3 Chapter 3: This is Not That Goose, is it?
After rubbing his forehead with his front paw, Oaks finally understood--
This young man had recently arrived and happened to see the gathering of the people in Little Rainforest, thinking it would be lively to watch. Little did he know that he would be caught when he approached.
The man responsible for maintaining order looked at his phone and realized it was an old model. Knowing that the young man was probably a recent international student, he had someone throw him out to be done with it.
Now, the young man was lying on the roadside, and the people stared at him for a while like he was a fool before cursing and leaving.
"This guy is quite daring, refusing an ambulance? It seems like he did some weird homework before going abroad. But doesn't he know that Brooklyn's poor district is not a place for a foreign student like him to come, even during the daytime?"
With tears streaming down his face, the young man with glasses regained consciousness after a moment of dizziness.
He walked dejectedly to a wall, squatted down beside it, rummaged in his pockets, and took out his student ID, meal card, and other items. Finally, he took out a pack of tissues to wipe his face and glasses.
"Columbia University, Department of Environmental Science, Antonio Cross..."
From a distance, Oaks could clearly see the words on the young man's student ID. He pursed his lips and silently jumped down from the wall.
However, he suddenly shivered--
"What the heck!?"
His animal instincts told him that something unusual was staring at him.
"A person? No, it's a wild beast... and not an ordinary one!"
Oaks crouched slightly on his hind legs, arched his body backward, and his orange fur slightly bristled—this was the instinctive reaction in his form as an orange cat.
"It's over there!"
He quickly turned towards the direction of the young man, who was still wiping his glasses. Could it be that this guy was hiding something?
"No, it's not him..."
His gaze shifted upward, and in the next moment, an orange figure appeared on the wall above Antonio's head.
"..."
Oaks looked at the pair of big and adorable eyes fixed on him, and the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably.
This big orange cat had alert ears, a cute face, and a fit body. It wasn't like nine out of ten orange cats, but it wasn't the tenth one either.
It was probably someone's pet, wearing a collar with a name tag.
"Hmm, G-O-O-S-E, Goose."
Oaks nodded slightly. With a name, it must be a pet.
Goose, a pretty cute name.
Hmm, Goose, the orange cat.
Hmm, it has spotted him. Should I run? Can I escape? Waiting online, quite urgent.
All four of Oaks' paws were sweaty--
This was currently one of the few highly dangerous creatures on Earth. How did he end up encountering it?!
Shouldn't you be playing with the director instead of bothering me?!
Could it be that you're craving my body?!
Oaks slowly took a step back, while Goose leaned forward.
Oaks took another half step back, and Goose stared at him without blinking. Its hind legs slightly bent, preparing to jump!
"Ah-ha! Big Orange Cat!"
Oaks' heart skipped a beat, almost collapsing. In the next moment, a pair of godly hands appeared next to Goose, grabbing it and pulling it into an embrace.
"Hahaha! So adorable~ Oh~ little baby, are you lost? Are you alone now? I'm alone too~"
Antonio, the young man, cuddled the bewildered Goose and petted it with a satisfied expression.
"Haha, you're so cute~ Oh~ are you lost? You're all alone now? Just like me~"
"Alas, perhaps as I grow older, when I'm rushing alone on the road, I don't feel much. But now, under this foreign wall, with only one person and one shadow, I can sense a bit of loneliness."
Oaks couldn't help but burst out with curses, 'This idiot, isn't he from the Department of Environmental Science? Are you sure you are a science student and not Arts?!'
You're holding a cruel fate in your hands, child!
And Goose has already regained consciousness from its confused state!
Once upon a time, a certain Director also did the same to it.
"Meow!"
Oaks covered his face with his cat paws.
"Ah!"
Young Antonio screamed in pain and fell to the ground. Goose had shown some mercy, leaving only three claw marks on his face.
However...
'Young man, the wounds caused by Flerken "the Devourer" cannot heal naturally…'
Oaks sighed and was about to seize the opportunity to leave when he heard a trembling voice, preventing him from leaving.
"Big Orange~ I was impulsive~ When one falls in love, they unconsciously say tender words that they never thought of..."
'What an idiot!'
Oaks was about to get up when a small shadow already enveloped him.
"Are you... a cat?"
Just as he was about to take the risk and transform into a Cheetah to escape, Oaks heard a curious voice asking him.
"Hmm?"
Oaks slowly turned his head and stared at Goose, who was looking at him with curiosity, for a moment before suddenly realizing.
"Oh, shoot! I can communicate with animals!"
As a druid with a Nature's heart, Oaks could communicate with animals naturally.
As, animals had low intelligence, and Oaks didn't want to be an animal tamer, so he didn't actively communicate with animals.
But... Can the Devourer and regular animals be treated the same? He was terrified just now.
But now that he had realized it, Oaks also realized that the behavior and habits of the Devourer were no different from those of ordinary cats.
Moreover, its intelligence was much higher than that of regular cats, so it made sense that they could communicate normally.
"Ahem... Uh, hello, I'm Oaks. Why do you ask?"
Ignoring the cat servant who was again enthralled by the sight of another orange cat, Oaks cautiously communicated with Goose.
"I look like the cats on this planet, but I'm different. You also look different from them."
Goose's voice was childlike and cute. In the eyes of a certain cat servant, the two orange cats were just meowing at each other, and he was still reflecting on himself.
"Hmm... indeed, I'm different. I'm a druid, a human who possesses some special spells. I can transform into the shape of a cat or even other animals."
Oaks explained to Goose simply what a druid was while feeling a bit restless—
Don't misunderstand, it's not what you think.
"Well... Goose, why are you here?"
"My owner left this planet a long time ago, and I'm just wandering around. Today is the first time I've seen someone different. You're quite interesting."
"Well... do you want to come to my place? You don't have anywhere else to go anyway."
"Sure~ I want to eat pure meat-canned cat food and freeze-dried food. No cat kibble, it's hard to digest."
"...No problem."
The Devourer's stomach is a pocket universe, no matter how much it eats, it won't get fat... Looks like I have to work hard to earn money.
"Uh... wait here for me, okay?"
Goose squatted down and watched Oaks disappear around a corner, then a red-haired young man came out, approached and picked it up, and walked over to the cat servant who had an envious look on his face.
"Hey, buddy, sorry... looks like my cat injured you. Come with me, I have a first aid kit at home."
"Huh??"
The cat servant's entire being became radiant.
"That's great! I suppose I..."
"Stop! Otherwise, I'll call an ambulance to take you away!"
"..."
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