A Pet?

It didn't take long for the beast to wake up from the shock status ailment, a minute at most.

When it did, naturally, it was confused. Still in a daze, it wondered. Where was he? What happened? How did he end up like this?

As its systems rebooted and it returned to a functional state, it soon realized its core was exposed. But that's not all—a long katana was pointed directly at it. One more inch, and the beast would be terminated.

Of course, its first instinct was to immediately try to get away, but a young man's next words cut it off coldly.

"Don't try anything. The moment you move, will be the moment you die."

The beast, hearing this, instantly froze up. And after several seconds, to Kirika's surprise, it opened its mouth—not to blast another death ray at the two humans, but to negotiate.

Yes—it talked.

"Humans… what you want from me?"