I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 51
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#51
“By the way, I was really surprised that mouse… no, Valentino was the pet mouse that Sophia’s father raised.”
“Oh my, really… I never dreamed Dad would be in the village. He had already settled in the town we moved to… but he threw away all his important deals and orders to come down to the village. And he did it secretly without even consulting me!”
Sophia sighed and complained.
As it turned out, the peculiar fruit skewer man I met at the market was Sophia’s father.
When Sophia saw Valentino, who had come down with Lunatice, she looked like she’d seen a ghost, so I thought she might have been bitten by the ill-tempered Valentino before.
“Ahaha… Your father must have been worried about Sophia living alone.”
Still, I felt somewhat relieved knowing that Sophia wasn’t alone.
Since she works at the Guild, there’s no telling what Marquis Rasven, Gerald’s father, might do to Sophia.
“See you again, Zoe. Ruan!”
“Yes! Well then… shall we go, Ruan?”
Just as we were about to ride Ruby back home, Ruan hesitantly called my name.
“…Zoe.”
“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell? I should try absorbing your magic again…”
“No, I’m fine. We came back quickly anyway.”
Last night, while I was sleeping soundly, I headed toward a place where I felt enormous magic due to the System’s emergency alert, and there was Ruan, who had transformed into a demon beast.
But in the end, I couldn’t absorb the magic and lost consciousness, and when I woke up, everything was already over.
I bit my lips in shame as I recalled the dawn situation.
Not once, but twice I lost consciousness. My pride as an excellent Demon Tamer got scratched all over.
“You’re really sure that this time, the me who is me but not me didn’t appear, right?”
“Yes, when I came to my senses, I had already returned to my original form.”
“Well, it’s fortunate that no damage was done to the village, but…”
It was truly strange.
It was that damn demon beast that nearly destroyed my sweet home, but the surroundings were clean and I, Ruby, and Ruan were all safe.
So I thought that while I was unconscious, the me who is me but not me had solved everything again…
Even when I asked Ruby, who had witnessed the entire situation, she just avoided my gaze and consistently played dumb.
“More importantly, Zoe. I have something to tell you.”
While I was lost in various thoughts, Ruan’s sunken voice penetrated my ears.
“…What is it?”
What is he trying to say with such a serious face?
Ruan had been unusually quiet today and looked complicated about something, which had been bothering me all along.
“Originally, I was planning to return after your house repairs were finished… but something urgent came up. So I’m afraid I’ll have to say goodbye here, though it’s sudden.”
“What, so suddenly…? Ruan, what if you transform into a demon beast again?”
“That’s fine now. I found a way to break the curse.”
“Wow, really? That’s great news!”
Finding the key to breaking Ruan’s curse was certainly something to celebrate.
But somehow my mood sank.
I tried to act nonchalant and asked calmly.
“Um… so does this mean I’ll never see Ruan again?”
That question was filled with disappointment I couldn’t hide.
I was happy to make a friend here, but to part ways like this just when we’d grown close…
“Haha, are you feeling regretful at the thought of not seeing me anymore?”
“Yes. I am regretful.”
When I affirmed without arguing, Ruan’s eyes widened in surprise before looking down at me.
Those eyes still held an indescribable complexity.
Ruan, who had been moving only his lips as if choosing his words, opened them with difficulty.
“We’re parting for now, but once my urgent business is finished… I will definitely come to see Zoe again.”
“Really? You promise.”
I suppressed my disappointed feelings and extended my hand to Ruan.
Then Ruan naturally kissed the back of my hand.
“Uh…”
My face instantly heated up at the soft touch of his lips.
Ah, no, I had extended it for a handshake…
It seemed to be a cultural difference.
Right, ahem. This is just a noble’s greeting.
“What’s wrong?”
“Oh, nothing… That’s right! I’ll return this necklace to you.”
I hurriedly twisted my hand free and held out the pair of butterfly necklaces to Ruan.
Though I quite liked it because it was pretty, if it had protective magic on it, it would be enormously expensive, so I decided to obediently return it.
“…”
Then Ruan, who had taken the necklace, strode toward me.
Click, only after fastening the necklace around my neck again did Ruan step back from me.
“I’d like Zoe to keep this necklace.”
“This…? This seems like a very expensive necklace… I can’t accept something like this.”
“For someone saying that, your lips are quite upturned, Zoe.”
Ruan’s eyes curved as he caught my momentary worldly expression.
Ah, this is why perceptive eighteen-year-olds are…
“It’s fine, so please accept it. Compared to all the debt I owe Zoe, this is just a very small repayment.”
“Well, if you put it that way… I’ll accept it. I’m not the type to refuse gifts anyway.”
“I know that well.”
I smiled broadly and fiddled with the pair of butterflies.
Ahem, think of it as collateral for (damage compensation).
“Zoe, I have one last thing to tell you.”
Ruan, his smile gone, spoke in a low voice.
“What is it?”
“About my real identity.”
What what, real identity?!
Is he finally going to tell me about his identity?
That he’s actually an illegitimate child of the Imperial Family? Is it okay to tell me such things?
I smiled naturally, feeling like I’d gained Ruan’s silent trust.
I looked at Ruan with an expression that said ‘Go ahead, tell me. I’m ready to understand everything!’ and answered.
“Yes yes, tell me.”
“I’m sorry for deceiving you all this time, Zoe. My real name is…”
His real name is…! What is it, what!
Since the empire is called Valterga, maybe it’s some imperial name like Ruan von Valterga!
“…Lucian Penrister.”
Ooh, Lucian Penrister…!
Who’s that?
I tilted my head with a puzzled look.
There was one fact I had overlooked at this point.
Namely, that I had absolutely no knowledge about this world!
So even if he told me his real name, there’s no way I would know!
“Oh, Lucian… Penrister? Um… hmm… Are you, are you a noble? You must be a noble, right? I thought so! Ahaha…”
When I used the art of vague deflection, Ruan asked back in confusion.
“Zoe, do you perhaps… not know House of Penrister?”
“Ahaha… I’ve been in such a remote place that… well, you know, I don’t know much about worldly affairs. Haha, sorry. But still, Lucian Penrister! Oh, it sounds good and the name is cool, isn’t it?”
Oh… this is ruined, it’s ruined.
I just rolled my eyes and spouted whatever came to mind.
Then Ruan, who had been watching me, suddenly burst into laughter.
“…Pffft.”
Ruan was pouring out a total of 10 years’ worth of laughter here in this place.
At the sight of Ruan bending back at the waist and bursting into hearty laughter, I stared into empty space.
Stop laughing, you eighteen-year-old…
As his laughter gradually subsided, I spoke to Ruan in a sulky voice.
“…Are you done laughing now?”
“Hahaha, ha… I’m sorry, Zoe. You really… always exceed my expectations.”
“Sorry for being a country bumpkin young lady.”
That’s deception, you bastard Ruan.
These damn annoying nobles.
“Haha, you have the expression of ‘damn annoying nobles,’ Zoe.”
Whoa, how did he know? Can he read minds now too?
“Wow… can you read minds too?”
“Puhaha!”
Ruan burst into laughter again.
Watching this, I fixed my gaze on Ruan’s left shin.
“Stop laughing unless you want your left shin scraped up too.”
“Haha, understood.”
Having laughed so hard that tears naturally formed, Ruan wiped them away and continued speaking.
“Zoe, if it’s alright with you. Could you continue calling me Ruan?”
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