"Brother Myne, we wanted to go outside to play, can we?"

    "Wanted to go outside to play? What do you mean? Also, ''we'' doesn''t mean all of you, right? Just the three of you?" Myne, hearing Ocea''s words, initially showed confusion, which quickly turned into a frown. But it didn''t take him long to realize what they wanted.

    "Ocea said she wants to go on an adventure. I accidentally made a promise to her, which she took advantage of and now I can''t refuse her request. This is why I am currently here, as for Ted, there is nothing to say, he is her die-hard supporter, damn traitor, Before Ocea could start playing her emotional card, Waffle spoke up, receiving a helpless glare from her.

    WOOF-WOOF! ( Who are you calling Traitor, you lazy ass! ) Because Myne doesn''t have any skill to understand animals'' or monsters'' language nor Ted''s parents can give him a communicator in the form of a blessing like divine beasts, Myne had to rely on Waffle or Ocea to understand his inner thought. So naturally unless they translate his words, he can''t understand what his barking means, just like now, he thought Ted was admitting that he was also interested in going out with Ocea.

    After Myne heard what they said, he thought for a moment before speaking hesitantly.

    "To tell the truth, it''s not a good idea for just the three of you to wander outside alone... How about I tag along as well?"

    "Brother Myne! It''s alright! Me, Waffle, and Ted are full-fledged Divine Beasts and a brave dog team! You can rest assured about us," Ocea spoke excitedly, staring at Myne with her big blue eyes, directly refusing his request.

    Haa... Why do I feel like my peaceful days are about to come to an end? Myne sighed heavily and looked at the sky while rubbing his eyes.

    He knew all three of them very well. Although it had only been a few days since Ocea started living with him, he had almost grasped her personality and could describe her in three words: Smart, Courageous, and Reckless. And there was nothing to say about Ted and Waffle – technically, all three of them fell into the "big troublemaker" category. Leaving them alone, especially outside, was no different from seeking death.

    He knew that if they were truly left alone, he might receive a special call from Fenrir and Cetus before midnight.

    "Well, we can talk telepathically... so I guess it''s fine? If something dangerous happens, we can contact you, so it shouldn''t be a problem, right?" Seeing Myne thinking seriously, Waffle said, tilting his head, pretending to be an innocent, and obedient child.

    "And where do you guys plan to go?" Myne didn''t reply to Waffle''s not-so-assuring words and asked.

    "Don''t know, we wanted to ask you. Do you have any good places to suggest?" Waffle replied with a smile.

    "What kind of place do you have in mind?"

    "A place where we can find action, thrill, and mystery, like those protagonists in your stories" This time, it was Ocea who answered, her voice filled with unconcealed excitement.

    ...

    "By the way, shouldn''t we have asked Myne about where we are right now?" Ted looked at the calm lake before him, then at the giant towering trees around him, and asked the two unreliable guys who were competing to see who could kill more slimes.

    "What is there to ask for? It shouldn''t be far from our home. Maybe we are deep in the forest behind our town. Myne is too worried about us to send us too far," Waffle, who wasn''t slightly worried about his current situation and even behaving as if he was on a picnic, said casually before activating his Magic Eye of Gravity, creating a zero-gravity zone of ten meters in diameter around a group of water slimes who were shooting acidic liquid from their mouths at him.

    He lifted them into the air, then took a deep breath and shot dozens of fire bullets, blasting all fifteen or so slimes like bubbles.

    "Haa, I killed more than you, Ocea..."

    BOOM!

    Waffle hadn''t even had time to boast properly when a big explosion happened inside the lake, and hundreds of slimes and fish of various kinds blew up into the sky along with a large amount of water.

    Waffle, who was at the edge of the lake, sadly reacted a bit late and took a free shower with cold water.

    "OCEAAAA!!!"

    "Sorry, it was an accident. You should have dodged. What are you standing there dazedly for and letting water fall on you? What can I do about it?" Ocea came flying at Waffle with an apologetic face, but she didn''t forget to complain. After all, she didn''t specifically target Waffle... or maybe she did, but of course, she is not going to admit it.

    ROAR!!!

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    "Huh? What was that sound?" Ted, who wasn''t instead in their childish game and was practising his flying skill alone in the background, moved his ears. He heard a faint roar from the forest. At first, he didn''t take it seriously, but then it became frequent, as if a group of monsters were fighting together against a single enemy they couldn''t kill and were very irritated.

    "Guys, I think something is interesting going on in that direction. Let''s go and see what it is."

    Hearing Ted''s words, Ocea and Waffle, who were getting bored killing slimes that could hardly give them any challenge, their eyes immediately lit up, and they hurriedly followed him and flew toward the direction of the sound.