CH 429

“Shuu, you’re so cool! His tail is so thick! Ash’s mom looks big and strong too! She’s just like my dad!”

“W-Woof.”

“Grruuu.”

After the introductions were over, Trim hurried out to the yard, where he saw Schneider and Radia running around the yard in a state of excitement.

In the room, Basleigh-sensei, Luciel, and Naru stayed behind to talk, while Makina joined us in the garden.

As for Trim, Nina and Hauzen-san don’t allow their children to do anything dangerous, so I’m sure Ash is the first monster that he saw, so he’s in this state. 

I’ve heard that Aina and Tilia have been training with swords and magic, but considering that they’re four years old and haven’t received any skills yet, it’s not surprising that their curiosity is stronger.

My brother was more interested in playing around with me than studying until he was five.

“I understand that boys like cool things, though.”

“Wow, Trim-kun, you’re hugging a big bear.”

“Aina will do it too!”

“Hehe!”

Radia and Schneider are quiet, so they don’t get angry when they climb on their stomachs or grab their tails and pull them. But it is the role of the tamer to teach them that monsters are scary things, so I call Trim and Schneider.

“Wan?”

“What’s wrong, Lars-niichan? It’s just like my dad said, you’re so awesome! You’ve got a lot of monsters!”

“Thank you, Trim. But Radia, who you just hugged is a Deadly Bear, a monster even Hauzen-san can’t handle, and Schneider is a Viking Wolf, so he’s pretty strong.”

“Yes!”

“I’m here, so it’s okay, but if you ever run into one outside, run away, okay? They’re really scary.”

“Ehhh, but Shuu won’t do anything.”

“Woof.”

Hmmm… This is going to be the “I have a small dog and a big dog bites me” pattern. It’s a rough treatment for now, but I’m going to show her that it’s a little scary. I’ll do it to Aina and Tilia-chan too.

“Schneider, stand over there. And move like you mean it.”

“…… Wan!”

“?”

Trim, Aina, and Tilia-chan gather around as if they’re interested, and they tilt their heads, unsure of what I’m going to do. Right after that, I unleash my magic.

“<Fire Arrow>!”

” ” “What!?” ” “

The three kids scream and look at me as if to say, “What are you doing?”. But Schneider kept his posture low and dodged the Fire Arrow by flying sideways. I had anticipated that and added the Fireball on the place he’ll land, but he evaded it even faster, disappearing from sight for a moment.

“Shuu, he’s so fast!?”

“Aoooooooooooo!”

“Wawa, your fangs …… You’re not going to bite me, right? Eh, you’re coming!?”

“Ha!”

I held Schneider’s chin and stopped him just as he was about to attack the three of them. Then Aina and the others slumped to the ground.

“You get it? Schneider is just a quiet guy here, but he’s really scary. It’s the same reason the monsters in the monsters’ garden, so if you see a monster like him, don’t go near it until you’ve tamed or defeated it. When you grow up, you’ll understand.”

“Trim-kun, look!”

As I was patting the three of them on the head and talking, Makina raised her voice, holding a log. I was wondering what she was going to do, and she threw it to Radia.

“Ah!?”

“Guoooooooh!”

“Uhyaa, I’m scared!?”

Then Radia smashed it with both hands with all her might, and the log crumpled down the middle and fell with a thud, causing Luciela to jump in surprise.

“Whoa ……”

“She’s so strong, isn’t she ……”

“……”

Aina, who was playing on her back while she was over here, opened her mouth and Tilia-chan hid behind Verna-sensei. Trim was looking at Radia with wide eyes, as if he had no words.

“Did you get it, Aina?”

“Yes. I know that monsters that my brother doesn’t have with him, like Radia and Shuu and Ash, will attack us!”

“That’s right. If you know that, you’ll be fine. Tilia-chan …… I think she’ll be fine with the teachers. Trim, how are you doing?”

I put my hands on his shoulders, and he made his hands into fists and shouted.

“Wow! Shuu and Radia are both cool! They’re scary like Lars-niichan said, but they’re still so cool! Maybe it’s because Lars-niichan is taming them? Shuu, put me on your back!”

“Woof!”

Trim looks up at me and says that, then charges at Schneider. H-Hmmm  …… do you understand or not ……? Then Verna-sensei came up to me, laughing.

“Fufu, he’s only four years old, so you might as well wait until he’s older. Lars-kun also did a lot of reckless magic training when he was five.”

“Uh ……”

“Haha, I guess Lars lost. I think he’ll probably notice it by the time he get to the academy. I’m sure Hauzen-san will take him to defeat the monsters.”

“Brother.”

“That’s right. You and Ryuuze fought with the doctor, right?”

“Oh, you mean me ……!?”

When Nora looked at me and Ryuuze with narrowed eyes, we looked away …… Well, kids are best when they’re energetic ……

“I want to be a tamer. What do you think, Shuu?”

“Wanwan.”

“Can I?”

Trim hugged Schneider’s back and talked to him. It seemed that Schneider was his favorite.

“Mother Radia is nice too, I guess?”

“Kuoon♪.”

“She’s Ash’s mother, isn’t she? Wow, she’s so fluffy.”

“Grruuu.”

Tilia-chan, fearlessly, climbed into the lap of the seated Radia and sits on her back with Ash. Well, I think it would help if you were a little more careful? As I was thinking about this, Fath-san broke the silence.

“Well, It’s our job as adults to watch over them. It’s important to warn people of danger, but I don’t think Lars is the right teacher for this!”

“Yes, you’re right. Fath-san is right, Lars-kun will be better off doing something on his own than teaching. Now, I guess those kids are going to play until they’re exhausted.”

As Verna-sensei looked on with narrowed eyes, Kudelica raised her hand and spoke up.

“Yes, yes! I’d like to meet Helena! And also–“

“Eh? What, Kudelica?”

“I want to meet Urka’s girlfriend!”

“What!? Y-You can’t. I think Milfy and the others are busy ……”

“Oh, I like that! I’m on board with that. But first, Fath-san. Can I ask you to have a bout with me? I can see that Makina is getting much stronger. I’d like to see how well I can do, please.”

“Ryuuze, right? What an interesting guy. All right, I’ll fight you a little.”

“Are you sure, Master ……?”

Fath-san nodded and chuckled at Makina’s words.

It’s a chance to see how strong Ryuuze has become, let’s see how he does.