I Got Possessed, But the Monster Beast Is Adorable - Chapter 90

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#90

Cliffs rising so high they seemed to touch the sky and an endless expanse of rocky plains.

That place was the Draconis Plateau, the habitat of the dragons that ruled over Berheim.

“Strange energies have been detected several times recently.”

The dragons each possessed attributes of fire, water, wind, and darkness.

Among them, the fire-attribute elder Agni, who was most sensitive to movements in the terrestrial world, brought up the topic with a heavy voice.

“Strange energies, what do you mean by that?”

“I mean that sacred energy has been felt from beneath this cursed land.”

As the elder’s words ended, an irrepressible ripple spread across the plateau.

Some of the other elders firmly shook their heads and spoke sternly.

“Sacred energy, such a thing is impossible! I clearly witnessed with my own two eyes the moment the Guardian passed away hundreds of years ago.”

“That’s right. After the Guardian departed, the Astras also vanished from this land long ago.”

Wind-attribute Zephyros and water-attribute Leviathan denied it in turn.

Their voices were filled with disbelief and wariness.

However, Agni continued speaking without wavering.

“That’s precisely why it’s such a strange occurrence. The fact that light energy that should never manifest has been detected is proof that something abnormal is definitely happening in this land.”

The wind that swept across the plateau paid no heed to the elders’ heated debate, howling nervously as if hinting at the ominous portent that had fallen over Berheim.

“Then, how about starting everything anew.”

That was when it happened.

The darkness-attribute elder Belial, who had maintained silence while observing the entire situation, presented a new direction.

“…Starting anew?”

“Hehe, don’t we have that child.”

With those words, the assembly instantly became chaotic.

At Belial’s statement that shook the peaceful air of the plateau, fire-attribute elder Agni fell into deep contemplation.

During that chaotic era when the Berheim Continent was founded, it was Belial who had argued for replacing the primitive humans with the Demon Clan.

It was also she who conceived the bold idea of stealing the power of Divine Beasts to create chimeras.

It was she who enticed ‘that person’ to rebel against the Guardian, who had been a symbol of peace and harmony.

Perhaps even the current chaos could be said to have originated from Belial’s influence.

That’s why Agni couldn’t make a rash decision.

They had already experienced deep wounds due to the Dragon Clan’s transgressions.

“Hmm, I understand Elder Belial’s intention. However, this matter requires more deliberation.”

“Let’s do that. Nothing has been clearly revealed yet.”

Belial added with a mysterious smile and meaningful tone.

“Oh, there’s something I should tell you.”

“What are you referring to?”

Agni asked in a low voice, but Belial delayed her answer with a wicked smile.

“Really, stop beating around the bush and speak up.”

“Hmm~ The candidates… have increased by one.”

“What do you mean! Stop going around in circles with vague rhetoric and speak clearly!”

Hot-tempered Agni sternly rebuked Belial’s ambiguous attitude.

Belial seemed delighted by his attitude and stirred with excitement.

Just as Agni’s face grew increasingly distorted and he was about to storm out of the meeting hall.

Belial slowly opened her mouth and provided the answer.

“A new vessel to contain the chimera.”

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Beep—

While the two were having their argument, Lucian’s communication device rang loudly.

“Hey, young master. That thing’s been ringing annoyingly for a while now, aren’t you going to do something about it? It’s loud enough to kill.”

When Leon pointed it out with an irritated voice, Lucian reached into his pocket and pulled out the communication device.

Soon an urgent voice burst from the transparent crystal orb.

-Hey, Lucian! Where the hell did you disappear to! You haven’t been answering communications! Ugh, wait a minute…!

It was an emergency communication from his companions.

Since he had been summoned while hunting Demon Clan members, it seemed the situation over there had been thrown into chaos.

Lucian set down the communication device for a moment and stared intently at Zoe’s face.

“What is it, is something wrong?”

“…It’s nothing. It’s contact from my companions.”

Hm? For something that’s nothing, that voice sounded too urgent…

And companions, did he go training with companions?

Since there was no particular mention of companions in the letters they exchanged, Zoe asked back with a questioning tone.

“Companions…?”

“Ah… um, they’re Academy classmates. We’re training together.”

Academy classmates! In other words, Ruan’s friends?

So he was summoned to me while training with friends…?

Zoe fingered the pair of butterfly necklaces hanging around her neck.

Just a moment ago, she had pressed him and learned the reason why Ruan had appeared so suddenly.

Forced summoning when taking major damage.

How can he just put something like this on me without saying anything? I should probably take it off normally…

-Lucian-! Can’t you hear me? Hey-!

For now, sending Ruan back was the urgent priority.

“Oh, Ruan’s friends? But they seem really urgent… Ruan, shouldn’t you go back?”

“Oh, well said. Hurry up and go, young master. I’m here with Master now.”

As if finally getting rid of an annoying burden, Leon threw a comment at Lucian with a satisfied expression.

Then Lucian’s brow furrowed sharply.

Avalon’s second prince, who made headlines with scandalous rumors every time he attended diplomatic events.

He was a figure at the center of all sorts of sordid scandals.

Leaving such a dissolute character alone with her was something Lucian could never tolerate.

However, since he needed to hurry and rejoin Asellon’s group in the dangerous area of Desmoor, Lucian had no choice but to force himself to lift his reluctant feet.

“…Zoe, I’ll tell Aivan to prepare a scroll so you can return to the Northern Region immediately after finishing your business.”

“A scroll? Isn’t that the thing that makes you really nauseous? I could just carry you back on my back, why bother.”

“No, only Zoe is going back. Don’t you have to stay in your Avalon?”

“You don’t seem to know. We’re already in that kind of relationship…”

She could no longer overlook Leon’s reckless remarks.

Zoe furrowed her brow and coldly rebuked Leon.

“Leon, stop making comments that could cause misunderstandings if others heard.”

“Master, that’s not a misunderstanding but the truth…”

“And Ruan. I’m fine, so hurry back. Your companions are waiting.”

When she pointed to the communication device that kept ringing loudly, Lucian’s violet eyes turned toward her.

“Quickly. The communication device keeps ringing.”

At her resolute gaze, Lucian sighed and picked up the communication device again.

“It’s me. I’ll come back now, so wait.”

-Please come quickly… There are magical beasts everywhere here! Oh, Mona…!

-Luci, where are you and what are you doing right now? Come quickly! Verdaine is so weak.

When a sweet voice calling Lucian by a nickname and urging him flowed from the communication device, Zoe unconsciously became alert about the owner of that voice.

…Well, yeah. There’s no law saying all companions have to be male, right?

Since he said Academy classmates, they must be really close?

If she calls Ruan by such a cute nickname, it must be true.

“Morgana. First use stealth magic to move toward Area 2. And there…”

-Okay, got it. Luci! Come quickly, I miss you.

What, she misses him?!

When a voice so sweet it could be believed to be a conversation between lovers flowed through the communication device, inexplicable irritation surged within her.

Why does that voice bother me so much?

Is it because I feel like I’m losing the first friend I made here to someone else?

I desperately wanted to grab Ruan right now and interrogate him about who she was and how close they were.

But Zoe quickly hid her emotions and composed her distorted expression.

“….”

It was Leon who noticed her subtle change in expression.

Leon’s golden eyes, which had always been filled with confidence, shook violently.

He muttered in a small voice, as if scattering into thin air.

“…As expected, that damn young master.”

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