I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 38

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#38

 

“…That demon beast, you mean?”

 

At my words, Ruan paused his movements for a moment.

 

Just as I was about to explain the whole story, Lunatice’s gaze, which had been wary of Ruan, flew toward me.

 

“Sophia is looking for me? What are you talking about, Zoe?”

 

Lunatice’s beautiful odd eyes trembled helplessly as he asked back.

 

“Answer me. How do you know Sophia? What do you mean she’s looking for me?”

 

…Could it be that Lunatice missed Sophia too? If so, maybe we could resolve this amicably?

 

“Well, I’m Sophia’s friend… Sophia said she wanted to find you, so I was helping her.”

 

“Don’t be ridiculous. Why would someone who abandoned me be looking for me?”

 

“…What are you talking about? Sophia said she asked to meet you on the day she was moving, but you didn’t show up.”

 

“It’s true that I made a promise with Sophia, just like you said, Zoe. But even though I waited all night, Sophia never came. Sophia abandoned me in this place! Ha, if she was going to abandon me so easily, she shouldn’t have been nice to me in the first place…”

 

Anger and sadness appeared simultaneously on Lunatice’s face.

 

Like the animals who had been trapped in false memories, he looked as if he had suffered a great wound in his heart, and only then did I notice something strange.

 

Sophia and Lunatice’s memories were different from each other.

 

Could it be that Sophia… lied to me?

 

I recalled Sophia’s face with a suspicious expression as she told me about Lunatice.

 

But I immediately shook my head. Those gentle eyes couldn’t have been lying.

 

Just as I was thinking there must have been some misunderstanding, a certain person flashed through my mind.

 

“Gerald. That bastard who eats watermelon seeds three meals a day, don’t tell me…”

 

“Zoe, have you figured something out?”

 

At my vicious curse, Ruan sheathed his drawn sword and asked curiously.

 

“Yes. I’m not sure, but it seems like Gerald plotted something between Sophia and Lunatice. Lunatice thinks he was abandoned by Sophia.”

 

“Gerald… you mean the heir of the Rasven Family we encountered in the alley?”

 

I nodded.

 

“Wait, Gerald? You mean that human who persistently tormented me and Sophia? Sophia even got hit by stones because of that human. I should have bitten that human back then!”

 

Lunatice shouted with an indignant voice.

 

As expected, he had done all sorts of trashy things.

 

This gave me confidence in my hypothesis.

 

I looked at Lunatice with confident eyes and asked.

 

“Lunatice. How about meeting Sophia once more to talk? It seems like there was some misunderstanding between you and Sophia.”

 

“What if it’s not a misunderstanding? Then I’d be abandoned by Sophia twice. I… I don’t want to be disappointed by Sophia anymore. Anyway, Sophia was the first human to save me.”

 

“No, Sophia would never do that.”

 

“How can you be so sure? I know Sophia better than you do!”

 

“Exactly. Because you know Sophia better than I do, that’s why I’m saying this! Do you really think Sophia is that kind of person?”

 

“That… that’s…”

 

Lunatice’s head dropped to the ground.

 

Probably, Lunatice had also vaguely sensed that something was strange.

 

He just hadn’t approached Sophia all this time because he was afraid to confirm the truth.

 

I approached Lunatice, whose ears were drooping, with quick steps.

 

“Stop being stubborn and come out of this place with us. Okay? Sophia really wants to see you.”

 

“…Okay.”

 

Lunatice, who had crouched down and hugged my neck tightly with his tiny hands, nodded.

 

Good. First, I’ll have them meet and clear up the misunderstanding… then I’ll deal with Geral… no, Girald.

 

Having completed a very simple plan, I looked at Ruan.

 

“Ruan, where is Sophia now?”

 

“She should be waiting in the village. I told her not to follow because it seemed dangerous.”

 

* * *

 

“Damn… What the hell was that bastard?”

 

Gerald, who had not only been knocked down in one blow by an unidentified man in front of Sophia but had also shamefully fainted, was in a very foul mood.

 

“Ha! She’s already got herself another sugar daddy. Shit. Where did she find that gigolo-looking bastard, shit.”

