Musashi and Linz were also stunned as they looked at the girl who was grabbing my left arm. That's right, the princess of this country followed me back. Her Royal Highness Princess Mina Elniya Belfast.
Princess Youmeina politely bowed in front of everyone and greeted them. Her extremely happy smile made my chest feel heavy.
"Yes, my father ordered me to live with Lord Yan Yi, which is the so-called bride's cultivation. I'm a little ignorant of the world and might cause trouble for you. Please give me your advice.」
[You said you want to stay here and live with us? You are the princess, is this…okay?」
Elsa's words were quite reasonable. I think so too. She has been surrounded by many servants so far, and I don't think she'll be able to live alone. To be honest, I was hoping that she would feel exhausted and escape back to the city…
"Miss Elsa, you don't have to be so respectful when you talk to me. In short, I hope that I can help Lord Hiko as much as possible. In order not to be a hindrance, I will work hard.」
She clenched her fists in front of her chest and made a gesture full of energy…so cute. Something's wrong!
[... Specifically?]
" What's wrong?" asked Lyndsey.
[First, I want to log into the guild like everyone else and complete the mission.」
""" Eh!?""
Everyone exclaimed in unison. If she wanted to log into the guild…did that mean she wanted to become an adventurer?？
[Wait a minute, Your Highness. Do you know what it means to accept a quest in the guild?!]？There will be a lot of danger..."
[Don't call me Old Master!]
"Then please call me Mina.」
Princess…You Meina smiled. Oh, this child was unexpectedly strong. He couldn't look down on her just because she was young. In short, of course I won't let her call me master, nor will I let her call me Lord Yan Yi. We now call each other 'Yumina' and 'Mr. Hikoichi'.
"I've already asked Lord Charlotte to guide me on the basics of magic and also learned archery. I think I'm quite strong in this aspect.」
[Arrows and magic…Long-range attacks can indeed help.] Do you have the adaptability to magic?"
[I have the adaptability to the wind, earth, and dark attributes. Although I can only summon three types of summoned beasts now.」
Wind, earth, and darkness were attributes that Lin Sai couldn't use. Even though he was not sure of Yumina's strength…
[Hmm ~ What should I do?]
Else crossed his arms in front of his chest as he faced Lin Sai and Musashi. She asked this to confirm if the two of them wanted to let Yumina join the team.
"…Let's observe her condition first and try to accept the commission. What do you think…?"
[I see. You mean you want to confirm her strength first?」
"That's true. If she was in danger, she could just let Hiko protect her. Then it's settled."
[... Hello?]
Oh, long time no see. Congratulations on your engagement, Hikari.』
[…How did You know…You are a god, so it wouldn't be surprising even if You knew…?]」
" Hahaha, I discovered it by chance. It's rare for me to check on your situation. Things are developing very interestingly!』
The God of Heaven's joyful voice sounded.
"It's not interesting at all... I don't want to get married at this age.」
"The other party is a good girl. Do you have any dissatisfaction with her?」
"No, Yumina is indeed very cute. I think she will definitely become a great beauty in the future. I also like her frank personality. However, this was completely different from marriage!」
You're so old-fashioned. In your current world, polygamy is very common. Once a girl makes you feel good, try to marry them.』
I see…Since the Duke and the King only have one wife each, I thought…No, no, no, that's not the problem! I don't want to open a harem!
" However, everyone is looking forward to your future development.』
[Don't say such things without permission…Hmm?……What do you mean by everyone?」
"They are the gods of the divine realm. After I showed everyone your condition, everyone was very concerned about you. Although everyone was just watching the show.』
欸？What was the meaning of this? Wasn't there only one Heavenly Deity?
"Yeah. I'm the most powerful World God here. There are also the God of Hunting, the God of Love, the God of Swords, the God of Farming, and so on. Especially the God of Love. He's the most interested in you.』
Don't interfere with other people's affairs, God of Love.
"Everybody's talking about how we're going to be at your wedding as family. Ah, this old man is your grandfather!』
[I say…]
Empyrean Gods were probably very free. The groom's party was all Heavenly Deities. What was going on? Although I really don't have any relatives in this world.
