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Chapter 42 – The Magical Beast and the Beautiful Royal Capital
127 – The Magical Beast and the Beautiful Royal Capital #3
I glanced back and forth between the crowd and the Saint, chuckling to myself.
“Well, if that’s the case, I have a plan!”
I touched the scratchy sand of the arena with my front paw. It was completely dry, just the kind of sandy mess you’d find in any sports ground.
━ This should do nicely.
I swung my front paw and tail around, tossing the dry sand everywhere. Soon, the arena was covered in fine dust.
“Cough, cough! What’s going on? I can’t see anything!”
“What the heck is happening?!”
Shocked voices echoed from the court officials as their view was blocked. With their sight obscured, they would have no clue where I was or what I was doing!
‘This is useless for you, though.’
Before me, amidst the swirling sand, was the Saint, looking unbothered as if she was chilling on a beach. With her vision obscured, she wouldn’t care about the dust or fog.
‘Let’s see if you can retaliate this time.’
I tiptoed quietly towards the Fire Dragon Azidahaka. Azidahaka seemed calm, straining her ears to catch my presence.
I sneakily closed in behind her and gave her a mighty whack on the side.
“Gah…!”
The Fire Dragon collapsed to the sandy ground with a heavy thud, wheezing like a malfunctioning air compressor. Coughing and sputtering, it was evident my strike had packed a punch!
Watching her curl up and not get back up was surprisingly impressive, and it left me in awe for a moment.
At that moment, the air around me heated up dramatically.
“Ugh…”
The Saint struggled to rise from the ground, letting out gas escape like a balloon. I shuddered as I saw flames flickering at the corners of her mouth.
‘Great, what’s that about?’
“Graah…!”
While I was busy panicking, the Saint opened her mouth and released a torrent of flames in all directions. A long pillar of fire surged from her mouth, engulfing everything around.
‘No way! That’s cheating!’
I flailed around, trying to dodge the flames erupting everywhere. As if detecting my panic, one of the fire streams shot straight at me.
━ Ow! Hot, hot, hot!
Suddenly, I was on fire, and didn’t know what to do! Sure, I’ve been bitten, clawed, poisoned, and evolved, but getting burned was a whole new experience!
‘I need to put this out!’
I rolled around on the sand, flailing like a fish out of water, and after a good struggle, the flames sizzling against my fur finally went out.
But in that moment, the distraction created an opening, and the Saint’s fist came flying in.
━ Huh!
Crash.
Just as I dodged at the last second, her fist smashed into the ground where I had been lying, creating a crater.
“You can cover your eyes and silence your footfalls, but the heartbeat of a frightened beast is hard to hide.”
As the dust settled, the Saint smiled brightly. The sunlight glinted off her sharp fangs peeking through her delicate pink lips.
“See! I can see now!”
“What the heck is happening? There were flames everywhere!?”
“If they’re alive after fighting the Saint, then this white beast must be something special!”
Maybe it was the clearing dust, but the crowd’s chatter fueled the excitement, assessing our situation anew.
Surviving this was raising my stock—indicating just how low the expectations were for me!
I placed my right paw on my left chest, feeling my heart racing like a racehorse.
‘Not sure if it’s real or just my imagination, but whatever it is, I need to stay calm and assess the situation.’
I took a deep breath and began plotting my next tactical move.
Like Nialli, the mouse beast who used a divine form, or the monkey spirit O Kong, I had a hunch this Fire Dragon could pull some unexpected tricks, too.
With some of her abilities revealed, now I just needed to prepare for them.
‘Fire seems to come only from her mouth. Her main combat style is probably using her limbs or that tail.’
“Ugh…”
The Saint made another noise like hissing gas. Blue flames danced like waves between her sharp fangs.
‘Here it comes again!’
When she releases fire, there’s a brief moment where she seems to charge it—most likely a window I can exploit!
“Ahh…”
Just as the Saint opened her mouth to spew flames, I executed a mighty launch with my back legs, leaping at her as if I was part rocket!
“Guh!”
The weight of my body crashed into the Saint, knocking her down like a bowling pin.
I hopped onto her belly and clamped my jaw around her burning jaw, trying to seal it shut.
