Chapter 95 - Black Puppy (2/2)

The confused beasts called out as they looked towards the direction the cry came from.

On a tiny crack in the center of a flame pit, they saw a tiny black creature with the clearest black eyes, innocently staring back at them.

”Huh? What sort of a creature is that?”

”I don't know. I have never seen it before.”

”Is there even such a race in the realm?”

Having never seen such a creature before, all the beasts fell in confusion, trying to figure out the race of the beast.

”It must be a stray beast.” The Uniman concluded after failing to identify the creature.

Stray beasts, creatures that weren't wild beasts and didn't belong to any of the Nar realm races, were far and few in the land. As the various beasts rarely had any encounter with them, they had no definite estimation of their population size and specie type.

As such, no matter how long and how deep they scrutinized the creature, they could not figure out its' race or linage.

However, as Versailles looked at the tiny black creature, a strange expression appeared on her face.

'A puppy? What in the Nar is a puppy doing here? Or is it even a puppy?'

Shock, confusion, and interest flashed through her violet eyes as she closely scrutinized the creature.

The Nar realm was not a place for pets like puppies to be wandering around. In fact, it was no place for pets at all. Those sorts of creatures belonged to the other six realms.

It was how she was able to instantly recognize the creature as a puppy, when the rest of the surrounding Nar realm beasts were left in confusion, wondering about its identity.

Because she had learned about the creature in the Sybil realm.

As such, she could not figure out how such a harmless creature had happened to not only be in the Nar realm, but also in a place like the Erupting Volcanos' Region.

For it to withstand the broiling temperature, it was obvious that the tiny creature had to be no ordinary puppy. But if so, then what was it? And why was it in the Erupting Volcanos' Region?

”Woof, Woof!”

The puppy barked again, this time training its black gem-like pupils on Versailles, catching her off guard. It almost seemed as if it was beseeching her?

Her brows immediately drew together as her frown deepened.

As she looked into those black gems, a feeling of deja vu enveloped her mind, filling her with a strange sense of familiarity.

'Huh? Why do I suddenly feel as if I know this beast? No, not only know, but was even very close to it?'

Versailles was truly perplexed now.

Since when had she met a puppy in this wretched realm before? Since when was she so close to a puppy in this hellish place?

No matter how deeply she searched her memories, she couldn't recall ever meeting a black puppy before.

”Woof, Woof!”

The black puppy, getting no response from her, sadly drooped his ears as his spirits dampened.

There was a heart-wrenching, devastated gleam in his intelligent black eyes that shook even Versailles' steel-like heart.

”Oh you, come here!”

No longer able to hold herself back, Versailles instinctively called out to the black puppy.

She knew the creature might not be as innocent and cute as it appeared.

She was aware that it could be a trap laid for her by the other beasts.

However, she couldn't convince her heart that instantly melted upon seeing the painful look in the puppy's eyes.

She couldn't bring herself to wound the tiny creature any further.

Hearing her call, the tiny black puppy that was wallowing in pain, instantly raised it's head happiness.

”Yep, yep!”

Briefly hopping around in excitement, it jumped out of the little crack and dashed towards her. Leaping right and left, avoiding pits and holes, in a short instance, it appeared right before Versailles.

Without waiting for any invitation, it joyously leaped right into her folded arms, catching her by surprise.

”Why do I feel like I have just been deceived?” She asked suspiciously as she observed the clean and innocent looking puppy.

At this moment, she was completely unguarded against the little beast.

If it desired to bring her any harm, it could accomplish it with ease.