"I'm huuungry!!"

I told you to eat back at the camp!"

"But I wasn't hungry back then! Now can I please just have a snack!"

"No! It will ruin your appetite and when we are having dinner you will say you're not hungry!"

"I promise I will eat later, just give me something to munch on for now!"

"No means no!"

"Meanie!"

"You better start behaving or we turn around right now!"

... They sound like a bickering family. Philomena didn't eat anything for breakfast and therefor she's been complaining about food for the last hour and Grets patience is running out. Bastion doesn't care about their argument and simply strolls after them, sometimes yawning.

We entered the third floor of the dungeon about three hours ago. Before we went Gret told us to eat a large breakfast because we were not gonna take a break in a long time but Philomena got the brilliant idea that if she went without food she would be lighter and,because of that, move faster. Idiot. Is she really an A-rank adventurer? Or an adult for that matter?

Leo is still keeping his distance, but he's not trembling when I look at him anymore so I guess we're progressing. He's sticking close to Gret but he refrains from interfering with the quarrel. Sigh. I really wish that I could go back in time so that I could make what I did undone but sadly I don't have those kinds of OP abilities.

Rustle rustle. Hm? What was that? It seemed to have come from the bushes. I look at the others and it seems like they also heard it because they are standing with their weapons ready and focus their gazes at the direction the sound came from. Rustle rustle. There it was again! Now I'm sure it's coming from that bush!

Leo steps forward and makes himself ready to attack when suddenly...!

A shadow jumps out of the bushes and lands itself in Leos face.

"Wha-!?" Leo shouts and trips backwards. "Nyahh!".

... Calm down now, you got this. Breathe in, breathe out. You are the one in control. Resist. The urge. To. PET!!! I bite myself in the lower lip so hard that it starts to bleed.

Ok, back to reality now, what exactly did just happen? I start searching for the culprit that almost caused me to re-do "that". Hn? Where is it? I can't see it. Did it perhaps run away?

"Guys, did you see where it wen-?"

Philomena and the others are standing still, looking almost petrified. Leo have somehow gotten back onto his feet and are standing amongst them. Their eyes are big and they all focus on one point. Me. No wait, it's not me they're staring at it's... My hat.

"Ruth, don't move and inch, do you understand?" Gret says calmly.

"O-ok". Please don't say it like that, you are really scaring the crap out of me. What is it on my hat!?

"Good. Now listen very closely and do exactly as I say. I will count from three and when I reach zero I want you to throw of your hat and run over to us. Got it?"

"Mhm".

"Great. Ok then, three..."

Please almighty god of anime save me.

"Two..."

I promise I will be a good bird and not do anything bad.

"One..."

Here it comes...

"Zero!"

"BANZAI!!!" I throw of my hat and rush towards the others.

"Faster!! You can do it!!" they shout. Nearly there. Just a few more meters! Suddenly I feel something grab my leg and I fall. Dear god why have you forsaken me? My face hits the ground and I can feel my HP draining.

I am done for. I don't know what it is but for such experienced adventurers as Philomena and the bunch to be terrified it must be something absolutely super mega dangerous!

With my HP I won't even last a single attack. I close my eyes. Sorry everyone, this is the end. At least I got to cuddle with a cat boy and meet an elf before I died...

Thump

Something lands on the ground before me. Ah it's here. Be done with it already... Wait a minute, that thump was remarkably silent for being a super mega dangerous monster. Slowly I open my eyes.

"Pyuun!"

... That is not a super mega dangerous monster. It's a ball of fur, literally. A peach-colored furball with large blue eyes. And it's tiny. And cute. Absolutely super mega adorable. What is going on?

"Pfft-!! Bwahahahaha!!". Suddenly everyone starts to laugh. Even Leo. Something is seriously wrong. "That was amazing! Best one jet!"

"Wha-wha-wha!? What are you talking about!?" I shout in confusion. Gret, who started crying while laughing, wipes away a tear before explaining.

"W-well Ruth, you see, we have a tradition amongst us adventurers. We always scare the new guy when they least expect it!"

"Re-really?"

"Heck yeah!" Philomena exclaims. "You should have seen mine! They led me straight into a dragon cave! Scared me shitless back then! Ahahahaha!!"

"... So it was all a joke?" I say while slowly standing up, picking up the creature at the same time.

"Mhm! And your reaction was priceless! Ahahaha-ha?"

"A joke hm?" I say while smiling. "Well then, I guess it's fine if I joke with you too?"

"Uhm Ruth, what are you gonna do? Put down that fireball. H-hey now! It was just a prank! A prank!"

"Well then, APRIL'S FOOL".

That day I gained another level and leveled up Firebreath, Fireball, Water Beam and Quake Stomp but there's no need to delve deeper into that. But let's just say that after I were done they promised to never do anything like that again. Hehehehe.

Oh, I also decided to keep the little fellow that scared me before, you know, the furball? Of course I asked Gret about it first.

He explained that the creature I had picked up were an Umin, a type of wind fairy. They tend to live near places where an extreme amount of mana are gathered, even if the happens to be a dungeon or even a person (my huge mana pool seems to have attracted it). According to him they are extremely friendly and are known to have a calming effect on people.

At first I hesitated to bring it with me but I soon noticed that when I tried to leave it just followed me and when I ignored it, it cried. So I decided to take care of it.

But listen now! This thing is super friendly and LOVES to be petted! I can finally take out my desires on someone else than Leo! Problem solved! Ah, this soft fur is perfect!

Hng? What's wrong with Leo? He's been glaring at me this whole time.

"Tssk! So it's fine as long as they are fluffy!" he mutters before turning around.

... What is that about? Maybe it's puberty? Well well, no matter. Let's get onto more urgent matters. This fellas name! Hmm, let me think... What about Babbit? It sounds cute. Yeah, Babbit it is!

"Hello Babbit, I am Ruth, nice to meet you!"

"Pyun pyuun!"

Name: Babbit

Title: None

Race: Umin

Level 7

HP 4

MP 15

Vit. 1

Str. 1

Dex. 8

Int. 10

Wis. 7

Char. 56

Luck 18

Exp: 23/100