The dog went down on its knees as soon as it looked at Anon, as if submitting itself to him.

“Hmm… You are a chimera, huh? Should I give you a name?” Anon wondered as he looked at the dog.

The dog nodded in agreement.

“Wait, you can understand me?” Anon asked.

The dog once more nodded in agreement.

“Okay, that’s cool… I thought I had to train you like those army dogs. So, your name should be Gin.

It was a famous alcohol back then on earth.” Anon said as he felt mana gushing out of his body.

“My mana got drained when I gave him a name? Why the heck would that happen?” Anon wondered as he looked at Gin in confusion.

After thinking for a bit, Anon stopped thinking.

“Now, let’s see. How do I bring you back with me?” Anon spoke as he looked at Gin.

Woof

Gin suddenly started barking.

“What?” Anon asked.

Woof-Woof-Woof

Gin barked as he started running round and round; suddenly, a white glow started coming out of his body, and he transformed into a little black puppy.

“Damn, you can transform your shape?” Anon said as he looked at Gin in surprise.

Woof

Gin barked and jumped onto Anon’s shoulder.

“Let’s go back, little buddy,” Anon said as both of them went back to Jule’s house.

The next day…

“Jule… Wake up. Don’t you have the Hunt Festival today?”

“Wake up, Jule.”

As soon as these sounds fell into Anon’s ears, he opened his eyes and looked around.

Suddenly, he noticed that Hillary, Ian, and Moon were standing in his room.

“Hmm…? What happened?” Anon asked with a confused expression.

“Huh…? Don’t you remember today is your Hunt Festival? You have to get ready; there is only one hour left before it starts,” Moon spoke.

“Yeah, son. You have our full support. Just give it your best,” Ian spoke.

“Well, I will pack the food…” Hillary said as she exited the room.

“Yeah… I will get some things too.”

All of them left one by one after that.

“Ah, heck, I forgot about that thing.”

Woof-Woof-Woof

Suddenly, Gin hopped out from the blanket and started licking Anon’s face.

“Calm down, buddy. We got work to do; let’s go.” Anon said as he went to the bathroom and took a shower with Gin.

After the shower, Anon went to the dining table and started having breakfast with everyone.

Woof

Suddenly, Gin walked up onto the table.

“Whoa… What is that?” Ian asked with a scared expression.

“Wow… A cute puppy. Can I pet him?” Moon asked.

“Yeah… You can pet him, and Dad, he is my little friend that I found yesterday,” Anon replied to Ian.

“Son, I don’t think you can take care of a dog, and a dog needs utmost care too. He will just dirty the house too,” Ian replied.

“Dad, don’t worry; he works on my command. Oi, sit down.” Anon commanded Gin. .

Gin immediately followed his command and sat down.

“Wow, he really works on your command, huh?” Moon spoke as she noticed the sudden change in Gin’s actions.

“Well, I don’t want him pooping here on our dining table,” Ian spoke.

“He won’t,” Anon replied.

“So, do you have a strategy for the event like last time?” Ian asked.

“Yeah, I stopped making strategies since the last time. I will just go inside with no strategies at all this time,” Anon replied.

“Yeah, that’s one good plan,” Moon replied.

“Well, I am done. I will go and wear my clothes now,” Ian said as he stood up and went to his room.

“I will go and wash these dishes, after that, I will also get ready.”

“Yeah, Mom, can you help me pick out a dress?” Moon asked.

“Okay, honey, I will after doing the dishes,” Hillary spoke as she went to the kitchen.

“You really don’t have any strategy for this time?” Moon asked with a low tone.

“No, why?” Anon spoke.

“No, it’s just that you were always all strategic and excited, but today you look very calm,” Moon replied.

“Yeah, that was the past. This is the present. I will go and get ready now,” Anon spoke as he stood up from the table and went to his room.

‘In the Forest Hunt Festival, the one who wins gets rewarded along with his family. That’s why this family is so excited to go there with me.

There will be other families too. I don’t know why this Jule guy always participated in this stupid competition when he knew that he wasn’t going to win against Saul. Well, good for you, Jule… Seems like you are going to win today.’ Anon thought as he exited his room and saw that all of the family members are ready to leave as well.

All of them locked the house and took a carriage to the location where the competition was being held.

As soon as they reached the location, they saw a big crowd of people swarming around a big stage in the middle of the city.

Anon walked down from the carriage with Moon, Hillary, and Ian.

“Hmm… Is it just me, or does the crowd in this place get double every year?” Moon asked.

“Honey, our numbers grow every year. That’s a given that the crowd will increase,” Ian explained.

“Well, isn’t that you, Hillary?” A woman’s voice rang in the environment.

Everyone looked at the source and found a woman with purple hair and purple eyes coming towards them with a muscular guy walking right beside her.

‘She is Fauna, Saul’s mother. She never misses a chance to taunt Hillary and me.’

“Oh, Fauna and Saul… How are you?” Hillary asked.

“Hahaha… I am good, darling. How are you and Jule?” She asked.

“Oh, we are good,” Hillary replied.

“You came again, huh? Guess you never learn.” Saul taunted Anon.

Anon kept silent and just looked at him.

‘What a arrogant stupid?’ Anon thought as he smirked.

“Don’t be rude to them, Saul. They get defeated every year doesn’t mean that they will get defeated this year too, right, Hillary?” Fauna asked.

“Y-Yeah…”

‘You say that every year, bitch.’ Hillary thought as she faked her laugh.

Behind the stage…

A man covered in full green clothes is pointing his sword at the village chief.

“You know what to do, right?” He asked with a heavy voice.

“Y-Y-Yes… Please spare my family’s life,” the village chief spoke with a scared expression.