《Rise Of The Rabbit Empire》Chapter 1: My Cute Little Fluffy Grew Up
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I was supposed to be out, yet here I am, walking inside Darkro forest that’s connected to the path leading to Zegan’s domain. It looks different from before, like it’s more packed. There were more trees and the grass reached up to my waist.
Is it an expansion? If it is, that’s great. More things to do in this game. The sensitivity was increased a bit, but it won’t affect me much. All game features still works properly, and the log out button is still missing.
I’m currently wearing my slot two equipments: beginner clothes without accessory and hand equipments. It’s more comfortable to travel without a sword and shield.
That’s the purpose of the equipment slots anyway, to easily change between two sets with different uses. Some use the first slot for pve set and the other for pvp set, while I use the first for my best set and the other for traveling.
I’m using the map to get to the closest teleport gate. The monsters were still in the forest, but they were all running away from me. Odd, I might not attract them, but they shouldn’t run away. A new feature? Not that it matters. I have no reason to kill them anyway.
It took two hours before I got to a teleport gate, and I used it to transfer to Kashan city, the city where my house is. When I got there, it was still the same, a normal beast-kin village, but the npcs were acting strange.
They should be emotionless until conversed to, yet the moment they saw me appear from the teleport gate in the middle of the city, they were all surprised.
They stood, frozen, speechless, so I ignored them and walked to my house. The creators are really working on the new features. They really want to make everything more realistic. Is this what they mean when they said they’ll let us go?
There were some small changes in the city, but it couldn’t compare to the change in my house. It was a normal one-story house before, yet now it’s a mansion. Did I get the wrong place? No, the map says it’s my house.
I went to the gate and knocked. It took a few minutes until someone peaked from the other side of the gate. Once he saw me, he said in an angry voice “What is it bunny?”
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“Let me in” So they also added security? Too...much...change...
“Do you have an appointment with lord Fluffy?”
“Lord Fluffy?”
“You don’t even know the lord of this mansion!?”
“The last time I remember, I was the owner of this place.”
“Y-you insolent-“
“Is there a problem?”
“L-lord Fluffy!” The tiger-kin walked away from the small hole on the gate.
Huh? Fluffy? He never spoke before, but I’m sure his voice would be more childish. He looked around five years old then, so his voice shouldn’t be like this.
“There’s an insolent woman outside saying this is her mansion. She should be punished!”
Another person peaked from the hole, and once he saw me, he immediately opened the gate and ran to me. He was a tall man around his early twenties, with brown rabbit ears and hair. “Master!”
He hugged me and rubbed his face on my chest, so I slapped him on the face, pushing him away, and said “Who are you?”
“Lord Fluffy!” Said the tiger-kin as he ran to the man I just slapped.
That’s Fluffy? No he’s not. My Fluffy is much cuter than him.
““Y-you witch!”” The tiger-kin near Fluffy and others from the mansion drew their swords and pointed it at me.
“STOP THAT AT ONCE!” Said the fake Fluffy. His strong and frightening voice spread throughout the mansion.
The tiger-kins froze for a few seconds before sheathing their swords.
“YOU DARE POINT YOUR SWORD AT MASTER!?” Dark aura was emitted from his body, making the tiger-kins and other beast-kins on the streets shiver in fear.
I’m a different case, I didn’t feel fear, just irritation. You dare care yourself Fluffy? “You’re not Fluffy, where’s the real one?”
“But master, it’s me.”
“You won’t fool me. You may have the same ears as him, but he’s much younger. How can a grown man like you be Fluffy?”
“Master, it has been five hundred years since then...”
“Caught you! Beast-kins can only live for a hundred years. If five hundred years really passed, then my Fluffy would be dead.”
“I’m a different! I’m master’s servant! I’m different from normal beast-kins!”
“Lies”
“I am Fluffy! I’m the one you always hug whenever you feel lonely! Look!” He said while pointing at his ear. “There’s still a bite mark from when master bit my ear while master was sleeping!”
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“Geh, I remember that...but it still doesn’t-“
“I am Fluffy...” He said with teary eyes. “I am your servant, and I have always been waiting for your return. I never stopped believing that you will come back...and now you’re here...yet why don’t you believe me...why don’t you hug me like always? Do you not like me anymore?” He cried, unfit for a man of his age.
