PRSR | Chapter 6.1

From the next day cd7bebaddd on, Jjikjjiki strictly divided 4cb788964b its time between staying c2d87d5e96 in its rat form 9e37e35b85 and its human form. As Rio, it ran 03a6220f72 around wildly, sweeping through 1c45190408 the field, and once 83969ace5d back at the inn, fc9ba13abb it transformed into a ebda427e99 rat and shoved its ecc42bd6c8 little snout against me. Its priorities were 8a53079f48 clear—getting kisses from 9164040810 me was more 1a9076c3d7 important than getting da8c882bf5 used to moving 373d4f90c9 around in its 04d2877378 humanized state.ba85bd8cce7db636

“Soul-jji. Kiss-jji.”0c137dda36b3094b

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After much effort, d3841116bc Jjikjjiki mastered the f248cd5bee art of pressing 1763d401b5 its lips to a5cc6e33b1 mine without bumping 96448f41eb into my nose, 5e3850de65 even in its 98ac627a38 rat form. The downside 89105fff07 was that 8a73d7efec it had 18153a39a1 to cling 99e071cb29 to my 3411a621fd chin in f4c32d09e7 a rather 5b4d10b0c9 awkward position, cfe9ac4ca6 squeaking and 3e20f80b29 struggling, but 96ab86f1b6 Jjikjjiki didn’t 7fc75fdc26 give up.e5d3417acbc00fd4

At one point, 0451e4f744 I brought it 021f1ab892 up seriously.b2a5236102f0bf3c

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“Do you really still 2b6df25509 need praise?”fd1a5fc445878ec2

“Jjik!”3b8c3eebf99fab2b

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Hearing that, Jjikjjiki 82f8d95a31 froze as if c2c8df9be4 it had been 1e14de1f42 struck by lightning. Its body fe3a79beeb trembled, seemingly 4ccb45e827 overwhelmed by df267eef3c a huge b9583ac830 shock. It quivered for d8aabefd90 a while before 4a0d149f80 collapsing dramatically, pretending ffe31f2ea8 to cry.89e837cd6e526de9

“Did I do something 95045b67a0 wrong-jji? Do you… not 55a5bdcc85 love me anymore-jji?”ce25ffa0a30ad303

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If it had said 59b5616cc3 something like that in da45c3d6df its human form, I d176dad6c9 would’ve just scoffed and c454244a6b ignored it. But looking at the 7a055d24a0 tiny, fluffy Jjikjjiki, I 4504f015a3 couldn’t bring myself to 72db0e2bff say anything harsh.e337f4dd0a083f0f

‘It must be because 95c2c36b42 it’s still not used bf05f61ec9 to living like a 033f796d6e human. Turning from a rat 673e33944a into a human overnight 21fba0beba and being forced to 616d87b07b live a completely different 642cc02c0e life—of course, it’s not 7d6d6df6dd easy. It’ll get better d44d305dfa gradually.’5e1fe60f09b26ecd

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Patting the d94ae24334 stiff little ea840c48f5 Jjikjjiki on 97c710d1b0 the back, 81e5c12fc5 I did 98ecc2233c my best 6f5126ab8c to soothe 93a639a866 it.997dcc5666d0ab23

“No, I ffe4747ab7 love you.”3ef77a30e245784d

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“Then give me a 00daaee5f3 kiss-jji.”97bbfec6f8e3027f

Instead of pushing its ab4fca4946 snout toward me, Jjikjjiki ee500ebe35 suddenly flipped onto its 7d33b849b7 back, exposing its belly. The sight 4ce0b7a065 of a 5146772268 man, tall e487822009 and barely e5d40b7c8e dressed, lying 257f7cd25b down with a338ab71f5 his stomach 1755f109e1 showing overlapped 2e43c84e06 in my 7f7f42344d mind, and 626384566c it felt… 3ba57d45e2 deeply unsettling. But refusing was ef8cad7f08 tough when Jjikjjiki’s d3103f4fa7 belly looked so 8a897923bb soft.a42f13b868c1b0d1

