Chapter 203:Sinmosa and Sasani (2/2)
Sinmosa was extremely grateful for my aid, and volunteered to follow us on this journey to find an exit to Abaddon.
Her main motive was to repay the favor I showed them; a motive which I didn’t mind one bit. Sasani and Sinmosa were both Five-stars experts and even their child was a powerful Three-stars hellhound. That was in large part due to the elemental core it absorbed at birth. Not only did the core replenish its leaking lifeforce, the core also levelled it up in general. All it needed to do was evolve one more time to become a Cerberus. Naturally, I was more than happy to accept them.
Now that they had become our travelling companions, I took the opportunity to ask about our surroundings as well, before deciding on our next course.
Accordingly, I made the decision to head West. To be honest, it wasn’t even much of a decision at all. The south was the lava lake so that was out of the question for now. The north belonged to the Purgatory Warhorses. Those horses were communal creatures and preferred moving around as a herd —clearly not easy prey at all.
As a side note, the reason why Sinmosa got injured in the first place was because she encountered those horses while foraging for necessities in the north. The northern regions were mostly grasslands and were home to a rare plant known as Flamegrass that boosted the fire element of those who ate it. More importantly, this strengthening effect would not only apply to Sinmosa if she ate it, but also to the egg she bore then. For a pregnant hellhound like her, there was no better nourishment.
Were there parents who didn’t wish for the best for their children? The answer was obviously a no. This hellhound couple was the same as well. They hoped to give their child a leg up in life so they decided to search for the Flamegrass despite knowing that it was a rare herb valued by the Purgatory Warhorses as well.
Initially, they didn’t think that they would have to venture deep into the lands of the Purgatory Warhorses, but because Flamegrasses weren’t often found in the border regions, they ended up doing so anyway. As they cautiously traversed the grasslands, they prayed that they wouldn’t be found by the Purgatory Warhorses. Naturally, there was no god who would listen to a devil’s prayer so they ended up bumping into the horses. With just two of them, there was no way they would ever win against a herd of demonic horses. Thus, they fled with their tails between their legs. The fact that they made it out alive was a miracle in of itself.
However, there was one thing about their story that struck me as strange. Purgatory Warhorses were communal creatures, that much was true, but weren’t the hellhounds communal as well?
If a question needed answers, then it had to asked, that was my motto. “I remember hellhounds being communal creatures as well, are there not other hellhounds in this region?”
“There are…the reason why we had to live alone out here is because…because…” Sinmosa stuttered, word after word. Clearly, there was some kind of reason behind that decision that was hard to say out loud. However, she finally relented under my questioning gaze. “Truth be told, Sasani and I…are siblings…”
Nani?! Siblings?
‘What the heck! Is it really all right for the two of you to act like that? Aren’t you worried that your child might end being born with disabilities?”
The moment that explosive bit of news hit me, I couldn’t help but turn my eyes onto the little black puppy. As of right now, it was busy playing with Mo Na and from the looks of things, it didn’t seem to have any intellectual disabilities…
‘Ahem. Tripping on its own feet doesn’t count, I think…come to think of it, how did a dog even trip on its own feet? Sounds really difficult to me…maybe that little puppy is actually a genius…in a certain sense…’
At first, I thought that Sasani must have had some kind of intellectual disability, since he couldn’t speak and all, but upon giving it more thought, I realized how wrong I was. I was the one that was stupid instead. After all, wasn’t Sasani the real winner in life? Marrying your younger sister and all that, didn’t that only happen in fantasy novels…
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‘A sister, a real life imouto! You b*stard, I curse you to a life ofinstant ramen without any flavor packets.’
That piece of news was a truly a shocking revelation. Even now, I still couldn’t wrap my head around Sasani’s unearthly fortune.
“Mama, if a pair of brother and sister can give birth, then Mama and I can as well.” Hugging the little puppy in her arms, Mo Na flew over for an adorable little quip: “Mama, when can we have a kid? I want our child to be as cute as Blacky over here.”
“Shoo, stop messing around and go play over there.”
‘This brother is still searching for his pee pee, what are you insinuating by asking me this?Also, I’ve always treated you as my daughter and yet you wish to ride me…I swear I can’t keep up with this world anymore…’
Seeing my ever-changing expression, Sinmosa immediately launched into another explanation about their backstory, fearing that I might misunderstand them if she didn’t do so.