My Refrigerator Turned Into A Dungeon
Chapter 351

Kangaroo

The bone hammer cuts through the wind, pummeling the massive kangaroo as Serai-san goes wild.

The massive kangaroo tries desperately to fight back. But with no breath left, its eyes and ears useless, its efforts are feeble—it just staggers helplessly. Then, more slime is fired at it, turning the situation into a full-on beating.

"Like I’d let you escape! SLIME!!"

Each swing of the bone hammer echoes with a dull thud, and at this point, it just looks like straight-up animal abuse.

(Hm, wait… animal… preconceptions…!? Hah, could it be!?)

"Here’s… the FINISHING BLOW—!!"

"Hold it!!"

The bone hammer, swung down hard toward the massive kangaroo’s head, stops dead in its tracks.

"Ugh, why’d you stop me, Egetsu-san?! I already decided tonight’s menu is this kangaroo!"

Wait, you were seriously gonna eat it?! Serai-san, furious at having her killer strike interrupted, puffs up in anger—but this is something that absolutely needs to be checked.

"Hold on, Serai-san. That kangaroo… might actually be a real kangaroo!"

"Eh, what do you mean?!"

"It’s like Taro. That guy wasn’t a monster either—just an animal that gained dungeon abilities."

"Huh? So you’re saying because it’s terrifyingly huge, we assumed it was a monster when it might not be?!"

"Exactly. So let’s hold off on finishing it until we know for sure."

"Ugh… I still think it’s totally a monster, but… oh."

While they keep arguing, the massive kangaroo, unable to catch its breath, finally collapses with a heavy thud.

…….

"Hey… that thing’s still following us…"

"Hmm… so it seems. I thought it’d give up back at the valley."

After investigating the massive kangaroo, they concluded it wasn’t a monster—just a regular Earth-dwelling kangaroo.

Monsters always have something off about them.

But while this thing has magical energy, there’s nothing twisted about it. No unnatural horns or fangs, no extra legs or anything.

The only suspicious thing is its excessive mass, but even I share that trait as an ability-user. So, most likely, this massive kangaroo is just a kangaroo that gained dungeon abilities.

Probably, it escaped during the Stampede and wandered into these mountains.

So, to keep it from being attacked by monsters, we took care of it. But the moment it woke up, it got excited and spat at us—so I lost my temper and slapped it silly.

It went flying, crashed into a tree trunk, and was knocked out cold again. But when we started heading back, for some reason, it began following us.

"Still, that jump was insane. Clearing a valley in one leap? Even we can’t do that."

"True. Proportionally, its jumping power rivals a flea’s."

Hmm… maybe it’s a racial trait or some kind of species bonus.

"Heh, being compared to a flea… not sure if that’s a compliment, Egetsu-san."

"Really? Fleas can jump many times their own height. That’s what I meant."

…….

"Wha—hey! Why are you getting in the car?!"

When we climbed into the light van, the massive kangaroo somehow squeezed in too. And it even opened the rear cargo door itself.

"Hmm, smart, just like Taro. And it’s pretty used to people and vehicles. Must’ve been a kangaroo from some zoo."

Snort, huff!

"Ew, it stinks! Hey! Stop breathing on me!"

Serai-san, sitting in the back seat, gets squished as the massive kangaroo crowds in.

"Ughhh! Do something, Egetsu-san!"

"Hmm, usually catching escaped animals is the hard part… Well, it’s already in. Let’s take it back and ask the old man."

"Good idea. We don’t know much about this stuff anyway—best to ask Gramps."

"Wha—?! So I’m stuck like this till we get home?!"

Snort, snort!

"Ew, no! Stop turning your face toward me!!"

"Machi, just tough it out for a bit."

"Ughhhh!!"

…

Once home, Serai-san beelined for the well, scrubbing her face obsessively. Then, still dripping, she stormed into the barn to complain to Gramps.

"I’m hooome, Gramps! Ugh, you won’t believe this!"

"Welcome back, Machi. What’s got ya so worked up?"

"Today, we found a kangaroo in the mountains, and it was such a pain!"

"Oh? Did it act up?"

"Eh? How’d you know?!"

"Used to raise ’em myself. Some were real feisty."

(Wait… what did he just say…?)

"Really?! So, Gramps, you’ll take the kangaroo?"

"Sure, no problem."

"Yay! Oh thank goodness! We had no idea what to do with it. Egetsu-san~! Shizu! Gramps says he’ll take the kangaroo!"

(Ah… no. I think you misunderstood…)

A short while later, Gramps stepped out of the barn—only to freeze, staring up at the massive kangaroo.

Yeah… Gramps. You totally misheard "kangaroo" as "wild duck," didn’t you? You just promised your granddaughter you’d take care of it… How’s this gonna play out?