Saken may have been a little too optimistic. The household was so much worse than he expected. Saken watched in horror as Mina’s mother pulled out a human like it was roast turkey, told them all to dig in, and was left with nothing but a pinkie toe and an appendix for his meal.
“I’m not really hungry.” Saken said, tossing the meat to Lional. He snatched it out of the air and swallowed it whole.
“Your loss.” Lional said while licking his lips.
Saken left to explore the house. After wandering for a bit he saw Mina’s father sorting an assortment of strange animal parts; wings, claws, beaks, and fangs could all be seen laid out carefully on the table.
Saken must have alerted him because Mina’s father suddenly turned to face him.
“Interested in what you see? Come take a look.”He beckoned
Saken did and was quite impressed by the odd collection he had.
“I’m trying to get Mina and Juno into it as well.”
“How should I address you sir?” Saken asked
He smiled, “I am called Albert.”
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“Pleased to meet you.” Saken replied.
“You too.” Albert returned to his collection and Saken went to continue exploring the house. He eventually found Juno in the garden watering a dangerous plant and Saken realized, once again, that he wasn’t home. She simply smiled as he inched away and ran back inside.
“Where’s the bathroom?” Saken asked
“Upstairs, third door on the left.” Albert responded.
Saken thanked Albert and headed upstairs to relieve himself. Once he had found the door he was looking for, he opened the door and came face-to-face with Mina getting ready for a shower. Saken’s brain didn’t register what he was seeing for a second but a second was too long.
Mina screamed and slapped Saken out of the room, into the wall and slammed the door shut.
“My apologies…” Saken wheezed out before falling unconscious.
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Mina stood there in embarrassment. “This was a mistake” she thought. She took a quick shower after locking the door, learning her lesson from this experience. After she got out Saken was not where she left him. After wandering the house she found Saken on the bed in the guest room. She sat on the bedside and looked Saken over. “Why am I doing this? I don’t know this guy at all, and here I am looking over him like I’m his elderly wife or something.” Mina thought to herself. But after taking another look at his sleeping face, she realized why. He was dragged into this world and this life, he did nothing to deserve it. So why was he here? She shook her head, these questions wouldn’t be answered anytime soon. She placed a protective hand on his head and decided to protect this unfortunate soul. It was the least she could do.