Chapter 235: Requires Assistance

Chapter 235: 235: Requires Assistance

Ayra watched as little Zay slowly approached until he was standing close to her.

Zay reached out his hands and gently patted her fur, feeling it as Ayra smiled. "So pretty..." Zay said, patting and feeling her soft fur while smiling. The little one seemed pleased with the sight.

"Is that so?" Ayra smiled. "Then we should go and get washed..." She would have to find a way to turn back soon.

And just then, the system beeped.

[Ding]

[Host is in beast form.]

[To return to human form, Host needs to get the Wild Cat to bathe her while she is in beast form.]

Ayra was rather confused by what the system said. She raised an eyebrow while staring at the system.

"Wild Cat...?" She looked around. There was no sign of Nyx anywhere nearby. So what the hell was the system talking about?

"Do you mean someone else or...? Like little Zay?" she inquired further.

[No, Host. I mean Nyx, the Wild Cat.]

[Host has to get the Wild Cat to wash Host in the water to return to human form.]

Ayra was still confused. There was no sign of the Wild Cat around, so what was the system talking about?

"Mama..."

Just as Ayra was looking around, trying to figure out what the system meant, Zay pulled her by the fur while looking toward the water.

"Mama... Mama..." he called as Ayra stared down at the cub.

"What is it, Zay?"

Ayra followed Zay’s hand as he pointed toward the water. When she looked, she was rather shocked to see someone in the stream.

A young man had just stood up in the water, the upper half of his bare body dripping wet as he ran a hand through his long, wet hair.

His back was turned toward Ayra, so she couldn’t see his face. But Ayra was certain who this was.

That lean, muscular body, the scars, long black hair, and black ears...

Ayra could tell it was Nyx.

She gasped as she stared at his gorgeous body drenched in the stream water. "So the system wasn’t talking rubbish entirely..." she muttered.

Zay tilted his head. "That’s the Cat..." he muttered. "Bad Cat..."

Ayra smiled. "He’s not a bad cat. Don’t worry." She stared at the scene before her. "Because right now... we have to find a way to get this Wild Cat to wash Mama."

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Nyx was having a refreshing bath in the water, which seemed lonely enough for him to enjoy himself.

As he ran his hands through his hair, over his ears, and down his body to clean himself, his ears suddenly picked up a sound from behind.

Something was moving.

Immediately, he opened his eyes in alertness and turned around to see what it was.

"..."

Nyx paused.

His eyes met little Zay, who was standing nearby with a fox. A gorgeous-looking brown fox with soft, touchable fur and pretty eyes.

At first, he found himself drawn in by the strange, gorgeous fox. But he quickly snapped out of it and focused on the matter at hand.

Who was this fox, and why was it with Zay?

The fox stared down at him for a while as though studying him. Nyx stared at Zay as well.

"Who is this...? What are you doing with that fox?"

Zay said nothing. He simply stood there, staring at Nyx with a cold expression. After Nyx had been cold toward his Mama at the beginning, he didn’t like him at all.

"Bad Cat..." he simply muttered, glaring coldly at him.

Nyx sighed as he stared at Ayra, getting ready to strike. "Who are you...?" he inquired.

But at that moment, Ayra let her pheromones do the talking.

A fragrant scent filled the atmosphere, and Nyx slowly paused.

"This is..." He hesitated for a moment as he stared at the fox. He was familiar with this scent. He could never forget it.

"Ayra...?" Nyx slowly said, still uncertain.

Ayra was rather surprised that he already knew her. The fox smiled as she slowly approached.

"That was fast. I guess my pheromones really do have an effect."

Nyx was quiet as he stood firmly, staring at Ayra. "I guess the rumors are true. You can now take beast form... That’s strange," he remarked.

Ayra smiled. "And how’s it strange if I’m a C-Rank female? It’s only natural."

Nyx folded his arms and tilted his head. "A C-Rank female... That’s strange. How’s it possible that you could acquire such a rank jump in such a short period of time?"

Ayra smiled. "The same way I was able to soothe and heal an anomaly like you..."

"..."

Nyx scoffed and turned away. "Whatever. If you can see, I’m busy here. So you can go somewhere else."

"Bad Cat..." Zay muttered again, his cold eyes fixed on Nyx.

But Ayra simply said, "Too bad. I can’t leave. This is my space, and I want to make use of it now."

Nyx turned to her. "Your space? I didn’t see your name inscribed anywhere."

She smiled. "It doesn’t have to be. Everyone knows. But I suppose the new beastman doesn’t know such things." She teased him.

And he took the bait.

"New? Me? Shouldn’t that be you?"

The fox smiled and shrugged. "Well, I said what I said."

Nyx sighed. "Then you’ll have to wait until I’m done."

But Ayra smiled as she stepped forward. The fox had taken this opportunity to work toward the task.

"Why wait when the two of us can make use of the stream? I mean... it’s spacious enough for both of us."

"..."

Nyx panicked as he turned to stare at Ayra, completely speechless.

"You shameless..." he muttered as he slowly covered his chest with both hands.

The fox smiled and shook her head. "What? Why are you being so shy as if I haven’t seen it all already? I mean... we’ve done more than just see each other naked. So what’s the difference now...?"

She teased him relentlessly, and Ayra was pleased when she saw the flush that instantly spread across Nyx’s face.