I flipped forward in the notebook. At the top left were human names, and next to them, their respective rankings.0

Rena, A-rank, 10 seiron…0

My eyes stopped on that line again. It was a name that I had glossed over the first time I saw it.0

This is a bounty ledger. Why on earth is Rena’s name written here? 0

A hypothesis flashed through my mind.0

Back when I was with Rubia, Rena had been hunted. When I met her in the cave, she had already escaped. If so, then everything aligned. I suddenly recalled how Rena used to say that most humans only sought to exploit her. Maybe that exploitation included a life of slavery.0

That’s why she despised humans so much…0

Clack.0

I shook my skull to erase the thought. Rena hadn’t told me any of this. Unless she said it herself, there was no need to make assumptions. The name in the ledger could be referring to someone else with the same name.0

While I was flipping through the notebook, a faint groan sounded beside me. "U-ugh…"0

I had completely forgotten about the boy. His bruised face came into view, filled with fear. Even though I had decided to erase the...0