[You said it before, right? After sending me to this world, there's no way to interfere with me.」
" To be precise, it's 'I, as a World God, have no way' to interfere with you. However, if this old man were to descend into the human world as a human, there would be no problem.』
" In short, I will cheer for you. You have to think carefully and adopt a lifestyle that you won't regret. I hope you can be happy. Farewell then.』
[Oh…]
I answered ambiguously and hung up on PIDIDIA. It was a lifestyle that he would not regret. Would I regret getting engaged to a twelve-year-old girl? One was a first-year boy, and the other was a sixth-year girl. If I thought about it this way, it felt like there was a huge age gap, but we were only four years apart. My parents are six years apart in age. Some celebrity couples are even thirty years apart. Speaking of which, I haven't had a girlfriend yet, so of course, I don't have any concept of marriage. Seriously, I don't understand anymore. I'll sleep first today. Let's do it.
The next day, we went to the guild together. Because Youmeina's clothes were gorgeous and eye-catching, she changed into the clothes she borrowed from Elsa and Linz. It was a white blouse with a bow on the chest and a black coat, paired with a dark blue skirt and black knee-length stockings. It was clearly someone else's clothes, but it fit her perfectly. size seemed a little too big. In order to make it easier for her to move, she had braided her long golden hair. I originally thought that her eyes would attract attention, but that doesn't seem to be the case in this world. Strange eyes didn't seem to be the same as demon eyes. In this way, her appearance was no different from an ordinary girl. She could clearly be classified as a beautiful girl, but I called her an ordinary girl. There's no need to pursue this matter.
On the way to the guild, I listened to Elsa and Yumina's conversation and silently supported the king in my heart. For the sake of my happiness, you have to work hard. Please think of a way to have another child. I'll use PIDIA to check the recipe for Energy Drinks…No! This is on the premise that I'm marrying Yumina!
[I know. If uncle's family gives birth to a boy, or if I, we give birth to a boy, they can also inherit the throne!」
What did that mean? Also, don't blush because of what you said. You'll infect me. Before heading to the guild, we went to the Weapon House, Bear Hachi, to buy some equipment for Qi Yumina. When I asked her if she had any money on her, she showed me a bag that was filled with coins. She said it was a farewell gift from the king. I had a bad feeling about this. After she agreed to let me see the contents, there were fifty platinum coins in the bag. 50 million yen is too much for a farewell gift... We asked Xiong Ba's boss, Mr. Baral, to show us a bow. Although there were not as many goods here as there were in the capital, the items were still quite complete. After picking out a few bows from all the bows, Meena pulled the strings to confirm the feel. She chose the short and light M-shaped composite bow. Compared to the shooting range, she paid more attention to whether the bow was easy to operate and whether it had good rapid-fire properties. For her petite body, the longbow was indeed not easy to use. She also bought a quiver and a set of 100 arrows. Apart from that, she also bought a set of snow-white leather armor and a set of boots. Alright, that should be enough. We brought Youmeina into the guild that was still bustling with noise. The people in the guild glanced at us as usual. A portion of the men looked at me fiercely. At first, I didn't understand why they did this, but now I do. Else, Lyndsay, and Musashi were the same…I wasn't being biased towards my friends, but they were all quite cute. Seeing me with this group of cute girls, these men would glare at me with a piercing gaze. To be honest, when the girls weren't around, they even came up to me, yelling,
[I don't like you anymore.]
[Let's fight one-on-one]
[Yes ~ We are discussing whether we should accept this commission mission.]」
I took the power of attorney. It's a crusade mission, let me see--
"Five Emperor Apes…What kind of magical beast is this?」
"This is a Giant Ape Magical Beast. Several of them would gather together and attack humans. Due to his low IQ, he often fell into traps. We must be careful of their formidable power, but with our abilities, we should be able to successfully hunt them down.」
This kind of monster was a powerful monster that won with strength. Speaking of which, I found it incredible that so many " Emperors " would gather together. Listening to her explanation, I thought about it as I handed the power of attorney to Yumina. [How is it? Do you have a way to deal with it?"
[No problem, I can do it.]
