Yip!" The fox's bark brought Mike back to reality. The boy then looked at the colorful creature, but this time with much less hatred than before. It was clear that after eating the silver fruit, Mike's impression of the fox had improved significantly. Mike then saw the fox push another silver fruit in his direction before grabbing another fruit and eating it.

  Mike watched the scene of the fox sitting and chewing the fruit. The creature didn’t seem to have reacted as exaggeratedly as he did, but it was clear she was also thoroughly enjoying the pleasurable sensation the fruit left behind. Seeing this, Mike wasted no time. The boy quickly grabbed the other fruit the fox had pushed toward him and threw it into his mouth.

  GULP!

  Once again, Mike felt the incredible sensation of pleasure as the fruit's juice coursed through his body. But this time, when the energy from the juice reacted with his own energy, Mike didn’t feel as ecstatic as before. Of course, it was still great, but perhaps because he had already experienced the sensation once, his body didn’t have the same quick reaction down below.

  When the sensation stopped, Mike didn’t hesitate. The boy sat down on the ground near the fox, who was eating another fruit, and grabbed another one that was on the ground, tossing it into his mouth—his third one so far.

  Thus, human and fox sat side by side, eating the dozens of silver fruits on the ground, relishing the pleasurable sensation each time they ate.

  After nearly an hour of eating, all the fruits on the ground were gone. Mike was lying on his back, looking up at the high ceiling of the area they were in, simply savoring the remnants of the last fruit he had eaten. Mike had no idea how many fruits he had eaten in total, but he knew it was a lot. However, something that intrigued Mike was the fact that, even though he had eaten so many fruits, he didn’t feel full at all. His body was full of energy, but his stomach felt completely empty.

  "Yip!" However, Mike didn’t have time to think much about it, as the fox quickly barked in his ear, causing him to get up. After eating so many silver fruits, Mike’s hatred for the fox had disappeared, and although he still didn’t fully trust the creature, he no longer expected to be suddenly killed by her.

  "Yip! Yip!" The fox jumped joyfully while barking at Mike. Apparently, she wasn’t full either. After Mike stood up, the fox quickly turned and started running toward the large pile of treasures in the center of the hall, making Mike a bit anxious about what was about to happen.

  After receiving the silver fruits from the fox, he really didn’t know what to expect. But seeing the fox running toward the large pile of shiny treasures that seemed worth much more than his own life, Mike grew a bit worried. After all, he had no idea if these treasures belonged to the fox or someone else. But while the boy thought he couldn’t damage the treasures, the colorful fox didn’t seem to care, as she quickly approached the mountain of treasures and jumped directly to the top of it.

  Mike just watched in shock as the fox easily jumped and landed on top of the mountain. Even though he knew the fox could fly easily through the air, this was the first time he had seen it with his own eyes, since the other time the fox had been carrying him on her back.

  "Yip!" The fox barked excitedly from the top of the treasure pile. Mike just stood still, not knowing how to react. He had no idea what the fox’s intentions were this time, but he knew there was no way he could climb up there with her. However, what was about to happen was far from Mike’s expectations.

  THUD!

  Seeing that Mike hadn’t followed her to the top of the pile, the fox seemed a bit dissatisfied with him. She used her tail to strike one of the objects at the top of the pile, sending it flying toward Mike.

  "Ahh! What are you doing?" Mike panicked as he watched the object the fox had hit flying toward him. The object was shaped like a watch and was completely black and red. But at that moment, Mike’s only thought was to not let this "treasure" break or damage any other treasures in the pile while it fell.

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  TING!

  After catching the watch, the boy heard a metallic sound echoing throughout the area. Just the thought of the damage this shock could have caused to these treasures made him shiver. After all, he still didn’t know who these treasures belonged to, but he was sure he didn’t want to pay the price for damaging them.

  TING!

  The metallic sound echoed again when the watch clicked into place on Mike’s wrist. Desperate, Mike ran as fast as he could toward the watch and grabbed it, amazed by the red and black lights it emitted. The boy didn’t expect what was coming next.

  "What’s happening? Let me go!" After the watch fastened to his wrist and wouldn’t come off, Mike tried everything to remove it, even hitting it with a stone, but nothing worked. The boy decided to rest. "Damn, what is this watch?" he muttered. After observing it for a while, he decided to touch it.

  Suddenly, a mysterious voice sounded inside his head.

  [Ding! User detected… Beginning user compatibility evaluation with the system...]

  "Huh?" Mike was extremely confused, not knowing where the mysterious voice was coming from. Again, the mysterious voice sounded inside his head.

  [Ding! Evaluation complete! The user is 100% compatible with the system! Welcome!]

  Mike felt a strange, powerful energy enter his arms and quickly spread through the rest of his body. His chest, stomach, legs, the energy flowed down to his feet before it started moving back up. His legs, stomach, chest, arms, neck, and finally, his head.

  "Ahhhhhhhhh!" Mike felt unbearable pain when the energy reached his head. Unable to bear the pain, the boy quickly lost consciousness and fell face-first into the pile of treasures.

  "Mike!" The fox barked at Mike’s unconscious body. Later, he heard a feminine voice shouting his name. "Mike, are you okay?" A little dazed, not understanding what was happening, Mike muttered, "Yes," looking at the fox. "Wait, I can understand you?" Mike exclaimed, shocked.

  "Finally, we can talk. But first, let me introduce myself. I’m Kitsune, but you can call me Kit." Still confused, Mike replied, "P-pleasure, I’m Mike." "Hahaha, I already know, idiot." Indignant at her audacity, Mike responded, "Hey, you damn fox, what’s going on? Explain everything to me now."

  "Calm down, Mike, I’ll explain everything. Well, what’s on your wrist right now is a very ancient artifact made to enhance your abilities, and as you’ve already noticed, it gives you some extra benefits, like the privilege of speaking with me," the fox said proudly.

  "Proud fox, and what abilities do I gain?" "Well, that depends on you, kid... The more monsters and animals you defeat, the more attacks and magic you’ll be able to copy and use to your advantage," the fox said, looking for treasures in the pile.

  Mike, surprised, fell silent and thought, Well, with this watch, I can finally leave this forest and continue my mission. "But with all this power, you’ve just gained many future enemies, you know? Everyone in the royal family wants this watch, and seeing someone like you without a surname using it will make them furious."

  Thoughtful, Mike replied, "It doesn’t matter, I’ll take them all down and find my brother. They’ll see."

  "For that, you’ll need some training, don’t you think? In that case, I can help you with that," the fox said.

  "Seriously? That would be a huge help." "Of course, but everything has a price. But you’ll find out about that later. Hahaha. Now, hold on to me. Let’s go back to the forest."

  The fox started to glow brighter, and suddenly,

  "BOOM!"

  They were teleported back to the forest. Mike, in disbelief, said, "How can you teleport? Why did you make us fly on that damn bird then?" Kitsune laughed and replied, "Because I love seeing you scared. Hahaha."

  "One day, I’m going to kill you," Mike replied.

  "For that, you’ll need to get at least three times stronger," the fox said.

  "Alright, let’s start the training."I forgot to mention that in addition to defeating your enemies, you can also form alliances and gain their abilities." "For that, I’ll use my human form."

  Suddenly, the fox transformed into a woman about Mike’s age, with half of her hair blue and the other half red. She was very beautiful. Mike, embarrassed, stammered, "Y-YOU HAVE A HUMAN FORM?" As she got closer, Kitsune replied, "Yes, I do. And it seems like you really liked it, huh? Hahaha." Completely flushed, Mike jumped and fell into the stream, soaking himself completely. Kitsune burst out laughing, while Mike cursed.