I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 26

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#26

But even I thought it was strange.

Is being a demon tamer some kind of special title?

You know, like those rewards in games that you only get after completing hidden quests…

Come to think of it, considering I pulled an SSS-grade weapon from gacha, my luck must have been incredibly good.

“Can you be certain? Really? One hundred percent?”

“Yes, ordinary humans cannot understand the language of demons. Of course, the Beast Tribe might be able to due to their racial characteristics… But Zoe is not from the Beast Tribe, and besides, they don’t have the ability to tame demons like Zoe does.”

Damn, there’s a Beast Tribe in this world too?

Certainly, if it’s the Beast Tribe, they might be able to understand the demons’ language.

Since I’m in a fantasy game anyway, I’d like to meet them at least once…?

I smiled contentedly while imagining cute Beast Tribe members with soft, fluffy ears on their heads.

“Zoe, shall we have a meal first and then continue? I made cheese sandwiches and macarons. I also brought some refreshing herb tea leaves that would go well with them!”

“Oh, thank you, Mr. Golem! Then, shall we do that? Ah, right. I planted mushrooms in the vegetable garden this time. These mushrooms… they’re so delicious when grilled. So, let’s eat those together too!”

“Yes, then I’ll brew the tea.”

Golem said this while spreading a wide picnic cloth on the ground, then took out sandwiches, macarons, and a teapot from the wooden basket he brought and placed them on it in order.

“Ho, Lady Zoe. Grilled mushrooms this time? Grill mine with lots of sugar! Got it? Very, very sweet.”

Somphara, who loved sweets more than anyone, plopped down next to Golem and repeatedly made his request.

…Somphara, you’ll get diabetes at this rate.

I reluctantly nodded and turned my gaze to Ruan.

“Um, Ruan. Could you help me harvest the mushrooms? Let’s all have lunch together.”

“Yes, it’s Number 0’s command, so I must follow it.”

Ruan nodded and pulled up the corners of his mouth.

Ugh, he keeps teasing me since last time, that guy.

I glared at Ruan once and headed toward the vegetable garden.

“Ruby, could you shoot some flames at this firewood?”

“Mm-hmm! Got it, Zoe! Just trust me!”

Of course, I could shoot flames too, but I yielded to Ruby.

Strangely, Ruby was very happy whenever I asked her for something.

When Ruby’s flames touched the wooden logs, fire blazed up with a whoosh.

It was inconvenient not being able to use the kitchen due to construction, but somehow I felt excited as if we were camping.

“How about it, Zoe? There’s only me, right? I’m totally useful, right? Right?”

“Oh my, yes, our Ruby is the best! I don’t know how I’d live without Ruby!”

When I scratched Ruby’s nape with my hand along with a shower of praise, Ruby purred as if she was in a good mood.

Aww, so cute. At times like this, I can still see her baby form…

“Zoe, should I skewer them on wooden sticks and grill them like this?”

“Yes, you’re doing very well!”

Ruan’s expression was quite serious as he grilled the mushroom skewers himself after forcibly making me sit down, telling me that Number 0 should just sit and rest.

…No, why does he have such a serious face just grilling one mushroom? Anyway, he never does anything carelessly.

From what I’ve observed so far, Ruan was the model student type, basically like everyone’s ideal son.

Despite not being able to communicate, he observed the Antragons’ behavior and started helping with house construction on his own, and he quickly mastered anything once you showed him.

Last time I saw him, he seemed to handle a sword well too…

Even now, watching Ruan grilling the mushrooms evenly on his own, I thought.

‘Ruan really has everything except me…’

Sizzle, as the fragrant mushroom aroma spread on the wind, my mouth was already starting to water.

-These macarons are so delicious. Thank you, Mr. Golem!

-This honey is so sweet and delicious too… Zoe, did you gather this yourself?

When I shared the macarons Golem made and the honey I had gathered before with the Antragons, they were very satisfied.

“Yeah, eat lots, guys! Thank you so much for helping. As expected, you’re truly the legendary masters of construction.”

