Chapter 571 The Plan For Submission

Chapter 571 The Plan For Submission

Rey no longer had any [Binding], [Mind Control], or [Domination] Skill at his disposal, so it would be very difficult to get a Summon under his Control.

Using Summoning Magic and controlling the Summons was still within his power—especially Elementals—but Beasts were completely different.

Beasts came from another world, and unlike Monsters who had flesh as their bodies and Mana Cores as hearts, or Elementals who were primarily composed of natural elemental attributes and had some kind of core that functioned as a stabilizer, the Beasts were fully composed of Mana—flesh, core, and all.

They might seem like physical bodies, but ultimately they were simply Mana given form.

Casting Magic to control them wouldn't work at all.

"I guess this is where the difference between Skills and Magic come into play once again..." Rey chuckled as he heard Ater's explanation.

"Precisely!"

With Skills that specifically allow control, as long as the action fell under the purview of the Tier, there really was no limit.

But, with Rey losing the perks of having Control Skills, he could only use Magic to achieve that end. And, as established already, controlling Beasts through Magic was quite impossible.

"If I'm to guess, the laws of this world just differ from the one they're coming from. As such, the kind of Control Magic that can be made using the Magic of this world would prove ineffective on them." Rey rubbed his chin as he analyzed the situation.

Ater shrugged and gave a casual smile.

"Those details are unnecessary, Master. The good news is that we have a nice alternative." Ater once again caused Rey's attention to fall on the shards of the Dyubbuk.

They were slowly closing in on one another, though Ater still had the core in his hands. Visit no(v)eLb(i)n.com for the best novel reading experience

"How exactly do we go about it? It's an item for cursing and establishing binding vows, right?" Rey asked this partly because he was curious about how he would control his new familiar, but also because he wanted to see if the Dyubbuk's function would enable him to somehow bring Alicia back.

Ater hadn't mentioned the possibility yet, but Rey didn't want to give up hope just yet.

"It's simple. We force the creature to enter a binding vow with you, so it will be enforced by this item. Once it is done, a curse will be inflicted on the two of you. Fortunately for you, Master, you are immune to curses, so you aren't bound to your agreement..."

"But the Beast will be bound to theirs... Ater you're a genius!" Rey's eyes widened as he nearly jumped to his feet with a brilliant smile.

"Master, you are too kind. This is just basic logic."

"While I am of the stance that my competence will far exceed any Familiar you would summon, I also have to admit that I most likely won't always be by your side."

"Ater..."

"There are a lot of things in the works at the moment. In order to properly secure your protection, meat shields that can hold the fort until my arrival are necessary."

"... You..."

"That is why I consider this Familiar necessary. It will be a waste not to use something as rare and interesting as the Beast in question." Ater's smile was charming, and it oozed concern for his Master.

But that wasn't all that Rey saw.

'To think I was already thinking he would get along with the new Familiar. He only considers it as a meat shield.'

In Ater's eyes, he would always be the only legitimate Familiar for Rey. Whether or not the boy agreed with that or not was worth deliberation.

"Besides, I personally desire to test out this Dyubbuk and see its effects with my very eyes. I still need to hold off on removing the curse on the Alliance until certain conditions are met, which means this is the only viable option at the moment."

"I see..." Rey leaked out an amused smile as he rose to his feet.

As expected of Ater, there always had to be some sort of caveat—certain hidden intentions—behind his every move.

This quality of his still scared Rey, even though he was the Master.

"So, do you have any place in mind?" Ater asked, referring to where they would perform the entire operation. Despite the question being so sudden, Rey already had a place in mind.

"The Grand Calamity Class Dungeon." Within a moment, space around him and Ater warped, transporting them to the dreary hall that was the Dungeon's ground floor.

The overwhelmingly large expanse greeted them, and they both looked around; as if staring back.

"This place would be really good as a fortress..." Ater murmured, to which Rey's eyes beamed in response.

'Seems I wasn't the only one who thought about it!'

With the two being settled, and the preparations underway, a certain thought suddenly struck Rey.

'I no longer have my Inventory Skill, so... how exactly am I going to get the Familiar?'