I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 24

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#24

My face grew uncontrollably hot as I met Ruan’s incredibly transparent violet eyes.

“Wh-what! I’m going to charge you double—no, triple for Ruan’s life later! Look forward to it!”

Suddenly embarrassed by Ruan’s serious attitude, I said this while clenching my fist and punching his chest.

“Ugh, Z-Zoe…”

Due to my failure to control my strength, Ruan groaned while clutching his chest where my punch had landed.

That’s right, Ruan’s a patient! I was just so embarrassed that…

“Ah… D-did I break anything?”

I hurriedly approached him to check his condition.

Then Ruan lifted his head slightly and said with a chuckle.

“I’m joking. That much won’t hurt me.”

I really should have broken something.

“I was shocked thinking I really broke something!”

“Haha, sorry. Zoe seemed so flustered.”

I glared at him for a moment before continuing the conversation.

“More importantly, do you remember how you ended up captured here?”

“Hmm, after Zoe left, spider webs suddenly wrapped around my entire body, and then I became dizzy.”

It seems they failed to bring me to the storehouse too, so they only took Ruan…

I watched Ruan’s expression carefully as I struggled to speak.

“I’m sorry for running away alone.”

At those words, Ruan gazed at me quietly, then placed his large hand on top of my head and smiled gently.

“You did very well. If this kind of situation happens again, do exactly the same thing.”

“…What? Ruan, I’m really apologizing because I feel sorry. Seriously.”

Is he being sarcastic? Telling me to die of guilt?

I looked up at Ruan with a face that said I was dying of guilt.

“If you’re really that sorry, maybe you could reduce it from triple to double…”

“That won’t do.”

I cut off Ruan’s words and spoke firmly.

Calculations must be precise. Yes, yes.

“Understood.”

At my words, Ruan chuckled and raised his body from my lap.

“Ahem! Lady Zoe, I’m sorry to interrupt your intimate time, but thank you for saving our children.”

Just then, Quintilla approached from the side to express her gratitude.

Fortunately, the Antragons seemed to have safely emerged from their cocoons too.

“I-intimate time? No, that’s not it, haha! I-I’m really glad the Antragons are safe!”

I hurriedly stood up and looked at Quintilla.

“Zoe, who are you talking to?”

Then Ruan looked at me strangely and asked.

Ah, people here can’t understand monster language, right…

When I was talking with Ruby earlier, he probably thought I was talking to myself like with a pet dog.

“Ah, I was talking to Quintilla here. Quintilla is the Queen of the Antragorn Clan, and she’s thanking me for saving the Antragons!”

At those words, Ruan’s expression noticeably darkened as he asked back.

“You can have conversations with monsters? You understand what they say too?”

“Yes, why?”

What’s with that suspicious look…? Could it be that I’m the only person with this ability?

It’s an ability I gained as a Demon Tamer, but this is inside a game. An animal RPG game at that!

So I definitely thought there would be people with similar abilities to mine in this world?

After thinking deeply about something for a while, Ruan spoke with a meaningful tone.

“Zoe, could you possibly be…”

Just as I held my breath in tension, Quintilla broke the silence and interrupted.

“Um, Lady Zoe? As a token of gratitude, we’d like to host you at our Antragorn’s Palace. Would that be alright? Of course, your thing over there too.”

“No, Qu-Quintilla. He’s not my thing!”

She’s been crazy since earlier, really.

Ruan is not mine! Not yet (?).

I waved my hands frantically with a face red as a tomato.

“…Zoe?”

Then Ruan looked at my excited face with a questioning gaze.

“Ah, you said he was a friend, didn’t you? Oh my, how rude of me.”

Then Quintilla smiled slyly with a mischievous expression.

As Ruan looked at me again seeing my flustered state, I hurriedly grabbed Ruan’s apron and pulled hard.

“Well, R-Ruan, Quintilla wants to invite us to their palace. L-let’s go quickly!”

