I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 80

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#80

“Pfft. Ahem.”

That’s why I told him so many times not to buy it.

I bit my teeth hard and held back my laughter, thinking of Leon’s dignity as a prince.

“Ah, no. I’m not a prince…”

“Yes, yes, I understand. What is the name of the beautiful Lady beside you?”

“Ah, I’m Zoe Blanc from the Northern Region of Valterga. And this child is Ruby, my companion animal.”

Marcos, the captain of the royal guard and checkpoint commander of Avalon in the Beastman Kingdom, answered Leon half-heartedly as if this wasn’t his first or second time dealing with such situations, then immediately began asking me several questions.

Well, the questions were simple ones like my name, birth, and why I was visiting this place.

In other words, it was like some kind of immigration inspection?

“Thank you for your cooperation, Lady. Since you came with the Second Prince, there’s no doubt about your identity, but according to kingdom regulations, we must go through the confirmation process… Please understand graciously.”

“Oh my, it’s fine. Of course you should. You’re working hard in this cold weather, Mr. Marcos.”

“How wonderful… You are truly a beautiful and kind person. But why are you with the Second Prince…”

“Hey, Marcos.”

Leon seemed to finally give up hiding his identity and shot a murderous glare at Marcos.

“Ahem, no, never mind. Then have a pleasant trip!”

“Yes! Now, let’s hurry. We have a lot to do today!”

“W-wait a minute. Master…! As I thought, I shouldn’t go in…!”

Things to do in the Beastman Kingdom list!

1. Go to the Aquallis Manor and deliver the letter and death notice to Sona’s parents.

2. Bury the urn next to Rio’s grave.

3. Use Leon’s connections to go to Avalon Kingdom and quickly handle the Quest.

And when all of this is finished… Panda, I’m going to see pandas!

With an excited expression, I forcibly dragged Leon, who was resisting going to the kingdom, and quickened my pace.

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The cursed land, Desmoor.

This place covered in black mist was the habitat of demons and the domain of darkness they ruled.

“You’re completely careless like a novice!”

“Hey hey, Lucian. Behind you!”

Lucian leisurely parried the Wolf King’s attack from the darkness with sharp sword energy.

Then the Wolf King’s eyes gleamed fiercely.

The Wolf King, leader of the Werewolf Clan and one who had evolved into a demon.

The Wolf King was quite a troublesome opponent, equipped with sharp claws, agile movements, and excellent intelligence.

“Grrr… Awoooooo!”

He quietly stared at the Wolf King howling threateningly.

That sound wasn’t just a simple cry, but like a beast’s declaration to threaten and terrorize its prey.

“Not bad for a novice. Then, let’s see you handle this too!”

The Wolf King flashed its massive claws and charged fiercely toward Lucian.

He narrowly dodged the attack with nimble movements and raised his black sword high.

And his counterattack that followed was completed in an instant.

Swish-

The pure black sword drew a cold flash and struck down sharply toward the Wolf King.

Then soon the severed wolf’s head rolled on the ground.

Dark blue sword energy was swirling around the pure black sword soaked with the Wolf King’s blood.

Lucian immediately raised his sword and thoroughly searched through every corner of the cleanly bisected wolf’s head and body.

“…It wasn’t a fragment.”

But this time too, the fragment search seemed to be a failure.

The chimera fragments absorbed so far: one.

To gather even one more fragment before midnight, every minute and second was urgent.

Lucian searched through the remains again with a determined expression.

“Ugh, hey. Stop it already! It’s always grotesque no matter when I see it. Ugh, bleh…”

At the sight of Lucian rummaging through the corpse with an indifferent expression, Verdaine was on the verge of throwing up everything he had eaten today.

“But you know, Luci. Those chimera fragments, are they really in the demon territory?”

Morgana, with her dark red hair and striking features, asked while spinning her twin swords around like toys.

“…I told you not to call me that.”

