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“If Hiro-chan is going then I will also go!”
“Can’t be helped then…… Just don’t stray away from me okay?”
I the forest, rabbit type mob appear but they are not an aggressive type mob so they won’t attack anyone unless provoked so it’s not a problem. Because of that, they usually hunted by a one hit kill sneak attack which is kinda pitiable.
There are no animal or even the just mentioned rabbit mob. Even slimes would sometimes pop up around here but…… I can’t feel any living being presence around here.
I heard a story before about a beautiful lake inside the forest which was usually used by the girls of Mizell town to take a bath…… or such kind of similar story. Judging from the sound of water, maybe it was that lake that I found.
“N? …… What is it?”
“Hiro-chan. Could you hear that? Some kind of rustling sound”
---- At that moment, my log event window that has been quiet for a while suddenly showing lines of text in a high speed.
- The power of demon king had called for disaster…… Your Fortune skill is rendered 0 for some time.
Such thing had never happened before. Usually, if I am around then Riona’s misfortune would get blocked off totally.
LOG
The rustling sound that Riona heard before, I wonder what it was but ---- I finally noticed it too. And that sound... is coming from up above!
“(Hiro-chan......?)”
I suppress my breathing inside the thicket. And then I realize that the rustling sound that I heard from up above suddenly stopped.
That rustling sound...... that must be the sound of a fluttering wings. And the owner of those wings should be that mighty existence that had been summoned by Riona......
- 《Yuisia》 had transformed into human form.
(Yui......sia...... a monster, that had a name......!?)
(...... who...... is that......)
“...... that should be...... a summon from a demon king...... but......”
(!!!??)
“...... Who......?”
- Your hidden presence has been seen throught by 《Yuisia》!
---- our eyes met each other. Her golden eyes had managed to seize my figure.
In that moment, I had prepared myself for the worst.
In this forest, there are no being that can put me in danger. I have been carelessly regard this place like that.
So even if a very powerful being suddenly appears before him, it was not weird in the least.
“...... child of humans. Not the demon lord......”
LOG
---- and with that, my last trump card had failed. If my [Charm] skill fails then I have no confidence in winning against her if she starts attacking me.
But my mind is totally overpowered by her existence. If I can’t even think straight then allocating my points will be impossible.
“…… I…… don’t know”
(Riona…… get away safe! Please……!)
The little girl starts to come ashore and turn her sight at me who falls down on the ground unable to stand. I gaze her back at her eyes…… and then.
For the last time, at least for this one last time, I want to know the status of the one who might kill me. And with that, her status is displayed inside my mind.
Name: Yuisia
Gender: Female
Level: 10
Job: Empress Dragon
Mana: 412/412
Skill(s):
Magic Grounding (36) Limit Break (5) Maternal (15)
Punch (Bare-handed Fighting 10)
Fire Breath (Sovereign Dragon Innate 10)
Lightning Breath (Sovereign Dragon Innate 10)
Flight (Sovereign Dragon Innate 20)
Evasion Up (Bare-handed Fighting 30)
Shapeshifting [Human] (Sovereign Dragon Innate 30)
Child-rearing (Maternity 10)
Skill points left: 30
(...... I...... don’t want to die)
(...... I...... still....... don’t want to die......!)
“...... I still want to live......!”
LOG
“…… I only protect my treasures. I thought the demon lord is summoning me but…… I was wrong”
LOG
Just when I thought that the little girl body suddenly wrapped inside a blinding light, at the next moment, as if replacing the little girl existence, an elegant dragon figure that has it body wrapped by silver scale appears. It was only 3 meters tall but, when it spreads its wings, it’s all over length reaches almost 10 meters long.
After giving me the last glance, the dragon spread open its wings and in soar up high to the sky in one breath. And in the next moment, its figure is blocked by the trees and gone from sight.