Our guild card is green, and it goes without saying that Yumina's card is still black for newbies. Yumina doesn't need to cooperate with our level, but she insisted on taking the green quest. Black, purple, green, blue, red, silver, and gold. The adventurer's level would gradually change according to the color, and the meaning was as follows: Black Novice, Purple Apprentice Adventurer, Green Adventurer, Blue Veteran Adventurer, Red First-class Adventurer, Silver Super First-class Adventurer, Gold Hero was roughly like this. Of course, the higher one climbed, the harder it would be to level up. In addition, there were no adventurers like Jin in this country. This meant that heroes weren't easy to find. We'll first bring the letter of authorization to the counter to handle the procedures. The location of the crusade was a forest in the south. After crossing Arenuchuan, they would reach their destination. Unfortunately, I had never visited the south before, so we couldn't use the teleportation gate. We could only borrow a carriage. Else and Linz sat in the driver's seat while Musashi, Yumina, and I sat in the carriage. By the way, even though she was a princess, Youmeina could still ride a horse. No, did she learn it because she was a princess? Or was it because she had once ridden a horse on a long journey? Could it be that in this world, people who didn't know how to ride a horse were in the minority?
"Well, it's troublesome to borrow a carriage every time. I might as well buy one.」
"Carriages are also divided into various grades, but they are all expensive. Moreover, it was very hard to take care of the horses, so they couldn't keep the horses in the Silver Moon.」
That was true. There were pros and cons. To be honest, I really don't know how to take care of a horse. Since I can't take care of it, I shouldn't raise it. While we were talking, the carriage sped forward. Three hours later, we crossed the Arenuchuan and arrived at the Southern Forest. Then, let's look for the traces of the emperor ape. Even though I can search for it with my search engine, if there are any magic beasts within fifty meters, we should be able to find them. Although he could also use long-range perception, which could reduce the danger, it was actually creating a clone with only perception from afar. In the end, it was no different from exploring the forest alone. I looked at the map in PIDIDI. This forest was quite vast. It seemed that it would be quite difficult to find monsters here. The map's search function couldn't help me find creatures and magical beasts…As expected, I could only search with my feet on the ground. When we were about to enter the forest, Meina stopped us.
[I'm sorry, but before I enter the forest, can I use summoning magic?」
[Summoning spell? What do you want to summon?"
Meina pulled some distance away from us and started casting magic.
So that was how it was. Using dogs…no, wolves. With their sense of smell, they should be able to find traces of the magical beasts very soon. [Then I'll leave it to everyone.]
[Seven…what should we do? The mission content is to kill five of them."
"I think it's better to destroy them in one go. If he let one go, it might go back and call its friends.」
[Can Yumina lure the emperor ape here?]」
[It's possible…What do you plan to do?」
"Let's set a trap. If he used earth magic, he could immediately dig a hole.」
After Meina used Earth Magic to dig a few holes, we hid in the shade of a tree. With a roar, a few giant apes chased after Yumina's wolf pack and appeared in front of us. The giant ape was larger than the gorilla, and it had long fangs in its mouth. With pointy ears and red eyes, they chased after the wolves with fierce expressions. When they reached the trap disguised as the ground, the wolves jumped high and jumped over the hole. The giant wolves charged forward without hesitation and fell beautifully into the hole.
" Roar!?"
[Now!]
"Fire is coming, spin the spiral, fire storm.」
The fire tornado that Lyndsay summoned attacked the other two apes that had fallen into the trap. Not long after, the two apes were charred black. Elsa and I dealt a fatal blow to the Emperor Ape that had lost its power. Before we could catch our breath, the remaining four giant apes appeared in front of us from the forest. They waved their thick arms and roared, causing the ground to hum. These giant apes pounced on us.
[Swipe!]
When they charged at us, the leading giant ape fell because of my magic. Next, arrows shot one after another at the fallen giant apes. In the end, Musashi rushed toward its chest and used his body weight to stab the giant ape's heart.
[Strengthened Stamina!]
Else, who was beside Musashi, used a body-strengthening spell and jumped into the arms of the Emperor Ape, continuously striking its abdomen. The giant ape was unable to withstand her attack. After it fell, Meina's wolf pack came to attack it. There were only two giant apes left.
