[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reincarnated-as-a-princess-s-pet-with-trash-stat":3,"chapter-reincarnated-as-a-princess-s-pet-with-trash-stat-reincarnated-as-a-princess-s-pet-with-trash-stat-chapter-25":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reincarnated as a Princess's Pet: With Trash Stats, but SSS-Rank Skill",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},896729,1177,"Chapter 25: Potion of Truth","reincarnated-as-a-princess-s-pet-with-trash-stat-chapter-25",25,"\u003Cp>The city carried on as if it were just another normal day, while Max and Elanor continued searching for Moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A little white dragon?\" the orc repeated, scratching his beard. \"Dressed... like a maid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max nodded for the fifth time on the same block, teeth clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Small,\" he clarified. \"About this tall.\" He gestured with his hand. \"Runs fast. Bites.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The merchant looked at them for another second... then slowly shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elanor had already moved on to the next person before Max could even sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excuse me,\" she said, wearing a polite smile that failed to hide her urgency. \"Have you seen a small girl, white scales, bright eyes...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing. Denials. Strange looks. An awkward laugh or two. The city that had seemed picturesque earlier now felt like a maze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moon...\" Max murmured, more to himself than to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She couldn’t have gone far,\" Elanor said, though uncertainty seeped into her voice. \"She’s small. And very noticeable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned a corner... and ran straight into a wall of armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah,\" said Gawain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dangling from one of his arms was a small dwarf with a curly beard and a face painted like a clown. The dwarf kicked the air, hurling insults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max looked at him. Then at Gawain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me...\" he began, \"do you have some weird fetish for carrying people around, or is this just a coincidence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gawain burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He tried to steal my bag,\" he said, giving the dwarf a light shake. \"Pretty agile for such a little guy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me go, you damn bird!\" the dwarf screeched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elanor frowned. She checked her pockets. Her smile vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Max.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One of my bags is gone,\" she said quietly. \"The one with the coins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gawain raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that you mention it...\" He studied the dwarf more closely. \"I was wondering why the little one traveling with you was getting along so well with this thief’s friends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max snapped his head up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean Moon was getting along with thieves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh,\" Gawain replied casually. \"His friends were with her. Holding her hand, laughing. They went down an alley that leads straight to the circus. I thought they were just playing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elanor closed her eyes for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re an idiot,\" she said, with a sweet smile and a perfectly measured voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve heard worse,\" Gawain replied with a shrug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max stepped forward and planted himself in front of the dwarf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you take the girl?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf turned his head away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not talking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gawain laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem,\" he said. \"I’ve got a truth potion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I see it for a second?\" Max asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gawain hesitated... then handed it over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hold him steady,\" Max added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf laughed, spitting a drop of saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m trained, brat. Not even a shitty potion will get the truth out of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max looked at him. A curious smile spread across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh yeah?\" he said. \"Then open wide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised the potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And swallow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf struggled for barely another second before Gawain pried his mouth open like a vise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax,\" the noble said. \"This will be quick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max poured the potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The yellow liquid vanished down the dwarf’s throat with a choking sound. He coughed. His eyes flew wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Max saw the system notification. His skill activated, and the consumable’s effect was amplified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh no...\" he murmured. \"Oh no, no, no...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils dilated. A shiver ran through his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m... I’m poisoned,\" he said in a trembling voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way,\" he suddenly added, \"the bird man is ridiculously sexy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gawain frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The feathers,\" the dwarf continued, speeding up. \"The posture. When he hit me earlier...\" he smiled dreamily. \"I liked it. A lot. I’m jealous of the princess, I wish he looked at me like he does at her... And when he picked me up like that—strong... dominant...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up!\" Gawain roared, furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t!\" the dwarf shrieked. \"I can’t stop! This is horrible! I always hated the circus, but I love the smell of wet sawdust, and I steal because I’m afraid of tall clowns, and once I kissed a gnome thinking it was a woman—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gawain went rigid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Max.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the dwarf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\" he said slowly, \"this is not normal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh,\" Max replied calmly. \"It’s a side effect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I like it when people yell at me!\" the dwarf added. \"And when you hit me just now I felt butterflies in my stomach!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gawain didn’t think twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dwarf’s body went completely limp. Two teeth flew out and clattered across the cobblestones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last, his mouth was shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max looked at the unconscious dwarf. Then at Gawain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect,\" he said. \"Thanks for the help. Now we can’t interrogate him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gawain shook out his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was for the good of everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elanor sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That won’t be necessary,\" she said. \"We already know where to go. We head to the circus and look for answers there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, let’s turn this in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gawain grabbed the dwarf by one leg and started dragging him along the ground like an old sack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the plaza, a guard turned when he saw them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This clown was stealing,\" Elanor said naturally, pointing at him. \"In the name of the crown, I request that you lock him up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard straightened immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the princess, anything,\" he replied. \"I’ll make sure he doesn’t see the light of day again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gawain dropped the dwarf in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good luck,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max decided to check the dwarf’s condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Status: Poisoned ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Status Duration: 23:30 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chose not to say anything, knowing the guards would have to deal with that madness when the man woke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elanor was already looking toward the alley that led to the circus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moonlight was still out there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And time was running out.\u003C\u002Fp>",1004,"2026-06-03T06:02:48.851Z",1,"novelbin.me","f02cae3bcd40775db2b7ba8ea60c7690dc97538c8d97dfddf0028c1708a8a005","reincarnated-as-a-princess-s-pet-with-trash-stat-chapter-181","reincarnated-as-a-princess-s-pet-with-trash-stat-chapter-180",189,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-a-princess-s-pet-with-trash-stat-cover.jpg"]