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Chapter 5

Author: Riva Sandres
I gingerly pressed the back of my hand to the pet’s forehead. Nothing unusual.

But… forehead temperature isn’t reliable.

I vaguely remembered that vets usually check body temp from the other end.

My hand slid down two inches—hadn’t even begun the procedure—when he grabbed my wrist.

“What… are you doing?”

His eyes burned bright red as he glared at me. If not for the faint watery shine in them, I might have actually been scared.

Yep. He’s definitely sick.

Then I remembered what Jackson had said: a gift.

Suddenly it all made sense.

He must’ve worried I couldn’t win against this pet alone, so he slapped a “weakness debuff” on him.

Which meant… if I just stayed here for a day, I could beat this dungeon easily.

Bless Jackson. I mentally awarded him a gold star and prepared to move someplace safer.

But the second I stepped forward, the pet lunged again, nearly knocking me off my feet.

“I… don’t feel good.”

And with that, he collapsed completely.

My heart plummeted.

No way. No w
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