I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 52

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#52

 

“Hm? You went to the trouble of telling me your real name, so why?”

 

“Because I want Zoe to call me that.”

 

Goodness, why does he smile so prettily again like that?

 

Well, anyway, I’m already used to calling him Ruan too…

 

“Fine, then. If that’s what you want, Ruan… Young Master.”

 

“Could you please drop the ‘Young Master’ part?”

 

Ruan grumbled as if getting revenge for the smile.

 

“Master, are you still far away?!”

 

Just then, a red-haired man in knight’s attire suddenly appeared and shouted toward Ruan.

 

“That person… do you know him?”

 

“Yes, he’s a knight of the Penrister Family.”

 

Only then did it start to feel real that Ruan was from a noble family.

 

I wonder if Somphara or Golem would know anything if I asked them about the House of Penrister…?

 

“He says there’s urgent business, so hurry and go, Ruan.”

 

“…Yes. Until we meet again, please take care of yourself, Zoe.”

 

Ruan looked at me with eyes full of regret as he bid farewell.

 

“Yes, you too, Ruan. Please take care of yourself instead of others for once. Got it?”

 

Instead of agreeing, Ruan responded with a smile.

 

Ugh, he’s not listening at all.

 

I shook my head and climbed onto Ruby’s back.

 

“Ruby, let’s go home.”

 

“Got it, Zoe. Hold on tight! Kyuu!”

 

After briefly exchanging glances with Ruan, Ruby and I took off vigorously into the air.

 

Ruan watched me until the very end.

 

As farewells tend to be, I was somehow enveloped in a slightly lonely feeling.

 

But in one corner of my heart, I also felt a silent certainty that this was definitely not the end for us.

 

Well then, looking forward to the day we meet again.

 

“See you again, Ruan!”

 

I waved my hand while taking in the sight of Ruan gradually growing distant.

 

* * *

 

“…Sniff.”

 

-…Hey, Zoe. Are you crying?

 

Antragorn 1, you bastard, be quiet.

 

I’m in the middle of feeling overwhelming emotion right now, okay?

 

“Be quiet… sniff…”

 

Of course, they say a woman only cries three times in her life.

 

But this was clearly a situation where tears were absolutely unavoidable.

 

Why, you ask?

 

“Lady Zoe, the kitchen has become very spacious. Now I can cook even more diverse dishes!”

 

“I say, Lady Zoe. Please come check the dressing room interior that I personally designed!”

 

-Zoe, would you like to slowly look around these rooms too?

 

One week after returning home from the village.

 

My ramshackle cabin that was falling apart had finally, finally…

 

Been remodeled into a perfect ‘grand manor!’

 

I toured the manor following Golem, Somphara, and Agent 17, who had overseen the interior design of this house.

 

In the center of the vast interior, luxurious carpets were laid out, and when I looked up, a crystal chandelier that had been chanting prayers greeted me with sparkling light.

 

“Gasp…”

 

-Can’t you just do one thing at a time – either tour or cry?

 

I lightly ignored Antragorn 1’s criticism and headed toward the stairs.

 

“Crazy… why are the stairs so fancy too?”

 

A magnificent double curved staircase stretched elegantly on both sides toward the ceiling.

 

As if enchanted, I climbed those stairs, and the corridor that unfolded was even more spectacular.

 

Expensive tapestries and antique frames hung throughout the walls.

 

I gasped at the sight of the corridor densely lined with golden sculptures.

 

Splash!

 

“Kyuu… This place is so nice… so refreshing…”

 

-Ugh, Ruby! You can’t play in the fountain!

 

At the commotion, I opened the window and looked down to see a vast garden.

 

There stood a large circular fountain made of marble, with an angel sculpture holding a water jug erected in the center. And it was even a three-tiered sculpture!

 

“Ah… it’s so luxurious. So luxurious…”

 

-Wasn’t it just that you were living in too shabby a house all this time? Hehe.

 

That bastard Antragorn 1, really.

 

I was about to give him a knuckle sandwich, but changed my mind when I saw the golden candlesticks hanging on the wall.

 

To think that a house that looked like it would collapse at the first sign of rain had become this luxurious…

 

Even though he annoyingly criticizes everything, 80% of the house remodeling was thanks to the Antragorn Clan.

 

Then who was responsible for the remaining 20%? That would be…

 

It must be because of those people over there.

