Chapter 106 I Got a Pet (1/2)
Bringing along the ticket with all my money on the line, I return to my seat.
It looks like the race will start soon, as the large monsters are gathered in front of the starting fence.
And among them, the Behemoth was staring at our direction again.
I’m not entirely sure if it could be understood because of the distance between us, but I used my Sympathy Magic to send my will to the Behemoth.
What happens will depend on your hard work……
After a while, the Behemoth gave a small nod and removed its gaze from us, and after confirming that, I sat down.
[Alice, does the Behemoth have a chance for it to win?]
[Hmmm. This main race is…… well, as you can see, there are lots of belligerent monsters, so it often turns into a brawl. And as expected, it would be unreasonable to expect the baby Behemoth to mow down all the other monsters…… It would be great if the Red Dragon and the Fenrir crushed each other and perhaps……]
[I see.]
[……However……]
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[Unnn?]
I guess it really looked pretty tough for the Behemoth to win, but apparently, it’s possible if the other strong contenders strike against each other.
In fact, it wasn’t impossible for us to win since the main race is set up so that unexpected situations may happen.
However, after speaking all that, Alice tilted her head as if there’s something she’s curious about.
[Ummm, that Behemoth…… looked a little different from what I know.]
[Different in what way?]
[Well, I haven’t seen that many Behemoths either…… but I think the horns of the Behemoth were “red”.]
[Red horns? No, but that Behemoth’s horns are black though?]
[That’s right~~ That’s why, if it’s really what I think……]
“Now, the main race has finally started!”
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Just as Alice was about to say something, the live commentary of the main race resounded, and hearing that, she stopped talking and shifted her gaze to the course.
The moment the fence in front of the monsters disappeared and the race started…… It happened.
The Behemoth that had been walking on four legs suddenly raised its paws and roared.
Jet-black lightning shot out from its black horns and pierced the red dragon that was flying in the sky.
“W- What a surprise!? The Red Dragon was shot down in a single striiiiiiiiike! Could this be the power of a legendary magical beast!?”
[As I thought, that Behemoth…… is a Special Individual.]
[A Special Individual?]
Talking about Special Individuals, as I recall, it was also the case with the blue ogre Acht, beings that are different from the norm.
[Kaito-san! With this, the possibility of its victory really increased! I only know about it from books, but it is said that the Special Individuals of the Behemoths are clad in jet-black lightning, and have several times the power of a normal Behemoth.]
[Several times…… That is……]
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“Whoa! The Behemoth’s fast! It’s already catching up with the Fenrir, who’s currently in the lead!”
As if to affirm Alice’s excitement-filled words, the Behemoth, which shot down the Red Dragon, ran down the course at a terrific speed and began closing in the distance between the giant wolf in front of him…… the Fenrir.
The Fenrir also sensed the Behemoth’s approach, and after stopping in its tracks, it let out a howl.
“The Fenrir is about to intercept the Behemoth!!!”
Huge icicles appeared around Fenrir, heading towards the Behemoth with the speed of a bullet.
It seems that if a monster’s as powerful as a Fenrir, they can also use magic, while the Behemoth evades them with his quick steps, but some of the icicles still managed to graze it.
The Behemoth, who reached Fenrir even as wounds were inflicted on its body in multiple places, waved its horns at the Fenrir…… but just as the Fenrir looks like a wolf, it also had the evasiveness of one, quickly and easily evading the Behemoth’s strike.
[As expected of a Fenrir, it’s really light on its feet. However, if that Behemoth is a Special Individual…… even a baby should be able to use that.]
[That?]
[Yes, watch closely. Its victory would probably be settled in an instant…… It’s coming, the Behemoth’s “breath”.]
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When I followed Alice’s words and looked at the Behemoth, the Behemoth stood up on its hind legs again, and let out an earth-shaking roar.
In response to its roar, the lightning that had been gushing out of its horns converges on its mouth.
[This is what is said in legends. The breath of the Níðhöggr of the Skies burns the land in hellfire, while the breath of the Behemoth of the Earth…… would pierce the skies with a flash……]
[ ! ? ]
A black flash gushed forth from the Behemoth’s mouth…… A flash that didn’t even take more than a blink of an eye before it pierced the Fenrir.
It seems that the breath that was released with the speed of literally lightning couldn’t be dodged, no matter how fast the Fenrir was, and thus, the Fenrir fell down on the ground.
“The Fenrir has fallen! The race has been settled! The other monsters are even terrified of that previous battle! This is unexpected, truly unexpected…… and now, the Behemoth reaches that goal in first place! The first place is the Behemoth! It’s the Behemoth!”
[Yaaaaaaaaayyyyyy! Kaito-san! We won!]
[Yeah, that was really amazing!]
[Yaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!!! I made lots of mon—– Ouch!?]
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[You, can’t you read the mood at all……]
Has the seventh race started in the venue already? Alice and I didn’t join in after the fifth race, and now, we had come to the large building behind the monster racetrack.
[Miyama Kaito-sama, thank you for your purchase today. My name is Chapel, the manager of the Monster Race. Pleased to be your acquaintance……]
[Ah, yes. I’m Miyama Kaito. It’s nice to meet you.]