CH 254

“Lars Irving …… so you were a nobleman. It’s not uncommon for some people to want to tame monsters for fun, though. I’ve never introduced myself before. I’m Tanji, nice to meet you.”

“I’m just an adventurer because I won’t inherit the family. Nice to meet you, Tanji.”

“Now then, if we go out this door, it leads to the training grounds, follow me.”

I nodded and followed Tanji through the door. It was clearing as large as the school grounds. After closing the door, I asked Tanji.

“Can I let him out? I think it’s too cramped in the cage.”

“No problem. At first glance, it looks like there is only a wooden fence, but there is a powerful magical barrier that prevents the monster from escaping in the slightest.”

“Heh, I can’t tell at a glance.”

“Watch this, okay? .

When Tanji unleashed his magic, just before the flaming arrow hit the fence, a magic circle like mine and Sarge’s auto protection blocked it. I see…they are using magic on the inside of the fence.

“It’s a powerful barrier in its own right. Look, you’re outside.”

“♪♪”

When I took the mini-treant out of its cage, it had more flowers than usual on its head and was swaying its body from side to side as if it was stretching.

“In its own right, you say …… It’s a magical barrier created by the previous leader of the Order of Wizards, you know.”

“I can use it too, so I know how good it is . Mini-treant, try to attack me.”

“!”

It pondered for a moment, but the mini-treant did as I said, extending its branches to strike my legs. At that moment, after a long time, a magic circle of appears at my feet.

“Geh ……!? That, That’s ancient magic, right? How can someone as young as you be able to use it ……”

“It’s the result of my skill and training, I guess? So, where do I start?”

I’ve been using auto-protection a lot against Tigre-sensei, so I’m pretty proficient at it. I’ve already confirmed that I can defend against the fireball that comes out of Sarge’s mouth.

“You’ve never tamed that Trent too, but it likes you …… Even though you can use ancient magic, and you want to be a tamer …… You’re a strange one, Lars.”

“There’s no harm in remembering it, and it’s necessary. Fortunately, I have a lot more to learn than most people, so I’m going to do what I can while I’m still alive.”

“That’s awesome …… Ahem, well, whatever! Then I’ll do my best to teach you, so be prepared! Sit down in that chair.”

Tanji made me sit down on a random wooden chair that could just as easily be called a log, and the mini-treant climbs into my lap. He brought the blackboard that was propped up on the building in front of me and began to explain.

“Now, for the first lesson, there are actually quite a few things you need to remember before you can start taming. Then I’ll say it now–“

And, he seemed to start with a classroom lecture and started typing on the blackboard. For now, here’s what I need to know.

– You can’t tame monsters that are stronger than you.

– The more you tame them, the more they will become attached to you.

– The number of demons you can tame depends on your magical power.

– It is not recommended to tame monsters that you are incompatible with.

– If you give a monster a name, it will be called “Named” and will be different from other monster.

– You can make a master-servant relationship by inscribing a magic mark on the monster.”

– Even if the master dies, tame will not monster will not disappear.

It seems to be like this.

It seems that there are more, but I was told to start with the basics and keep these in mind.

“– And well, there are some things you won’t understand even if I say it, so I guess you should try it first. The first thing to do is to name that Treant. Then you’ll see a change.”

“Names …… I’m not good at giving names. What name do you want?”

“!”

I lifted the mini-treant and asked, but of course there was no reply, just a cheerful raising of the branches in both hands.

“Don’t give it a funny name, it’ll be too pitiful.”

“I know.”

Tanji, standing in front of me with his arms crossed, smiled at me. That’s a lot of pressure, but I’m still thinking about it. 

Tree …… tree, huh ……. I wonder if a name like “Jumoku” would be better. I wonder if there’s anything like that in the other world …… Like Yggdrasil? This thing is small and it seems too grand …… Oh, that’s right!

“All right, from now on, you’re name will be “Sephiro”.”

I remembered the name Sephiroth, which is the tree of life in the other world. But it was too grandiose and didn’t sound like a name, so I took out the “th” and made it Sephiro.

“♪……!!”

“Oh, that’s a good name. Look, it’s going to change a little.”

Tanji whistled and said this, and the wiggling, happy mini-treant …… Sephiro’s head was in full bloom with more flowers than ever before.

And–

“Ohhhh ……?”

“!!”

On the left side of Sephiro’s head, a large leaf grew like a feather.

“It’s looking stylish now.”

“♪”

Sephiro jumped down from my lap and stood in front of me. Just as I was wondering what he was going to do, the branches of his hands reached out to my sides and he held me up.

“Oh, what is it?”

“!”

He placed me on top of his small head.

“!?”

…… But, my weight would definitely crush him. I heard a crunching sound, so I hurriedly picked up Sephiro and patted him down. 

“A-Are you okay!?”

“Haha, that was too much for him. I guess he thought he could carry you now that he has the strength to carry someone.”

“!”

He seemed to be okay, and he slumped in my hands. It seems that the strength of the branches has increased due to his own ability, but the trunk is not yet strong enough. I mean, he’s small so he can’t help it.

“You don’t have to push yourself, you know. It’s not like you’re useless yet. He’s going to get stronger from now on, isn’t he?”

“Yeah, it depends on him, but as long as he learns to use his abilities, he’ll be fine.”

“What he said.”

“♪”

He seemed to be happy about it and shook his head, making his head bloom. Nevertheless, I wonder why he’s so fond of me? From what he just said, he’s not supposed to like me because I’ve not tamed him yet. 

“All right. Next, we’ll do some taming exercises. I’m going to bring another demon that isn’t like him.”

With that, he headed for one of the cabins in the square. If it’s the other monster …… is it the rampaging boars? For the time being, I decided to play with Saphiro until he came back.

There’s so much going on in the Royal Capital, it’s hard to write it all down …… Shall we go out for a bit?

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Well, there’s the Founder too, after all”

And I’d like to get Letzel and the others out of there too.

“I don’t feel a boss aura that much, though ……”