Chapter 250 The New Familiar [Pt 2]

Chapter 250 The New Familiar [Pt 2]

"Congratulations, Alicia."

Ralyks' voice echoed throughout the devastated field as he approached, his dark cape and cloak now fluttering behind him as he walked towards her.

She was still kneeling, the rabbit in front of her, as she looked at him.

"This is quite an impressive summon." He added.

The moment he got a bit closer, the rabbit turned away from Alicia and glared at Ralyks.

'E-eh...?' The girl thought to herself, wondering where all the hostility was coming from.

"It appears you don't like me very much, Alicia. I have to say, that's a little hurtful..."

Alicia felt bad hearing that. She realized her Familiar must have sensed her dislike for Ralyks and acted accordingly.

"No, Snow. He's not an enemy." She quickly patted the white fur of the cute creature, and the thing finally backed off.

The Familiar returned its gaze to Alicia, rushing towards her bosom for something akin to an embrace.

"Looks like it desires to be petted. Do you have experience with animals?" Ralyks asked, almost amusedly.

Alicia smiled as she tickled the belly of the rabbit and gently stroked its head.

"Yes. I have... erm, cats back home. You may not know them, but..."

Alicia thought she saw Ralyks take a few steps back and shudder for a second, but that was probably her imagination.

"A-anyway... I don't think I'll have a problem catering for her."

"Her? What made you draw such a conclusion?"

"I just know it within myself." Alicia responded, stroking the rabbit even more.

The little guy seemed to be enjoying every moment of it, but Ralyks had to ruin the fun with a bit of unnecessary information.

"It's a Beast made of Mana. There's really no Gender or Sex you can give it."

"You think I don't—um... what I meant to say is that I'm well aware of that."

Alicia knew it would be wrong of her to be rude to her instructor, especially since he had shown a fair share of goodwill towards her.

'I still can't get over what he did, but he's not a bad person.'

Yes, Snow had no real sex, but that didn't mean Alicia would look at her just a thing made up of Mana.

It was also strange for her to refer to her Familiar as they/them.

As such, she could only think of the perfect compromise.

Rey found himself nearly sweating within his dark mask.

He had almost messed up his entire arrangement thanks to the existence of Snow.

'[Phantom Projection] is only a B-Tier Skill. That Familiar is too strong and sensitive to notice what is real and what isn't.'

His replacement as Rey was an illusion he had conjured up with that Skill. It worked on everyone with certain base Stats and inferior Levels to compensate.

Even Adonis, despite having an S-Tier Class, was no exception.

'He's weaker in terms of detection compared to Snow. That's probably why he didn't notice.'

However, one look at the Grand Beast told Rey that he already knew his replacement was an illusion.

'There's a chance it would have told Alicia if the projection got too close.'

That was why he had to quickly create this scenario.

'I already know how strong Snow is, but I suppose I can let everyone find out.'

Rey had a perfect method for that.

'I've used the Grand Fire Elemental before, so why don't we switch things up a little?'

Rather than relying on the one with the highest offensive capabilities, he would summon the better tank.

That was practically the best way to test the power of their new addition.

'And the entire thing will let me copy its Skills. A win-win!'

With his thoughts already concluded, Rey began his summoning process.

'[Greater Elemental Summoning (Basic)], and [Divine Elemental Magic]'

With the aid of [Fusion/Fission], the results were established.

"A Grand Earth Elemental."

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[A/N]

Thanks for reading!

Who here wishes she summoned a cat instead? The thing would be OP!