[Thunder is coming, White Lotus Thunder Spear, Lightning Spear!]」
[Flame is coming, the Flame Spear of the Red Flame, the Flame Spear!]」
Meina and Lyndsay would activate the magic. The wind and fire element magic spears pierced into the chests of the two giant apes. Wuhuaga! The two giant apes that were stabbed by the spear let out a wail before they died and fell to the ground one after another. Wow, that's amazing. Yumina's magic skills are comparable to that of Lyndsey's? In other words, the six elemental spells they use are all stronger than mine. Perhaps it's because I'm not very good at adjusting my magic power, but I'm still unable to use high-level spells of the six elements, especially offensive spells. However, I'm quite good at using light-type magic. We took down seven imperial apes. The battle would end like this. This is great. It's easier than I thought. The five wolves jumped into Yumina's shadow and disappeared.
Yumina asked this question because she wanted to know if she was dragging us down. To be honest, not only did she not get in the way, she even helped us a lot. I didn't think that covering fire would be so effective in battle.
[I don't think there's a problem with your strength.」
"Miss Yumina's magic is also quite outstanding.」
"The support from the rear has indeed made my job much easier.」
Everyone expressed their affirmation of Youmeina's strength in order. It was indeed as they said…but it wasn't appropriate to put a twelve-year-old girl in danger…Hmm ~ Seeing that I was deep in thought, the girl stared at me with an uneasy expression. Didn't I tell you? That gaze is against the rules…She didn't do it on purpose, did she?
"... Yumina, please guide me in the future.」
"Alright! Leave it to me! Mr. Yan Yi!"
Yumina hugged me with a smile. Wait a minute, spare me, don't do this to me! Everyone was watching! I managed to push her away and began to collect the parts that would prove the number of kills-the ears of the Emperor Apes.
I sighed softly.
[Is there a problem?]
[Seeing the cute girls surrounding me makes everyone jealous. Because Elsay, Lyndsay, and Musashi, you're all quite cute.」「「「欸？」」」
Everyone froze. What's wrong? Did I say something strange? For men, when they saw other guys surrounded by cute girls, they would want to let out a dissatisfied " tsk ".
" You, you, what nonsense are you talking about, Yan Yi? You really like to joke, you actually said I was cute…"
[Eh? What's wrong?"
「「「……」」」
Why was everyone blushing?
[I-I just said it, Sister!]
The three of them quickly left the forest. What's going on…Someone gently tugged at the sleeve of my coat.
[Mr. Yan Yi, what about me? Am I cute?"
[Hmm? Everyone will think you're cute, right…?」
[Hehe.]
A shy smile appeared on Yumina's face as she hugged me again. I told you not to be like this! After that, we got on the carriage and activated the portal to return to Ressagan. Speaking of which, summoning magic…I haven't tried dark magic yet. The first time I saw a dark element summoning spell was a Lizardman, so I didn't have a good impression of this type of magic…Since there was an animal element summoning beast, I would summon one to sign a contract with it. Next time, please let Meina teach me how to operate it.
In the backyard of the Silver Moon, Mina drew a huge magic circle on the ground. She held a book in one hand and used chalk to draw complicated patterns in the other. It was said that this was a crayon made from compressed magic stone fragments.
After Meina finished drawing the magic array, she stroked the silver wolf she had just summoned. It was said that this individual with a cross on its forehead was the Silver Wolf that had signed a contract with Meina. The Silver Wolves that she had summoned a while ago were all subordinates of this leader wolf. By the way, its name was "Little Silver." Put more effort into naming it! If one signed a contract with a high-ranking magical beast, it seemed that one could even order its subordinates around. The person who used the lizardmen to attack Su should have signed a contract with their leader. [If the other party's conditions are not met, the summoned creature will leave. It would not appear in front of the same person a second time, so there was only one chance to sign the contract.」
So this was the so-called grasp of the moment…Did it mean something wrong?