 

Gerald’s face crumpled as he recalled the face of that annoying man who had kicked him.

 

That wasn’t all.

 

Sophia’s attitude of ignoring him and her eyes mixed with contempt were still the same as before.

 

Gerald wanted to run to Sophia right away and confront her, but he couldn’t.

 

“Agh, shit!! She turned me over to the security force and ran away?”

 

Someone must have reported it, because when Gerald came to his senses, he was sprawled carelessly on the cold, hard floor of the police station.

 

Gerald gnashed his teeth in indignation at this fact.

 

He wasn’t someone who deserved this treatment. He wasn’t a dirty, lowly commoner but a noble aristocrat.

 

That’s why Gerald, who had caused a commotion by throwing a tantrum as usual upon waking up, unfortunately caught the attention of the Royal Knights who happened to be visiting the police station for an investigation.

 

As a result, not only was he fined for his insolent behavior, but his father, Marquis Rasven, was also summoned to the police station. The marquis, who had repeatedly apologized to the Royal Knights, returned to the manor and furiously took away the business investment money he had given Gerald and ordered him to stay confined to the manor.

 

“Ha… Sophia. I was going to treat you well because you’re pretty for a commoner, but you’re being arrogant.”

 

Gerald’s brown eyes, utterly ordinary in this world, sharpened.

 

“Shit. This won’t do. I can’t stand watching Sophia, that bitch, hooking up with that bastard.”

 

Gerald irritably scratched his head and opened the second drawer of the nightstand beside his bed.

 

He took out a small key from there, stuffed it into his pocket, and walked toward the window.

 

* * *

 

“Sophia, Sophia!”

 

I had been pounding on Sophia’s door as if to break it down for a while now, but there was no sign of life from inside.

 

“Really, where could Sophia have gone?”

 

“As expected, she left because she doesn’t want to see me…”

 

“I told you that’s absolutely not it.”

 

“Meow…”

 

Lunatice, who had taken the form of a kitten, whimpered with a dejected expression.

 

‘Ah, shit… Even his crying sounds are cute…’

 

Lunatice had changed into the form he had when he first met Sophia, saying that Sophia might not recognize his current self.

 

Into a cute, small kitten with half white and half black fur.

 

“That’s strange. She definitely said she would wait at home until Zoe returned.”

 

“Could she have… gone to the backhill again?”

 

“If she had, we would have run into her. There was only one path from the backhill to the village.”

 

Lunatice’s dungeon was located deep in the backhill, and we had come straight down the mountain path, so there was no way we could have missed Sophia.

 

“Then, shall we go to the Association? She might have gone to work early.”

 

That was quite reasonable.

 

It seemed we had stayed in the dungeon longer than expected, because when we came out, dawn had already broken.

 

As soon as we came down from the mountain, the bell announcing 6 AM rang from the small temple in the village, so now that even more time had passed, it was time for working people to go to work.

 

“That’s possible. We need to get the registration certificate anyway… let’s go to the Association.”

 

With those words, Ruan naturally extended both hands as if asking me to be held in his arms.

 

“Hehe, Zoe! Ride on my back!”

 

Just then, Ruby, who had lowered her body and crouched down, said.

 

I looked back and forth between Ruan and Ruby, pondering, then turned toward Ruby.

 

“…Zoe.”

 

Ruan called my name quietly with a dejected expression as he watched me climb onto Ruby’s back.

 

“Ruan hasn’t slept a wink all night. Ruby rested well at the inn.”

 

“If that’s the issue, it’s no problem. I can carry you.”

 

“Oh, never mind. Right now, Ruan, your dark circles have dropped down to your chin, you know? Let’s solve this quickly and go home.”

 

I ignored Ruan’s hand that was still extended in the air and headed toward the Association with Ruby.

 

“Wow. That human looks pitiful. Zoe, why didn’t you just let that human carry you? Are you embarrassed?”

 

Lunatice, who was riding on Ruby’s back with me, said while looking at Ruan trudging behind us with an expression as if he had lost everything in the world.

 

“…Shut up.”

 

I’m done with being treated like a pet pony.

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