Chapter 67

When I saw the snake biting me quickly, I closed my eyes tightly, grabbed its body, and knocked it down with all my might. The monster smashed to the ground was in agony.

“Ugh. Ack.”

It was in pain and had tears in its eyes.

“It hurts…”

When I kicked the monster’s abdomen, which was staggering and attempting to get up, it rolled on the floor. The monster, which did not blink even when its head was cut off, rolled on the floor, moaning in pain. Its durability seemed to differ depending on whether it was in human or snake form.

“Hiing! It hurts! It hurts!”

The monster came to a halt after slamming against a tree.

“I’ve never seen a monster crying like a child.”’

I fake smiled as I looked down at the monster with ridiculous eyes.

“Nanabi, didn’t you say it’s a high-level monster? I believe its brain is a little strange.”

“……it’s actually smart.”

“……this?”

“Because it can talk.”

Lost for words, Marina and I were speechless. The way it moved its shoulders and shed tears did not appear smart in any way.

“It hurts.”

“I’m also hurt.”

“………Mmah.”

What the hell?! What’s he doing? Is it really smacking its lips?

As I approached in a bad mood, the monster, who was lying face down, quickly knelt down on its knees and raised its hand. It looked like a child being punished.

“I don’t want to be hurt!”

“I don’t want to die!”

“It’s delicious!”

Everyone was pleading for help, but the snake on the far left was acting strangely alone. Seeing him stagger and smack its lips, it must have been the bastard who bit the back of my hand.

As my eyes became fierce, the other two attacked the other one. They blinked and pleaded after that.

“No, I didn’t taste it.”

“I didn’t taste it either. Just kill him.”

Despite sharing a body, they had no sense of loyalty to one another. The snake that acted weird was drunk on my blood and continued to mutter.

“Smells delicious, smells sweet…”

“This?”

When they saw my dripping blood, the other two’s eyes slowly turned. They licked their lips and peered at the back of my hand, but when they saw my vicious gaze, they ducked back in surprise. They quickly took refuge in their shell because the fear of dying outweighed the temptation of the sweet scent.

“Nanabi, what should I do with this? It’s so stupid that I feel it would be a shame to kill it.”

“It’s quite a high-level monster because it can think and communicate. Should we torture it in order to extract some information?”

Nanabi, who had finally discovered how to kill the monster, smiled brightly and swung her staff like a bat.

“Hiik!!”

The monster trembled. The moment she held her staff high, the space created by Nanabi shook violently.

‘How do these cretins keep popping up without end?’

I sighed and pointed my sword in the direction of the crack. Silver hair glistened in the sunlight, fluttering through the space that had been ripped away.

“Your Highness?”

“I rushed here because I sensed something weird. Did you already fight with it?”

Sihael, who had the corners of his eyes curved into half moons, had a bright smile that contrasted with the ugly head in his arms.

Sihael threw the head on the floor as I frowned. I asked Sihael, taking my gaze away from the monster’s head, which rolled with a thud sound.

“Where have you been?”

“The barrier seemed strange, so I went to investigate, and this monster was there. I finished it first, but I believe the real one is that little guy you caught.”

“I don’t know if it’s the real one or not, but that little bastard stole the piece of Chimera.”

“Really? Then why aren’t you killing it and getting along with it?”

When Sihael pointed the blood-splattered sword at the monster, it hugged my leg.

“Master.”

“Master.”

“Master…!”

It was terrifying when it clung to me, but it was even more terrifying when the three of them spoke in unison.

“What’s wrong with you?”

“If you don’t want to die, get off her ladyship’s leg now!”

Although Marina threatened it with her sword and pulled it off with all her power, the monster did not budge.

The monster clung desperately to my legs as if it was a lifeline.

Sihael, who was quietly watching the scene, smiled brightly.

“Rosetta, were you not content with just me that you’ve now tamed the monsters?”

“What are you talking about?”

Who tamed it? When I aimed at the monster, it looked up at me with big eyes, as if trying to elicit sympathy.

Its outer shell was like a cute little boy, but when I imagined a large snake twisting its tail in it, I felt repulsed.

“You really think you can worm your way in using those beauty tricks?”

Sihael, who came close, grabbed the monster’s head.

“Do you think Rosetta’s going to fall for your face when I’m here?”

What are you envious of this time? Sihael, who looked disappointed by my dumbfounded expression, said firmly.

“Rosetta, no matter how attractive you think they are, they cannot be your paramour. I can’t stand it.”

“Your Highness, please keep your mouth shut.”

I’m about to go insane. Do you want to make a joke out of this situation?

Raising the corners of his lips up at my bewildered eyes, Sihael smiled and threw the monster that clung to me far away.

After some rolling, the monster collapsed on the floor and mumbled in a weeping voice.

“The master has abandoned us.”

“We have been abandoned.”

“It breaks my heart.”

“Shut up! Who is your master!”

When I raised my fist and threatened to hit it if it said anymore nonsense, it became terrified and shut its mouth.

I should have done this before. Haah!

As I sighed, a large hand wrapped around my wrist.

“You, your hand

Blood, which had not stopped bleeding, trickled down the back of my hand.

‘Blood…!’

I quickly escaped Sihael’s clutches and hid my hand behind my back, but it was too late. Sihael’s golden eyes became hazy as he stared at me. Sihael approached me slowly, drunk on my blood and unable to overcome his instincts.

‘……I think this is a little dangerous.’

Swallowing nervously, I took cautious steps so as not to excite him too much. Sihael, who approached me despite my efforts, closed the gap between us.

“Your Highness, please wait…!”

My ears were filled with a drunken, murky voice.

“Rosetta….”

An unfamiliar face approached me, one I had never seen before.

As if ready to devour me at any moment.