“Ugh!?”
Suddenly, a small explosion went off in her mouth! Black smoke wafted out, suggesting that I somehow managed to stop her from breathing fire!
━ Well, this is a pickle! What now?
I mocked the pinned Saint, raising my paw high. From afar, I heard an old king’s booming voice.
“Enough! That’s enough! Take the Saint to the underground! She better be allowed to rest peacefully without torture tonight!”
“d*mn you, cursed humans…”
The Saint was dragged away by knights as her limbs were bound.
━ Wow, impressive! You were so fast!
Princess Leaf, who had been sitting next to the old king, waved at me with a beaming smile.
The old king Solomon stood up, calling out toward the arena.
“Stop! That’s enough!”
At this rate, the legendary magical beast known as the white furry beast could k*ll the Saint. Or worse, the pact binding the Saint could be broken, unleashing calamity!
The white beast paused and stepped away from the Saint, proving that Batus was not lying when he said it could understand human speech.
“Take the Saint underground!”
Solomon issued a stern command to the knights. In no time, armored knights entered the arena and shackled the downed Saint’s limbs with chains.
“My word…”
“No one expected the Saint to lose.”
No one among the crowd could manage coherent words. None had ever imagined that the one who grilled so many beasts could be beaten so thoroughly. Nor did the old king Solomon expect this.
Even with the entire order of knights and elite hunters gathering to capture the Fire Dragon Azidahaka, they wouldn’t have guessed something could so easily subdue her.
The possibilities ranged from transcendental beings on par with Azidahaka to those divine creatures referred to as gods, or perhaps even something out of legends.
‘Of course, even if the Saint couldn’t unleash her full power due to Batus and Adam’s pact, that white beast performed far beyond expectations.’
The old king Solomon suppressed a satisfied grin creeping up on his face as he unsuccessfully tried to keep his lips from curling into a smile.
Seeing his lost descendant, his granddaughter, waving her palm at the white beast made him thump the royal staff against the ground.
“From today forth, the legendary magical beast Behemoth shall be knighted as the Knight of the White Fur!”
“Your Majesty, what do you mean…?”
“Granting a title to a beast? Isn’t this a bit rash…?”
Nobles stumbled over their words, panicking. But the seasoned old king didn’t bother with their remarks. His sharp discerning eye fell on the white beast in the arena and the man, Batus, who watched close by.
Noticing Batus slightly smiling, Solomon couldn’t help but share a small, blurry smile.
‘The era of gods is ending, and the true era of humans is about to begin.’
━ Oh, this is heaven!
In the royal palace, within hundreds of rooms, I lay sprawled on the floor of one spacious bedroom, unable to contain my exuberance.
Delicate hands from the court maids caressed my waist, legs, and tail, melting away all my fatigue as if I was turning into goo.
Five maids lovingly massaged my limbs and tail one by one.
━ Ugh, my knotted muscles are finally loosening up.
“Purring, are we? You sound just like a cat. The one I had as a kid made those sounds too!”
“You seem to enjoy it. It must be a pleasurable sound!”
“Look at that tail—it’s bushier than a squirrel’s! So fluffy!”
“Ooh, I want to wrap it around my neck!”
The court maids giggled at me like it was the funniest thing in the world.
Just the way they burst into laughter from one small movement of mine made me question if this was genuinely how easy it was to amuse women.
I lay on the floor, turning my head slowly. My blurry eyes caught sight of Leaf squealing at the distance.
“Hey, Princess, hold still for just a moment!”
━ Ueeek, I can’t breathe! He, help…!
Princess Leaf was being tightly tied up by two maids, the straps of her beauty outfit getting uncomfortably snug.
━ These fiends are squeezing out my essence…! Argh!
Leaf struggled, trying to escape the maid’s tight grip, flailing around. It was a comical sight, totally devoid of elegance or grace as she tried to groom herself.
‘My goodness, that’s the princess of this country? This nation’s future looks grim!’
Growing up watching fairy tales and animations featuring princesses, I was disillusioned at that moment.
Suddenly, there was a loud ‘pop’ and the hem of Leaf’s dress drooped to the floor. What’s this? A brown raccoon poked its head out from the draped fabric!
