SL:R

Chapter 32

– Prove your worth to be the king.

“…!”

stiff.

Suddenly, Sooho’s heightened senses detected something strange happening in the forest.

The forest was in turmoil.

He stopped walking and looked at Rakan’s Fang. “Did you say something just now?”

– It wasn’t me.

“But the voice was the same as yours?”

– It’s inevitable. The same being as me in this sanctuary spoke.

Sooho raised an eyebrow. “The same being as you?”
– Yes. Another ‘Fang’. You didn’t think that Rakan, the Beast Monarch, the King of Beasts, would have only one fang, right?

“Well, usually, they have four.”

– Two.

“…”

– Ahem. I meant to say that only two of Rakan’s fangs are made into relics.

When Sooho stared at it intensely, Rakan’s Fang quickly made an excuse.

– I don’t remember saying this, but to be precise, I am Rakan’s ‘milk teeth’.

Milk teeth refer to the teeth that fall out during the growth stage, also known as baby teeth.

– As Rakan grew up, the lower clans received his fallen teeth and turned them into relics. Since he had two teeth when I fell, there are two relics.

Once again, a voice dug into Sooho’s mind.

– Prove your worth to be the king!

Sooho asked again, “What is all this talk about proving myself worthy of becoming a king?”

– At that time, the lower clans made me in hopes of giving birth to a future Monarch. But now that Rakan is dead, it’s time to choose a new king. This is the so-called ‘King’s Trial’.

“I see.” Sooho asked with a bit of hope, “So you’re saying that if I pass the test, I can become the Beast Monarch too?”

– Of course, it’s possible if you want to become a beast.

“A beast?”

– We’re choosing the King of Beasts, so you must be prepared to become a beast, right?

“I don’t really like that idea.”

At Sooho’s disgusted expression, Rakan’s Fang chuckled and continued.

– So, in the first place, you’re not qualified. And that voice isn’t directed at you; it’s just a notice spread throughout the entire sanctuary.

[Little King.]

Just then, Beru, who was flying around scouting the area, returned to Sooho.

[Other Hunters are wandering around this field beside us. But each look…]

Plop! Plop! Plop!

While listening to Beru’s words, Sooho jumped high on a tree branch. Then he looked down in the direction of the noise coming from above. There, an interesting sight unfolded before his eyes.

‘The choosing of the King of Beasts.’

[… Everyone is using the beast transformation skill.]

That must have been what Rakan’s Fang was talking about.

Grrr-!

Growl!

Clank! Bang! Clank!

In the forest, Hunters who had transformed into beasts, either partially or entirely, were engaged in battle using their fighting skills. There were those with wings like eagles on their backs and others who had grown larger like bears.