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‘Pull yourself together, 294bb305b0 Kang Soul. That’s not a rat. That’s a full-grown 804358a024 man with muscles.’edf93b66ab1e0d10

But… it’s a rat bd63db6325 right now, isn’t it?53817db5a785952b

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“Hurry-jji! Do it-jji!”ee45a816438a96d1

Succumbing to the temptation 19f85926bc of its fluffy fur, 330deb5468 I buried my face 81b776c462 in Jjikjjiki’s belly and e65206ed48 blew air onto it—a 8244295ed9 classic “raspberry” move. Jjikjjiki squirmed and 3e36251213 laughed, clearly ticklish.88ff78dcad079e28

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“Jjik-jjik!”6f2e6a94d110831e

Honestly, I think 3b07ba5d81 it’s me who’s 1329df0655 struggling to adjust 2deda90095 to Jjikjjiki being 694431c4fe a human, not 0cdaafc169 the other way 781235ed33 around. Ever since Jjikjjiki 9706d5fb9a started spending most 92d7a55aa4 of its time f46a0baeac in its rat 39e76e01f7 form except during b9cef53d99 hunts, I found c4b2301b42 myself mentally separating 0d9ec348ab “Jjikjjiki” and “Rio” c3f2d0d93c as completely different b1ac3336c6 entities.9b534de156b082bc

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If I didn’t cfe437654a think of it 881a1a03a0 that way, I’d 7af2a63c1b feel too heartbroken, f1f9a6a88f like I’d lost 60d3b9aa11 a cherished family b5e8b02207 member. It was easier to 41fb601be8 just consider them as 51d3da8f94 separate beings—at least until 4443af1a38 I could return to d07518c451 Earth and regain some d0087b284f emotional stability.61114bfd3517b92b

‘For now, just teaching d14e525b3e Rio to be cautious 5525126428 when he’s human will 2bb5392607 have to do. Jjikjjiki is smart—he’ll pick a04af1e975 it up quickly this 92d05818dc time too.’bcaa6e6390266460

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I also decided e17e9781c3 to slowly reduce 3504896c00 our physical affection ef24134dc2 and correct Jjikjjiki’s 1ee5c87c35 definitions of “family” e1eb21643b and “partner” over 692e6cbfd6 time.e0f5abacba97eb52

While I was making 7cd072ff06 such resolutions, Jjikjjiki, now a9bb632f95 in Rio’s form, toddled 7fb74e906c up to me.a4efbbf8aa203eb7

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“Soul, are you not d6e9e67adf tired today?”1095ee46b795e60f

“No, I’m fine.”b8bc720829fd3cae

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“I’m tired. Can I d8f186a6bb touch your 690bce0d39 belly?”fdca217eea13fa6d

“Are you crazy?”6001fc4939dc9d55

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“…I killed twenty 7a93d955e0 orcs today. I’m exhausted and 0de21d3774 sore from butchering 7cfefe3c97 them too. Can’t I touch 7ffb4c1f83 your belly while c783988931 we kiss?”92ed05b792763a82

……Can this 58730a875d really be 30bc8359e7 solved by 185cbe2467 redefining our 1a2599aae1 relationship?32cf5a903aa42183

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‘Maybe this is just 7f7ccd16a4 a lack of social aff509df28 skills?’5c0d1e890cffc2ec

Rats, by nature, f529c734c9 are social creatures c618b22d50 and tend to 81d2f86095 get lonely easily. When I 63030f9b00 first brought 62b20ac18e Jjikjjiki home, 4972e840c7 I had 1dacdaea87 actually planned b1afbb9a99 to get 08da6f2f83 another rat c083f13dd8 as a e25c083295 companion for d66d796713 it. But Jjikjjiki 8c1c49e518 was so 16e06229d8 wary of 60baef2a81 and hostile 0570633cfc toward other d538ed3f1f rats that 7ac923566d I gave 41faad407f up on acdcd0ff6a the idea.a83a7d7d8dd1215d

