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Inside the forest.
Momonga stood there helplessly, looking at the massive hamster in front of him and feeling a sudden urge to laugh.
"You are the Wise King of the Forest?"
"That is correct. I am the Wise King of the Forest, indeed. You must be frightened by my mighty physique, indeed." The Wise King of the Forest glared at Momonga with its beady eyes, trying to scare him away with its appearance.
"Indeed..."
This strange verbal habit caught Momonga's attention. He looked the hamster up and down and asked, "Is your species called the Djungarian Hamster?"
"Precisely." The Wise King of the Forest waved its two short paws in front of its chest and looked at Momonga expectantly. "Could it be that you have seen others of my kind?"
It was incredibly excited. This was the first time someone had recognized its species.
Knowing the name meant he must have seen them. That meant he surely knew where its other kin were, right?
"Please, sir, you must tell me where my kin are. After all, if one does not produce offspring, one is a hamster in vain."
Looking at the hamster's expectant expression, Momonga helplessly lowered the sword in his hand and said calmly, "Sorry, I have only heard of this type of hamster. Furthermore, the size difference between you and the Djungarian Hamsters I know is simply too great."
Hearing this, the Wise King of the Forest sighed and said dejectedly, "I see. I thought there might be a chance to mate and reproduce."
Suddenly, it dropped to all fours. Magic power surged through its body, and its full aura pressed down on Momonga.
"In that case, you shall pay the price for disturbing me."
Facing the Wise King of the Forest's aura, Momonga remained unmoved. Instead, he helplessly weighed the sword in his hand.
Djungarian Hamsters are quite rare. Whether as a way to make a name for myself or as a pet kept in Nazarick's collection, it would be quite good.
He slowly raised his head and looked at the Wise King of the Forest, which was still baring its fangs and claws but showed no killing intent, and silently added in his heart.
It also has a very gentle temperament, making it very suitable as a pet.
"Human, you must be terrified by the great Wise King of the Forest. As long as you leave this forest, I will..."
Before it could finish speaking, it saw the helmet of the person before it vanish into points of light, revealing a skeletal skull beneath.
"An undead!"
Too terrifying!!!
Before it could react any further, it saw the undead before it raise his sword and softly chant, "Despair Aura..."
A dark mist instantly emerged from the blade, lonely and eerie.
Tears streamed down the Wise King of the Forest's face. Its heart pounded wildly, and a crisis warning from its instincts screamed in its mind. I am going to die. I am going to die. I am going to die. I am going to die. I am going to die.
"Level one."
As the undead spoke again, the sense of crisis the Wise King of the Forest felt plummeted.
Seeing this, it did not hesitate for even a second and immediately knelt on the ground. "Sir, please do not kill me. I am willing to submit, indeed."
There was a saying etched into its instincts, which, if translated, would be "The wise submit to fate."
It was very useful and could save its life at a critical moment.
Momonga withdrew the aura and looked down at it. "From now on, your name is Hamsuke."
"Yes, Master." Hamsuke immediately stood up and bowed with its short little paws.
At this moment, Aura, who had been sitting under a tree, offered her congratulations listlessly. "Congratulations on taming the magic beast, Lord Momonga."
She leaned in the shade of the tree, pinching blades of grass with both hands, and looked toward the edge of the forest with a hint of gloom in her expression.
Seeing Aura's wilted state, Nabe could not help but sit beside her, deeply concerned. "Lady Aura, are you feeling unwell?"
"I'm just in a bad mood." Aura threw herself into Nabe's embrace, buried her head in Nabe's chest, and made a muffled sound. "I finally got to come out, but I can't see Father. It's so frustrating."
She and her father were only half a forest apart, yet they could not meet.
Nabe held Aura and comforted her. "Lady Aura, please endure it for a while. Everything must prioritize the Supreme Being's plan."
Aura rubbed fretfully in Nabe's arms. She remembered the person Shalltear had mentioned to her when she was preparing to go out this morning.
Quaiesse, was it?
It's this guy who's preventing me from seeing Father.
Fine, I'll remember you.
Momonga looked at Aura's frustrated yet cute appearance and could not help but remark, Aura really is worthy of being a child created by Bukubukuchagama. She's truly adorable.
Helant really got lucky, picking up such a cute daughter as soon as he arrived in this different world.
"Aura, things on my side and Helant's side will be over soon. Then you'll be able to see each other every day."
Momonga's words made Aura's eyes light up. She raised her head straight from Nabe's chest and said excitedly, "Lord Momonga, really?"
Momonga nodded and smiled. "Of course. Just a few more days."
According to Helant San's intelligence, Khajiit from the Zurrernorn organization would hold the "Spiral of Death" ritual in E-Rantel to turn it into a land of the dead.
When the time came, he and Helant San would add a little something to the ritual and finally appear as saviors.
By then, the first step of Helant San's "Dual Kingship" plan would be considered complete.
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"Is this the Wise King of the Forest? It's so mighty."
Ninya looked at the oversized hamster in front of her and could not help expressing her admiration. She turned to Momon and said worshipfully, "Mr. Momon is truly amazing, to be able to tame such a powerful magic beast."
Mork and the others also chimed in. "Yes, look at this massive physique. Look at those fierce eyes. It's practically the king of magic beasts."
The praise from the crowd made Hamsuke's beady eyes shine even brighter, and it said righteously, "My name is now Hamsuke, and I am willing to die for my lord. Indeed."
"As expected of the Wise King of the Forest. It can even talk."
Ninya and the others offered another round of praise.
Quaiesse, being a summoner, looked at Hamsuke with burning eyes and muttered to himself, "A Hero Class magic beast. If only I could sign a contract with it."
This praise made Momonga extremely embarrassed. Where was it mighty? Where was it fierce?
He sent a private message to Helant. "Helant San, is there something wrong with their sense of aesthetics? A hamster like Hamsuke does not fit the words 'fierce' and 'mighty' at all."
"Pfft~ It fits, it fits." Helant's shoulders trembled slightly as he tried hard not to laugh out loud. "They all sincerely believe Hamsuke is fierce and mighty."
Momonga did not believe it and turned to look at the cold and elegant Nabe. A serious beauty like her would surely tell the truth.
"Nabe, what is your opinion of Hamsuke? Tell me the truth."
In response to the Supreme Being's inquiry, Nabe carefully examined the smug Hamsuke and chose her words with care. "Lord Mo... Mr. Momon, I believe Hamsuke is extremely mighty."
"Whew." After hearing Nabe's evaluation, Momonga let out a long sigh, his heart finally giving up.
The people of this world must have a misunderstanding of the words "mighty" and "fierce."
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