ACIEL'S DIARY : INDIGO
SHEET 1.4: BLACK TIGER

"Take me off!!" I screamed, trying to escape.

But it's all free, whatever I do my body can't move at all. The power on his legs is too strong, this Tiger Spirit actually intends to eat me here.

Pulp—!!

Sounds emerged from his drool dripping on the grass beside me, making my back feel a tickling cold sensation. Cold sweat ran down my forehead, there was no way for me to escape.

Sniff ... Sniff ... Sniffs

The black tiger brought its head closer to my body, then used its nose to sniff the back of my head. My hair was a little interested when he did.

Gawat, this is what is usually done by a cat before eating his food. The tiger opened its mouth, and I closed my eyes to prepare for the worst.

At least don't get sick!!

"Well man, you have a pretty unique scent. Wait a minute, it looks like I've smelled some part of this scent. Give me time to remember ... Ah right, if you see more clearly your face is similar. Give me your face."

The tiger raised its legs from my back, pushed my body to the side and pressed my stomach this time. The same position, only my body turned around.

"Huh?" I still don't understand what's going on, but at least I'm still not eaten. I'd better stay quiet for now and observe the situation progress.

The tiger brought its head closer to me once more and scanned my face, then sniffed the hair that was on my forehead.

"But your hair is black this time and shorter. Anella Luciel, is that you? No, isn't Anella a girl? What the hell is going on here? Did you ask those perverted Kyns to change your appearance and gender? No ... You, are you really Anella Luciel? Say your name."

Huh uh? Anella Luciel's? How could a High-level Spirit know that name? After all it is a name owned by—

"—Mendiang my mother. Anella Luciel is a name that my late mother owned. While I am Aciel Luciel, I am his son."

"uh? His kid? You do have the same scent as Anella and your appearance is obviously a boy. From what you said earlier, it looks like Anella is dead. Boy, can you tell me what his last moments were like?"

Although a little, I was able to catch some traces of the expression that this giant tiger put out in front of me.

That expression ... Is he a mother's spirit acquaintance? Or maybe his friend? Lah, my mother also has the ability to see the Spirits? There's too much information here.

Relax, I must first answer the question.

"I'm sorry, but I don't know about that either. I don't even remember anything about my family, and none of my relatives ever told me about them." I said, shaking my head slowly.

"That's what it looks like, I get it. Even so, imagining that wild girl having a family really made my stomach hurt. If he hadn't died, I might have walked up to him and laughed it out this time." The tiger snorted, the corner of its mouth slightly rising upwards with its four narrowed eyes.

That expression ... I don't know why it looks a little fragile to me. This tiger may have been a friend of mother's when she was alive.

"Removing that, right now that I'm trying to eat your body is another matter. Even if you're Anella's son, I won't hold back." The tiger opened its mouth and placed its fangs close to my head.

The atmosphere around us changed drastically, this goes back to the beginning.

"Huh?! Not want!! Release me!!"

Shit, I think this Tiger might let go of my body if he knew my mother!! I'm off guard!! How'this?! He's gonna eat me!!

A fang of one meter was approaching my body, followed by a bright reddish tongue that came out and licked my face.

"Sine, it might be quite suitable to eat it while drinking wine."

"False! Poems! Shit, my face is covered in fragrant saliva!! What the fuck?! Didn't that saliva have an unpleasant smell?! I don't know why this makes everything feel so weird!! Release me!!"

"A disrespectful brat, how could the saliva of a High-tier Spirit like me have such an unpleasant scent, right? Don't equate me with the lowly Spirit you used to meet. Forget it, I won't eat your body for now. You can calm down."

The tiger raised its legs which overstretched my body, making me a little surprised. I immediately sat down and directed a doubtful look towards him.

"No, you're wrong. Hm ... If not mistaken, Anella had mentioned about this before. Something about saving a profitable thing in order to gain a greater profit in the future. How do humans say that?"

"uh? What do you mean an investment?"

The tiger nodded slowly and wiped his lips with his super long tongue.

"Truly, an Investment. Boy, you said your name was Aciel before, right?"

"uh? Yeah, that's true. What's up with that?"

The tiger lowered its posture, bringing its head closer once more towards me, or rather its four eyes. We looked at it directly, at a fairly close distance.

"Aciel, I'm going to invest in that body of yours. Right now your body is a little thin, even though you have an enormous Spiritual Energy, it will be useless if your race is not tasty. Until the moment you become fat, I will be your guard and protect your body. Besides I have a debt of gratitude because you have freed me from the stone seal, how?"

"uh? Sorry, I'll repeat this. So you're gonna be my guard until I have a body worth eating because right now my body is too thin? That thing you did because you owe me, because I freed you from the stone seal before? Did she?"

"Yes, like that. What say?"

Lah, in the end you will still eat me, right? What about that debt? There's a lot I want to say but I better accept it this time to survive.

"Is that so? I-i understand. Then I accept it."

I stretched out my hand, offering a handshake. On the other hand the Tiger raised its front leg, my hand came into contact with its claws and held it.

I don't really understand the current situation, but at least I'm still alive. That's more than enough.

"Anella Luciel, it's been about seventeen years since I last saw her. He has a slightly different appearance from you, but the aura you exuded has the same pressure."

"Oh yeah, you know my mom, huh? What's she like?"

"Like what, huh? Anella is a wild, brave, careless and very beautiful girl. Just like you, he has the ability to see Spirits. But the people around him couldn't see him, and there wasn't a single person who understood him."

The tiger snorted slightly, then continued.

"That's why he's always alone, always, always alone. His days were spent venturing into the mountains or forests, searching for every Spirit and playing with them all. Of course in the viewpoint of the ordinary people around her, she was just a creepy strange girl."

"Alone ... So just like me, huh? I'm also having a hard time." Unknowingly, I looked up.

The reddish-yellow evening sky slowly began to darken, the surrounding air giving a cold sensation, the leaves falling, followed by the sound of birds returning to their nests.

Ah, I've been here too long. I need to get home soon.

"Oh yeah, I want to ask you one thing. Aciel, what are you doing exploring this mountain? This place is not something that a weak human boy who can't protect himself like you."

"Hm? Oh, I have a promise to meet a fox spirit here. But I didn't find it today, maybe I'll continue the search tomorrow."

"Hm? Fox spirit? How's that?"

"As the name suggests, he has the form of a fox with nine heads and nine tails. Do you know anything about him?"

The Tiger's eyes widened slightly upon hearing what I said.

"Aciel, listen to me carefully.You're in danger right now." Said the Tiger with an emphasis on its tone.

Of course, I don't understand what that means.

"uh? In danger? Whatchu mean?"