I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 33

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#33

“Yes, up until then Gerald was a bit pretentious, but he wasn’t a bad friend… Gerald started to change after I didn’t accept his confession.”

“What a crazy bastard… Just because he confesses, does everyone have to accept him?”

“Exactly… I guess he was shocked that a lowly commoner like me rejected him. After that, he would trip me for no reason, pull my hair, and act childishly. And… especially, he particularly hated and tormented a cat I met here. Looking back now, I think he was disgustingly jealous seeing me care for and look after that cat.”

Sophia’s face contorted as if recalling those memories.

It really was like a typical third-rate extra villain story.

He thought Sophia was easy prey because she was a commoner and made advances, then when he got rejected, he threw tantrums and even took it out on an innocent cat.

I ground my teeth in regret for not making Gerald into an X-shape.

“Ugh, I should have hit him one more time earlier!”

“Haha. No, it was satisfying enough. Earlier Gerald… fell over quite pathetically, didn’t he? And his expression too…”

Sophia imitated Gerald’s expression and giggled.

“Pfft! That’s so accurate! So, has he been harassing you like this ever since then?”

“No. After that, my father and I moved to another village and stayed away for a while. Then we recently returned to our hometown and I ran into Gerald on the street earlier. I didn’t want to get unnecessarily involved so I ignored him, but then…”

“He did that crap to you? I should go right now and deal with that bastard who’s more useless than Ruby’s poop!”

“Zoe.”

“What? He deserves to be cursed at.”

When Ruan looked at me and cleared his throat as if telling me to restrain myself, I casually shrugged my shoulders.

“Yes… Actually, the reason I returned to this village was because I wanted to find that cat. On the day we moved, we promised to meet at our special place where we met every day, but we never got to meet… But if Gerald finds out I’m looking for that cat…”

“He’ll interfere again. Ugh, what a petty bastard.”

Given Gerald’s third-rate villain personality, if he found out Sophia was looking for that cat, he would not only interfere but the cat’s safety couldn’t be guaranteed either.

That bastard seems like the typical bully-the-weak-bow-to-the-strong type who fills his self-esteem by tormenting the weak. How should I handle this…

After pondering, I looked at Sophia and continued speaking.

“Hmm… Sophia. We’ll help you find the cat.”

“What? But… I can’t get you two unnecessarily involved.”

“It’s fine. We have plenty of time on our hands. Right, Ruan?”

I sent Ruan a pressuring look as if telling him to quickly agree with me. But Ruan coldly avoided my gaze.

Oh my, how dare you avoid my eyes? Fine, take this! Eye attack!

“…Ruaaaan. Hiiing.”

“Sigh… I understand.”

Ruan, who surrendered to my Puss in Boots-like gaze, answered reluctantly with a deep sigh.

Being a foal is helpful sometimes too.

I nodded while looking at the lovely and innocent foal reflected in the teacup.

“Really… thank you both… If you ever need my help later, please tell me anytime. I’ll help you no matter what it takes!”

When Sophia shouted at us with a determined expression, I spoke with an embarrassed face, calming her excitement.

“Oh, come on. More importantly, can you tell us what that cat looks like?”

“Ah, first the fur color is…”

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Drip, drip.

At the sound like water drops quietly tapping the floor, I instinctively perked up my ears. The sound came from very close by.

Soon a cold water drop fell onto my cheek with a plop, and I startled awake with wide eyes.

“Wh… where is this?”

My voice echoed hollowly in the unfamiliar space. I calmed my bewildered heart and cautiously raised my head to look around.

Narrow passages intertwined like a maze inside a cave.

Stalactites hanging from the ceiling.

A damp floor covered with fine sand.

Unknown weeds sparsely planted and vines stretching long along the walls.

…Hmm, what is this strangely familiar feeling?

Then, a system window flashed up.

[<System> You have entered the Grade B Dungeon, Lunatis’ Hideout.]

“A, a dungeon again! Hiiiiing!”

A resounding horse whinny filled the dungeon.

To explain why I’m inside a dungeon, let me go back a bit in the story.

After hearing a general explanation from Sophia, we headed to the place where Sophia and the cat used to meet.

It was the backhill overlooking the entire village, and Sophia said she often met the cat under a large oak tree located deep in the backhill.

“When I first met that cat, it was covered in wounds everywhere. There was even a trap caught on its hind leg. So I freed it from the trap and bought herbs to treat it.”

“Oh, then Sophia is that cat’s lifesaver?”

“I didn’t really do much. But maybe my sincerity got through, because the cat that had been wary of me gradually opened its heart to me. And then… when it first approached me and rubbed against me… I was really, so happy.”

Sophia smiled with genuine happiness as she said this.

“So I decided to raise that cat. Living in the backhill, there wasn’t enough food, and Gerald kept tormenting the cat… That cat was smart enough to understand my words, so when I told it to meet here at dawn the day before we moved, I thought it definitely understood. But that was… my mistake, I guess.”

‘It seemed to understand words.’ At this point, Ruby suddenly came to mind.

This is the world inside Animal Park where monsters and magical beasts run rampant.

Then the thought crossed my mind that the clever cat might also be a magical beast.

“Sophia, we’ll search the other side!”

“Okay, be careful!”

While thoroughly searching around the tree, I accidentally misstepped and rolled down the slope.

“Zoe!”

Just as Ruan, who had turned pale seeing this, was coming to rescue me.

Someone grabbed my scruff in their mouth and leisurely disappeared.

After losing consciousness from the shock and opening my eyes…

“I’m inside a dungeon…”

Hahaha. What a truly dynamic and eventful animal life. When I first entered this game world, I dreamed of a happy animal life…

I let out a small sigh and shook my body left and right to brush off the sand that had accumulated on my head and body.

I just wanted to quickly find that cat, return to the inn, take a hot bath, then hug Ruby and sleep.

“Whether it’s Antragorn Palace or here, why do they all love mazes so much…”

I looked at the winding passages and quickened my steps. By now, Ruan must be desperately searching for kidnapped me.

While looking for an exit somewhere, I suddenly remembered the story about the pet kidnapper I heard from the fruit skewer merchant during the day.

‘…Surely that psychopath who only kidnaps pets isn’t the one who kidnapped me?’

If so, I’ll definitely beat up the culprit here.

How dare you kidnap me? You’ve really done it now. Damn it.

Walking along the winding path like that, I finally discovered a spacious area.

“Ugh, I was starting to get claustrophobic, this is good… Huh?”

-What’s with that foal, meow!

-Pant pant, another new friend came, woof!

-Friend my ass, chirp! Hey, stop licking my body, chirp!

Suddenly a group of animals appeared before me. And they weren’t monsters or magical beasts, but really just ordinary animals.

Oh my god, do I… now understand animal speech too?

I doubted my eyes and ears while listening to the chattering animals’ conversation.

-Pant pant pant, hello friend? Let’s get along well here from now on, woof!

Then, a retriever with brown fur came trotting up to me and spoke. Looking at this insanely cute and lovable retriever, I quickly changed my attitude.

Thinking about it again, this place seems like heaven.

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