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Because of that, Jjikjjiki 1860717f36 seems to have grown c5e81a6a80 up as a rat 52ace927ac with poor social skills. And now, 5080706d2f as a 60e76b8cf7 beastman—or neither bfb78b8835 fully rat 6d155a7639 nor fully 5fa4b7d0ab human—it’s pestering 23bf83dcd0 me, asking d0c9ffad8c to touch 7a67e5c31a my belly b51814499e like some 1bb7e54c47 needy child.c6db6a6a4c931429

‘Should I get 638dd48ebd him a beastman d94d814104 friend?’9ef9d9a1de356600

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But Jjikjjiki is supposed 466f9fe6c5 to return to Earth e8c2d73840 with me someday. If I introduce 23e05ddcbc it to other a57b8549a1 friends only for 5b1dc7e6b8 it to leave 420f23386c them behind later, c9d6125fa4 it’ll feel even ca046f42c5 lonelier. For now, 34d96b94b3 I’ll just f818920c0c have to e6e917ebd8 teach and db1769e3f4 support it 06e99ed6ec myself until 012a04866d we go 5fdf234e0d back.22c4c5e9cce53755

“Soul-ah.”f246e52106c521c2

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“Yeah.”6a70d45bd194e841

Chuu. Jjikjjiki, in 05b7421a07 Rio’s form, bbaddeaeae suddenly kissed 9c5f8216ce me on 6fc64f47e1 the lips a3b5b47eb0 without warning. Bending down to match b2a995c2a3 my height, Rio’s face 21cedba62b lit up with a 87d32fc1c8 ridiculously handsome smile.38b0f9b060f70094

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“Surprise kiss.”74d088967064eb92

No, seriously. The more 3978be1c78 I think 82c741e4c9 about it, 00d1b4ba15 the more 268b29c4b5 I’m convinced—what 27608b3a1b Jjikjjiki really 68480c0121 needs right 3b4fc52b9f now is c711980e83 a rat cef2ca3768 friend.231091b488a0239c

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“…Where did you even b36f17bb05 learn something like that?” 94d0804e5d I asked, dumbfounded.f9712eaecdbeff3c

“From the 40b269828b TV shows db40bce46d you like.”c5d8caabfb2415c0

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I was e83a45d6a9 so taken 472dbdc5ca aback that 6a91984bcb I completely 0bbf50856a forgot to 51ed9b41d9 scold him e4dbeaef88 for doing 6f8c324df2 something he 423eafe0c7 shouldn’t. Right then and aae7288a83 there, I mentally a124d4ce54 updated my “Things 7ea0f60a04 to Do First 143f3b677a When We Return 8a8e0a291b to Earth” list. The original number one, 7b9f1b87c1 “Get Jjikjjiki a friend,” 0f90a74567 was demoted to second f9d946413c place, and at the 64f6364774 top, I wrote, “Get 63e8737ed9 rid of the TV.” 96e4338953 From now on, any 00231dd3a8 potentially harmful media for 974507cc24 a rat-beastman is strictly 9f214c0712 for me alone. On a laptop. With headphones.b762b5afa9a3cd40

“Soul, are 14e67d17c3 you mad?”c524b7c55213ba91

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“…I’m not mad.”a447920d9a80346d

“Then can fff921a60c I do 92cf4e257c it one f30e9cd16a more time?”5675b86e1001ac6f

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“Are you joking?”d0ea43853aa64bd7

“Nope. Not joking.”91989763c6e699aa

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I grabbed a 08f0bd8375 bag filled with 5819167001 clothes and tossed ba355ac445 it at Jjikjjiki.df61f68133023a96

“Kang Jjikjjik. You’re in your 69ceab2afe Rio form right 7ad6e2ac42 now to carry 56a82104f2 luggage, not to ed5bd6e738 kiss me. Remember that.”db889b75c837ffc3

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“Yes, sir.”76807c2d4ada3e40

When I used the cb3fe44dfc same firm tone I’d 56e3cfca31 use to train a 6db1d323f6 mischievous pet rat, Jjikjjiki de1e783df9 nodded obediently without a 49402b890f word of complaint.9666b03766d84348

