I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 16

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#16

“But, Ruan. When people think of the Northern Region, they usually imagine a harsh land that’s cold with constant blizzards, right? A barren environment that’s difficult to live in. But here, the land is fertile and the weather is always mild?”

I questioned Ruan after hearing his story.

After all, that’s the typical image of the north, isn’t it?

Then Ruan looked at me with a bewildered expression.

“Zoe, did you really not know the reason?”

No. I have no idea at all.

Seeing my face that showed I was genuinely curious to the point of going crazy, Ruan shook his head and answered.

“Bellnoir is a small territory located on the frontier of the Northern Region. Being positioned at the very edge of the north, it has relatively good weather among northern territories, and the land is also quite fertile.”

“Hmm? If it’s such a nice place to live, why can’t you see a single soul around here?”

“This place has a very fatal flaw.”

“A flaw? What is it?”

What kind of flaw? Could it be that this place is actually a forbidden zone where criminals live?

I asked while nervously swallowing my dry saliva.

“It’s that this area is very close to the Demon Forest. So to prevent demons and magical beasts from invading human settlements, we’ve established an outpost near the Altus Mountains and stationed a Knight Order there to keep constant watch, but…”

Ruan, who had been drawing out his words, suddenly rubbed around his chin with a puzzled expression.

“But this place where Zoe is staying…”

Ruan glanced once at the distant Demon Forest, then looked back at my face and said.

“This place is far even from that outpost, directly adjacent to the Demon Forest. It’s an extremely dangerous restricted area that the territory’s residents definitely can’t enter easily…”

Only then could I understand Ruan’s shocked attitude.

Right, honestly it was strange. The reason there are no people around here was because of that Demon Forest?

I’ve managed to stay alive until now… Thank you, System.

“…Ahaha! I see. No wonder I couldn’t see any people around.”

“No, thinking about it, this is really strange. You said your parents left this house to you, right? But why would they choose such a…”

Ruan swallowed his remaining words.

But I could guess what those swallowed words were.

Indeed, you were scammed in a real estate deal, Sir Baron.

“I guess so… Maybe they didn’t have enough money.”

I answered as pitifully as possible, but when Ruan’s sympathetic gaze pierced me, I could only respond with a wistful smile.

“That aside, Zoe. I’ve been concerned about this for a while now.”

Ruan said this while pointing somewhere with his finger.

“That thing… do you know it’s a very dangerous magical beast?”

“Kyuuu?”

Where Ruan pointed was Ruby, the adorable demon dog rolling around on the rooftop and basking in the sunlight.

Hmm, right. It’s definitely questionable…

A strong woman fearlessly living near the Demon Forest, and an S-rank magical beast…

Anyone would find this combination suspicious.

“Hahaha. Ruan, about that… That’s a magical beast I’m raising. Oh, her name is Ruby. Isn’t she adorably cute?”

I watched Ruan’s reaction while thinking about how to make excuses.

Ruan’s expression seemed to harden somewhat.

“You’re raising that thing? Even giving it a name?”

“No, she’s not a bad magical beast…”

“Don’t be fooled by her cute appearance, Zoe. I don’t understand why such a high-level magical beast is in a place like this to begin with. If my guess is correct, that should definitely be a magical beast that belongs in demon territory.”

Ruan said this sharply while glaring fiercely at Ruby.

“Grrrrrowl-“

At that gaze, Ruby also growled while glaring back at Ruan as if offended.

“Look at this. This won’t do. When we leave this place, I’ll take that thing with us too.”

“Grrowl- Zoe-! What is that annoying human saying? Can I bite that human?!”

Ruby breathed roughly with an irritated expression.

Ugh, why is everyone acting like this!

“Absolutely not, Ruby! Hey Ruan, listen to me!”

“Looking at those insolent eyes, it’s definitely a fierce magical beast. I’ll subdue the magical beast right now.”

“Yeah, human! Let’s see you try-! Grrowl!”

Though he couldn’t understand her words, Ruan caught Ruby’s hostility toward him perfectly and took an attacking stance, and not to be outdone, Ruby also opened her mouth wide, holding flames.