“Zoe, I am a patient first and foremost…”

At my rough handling, Ruan clutched his sword-wounded leg.

“Should I carry you on my back?”

“I politely decline.”

When Ruan firmly shook his head, I let go of the apron and slowly supported him as we followed Quintilla toward the palace.

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“How is it, Lady Zoe? The taste of our Antragorn 12’s special cake?”

“…This is amazing.”

I shed tears of emotion and gave a thumbs up to Number 12.

-Zoe, you’ve got cream all over your face. Hehehe.

-To think she almost finished that big thing by herself… Amazing.

-Hmph, well our Number 12’s cooking skills are outstanding.

Antragons 1, 2, and 3 spoke in turn.

But this… is really too delicious.

I looked at the cake in front of me and kept exclaiming in admiration.

This special cake made by Antragorn 12 had an appearance that seemed to mimic a honeycomb.

The transparent crystal-like sparkling surface was coated with crispy sugar, and inside it was divided into layers with various passages and chambers, each filled with different fillings, fruits, honey, nuts, and so on.

So in other words, it was like tasting a full course of desserts all at once?

“Oh, this time it’s strawberry!”

I put a large strawberry from inside the cake into my mouth and worked my jaw muscles diligently.

“Zoe, you’ll get indigestion. Eat slowly.”

Then Ruan, looking at my puffy cheeks that seemed ready to burst, shook his head and elegantly lifted his teacup to take a sip of tea.

Really now, earlier he was nagging me so much about being careful in case it was poisoned, but it must suit his taste quite well?

I glanced at Ruan who was savoring the honey tea with the depth of a sommelier, then stabbed another strawberry with my fork and stuffed it into my mouth.

Then Antragorn 3 looked back and forth between Ruan and me and clicked his tongue.

-Zoe, you should eat elegantly like that human! Don’t you know dining etiquette?

Yes, yes. Unlike Ruan, I’m an ignorant fallen noble who doesn’t know etiquette.

“Fufu… But Lady Zoe, you asked me about Arachnesia’s treatment, didn’t you?”

Just then, Quintilla, who had been smiling at us, began to speak.

“Ah… Gulp, yes. If Quintilla wants, I’ll make sure she never sets foot in this territory again.”

I quickly swallowed the strawberry that filled my mouth and watched Quintilla’s expression.

This is truly a difficult matter.

Having lost so many Antragons, Quintilla would want to eliminate Arachnesia right away, but when you think about it… because humans took away their habitat, Arachnesia had no choice but to eat the Antragons for survival.

The weak being eliminated is exactly what the wild is, a world of survival of the fittest.

But if you ask ‘Is this wrong?’ that’s also a question that can’t be answered immediately.

By the strong eating the weak, it ultimately causes self-purification to balance the ecosystem.

…Right, knowing that, why was I so angry when fighting Arachnesia?

Of course, I intended to discipline her a little, but did I need to be that ruthless?

That definitely wasn’t like my usual self…

I fell into contemplation for a moment, recalling my fight with Arachnesia.

Somehow, it felt like during that time, I had become someone else—still me, but not me at the same time…

Could this be what Ruan was talking about?

“Hmm, then… how about we do this?”

Just then, Quintilla’s delicate, sweet voice broke through my deepening thoughts.

“We’ll accept Arachnesia into our territory.”

“What? But, would that really be okay?”

At this unexpected answer, I questioned Quintilla’s intention once more.

Of course, since I felt some sympathy for Arachnesia, this was good news for me… but would it really be alright?

“Yes. Thanks to you, Zoe, she won’t attack us anymore, so we’ll gladly accept her as one of our own. After all, Arachnesia has nowhere else to go anyway.”

“Still…”

“However, there is a condition.”

Quintilla, who had been speaking with a kind smile, suddenly flashed her dark eyes.

I swallowed hard at that beautiful yet chilling face and said,

“What, what would that be?”

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