<????> <Day 1>
Everyone left the room, leaving me behind.
A few minutes later, a young maid came into the room with two buckets and put them on the floor for me.
<IT''S MEAL TIME!>
I looked into buckets, ignoring the young maid who left the room.
<Water and Meat.....>
<Is that how dogs are feed ?>
I tried eating the meat and it tasted delicious for no reason.
<Was raw meat that tasty ?>
I am starting to feel myself straying from being human.
Anyway, having finishing my meal and being left alone in the room, I took the chance to look around.
The room I am in looks like a solar which is often seen in western medieval games. It has a fireplace and interesting decorations on the walls.
The only differences in the room was that all the tables and chairs are placed against the wall. I guess it was to make space for the summoning ritual.
As I looked around, I started picking up scents. Not my furry scent, but the scent of a perfume.
The only person who has close contact with me would be Ariel.
<Does young girls put on perfume in the old days ?>
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*DING*
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You have unlocked Sniff.
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Ariel Crimsonheart has been added to your list of Scents.
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<SNIFF WAS A SKILL!? I HAVE A LIST OF SCENTS!? WHY WAS HER SCENT ADDED!?>
I almost growled loudly in anger at notifications.
<Whoever design this notification system must be screwing with me!>
Ignoring the notification in front of me, I continue to focus on my current task while calming down.
Then I noticed some piles of books on the tables and went over there.
At first, the symbols on the books seems foreign to me but as I attempt to read and figure them out, I started to have a splitting headache.
<Aww~>
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*DING*
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You have unlocked Lesser Flame Spirit''s Wisdom.
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You have unlocked Language Comprehension (Olam).
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<Olam ? What does that mean?>
<Wait, how did I managed to unlock it ?>
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You had obtained them when you were a lesser spirit of fire but due to the summoning ritual, your skills are locked until the summoner permits it. As the contract with Ariel Crimsonheart is not a familiar contract, you may obtain or unlock skills as you progress along.
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<The notification spoke!>
<Are you the system who give me those lame notifications?>
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No, I am your wisdom.
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<My wisdom?>
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Yes.
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<Do you mean the Lesser Flame Spirit''s Wisdom ?>
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Yes.
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<So, Wisdom, or err... Do you have a name?>
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No.
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<Hmm... then I shall name you as Wisely, is that alright ?>
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*DING*
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Wisely, the Lesser Flame Spirit''s Wisdom has evolved to Wisely, the Flame Spirit''s Wisdom
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You have unlocked Naming.
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<Naming huh, that would be an interesting skill>
<Wisely, can you give me the description of the Naming skill?>
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No, You do not have the required information.
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<Eh, so does that mean I have to find out about it ?>
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Yes.
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<NUUUUUUUUUUuuuuuuu>
I was depressed for a few hours until the room''s door burst open.
Ariel: FIERY! Look at what I have got for you!
I turned around and saw Ariel holding up a red collar for me to see.
Ariel: Do you like it ?
I nodded to her question and patted her head. She seems to like it.
Walter: Excuse me, Fiery
I did not notice Walter came into the room
Walter: Due to the lack of guest rooms, I am afraid that you have to stay here for the night.
Fiery: It''s alright, Having a roof over my head is better than nothing.
Walter: Very well then. Young Miss, it''s time for your lessons.
Ariel: Walter, can I play with Fiery for a little while? Pretty please?
Walter: Sorry, Young Miss. I am sure that you do understand the consequences if you do not attend your lessons.
Ariel: Fine, I will go.
Ariel said with a pouting face.
Ariel: Fiery, we will play together at a later time, okay?
Fiery: Of course, Young Miss
As I and Walter watched Ariel left the room, Walter turned to speak to me.
Walter: A message from the lady, she said she will have that private conservation in here by tomorrow morning.
Walter: Is it alright with you ?
Fiery: I am alright with that. Please send my thanks to the lady.
Walter: I will give your message to the lady.
Walter left the room after that.
For the rest of the day, I just simply read the books which I just found, played with Ariel, ate another meal and slept till next morning.
<Central Empire, Nahar, Crimsonheart Mansion / Guest Room> <Day 2>
Rose: Fiery, are you listening ?
I was still fidgeting with the red collar that Aerial bought while sitting on the floor. Rose was in front of me sitting on an armchair and sipping a cup of tea from a small round table which was beside the armchair.
Fiery: Sorry, My Lady. Yes, I was listening. It is just that I am not used to being collared.
Rose: Well, that will take time. So what do you think of our world ?
Fiery: Hmm...........
I looked up with eyes closed and folded my arms while trying to come up with an answer.
<This is what I found out from Rose. The current world I am in is called Olam. In Olam, there are five empires and four religions.>
<These are the current empires:
Southern Empire, ruled by Demon Emperor, Flamma
Northern Empire, ruled by Pope Hibernis
Western Empire, ruled by Elven Emperor Artorius
Eastern Empire, ruled by Empress Murasaki
Central Empire, ruled by Monarchess Shamsun
Northern Empire is always at war with Southern Empire and Eastern, Western and Central Empire declared neutrality.>
<Followed by the religions:
Holy Order of Light (Southern Empire)
Black Order of Darkness (Northern Empire)
Spirit Order of Balance (Western Empire)
Divine Order of Paths (Eastern Empire)
Central Empire was the only empire that accepts all religions in spite of their differences. One example of their differences would be marriages. Holy Order does not allow polygamy while the other religions are fine with it.>
<Right now, I am in Nahar, one of the kingdoms of the Central Empire where the Crimsonheart family resides as nobles. The family I am living with was only a branch family. The main family resides in one of the kingdoms of the Western Empire and that is where I found it strange.>
<In fantasy games, elves are known for their beauty, arrogance, pride and lastly hatred for humans and demons. How did the main family manage to live there ? The answer I got was that the main family members was all half-elves. Half-elves like Grim Crimsonheart who has facial features of a human, are forced to leave the Western Empire in order to prevent conflicts from other elves.>
<Grim was a half-elf! I was surprised that guy who was afraid of monsters would be a half-elf. Again, it sounds strange, if he is a half-elf, he should know something about magic.>
<It turned out that he is more interested in gold than magic and becomes a merchant. Thanks to his successful businesses and charitable services, he was popular among people in the kingdom and earned himself a noble position. It was during one of his businesses which he has to personally transport, he met Rose as one of his bodyguards.>
<Rose went on about loving days and adventures with Grim that I have to stop her by asking more questions about the world.>
Rose: So, have you done thinking ?
I reacted to her question by opening my eyes and looking at her.
Fiery: Yes. I am done, My Lady. The world is not as bad as I think.
Rose diverted her eyes from my answer for a while and look at me again.
Rose: If you say so...Is there anything else you want to ask me ?
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Author''s Notes:
As you requested, another chapter.