Generally, the difference in weight class is an insurmountable wall.
Even in the arena of combat sports, where people who claim to be skilled fighters gather, it is not unreasonable to distinguish individuals based on weight class.
“Chyu-pyu!”
“Woof!”
Putting aside the scientific discussion of whether bears actually go “chyu-pyu” when they cry.
What unfolded before my eyes was a monumental leap that disregarded weight class.
With one punch from the tiny Lumi (Level 50, full gear), the bear’s massive belly jiggled and was pushed back smoothly.
But the bear wasn’t just going to sit there; in a fit of anger, it swung its front paw with full force!
“Chyu-pyu…?”
Wow.
It seemed that an expression of bewilderment could surface in the bear’s eyes.
Lumi effortlessly blocked that seemingly powerful attack with her forearm, and then, very skillfully, she shifted her stance to land a shoulder check, bang!
“Pu-woo…!”
I trembled at the terrifying sight of Lumi, who was more delicate than the bear’s forearm, overpowering the bear purely with her physicality.
No matter how much leveling and gear advantages exist, witnessing such an extraordinary scene that overcomes the gap in physical strength was simply breathtaking.
“Kerng!”
Ah, cr*p.
Instead of an exclamation, only a bark slipped out.
After a few more exchanges of blows.
“Chyu-pyu…?”
The bear ultimately couldn’t hold on and flopped down.
It was completely knocked out.
“It was nothing, woof!”
Turning her back on the collapsed bear, Lumi looked at me and smiled brightly.
Her smile was truly refreshing.
After that, we continued to go through several episodes.
As if rewriting history──
Lumi experienced defeat or went through a series of scrapes with various monsters or fighting-type beastmen she hadn’t met before.
The peaceful and leisurely Lumi was no more.
Only the great warrior Lumi, painted over with violence and struggle, existed…..
In no time, the once tiny Lumi had grown tremendously, completing a further splendid evolution.
I, too, had grown from a small puppy to a large dog size, my gaze easily reaching Lumi’s waist.
And the stage was an incredibly familiar place.
A rather cramped area that could hardly be called the training ground of Daran Dream Mountain.
“The pulling tribe is quite famous in Dasurim. This Lord Langkenho shall accept your challenge.”
“Hmph, you’re carrying around an overly privileged male. I will break your nose here.”
“Meow?”
“Bark?”
Lenatel and Enya appeared simultaneously.
“Master, those aren’t our warrior friends from home, right?”
With her ears perked up, Lumi looked down at me and asked.
“Yes!”
I understood Lumi’s intent at once and nodded.
At that moment, Lumi’s momentum changed.
“I let you off in the Tower, but here I won’t!”
Without any hesitation, Lumi rushed in to throw the first punch, even in an unfavorable 1:2 situation.
Dodging the sharp blade that pierced through her vital points, she began to embellish the battlefield without allowing even a scratch on her clothes.
“Kerng…!”
Lenatel, struck in the abdomen by Lumi’s serious punch, went flying and rolled, crashing embarrassingly into the wall.
“What? A male?”
Not a warrior friend, but just an enemy. One from the kidnappers at that.
Enya was beaten senseless, receiving a brutal thrashing like a dog on a hot summer day.
“Kerng! Kerng!”
The situation was so pitiful that I even should have barked to stop the beating.
Then, Lumi, now a fierce dog, finally stopped her violent actions and smiled, her face splattered with bl**d, grinning even with a red-stained heart.
So cute.
That’s enough.
“Woof!”
Lumi gracefully flew over to me and patted my head.
And the two defeated ones said.
“I concede defeat…”
“You have potential. Move forward.”
Even with their eyes looking like they had been knocked around, they solemnly mouthed their words.
“Kerng….”
I’m already worried about returning.
Will I be able to hold back laughter upon seeing Lenatel’s face?
It would be an LV.MAX level of difficulty to hold back laughter….
[Lumi’s Legend: The Miracle of Dasurim – Episode 9]
[Lumi, who brought the Langin tribe to their knees, was now due for recognition from the Miin tribe. Upon arriving in the Miin tribe’s city, ‘Nekopia,’ Lumi was suggested to prove her skills in the arena.]
“Meow! You can win!”
“Don’t lose to that mutt!”
With the episode update, the background shifted once again to the center of the arena.