“...”
“My feelings for master hasn’t changed one bit. I’ve always liked master from the moment master created me, up until now. I want master to hug me again...I wouldn’t mind if master bit my other ear or even eat it...I just want master to treat me like before...”
There were a lot of beast-kins gathering near the mansion’s gate, so I said “Let’s go inside first.” And I'm not a cannibal...
Even if the npcs gained emotions, I imagined Fluffy being the cold and silent type. Is he really Fluffy? If I believe in what he said, then that would mean five hundred years really passed. Now I’m confused...
The tiger-kins let me in without saying anything, and I was guided by a rabbit-kin to the lounge of the mansion. It could be seen from how they look at me that they think I’m suspicious, but they kept quiet.
I sat on a sofa and even though there was another one adjacent to the sofa I was in, the fake Fluffy sat beside me, still weeping like a child.
“I cried for a long time when master disappeared...I cried every time I remembered master...is it still not enough to prove I’m Fluffy?”
If anything, that’ll only prove you’re a crybaby. “Fine, I’ll ask you three questions. If you can answer all of them, I’ll believe you’re Fluffy.”
Fluffy wiped his face with his sleeve and said “I can answer everything. I know everything about master.”
I said that, but I don’t know what to ask. “Um, what’s my favorite color?”
“Pink, then next is red. Sometimes master's taste changes to darker colors whenever master's sad.”
Geh, that was detailed... “W-what’s my favorite number?”
“Master doesn’t like numbers. Master hates math. The closest thing to master’s favorite number should be one.”
You didn’t have to mention that I hate math, it makes it sound like I’m bad at it. Even if I hate it, I still got perfect scores on my math subjects, since my parents wanted me to be at the top of my class.
“Geh, fine, I believe that you’re Fluffy.” But why did you have to grow up? You’re younger form was cuter.
“There’s still one question.” He said while looking at me with confidence like he could answer anything I throw at him.
“I said I believe you. There’s no need to ask more.”
“But master’s still confused. I am Fluffy, and I will prove it.”
“I told you-” Wait, I could use this. “Then, what does Fluffy think of me?”
“Fluffy thinks that master is the most beautiful person in the world! Master is the smartest! Master is the strongest! And Fluffy loves master!”
Sigh, it would’ve been better if he acted more mature...
One last check. I didn’t use it earlier since I was sure he wasn’t fluffy. Identify X!
[table=gray]BASIC INFORMATION[table]NAME:FluffyGENDER:MaleRACE:Beastkin(Demi-God)Class:Sword EmperorPROFESSION:AlchemistLEVEL:100MASTER:AliceTITLE:Master Of A Thousand Blades
Wait, why is it showing a screen like this? This should only show up when I use identify X on a player.
If it’s a pet, it should only shown the name and who the master is. Wait, he’s level one hundred? He’s a sword emperor? And he’s a demi-god?
I can understand him becoming strong after five hundred years, but the sword emperor class didn’t exist before, and there was definitely no demi-god race.
Let me check mine...
[table=gray]BASIC INFORMATION[table]NAME:AliceGENDER:FemaleRACE:Beastkin(Goddess)Class:Aegis KnightPROFESSION:BlacksmithLEVEL:100GUILD:TITLE:Blessing Of The Immovable Tyrant
[table=gray]STATS ALLOCATION(0)[table]STRENGTH:100AGILITY:50CONSTITUTION:300INTELLIGENCE:0SPIRIT:0LUCK:0
[table=gray]STATS[table]HEALTH:7682/7682MANA:500/500HEALTH REGEN:19.2/secMANA REGEN:0.63/secPHYSICAL ATTACK:262PHYSICAL DEFENSE:671MAGICAL ATTACK:0MAGICAL DEFENSE:450
My stats are still the same with a beginner set, and there’s hardly any change except for my race...I’m a goddess now?
“Master...hug...”
“What?”
“Hug me if you really believe I’m Fluffy.”
He was about to cry again when I ignored him, so I did. I hugged him. It’s ok...it’s a reunion after a long time...as long as he has rabbit ears...I hope I get some answers later...
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