Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 101

Ren was walking away with a small smile, the mushrooms in his hair still pulsing with amusement at Luna’s reaction, when a soft roar made him stop.

Klein’s golden lion shone with an intense aura while its tamer blocked the hallway.

"Hey, fungus," Klein stepped forward, his voice trying to sound threatening though the effect was somewhat lost due to his still childish tone. "What do you think you’re doing getting so close to Luna?"

The nearby students began paying attention, some discreetly, others not so much. The air grew thick with anticipation.

Klein advanced with the confidence that only the heir of the Goldcrest family could possess, each step measured and deliberate.

The mushrooms in Ren’s hair pulsed while analyzing the mana patterns. The golden lion was an impressive beast, though its current manifestation revealed some inefficiencies in its cultivation... If it continued like that the main line would be lost at silver rank...

"We were just talking," Ren maintained his casual tone, though he noticed several students beginning to form a circle around them, anticipating trouble.

"Luna doesn’t need to ’talk’ with plebeians like you," Klein took another step forward, his lion rumbling softly.

Ren took a small step back. Not from fear, but from habit after so much training with Lin.

"She belongs to me."

Ren blinked, genuinely confused. "Belongs to you? Can people belong to other people?"

"Don’t play dumb!" Klein clenched his fists. "My father told me. Luna will be my fiancée when we’re older, so she’s mine. It’s the natural order of things, noble families like the Goldcrests and Starweavers are destined to unite."

"Oh," Ren tilted his head, thoughtful. "But my mother says people can’t belong to anyone. She says everyone owns themselves and thinking differently is... what was the word?" the mushrooms pulsed as if helping him remember. "Ah yes! Halfwitted."

Klein’s smile froze. "What did you say?"

The golden lion roared more forcefully, its mane glowing with threatening intensity. The students took a step back, but Ren stood firm.

"What could your mother know?" Klein spat the words.

"My mother knows many things," Ren frowned, the mushrooms in his hair pulsing more intensely. "She knows how to cook for many people, she knows how to tell stories, she knows how to make people smile... And she definitely seems to know more than your father about people."

Klein turned red with fury. "Don’t you dare insult my father, filthy plebeian! So she’s just a plebeian cooking in some miserable restaurant. My father is the leader of the Goldcrest family. He understands how the world really works!"

The mushrooms in Ren’s hair pulsed with even more intensity. "My mother knows that people’s smiles can’t be forced. And Luna definitely doesn’t seem very happy or smiley when you’re around!"

Klein turned even redder. His lion extended its claws. "Don’t you dare talk as if you knew her! Luna is destined to be with me! It’s the wish of our families!"

"What about her wish?" Ren tilted his head. "Have you ever asked her what she wants?"

"I don’t need to ask her!" Klein took another threatening step. "It’s her duty as a noble! Something a miserable plebeian with a pathetic beast would never understand!"

"I think you’re the one who doesn’t understand," Ren smiled. "People aren’t objects you can claim just because your father says so. Even a ’plebeian’ like me can see that... Or do you belong to your father?"

"It’s different!" Klein advanced another step. "You don’t understand anything! You...!"