"This is the friend I was talking about," Demi said.
"What?" The group looked at her, confused. Then, they quickly realized something.
"This is your friend?"
"But how did you know it was coming?"
"How did you contact it? Why didn't we notice?"
"It's a secret," Demi replied with a mischievous smile. Her eyes had a mysterious gleam in them.
As she spoke, a massive tiger slowly approached. Its presence—that of the king of beasts—sent a chill down everyone's spine, and they instinctively tensed up. Even though they had been joking about petting a tiger, they froze in place now that it was here.
Only Demi remained relaxed, casually waving at the tiger. The tiger slowly ambled over to her.
She patted the spot beside her, and the tiger obediently lay beside her.
The group fell silent at the scene. It was so well-behaved. Why was it so obedient?
The comments section went wild.
"Holy crap! Demi's skills are beyond what I imagined!"
"She's like a beast tamer from a fantasy novel, right?"
"How did she even summon the tiger here? We were all watching her. She was just collecting herbs and chatting with everyone."
"She didn't even make a sound like a beast's roar!"
Demi gently stroked the tiger's head, meeting its gaze for a few seconds before turning to the group, saying, "You wanted to pet the tiger, right? Now you can."
"Can we really?" George asked, doubting what he was seeing.
"Yes. Just make sure to give it some meat later," Demi said.
George cautiously stepped forward, placing his hand on the tiger's back with awe and nervousness.
The tiger, resting on its forelegs, looked completely relaxed and content.
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