Chapter 127: Two Beings Between the Thighs

Standing proudly where the dazzling rainbow light had faded was a unicorn, pure white with a long horn.

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– ???????
– A 0.5% pull lol
– That’s just crazy…
– Wow… the legendary unicorn lol
– Ma
– Ni
– Pu
– La
– Ted
– Is this even possible…
– Insane, she pulls this on a last-ditch one-time attempt
– So, the first rare mount on the server? lol
– Explain yourself, Leah

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Koharu, who had been in despair, latched onto me with frightening speed.

“Why you! Why you of all people, Leah! I pulled boxes too! I pulled over 100 times, just like you said!”

“Indeed. I wonder why this happened…”

– Koharu’s about to faint lol
– It was bound to happen… it just happened to Leah lol
– Stealing the stack~
– Ah, delicious
– She’s just lucky

“I… I want to touch the unicorn too! No, I want to ride it!”

Koharu frantically groped the unicorn, but it just stared blankly. She couldn’t mount it.

“It seems rare mounts from boxes are character-bound.”

So saying, I mounted it and settled into position.

– Kyaa
– Such a perfect image lol
– Screenshot time, this is archive-worthy
– But a unicorn appearing for Leah… isn’t it too obvious lol
– She mentioned being close with unicorns before lol
– 0.5%, and a unicorn of all things, it’s perfect
– This is seriously rigged, isn’t it
– Explain yourself, Leah
– Great Leah… proving her purity once again
– No no no, let’s not say mean things like Koharu, who couldn’t ride the unicorn just now, isn’t pure
– Hey hey hey

“I told you before. Of course, I have no dating experience, but the unicorns I met didn’t always consider that. So, Koharu, there’s no need to jump to conclusions just because you were rejected…”

“Get out!! Disappear from my sight!!!”

Koharu, unable to control her emotions, might need some alone time. Leaving her behind, I urged the unicorn onward and left.

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Since the unicorn was quite fast, I quickly left the village.

I dismounted, put the unicorn in my inventory, and entered the forest with my bow in hand.

There were subtle differences between the path in my memory and the forest unfolding before my eyes.

According to the agreement, I spent a lot of time in the wild trying to catch rare pets. Although I hadn’t succeeded yet, it was enough time to familiarize myself with the scenery.

“This is… a place I’ve passed before. Something’s different.”

The positions of the rocks, the spacing of the trees, even the direction of the sunlight felt somehow misaligned.

Another thing I felt had changed was the density of the prey.

I hadn’t walked even a few steps when small animals fled from either side of my vision.

A large bear-like monster appeared and fell with a few arrows, and immediately after, Darkmen raised their heads from the shadows.

It felt as though the entire forest was reacting to me.

– Wow, suddenly there are so many monsters
– At this density, it’s like a field event
– Did they buff the field spawn rate?
– Isn’t it because Leah is killing everything lol
– Probably changed because of the Stage 1 unlock

“Ah, that must be it. There’s no other reason for the forest to suddenly change.”

As I muttered while looking around, another shadow flitted between the bushes.

A presence following without even a moment for the leaves to settle.

It wasn’t difficult to shoot an arrow, keeping up with its speed.

But my contribution points barely increased, and the dropped items were just ordinary leather or bones.

A hunt continued where I could kill, but there was no reason to.

– Just a lot of useless mobs lol
– Even unlocked, the efficiency is still trash lol
– Forest of stagnation
– Honestly, it seems hard to get a Lunata-level pet… Should we just ride the unicorn around the village and flex?

That was when it happened.

“…That is.”

Two large trees stood rooted before me.

Trees with long leaves and a deep green sheen. Different from the rest of the forest.

They were probably the jungle trees Ayame had gotten the saplings from, and I had been here before.

But now, behind the trees. A space densely tangled with bushes and vines. Within that gap, a path that had definitely been blocked before was now open.

It was as if the two jungle trees were an entrance.

The moment I crossed the boundary, the air changed.

It was a jungle. Dark soil where roots intertwined. Moss and vines covering the ground. Tall jungle trees and the resulting dim light.

I quietly held my breath and moved between the trees.

There was no path ahead.

Pushing aside the bushes, breaking through the vines, that itself was the only way to move in this space.

That’s when it happened.

Swwwwsh…

A clear breath could be heard nearby.

The insect sounds and bird calls from just moments ago disappeared.

A stillness where even the wind didn’t move.