"Isn't it dangerous to do this? Would the other party suddenly attack the summoner?」
"If they don't sign a contract with you, they can only appear in the magic array and can't come to this world, so there won't be any problems. The magic array could also block long-range attacks. However, if the summoner entered the magic array, it would be a different story. There was also someone who wanted the summoner to compete with it and let it see the summoner's strength.」
[The appearance of the summoned beast here has nothing to do with the summoner's magic power, right?」
"Yes, I've heard of many newbies summoning high-level magical beasts.」
Since that's the case, do I have a chance too? Although everything depended on luck.
[I'll try it first.]
I stood in front of the completed magic array and clapped my hands to focus. Next, I began to gather the dark magic power and gathered it at the center of the magic array. After the black fog gradually lingered inside the magic array, it suddenly brewed an explosive amount of mana.
…Did you call me out?』
Unknowingly, the black fog dispersed, and a huge white tiger appeared in the magic array. Was this guy talking just now? The white tiger had sharp teeth and claws. Its eyes were sharp and filled with oppression. Yet another unexpected magical beast appeared…I could feel the faint ripples of its magic power in the air. It seemed like it wasn't an ordinary tiger.
Oh, you know me?』
The white tiger glared fiercely at Yumina who was crouching behind me and hugging the silver wolf. The silver wolf, Little Silver, also curled up its tail and lowered its ears, looking extremely fearful. With a tiger staring at him, of course he would feel scared. Ah, now I'm the so-called 'tiger in front, wolf in back'! Although the current situation had nothing to do with this proverb.
[Can you stop staring at them? You scared them."
…You're really calm. Bathed in my eyesight and magic, you haven't fallen to the ground yet…interesting.』
"I was shocked at first, but it wasn't a problem after I got used to it. Yumina, what is the White Emperor?」
Yumina looked at me and tried to say something with a trembling voice, but she couldn't speak. It was probably because this white tiger was too oppressive.
[Can you not give people such a big sense of oppression? I can't talk to her like this. Threatening the weak is not something worthy of praise, right?」
"…Alright.』
After I protested to the white tiger, the oppressive feeling it emitted suddenly disappeared. Aiya, this guy was easy to communicate with.
[So? Yumina, what is the White Emperor?」
"Among the magical beasts that can be summoned, the four highest level ones. One of the magical beasts... is the guardian of the West and the Great Dao, and the king of all beasts... It is not a magical beast, but a divine beast.」
Yumina, who was still trembling, stammered. It was a divine beast. If it was the pet of a God, that would be interesting.
…You want to sign a contract with us? I feel like I'm being looked down upon.』
The white tiger stared at me. It twitched its nose and tilted its head slightly.
" How wonderful…I feel a strange power from you. Is this the protection of an elf…No, it's a higher level…What is this?』
The protection of an elf? Unfortunately, I don't know any elves.
" Alright, let me see your magic power and quality. If you want to sign a contract with a divine beast like me, if you only have half of your magic power, it won't be of any use.』
[So I'm going to show you my magic power?」
The tiger let out a scornful laugh. I still have to consider. It means that they might not sign a contract with me. However, the tiger's words were really shocking. The so-called mana exhaustion in video games was the state where MP dropped to 0, right? Will I not be able to use magic for a while? By " almost exhausted," does it mean that I have to inject magic power until my MP is down to 1? Speaking of which, so the magic power would decrease…? Up until now, I had never felt this way when I used magic. 'Previously, Lyndsay said that I have a lot of magic power. Is that the reason?' I walked towards the magic array and touched the white tiger's forehead with my palm. Oh, so furry.
"Can I just inject magic power directly?」
" Yes, pour it in one breath and let me see your magic. Let me say this first. If you faint because of the exhaustion of your magic power, I won't sign a contract with you.』
Well, I didn't want to sign the contract to this extent. If you feel uncomfortable during the process, stop. I don't want to faint.
[Alright, shall I begin?]
I concentrated my magic power and slowly flowed it from my palm to the tiger. Well, I didn't feel any discomfort.
" Oh…What…What's going on…The magic power is too pure…!？』
The tiger muttered something. Speaking of which, Lyndsey once said the same thing to me. Forget it, there was no difference. It seemed that there was no problem. I'll just pour my magic power into it in one go. I increased the amount of magic I injected into the tiger.
'Oh! What, what was going on?』
Hmm, I still don't understand what it feels like to have my magic power reduced. Do I have to inject more? I increased my magic power again. " Woo…This, this is…You, wait a minute…!』
As expected, I still don't understand.
