When the tiger moved around the mansion, it met the orthros Oru with Guronde.
After seeing the tiger, the orthros Oru was stunned then, started running towards it while barking.
Does it think it can win against the tiger?
Itâs barking vigorously.
Then, Miel suddenly appeared from the tigerâs back.
Sheâs wondering why Oru was noisy.
After Miel, Rael, Uel, and Gael also appeared.
The four anenekos seemed to be sleeping on the tigerâs back.
Oru stopped barking as soon as it saw them and made a sharp
U-turn
.
As if bullied, it went back to Guronde.
Guronde smiled wryly and stroked Oruâs head, comforting it.
Sheâs too soft on it.
And tiger, sorry if that surprised you.
Are you okay?
It was Miel and the others who complained to me.
Maa, it seems like you are getting along with the tigerâŚ.the tiger is under your protection?
Okay, then take care of it.
Ah, I know.
Iâll talk to Ann about lifting your kotatsu ban.
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The next person the tiger encountered after Oru and Guronde was Youko.
Youko observed the tiger as if she found something unusual. After thinking for a moment, she called Dors.
Why Dors?
And what are you whispering about?
Youâre making me uneasy.
Nothing?
Really?
This is a normal tiger, right?
They nodded together so I believe themâŚ.
No, then, why did Youko even called Dors?
Are you going to use the tiger for some sort of event?
âŚ.no?
Whatâs the secret behind this tiger?
Tell me without hiding anything.
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This tiger seems to be a descendant of a holy beast.
âŚâŚ.
What is a holy beast?
ăIt is a beast that approaches godhood. There were many of them in the past but now, there are only three of them left: the monkey Seiten, the elephant Ganeshui, and the tiger Sangetsu.ă
Youko explains that in the past, there were many holy beasts such as bear, cow, and horse.
Speaking of which, is there no fox holy beast?
ăThe fox holy beast was recognized by god and became a godâs familiar.ă
I see.
Speaking of godâs familiar, Niz suddenly came to my mind.
She should be a familiar of the serpent god.
Does this mean that she was a holy beast?
As I was thinking about it, Dors put his hand on my shoulder.
ăWhen the fox holy beast became a godâs familiar, she became a direct vassal of the god but she ran away. Currently, sheâs the acting village chief of Village Five.ă
âŚ.
That meansâŚ.
ăDonât just say an old story.ă
Youko glares at Dors.
In other words, Youko is a former holy beast?
Heh.
I didnât know.
I want to hear whatâs the difference between a godâs familiar and a direct vassal and why she ran away but letâs get back to the main topic first.
So, what are the descendants of the holy beast?
Are they similar to Hitoe?
No?
The tiger holy beast is being worshiped in a human kingdom but about seven hundred years ago, the tiger holy beastâs cub was kidnapped by a human hero?
Wasnât it being worshiped?
Why did the hero kidnap the cub in the first placeâŚ.ah, itâs a fake hero.
I see.
So, the kidnapped cub is missing.
There is a big possibility that this tiger is a descendant of the tiger holy beast.
Do you have any proof?
The color of its eyes?
Yeah, they are certainly beautiful but I donât know how tigersâ eyes look in the first place.
So, whatâs the pointâŚ..if this tiger is a descendant of a holy beast, is something wrong with that?
Is there a problem?
I see. Good.
Mielâs group has been staring at me anxiously since a while ago.
The tiger can continue to live here.
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The next day.
A big white tiger came before me.
I think it is about three-story-tall.
It should be the tiger holy beast, Sangetsu.
I told you thereâs no problemâŚ..
Hnn?
Ah, you are too polite.
It gave me a silver fur bear that is about three meters big.
It has meat and bones so, is this edible?
It seems so.
So, why are you hereâŚ.itâs about the tiger thatâs currently residing in my house, right?
Understood.
By the way, are you okay? Youâre injured.
This Sangetsu before me is full of wounds.
It seems like it had received an oracle from god a few months ago and has been traveling towards Village Five since.
It was not informed why it needs to go to Village Five but when it heard from Youko about its descendant, it became excited.
It can no longer hold back itself when it passes through the teleportation gate with us.
Without listening to Youkoâs warning, it sprinted through Big Tree Dungeon and was captured by the arachne Arako.
It suffered an injury again.
If Youko didnât follow it immediately, things would have been dangerous.
While receiving Floraâs healing magic, Sangetsu met the tiger.
âŚâŚ.
The
high tensioned
Sangetsu was delighted by the tiger while the tiger was shocked because it doesnât know whatâs happening.
Miel and the others who are on the tigerâs back reacted.
You donât have to be intimidated.
It didnât come to rob the tiger.
Right?
Eh?
You want to take it home?
EhtoâŚ..
It depends on the tigerâs feelings.
If the tiger wants to go, I will not stop it, but if the tiger says it wants to live here, Iâll protect it with all my might.
Ah, you never planned to take it back by force.
Good.
Since that is the case, Miel and the others, stop casting magic.
Sangetsu did not resist andâŚ..down!
Flora, hurry up and heal it!
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AN: The original name of Sangetsu in the material is Yamatsuki but not a former human.
A tiger god is not something surprising.
At first, the name candidates for this character are âBathâ and âRandyâ but I think that wonât work so I didnât do so.