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Chapter 70: Nine Tails

　Just then, a large bloodied fox emerged from the forest and collapsed to the ground with a bang, completely exhausted.

　And before we knew it, the little fox that had escaped earlier came running towards it.

Even the fallen large fox has nine tails.

Mia tried to rush over, but I stopped her with my hand.

"That's the Kyuubi. It's dangerous to approach recklessly."

"But it's injured! We fought together just now. It might be a friendly creature. Let's help it!"

I want to help too. There are monsters like Lido who are friendly with demons.

　But can we establish a friendly relationship even though we’re humans?

Even the wounded Fenrir was that strong. It's definitely not an opponent to underestimate.

"Don't worry. That Nine-Tails is an acquaintance of mine."

Huh? When I suddenly turned towards the voice I heard, there was the Demon King.

"EEEEEEEEEHHH!"

When did he appear?! This is too much for my heart!

Mia seemed to have not noticed either and screamed along with me.

"Don't make a loud noise. They’ll become rattled. Mari, it's been a while. Let's heal your wounds right away."

　The Demon King began treating the fallen Nine-Tails.

He plunged his hand into the wounds and meticulously applied potions to each part, including bones, muscles, and organs.

The potions seal the wounds, but they don't restore them to their original state.

If you use a potion while bones are broken or organs are pierced, the wound will close in that state.

"All right, now have these magic stones. These humans are my allies. There's no need to be on guard."

　The Kyuubi started eating the pile of magic stones that the Demon King had placed on the ground.

　The Demon King and the Nine-Tails began communicating silently through gestures and eye contact, just like Carla and Lid.

The Nine-Tails must be a magical creature capable of conversing with demons.

Meanwhile, the young Nine-Tails approached me and Mia.

The little fox seemed a bit cautious, but Mia exclaimed, "So cuuute!" as she playfully petted it like she would a puppy.

There was something that had been bothering me since I witnessed the fight between Fenrir and the Nine-Tails, so I decided to ask the Demon King about it.

"Enzo-san, why were the Nine-Tails and Fenrir fighting? I heard that demons don't attack humans, dwarves, or elves, but what about demons and magical creatures?"

“As I explained before, as magic stones grow larger, the intelligence of magical creatures also increases. When they reach S-rank, some of them realize that they can evolve by consuming magic stones. Those individuals start attacking other magical creatures."

The Nine-Tails stared at the Demon King as if questioning something, and he began explaining our conversation to it.

In the middle of it, the Nine-Tails playfully bit the Demon King's right leg.

"Takumi, the Nine-Tails naturally lives alone and doesn't form groups. The commotion started when the young Nine-Tails was attacked by Fenrir, and it seems Mari happened to witness it. When she intervened, a fight broke out... I'm not saying it's bad."

"Enzo-san, are you hostile towards Fenrir?"

"No, the Fenrir you defeated earlier, named Haf, is an acquaintance of mine. I don't have any enemies, nor am I an ally to anyone. I occasionally take action to maintain balance. That's why I'll take Haf's magic stone with me."

"That's fine, but what are you going to do with it?"

"I'll place it in a location suitable for Fenrir's miasma. That way, it will revive again. However, it will take a hundred years to reach that size."

So it takes that long. Magical creatures combine sin stones and 'sin' to become 'magic stones.' Magic stones absorb 'miasma' and turn into magical creatures. That's why they don't engage in reproductive activities.

"When they revive, do they inherit their previous knowledge, memories, and personality?"

"It seems they inherit some of it to a certain extent. I don't know the details."

I looked at the young Nine-Tails. Mia was brushing the little fox with her own comb.

Well, it's about time to get back to leveling up. When I checked my level, it had increased from '50' to '56.'

　…….I never expected the enemy to be that strong. What would have happened if we had fought without it being injured? A slight sense of fear welled up within me now.

"Mia, let's go soon."

When I called out to her, Mia looked at me with an expression that seemed like she wanted to say something.

"Um... this little one also wants to come with us... She said she wants to go and I'll take responsibility for taking care of her. Can we bring her along?"

Iya iya iya (no, no, no), definitely not, it's different from picking up a dog.

　I can't just let you bring her along even if you ask with that kind of face.

Besides, the Nine-Tails, who the Demon King called Mari, is also looking at me.

"We can't just bring her along without permission. It's Mari-san's own wish too, you know."

"I want to go with you. I owe you for helping us, and I'm already friends with Mia-chi!"

What's going on... Am I hearing things?

It sounded like the Nine-Tails spoke...

　It's like the Kyuubi spoke...

"Hey, what's happening? Why is the Nine-Tails able to speak?"

The Demon King seems surprised!

As if confirming with each other, the Demon King and I turned to look at Mari.

Then Mari vigorously shook her head from side to side.

Could it be... Mia!

　Did she create something like translation food with her skill "Deform"!?

"Mia, I won't get mad, so please tell me honestly. Did you feed her something?"

Mia maintained her smile but didn't meet my gaze.

"Just now, Mia gave it to me. It was delicious... Mo... Munch..."

Mia hurriedly covered the young Nine-Tails' mouth with her hand.

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