Chapter 17: A bratty noble
Fluff bolted through the air like a startled rabbit, vanishing into thin air before Zara’s eyes.
Zara blinked. What the...? Why is Fluff running away? Isn’t he supposed to be invisible? Or... is he afraid of something else?
The tiny creature didn’t stop until he slipped into the system space like smoke through a crack.
"Fluff, what happened? Why are you scared?" Zara asked, her tone low but urgent.
[Host, I just analyzed her power. She can sense my aura and trace my movements,] Fluff said, his usually cheeky voice tinged with tension.
Zara’s expression hardened. "Wait... does that mean she can see the system inside me?"
[No, not the system. Only me—if I’m outside the system space,] Fluff replied more confidently.
Zara exhaled slowly, reassured, but kept her gaze fixed on the girl across the training hall—Ishara.
Ishara, her eyes still hidden behind a white cloth, tilted her head as she studied Zara with amusement. Is that some kind of contracted beast that can turn invisible? Interesting...
Just as Ishara’s hand reached for the cloth around her eyes, a sword whistle broke the silence.
Selena had stopped mid-swing.