Chapter 449: Arrival (1/2)

When the next day came, Kai washed his face with the little water they had. Sofia and Jules had woken up a few hours ago because they needed to watch out through the night.

Still, they seemed to be arguing over something. And the fact that they used their devices to talk meant the talk was important and most likely concerned about him.

Considering they just witnessed something so absurd yesterday, Kai could understand her action and chose to trust her.

Roselyn and Arnaud seemed to have been arguing how to report this type of incident to the higher ups too. Due to how insane this incident was, they were not confident they could convince the higher ups they all were true.

Because of the continuous fight, Arnaud didn't activate his camera while Roselyn was too shocked to do that. But they needed to convey the fact that Kai indeed killed an S Rank Magical Beast with only another person that was suspected to be a zodiac.

After a few hours, they agreed to understand the whole circumstances first before they knew what to report and what they couldn't afford to report. After all, Kai promised them that most if not all their questions would be answered when they reached their destination.

A possibility that they would receive a greater power was also there, so they agreed to talk to Kai first before giving the full report. If Kai was displeased, there was a chance that a catastrophe would appear, so it was wise to discuss the matter with him every time they got something new.

While waiting for the others to get ready, Kai stretched his body and found Shinkai next to him.

”(Good morning.)”

”(Good morning, Sir.)”

”(Are you sure we will arrive today?)”

”(Yes.)”

”(In that case, what are we going to ride today?)” Kai thought for a moment and looked at the right, ”(There are zebras over there.)”

”(Then we shall ride those.)” Shinkai nodded in agreement. After calculating their number again, Shinkai visited those zebras, having a small talk.

Since they had magic power, even without a saddle, they wouldn't feel anything because of shaking, so Kai wasn't that bothered with it.

Not long after, Shinkai returned with seven zebras. ”(I have returned, Sir. This is the best one, so please ride this one, Sir.)”

Kai nodded. Although he didn't really care about the best or anything, he couldn't just shake it off that easily, especially after that careful thought from the other party. ”(Thank you.)”

Shinkai lowered his head and left to his wife.

Kai then moved to the zebra that Shinkai chose and stretched his hand gently, not touching him yet. Suddenly, the zebra slowly leaned his head to Kai's palm and gently brushed it, showing his approval.

”I will be counting on you.” Kai smiled and stroked the zebra's head.

The zebra let out a sound to show his approval.

Meanwhile, the others still hesitated because never in a million chances would they think of riding a magical beast. Kai also understood their worry and said, ”Don't worry. They are not dangerous. In fact, we can go without killing any magical beasts anymore because he and the zebras will tell the others to stay away from us.

”With their help, we will be able to reach the destination today.” Kai gave a thumb up before trying to hop onto the zebra. ”I'm counting on you, okay?”

The zebra nodded and slowly walked around them.

Surprisingly, the zebra put more effort into making Kai more comfortable. Even when it tried to run around, Kai didn't feel anything and praised the zebra instead while stroking his head.

”This…” Sofia looked a bit hesitant, but since Kai already showed them, she was the first to move closer to the zebra and stretched her hand like how Kai did it the first time. The zebra gave the same reaction to her and even lowered its head as if he recognized the relationship between Sofia and Kai. It was a kind of animal instinct, but the zebra was completely right.

Sofia couldn't help but smile as she gently hopped onto the zebra and gently stroked his head. ”I'm counting on you.”

The zebra nodded and walked toward Kai as if telling him that everything would be fine.

Arnaud and Jules exchanged looks and knew they shouldn't be surprised again. They shook their heads helplessly and rode the zebras too.

Meanwhile, Roselyn just finished the chore and handed them their bags while shaking her head. Kai and the others thanked her since they forgot about it and had her do it alone.