I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 40

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#40

 

“Meow!”

 

A cat’s cry came from above the basement where there had definitely been no sign of life.

 

And it was a very familiar cry at that.

 

“C-Cat? Is that you, Cat?”

 

“Meooow!”

 

As if Sophia’s voice had reached him, the sound of claws scratching at the basement door could be heard.

 

Fortunately, the basement door didn’t seem to be locked, as soon an unpleasant metallic sound rang out and dim light poured down from the top of the stairs.

 

The sound of footsteps trudging down the stairs could be heard, and eventually a small figure entered Sophia’s field of vision.

 

“Meow!”

 

“…Cat! You really are Cat!”

 

Sophia could recognize him immediately.

 

Her beloved friend whom she had searched for so desperately.

 

Upon confirming it was Sophia, Lunatice scurried over to the iron bars.

 

The moment Lunatice saw Sophia’s face, he felt all his wounds from this time disappear.

 

Whether she had abandoned him or not was no longer important.

 

Just being able to see Sophia smiling at him like the day they first met was enough.

 

And so, with thick iron bars between them, Sophia and Lunatice were reunited.

 

“Cat… you’re safe. Really, really thank goodness.”

 

“Meooow…”

 

Lunatice’s gaze turned to the small scratch on Sophia’s cheek.

 

“Hm? This? It’s fine… It doesn’t hurt at all.”

 

Sophia answered as if it was nothing, gently rubbing her cheek with her finger.

 

Seeing this, Lunatice’s eyes gleamed fiercely.

 

‘Gerald… I won’t let you get away with this.’

 

Lunatice tried scratching the iron bars with his sharp claws, but they wouldn’t budge.

 

There was no key to open the barred door in sight either.

 

“Cat, I’m fine. You’ll hurt your paws.”

 

When Sophia, worried about his claws getting hurt, stuck her finger through the bars, Lunatice gently placed his paw on top of Sophia’s hand.

 

‘…Sophia’s body. It’s too hot.’

 

Sophia’s hand was burning hot to the touch, so he hurriedly examined her condition. Her face and hands were covered in cold sweat.

 

Just as he was looking toward the basement door to hurriedly call Zoe due to Sophia’s alarming condition, Sophia continued speaking with difficulty.

 

“Still, I’m really relieved… Hah… I was scared that I might freeze to death in this place before finding you.”

 

“Meow…”

 

“Actually, you know… I came back to this village because of you, Cat. I kept wondering why you didn’t come out that day, if something had happened to you. It weighed on my mind constantly.”

 

Sophia, struggling from the fever, turned around and leaned her body diagonally against the barred door again.

 

“To be honest, I was a little hurt too. I thought I knew you better than anyone in the world… At times like this, I sometimes wish I could understand what you’re saying.”

 

“Meow!”

 

When Lunatice tapped Sophia’s back with his paw, Sophia turned her head with difficulty to look at Lunatice.

 

At that moment, the moon symbol embedded in Lunatice’s forehead glowed.

 

“Uh… why am I so sleepy… I shouldn’t fall asleep…”

 

Soon Sophia’s body collapsed onto the floor with a thud, and Lunatice entered Sophia’s dream.

 

“I missed you… Cat…”

 

As if she was having a happy dream, a bright smile bloomed on Sophia’s lips as she mumbled in her sleep.

 

Then, someone’s voice could be heard from outside the dream.

 

“Ruan, there are stairs over there!”

 

“It looks like a basement. Let’s go down.”

 

Now it was time to settle the grudges that had built up.

 

Before hurriedly leaving the entrance of the dream, Lunatice looked at Sophia and said.

 

“Now, I will never leave your side again.”

 

* * *

 

“Sophia! Sophia, snap out of it!”

 

“Zoe, just a moment.”

 

Crash!

 

When Ruan swung his sword at the padlock hanging on the barred door, something like a blue aura burst forth from the sword.

 

The firmly locked padlock fell away helplessly under that blue sword energy.

 

“Wow… Ruan, you can use something like aura too?”

 

“Anyone who uses a sword can use this much.”

 

As expected, inside the game was still inside the game.

 

Ruan, so you were a swordsman character who could use aura?

