Chapter 10: The Genius Miguel

Chapter 10: The Genius Miguel

The silver grimoire attracted Miguel's attention. It was more vibrant and metallic compared to his jet-black grimoire, which looked more like a black stone in the shape of a book.

Miguel then shifted his gaze to the creature that Marcel had summoned.

The creature was not big. It was a black and red tortoise, the size of an ordinary dog.

"This beast is called a Volcanic Tortoise. It is known for its tremendous vitality and healing ability. This tortoise has already evolved once and has been nurtured by me to become a Bronze Grade beast from Normal Grade. It just recently evolved, so it's still at Level 1 Bronze Grade, but with its strong vitality, I think it's very suitable to become your first contracted beast. What do you think?"

Just like grimoires, beasts were also graded depending on their strength or rarity. Most beasts start at Normal Grade, then move on to Bronze, Silver and then Gold Grade. Their strength would also be further categorized into levels, with level 1 being the lowest and level 10 being the highest.

Miguel nodded his head and agreed to his arrangement. Although this was not his first contracted 'beast' but second, as the Fiery Empress has already settled herself on his first blank page.

Although he doesn't know the details yet, Miguel was positive that she was a lot stronger compared to this Volcanic Tortoise. Anyway, the Fiery Empress was another secret that he must hide for now, so the existence of the Volcanic Tortoise was a good excuse for him.

"Okay, try to contract this Volcanic Tortoise now. It has already been tamed by me before, so it shouldn't be that hard to make it agree to the contract," Marcel stated as he dispelled his own contract with the Volcanic Tortoise. A pained expression appeared on his face for a brief moment before he nodded his head to Miguel, indicating that he may start.

Miguel nodded his head and finally indicated his intention to the grimoire.

Just like when one wants to summon their grimoire, one must also state their intention to the grimoire and command it to initiate a contract with the beast.

Unlike with the Fiery Empress' case, where the Grimoire itself initiated the contract out of its own volition, this time Miguel's intention was transmitted clearly to it.

The jet-black grimoire pulsated as a dark glow was emitted from it. The pages opened on their own as they landed and settled on the second blank page.

Below the Volcanic Tortoise, a hexagram-like symbol appeared as the Volcanic Tortoise was engulfed by it.

This kid has a limitless future ahead of him. As long as he didn't die young, he was sure that he would even surpass him in the future. Roping him in as early as possible was a good option.

The only problem with Miguel was that he doesn't have an Innate Beast. However, a talented summoner without an Innate Beast was still a few times better than an average summoner with an Innate Beast.

The heavens were fair. Perhaps jealous of his summoning talent, it restricted Miguel and did not allow him to own an Innate Beast or Innate Skill.

"Right, my daughter will return in the next two days. She will bring you and the other newly awakened to the main branch to study and train. There, you'll be learning a lot on how to summon and train your contracted beast properly. Of course, you can also come to me if you have some questions or some needs; I'll try to help as best as I can. After all, you are already part of the Red Family, so it's only natural that I take care of you during this stage," Marcel stated with a straight face.

Miguel nodded his head softly, indicating that he understood. He then turned to look at Sara, who was still awestruck by the series of events that happened in front of her, and said, "Mom, can you leave us alone for a few moments? I have something to discuss with the branch head."

Sara paused for a moment before she nodded her head.

"Alright. Behave in front of the branch head, alright?" she said in a strict tone as she bowed her head to Marcel before living.

After her figure disappeared from their view, Miguel finally turned to look at Marcel, who was also confused about his actions.

It was true that he said that he should come if he has questions, but the questions should not pop up this early, right?

Miguel did not allow him to wait for long, as he said what was on his mind the next moment.

"Alright. Let's stop pretending and cut straight to the chase. You value my talent and want to secure my loyalty this early, right? I don't have any problems with that. But aside from the Volcanic Tortoise that only has some meager Silver Grade potential, what other benefits can you offer me?"

Hearing his straightforward words, Marcel's eyes narrowed into a dangerous slit as he stared warily at Miguel.

His silver grimoire flashed, and a massive creature was summoned in front of him immediately after.

He stood up from his seat and bellowed towards Miguel, "Who are you?!"