“Of course, as a fellow craftsman, I acknowledge the skills of the Antragon masters. Though they still have a long way to go to match my skills.”

Somphara nodded while biting into a chocolate macaron.

Somphara, you rascal. Stop picking out only the chocolate flavored ones.

“Zoe, I think they’re all grilled now. Would you like to try one?”

“Wow, the smell is incredible. Then, let me try one first.”

The mushroom aroma hitting my nose was no joke.

I hurriedly blew on the mushroom skewer with white steam rising from it to cool it down, then carefully took a bite.

“Did it grill well?”

Ruan waited for my evaluation with a very tense face.

“Mmph…”

“What did you say?”

“Mm, gulp. This is crazy good!”

Crazy, it’s damn delicious!

When I bit into the evenly grilled mushroom with its glossy sheen, I exclaimed in admiration at the savory mushroom flavor and chewy texture that filled my mouth.

But, that’s strange… It was delicious when I ate it before too, but it didn’t taste like this…

Pop!

Just as I was thinking that, suddenly there was a pop sound and my vision was covered with fog.

Soon after the smoke around me disappeared, all eyes turned to me at once.

“Zoe, your appearance…”

“Why, what? But Ruan, why did you suddenly get so big?”

Of course, he was originally bigger than me, but seeing Ruan who had become an even more gigantic giant, I asked with wide eyes.

-Zoe, you got smaller?

-Right, and in that form too! Keke.

I got smaller…?

Hearing the Antragons’ words, I hurriedly looked at my reflection in the makeshift well.

Then my reflection in the calm well came into view.

“Wh-what is this? Why is my face like this!”

Snow-white fur, big sparkling eyes under long eyelashes, a soft and fluffy pink mane.

This appearance is definitely…

“A-a foal?”

“Ho. Lady Zoe, you’ve become quite adorable. Now we’re finally at the same eye level!”

“No, what on earth is happening!”

I was in complete panic looking at the small hooves at the ends of my legs and my fluffy pink tail.

Crazy, why did I suddenly become a foal!

Just as my already big eyes became even bigger, something flashed through my mind.

“W-wait. Ruan, did you happen to pick from the fourth row when harvesting the mushrooms?”

“Yes, I think I did… Does that have something to do with the current situation?”

“Oh my goodness…”

I held what should I call my tiny hands or feet and clutched my head.

The fourth row of the vegetable garden had some special things planted in it.

“Nobody touch these mushrooms! Ruby, spit it out right now.”

“Ptui. But this smells really delicious… Kyuung…”

Ruby reluctantly opened her mouth that was holding the mushroom at my firm tone.

I had planted several random seeds I got from gacha in the vegetable garden.

Among them… this is probably…

[<System> The mushroom you just consumed is an Animal Transformation Mushroom. The mushroom’s effect will last for 3 days.]

Hey, you’re quick to tell me now, huh?!

I glared at the system window that only appeared now and buried my head on the ground.

“Zoe, are you alright?”

Ruan asked with a worried face, looking at my dejected state.

Ugh, I have to spend 3 days like this… Ha, since I’m the one who didn’t warn him beforehand, I can’t even blame Ruan.

“That’s an ‘Animal Transformation Mushroom’ that turns you into an animal when consumed.”

I lifted my head that had been buried and spoke in a tone mixed with resignation.

“Animalization mushroom? So that’s how Zoe ended up looking like this?”

“Yes… I should have mentioned it beforehand, it’s my oversight. Those look almost identical to regular mushrooms, so most people can’t tell them apart.”

Animalization mushrooms looked almost the same as regular mushrooms, but there was a subtle difference. That was, the bottom part of the animalization mushroom’s stem had a faint blue tint to it.

Even that wasn’t noticeable unless you looked closely, so I had always been careful…

But I was feeling too excited and forgot to explain it to Ruan.

-Ahaha. Zoe, what kind of appearance is that?! It suits you perfectly! Kekeke!

This thing, seriously. Maybe I should just spray some ant pesticide on it.

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