I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 71

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#71

 

Thanks to the kind consideration of Garen, the gentle bakery owner, Zoe laid the collapsed woman on the makeshift bed placed in the rest area.

 

“Oh my, how did such a young lady end up collapsed like this…? Let me boil some warm tea for you.”

 

“Thank you, Garen.”

 

Zoe was once again moved by Garen’s kind heart – not only lending the makeshift bed from her shop during the busy closing preparations, but also offering tea with a worried expression without showing any signs of inconvenience.

 

‘As expected… kind-hearted Garen.’

 

After her divorce, Garen, who was running the bakery while raising her two young daughters alone, was popular among the villagers for her gentle personality and generous heart.

 

And the same was true for Zoe.

 

Whenever Zoe visited the bakery, she would ask why she was so thin and generously add extra service bread.

 

After hearing about Zoe’s situation of living alone without parents, it was also Garen who would insist on giving Zoe vegetable soup, homemade bread, and health juices, claiming she had cooked too much.

 

Whenever Zoe saw her always giving her a kind smile, her heart would inexplicably feel warm.

 

Zoe’s – no, Kang Haneul’s mother had baking as a hobby.

 

Thanks to that, on weekends when Kang Haneul’s mother was off work, the house would be filled with the savory aroma of bread.

 

Zoe smiled softly as she recalled the faint scent of bread from her memories.

 

“…Why does Master keep picking up animals?”

 

Leon, who had been staring intently at the woman suffering in cold sweat, muttered something incomprehensible.

 

Zoe thought Leon resembled Ruby with his deeply frowning face.

 

When she first brought Leon to her home, Ruby had made the exact same expression as Leon was making now.

 

‘Who’s calling who an animal…’

 

Zoe chuckled at his behavior of being wary lest someone steal his master away.

 

“Leon, you shouldn’t call people animals.”

 

“She’s not human.”

 

“What? Leon, what kind of rude thing is that to say?”

 

“Well, she’s half human.”

 

Zoe’s eyes widened at Leon’s words.

 

What does half human even mean?

 

Could it mean she’s a beastkin?

 

“Half human…? Then, perhaps… the same as you, Leon?”

 

“That’s right, this woman is a beastkin.”

 

Zoe looked at the woman in surprise at those words.

 

Leon continued speaking.

 

“That woman is the star of Moonlight Carnival, Sona Aquallis. A dolphin beastkin.”

 

What, what… that woman is the protagonist of that comeback show?!

 

Just then, the woman who had been moaning slowly lifted her eyelids.

 

“Ugh… Why, why am I here…?”

 

One hour before the Moonlight Carnival show began, Zoe had suddenly picked up the Empire’s superstar from the ground.

 

* * *

 

After coming to her senses and hearing the whole story, Sona repeatedly bowed her head in gratitude.

 

I stared intently at Sona’s face – no, at the face of the Empire’s superstar, Lady Sona.

 

Dark blue hair flowing down to her waist and delicate facial features.

 

Even her tiny face that would probably look like just a dot from the back seats…

 

Indeed, befitting the star of Moonlight Carnival, Sona had exceptionally beautiful looks.

 

“Thank you for saving me…”

 

“Oh, I just did what was natural. I’m glad you weren’t seriously hurt, Sona.”

 

Sona said she had come out to get some fresh air because she was nervous about her comeback show after a long time, and then lost consciousness.

 

Still, it’s fortunate that I found Sona…

 

If someone else had discovered her, it would have caused quite a commotion.

 

Especially with Sona’s fans…

 

My favorite collapsing from the pressure of her comeback show – I can hear the sound of my heart crumbling.

 

Fortunately, Garnier Bakery was located in a narrow alley, some distance away from the Grand Theater in the main square.

 

She probably came into this secluded alley to avoid people’s eyes.

 

“Blue-haired young lady, please have some tea.”

 

“Thank you…”

 

“Garen, it’s getting late – shouldn’t you go home? I’ll quickly help you clean up the shop!”

 

Garen had two young daughters, seven and eight years old.

 

As a working mom who had to balance childcare and work, Garen had no choice but to give up a good commercial district and rent a small shop in a secluded alley very close to her home.

