Chapter 79
“Eunji? It feels a bit off.”
Kaiden said that, but Eunji seemed to like the name. She was clinging to my leg, rubbing her body against it, making a fuss about how happy she was.
But the cold sensation of scales touching my leg was still too unfamiliar.
“Eek!”
Surprised, I reflexively lifted my leg, which caused Eunji to be thrown to the floor.
I was so startled that I forgot about the feel of the snake's scales and caught Eunji in both hands.
“Are you okay? I’m sorry. I didn’t do it on purpose. I was just surprised.”
The little one, who had been lying on my palm as if passed out, cautiously raised herself up.
It seemed like she wasn't hurt at all, but she was pretending to be in pain.
“…Why are you pretending to be unconscious? You startled me!”
But even after being scolded, she lay back down on my palm with a bright face.
“That’s really strange.”
Kaiden, who had been quietly watching us, propped his chin up and opened his mouth.
“Do you understand what this snake is trying to say? I have no idea what she’s doing, but you seem to know.”
It was only after hearing those words that I realized. I was feeling Eunji’s emotions.
How could I know if she was happy or not just by looking at the face of a snake with no expression?
But now I could somewhat guess her feelings.
“Looks like this is really a Monster imprinted on you?”
Even at Kaiden’s words, Eunji was lying on my palm, resting nonchalantly.
“If you say so, I guess that’s what it is…?”
In fact, in this situation, there was no other possible answer besides Kaiden’s assumption.
If she was a Monster imprinted on me and recognized me as her master, then she wouldn’t be someone who would harm me.
That’s a relief. I was a little curious about what Enoch would say when he saw her.
“Okay, let’s go for now.”
I put Eunji in my dress pocket. She wiggled around and poked her head out of the pocket.
After patting the pocket, I went back to the cabin with Kaiden.
Everyone must be worried, so I need to hurry.
But unfortunately, the problem lay elsewhere. The cabin was a mess while we were gone.
