Laziel jumped around the room as he was chased by the tiger, nearly crying in fright. "Someone help! A mutated tiger is chasing after me! I am going to be eaten!" He ran back to the kitchen, closing the door. But the tiger was quicker. As if it had intelligence, the tiger held out its hard paw just as the door was about to close, slamming it open. Laziel’s stomach lurched, and he tried to attack the tiger with water blades. The tiger evaded them easily, almost playfully. "Wait, no!" The moment he saw Zerra appearing, Laziel changed his mind. "Munchkin, run as far as possible." "I will sacrifice myself to buy you time. Get Mom and Dad out of here too." He heroically declared in a dramatic way. As soon as he said that, the tiger jumped at him. His heart lurched. His attention, however, was on Zerra. Despair filled his eyes when he saw her walking closer instead. Zerra let out a sigh. The tiger seemed to sense her presence. It licked Laziel’s face once and trotted toward her, rubbing its face on hers. Laziel stared at the sight blankly. The tiger was being so docile in front of Zerra, and then the cute baby tiger... The memory from months ago rushed back to him. The merciless fighting between a massive python and a tiger. Then, Isryn saved the tiger, and Zerra brought back its tiger cub. Well, all tigers were the same to him. All similar golden and black striped creatures with ferocious natures, so forgive him for not remembering it directly. "It isn’t dangerous, right?" He asked. At that time, the tiger was almost half-dead, but this one was too lively. He rubbed his eyes, wondering whether they were deceiving him. The tiger was wagging its tail, undoubtedly very happy when it was with Zerra. Was it a tiger or a dog? However, as soon as the tiger heard his question, as if the tiger understood, it snapped its head toward him. Laziel flinched. "Of course." She nodded. "Don’t worry, I will guarantee that the tiger is not dangerous. Is it cute?" The tiger returned its attention to Zerra, rubbing its head against her. The baby tiger in her arms also let out a soft growl in agreement. Laziel’s mouth twitched. Her aesthetic was completely askew. What was cute about a gigantic tiger occasionally showing off its fangs and growling ferociously? "T-then fine," he gritted his teeth. "Is it living with us now?" Since Zerra liked it, even if he was a little scared and apprehensive, he would just bear with it. As long as she would be happy! For more chapters visıt 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝙣𝙚𝙩 "No, it will live with me in my space." Cassias appeared out of nowhere. When the tiger saw Cassias, it also trotted to him and rubbed its head against him. Cassias crouched down. Zerra fell into a temporary daze when she saw this. A strange feeling entered her heart. She could understand that the tiger acted friendly with her because she was also not completely human, but Cassias... As if sensing her gaze, he smiled at her. She withdrew her gaze. Just in time to hear Laziel sighing in relief. She turned to him strangely. Laziel had an embarrassed look on his face. He made up a quick reason. "Mom and Dad might be frightened if they see the tiger..." But Laziel was right. Thankfully, Cassias had offered to help her bring the tiger out of the forest, and now he even volunteered to take care of it when he heard her space was still not suitable to host living beings for too long. What could she do besides agree to his offer? After spending quite some time with the tiger and its cub, she felt a sense of closeness with them. During dinnertime, Cassias put the tiger back in his space, so the parents didn’t have the chance to meet it yet. After they were done eating, they still stayed at the dinner table, listening to Zerra talking about her experience. When they were in the residential area, Zerra was busy going around dealing with things, so she didn’t have the time to talk much with them. "You only spent a week there?" Alaric sounded surprised. "Did you meet any danger?" She shook her head. She told him briefly about her experience with Derek, brushing it off as something not so dangerous. Nerith and Alaric exchanged glances. They knew it wasn’t so simple, but they didn’t expose her. "Go to sleep. You must have been exhausted." Nerith’s eyes were filled with concern. Zerra nodded obediently and headed to her room. Her spirit reignited. She wanted to cultivate to form her third tail. With the crystal cores given by her elder brother, it should be enough. She had to eat all of that in her fox form in 10 minutes at most. With that, she closed the door and turned into her fox form, burrowing herself in the blanket. She sat lazily, but her paw wasn’t idle as she put the crystal cores in her mouth at quick speed. In five minutes, nearly half of the small hill was gone. Her mind was fully concentrated on the illusory third tail. Her other two tails swayed back and forth. Sometimes, the third tail would be solid, but then become illusory again. It happened several times, but she didn’t allow herself to be frustrated or disheartened. In another place, Cassias was trying to put the tiger back in his space after feeding it, but something unexpected happened. It ran out of his room, slamming open the door. Heading toward Zerra’s room. He sensed Zerra was currently in her fox form. With Laziel nearby, lounging in the chair, the tiger shouldn’t be allowed to open the door. He told the tiger, "Come back here." The tiger ignored him. Just as it was about to slam the door to find Zerra, it spun, facing the end of the hallway. Nerith was standing there, shocked. She was about to check whether Zerra had fallen asleep, yet unexpectedly, she found a tiger instead. Unlike the friendliness it showed to Laziel earlier, it was growling loudly. Aggressiveness radiated from all over its fur. The moment Nerith froze in fear, the tiger leaped at her.