Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

What made this young man persevere was the little monster in his arms. The definite warmth made him feel that he couldn't give up yet.

"Don't keep me waiting too long!" a thief who was chasing him shouted. The boy realized that he had been discovered, and he tried desperately to increase his speed.

Despite the accumulated fatigue and the onslaught of fear, he gritted his teeth and kicked the ground desperately.

Seeing that the boy had not given up, the thief sighed and shouted, "Stop the pointless resistance! A brat like you can't escape no matter how hard you stick to us! Just surrender!"

He did hear the words, but he had no time to respond. If he relaxed even a little, he would immediately collapse from exhaustion. His physical strength had already exceeded the limit, and his mind was confused. The thieves were shouting something, but he could hardly hear it.

So he didn't notice it getting bright ahead. There was no road there.

"what?"

The boy suddenly felt that he was floating in the air. He looked down and saw a river rushing. It was the extent of the rapids. When he realized that he had jumped off the cliff, he was already falling.

“Waaaaaaaaaaaa!”

His mind was blank, and despite screaming, he still held the monster in his arms tightly. The boy and the monster disappeared in the torrent.

The thieves who were chasing them stood on the cliff, thinking blankly, "It's too late to save it." The boy who was washed away was thinking the same thing.

(Cold...sinking...no...)

His consciousness stopped and the boy felt his eyes go black.

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After breakfast, Xu Zhen took Lati and Slakic out. He wanted to take a walk around to digest the food. Although there was a danger of monsters jumping out, Slakic, who could attack with fire, was there, so as long as he didn't walk too far, there would be no problem. He also got permission from Kulair.

"The Great Forest of Euglias?"

“Yes. That’s where I come from.”

Xu Zhen walked along the road leading to the river while listening to Lati telling about her hometown. It is said that it is a "Fairy Spring" located in a vast forest adjacent to the mainland, which is Lati's hometown.

It is said to be a hidden place deep in the forest. No adventurer has been able to find the spring in the past few decades. By the way, it takes months to reach it on foot.

"And how did you get here from that forest? That's not an easy distance, is it?"

Xu Zhen’s question was obvious. He needed to cross the continent. However, the answer was unexpectedly simple: “I was caught by robbers. I walked out of the forest out of curiosity and was immediately caught.”

"…You're lucky to have escaped."

“I found my chance. They were pretty careless, so to speak.”

Lati proudly said that it was a successful strike. It is said that for a long time after being captured, they hardly talked except for delivering meals, so they escaped after arriving in this country.

"So, while you were running away, you came to Grandpa?"

“Yes. I was very hungry and felt I was dying.”

“What good luck.”

“Oh, that’s it!”

“…Although I didn’t mean to compliment you.”

At this time, Xu Zhen suddenly thought of a question, so he asked Lati: "That... Lati, don't you want to go back to your hometown?"

"It's not that I don't want to go back, but I have no intention of leaving my master. I want to continue to be a 'Latti' serving my master."

"I see."

For some reason, Xu Zhen felt uncomfortable and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"But, one day I want to return to the spring. I want to greet the spring spirit, report to the elders, and formally introduce my master."

"Why not go while you're traveling? Even though you can't go right away, there will always be a chance."

The moment she heard these words, Lati's expression instantly shone with light: "Really? Thank you very much, master! You are indeed the good person I have my eyes on!" Lati hugged Xu Zhen's face tightly and rubbed it gently.

A sharp cry came from his feet, as if Slakic also wanted to act like a spoiled child. Xu Zhen looked at Lati with a sidelong glance at her bright smile, and remembered what happened a few days ago.

(Come to think of it, when I first came into this world, the first person who spoke to me was also Lati...)

He jumped out of bed and found himself in a strange place. Then he found the fairy beside his pillow. The fairy rubbed his sleepy eyes with his little hands and showed a blank expression. This was the first time Xu Zhen and the fairy met.

Xu Zhen was confused and puzzled. It was hard not to be surprised when a creature he had never seen before suddenly broke into a strange room.

If Kuler had not come into the room immediately afterwards, Xu Zhen might have been in an even more confused situation.

After Kuler explained the goblin to Xu Zhen, he decided to talk to the goblin again. Then he and the goblin who called himself Ku hit it off and finally slept in the same bed together.