'Wait…wait a minute…don't…ahhhh…!』
"... Stop... Please...!"』
[Mr. Yan Yi!]
Hearing Yumina's voice, I was shocked and looked at the tiger in front of me. Its entire body convulsed, its eyes rolled back, and it was foaming at the mouth. Although it was still standing on the ground, its legs were trembling. Its head seemed to be unable to leave my palm, so it felt like I was forcing it to stand on the ground. I hurriedly stopped injecting magic power. After my palm left, the tiger collapsed to the ground.
[Eh?]
Did I do something wrong? Should I use a healing spell on it? It kept twitching, and its tongue was hanging out.
"The light has come, a stable healing, a healing technique.」
"…I want to ask you a question…After expending all that magic power, do you still have any magic power left?』
White Tiger was speechless. I see. I didn't feel any mana consumption because my mana recovery speed was relatively fast. I understand now.
[Then, regarding the contract…]
"... May I know your name?』
When I heard the 180-degree change in the tiger's tone, I looked at it in disbelief and found that the tiger was quietly bowing to me.
[Name... hmm...]
[Amber, how about this name?]
Amber?』
[Write it like this.]
I wrote the word 'Amber' on the ground.
" The White Tiger that stands beside the King. This name suits me quite well. Thank you. Please call me Amber after this.』
We seem to have signed a contract. Amber slowly walked out of the magic array and came to my side.
" Young lady, I'm no longer the White Emperor. Can you call me Amber?』
" White Emperor," which was Amber, said after Yumi's confused muttering.
The silver wolf Little Silver was still hiding behind Yumina in fear. When it sensed Amber's gaze, it hurriedly disappeared into Yumina's shadow.
"Master, I have a favor to ask of you.』
[What is it?]
" I want to ask you to allow me to stay in this world often.』
[Hmm? What do you mean?"
" Generally speaking, Spellmasters need to consume their own magic power to summon us and maintain our existence. Therefore, if we continue to stay in this world, the magic power of the Spellmasters will be exhausted one day, and we will disappear from this world. That was basically the case. However, your magic power has not decreased at all since the beginning. Since that was the case, in my humble opinion, it would not be a problem for me to stay here often.』
I see. Compared to the amount of magic power needed to maintain the amber's existence, the amount of magic power that my body naturally recovers is probably higher. This won't affect my life, but…
" Hmm…Then, I'll change my posture.』
「欸？」
After saying this, Amber immediately transformed into a little tiger. So it had a way to do that. Its current size was similar to a small dog. Its limbs were fat and short, and its tail was rather thick. The oppressive feeling was reduced by 100%, and its cuteness increased by 100%. Because it looked so cute, I couldn't help but pick it up. Waaaah, it's so furry! At this moment, I felt that summoning Amber was great.
Wow, it spoke! This is even cuter!
[Although it's still a little conspicuous, it doesn't matter.」
"Thank you, then I'll use this appearance.？』
[Ah-so cute-!]!」
Yumina snatched the amber from my hands and hugged it tightly. Her face rubbed against it, causing Amber to flail her limbs and struggle.
" Wait a minute, damn it, can you let go of me! What are you doing?』
[Ah, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Yumina, and I'm Mr. Hiko's bride.」
[You're Master's wife?』
I always felt that it was rare to see the tiger's surprised expression. Speaking of which, she's not my bride yet! For a while, Meina caressed Amber. Even though Amber was exhausted, I still wanted it to endure. Hearing the young girl call herself the master's wife, Hupo did not dare to disobey her. Not long after, it gave up resisting and was at the mercy of the other party. When You Meina was done touching her, it was Elsa's turn to appear in front of us. She was completely immersed in You Meina's previous state, but she touched her three times more than You Meina.
"M-Master, please think of a way!』
"Be patient, they'll stop after a while.」
"What's wrong?』
Thus, we had a new companion, or should I say, a mascot. After everyone has touched enough, let me follow up. I listened to Amber's wails and looked up at the sky. Today was also a good day. The gods live in the celestial heavens, and all things are harmonious and happy.
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