Bella gasped softly. "Food?"
Kaida was already moving, reaching for her storage ring. A loaf of bread materialized in her hand, crusty and hard but edible.
"Wait, I'll feed it—"
Before she could take a step forward, the purple slime launched itself through the air.
THWACK!
It body-slammed Kaida's hand, knocking the bread clean out of her grip. The loaf tumbled to the ground, landing in a patch of mud.
"Kyuu! Kyuuu kyuu kyuu!" The slime was practically screaming at her, bouncing up and down with frantic energy.
Kaida blinked, stunned. "Wait, what happened? What's it saying?"
Viktor's mouth twitched despite the situation. "He's calling you an idiot."
"WHAT THE HELL?!"
But Kaida's mouth could only twitch this time. No punch. No kick. Because even she could see it now—the purple slime was genuinely angry, not at her specifically, but at the bread. At the idea that normal food could save its wife.
Her hand lowered slowly.
