"You dickhead! You never told me you were a beast tamer!"
The roar of faint anger boomed in Ryuk’s head as he felt a hand advancing above him, ready to slam a knock onto his head—but then…
SWIIIPPPPE
A claw flashed faster, slapping away the hand before it could touch Ryuk.
GROOOOOOWWWLLL
A deep, threatening growl left Isha’s lips as her maw opened wide, staring at the golden-haired girl—none other than Morgaine.
"It’s okay, Isha," Ryuk stated, calming Isha, who only looked at Morgaine for a moment before turning her head away.
"Well, you never asked..." He replied to Morgaine, who had her eyes on her hand, which had been slapped away by Isha.
Her hand had reddened slightly, showing she had taken quite the damage from Isha’s casual swipe.
"Now I see why you were so protective of it. It seems it wouldn’t even allow me to touch you at all—just as overprotective of you as you are of it..." Morgaine muttered before asking, "But somehow, this form of hers is a little different, isn’t it? "
"She was more of huge python when I last saw her. Or… is this another one?"
Ryuk shrugged his shoulders. "She has grown."
"I never thought I would find a majestic Frost Wyvern in the outside world, yet here is one before me..."
The voice echoed from behind, making Ryuk turn his gaze. He found a Naga standing before Isha, who shook her palms with her claws.
She was one of the top Nagas—one ranked among the top ten—with a snow-serpentine tail close to 1.5 meters in length trailing behind her.
"This one has a familiar bloodline..."
Isha’s tiny voice echoed in Ryuk’s mind as she looked at the Nagas, who turned her head to him.
"I am Seraphis," she introduced herself.
"Ryuk," he responded with a nod.
"The Frost Wyvern is an ancient royal beast of our Nagas families."
"The ones we have, though, are mostly in slumber."
"And according to our knowledge, there are almost none present in Endearth apart from them."
"It’s a surprise that you would have one with you..." Seraphis added, drawing a furrowed brow from Ryuk.
"This is the first time I’m hearing there are other Frost Wyverns out there. I thought she was the only one. Guess she’s not so special after all..."
POOOW!
"Hey!" Ryuk screamed as he watched Isha sneer in victory, having tapped the back of his head with her claws.
GIGGLE
A giggle escaped Seraphis’ lips as she watched Ryuk’s clenched teeth and Isha’s snickering expression.
The Frost Wyverns in her family were usually so uptight and barely talked at all.
If they did, they were incredibly authoritative and commanding. In fact, she had never seen a Frost Wyvern display any other emotions before at all.
They mostly had indifferent expressions on their faces, and no matter what one did, they could never change their expressions.
To see Isha’s myriad expressions was definitely eye-opening.
"I hope to see her soon. Goodbye now!" Seraphis said, waving to Ryuk and Isha, who waved their hands back—but then…
TAAAAP
A hand tapped on Ryuk’s head for the second time. He furrowed his brows, turning to look at Morgaine, who currently had a bit of displeasure on her face.
"What again?"
"You waved back for too long!" Morgaine huffed.
"That’s not a thing, is it?" Ryuk raised an eyebrow.
"Don’t get too familiar with Nagas. Especially one who is a member of the royal family of her race. Nagas are known for their cunningness and illegal dealings, you know," she warned.
"Oh, she’s a princess too? Interesting..." Ryuk mused, rubbing his beardless jaw in deep thought.
"You!"
"Why is that the only thing you heard?!" Morgaine snapped.
"Well, it’s easy to meet people who are cunning and do illegal things all the time. But a princess? That’s especially rare, you know?"
"You dickhead! I’m a princess too, and you see me every day!" Morgaine exclaimed.
While she and Ryuk were bickering, Isha soon slipped out of the class.
Only later, after she was gone, did Ryuk realize her fading presence.
"Wait, where is Isha?" he asked, looking around, and that was when it dawned on him.
’Tch, that white head will be the end of me one day...’ Ryuk mused but then,
"Don’t worry. I’m close by and can get back into the Pet World anytime."
The voice resonated in his mind before he could make any move, and he unconsciously heaved a sigh.
"Hey, Isha. I’m not the outgoing type in here. I like to keep my things secretive, you get? Don’t go getting too familiar with the students. Not everyone you see smiling at you really likes you," Ryuk replied in his mind.
"Don’t worry. If they don’t like me, I’ll just beat them until they do. Hehehe."
Isha replied, and Ryuk rolled his eyes, deciding to ignore the issue as he headed outside the class as well.
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DIIING!
The sound of the elevator opening up resounded as a snowy white-haired figure stepped out. Stretching his hands, he reached for the knob, only to pause as he slowly turned his head behind him.
His gaze pierced down through the glass of the skyscraper and locked onto a figure standing on the ground below.
"Hmmm..."
A hum escaped Ryuk’s lips as he looked down at the figure, who also happened to be staring straight at him.
’A human?’ he thought, eyeing the short golden-haired young man who appeared to be about 19—around Ryuk’s height.
What drew Ryuk’s attention the most, however, were his pupils. They weren’t the usual circular shape. Instead, they bore the image of a heavy sword, flashing in and out with a golden light.
"I..."
"Am..."
"Arthur..."
The young man’s lips moved, and Ryuk heard the words clearly.
’He must be the most talented human among the newcomers.’
"Ryuk," he responded, his lips also moved in response before he finally turned the knob and stepped into the room.
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’How interesting... Are you really a pure human, Ryuk or an hybrid?’ The thought echoed through the mind of Arthur who stared at Ryuk disappearing figure.
In Arthur’s eyes wasn’t flesh, but a figure whose body parts was divided into two areas.
The right side of his body, oozing with pitch black flames, and the other part rippling with a blue wave which was the same one Arthur himself he was also oozing with.
"Really interesting..."