“Aww, why~ Luci. Do you dislike my nickname that much? Then how about Ruan?”

“…”

At Morgana’s words, Lucian’s expression crumpled instantly.

That was a nickname only she could call him.

“Tch… Fine. I just won’t call you that. You’re no fun anyway.”

At Lucian’s murderous glare, Morgana quickly backed down and grumbled.

Then Verdaine, who had been watching them, pointed to himself and said.

“Mona, you can call me Ver-.”

“Could you please not call me by a nickname without permission? Verdaine Windreake.”

“Hey hey, wait wait, why are you being so formal? Huh? I said to call me Ver.”

“Please show me proper respect, Young Master Windreake.”

“Monaaa…!”

Morgana made a disgusted expression toward him and then climbed up a tall tree in one graceful motion.

Then Verdaine hurriedly put the arrow he was holding into his quiver and rushed to climb the tree.

His mint-colored hair fluttered in the strong wind, scattering in all directions.

Asellon, looking at the two with disdain, stopped Lucian and said.

“Lucian, stop now. You’ve dug this much and that black fragment still hasn’t come out. Let’s call it a day and return to the shelter.”

“…I don’t have much time left. You know that.”

“But you still need to sleep.”

“If you’re tired, go back to the shelter first.”

Asellon sighed while looking at Lucian, who wouldn’t listen to his words at all.

The current Lucian looked precarious, like walking on a tightrope every day.

Especially after he accidentally got his hands on one fragment, it became even worse.

Obsessive fixation on fragments and endless thirst for battle.

At some point, he had been wearing a faint smile whenever he wielded his sword.

‘Was it from that day…’

Lucian, Morgana, Verdaine, Asellon.

These four people were respectively the heirs of the four great ducal houses of the Valterga Empire: Penrister, Windreake, Nocturne, and House of Alcaneum.

Destined to lead the Valterga Royal Court in the future, they couldn’t help but know of each other’s existence from childhood. After they entered the Imperial Academy, they each took first place in their respective fields and were called the ‘Elite Group’.

After learning the source of his power, Lucian underwent grueling training from that day forward.

And outside of that time, he devoted all his time to hunting magical beasts and demons to find fragments.

The trio, finding this suspicious, secretly followed him and finally witnessed Lucian transforming into a magical beast.

After that day, the trio naturally joined his journey.

Of course, there was some opposition, but they weren’t the type to listen even if stopped.

In the end, Lucian had no choice but to give up and accept them.

“Light heal.”

Seeing the dark circles that had settled deeply on Lucian’s face, Asellon hurriedly held up his staff.

“Asellon, I’m fine. I can replenish my mana by cutting magical creatures with the black sword.”

“Only mana gets replenished. If you keep pushing yourself like this, your body won’t be able to handle it.”

Asellon was utterly disgusted by such ignorance.

That black sword was the same.

Stealing the opponent’s mana by cutting them.

In other words, wasn’t it a sword that existed solely for destruction?

Though he had much to say, Asellon randomly poured heals on Lucian instead of nagging.

“Stop, that’s enough now. I’ll go check if there are more magical beasts in this area, so you guys return to the shelter.”

“What? I’m already reeking of blood all over my body, so please let’s just rest!”

Verdaine, who was struggling to climb the tree, shouted as if disgusted while looking at the blood stains on his clothes.

“That’s right, Luci. Let’s go back now. You haven’t eaten properly all day, have you?”

Morgana, who landed lightly on the ground as effortlessly as when she had climbed up the tree in one go, tried to persuade Lucian with a worried expression.

“Be careful going back.”

But despite her attempts to stop him, Lucian stubbornly pressed forward.

“Luci-! Ah! Really, beautiful Luci’s face is getting more and more ruined.”

Just as he was about to chase after him, Verdaine spoke in a trembling voice.

“Mona, help me down…”

Morgana shook her head as if exasperated while looking at Verdaine, who couldn’t get down from the tree.

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