Chapter 47: Monster kitty adoption!

Chapter 47: Monster kitty adoption!

Virigress' status board

Profile:

Name: *

Level: 1

Race: Young Virigress

Age: 5 Months

Status:

Health: 21/67 Mana: 4/19 Strength: 45 Intelligence: 20 Vitality: 31 Wisdom: 20 Agility: 51 Stamina: 0/68 Effects: [Adrenaline (Moderate)] [Exhaustion (Moderate)] [Bleeding (Minor)] [Broken Leg (Left Hind Leg)] Skill: Magic skills and related:

[Mana Control Lv. 1]

Physical skills and related:

[Enhanced Claws Lv. 1]

[Enhanced Fangs Lv. 1]

[Toxic Claw Lv. 2]

Senses and movement skills:

[Stealth Lv. 1]

[Enhanced Auditory Sense Lv. 1]

[Enhanced Olfactory Sense Lv. 1]

[Enhanced Vision Lv. 2]

[Tracking Lv. 1]

[Night Vision Lv. 3]

[Presence Killer Lv. 1]

[Evasion Lv. 1]

[Terrain Maneuvering Lv. 1]

Resistances:

[Physical Resistance Lv. 1]

[Pain Resistance Lv. 2]

[Poison Resistance Lv. 3]

Others:

[Starvation Lv. 1]

At least its not another reincarnator, I thought.

Looking at the green feline monster, I noticed that it had features that resembled a tiger. It had no stripes and its fur was green, but its face reminded me of a tiger cub that I saw on the internet.

[Wow, the cub is older than me,] stated Saori.

[I would find that hard to believe, were it not for the concrete proof that your status board is displaying, Miss Saori,] said Tasianna, nodding.

The statement would make no sense considering howmature Saori looked but once you remembered that she was literally reincarnated as a [Young Warg] two months ago, then it would make sense. She also jumped on the Hestia Power leveling train for the first month, so her growth has been abnormal if you compared it to this little Virigress cub here.This chapter's initial release occurred on the n0vell--Bjjn site.

We both still had the Young prefix before our race name, but monster evolution has accelerated our bodys maturity by quite a lot.

If we were normal newborn monsters, then I believe we would be just like this little one here. Nobody would expect that I was only a month older.

Hey, little one, where are your parents? I said while raising my pitch to soothe it.

However, when I tried to pet it, the Virigress cub hissed at me with mrrriiiiiiiehhh, extended its claws and nearly scratched me but my [Prediction] prevented it. Despite posing literally no threat to me, my skill still dutifully fulfilled its task when the monster cat tried to harm me, although, I could have responded even without it activating.

To me, everything felt like it was in slow motion, anyways, if I didnt drop my guard down entirely. Thankfully, its not snail pace slowmo.

[Have your parents not taught you to not pet a wild cat, Hestia? Especially when the cat has venomous claws,] Saori said in exasperation.

Scratching my cheeks, I responded with, [He he, uh, not really. Most strays I met in the city were pretty nice, even allowing people to pet them.]

If you brought them food, of course.

["Those cats are used to humans in their day to day life, while this one probably has never seen one yet, considering how deep we are into the forest,"] Saori reprimanded me.

Putting myself in the cubs shoes, seeing a dragonewt trying to touch me while Im on the brink of death would terrify me. In this current situation, my survival instincts would overrule the rational part of my mind and anything I would do would be to preserve my life. A cornered rat fights the hardest, after all.

It should have been obvious to me.

I guess being immune to all its attacks made me a bit arrogant. I shouldve considered its point of view first before doing something.

However, before I continued contemplating about it, I should heal it before it dies. Doesn't hurt to be nice once in a while.

Hmm, its left hind leg is twisted, probably a broken bone? Face and body are riddled with small cuts covered in dirt, so chances are high that the bacteria are slowly entering its body through the wounds. The status board hasnt shown it yet, but you can guess it easily.

Well, not like I ever had those problems with [Cure] and the healing spells.

To start off, I cast [Cure] and [Purify] on the cub, intending to remove any possibility of infections and necrosis. Afterward, a simple [Minor Heal] would be enough to refill its Health.

Mreoow? noticing the mana particles cleansing its body and restoring its Health, the Virigress cub gave a confused cry.

It seems I was actually able to gain enough trust that he would allow me to treat him like this. Smiling, I petted his head with my hand.

[See?] I opened my mouth. [Isnt he the cutest? Hes even allowing me to cuddle him like this without being defiant about it.]

[PrinHestia, the cub is only allowing you to do so due to [Exhaustion]!] Tasianna rebuked. [Also, please stop rubbing your face on its fur! You are dirtying your delicate face!]

Tasianna flew up to me and pushed my head away from the cub, before cleaning it with water produced by [Create Water].

[Will you take care of him?] Saori asked, chuckling from watching this comedic scene I was sharing with Tasianna.

