“Young Master Kanon, incredible…!”

Maria, the maid, gasped, covering her mouth.
Mother clapped her hands in delight.
Father was so shocked, he accidentally spat out his wine.

—That’s right. I had stood up.

At roughly one year and two months old, I shoved aside my baby walker and rose to my feet on my own.
Rabbichu was there, bouncing up and down in front of me, cheering me on.

“We did it, Rabbichu…”

“Kyu!”

That day, I took only a few steps. I fell, cried, and then laughed right after—because Rabbichu was with me.

And that… was the beginning of it all.

Weeks passed. I got the hang of walking. My steps were still wobbly, but I could stop, move, and even fall with style. And every time I fell, Rabbichu would catch me with his wing-like ears.

One day, while we were strolling through the garden… it happened.

“KYAAAAAAAAAA!!”

A maid’s scream tore through the air. I stopped in my tracks and turned.

—A slime.

A dark-red, gelatinous ooze was slithering out from the shadows along the outer wall of the house, silent and sinister.

“A monster!? Here!? Where are the defenses!?”

Mother shouted in panic. Father rushed forward, sword already in hand.

But—

“KYUUUUUUUUUUUU!!”

Rabbichu leapt forward.

“Rabbichu!? Wait, your level right now is—!”

My words didn’t reach anyone.
Rabbichu stood firm, placing himself between me and the oncoming threat.

The slime lashed out with a tendril of goo. Rabbichu blocked it with his wing-like ears. Splat. His ear got a little wet.

A tense silence fell.

“Kyu… u…”

Rabbichu’s eyes began to glow.

That animation… right before a status display? Could it be…!?

“A buff skill!?”

In the next instant, light flared beneath his feet.
A one-star exclusive skill—

“Lucky Smash – Revamped!”

Rabbichu sprang into action. He bounced and slammed the tip of his ear into what looked like the slime’s face. A tiny popping sound echoed.

The slime exploded.

“Y-Yes…!!”

In front of my stunned parents, Rabbichu landed beside me. He spun around once and gave a proud Kyu!

“…That’s my partner. The strongest one-star there is. Don’t underestimate him.”

It was our first battle.

Our first victory.

And the moment everyone saw that I could fight in this world.

That night, I overheard Father muttering to himself.

“…That Rabbichu’s no ordinary monster…”

“Right? He moved like a veteran who’s fought hundreds of battles.”

I couldn’t help but laugh a little.

Hundreds? No, Dad, Mom…

—This guy’s a one-star with a thousand wins and zero losses under his belt.