Published at 30th of October 2020 08:53:00 PM
Chapter 4
4 . Chapter 4
“First, there are some things to do before escaping this site . ”
Schiff, who signed a familiar contract, spoke to me, who was sitting with the altar on my back .
“So, what should I do?”
“To have you fight using me, and to gather at least one more familiar . ”
“One more familiar? hmm, anyway, fight using you… What can you do, though?”
When asked, Schiff jumps on my shoulder .
I am surprised that the weight is lighter than I expected .
“Ordinary shape shifters can transform into any living thing or object, but I’m like a so-called mutant species . I can only transform into objects and small creatures like cat . ”
“Hmm… Then, you can’t fight?”
“Listen to the end first . ”
Schiff, who said that, taps my cheek with his tail, stretches his back .
“Don’t be surprised okay? I’m good at three types of support magic . ”
“Is that… Something amazing?”
“Of course . ”
Schiff then shook his tail in a good mood .
…Cute .
“Support magic is, as the word says, a magic that supports others . It’s a hard to learn magic that only humans can learn, but a human friend of me taught that to me . ”
“That person… As expected, is this…”
“Yeah…”
A skeletal corpse that look exhausted while leaning on the altar .
This person was Schiff’ friend…
“She was a good friend . She get lost in this ruin and was trapped here, She helped me whimsically and taught me words, also magic… . and She give me an important name too . ”
“…”
“I wanted to save her, but I didn’t have the power to do so . I still regret until now that I couldn’t do anything for her . ”
Schiff said so sadly .
When I turn to the body again, I put my hands together and close my eyes .
“… Sorry . My talk was off the topic . So, There are three types of support magic that I can handle: Physical Strengthening, Enchant Lightning, and Enchant Fire . Until now, I couldn’t expect much effect from it . But now that I have made a contract with Lord, it’s different . “
“What’s the difference?”
“Being a familiar has made it possible to receive mana through the connection with you . High-purity, high-concentration magical power gives us power . ”
If so, it means that a contract with me was indispensable for him to be useful in fight?
Besides, if Schiff can use that support magic, I can understand the reason for gathering one more companion .
“Then, the reason to gather more companion is to make use of your support magic?”
“Yep . Good, good, you could swallowing the information fast . That’s right . ”
Nods happily and his compliment makes me embarrassed .
“As it is now, there is no choice but to strengthen you . However, that is not the way Tamer fights . Tamer is usually give instructions to the familiar, so good judgement is needed . ”
It’s sound cool, but it looks difficult to do .
Judging the situation in instant is likely to be fatal if I made a mistake, and above all, I need to take care of the life of the monster that fight in my stead .
“I, Can I do it…”
“I’m already your familiar . As long as you ask me for help, I’ll help you as much as I can . That’s also my job . ”
So… so reliable!
Now, even if it’s still a desperate situation for me, but it’s encouraging beacuse of Schiff’ presence .
“First, let’s get out of this place . Do you know the gap I used to enter here?”
“Yeah, from there, right?”
The door blocked by rubble, and there’s a small gap there .
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I was worried that the rubble might collapse,
But, when I looked at it closely, I confirmed the hole, a person could easily pass through it .
“It’s small, but … I think I can pass through…”
“You should be careful about your head . Do you plan to bring that luggage?”
“…Hmm, is there no choice but to leave it?”
I don’t think I can go through this hole with my luggage, and above all, I can’t say for sure whether I will use it in the future .
On the contrary, it is too reckless to move around the ruins infested with monsters with a bag .
So I throw away my bag and umbrella on the spot and enter the gap in the door while leaded by Schiff .
“Ugh…”
“The monsters that become your companions, you could guess their presence . By the way, there’s a dog-headed monster called Kobold, it’s has a light body but powerful . I’m sure it’ll be a help to you . ”
Schiff walks ahead while shaking his tail in a good mood, and I manages to crawl through the gap with a bitter smile .
At the end of the door, an old passage spread out, and rubble was everywhere here as well .
“Well, I already know the location of the Kobold . Let me guide you . ”
“I’ll count on you”
I check the surroundings while following Schiff .
Is this underground… but it doesn’t seem to be that deep as the sunlight pass through the cracks on the ceiling .
Rather than the expanse further below, it seem that this place expanse to the side?
It’s dark and hazy, but there are stone pillars in the visible range .
“This is the place where used to be the Demon King’ castle . ”
“…There is Demon King in this world?”
“Now, another person is calling himself that . Perhaps the reason why Lord and that chosen girl were summoned is also due to the Demon King . ”
This is another fantasy cliche… but I can’t laugh when the one who involved is an acquaintance of mine .
Shishihara, are you okay?
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I don’t know where she was summoned, but I hope she’s not in danger .
“One thing to note . Other than me, there are only a few monsters that you can make a contract to as a familiar . ”
“Is that so?”
“Because you have just awakened as a tamer, currently only two monsters can be contracted as familiars . That’s why you have to choose the next monster carefully . ”
That’s why he recommend me Kobold, because I can use it as a vanguard .
Convinced by Schiff’s words, I continue walks down the aisle, but he suddenly stops without warning .
“Mmm, Kaito, stop . ”
“What’s wrong?”
“Look ahead”
As he told me, I squint at the space beyond the darkness .
Then, something small is bouncing near the wall of the passage .
What is that?
“Pigi-!”
“Pigyu-!”
“Kyu, Kyuuu…”
……Wait, seriously what is it?
Something, something light blue like a balloon, is bouncing and hitting another silver balloon of different colors .
“That’s Slime . ”
“Slime? That thing?”
“It can be dangerous if attacked by them in groups, but as an individual, it’s not that strong, and now they seem crazy about oppressing their own relatives . ”
Speaking of the same family, is that silver color, just different in color?
It sounds like it’s being bullied, it’s kind of pitiful .
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“In the middle is called Mithril Slime . A unique species that is born when slime eats a special mineral called Mithril . ”
“… If it’s unique, isn’t it stronger than ordinary slime?”
“Although it’s quite rare, the mithril that the Slime eat, slows down it’s movement and make it loses the original strength of a slime, so that one can’t even beat regular slime . ”
“…”
Judged from the metallic sound that came out every time it’s hit, probably that Slime is unhurt by the attack . So, it’s clear that the reason for the sorrowful screaming isn’t pain .
When I was looking at the scene in front of me with an indescribable face, Schiff who saw my face jumped on my shoulder .
“Ugh . ”
“Hmm, If it’s just a slime, I think it’s okay? Let’s apply my support magic to you and get rid of that slime . ”
“Schiff… I understand . Let’s do it . ”
…Did he consider my feeling just now?
Anyway, I need to switch my mind and concentrate .
Applying support magic to me means I need to fight it myself .
It’s scary, but it’s better to get used to it with slime rather than fighting in a real battle .
“By the way, Kaito . Do you have any experience in martial arts or swordsmanship?”
“I used to learn karate when I was in elementary school, and every Friday I watched a professional wrestling show that my dad was watching . ”
“Karate? Wrestling? I never heard it, but it sound strong . I can expect good from you . ”
In the first place, I cant really count on karate because because I haven’t done it for so long, so I just vaguely remember it .
When I regret having raised the hurdle myself, I feel the mana flowing from my body to Schiff’ body .
“The first actual battle . The opponent is slime, it’s enough to just drive them away . ”
“Okay, I’ll start by getting used to the support magic . ”
“Alright, then I’ll cast on you . ”
Schiff’ body on my shoulder is wrapped in a faint light, which moves into my body .
As I leave myself to an unprecedented mysterious sensation of strength that I’ve never felt in my body, my mind switched to that of battle .