I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 42

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#42

 

As soon as Quintilla finished speaking, Antragorn 1’s body suddenly began to grow enormous.

 

-Uh oh, this is our Queen’s ability…!

 

“…Wow, it’s kind of gross when you get bigger. Ahem, Antragorn 1. Can you handle it now?”

 

-What, gross?! Haah… Our Queen is too soft-hearted. Can’t be helped… Hey, just watch from there. We Antragorns specialize in digging.

 

Antragorn 1, who had instantly grown as large as a house, stared at me with bewildered eyes for a moment, then sighed and quickly moved his massive body.

 

Thud!

 

Antragorn 1 crossed over the broken stone wall and began carving out a path by digging through the dirt pile at a terrifying speed.

 

At the same time, the basement ceiling sagged down even more severely than before.

 

At this rate, we’d be crushed to death by falling rocks before we could even escape.

 

“Ruan, the basement is about to collapse! Let’s get out of here quickly!”

 

Once a hole large enough for us to escape the basement was carved out, I quickly gestured to Ruan.

 

“Go first, Zoe. I’ll follow behind you.”

 

“What are you saying? Blood is streaming down from your head right now! And even though Sophia is wearing the Fire Demon’s mask, she might be in danger like this. I’ll follow behind. You go first! Ah, hurry!”

 

“I absolutely cannot do that.”

 

“Tsk, before I carry you, hurry up, Ruan.”

 

“…Haah, understood.”

 

I won’t give up my stubbornness even if I die.

 

Perhaps reading that sentiment, Ruan quickly gave up and helped Sophia into the hole, moving his steps unsteadily.

 

“Lunatice, you come here too!”

 

“Mmm… Thank you for saving Sophia.”

 

I hurriedly picked up Lunatice and followed Ruan.

 

Rumble rumble rumble.

 

N-nice timing.

 

As soon as I entered the hole, the basement ceiling collapsed with a thunderous roar.

 

Now there was no choice but to move forward.

 

Just let me get out of here. I won’t let that bastard Gerald off easy.

 

“Zoe, come up here!”

 

“Pant pant pant, Zoeee!”

 

When I stood on tiptoes and peeked my head out through the hole where bright light was streaming in, Ruby looked down at me worriedly with her big, round eyes and kept licking the top of my head.

 

“St-stop it, Ruby.”

 

Hahaha, why wash my hair? Ruby’s giving me such a nice wash.

 

I laughed helplessly with my bangs all matted down.

 

“Sophia!!”

 

When Ruan stepped on the dirt piles and leaped up through the hole with light movements to place Sophia on the ground, Lunatice, who had been in my arms, instantly jumped up through the hole and scurried over to Sophia.

 

Hey, really now. I’m the one who saved you.

 

I felt a little lonely. Does someone think I don’t have a companion beast?

 

But still, to be able to do that while holding Sophia…

 

Even with good physical abilities, that’s something. If Ruan had been an athlete, he definitely would have dominated various Olympic events.

 

“Zoe, take my hand.”

 

Ruan looked down at me and extended his hand.

 

Exhausted from wandering through the dark tunnel, I quickly grasped Ruan’s hand.

 

At that moment, Ruan’s strong grip pulled me up to ground level in one swift motion.

 

Wow… Amazing. It’s like a manual elevator.

 

As my upper body emerged outside, Ruan wrapped his solid arm around my waist and safely lifted me onto the ground. I couldn’t help but admire him.

 

“Th-thank you, Ruan.”

 

“I’m glad you listened to me at least at a time like this.”

 

Haha… Somehow there seems to be a barb in those words…

 

I deliberately avoided Ruan’s sharp gaze and approached Sophia.

 

“Z-Zoe…”

 

“Hmm… Her fever is indeed high. Her breathing is rough too.”

 

Since this place was quite far from the village, for Sophia’s sake, we needed to head toward the village as quickly as possible.

 

After pondering for a moment, I looked at Ruan and spoke carefully.

 

“Um, Ruan… How about you go to the clinic first with Sophia?”

 

“…”

 

When Ruan stared at me with an expression that said ‘What about you?’, I pointed to Gerald’s house burning in the distance and continued.

 

“Ahaha, I… still have something left to do.”

 

“Zoe, don’t tell me you’re planning to go to Gerald now?”

 

Ruan’s eyes widened as he caught on to what I was planning to do.

 

I hurriedly rattled off excuses.

