I chuckled, shaking my head. "That’s enough, Glacier, co here."
In an instant, Glacier padded over to my side, his icy blue eyes still glaring at Stephen, who was frozen in place.
"See? He’s harmless... unless you give him a reason to be otherwise," I said, patting Glacier affectionately. He lowered his head slightly, eyes softening as he acknowledged my touch.
Stephen stared at Glacier for a long mont, processing the creature’s presence. His eyes widened in surprise. "A Frostbane? I thought Frostbanes were extinct... No, wait... there was an uproar about a single Frostbane running rampant in Monfort... unless..." He looked at in disbelief. "You’re the owner of the last remaining Frostbane?"
"Yup," I confird, a hint of pride in my voice.
Just then, Macaron flew onto my shoulder, his vibrant feathers glinting in the sunlight. It seed he had also finished his hunting.
"Did you have fun?" I asked, glancing at him.
"Of course! Although I think I’m a bit bloated," Macaron replied, puffing out his chest slightly.
"What the..." Stephen exclaid, looking between and Macaron, then back at Glacier. He raised his hands and gave two enthusiastic thumbs up. "You’re the best, boss!"
I chuckled softly, but the mont was short-lived as my expression turned serious. "Please keep this a secret. It’s not ti for them to be completely revealed yet."
"Of course, boss! Rest assured, I’ll keep this secret to my grave!" Stephen said earnestly.
"Thanks, Stephen," I replied, appreciating his loyalty. "Now shall we carry the monsters?"
Stephen nodded, and together we began to load Glacier’s hunt one by one into the truck. After loading the last monster, I let Stephen inside the vehicle first.
"Macaron, Glacier, you should go back first," I instructed the two of them. With a flash of light, they teleported back to my room, leaving to finish up.
I finally climbed into the car as Stephen started the engine. As we drove back to the entrance, I noticed the agents already waiting, their gazes fixed on us, ready to mock. But when they saw the towering piles of monsters behind the vehicles, their jaws dropped in stunned silence.
"One, two, three... fifteen monsters," one agent counted, his voice tinged with shock.
"She killed all that by herself?" another asked incredulously.
"I haven’t even seen one novice monster; they’re all at least standard and above," a third added, eyes wide with disbelief.
"What’s her na?" soone else wondered aloud.
"I think her na was Emillia?" another agent replied, trying to recall.
"Damn it, Stephen is lucky to have her as his client," one of them said, envy creeping into his tone.
Stephen was smirking the entire ti, clearly enjoying the attention as I silently helped him load all the monsters onto the dump truck.
"Do you want to co with ?" Stephen asked as he started the car.
"No thanks. I want to go alone," I replied simply.
"As usual, I’ll send the paynt to your bank account," Stephen said as he drove off. "Bye, Remillia!"
Before the agents could approach like a pack of hyenas, I quickly walked away, eager to escape their prying eyes and whispers.
As soon as I got ho, I pulled out my phone and quickly texted Kairos again. This ti, he finally responded.
{et here tomorrow} along with a coordinate: X: 37.7892, Y: -122.4058.
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2 P.M., X: 37.7892, Y: -122.4058
When tomorrow ca, I arrived at the coordinates which led deep beneath the city—an underground dungeon classified as Rank 2, notorious for its labyrinthine tunnels and lethal monsters. I arrived at the location, expecting a foreboding cavernous entrance or an ominous gate. Instead, I was stunned to see a small, nearly destroyed cabin standing amidst the shadows.
My heart pounded as I cautiously stepped forward and pushed open the creaking door. The mont I did, the floor beneath suddenly gave way, and I plumted into darkness.
"Ack!" I yelped as I fell, landing with a thud in the abyss below. A movent suddenly caught my attention just when I was regaining my footing.
A Tripede—a giant centipede twice the size of a human—lunged toward with terrifying speed. Its countless legs skittered rapidly, mandibles snapping aggressively.
Before I could react or even grab my dagger, Glacier materialized out of nowhere, standing protectively in front of . He snarled fiercely and gnashed his fangs at the approaching monster. The Tripede hesitated, montarily frozen by Glacier’s intimidating presence, but then it veered sharply, its jaws snapping wildly as it tried to bite .
