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~Chapter 6~
“My goodness! Pervert! A pervert! Kick him out immediately!”
Ignoring the spirit that was instantly calling the unconscious man a pervert, I lightly tapped his cheeks to try waking him up.
…His skin was so firm and elastic.
“Hey? What are you doing here? Snap out of it.”
No matter how much I pinched his cheeks or shook his shoulders, the man showed no signs of waking.
He’s not dead… is he?
I quickly placed my fingers under his nose.
A faint breath. Fragile, as if it might fade any moment.
Next, I checked his heartbeat. It was beating… but so weak, like someone on the verge of death.
‘Crazy…’
I’m not cleaning up a corpse!
“Ninabel! Let’s move this guy, fast!”
“What?! To the cabin?!”
“It’s too heavy for me alone, give me a hand!”
“Master! You can’t just drag some unknown man in here~!”
“Then leave him to die?!”
“What if he’s a dangerous criminal?!”
“Well… look at his face!”
I pointed at him with my hand blade.
Even under the dull gray sky, his face shimmered like a thousand fluorescent lights.
This face could easily make him a top-tier idol in Korea!
“It’s a face too pretty to die!”
“Master, you really can’t be helped, can you?”
“Where did you even learn to say something like that?!”
Ninabel grumbled that he seemed suspicious but obediently followed my orders. True Slave No.1 loyalty.
We carried the man into the cabin and spread out a large cardboard box on the floor—he was soaked and caked in mud.
“What were you doing to end up collapsing in someone else’s field?”
“A new kind of pervert, definitely a pervert.”
I smacked Ninabel’s mouth shut, then started drying the man’s head with a towel.
Raindrops tapped against the cracked windowpane.
Pouring. The light rain had turned into a downpour. It felt like the sky itself had split open.
Once the man was dried, we laid him on the bed.
There was so much to dry that I used all the extra towels.
Damn, the rain will make drying laundry take forever…
“Master! Should I do the laundry?”
“Mm… wash it clean and leave it near the window.”
“Yes~!”
While Ninabel the high-performance washing spirit diligently went to work, I brought the fireplace closer to the bed.
Adding a few dry logs, the flames roared to life.
‘Luckily, the humid weather isn’t putting out the fire.’
The man was in just his underwear. I had removed his soaked clothes.
‘I did it while respecting his dignity, really…’
I hesitated a bit, then covered him with a blanket.
That’s when I noticed an old scar on his left chest.
“…?”
Close to the heart. Like someone had tried to kill him and failed.
‘What… is this?’
Frozen in shock, I held the blanket still. At this location… surviving was a miracle.
‘…What kind of person is this?’
I finished covering him and studied his face carefully.
Flawless skin, a slender jaw, straight nose, well-shaped lips, high forehead.
No matter how you look at it, this delicate face doesn’t match someone who’s in dangerous situations.
Maybe it’s the long eyelashes, giving him a faintly melancholic vibe.
‘…He looks like a gentle deer…’
His hair was pale blond, slightly wavy, soft as cotton candy.
‘…I wonder what color his eyes are.’
Then:
〈Notice〉 You can boost the target’s recovery.
Method: Use Holy Tamer’s Touch (Lv.1)
“…?”
Use this skill… on him?
‘He’s not an animal.’
Sure, humans fall under the broader animal category… but still.
“Hmm…”
I hesitated, staring at his pale, weakly breathing face.
‘…Better try something than leave him like this.’
Or he might really die on me.
Taking a deep breath, I reached out. Shadows fell across his marble-like face.
‘Holy Tamer’s Touch.’
Thinking of the skill, a flowing light wrapped around him like a bandage.
The light seeped into his skin and disappeared without a trace.
A popup appeared:
Taming Skill Level Up! (Lv.1 → Lv.2)
Docile herbivores and omnivores follow you.
(New!) Some aggressive carnivores now follow you too.
Up to this point, nothing unusual. Leveling up was just fast.