By the way, it is said that fairies do not like to be close to humans. However, Ku developed a liking for Xu Zhen, and Kuler explained that this was because Xu Zhen had the potential to be a monster user.

What exactly a monster messenger is was only briefly explained, and the details were left for the next day. Xu Zhen looked forward to it excitedly, and then fell asleep.

(…But when I woke up the next morning, I was somehow in time…)

He was a monster messenger, and monsters affected by time would have a mark on their foreheads. The phenomenon that Culler told him happened so quickly, and when he recalled it again, Xu Zhen was still confused.

Xu Zhen certainly couldn't keep calm. Ku was also surprised at first, but soon regained his smile.

"Well, let it be. Last night I was thinking that it would be boring to sleep with the master..."

"Is this really okay? By the way, that 'master', does that mean me?"

"Yes. Didn't you tame me?" Ku seemed to ask, "What are you taking for granted?" He tilted his head to express his doubt. In short, he didn't seem to care too much, and Xu Zhen decided to accept this fact.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you then."

"No, no, it's our pleasure. Oh, by the way, can you give me a new name?"

"name?"

"Yes. This is the first step to start a new life with the master."

"That's it then... um, how about calling me Lati?"

Xu Zhen randomly thought of a name, and Ku smiled happily.

“Latti…sounds good! I love it!”

"That's great. Well, welcome again, Letty."

"No, no, Master!"

Unknowingly, Xu Zhen had tamed her and even gave her a new name.

Looking back, this series of actions was really ridiculous, but I didn't realize it at the time. Thinking about it now, the mood at the time seemed very exciting.

(Someone recognized me with a smile. This really made me happy. Maybe this is what it feels like to have your soul captured.) Xu Zhen thought.

(Then I was startled by my grandfather and felt a strong sense of being moved. What was that? Forget it, I won’t think about it.)

For Culler, this was a moment of answering a question that had been bothering him for years, but Xu Zhen had no idea. He didn't mention anything about it afterwards, so he didn't think it was a big deal.

When Xu Zhen was immersed in his memories, it was Lati's voice that woke him up: "We have Slakiqi here now, so it doesn't matter if we fight monsters. Right, Master?"

“Huh? Oh, yes.”

As the incident happened suddenly, Xu Zhen was completely at a loss for words. Lati noticed this and looked at Xu Zhen in confusion: "...Didn't you hear it?"

"Um... I'm sorry." Xu Zhen wanted to explain himself, but couldn't think of the right words, so he had to apologize first.

Looking at Xu Zhen who was looking down, Lati sighed: "Forget it, it doesn't matter. I was just talking about Slakic's flame."

"I want to see it, too. It can be used during attack, and should be very convenient during campfire."

"Chirp!"

Slakic seemed to be proudly puffing out his chest, jumping around and looking at Xu Zhen and the others, as if to say, "Of course!"

Although it is not possible to use torches in the mountains, fortunately there is a river beach ahead. Slakich has been tamed there, so it is unlikely to cause a wildfire here.

"Then let's go to the riverbank quickly... Oops, someone is lying there!"

Xu Zhen quickly ran to the riverside. There was a person lying there. He looked like he was washed over, with half of his body submerged in the water. His unconscious face looked very weak no matter how you looked at it.

The man held a pure white creature in his arms. It was also unconscious and looked very weak. If no action was taken, both lives would be in danger.

"This is really a big trouble. Letty, go and call grandpa immediately!"

"Understood!"

Lati flew at full speed to find Kuler. During this time, Xu Zhen also decided to do something as much as he could. First, he tried to pull the man out of the water, slapping his cheeks and calling out loudly.

“Hey, are you okay? Cheer up!”

But the other person didn't react at all. At least his heart was still beating, but Xu Zhen felt that this person was in a very dangerous state.

"Oh, right... I remember that in this situation, cardiac massage is very effective." He remembered the first aid knowledge he had learned in the health and physical education class at school.

Carefully let the person lie on his back and use both hands to press the heart as hard as possible. After repeating this several times, the person began to spit water, then coughed violently, gasped, and slightly opened his eyes.

"Ha ha ha ha……"