Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 201

"Damn it, this thing barely fits through here." "Careful with the proboscis, you nearly took my eye out." "Shh, they'll hear us."

"Liora is going to hear it from me," Larissa smiled maliciously. "What 'thing' do you think they're bringing?"

As if answering her prediction, a long proboscis with a metallic gleam emerged first through the crack, followed by the head of a Deep Assassin.

Everyone began to take defensive positions.

The silence that followed was absolute.

Suddenly, a flash of blue light appeared beside Taro, and Liora materialized as if she had been there all along. Her clothes were covered in dust and there were dark stains on her sleeves, but she maintained her composure with a noble's dignity.

"Lady Liora!" The guards exclaimed in unison.

"Hello," she greeted casually, as if appearing out of nowhere was perfectly normal. She looked toward the crack and then at the girls surrounding Taro, shrugging in a gesture that clearly said "oh well…"

Ren emerged with difficulty, and it wasn't until he was out that everyone could see it was just a Deep Assassin's head, without the body.

Ren, still clutching his macabre trophy, looked around and finally registered the scene: Taro trapped in the middle of a group of girls with expressions ranging from disbelief to fury, Liora standing casually to one side as if nothing had happened, and Min, the only one who seemed to be genuinely enjoying the moment.

"Ah," Ren swallowed, his mushrooms pulsing nervously. "Hello."

"'Hello'?" Maria was the first to recover her voice. "Is that all you have to say? 'HELLO'?!"

"Surprise?" Ren tried, slightly raising the Assassin's head as if it were a gift.

"Is that...?" Mira paled upon recognizing the creature. "It's a Deep Assassin! Those things are Bronze rank!"

"A Deep Assassin!" the guards exclaimed in unison.

"You were facing Bronze monsters?" Larissa stepped forward, her smile too sweet to be reassuring.

"Lady Liora!" Maria seemed about to faint. "You faced a Deep Assassin!"

"Technically," Liora clarified, "Ren faced the Assassin. I just provided the lighting."

"That doesn't make it better!" Maria waved her arms.

"Look," Ren tried to appease the mood, carefully placing the Assassin's head on the ground, "we weren't planning to encounter any beasts. I just needed to go to a specific place to process some crystals for my hydra and..."

"And you decided to take Lady Liora with you without telling us?" Maria interrupted. "Do you know how dangerous that was?"

"I wanted to go," Liora clarified. "And it was fascinating."

"That's not the point," Mako added. "We're supposed to protect you. How can we do that if you disappear without warning?"

"And you," Larissa addressed Ren directly, her smile never faltering though her eyes gleamed dangerously, "didn't think I might also be interested in this little adventure?"

Everyone turned to look at Larissa incredulously.

"I... umm..." Ren looked desperately at Taro for help, but his friend just shook his head, clearly communicating "you're on your own with this one."

Min gave Taro a thumbs-up while Han turned away, finding one of Taro's walls extremely fascinating.

"It wasn't personal," Ren finally responded. "I didn't want to bring anyone but Liora had already noticed what I was planning to do..."