What happened next, though…
Target (?? ??) applied Holy Tamer’s Touch (Lv.1)!
Target’s recovery speed +120%
Target is now bound to you
Target’s affection toward you: ????🖤
“…?”
The target was added to the 〈Tamed Animal List〉
〈Tamed Animal List〉
- Brown Forest Rabbit (Lv.1): Common forest rabbit. Soft, delicious meat.
- ??? (Lv. ???): ?? ??, Male. Might be usable as a worker. Manage to prevent muscle loss.
“…?”
Are you kidding me…?
“Master~! Ninny finished the laundry! The wet clothes are neatly hung by the window~! Hehe! Praise me, please!”
The spirit bounced around, but I had no brain left to respond.
‘Wait… you can tame humans too?!’
Couldn’t the system have at least warned me?!
“Master? Are you okay?”
“…It’s nothing. Good job, Ninny.”
I patted the silly spirit, letting out a sigh.
…What do I do now?
I need to undo this before he wakes… or do something fast.
‘Hey, System! How do I cancel taming?! Explain!’
I glared at the bluish window, but the system gave no answer.
…This is insane.
‘Why is the race showing as question marks?’
He just looked like a pretty, normal human.
But it didn’t display “human,” just “??”
‘…Could he not be human?’
A chill ran down my spine.
What did I even pick up?
The man woke exactly twelve hours later.
Yes. Because this mysterious guy took my one and only bed, I had to sleep on the floor.
“Ugh, my back…”
“Master! Are you okay? Should Ninny massage your back?”
“Yeah… do it…”
The spirit started massaging my muscles, making me flop on the floor like a limp squid.
Ninabel extended her little arms, kneading my back.
“Ah, that feels good…”
While enjoying the massage, Ninabel suddenly froze.
“…? What’s wrong?”
I soon realized why.
“Master…! He woke up!”
“Ah!”
I scrambled to the bed. The man was staring blankly at the ceiling.
Carefully, I approached and asked:
“Hey, are you awake?”
“……”
“How’s your body? This is my cabin…”
His gaze slowly shifted toward me. His eyes were a clear, deep gold, like topaz.
Wow… beautiful eye color too.
I couldn’t help staring in awe.
Then I heard a voice that ruined all my admiration.
“Master…?”
…What nonsense is this?
“Who are you calling Master? My name is Muriel, and this is my house. What’s your name?”
“I….”
He blinked rapidly, confused.
…He can’t even say his own name?
I waited patiently. After a while, he spoke again.
“…Lysian.”
“Lysian? That’s your name?”
“Yes, probably…”
A name… and yet, “probably”? That doesn’t inspire confidence.
I felt a bad premonition.
“…Do you not remember?”
“……”
He stayed silent. My suspicion deepened.
Could this guy… have amnesia?
About thirty minutes later.
After talking to Lysian about various things, I was sure.
‘Yep, he’s got amnesia…’
He remembers nothing except his name!
‘Oh no… how am I supposed to handle this?’
I’m not a doctor. I don’t know how to fix amnesia.
“Hey, pervert. You really human?”
Ninabel challenged him. Lysian looked at the talking spirit curiously and replied:
“Well… maybe I’m not human?”
“Master! This guy’s suspicious! Dangerous! Kick him out!”
“……”
For reference, his status info:
Lysian (Lv. ???): ?? ??, Male. Might be usable as a worker. Manage to prevent muscle loss.
Crazy status window… how am I supposed to use a mystery guy as a worker?
‘And the affection is all question marks. It’s driving me crazy.’
Target’s affection toward you: ????♥
Four question marks… could it be a four-digit number?
‘Or maybe the first isn’t even a digit. Maybe it’s like –999…’
And the heart is black. The rabbit’s was pink…
‘Black heart usually means negative feelings, like hatred…’
…No way.
Muriel isn’t the type to hold grudges.
“……”
This is… okay, right?
