CHAPTER 69: [69] SUPER PET?

Levi didn’t wait for the little beast to recover from its theatrical embarrassment.

He simply reached out, scooped up the creature in one hand despite its protests and attempts to escape, and carried it with him as he headed toward the bathroom attached to the master bedroom.

The little thief seemed to have realized what Levi wanted to do.

"Squeeeeeeak!" [Heeeeeeeeelp!]

It squeaked desperately and frantically in bloody murder as though Levi was dragging it toward some terrible fate rather than simply planning to give it a bath.

The bathroom was small, with white tile covering the walls and floor and a deep bathtub.

He turned on the water and adjusted the temperature until it was pleasantly warm, then plugged the drain and allowed the tub to fill while he kept a firm grip on his struggling companion.

"Stop struggling!" Levi said with mock sternness as he lowered the little thief into the rising water.

"Squeeeeak!" [I trusted you with my life! But you betrayed me!"

The creature let out a shriek of betrayal, its tiny paws flapping and flailing in vain in the water desperately as it tried to climb up Levi’s arm and escape its watery prison.

Levi grabbed a bar of soap and began scrubbing the little beast’s fur.

The little thief continued protesting loudly, occasionally choking and sputtering as water splashed into its mouth, but Levi didn’t let it escape.

It was during the thorough washing that Levi made an interesting discovery. As he cleaned the little beast’s lower body, he realized that the little thief was actually female.

"Hm. No wonder you were acting all shy earlier," Levi said thoughtfully. "But you’re still a beast, so it’s not really something to be embarrassed about. Animals don’t usually have concepts of modesty."

The little thief glared at him, her tiny eyes blazing with indignation and humiliation.

But Levi was already rinsing the soap from her fur.

After finishing with the little beast, Levi wrapped her thoroughly in a soft towel and set her on the bathroom counter where she continued glaring at him like a kid who had been deceived with lollipop when there’s no lollipop.

Levi then proceeded to wash himself properly. The hot water was incredibly soothing against his muscles, and despite his Supernatural-Grade Regeneration having already healed all his injuries, the simple comfort of being clean was really satisfying to him.

When Levi finally came out from the bathroom feeling refreshed, he found the little beast still sitting exactly where he had left her on the counter, still wrapped in the towel, still glaring at him with obvious resentment.

"No need to glare at me like that," Levi said cheerfully as he scooped her up again despite her halfhearted attempts to avoid his grasp. "You can’t shoot lasers from your eyes anyway, so you’re just wasting your time."

Suddenly, the little beast’s eyes glowed.

"BTZZZZ!"

Two beams of golden light suddenly erupted from its eyes and shot directly at the tiled bathroom walls.

The beam of lasers stabbed directly through the wall and continued forwards until the little beast stopped and then faced Levi then glared at him.

"Eh?! You can actually shoot lasers? Don’t tell me you can fly too?"

Levi was shocked as he brought the beast directly to his face.

The beast snorted and folded its arms as it ignored Levi and looked else were.

Levi chuckled but didn’t take the little beast behavior to heart.

He pondered about the laser eye ability but figured it was ability in just learn. Moreover he couldn’t even figure out the little beast’s rank now but it couldn’t have surpassed him. Even if it did surpass him, it would only be useful to him in the first place.

He shook the distracting thoughts from his head and carried the damp, angry little creature to the master bedroom.

Then he climbed into the bed, which was surprisingly comfortable with high-quality sheets and mattress.

Levi settled himself under the covers with the little beast clutched against his chest.

"Squeeak!"

He ignored grumbling protests and proceeded to sleep.

However, the little beast didn’t try to escape this time and in just a minute, her breathing had evened out and she had fallen asleep.

Levi allowed himself to drift off as well,

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Four hours later, Levi’s eyes flew wide open and he felt completely refreshed.

The rest had been exactly what he needed.

The little beast was still sleeping peacefully against his chest, her tiny body rising and falling with each breath.

Levi came off the bed without waking her.

He dressed himself in clean clothes from his spatial ring, strapped the Severing Abyss saber to his back where the Galactic Guardian Suit secured it properly.

Then he made his way to the cultivation chamber that occupied one of the four rooms in his residence.

The moment Levi entered the cultivation chamber, his eyes widened slightly in surprise.

Along one wall stood three humanoid combat robots.

Each robot stood two meters tall with proportions similar to a well-built human male. According to the information panel mounted near them, these training automatons were comparable to Peak Genetic Soldier in terms of durability and combat strength.

At the center of the chamber was an elevated circular platform approximately three meters in diameter, constructed from a material that Levi immediately recognized as Gladine.

This was an extremely valuable substance that naturally calmed the mind and body, making it dramatically easier to enter deep meditative states and maintain focus during energy circulation exercises.

As Levi approached the platform, he could sense a minty scent from the Gladine which shows it was original.

"This is really nice," Levi murmured as he ran his hand across the smooth Gladine surface. "I wonder what kind of resources building 1 must possess if this is what’s provided to someone ranked 213."

He noticed a control panel mounted on the wall near the entrance and walked over to examine it more closely.

The interface was intuitive, displaying several different operational modes for the chamber.

Currently, the room was set to cultivation mode.

However, there were other options available as well.

Curious about the combat training capabilities, Levi selected the practice mode option and confirmed the change.

Immediately, the Gladine platform in the center of the room began to retract into the floor, at the same time, the three combat robots activated.

They stepped down from their charging stations and stood there.

"Awaiting further instructions!"

Levi chuckled slightly but he made a mental note to explore the combat training features later.