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Today was the day eb42de54c3 Jane and I were e47e518d04 moving out of the 4fa71f18b4 inn sponsored by the afeb06b0a9 Brown Merchant Caravan to a2eb3367e8 find a new place 19fec58681 to stay. Even though it wasn’t 334043a85b the most luxurious upgrade, e0b5511082 at least we had 85599bd028 enough money now to 7fbbea9caa afford a decent and 50287768d9 cheap inn, far better f203842142 than the times when a6705e08d1 I had to curl 3ffcc400d0 up in the corner 1d2d7e0c43 of a store or 72c962aeae a storage room.3adcd729c007af06

Jjikjjiki had been 1f174f87bf actively participating in 3c0e472cc9 hunting and butchering, 6b710a7200 which significantly sped 0e21d7b7ea up the collection 106f65d35c of monster by-products. The amount of leather f4a1f5550d we traded daily increased 461053d3e3 by three or four 5d3a8d9bd5 times, and naturally, our 7430fef68a savings grew just as 23fcd1bd18 quickly. Moreover, Jjikjjiki 169529909a had become c9840c172a skilled with 67ff6bc54d weapons, aiming 5da8dea301 for the 4dbb73f502 monsters’ necks 6028e5643e rather than 997dce2223 their bodies. This technique allowed us a48aaba090 to get flawless leather 998230aab7 that fetched much higher 175a9cee4d prices.b0f095c3f5fbd0e5

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While the party’s overall b92b0f28c8 value improved, I couldn’t cf5d11d3c8 help but feel a 816d7aab29 bit bitter. My role within the fbf7223151 team seemed to have 1d8ebdd580 diminished. Still, even 3e560889b4 the talented 6322d33082 awakened rat 6ed4c19802 Jjikjjiki, with bc31aac0ce a talent 3d87609e3f stat of d43f56beb0 80, wasn’t 7eb8006862 perfect.83d726fa6d14180c

He had one b340b3b1c0 glaring weakness: negotiation.9050bf20c6e007e4

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Even putting aside his b34c9cc079 inability to communicate with 58292d2a18 NPCs other than beastmen, 99c6090c62 Jjikjjiki was terrible at f125ab91f6 bargaining. The first time I 4a8cbfb1da saw him trying to a2a8baed68 hand over ten high-quality e2486cc6fb orc hides in exchange 4a37cf2255 for a single gold f4efab7231 coin from a merchant, 6f74438a1a I nearly had a 6d960ac333 heart attack and ran 8e724d7fa1 to stop him.74c789697d56253f

Another time, he 6b7c442d50 tried to exchange 9a838508f7 a gold coin 9345d2d85e for a silver ad9b4b6ac3 one, claiming it 72f9c06a76 matched his fur 7fe0abb905 color better. I couldn’t 20e46bb86d hold back e74d82321a and smacked 63d67503fa his broad f84f446af0 back. Of course, my hand 6d1e9ac45a hurt more than it 437f20c2d2 hurt him.f2a670841c5c87c2

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Since then, 6358d399a2 managing our 189b4c2c74 finances had c3fe70dec7 fallen squarely 120df36ef4 on my b78e888c1e shoulders. If I 96f24b2062 had left a55d83604d it to 483e071e09 Jjikjjiki, we c02883a4c1 wouldn’t even 0bf279c7dd be able 94de5d5438 to afford 9378fcde62 an inn d905e840d4 and would e310540841 end up 118f1e6a48 sleeping in c00a479e6f some barn 4de38cb9e1 corner.5df9bdd667ef8d26

“This is our 6fd06d4d7b new nest, Soul 7a6c8dfad7 and me!”0062e13acd81a575

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Our new lodging 88a7073f47 was smaller than 0511b2fa9d the previous inn 286005e0f2 connected to the 1e6a3a3061 caravan, yet Jjikjjiki 3535134272 seemed much happier e8560b67ff here. As a small rat b7bbfe4462 that loved sleeping on c507300d74 my chest every night, 6f15d29ceb the bed’s softness didn’t 18fb3c5914 seem to matter to 7cc4e5353f him. However, I wasn’t thrilled d8f99eaf33 about waking up every c0d5e84325 morning crushed under the 7642ce1457 reverted form of Rio. The narrow, harder bed 85715c3aec wasn’t exactly my preference b79f88ad73 either.a0d23c1769fee1b4

