Behemoth's Pet

「What kind of enemy is coming out ne~xt?」
「Fufufu~, small fry can’t defeat us!」
Faeri walked ahead while hugging Tama.
Lily, who was lying on Tama’s back, fluffed his fur.
Naturally, those two fairies still found ways to play around with Tama in spite of knowing that this labyrinth was completely different from the one they used to live in.
Aside from Vulcan who followed them from behind, both Aria and Stella who finally got a grip, were also raising their vigilance toward their surroundings.
（Fumu, now that we confirmed the true extent of Lily and Faeri’s power, I guess I can buff everyone now.）
Tama, still hugged by Faeri, let out an adorable 「Nya~n!」 cry.
The next moment, everyone’s body was enveloped by a gentle golden light.
Tama’s inherent skill, 《Divine Protection of Lion King》 was granted to everyone.
「E-Eh, What’s this!?」
「Offense, defense… Various status are strengthene~d!」
Lily and Faeri couldn’t hide their surprise when their body was enveloped by a golden light which was accompanied by the enhancement of various status.
「Fufufu, you’re surprised, aren’t you, Lily-chan, Faeri-chan?」
「GAHAHAHA! I was the same as you girls when it happenedn to me the first time!」
「Lily-chan, Faeri-chan, the golden light is the sign that Tama-chan is using his buff skill on us!」
Aria and Stella smiled lightly when she saw the fairies’ reaction as Vulcan explained the situation to them.
「Amazhiing! Tama isn’t just adorable and strong, he can even buff people!」
「Even though he’s still a kitten, Tama is really a good chi~ld!」
They looked really happy when they learnt that Tama was using his buff skill for their sake.
Lily fluffed Tama even further and Faeri gently patted his head.
「Nya~!」
Tama who was jostled around by the two fairies raised a troubled cry.
「…! Something is coming!!」
「She’s right nya! Lily-chan, Faeri-chan, prepare for battle nyan!」
「ROGER!」
「Leave the next enemy to us to~!」
Aria was the first one to grasp the enemy’s footsteps at first.
Vulcan was the one who warned Lily and Faeri who were still frolicking with Tama.
Stella was blatantly showing her dissatisfaction as she muttered 「The heck, it’s still not my turn yet…」.
『MOOOOOOOOOOOOO…』
The creature who appeared along with that cry was a bipedal cow… Minotaur of C+ Rank.
There were even two of them.
Each one was holding a battle axe. They eyed Aria and co with a delirious look on their face.
They might have been excited to see so many delicious looking prey or maybe it was because their prey were beautiful babes…
「Be careful girls! Minotaurs were smarter than the likes of goblin and orc!」
「Be very carefu-nyan, there’s a chance they can use magic too!」
Aria and Vulcan gave their advice to the two fairies who were about to enter the combat.
「If that’s the case, then victory goes to the one who strike first, Faeri!」
「LET’S KICK THEIR ASSE~S!」
Both fairies then invoked their skill at the same time.
「《Fairy Bullet》!」
「《Branch Whip》?!」
The spells they invoked were the same one as before, light bullets and tree whip.
DOPAAA――AAN!
A loud and violent sound echoedinside of the passage.
The next moment, one minotaur wailed loudly with a 『MOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…!?』-like cry as if it was a cow about to be slaughtered.
Upon a closer look, one could see that it grabbed its abdomen, bleeding heavily.
「W-WOOOOW! I can pierce through the steel-like abdomen of that monster only with 《Fairy Bullet》!」
Lily leaked out a surprised voice.
That’s natural.
In the first place, 《Fairy Bullet》’s firepower was strong enough only to cause a powerful blow against a high ranked monster.
And yet, it pierced through minotaur’s muscle armor.
「So this is Tama-chan buff skill’s effect… It’s my tu~rn!」
Faeri, who witnessed Lily’s buffed power, started to control her 《Branch Whip》.
She made the branch bigger and taller till it reached the ceiling, then whipped it downward toward the other minotaur’s crown of the head.
『BUMOOO—!』
The minotaur used the flat side of its battle axe and parried the attack―― Or so it thought.
When It raised its battle axe high to parry the 《Branch Whip》, clearly underestimating its might.
Though she was buffed, 《Branch Whip》 was, in the end, just a plant-type whip.
Thus, it might’ve ended up with the wooden whip chopped by the iron battle axe…
Or so everyone in that place expected.
Safe for Faeri that is.
「Fufufu~, that one is a fei~nt! Now take another 《Branch Whi~p》!」
Just before the minotaur cut the 《Branch Whip》, Faeri smiled ear to ear as she summoned another 《Branch Whip》 from under her feet.
The second《Branch Whip》 whipped toward Minotaur along with a sharp “SHUBA!” sound.
The Minotaur couldn’t react under the sudden attack.
The pointed end of 《Branch Whip》 pierced through Minotaurs left chest without any resistance.
『Bu…… MO…………!?』
It vomited blood while wailing and screaming.
Its body crumbled on the floor and its eyes gradually lost its light.
Almost at the same time, the minotaur who fought Lily also suffered the same fate.
「We did it, Faeri!」
「Yeah, we did it, Lily-chan! Our victory is also contributed to Tama-chan’s suppo~rt!」
After the two minotaurs fell, Lily leaped out toward Faeri, both fairies high fiving each other.
Right at that very moment…
――Stella!
――Yeah, i know!
Tama sent a telepathic message toward Stella.
Stella understood what Tama had tried to tell her, she leaped out in front of Lily and Faeri, holding on to her Mega Shield.
The next moment――
DOGOOOOOOOON—
Such thunderous sound resounded in the labyrinth’s passage.
This was the sound caused by the collision between their enemy’s 《Fire Ball》 and Stella’s Mega Shield.
「Geez, don’t let your guard down!」
After saying so, Stella sped forward with her great sword held aloft.
Despite not using her Dragonewt-former, her speed was faster than usualthanks to Tama’s 《Divine Protection of Lion King》.
「This is, THE END!」
The one who used the fireball was the minotaur who fought against Lily.
Stella swung down her great sword and decapitated it cleanly
Thus, they could say for sure that right now, all their enemies have been defeated.
「N-No way… It can play dead…?」
「Thanks a lo~t, Stella-sa~n!」
Lily was really surprised whereas Faeri expressed her gratitude toward Stella.
It was just as Lily said, one of the minotaur played dead.
And then, aiming for the moment when Lily lowered her guard, it fired its 《Fireball》.
「Amazing, Stella-chan!」
「Nyan! You’re reacting even faster than usnyan!」
Vulcan and Aria had leaped up from behind, so they also praised Stella for her feat.
Though they also reacted to the Minotaur’s last attack, Stella reacted even faster than them.
After Gladdstone’s baptism, Stella showed remarkable growth as a superior tank.
「Humph, I wasn’t really focused on Lily and Faeri’s fight anyway!!」
Stella said with a tint of pink on her cheeks, embarrassed due to everyone’s high praise.
――Good job, Stella.
――…! TAMA JUST PRAISED ME!!!
Stella’s face shone even brighter when she received Tama’s praise on top of everyone’s praise.
As long as it was a praise from Tama―― The man she loved, it was enough to make Stella show her obedient side.
Stella grinned from ear to ear as she looked at Tama.
Vulcan and the other three went 「「「「…………?」」」」 after seeing Tama nodded at Stella.