So I'm a Snake, Who Cares?

They only bought a moment of time.

"The bear said he wanted to eat you."

"That crazy old bear, moved faster than I expected."

The rabbit ran together with Madam Rila.

Now that the ambush failed, they would openly target Madam Rila and the rabbit.

No matter how strong the rabbit is, the bear is clearly the leader.

Even a one-on-one victory couldn't be guaranteed, let alone against multiple opponents...

"The bear is strong..."

Rila warned.

She had become much stronger than before.

But thinking about it, she still didn't think she could beat the former boss, Silverback Akims.

The bear might not be as strong as Silverback Akims, but he was still far stronger than Madam Rila.

"I know."

"..."

"Thank you, Rila."

Rila and the rabbit stopped in a place with no presence.

Silence continued for a while as they caught their breath.

Rila was the first to speak.

"The boss... is a good boss."

"You mean the snake?"

"Mm-hmm."

"Well, certainly better than leaders like the lion or bear."

The rabbit smiled wryly.

Whether White or Black Night. The leaders leading those groups all just tried to fill their own bellies.

Is that the instinct of monsters?

You can't expect intelligent behavior just because a monster has awakened to intelligence.

Rather, they just become more cunning and cruel if anything.

Cases like the rabbit and gorilla were rather rare.

"Even besides that, yes. The boss has something more important than getting stronger."

"...Is that so?"

However, both the rabbit and gorilla still harbored the instinct of 'wanting to become stronger'.

That was the fate and purpose of existence for monsters.

Evolving, devouring, becoming stronger.

Finding something more important than that might be either a blessing or a curse.

"Then, what's, important?"

"Living happily with subordinates and friends."

"I see. So that's why you respect your boss."

The rabbit's voice somehow contained envy.

Madam Rila didn't notice that subtle emotion.

"That's right, so..."

Rila proposed.

"Come with me to the boss."

"...What?"

"The boss will, definitely, accept you as a subordinate."

Madam Rila spoke with conviction.

"And isn't afraid of the bear, or the lion."

"..."

The rabbit didn't completely believe Madam Rila's words.

It's true that the snake is strong.

But it didn't seem like it could win against the bear and lion.

"Thank you."

However.

From the beginning, the rabbit couldn't accept Rila's proposal.

"I have things I need to do."

More important than becoming stronger.

The rabbit had two such things.

"Escape, and revenge."

Two purposes that captured the rabbit's soul.

"Rila, I like you."

"..."

Rila's face turned bright red.

The rabbit smiled slightly and said.

"Because I like you and am grateful, I'll tell you a secret."

The rabbit shared one of two secrets he hadn't told anyone.

Rila who had been blushing until just now.

But this time she couldn't help but turn pale.

==

I surveyed the battlefield (zoo) from high ground.

Heavy rain was falling and my body felt chilly.

How long had I been waiting for Madam Rila.

Something came into my view.

'What's that.'

I heard Rila had left to save the rabbit.

But what's that fighting over there.

The one swinging claws and weaving through the monsters was clearly the rabbit.

On the opposite side, brother Raota was also fighting while spewing beams.

He must have leveled up quite a bit.

No, that's not what's important.

'Where's Madam Rila?'

Then where is Rila right now?

I was wondering if I should raid Black Night to rescue Rila even now.

Fortunately, Rila returned.

"Ssaaak!"

I ran to Rila and jumped into her arms.

Rila naturally received me.

And then I noticed.

'Rila!'

"Bossss..."

'Why are you crying?'

Rila had tears trickling down.

With some snot too, it wasn't exactly a pretty face.

"The rabbit..."

Did the rabbit say something mean to you? Just tell me! I'll scold him.

While I was thinking that, Rila said.

"He has a girlfriend."

'What!'

No way, you didn't go to save the rabbit because of friendship, but because you had those kinds of feelings?

However, the truly shocking words came next.

"It's Raotaaa. They're in that kind of relationship."

'...?'

What did she just say?

I couldn't understand Madam Rila's words.

Raota is a wyvern and the rabbit is a rabbit.

And the rabbit is male and Raota is my brother...

No way.

'Brother wasn't a brother but a sister!' Experience tales with empire

No wonder the roar sounded feminine.

"You idiot! Is whether the wyvern is female or male important right now?"

Pelerian burst out angrily.

'Then what is important!'

"The fact that a rabbit and wyvern are together is important. They're subjects worth researching."

What research value.

Just then, the rabbit and Raota were running toward each other.

The rabbit roared "Kyueeeee!"

Raota roared "Keoreorereorek!" as she charged.

To anyone watching, it looked like they were rushing in for a fight to the death.

But Madam Rila's words must have been true.

Far from a duel to the death.

Suddenly the rabbit leaped nimbly onto Raota's back.

And Raota twisted her head back to nuzzle faces with the rabbit.

Flap!

They took off.

Plop, Madam Rila's hot tears fell on top of my head.

"The rabbit said it was all a lie that he was trying to assassinate Raota, they planned it together, to start a war."

No way.

Something flashed in my mind.

When I was tangled up fighting with the rabbit, Raota who fired destruction beams.

Rather than trying to harm the rabbit, was she trying to separate me from him? To save the rabbit!

'But they can't escape anyway with the restraints?'

Raota can fly.

But they put restraints in the zoo to prevent her, no, him from escaping by flight.

"Before, there was a time when lightning struck and the restraints malfunctioned, so..."

Rumble-

Thunder struck just then.

"They were waiting for a stormy day."

How long must they have waited patiently.

They rose up in the pouring rain.

Though they flew low to prevent the restraints from activating.

They were clearly higher than anyone else here.

On the white wyvern's back, atop those restraints, the rabbit held something up.

It was a piece of iron bars from somewhere.

A perfect thing to act as a lightning rod.

'Really...'

My impression upon learning of the rabbit and wyvern's plan was simple.

'What a brutally cool plan.'

Starting a war on a stormy day.

Acting as a lightning rod himself to disable his lover's restraints.

The probability of everything going well and succeeding must be very low.

But perhaps even the heavens admired their plan.

Lightning really struck.

Zzzzzap!

Right onto the iron bar the rabbit was holding.