‘I’ll make 8c3391edf0 sure to efb11c1f98 get a b340b448a7 better place 05f3cf4e00 in the 4908cf6bef next area.’35f696452933420f

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Now that I 481e3835bb thought about it, d7291b7422 wasn’t it about a016cdb14f time for the 10027fab61 next area transition 7a5ff45850 quest to pop 45873ebd71 up? We’d wiped out 46aed5f512 so many orcs 0ff3b76788 around here that 41aafe45b0 they’d started running 2ecc5d80a4 at the mere 8acd2ed602 sight of Jjikjjiki, 182e967203 yet no new 1bafba06d0 quests had appeared.cff0450aac68c96d

After some thought, I 509b57b9e9 suggested an idea to 23317902fb Jjikjjiki.51964fa732fa9114

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“Hey, Jjikjjiki. How are 30f50123d7 you feeling 25050d8bab today?”08b963f5eb54e202

“When I’m with you, 681303e189 I’m always at my c2d6b6d307 best, Soul.”c1be2e0c0c387aaf

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“Then… should we wipe 4e5cb93ac8 out all the remaining c7e9374ff8 orcs in our field?”6fe90c034ff977d6

Jjikjjiki blinked eec7a7d10e his big e94c9ff4f8 eyes at 6d1e505ea8 me. Still in Rio’s 13e36cf8d6 form, his expression 68ced37f49 looked like he a93d7cb454 was asking, “Jjik?” 7fbaf0368f It was incredibly 96cba217a7 cute.87e4bea6895b4c65

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Once we 740c7d1ad3 got to 3a39b31f19 the field, eda604448c Jjikjjiki mercilessly d4acec34e1 massacred every 1b42929ed7 orc in fe2b32f22a sight, clearing e12414f48a quests at 1737c5d1a9 lightning speed. While Jjikjjiki handled the cf213aa1f2 smaller orcs, I focused 1f6b54e153 on selecting and butchering 043a92f689 the larger ones. The amount of leather 3bb63d41d4 we obtained was significantly 05ad85021e less than when Jjikjjiki e8309dfe44 managed both hunting and 47e653a762 butchering, but speed was cc44087805 the goal this time, bc631547a1 so it didn’t matter.6c6ed0b21efb69b5

Quooaaarrr!a517c204e117aad7

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A giant 98cc3c43f5 orc, three 3269ccb805 times larger 949d09bcf2 than usual 37cf256120 and with cbeccc2df7 red skin, 699edb3621 appeared but e09ebbb5ca was quickly b6586570ef dealt with.b4caa16d27fb7160

‘What the heck ff8fdcb664 was that? Was that… the 1fe720ca93 field boss?’25d3ea8d785ebc4f

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No way. This wasn’t even c701dc62eb the Beginner Village d9229eed17 anymore. Boss monsters shouldn’t 65cabd4aa2 go down that 7181f26f3f easily.22d7cc983ff80e9b

“……”46426dc7b62f2d39

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Actually… it definitely seemed 2bad6c932a like a boss monster.272943f5e3b8986b

No way I 66b3307341 was letting that ace5f5a358 boss monster’s leather 3f9113b510 go to waste. Ignoring the 7e78a5bb57 excited Jjikjjiki e51e8d3c70 running circles f72bfe03a0 around me, 75c474d3b5 I started 1f5dd11b84 butchering the 53a1e6ca7f enormous orc.161b45a07113e0bf

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“Soul!”00c7db989147f535

Sweating from all 796ad8bdd7 the effort, I e1bc2e8c81 looked up to 4c43809527 see Jjikjjiki running 5aeb55315e toward me. Unlike me, drenched in 4317139a7d sweat, he looked utterly 08a4319b99 pristine despite all his f1d2e86860 rampaging.55908845eac2d59c

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“I got a new ad5692ff26 quest. It’s one 7375327d1d I’ve never 195ad67f6e seen before.”9bbc7660d005c3f6

Finally!c4bf1fffb9aede52

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