 

“Oh my, how thoughtful of you. It’s fine. I just stopped by home earlier to prepare dinner for the kids and was hurriedly doing the closing cleanup. Hehe.”

 

“Huh, sold out again today? I came to buy Garen’s special three-layer strawberry cake… I was too late.”

 

Even though there were still three hours left until closing time…

 

I sighed as I looked over the completely empty display case.

 

When Garnier Bakery first opened, everyone worried whether the bakery that Garen had poured all her fortune into would fail, but those concerns were unfounded.

 

Of course, location is very important in business, but what’s more important than that?

 

That’s right, taste.

 

Regular customers who recognized patissier Garen’s excellent baking skills kept quiet so this place wouldn’t become more famous, while steadily supporting the sales.

 

Ugh, it’s already become difficult to buy because rumors spread about how delicious the cakes here are…!

 

Please stop coming, go to the big bakery in the main square!

 

Facing the crisis of losing my regular shop, I screamed internally.

 

“Oh my… I’m so sorry about this. Ah, would you like to take this instead? The shape got a little dented so I couldn’t put it on display… If this is okay, I’ll just give it to you.”

 

Garen said, holding up a strawberry cake that had been placed on the shelf.

 

“I’ll buy that cake right now!”

 

“No, I’m too embarrassed to take money for this. Just take it and eat it. Think of it as regular customer service.”

 

I repeatedly refused and held out money.

 

No, what exactly is dented about it…? It looks perfectly fine…

 

I examined the cake from all angles, unable to see where it was supposedly dented.

 

“No, just take it. Selling a dented cake to a customer – this is a matter of my pride. If you don’t take it, I’ll just throw it away.”

 

“Ugh, that won’t do…! I’ll take it right now, thank you.”

 

At Garen’s terrifying threat, I eventually accepted the box containing the cake.

 

“Master, you really love cake, don’t you?”

 

“Yeah, I’m going to eat strawberry cake from here as my last meal before I die.”

 

“As expected of our Master… You’re really so cute I could die.”

 

At my resolute answer, Leon giggled and patted my head.

 

Cute my ass…

 

I slapped down Leon’s hand that was messing up my hair.

 

“Um, you said your name was Zoe, right?”

 

Sona, who had been watching me and Leon, asked me cautiously.

 

“Yes, you can just call me Zoe.”

 

“Uh… um, are you perhaps… the Second Prince’s fiancée?”

 

“What, who’s the Second Prince?”

 

“Huh? Well…”

 

Sona silently moved her eyes.

 

At the end of that gaze stood Geumdeori – no, Leon.

 

“Leon is… the Second Prince…?”

 

“Yes… His Highness the Second Prince of Avalon Kingdom, Leonhardt Goldyr Avalon.”

 

At Leon’s unexpected identity, I gasped and turned my head to the side.

 

“Oh dear, I’ve been found out after all.”

 

Contrary to his muttered words, his expression was utterly calm.

 

“You, you… why didn’t you tell me!”

 

“Whatever my identity is, the fact that I’m Master’s Geumdeori remains unchanged, doesn’t it?”

 

Leon shamelessly nodded his head as he replied.

 

This is absolutely unbelievable…!

 

Just looking at his behavior, he’s definitely a wastrel, so how is that guy a prince of the kingdom!

 

I denied reality at Leon’s conduct, which didn’t have even a speck of princely dignity to be found.

 

“Oh my, it seems Miss Zoe didn’t know… I shouldn’t have said anything… I’m sorry, Your Highness.”

 

“Never mind that, you. You don’t have much time left, do you?”

 

“…Yes, that’s right.”

 

Sona smiled faintly at Leon’s words.

 

It was a smile that seemed both lonely and relieved.

 

“Not much time left… What do you mean by that?”

 

“Well…”

 

“Sona is going to die soon, Master.”

 

It was truly like a bolt from the blue.

 

What do you mean Sona is going to die soon?

 

She seems to be around the same age as me from the original world at most, so why…

 

“Why, because of what? Explain it so I can understand.”

 

“Limia disease. It’s an incurable disease that only beastfolk get.”

 

“Limia disease…?”

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