In a flash, Glacier lunged forward, sinking his sharp teeth into the Tripede’s thick, armored side. The monster shrieked loudly, thrashing wildly, but Glacier held his ground with unwavering ferocity. Despite the Tripede being an elite grade 2 monster, it was no match for Glacier’s raw strength. With a powerful bite, Glacier tore into the monster, snapping it into two halves with a sickening crack.
The remains of the Tripede flopped and skittered helplessly on the dark ground. I hurriedly moved closer, heart pounding, and checked Glacier for any wounds.
Thankfully, he was unscathed. "You did good," I whispered, relief flooding through as I reached out to pet him gently.
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anwhile, on the other side of the cave, three mbers of the Nightjars Organization, along with their boss, were watching the security feed intently.
"Woah... Is that a Frostbane?" Thorne’s eyes widened with excitent. "I’ve always wanted to have a pet like that!"
"Every ti you see a monster, you always want them to be your pet," Gula rolled her eyes at him.
"Anyways, do you guys rember the news about a Frostbane appearing suddenly?" Magellan said, leaning in closer. " I didn’t know that she’s the one who owns it."
"I didn’t know that she could ta beasts; she sure is lucky to ta such a powerful beast," Gula added, admiration evident in his voice
As they admired Glacier’s fierce display, Kairos gripped the edge of the stone table, his knuckles turning white as he watched Remillia nearly being swallowed by the Tripede. He was ready to intervene, but Glacier was faster, arriving just in ti to save her.
Crack!
The edge of the stone table broke under Kairos’s grip as he calmly dusted off his hands. The three mbers fell silent, their eyes darting to Kairos, who was now radiating an unsettling calm.
"B-Boss?" Thorne stamred, unsure of how to proceed.
"That’s not an ordinary stone. How did you break it so easily? Do you know how much I paid just to have that?" Gula exclaid, imdiately assessing the damage with a mix of horror and disbelief.
Magellan, sensing the tension, quietly moved away from the two noisy brats, preferring to avoid the impending chaos.
"How did a Tripede suddenly co in here? I thought I cleared that path yesterday?" Kairos asked, his face dangerously calm, but his eyes were sharp and probing.
Thorne gulped nervously, raising his hand. "Uhm... ?"
Suddenly, shadowy tendrils emanated from behind Kairos’s back, swirling ominously. "And why would you do that?" he asked, his voice low and nacing.
"It wasn’t partly my fault boss! Gula and Magellan forced to do it because they wanted to see Remillia’s ability again!" Thorne blurted out, pointing at the two, but they had already vanished, leaving him to face the wrath of their boss alone.
Kairos’ expression remained unreadable as he issued his next command. "Find them, but if you can’t catch them in an hour then you’ll be the one feeding Levia1 for a week," Kairos commanded before striding out to et Remillia.
"B-Boss! Anything but Levia!!!" Thorne wailed, panic rising in his voice, but Kairos was already gone.
He didn’t want to be the one to feed Levia. Boss also had his own pet, but he’d rather call it a monster than a pet because Levia was a Leviathan. Boss was just too lazy to pick out a na, so he just shortened it.
Thorne quickly ran off to find Gula and Magellan. "You fuckers! Just wait until I catch you—then you’ll see what punishnt really looks like!" he shouted, frustration fueling his speed as he dashed through the winding tunnels of the cave.
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"Who’s a good boy?" I murmured softly, running my fingers through Glacier’s fur. He responded with a gentle rumble, then rolled onto his back, exposing his belly with a pleased expression.
Suddenly, the flickering of lights invaded the shadows, illuminating the corners of the cavern. I looked up to see Kairos already standing in front of .
"I’m sorry if I arrived—" His words were cut off abruptly as Glacier suddenly lunged at him, teeth baring briefly before he repeatedly sniffed Kairos.
I instinctively moved to stop Glacier, but then I realized—Glacier must have recognized that Caleo and Kairos have the sa scent despite having different features.
"I’m sorry for Glacier," I said to Kairos, watching as Glacier affectionately licked and rubbed himself all over Kairos, clearly glad to see him again. Kairos smiled gently and reached out to pet Glacier.
"He’s not like that with everyone, you know. Although, there’s one other person he likes besides —one of my classmates. I can’t help but think you’re very similar to that person," I said, trying to gauge his reaction.
pronounced as le-va-ya
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