And something brushed against the edge of my vision.

Large.

Thick, fast, low.

I reflexively raised my bow and fixed my gaze.

Deep tawny fur, glimpsed between the bushes and trees. Mixed with black stripes.

Noticeably large shoulders and legs, a predator crouched low to the ground.

A tiger.

It emerged from between the bushes.

And in a low stance, it began to circle slowly to my right.

Its gaze wasn’t directly on me.

Movement as if it was perfectly aware without even looking directly.

Then.

Rooooar – !!!

An explosive roar echoed through the jungle.

The sound, resonating from deep within its throat, tore through the air, and the vibration reached my chest.

– Kyaaaaaaaa
– Look at that force lol
– Is that sound real;;
– That’s a proper tiger lol

“…….”

My heart beat lightly.

It wasn’t trying to scare me.
It was literally preparing to eat me.

I slowly raised my bow.
Inhaling, I lowered my center of gravity.

And then, it moved.

The first charge.

Digging deep to the left, it lunged as if cutting through the bushes.

I didn’t shoot. I knew I couldn’t hit it. Its movements were unexpectedly fast.

I instantly jumped, stepped on a thick tree root, and landed on the other side.

The sound of claws swiping past my ears.
But they didn’t connect.

The second. This time from the right.

Springing from the jungle floor, it lunged diagonally towards my head.

Leaning back, I fired an arrow.

Thwack!

The arrow grazed it.
But it wasn’t a hit.

The tiger twisted its body mid-air and regained its balance before landing.

Controlling my breathing, I adjusted again.

The third. From behind.

A surprisingly light charge for its massive size.

I turned my body, crossing positions with it, and fired an arrow.

Thud.

A hit this time.

Near its front leg joint.

The tiger let out a short groan.

Growl…

Now it definitely recognized me as a threat.

It didn’t falter. It came to kill.

Its movements became faster, its roars louder, its actions wilder –

I hadn’t expected this in Voxel Craft, but I had to concentrate intensely to dodge and counterattack.

A dozen arrows? Or dozens? Without even time to count the arrows I’d fired, I fed it arrows relentlessly.

Its back, its sides, its hind legs. Even its head was hit a few times, but there was no decisive blow.

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– Its HP is legendary…
– This doesn’t seem like a mob meant to be soloed lol
– Why is this so thrilling lol
– What’s with the tiger’s movement level? Is Voxel Craft this advanced?
– And Leah dodging all of that lol

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The tiger, burning with life, showed no signs of tiring.

But even it had its limits.

Finally, its reaction speed began to slow.

Its breathing grew ragged, wounds spread between its fur. The angle of its front paws tilted, and it was bracing itself by digging its claws deep into the ground.

Near death.

I slowly lowered the arrow aimed at it. I saw chats from my Pia who had the same thought.

– Uh, wait
– Maybe she can use the item from the box?
– Is that a pet too? lol
– Now’s the time!!!

I carefully took out an item from my inventory. It was one of the random box rewards.

[Item: Wild Creature Capture Lasso (Single Use)]

“…Now’s the time.”

Only one chance.
Now that its movements have slowed.
Now that it still recognizes me and isn’t letting its guard down.

Whoosh –

I threw it.

The spinning lasso wrapped around the tiger’s wounded neck and front leg.

[Capture Attempt Conditions Met.]
[Attempting Capture…]
– She used the lasso??
– At this timing, it might actually work?
– Ahhhhhhh I’m nervous, please!!

The tiger’s body, which had been holding on for so long, quietly collapsed to the ground.

But it wasn’t death, it was acceptance.

[🐯 The Tiger recognizes you as a ‘Superior Being’.]
[Register as a mount?]

As I agreed, the tiger’s wounds healed, and it meekly offered its back. I mounted it.

– Kyaa
– As expected, elves and tigers!!
– ?? What’s the basis for that…
– Tsk tsk, it was common sense in our time, kids these days…

And a system notification popped up on the right side of the screen.

[✅ Capture Success Reward Granted]
[Base Reward: 2,500 Contribution Points]
[Capture Bonus: +500 Contribution Points]
[Total Contribution Points Earned: 3,000]

“…That’s more than I expected.”

– 3,000??????
– ?????
– Leah suddenly became the richest on the server lol
– No matter how you look at it, this wasn’t meant to be Week 2 content
– Leah seems to have caused a big incident lol
– The manager’s crying lol