Follower number one

No human in sight!

I’m getting irritated. It’s been a whole day since I left. Not just humans. Even animals can’t be seen. If I try searching for them with a skill called [Search] or [Detect] I can see them just fine. However…

As I get closer, they get farther from me. It’s a never ending circle.

Now I’m depressed because of my own power. It is true; being strong is sometimes a burden.

Even though as a dragon I never needed to rest or sleep, in this human form I’m tormented by them.

I can still endure it for at least three to four days before I’m knocked out.

To prevent the sudden shutdown, I stop to rest sometimes.

Fuhaa~

I’m bored.

“Kyaa!”

Mm?!

I rush toward the scream.

Finally some-

“Please, don’t eat us!...”

I am disappointed.

The first meeting this one has on this journey is a couple of foxy animals with weird mask like faces and eyes that circle in 180° like a chameleon. And a litter of weasel… no ferret, no, no... Maybe rat?

Race aside; they will be ferrets for now.

The situation goes like this: the freaky foxes want to eat these ferrets. My! They are extremely cute!

Before they are eaten I need to chose between the two.

Of course the cute and fluffy wins. So… bye-bye vixens.

I leap toward the fighting animals, just between the two races to separate them.

Just by swinging my arm I generate a strong wind that swept away the foxes. They got smashed onto the nearby trees and fell onto the ground.

An adorable squeak came from behind.

“P-pl-please don’t kill us.”

I pity them. They tremble just from my sight. I’m not even in my original form…

Let’s keep it a secret from now on. Now, interacting with a smile.

“Why would I kill you?”

“Shiver”

Hm?

They weren’t relieved? Am I doing something wrong? Let’s try again.

“Why do you think I want to harm you?”

Umu. It is a good question.

“Shiver”

They are still scared. Oo~

One of them stepped closer. From her scent I guess she s a female. Her white fur and red eyes are perfect. An albino, right?

Why female? As a beast myself, if I concentrate on the smell I can tell various things; that aside.

I nod to the white ferret. She gathers her courage.

“The Noh Foxes were killed too. That’s why…”

So those are Noh Foxes. But…

“No, no. They are al-”

I step next to the fox bodies and kick one slightly to show proof that they are alive, but…

No response.

What? They seriously died?

I didn’t even put any strength into that swing.

They are done for. The mouth has white foam coming out and their eyes are transparent. Though the trees they were bashed into are in one shape…

Unfair. The world is unfair. Or is it just me that’s over the top?

Looking at the frightened little ones I squat down.

“I don’t plan to hurt you. I just wanted someone to speak to.”

I tried reassuring them with a soft toned voice. And no, I didn’t lie. It was frigging boring talking to myself. I’m not good with conversations, but the silence is killing me.

“Don’t lie! That kind of aura wouldn’t be needed for a light chat!”

The little white has a cocky attitude now. But… What kind of aura?

I look at myself. Nothing. Thinking that perhaps it is an aura resembling [Ki] I examine my hands with [Sense Aura]. Somehow I’m embarrassed. Not just by this accident but by my own laziness. I did look over some books about magic, skills, jobs and such but didn’t bother to remember them. Creating them looked more fun. This was negligence on my part.

I quickly searched for a way to solve this problem.  The information said retract it, but… Retract? Like pulling back? Tried it with that image in mind and I felt something enter back into my body. It wasn’t unpleasant just felt ichy.

Looking at the small animals it seems the experiment went well. They weren’t shivering and looked at me naturally.

While they were collecting their thoughts I extracted my nails and swiftly dismantled the foxes. All the parts went into my storage called [Dimension Sack]. I know about the mechanism but don’t understand it well. My common sense from the previous life must be in the way; in more than one way.

After they relaxed I looked at them more closely. Even if I said a litter, this is too much and too cute.

Beside the albino girl there was a reddish male and a brown female. They had bigger bodies than whitey. I guess she is a young one. From under the two adults eight little ones came out. They had pinkish nose, still children. I can’t hold back.

“Hey~ Can I pet them?”

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The supposed parents had a stunned expression with widened eyes. Nevertheless they nodded.

Yahoo!

I took one into my hand and pushed my cheek to his head. The baby was fluffy and soft and smelled so~ good.

Ugh!

No good. Keep up your guards. I want to pet them not eat them.

The white girl watched this scene with a death glare. And I mean it. Even I found my back in goosebumps. The parents still couldn1t comprehend my newly showed expressions. It was funny.

Ah~ I wanna take one home. The problem is… I have no home.

You know… A cave couldn’t be considered a home. That is a warm and comfy place where I can feel myself safe. With privacy, fresh meals and a toilet.

Fumu! My goal from now on is to get a house. That’s why onward to human settlements!

Ara? I feel like I forgot something…

Ugh!

That’s right! I was heading toward the village. With my retracted aura they shouldn’t get scared. No problem anymore. Socialization is a piece of cake. Is what I’d like to think, but in reality I have to work hard.

I stop playing with the furballs and walk back to the road. The ferrets follow me like baby chicks.

“Going already?”

Surprisingly whitey got attached to me. I didn’t even interact with her; Aside from the first phrases.

She has this “Abandoning me?” expression.

Mm… She can just come with if she wants! New element in my boring life; should be fun.

”Hey whitey.”

“W-whitey?!”

“Ah, well… because I don’t know your name.”

“Hmp. I don’t have one.”

That was surprising.

Seeing my confused look she sighed.

“Common monsters don’t have names. If they are born with one then they are very lucky and will grow into a strong beast one day.”

Hou~

That is new to me. The forest lord had a name and the old dragon too. I know that a dragon god having a name is a matter of course, but what about Avamys?

I need to visit him in the future and ask. It is an interesting topic. Fumu.

I nod in agreement to myself. This somehow pissed of whitey who shot a death glare at me.

“I plan on visiting a few cities and maybe travel the world. Do you want to come with me?”

“What-”

Before she could decline the two adults stood next to her.

“It’s fine. You already helped us a lot.”

The red male reassured her that they will be fine without her. She should follow her own desires. That is what a monster is about.

“That’s right. You might find a place to call home.”

Reluctantly and embarrassed she nodded. The family proceeded into the deep forest and we stayed on the road for travelers.

Whitey bowed to me with respect; this time, without any wariness. She must have protected that family with her life on the line.

“I will be in your care; forever, to be precise.”

“Ha?!”

Surprise!

Why the sudden personality change?! I must have had a really disturbing expression because she started telling her story to me.

To sum it up; she is a white Izuna. I guess this refers to her spices. The color is treated as a faulty monster and ostracized by them. In a word she was abandoned. Then, when she resigned herself to death the two Izuna saved her. They treated her as family and raised her. When they had the babies she swore to protect them. It seems they will travel into a safer place so it was already fine for her to leave.

Onto my part; she is exaggeratedly thankful for me. I saved the family she gave her life for so from now on her life belongs to me. While telling this she looked dignified…

Whoa~

“Even though you’re just whitey.” is what I’d like to say, but identifying her by the fur color she despises wouldn’t be gentlemanly.

…

..

.

My mind is already in chaos over the genders…

First priority to avoid disrespect; give her a proper name.

Umu. That is a fine choice.

I took her in my hands and lifted her infront of my face.

“From now on you’re called- ”

She had a look of expectation.

But…

“Whitey.”

“Eh?! Why?!”

“Hm? ‘cause I like your fur color. It resembles snow.”

Fumu. She was silently disappointed, but secretly happy. What a tsundere.

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