 

“Come on, bring all those things inside the manor!”

 

I looked down at the group that had been dragging all sorts of expensive-looking luxury items into the manor and let out a quiet sigh.

 

“Ah, Lady! We’ll take care of organizing all the goods properly, so don’t worry.”

 

Among the group in knight’s attire, a particularly conspicuous red-haired knight looked up at me on the upper floor and spoke.

 

“Um, Sir Aivan… at this rate, the house is going to burst.”

 

“Haha, this is just the tip of the iceberg. There are still carriages full of all sorts of accessories and dresses brought from the Capital City, not to mention precious items.”

 

It’s still not over? Good heavens…

 

I was speechless and stared at him blankly.

 

All of this was a shower of gifts disguised as compensation for damages caused by Ruan.

 

“Oh, please… it’s already overflowing…”

 

I slowly descended the stairs, looking at the tremendous luxury items that could easily fill the entire manor.

 

Then Sir Aivan came running straight toward me, his flaming tomato-colored hair flowing.

 

“Lady, His Grace also asked me to give you this.”

 

“What is this now… Eek.”

 

When I opened the luxurious cloth pouch that Sir Aivan handed me, there were countless gold coins inside.

 

I barely managed to close my gaping mouth and asked.

 

“Wh… what are all these?”

 

“What do you mean? This is compensation from our Young Duke for damag… I mean, harming Lady’s manor.”

 

-Wow… I guess because he’s a noble young master, he’s really generous. With that much, you could easily buy three noble manors, right?

 

Antragorn 1, who was beside me, muttered in admiration.

 

A whopping 100 gold coins – in Earth terms, that would be at least hundreds of millions.

 

No matter how much he destroyed the house, who gives this much as compensation…

 

“By the way, Lady, you really do live with monsters? This is quite fascinating…”

 

“Ahaha, well. My profession is a tamer, you see.”

 

“No, I heard roughly about Lady from His Grace, but… someone who can tame monsters is truly the first I’ve seen in my life.”

 

Sir Aivan muttered in wonder as he surveyed the monster friends scattered throughout the manor.

 

Hmm, in times like this, changing the subject is the best strategy.

 

“Haha… Oh, Sir Aivan! So, Ruan sent all these things to me?”

 

“Ah, yes! That’s right. You’ll understand the details if you read this letter.”

 

What Sir Aivan handed me was an envelope stamped with the crest of House of Penrister, featuring a shield and sword.

 

Wondering how to open it, I just forcibly tore off the sealing wax.

 

Rip.

 

“Oh, it worked!”

 

“Ah, the paper knife is here… uh… hmm, it’s become useless. As expected, the monstrous strength I heard about…”

 

“What did you say?”

 

“Oh, nothing. Please hurry and open it.”

 

I glanced once at him as he hastily changed the subject with a flustered face, then opened the letter.

 

A gentle lilac fragrance wafted from the letter paper.

 

“To my dear Zoe.

 

I imagine you must be quite surprised by the Knight Order’s visit by now. Though it may be modest, I hope you will accept this as compensation for damaging your precious home.

 

.

 

.

 

.”

 

I read through Ruan’s densely written letter.

 

Even his handwriting was neat and upright, just like Ruan himself.

 

He wasn’t an illegitimate child of the Imperial Family, but the Northern Duke’s son…

 

My perfect deduction that would make even master detectives weep had completely missed the mark.

 

The heir of House Penrister, Duke Lucian Penrister.

 

That was Ruan’s true identity.

 

House Penrister was so famous that even the Golems and Somphara living in the Demon Forest knew the family name. The entire Northern Region was land ruled by House Penrister, so that says it all.

 

Right, this wasn’t a golden spoon but an ultra-premium diamond spoon…

 

And here I was, not knowing any of this, saying things like ‘You’re a noble, right?’

 

Damn it… Why didn’t he tell me he was from a ducal house and cause this whole mess?

 

Laughing his head off while making a fool out of me…

 

Just as anger was rising from the overwhelming embarrassment, I noticed a postscript written at the end of the letter.

 

“P.S. Zoe, I have prepared a building in the village under your name. I will have the deed delivered to Aivan.”

 

Well, I should keep being entertaining for him.

 

I neatly folded the letter in half and nodded my head.

 

Golden spoon, no, diamond spoon chance is the best.

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