 

My admiration was brief, as Sophia’s face, collapsed helplessly on the cold basement floor, was deathly pale.

 

Her whole body was burning with fever.

 

“Ruan, Sophia’s condition is bad. I think we need to take her to a physician!”

 

“It’s probably because she was trapped in the cold basement all night. Right now I’ve put her to sleep with my ability.”

 

Lunatice was looking down at the sleeping Sophia with an expression that showed he was ten times more worried than I was.

 

Geez, and here he was saying he didn’t want to see her before. It would have been terrible if I hadn’t brought him to the village.

 

“I know a physician well. Let’s go there.”

 

Ruan said as he picked up the limp Sophia.

 

But anyway… where is this crazy psycho Gerald?

 

I scanned every corner of the basement with murderous eyes.

 

Before coming down to the basement, even after thoroughly searching the house, Gerald was nowhere to be seen.

 

Then, when I stepped into the storehouse to investigate the source of the musty, rotten smell coming from various parts of the house.

 

I couldn’t help but be consumed with rage.

 

The storehouse was full of corpses of all kinds of animals.

 

It seemed Gerald was the animal kidnapper and killer that Lunatice had mentioned.

 

Seeing that horrific scene, I was overcome with anxiety.

 

Looking at the animal corpses that had been randomly butchered with what seemed like vengeful emotions mixed in, I couldn’t guarantee Sophia’s safety.

 

That’s why I thought he would be harming Sophia here, but it seemed my prediction was wrong.

 

Just as I was thinking, ‘In situations like this, the villain always shows up late to cause trouble…’

 

Click.

 

“Shit. What the hell are you guys?”

 

Sure enough, the ill-mannered troublemaker Gerald appeared, illuminating the inside of the basement with the candlelight he was holding and spewing profanity.

 

“That bastard… Grrrr. This time I’m really going to bite him!”

 

“Wait… you, you bastard, the one who kicked me and ran away! How dare you mess with me when you don’t know who I am? Unlike a dirty commoner like you, I’m a very high-ranking and noble aristocrat! Got it? Shit. You’re screwed now.”

 

“For someone who claims to be such a great noble, you seem to have no idea who’s standing right in front of you.”

 

Ruan responded to Gerald’s cheap provocation in a low, even voice.

 

“How would a noble like me know a commoner like you? Ptui.”

 

Ugh, noble this, noble that at the end of every sentence. I’m sick of hearing it.

 

I wanted to give Gerald a 100% strength stat flick on the forehead right now, but I was frustrated that I couldn’t because of this foal’s body.

 

“What’s your reason for kidnapping and killing the animals the villagers were raising?”

 

“Ah, that. You saw? Heh heh. At first I killed them to vent my anger because of that annoying cat. But you know what, killing them turned out to be quite fun? At first they’d be wary of me, but if I just threw them some food, they’d wag their tails and act cute. Ugh, stupid things. That’s when I’d snap! Cut off their breath, and their eyes would slowly die while their bodies trembled – that was really entertaining.”

 

Crazy bastard. A bastard I wouldn’t feel satisfied killing even if I bit him to death right now.

 

I was overcome with the urge to give that horrible human exactly what he had done to those animals.

 

“Zoe, calm down. Taking Sophia to the physician is the priority. After that, I’ll make sure he pays for his crimes.”

 

Seeing me getting excited and breathing heavily, Ruan spoke in a calm tone, then looked up at Gerald who was making a vile smile from the top of the basement stairs.

 

“Talking with you any further is a waste of time. Get out of the way right now.”

 

“Get out of the way~ You think you’re some kind of knight of justice or something. You guys aren’t leaving here. You know why? Heh heh.”

 

Gerald scattered the mysterious liquid contained in the glass bottle he was holding into the basement.

 

Soon the smell of oil filled the basement.

 

Gerald, holding up the lit candle, smirked with one corner of his mouth.

 

“You’re all going to die here today. Perfect, even that damn cat is here, so I can get rid of you all at once. I’m really lucky, aren’t I? Uhahaha!”

 

Whoosh.

 

As Gerald dropped the candle to the floor, fierce flames instantly engulfed the basement.

 

“Zoe! Don’t breathe in!”

 

“Kekeke, now let’s see how well you all manage~”

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