The Return of the White Skull Princess
Chapter 32: Mutant Pets
“Kira... You are still thinking about the words of Ms Laura?.” all the way to Kirana train station just silent to make her two friends worried.
“Eh!,” question Leona resuscitated Kirana from her daydreams, “No, it's just that I was worried the conditions for going to class would be the same for all students. That would not be fair to those who do not have expertise in all areas.”
Kirana stared at the sky that started emitting orange color, ‘If they enacted a uniform teaching on each disciple, it would kill me.’ Kirana thinks the leisurely life at the school she dreams of will be threatened.
“That's what you'll do later.….”
Kirana was confused because without her noticing around her many calves in the cage. ‘Why did I get here?.’ thought.
“Uwa... Cecil see this sea puppy is very funny.”.
“Oung...”
Leona and Cecilia look at one of the glass boxes containing a horned puppy that has undergone a mutation. The two girls looked enthusiastic and touched the adorable animal.
Kirana also realizes that she has been dragged to a Pet shop by her two friends.
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Mana radiation does not only affect humans, all living things that breathe whether it is plants, animals and even bacteria have mutations.
Just as humans are increasingly emerging new races due to mutation, in the wild even new animals that appear with amazing powers derived from Mana have dominated.
Yes, because of the harshness of nature due to the appearance of monsters, making the existence of normal stars almost extinct.
[RareZoo Pet Shop]
A specialty pet store sells animals that have undergone mutations due to Mana radiation.
Located in the train station shopping district, the store is frequented by people trying to raise unique animals, especially those who want to become a Tamer.
“Woff..”
A black Labrador dog barked in front of Kirana who was alone at the door. Kirana who realized was immediately playing with the dog.
“Wat good girl!.”
The dog that has a name tag that says ‘Karen’ was very happy to play with Kirana, until a small child in a pet shop uniform came.
“Oh Karen you're there apparently.”.
“Woff.”
Hearing the little boy call out to him, the dog that previously played with Kirana immediately ran towards the child. Although it looks like an ordinary dog but it will be different if the animal can enter into someone's shadow.
“Oh customer, is there anything I can help you with?.” like an expert shopkeeper, that little boy who has the name sign ‘Orion’ was smiling at Kirana.
“Yeah, I canary with two girls who are there.” reply Kirana while pointing to her two friends who are still cool to look at various mutant animals.
“Aren't you guys wearing uniforms from the Archata school? My older brother also went to school there.” The shopkeeper's little boy kept talking to Kirana until Kirana turned her attention to a cage with a black cat inside.
“You are interested in normal animals.” The little boy named Orion who noticed Kirana's gaze fixed on the black cat immediately asked.
“Normal?.” Kirana asked back.
“True, it is an animal that is not contaminated by Mana. The cat has nothing in its body. It was extremely rare for a normal beast right now because the wild had already become so dangerous. But even though it's a rare animal I can give a discount to a woman as beautiful as you.” she really is a reliable trader.
“Discount, huh. I think this cat is cheap because there is no interest in buying it, because people are now more fond of mutated pets.” Hearing Kirana's words made Orion smile wryly.
Kirana continued to watch the black cat, and the same cat looked at Kirana. A small smile expands on Kirana's lips until she finally asks the shopkeeper Orion to remove the cat from the cage.
“Thanks for the visit, and please come again if you need pet supplies or other needs.” Orion escorted the three girls out of his shop, he was delighted to have made the three buy a pet for sale.
Kirana carries the key she bought, while Cecilia on her back is infested by an owl.
Cecilia said the bird has the ability to put a person into a deep sleep and is good for dealing with the rat problem. Then lastly Leona who brought a pot of plants with red hibiscus flowers that look so beautiful.
Leona said the fragrance coming out of the mutant flower made her so calm.
When they entered the station, the train arrived. All three felt lucky because they did not have to wait long, inside was not too crowded so they could sit in the carriage seat.
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Dor's!
Beaac...
A gunshot was heard and a rabbit cried and died from a head shot.
“That was the last rabbit.” with the flat face of Towby staring at the rabbit with blue fur that could be said to be cute, but now it has become terrible. Towby retrieves the rabbit's body to serve as proof of mission completion.
“Oh... You finished it so fast. 1 minute, it's really a new record. Like a scholar returning to the Kindergarten bench, you should have a higher rank and take on a better mission.”
The farmer, a former Hunter, commented on Towby's handling as a Hunter. He considers if Towby is not worthy to be a Hunter rank D.
“It was inevitable because only a few days ago I was promoted to rank D.” Towby said as he submitted the mission acceptance letter, when the Farmer signs the letter, the mission is considered complete and Towby can get the pay at the Hunter association building.
“Yes, such a thing is indeed happening at this time. Because the world has become so safe since the Hunters have grown more and more, making some Hunters with great potential buried by amateurs.” The old farmer who has a muscular body signed the mission completion letter, the, then Towby also beg to leave.
But just as Towby was about to leave the field, there was suddenly a loud screaming sound in the sky.
Keaaak... (Sfx cries of constipated eagles)
As Towby and the farmer looked up at the sky, a large shadow of a bird's wings covered the entire field. Then an object was dropped.
Braaak!
The collision was so hard that it turned out to be a container truck.
“Gryphon!.” murmured the farmer with his whole body shaking violently.
The Gryphon began to descend and groan the farmers who were still in the field, a farmer was recorded with two arms in front of the eagle monster after the lion then took him to the sky which was then eaten.
The blood falling like rain made everyone who saw the terrible event immediately run away in fear.
“Master wake yourself up!.” Towby touched the shoulder of the farmer who gave him the mission, the farmer immediately realized, “Take the people in the field to a safe place, while I will hold this monster until help arrives.”
Hearing Towby's words made the farmer so surprised.
“What are you talking about! Gryphon is an A level monster, you who are still a D level Hunter can't fight it for more than 5 minutes. We better help those who can still be saved.” snapped the farmer. But Towby kept walking towards the Gryphon.
“You yourself said if rank Hunter does not show for sure the strength of the Hunter is not it?.” the farmer immediately fell silent when he heard the words Towby.
“But you...”.
“It's okay, I won't be alone.”
“Haaah…. Do as you please, adventurers winning should be so.”
Aware that he will not be able to change Towby's decision, the farmer gave up and followed the plan of the white-haired girl.
“This unit 2Bone, report on Big Bro.” Towby touched the right ear hole when he wanted to communicate with Big Bro's mothership.
[Tactical BB unit receives call from 2Bone unit, report status]
“An unexpected attack occurred. An A-level monster within this dimension level had appeared and caused damage to the surrounding region. I'm reporting to ask permission for conquest.”
[Report understood. Permission granted, you can handle the monster but give time for some other units to join, this is done to accelerate the rank of Hunter other units]
“Understood, Big Bro!.”
After obtaining permission, Towby begins to face a giant Gryphon that is nearly five times the size of a normal human.
All the farmers including the former Hunter saw Towby's fight with the Gryphon so epic, but seeing if the fight continued to drag on made some people start to worry if the members of the guild would lose. But that all changed when several other BlackBone members started coming to help, including Nins who were carrying out different missions.
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Chapter 32: Pet Mutants.
END.