The heated atmosphere was reminiscent of an ancient coliseum.
The audience was filled with nothing but Miin people.
And a massive wall stood between Lumi and me.
“Master! Are you there?!”
“Bark! Bark!”
Upon hearing my barking, a sigh of relief could be heard from beyond the wall.
I wanted to communicate a bit more, but…
“Introducing the new challenger! How far can these insignificant puppies go? Presenting, Lumis from the pulling tribe, and her male, Lulu!”
With the announcer’s booming introduction, the venue erupted in raucous cheers.
Soon, we couldn’t hear each other’s voices anymore.
“And facing them, the champion of the Miin tribe! Leila! And her tiger, Petra!”
The cheers for our entrance were insignificantly less compared to theirs.
“Leila! Break that mutt’s nose!”
“Petra will definitely win!”
A sense of foreboding washed over me.
“This duel measures not only the owner’s skills but also the combat power of their companion! Can the challengers leave the arena unscathed? Now! Begin!”
“Grroooow….”
“Bark…?”
I suddenly found myself face to face with a tiger.
“Master! Lumi will come save you soon! Just hang on a bit longer!”
In a separated space, Lumi’s voice echoed urgently.
My thoughts accelerated at an unprecedented speed.
Gathering all I could up to my limit, I immersed myself in the puppy’s essence.
“Yip….!”
Codename.
Pretending to be cute!
“Grrr!”
Huwaaaah!
I failed!
“Yip, yip!”
Though it’s said that a novice pup doesn’t know fear, there’s no way a small puppy could bark in front of a tiger several times its size.
Based on the pet product walking I had grown accustomed to.
Desperately fleeing, running away!
“Don’t run away! Fight back!”
The audience was hurling jeers at me.
“Bark!”
With each syllable, I left behind a trail of insults as I spun around, my paws sweating!
Fortunately, the tiger was underestimating me.
Before it could swipe me away with a painful kitty punch, it seemed to be toying with me, taking its time.
What a nasty lucky j*rk.
But what if?
I might become rabid too!
“Grroooow!”
With all my bravado, I let out a shout.
Ka-boom──!
Suddenly, the wall shattered, and the impact sent the tiger tumbling through the air as it fell to the ground.
“……?”
No way.
Could it be that I’ve awakened some superpower?
Have I finally unlocked my prowess?!
But….
My vision….
I feel weak all over….
With great power comes great responsibility……
“Master is in danger…!”
Lumi was terribly flustered.
Though she was in the form of Lulu, her master was still her master.
She could recognize him by his smell.
And yet, that master’s figure was beyond the massive wall…!
“Where are you looking, pup? Your opponent is this way──Nyaaaah?!”
After sending flying a cat woman who dared to approach her, Lumi gauged the height of the wall.
Over it was impossible.
Then.
“I didn’t want to show this kind of sight….”
Lumi’s complex.
When she concentrates to display her true strength, her hands would transform into the paws of a dog.
Among the pulling tribe Lumi had met, no beastman had ever undergone such a change.
The reason she had fled Dasurim was also due to the uncomfortable gazes from her kin.
Humans would surely hate it as well.
So she hid it.
Even if a dangerous situation arose, Lumi had held back.
There was a chance she could be disliked because of it.
But now.
“Bark!”
“Master…!”
It was such a shock that she had sent a Miin beastman flying; in the sudden silence, Master’s voice rang out loudly.
He was filled with unease.
The gentle master.
The one Lumi had thought was fate from the moment they met.
The master who left traces every day…!
“Grroooow…!”
Lumi’s eyes turned a deeper shade of red.
From her fingertips to her forearm, and then her whole arm was instantly covered in beastly fur.
She sharpened her sense of smell, sniffing.
She heightened her sense of hearing, perking up her ears.
She pinpointed her master’s location.
Though she didn’t know what lay on the other side, he was continuously spinning around.
And then, having located the tiger threatening her master.
Lumi naturally outstretched her shoulder, elbow, and fist──
Ka-boom──!
Lumi’s fist struck the tall, thick wall forcefully.
Creak.
Creeech──!
A huge hole was smashed into the wall, and through the gap appeared.
“Master──!”
A fainted tiger lay there, and Master swayed dizzily above, a swirl dancing above his head.