When Riona call my name, my body finally got freed from being frozen and I let out a deep sight. My axe is also fallen from my hand as I feel my energy just suddenly disappear from my limbs.
“…… It’s nothing…… nothing… at all”
“…… Don’t be afraid, ok?”
Even when I face ordinary monster, I never feel any fear for my life. Because most of their attacks won’t be able to hit me or even if it hits, the damage is just negligible that I won’t have to worry about getting die from it.
“…… It’s alright. Everything is alright”
Her might is not something that is impossible to reach. If I had the skill, if my preparation is complete, her might is not something that is impossible for me to achieve.
---- I really want to get it at all cost. In order to know all the mysteries of this world my power are still too lacking.
“Riona…… about what you see just now, please keep it a secret from everyone ok?”
“Good girl…… thank you. After we get back home, let’s play some more alright?”
Riona suddenly glomps at me. And with her warmth, the despair that I felt just now gradually fades.
Also, in my heart, a new target that I have to reach no matter how reckless I go has born.
When [Negotiation] skill reaches level 95, the active skill [Allegiance] will be acquired. When comparing it to another ‘similar’ skill that the tamer [Tame] had, acquiring it just take too much time that no one even bother of raising it so no one even know that this kind of skill exist…… Even I used to think of it as just a consolation prize.
---- But if I can fulfill the conditions and cast [Allegiance] skill, I can even tame that dragon to be my ally.
And at that time, I will sure to know an even higher summit of power that was yet unknown when it was in the game. Just as the skill name literally mean, I will overcome the limits.
“Well…… it’s nothing”
(I just need a few years. After a few years I will definitely become stronger and won’t get scared when I face her off again)
People might call me stupid but I will definitely come to see her again once I get stronger. I can hardly wait for that time to come. This situation made me remember the times at the game when I and my guild member managed to snatch victory from an impossible boss after racking our brain in order to find a way to beat it.
When I take Riona back home, Sarasa-san is also, by chance, come to my house to visit. It seems like she is having tea party time with Mother Remilia because I can see the tea set on the table.
“Yeah. Just a bit, playing around”
Riona seems to be the type who prefers food over flowers. She then asks Sarasa-san to take some of the snacks for her and starts eating them greedily. The way she eats is messy with many crumbs from the snack falling all over. The way she eats is just like a hamster…… if I have to say, it is indeed cute though.
“Oh right, then I will ask my boy about it first okay? Hiroto, Sarasa-san is inviting you to stay at her house for one night. Would you like to go?”
“FWAA! Hiro-chan will come staying at our house!?”
Riona who is still eating her snack suddenly jolted and try to run into me after hearing that but Sarasa-san catches her first and wipes her mouth clean with her handkerchief. After she got all cleaned up, she runs up to me energetically like a puppy taken on a walk.
Father said before that she will definitely grow up into a total babe, and I think his judgment is not wrong. But then again, how to say it, if it was according to my soul’s age, I can’t help feeling like I’ve become this world Hikaru Genji*.
“Hiro-chan, would you sleep together with Riona?”
Sarasa-san looks just as happy as her daughter…… no, she seems to even happier than Riona. As she is a half elf, her appearance still hasn’t changed much since the first time I met her. She is still the same calm and gentle beauty that exudes fresh atmosphere that could heal your heart.
Lately, I’ve been busy with raising my skill and taking care of Riona so my time together with Sarasa-san can be counted. Today’s meeting is also the first time after a while. I even feel something new from our meeting.
Maybe this feeling mostly comes from turning off my [Charm] skill. When I turn it off, it won’t spontaneously discharge and charms random people at whim. The one who joined my party would not be affected by my charm which is a good news but people who are not in my party such as Sarasa-san is susceptible to the charm once they get too close to me. In Riona’s case, her pendant helps protecting her from my charm and help her control her charm skill too.
“Hiroto, don’t cause trouble to Sarasa-san alright?”
“Be careful and have fun in Sarasa-san’s house”