“Wow, Princess…!”
“Not again! You turned back into a raccoon! She’s trying to escape! Catch her!”
The raccoon Leaf darted past, avoiding the maids’ grasp as she bolted out the door, causing a ruckus in the corridor.
“What the heck is happening all of a sudden?”
“Is that a chili raccoon!?”
“Stop, Princess Leaf! We need to catch her before she gets away!”
“Stay put, Your Highness! Ugh! She bit my hand! It hurts!”
━ Meow!
The chaos and confusion outside the door were total pandemonium! With a little sigh, I raised myself from the floor.
“Looks like Alpha is on the move.”
The maids attending to my massages gradually pulled away. Three days had passed since I entered the royal capital and fought the Fire Dragon.
All I had been doing since getting free food from the palace was either indulging in delicious food, hogging the maids’ attention, or keeping an eye on Leaf while she attempted to escape.
I glanced at Yingyi, who was lying quietly on the bed.
━ You’re lucky to be able to relax.
━ Yuiiiing.
━ You want a Cloudring if you’re feeling mistreated?
━ Yuiing.
━ You rascal, you better not talk back!
Of course, Yingyi and I could never hold a proper conversation. I was just guessing the kind of thoughts buzzing in her little head.
After what felt like dozens of minutes of pampering, I got up, shook off the relaxed feeling, and sprinted down the corridor.
At the far end of the hall was the racing raccoon. In an instant, I lunged at her and grabbed Leaf by the scruff.
━ Hey, if you run away, my plans will… Just stay put and be human already! Why do you keep trying to escape this great place?
━ Let me go! This place is hell! They keep trying to make me do weird things…! Just yesterday, they shoved a stick in my ear!
━ They were just trying to clean your ears! Getting your ears cleaned feels so good!
━ Hiiing….
Leaf gave up on escaping and pouted with a face full of tears.
Learning human speech, manners, laws, and rules all at once might feel excruciating for her.
“Alpha, you did it!”
“Impressive work.”
In the royal corridor, guards were trotting up, panting but smiling brightly. They affectionately patted my head with their gauntleted hands.
━ I smell something delicious coming from your leather bag.
I nudged the pouch hanging on one of the guards’ waists with my paw. The guards burst into laughter.
“Look at this guy! How did he know there’s food in here?”
From their waists, the guards pulled out crispy treats with a golden hue and handed them to me.
“Those are honey cookies, a rare treat!”
[You have gained experience points.]
‘Delicious. I’m even leveling up. At this rate, I’ll hit level 21 in no time!’
“Gotcha! Thanks for the hard work!”
The maids bowed their heads to the guards. The guards shrugged, replying nonchalantly that “Alpha did all the work.” The maids smiled, scratching the back of my head and behind my ears sweetly.
“Nice job, Alpha! Well done.”
They took the squirming raccoon and headed back to the bedroom. The guards exchanged glances and shook their heads at the departing maids.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen Debora, the head maid, smile. She only beams at Alpha. She’s quite the beauty!”
“Right! She’s stealing all the ladies’ attention! I’m so jealous. Is it the fur? Maybe I should try growing a beard?”
“Oh, knock it off; I’d rather be reborn instead. In my next life, I hope to be a pampered pet in a rich household, just lounging around all day eating only gourmet food! Ah, that sounds heavenly!”
The guards chuckled while waving honey cookies at me. One of them suddenly had a realization.
“Oh, speaking of pets, didn’t Gideon the baronet say he’d be arriving at the royal palace today?”
“Yeah, he mentioned he’d care for Alpha for ten days. I imagine that’ll be quite the task for him. It seems our king is solidifying his authority over the overseas conquests!”
“Uh-oh, let’s not get too loud about that. Who knows who might overhear?”
“It’s just us here; who would overhear?”
“Alpha is here too!”
━ I didn’t hear anything. Just hand over more cookies!
Eventually, I devoured all of the guards’ honey cookies. I was satisfied with the yummy treats and the bonus experience, which really made me feel good.
“Alpha, Alpha…!”
As I licked the honey off my face, I heard someone calling for me from afar.
“Baronet Gideon has arrived at the royal palace…!”
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