18 Suicide, Figurine, and Kiss (2/2)
”Yes! I managed to slightly recover due to Ms. Cheng's mana. I apologize for not being at your side when you required my assistance at the most crucial moments,” Alexis bowed bitterly.
”Everything is fine as long as you're alright,” Jade's expression finally relaxed. Alexis caressed Jade's cheek with a tender expression.
Unlike having an eight-year-old body as everyone expected, Alexis appeared the same age as her previous life, albeit a mini three-inched version.
Natalie blushed and hurriedly covered Jae's and her own eyes while Bridget wrapped a cloth around the naked golem's body.
”Aw~. Poor Alexis~. She's so small now~,” Wendy picked up Nora and cuddled her while empathizing with the crystal golem.
”She might look like that because her body is taking a form similar to her soul's. Her soul is an eighteen or twenty-one-year old's if you count the years here,” Nora hypothesized.
”At least she has her bust back! I miss my large chest!” Scarlett complained, motioning in front of her bosom.
”You never had one in the first place,” Iris smiled as Scarlett froze.
”How do you feel, Alexis? Are you injured anywhere?” Bridget inquired, worriedly.
”No. Other than my size, I am fine. However, I apologize. it seems that I will still need trouble everyone to borrow mana as my body momentarily cannot absorb any,” Alexis answered.
”No problem! I got plenty to go!” Nora jiggled cheerfully.
”I will help as well,” Jade smiled wryly, ”Also, I believe that I can keep my emotions in check now. I apologize about my acts of hysteria. Could you all release me?”
”D-don't worry about i-it, Jade. Everybody h-has their periods of depression,” Natalie unfastened the ropes on Jade.
”Depression sucks, mate. Eat sweet stuff and cuddle fluffy objects like Wendy!” Scarlett commented, seemingly forgetting Iris's sardonic statement.
”You can lay down on my back if it helps~” Wendy kindly offered.
”No, I cannot impose on you any further,” Jade rejected as she lifted Alexis close to her.
”So, we all agree that we will head east to the beastmen country, Alkbestia, and then to Mol Stan, right?” Jae asked for confirmation.
The group affirmed as they began preparing for the travel.
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”What the h*** is that?!”
Scarlett pounced on a gigantic dog-like monster fastened to a carriage. It seemed to resemble a black and white Maltese Other than its enormous size, its thin oxen tail and three horns on its forehead indicated it was a monster.
”Doggie! It's a f***ing cute puppy!” Scarlett rubbed her face on the creature as her own tail swayed from side to side, imitating the beast. The fluffiness was divine.
”Aw~ It's so cute~” Wendy galloped toward the creature and patted its head.
The creature walked toward Melody and kept on licking her in spite of her struggles to shove it away. ”Get it away from me! I hate dogs!” She cried out.
”Bad doggie~!” Wendy admonished as it barked at her.
”Woof! Woof!”
”No~! You're not allowed to!”
”Woof! Woof!
”It's also impossible breed with her~! You pervert~!”
”Woof!”
”I can't either~!”
”Wait, Wendy. You can understand it?” Melody widened her eyes.
”You can't~?” Wendy tilted her head as her deer ears twitched.
”Nobody else can understand it! It's been saying ”woof woof” the entire time!”
”Oh~.”
”I guess it's because Wendy is some kind of half-beast or so,” Nora assumed.
”Beastmen shouldn't be able to understand monsters though,” Castain mentioned while securing the ropes on the creature.
”Hm, then it should be Wendy's ability. By the way, what's its name?”
”Doesn't have one. It's a monster created from a long-lost species called Canlvaitae after it was corrupted by mana. You can name it if you want.”
Jae, who was passing by, noticed that the species name was an equivalent to ”wolf” or ”dog” in this world's language.
”I don't care that it's a pervert. It's just too fluffy!” Scarlett continued to rub her face on its fur, ”Its name shall be Sir Snickers!” Scarlett declared, wagging her scaley tail.
”The previous Sir Snickers died eating a chocolate bar with the same name,” Iris smiled, sitting on a log near the carriage.
”Uh, then it shall be bestowed the name Pepper! Cause Its colors remind me of salt and pepper!”
”Scarlett, move. I need to bring these up the carriage. And, stop wagging your tail! It's flinging dust everywhere!” Jae wobbled toward their transportation with several bags in his arms.
”Huh?” Scarlett turned around and accidentally bumped into Jae with her tail.
The supplies dropped all over the place as Jae tripped.
Instead of kissing the ground, he felt a soft sensation like marshmallows on his lips. A sickeningly sweet taste reminiscent of honey filled his mouth. He inhaled nice floral scent as familiar amber eyes stared at his own. Flowers popped out of his head.
No, flowers literally burst out from Jae's head.
”Bleeaargh!”
And, he vomited.