The furious Saint Zachary nearly lost his senses—he wanted to tear the snake beastman into shreds.

This wasn’t a falsehood; he had been maintaining a steady advantage in the battle, and the only reason he had not been able to emerge victoriously, was because of his fears of damaging this physical body.

Curtis’s body was the most suitable. Firstly, because stripeless beasts were rare and extremely difficult to find. Secondly, to have reached this level, he couldn’t possibly be too young and would definitely already have a mate. It wouldn’t do if that beastman wasn’t compatible with Irina, either.

Moreover, Curtis’s natural-born talent was even above Saint Zachary’s, making it...