fluffy tail, which had been wagging vigorously, drooped down dejectedly.

“….”

I spread both arms and pulled Ruby’s neck into an embrace. A very tight one at that.

Ruby’s large, warm body filled my arms completely.

“Kyuuung! Zoe?!”

“…So cool, Ruby. My goodness, my brave and magnificent puppy!”

Before, she was so small that there was plenty of room when I held her, but now she’s grown so big it’s hard to hold her.

Since she’s king-sized, her cuteness is doubled!

I gently stroked Ruby’s soft fur.

“Pant pant pant pant! I’m happy, Zoe!”

Well, it does feel oddly like I’ve been scammed, like those internet posts that say “I adopted what I thought was a small breed, but it turned out to be a large breed”….

But I’m happy to see my baby grow bigger!

“Ruby, but why did you suddenly evolve?”

“Um… well, after I ate lots and lots of the apple pie Zoe made for me, I suddenly got really sleepy, and when I woke up from my nap, I was like this! Look at this, Zoe? Fire comes out of my body too!”

As Ruby finished speaking, flames blazed up from Ruby’s body.

“Ruby…. It’s too hot for your big sister.”

“Hehe, amazing, right?”

It seemed like the apple pie I had put all my cooking skills into had accelerated Ruby’s growth.

Wait, if I keep feeding her, will she grow even bigger?

‘Zoe-! I broke the house?! Isn’t that awesome!’

Imagining Ruby smiling cheerfully after destroying the house, I shook my head vigorously.

“Ru, Ruby…. Let’s eat in moderation from now on.”

“Kyuung-?”

So Ruby and I gathered up the luggage scattered on the ground and returned home.

After the golem helped carry the luggage and I finished organizing everything, it was already close to midnight.

Thud-

“Ugh… where is this….”

Just then, a faint voice leaked out from the room where the man was.

Has he finally regained consciousness?

I quickly ran upstairs with a clatter.

When I flung open the door, the man, who seemed not yet fully conscious and disoriented, met my gaze.

“Excuse me, where is this… ugh….”

“Oh oh, you shouldn’t get up!”

The man, who was trying to sit up, swayed as he pressed his temples, probably due to a headache.

Oh dear, he’s going to pass out again right after regaining consciousness.

I hurried over and laid the man back down in place as I spoke.

“This is our house, and you just came back from the brink of death, you know? If you don’t want to die again, just lie still.”

“Who are you? Why am I here….”

The man asked in a terribly hoarse voice that had become as low as underground bedrock water.

“That’s what I want to ask you. You were collapsed in front of our house, you know? Covered in wounds too.”

“…I was collapsed?”

The man fell into contemplation with a dazed expression.

He seemed to be tracing back his situation leading up to coming here.

I quietly observed the man’s face.

‘So his eyes were purple.’

The man had beautiful purple eyes, but they were still unfocused.

He also frowned intermittently as if he couldn’t remember things clearly.

Hmm, at times like this, he should just clear his mind….

Watching the confused man, I was suddenly reminded of an old memory.

When I was young, I lost my entire family in an accident during a family trip.

Having become an orphan in an instant, I lost most of my memories from before the accident due to shock, and honestly, my memory still hasn’t fully recovered.

The reason I decided to become a zookeeper was because animals gave me great comfort during that time.

Surely, before the accident, I was… ugh, I still can’t remember.

Just trying to recall those memories brought on a headache like this.

I don’t know what this man went through before coming here, but what was certain was that his appearance overlapped with mine from back then.

I looked at the man with sympathetic eyes and spoke to him.

“Um, I’m the daughter of Baron Blanc, Zoe Blanc.”

“Baron… Blanc?”

The man asked back as if he couldn’t understand this sudden introduction.

Oh no, maybe he doesn’t know because we’re a fallen noble family? How embarrassing.

“Ahem, yes. So this is one of the villas I own…. Anyway, it’s a safe place. So just rest well today. It’s already late at night anyway.”

I tried to act like a proper noble but quickly changed the subject due to sudden reality check.

“Night, what time is it now?”

“Now? Um, it’s almost midnight. Why….”

“Oh no, damn it!”

The man suddenly hardened his expression and bolted upright as if springing up.

But due to his still unhealed body, the man swayed greatly.

“Where are you suddenly going? You need to rest right now!”

I shouted while firmly grabbing hold of the man’s swaying body.

“Let go of this. I don’t have time!”

The man shook off my hand and hurriedly headed toward the door as if being chased by something.

Though he seemed to have his reasons, I couldn’t let a sick person go outside, especially at this late hour.

“No, I told you that won’t do. So please just lie down quickly!”

When I threw the man onto the bed, he looked at me with a flustered face, startled by the sudden use of force.

Oops, he’s a patient and I didn’t control my strength properly.

“What… miss… what kind of strength… Anyway, get out of the way right now.”

Despite my continued attempts to stop him, the man got up like a roly-poly toy.

“No. I absolutely won’t move!”

“Miss, please get out of the way!”

I tried to use force again to block him, but this time he wouldn’t back down either.

“Ah, seriously, just stay still…!”

Annoyed by the man’s stubborn behavior, I mercilessly grabbed the hem of his clothes as he tried to pass by me.

Then…

Riiip-

The man’s clothes, which were already tattered, tore completely apart.

“Wh-what is this…!”

The man’s face flared up as he was suddenly stripped of his upper garment. With a clearly flustered expression, he desperately tried to gather what little fabric remained.

‘Wow, nice body.’

I was admiring the man’s sturdy upper body, which contrasted with his youthful face.

Perhaps sensing my lecherous gaze, the man glanced at me with eyes full of shame.

I-I’m not that kind of person. I only looked because it was visible, I couldn’t help it…!

I hastily covered both my eyes awkwardly with my hands and shouted.

“I-I didn’t see anything.”

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