 

“No, no matter how I think about it, just handing Gerald over to the Security Force seems too lenient, and I doubt he’ll receive proper punishment, and also…”

 

“You don’t need to worry about that. Even without you stepping in, Gerald will receive the punishment he deserves.”

 

Ruan’s violet eyes instantly became fierce.

 

Of course, since Ruan has imperial blood(?), Gerald would truly receive appropriate punishment, but…

 

Still, I wanted to personally deal with him after he cruelly killed all those animals.

 

“Sophia’s condition is too bad. Don’t worry about me and go ahead first, I’ll follow soon. Okay?”

 

When I gave him a trusting look as if to reassure him, Ruan’s violet eyes sank deeply.

 

It was just like the look I gave unruly animals when I was a zookeeper.

 

“I wish I had the ability to tame as well.”

 

Ruan muttered in dismay.

 

Somehow it seems like ‘you’ was missing after ‘tame’…

 

Unable to break my stubbornness this time either, he pondered for a moment, then finally grabbed my shoulders and spoke.

 

“I’ll safely take Sophia to the clinic. But don’t do anything reckless.”

 

“Hey, don’t worry! I’m probably stronger than Gerald anyway, right?”

 

He’s the guy who got knocked down by Ruan’s kick. I feel like I could give him a 12-week injury just by flicking my finger…

 

When I answered nonchalantly, Ruan suddenly approached with an angry expression and firmly grasped my shoulders.

 

“Gerald is impulsive and cruel. There’s no telling what cowardly and low tricks he might use. So if something seems strange, don’t hesitate and run away immediately. Promise me.”

 

Ruan’s resolute and persistent gaze remained fixed on me.

 

Unlike usual, his expression was rigidly hardened and his reddish lips were firmly pressed together, suggesting he absolutely wouldn’t move until he got the answer he wanted.

 

“…Ah, alright, I’ll promise.”

 

“Good. That’s a promise.”

 

Only after finally getting a definitive answer from me did Ruan release his grip on my shoulders and start walking.

 

Geez, is he still that worried even after seeing my superhuman strength?

 

“Ruby, will you take Ruan and Sophia to the village?”

 

“Whine, but I want to stay with Zoe… Kyuuu…”

 

“Then you stay with Zoe. I’ll go with them.”

 

Pop!

 

The small, cute kitten Lunatice instantly transformed into a jaguar. His soft fur changed into hard fur with distinct dark patterns, and his adorable paws revealed massive claws.

 

“Whoa, Lunatice. Is that your original form?!”

 

“Yeah, that’s right. How is it, are you smitten?”

 

I kept exclaiming in admiration at the appearance of the charismatic, brave beast.

 

Ah, I should have just tamed Lunatice as Attica…

 

“To think Zoe was human… If you were a filly, I would have made you my bride.”

 

“Right… What a shame.”

 

“Kyuu, Zoe!! You have me!”

 

Ruby lashed her tail in anger.

 

But Ruby… jaguars are my second favorite… Th-those David sculpture-like features…!

 

Of course, black panthers are my favorite.

 

The animal enthusiast nature sleeping within me began to stir.

 

“Still, Zoe. I want to become good friends with you.”

 

[<System> Congratulations! You have tamed a magical beast.

 

The tamed magical beast will be automatically registered in the player’s magical beast encyclopedia.]

 

Aaaah. This is the first time a system window has ever moved me to tears like this.

 

Even though Lunatice already has his main butler, I’m perfectly fine being second! I’m absolutely satisfied!

 

“Zoe, keep this with you.”

 

After helping Sophia onto Lunatice’s back, Ruan rummaged through his pocket and pulled out a necklace.

 

“Wow, what’s this necklace for?”

 

“It’s an artifact with protective magic cast on it.”

 

Is this… real gold?

 

This gold necklace had a unique design with a pair of small butterflies attached to it.

 

The left butterfly had a blue gemstone embedded in it, while the other had a purple gemstone.

 

Seeing the twin butterfly necklace with its mysterious colors, I quickly took it from Ruan.

 

“Mmph… This won’t clasp properly…”

 

“I’ll put it on for you.”

 

Ruan took the necklace and moved behind me, carefully placing it around my neck.

 

When his cool fingers suddenly touched my neck, my body trembled faintly for a moment.

 

“There.”

 

“Th-thank you, Ruan. Wow… this necklace is really beautiful.”

 

The twin butterflies hanging harmoniously on the necklace sparkled with an iridescent light.

 

“Come back as quickly as possible. Otherwise, I’ll tie you up and drag you back if I have to.”

 

“Oh my, I understand. I’ll follow right behind you!”

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