Listen to what people are saying, you two…

“Both of you stop!”

I quickly threw myself between them and held up my palms to block each of them.

Then both their gazes focused on me simultaneously.

“Ruan. Of course, magical beasts are dangerous as you said. I know that well too. But you can’t harm Ruby.”

“Why not?”

Ruan’s brow furrowed deeply, seemingly displeased with my answer.

Of course, I understand to some extent since magical beasts are threatening to humans here. But still…

I can’t do without Ruby. ‘Ruby + me = 1’.

“Ahem! Because our girl is…”

I need to appeal that our Ruby is harmless unlike other magical beasts.

I gently petted Ruby’s head as she glared at Ruan with a sulky expression and shouted to Ruan.

“Our girl… ah, doesn’t bite!”

“…Excuse me?”

The air turned awkward at my forced exclamation.

Even I thought it was a statement that disqualified me as a trainer.

What’s the difference between walking a large dog without a muzzle and saying ‘our dog doesn’t bite~’ when people ask why there’s no muzzle…

“Grrowl- Zoe, that’s a bit…”

Ruby also made an awkward expression as if that wasn’t right.

Hey. What am I supposed to do if even you’re embarrassed of me.

“Anyway! Our girl is fine. And you know my incredible ability, right? Training is my specialty.”

“Ah… Zoe, you said you were a tamer.”

When Ruan asked about me before, I couldn’t bring myself to say I was a Demon Tamer, so I just said I was a tamer.

“Yes, a first-class tamer no less.”

Well, I consider myself first-class.

“This is indeed strange. The profession of tamer is already unusual, but I’ve never seen or heard of a tamer who tames magical beasts.”

Hmm, maybe there’s no profession like animal trainer in this world? Even though it’s an Animal Park?

I looked at Ruan’s face that seemed completely unable to understand and said.

“But I’m living proof of it, aren’t I? Look. Ruby, paw!”

When I extended my hand toward Ruby, Ruby, already trained with treats, promptly raised her front paw.

“Ruby, bang! Down! Roll!”

“Kyuu!”

As Ruby’s spectacular individual performance parade unfolded, surprise flashed across Ruan’s expressionless face.

“This is truly amazing. A magical beast following a human…”

“Heh, right?”

“But even so, I can’t leave a dangerous magical beast alone with the frag… hmm, with Zoe.”

Ruan, you bastard. You were about to say fragile but changed your words because it didn’t seem right.

“Hey, I think I could tame Ruan too- Hup! Ugh!”

Rumble rumble rumble-

It was right when I made that bold statement. A sudden roar split the earth and echoed.

What, is it an earthquake?

At the same time, the ground began to shake, and the ground beneath my feet started swaying unsteadily.

“Ahhh- Why is this happening!”

“Zoe, grab my hand!”

Since we happened to be on the rooftop, I couldn’t maintain my balance and my body swayed greatly, so Ruan shouted and extended his hand to me.

“Yes, yes!”

“Excuse me for a moment.”

Ruan said this as he wrapped his strong arms around me and leaped down from the rooftop.

“Ahhhhh-!”

“You can open your eyes now. Are you okay?”

Do I look okay to you…?

Without any mental preparation, I was suddenly plummeting headfirst toward the ground, leaving me unable to collect myself.

The tremendous impact made my head ring and throb.

Ugh, this person is too reckless…

“Zoe-! I’m coming too-!”

Ruby spread her flame-wreathed wings and slowly flew down from the rooftop, then gently landed on the ground.

“…Ruby, you. You could fly?”

“Mm-hmm- Hehe, didn’t you know? Kyuung?”

I suppressed the urge to smack her on the head and struggled in frustration.

“Ruan, please put me down. How can you carry a person around like a piece of luggage?”

“I’m sorry. The situation was too urgent…”

Ruan gently set me down on the ground while scratching the back of his head sheepishly.

I barely managed to suppress the intense nausea that was surging up, then looked around to assess the situation.

“Why was there suddenly an earthquake… Huh? Wh-what is this!”

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