[Yup!] I jumped up! [I will feed him. I will wash him! I will trim his fur! I will also clean his litter box!]

Saori stayed silent for a second, before saying, [Taking care of a wild monster will be more difficult than a normal pet, Hestia. Do you believe you can handle the responsibility of being a virigress owner?]

["I can handle the responsibility. I am a grown girl now! I promise I will the most responsible dragonewt in all of dragonewt history!"] I said with pride.

[Sigh,] however, it seems my answer made Saori exasperated, as she had to massage her temple. [Why did I participate in this comedic act? I am an adult. I should not have acted so silly.]

I giggled, [You can never be too old for jokes, Saori! It just means that you arent a boring woman in your late twenties! You grew up properly!]

[Wha-What do you mean with late twenties!] mentioning her age seems to have triggered her, as a red color spread across her whole face. [Excuse you, Hestia! I was 26, that is not late. That is the prime time for women like me. And boring?! Pah, once we are in an elven village or city, then I will bring you to a bar or tavern and I will show you how 'boring' I really am.]

[Sooooocan I keep him?] I asked Saori in one of her rare unrestrained moods.

[Yeah, keep him,] Saori consented!

[Miss Saori!] Tasianna objected. [No, we mustnt. This is too dangerous and-and how can we be sure that we can take care of the virigress in the first place?]

[You do not have to worry, Miss Tasianna,] Saori said, waving her hand. [Hestia can do it. I can assure it. She was the one that took care of me when I was a mere newborn.]

[Did you hear that, Rajah? You are coming with us, if you dont mind,] I told Rajah, the virigress cub.

Mreowh, he said.

[Oops, I did it again. Tap your left paw on my arm once, if you are against it, and twice, if you want to come,] hoping that [Telepathy] is working properly, I asked him once again.

Rajah hesitated for a bit but after tapping his left paw twice, the elation of seeing this forced me to beam a smile.

.

A Sea of Trees

The shimmering emerald of this world

The place that I found you

Oh, Rajah, my love

My little emerald tiger!

.

Not able to hold down my emotions, my mouth couldnt hold back, and a song came out. It was a slight variation of my song A Sea of Trees that I sang during my first flight, changed to mention Rajah.

[Hey, Hestia!] although I wanted to continue singing, Saori blocked my mouth with her hand. [What did I tell you about keeping quiet? The wyverns are not here anymore but that does not change the fact that we must be careful!]

[Oops, I apologize, SaoriMy emotions went a bit crazy,] I said apologetically.

[It is fine. I understand,] she released my mouth. [Anyways, you already have a name for him? Rajah? That does not sound like an English, German, or Japanese name.]

Of course, it isnt. Its a name from the movie Aladdin, belonging to the tiger from Princess Jasmine.

At first, I considered Simba, but he wasnt very lion-like. I also had Shere Kahn in mind, but that guy was a dick. My little Virigress is not a bad guy. So, I gave him a name from a tiger that I knew was very likable. Who cares if Rajah was exotic, when my name Hestia Atsuko was already unique in this new world, in the first place.

[Come on, Tasianna. Say welcome to Rajah,] I pushed Rajah in front of Tasianna.

[I welcome you to our little group, Rajah. May we serve Princess Hestia with all our body and mind,] Tasianna said in the most formal way possible.

Rajah said mreoow and tried to swat Tasianna away like a fly.

[Dear Goddesses, Zephira and Plesia, please grant me the strength to endure all of this for my dear Princess Hestia Atsuko,] Tasianna began praying after dodging all of Rajahs slow swipes.

Nervously laughing, I apologized to her for Rajahs behavior, [He he, I promise I will make it up for you, Tasianna. I will make sure to discipline Rajah properly.]

Saying that I looked at Rajah while having [Noble Aura] activated, [Rajah, that was Tasianna, my friend. She is not an enemy and if you annoy her then she will freeze you into a popsicle. If you dont listen to me then I will actually have to discipline youok?]

Acquisition requirement fulfilled. [Terror Aura Lv. 1] acquired

Oi, was zur Hlle?! (Oi, what the hell?!)

Rajah called out mreoooorah in panic and started shaking in my arms as sparks began flying around me. Did I unconsciously activate [Spark Flame Veil]?

[Well, let us forget about it for the meantime,] Saori came in to diffuse the situation like she always would. [We still have some plans until night comes, so let us be off.]

As Tasianna and Saori went forward, I turned Rajah around and had him face me, [I kinda skipped the process, but I think I should do it properly.]

Remembering how Saori named me, I imitated her words, [From today onwards you shall be Rajah. Lets have as much fun as we can possibly have, alright, Rajah?]

Mreow, he cried.

[Young Virigress *] was given the name [Young Virigress, Rajah] by [Young Spark Inferno Dragon, Hesta Atsuko]