《Bara Summoner [A BL Romance Deckbuilding LitRPG]》 Ch 1 In another place, in another time, there exists a world unique from our own. The world of Extoria, a world with strong links between five worlds that surround it. Mana swells between these worlds which can be utilized be the denizens of these worlds. Through the act of summoning, creatures from these other worlds can be brought to Extoria to act as familiars to the summoner. In the present day, summoning is now a common occurrence with almost all inhabitants of Extoria matched with their own familiars. It¡¯s become a tradition that every year those who have reached the age of 18 participate in a ceremonial ritual where they receive their own familiar that will always stay by their side for life. Our story focuses on one of these participants. The young man¡¯s name was Eugene, and he had a scrawny build with messy black hair and sporting round glasses. He was currently waiting in line with all the other eligible participants, his expression was filled with nervousness. The reason for this was that he was both anxious and excited to receive his own familiar. After all it¡¯ll mean soon, he¡¯ll be having someone around that will be living with him and always be around him. Maybe then he¡¯ll finally have someone to hang out with. Eugene wasn¡¯t exactly the most popular student at his school. Being an unusual case of having little control over his magic, he had a low success rate in conjuring even the most basic spells from his classes and was severely mocked for it. To make matters worse, they find his affinity towards Beastmen weird, as there was the belief that Beastman are nothing more but the most common and simple familiars to summon. All this makes everyone want to avoid him, leaving him lonely at school. He was hoping this ritual would help change that. As he continued to wait in line, watching as each person perform the ritual, Eugene started to ponder what his future familiar will be. Each individual upon their birth is born with a certain affinity to a certain world, most have only one while there are a rare few with two. There are also rumors of people in the past having been able to have an affinity for three, though it¡¯s mostly nothing more than a rumor. While Eugene was deep in thought, there was a sudden tap on his shoulder. He was a bit surprised as he pulled out of his own head and as he looked behind him, he noticed behind him was one of the Demihuman, a sub species of humans who while still looking human had animalistic qualities like ears and tail. This one was as skinny as Eugene was, with ginger red hair and white skin, he had what looked to be red fox ears and tail. ¡°H-hi¡­ uhm¡­I think the line is moving¡­¡± ¡°Oh, uh right my bad eheheheh¡­¡± Eugene immediately caught up with the group falling back in line, with the fox Demihuman right behind me. There was an initial awkwardness and silence between them at first afterwards but Eugene, seeing an opportunity, decided to talk with him. ¡°So¡­isn¡¯t it exciting we¡¯ll be getting our own familiar soon?¡± The Demihuman was taken aback by Eugene talking to him but there seemed to be a small glint in his eyes as he responds ¡°Oh! I-I guess¡­. though I doubt I¡¯ll summon anything other than a Beastman considering I¡¯m a Demihuman¡­n-not that I really mind them¡­¡± The fox then looks away shyly, trying to hide his blush. Not noticing his reaction Eugene continued the conversation, enjoying getting to talk to someone ¡°I¡¯m sure whoever you get is going to be awesome¡± he said in encouraging tone. ¡°Anyway, my name is Eugene what¡¯s yours?¡± Eugene offers his hand for a handshake. ¡°A-Alphonse... it¡¯s really nice to meet you¡­¡± The fox man nervously replies as he shakes his hand. Feeling the air of awkwardness the two began to chat some more, as the line continued. They both had a nice smile on their face as they continued to talk. Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions. ¡°O-oh you like Beastman too?¡± ¡°Sure do, I¡¯m hoping to get one myself.¡± ¡°M-me too¡­¡± Soon enough the instructor in charge of the ritual began to call out ¡°Next in line come forward¡± The person in front of me, a young woman, stepped forward to the platform and prepared, the young man being curious over how it works decided to watch. ¡°Now please step over on the center of the drawn pentagram and we will begin.¡± Following his instructions the woman stepped on the platform and the instructor began to chant. The words coming out of him were hard to figure out, it was like he was speaking a different language. It was having an effect though, the woman suddenly began to glow white, her expression filled with surprise and awe. The glow was getting brighter but just as quickly fades away, in its place the woman stood, holding onto a white crystal as it began to reshape resembling a small wand with a white jewel at the base. It was her mana crystal. She was enjoying her new wand, clearly enjoying its form. After taking her time admiring it, she then noticed a figure standing near her. To her surprise what stood in front of her was a beautiful young man, with two angelic white wings and a halo encrusted with a small yellow color jewel. The man slightly bows to her as she jumped with glee, it seems her new familiar was an angel from the world of Genesis. The two walked off the platform and began to chat with each other and joined the others who had summoned their familiars. Now it was Eugene¡¯s turn, seeing how close he was to summoning his familiar, anxiousness was filling inside him. However, he got a silent good luck from Alphonse as the instructor called him over. As the young man stepped over at the platform, standing on the pentagram, the instructor began to speak, ¡°Now I will begin the incantation, close your eyes and focus. Picture in your head the creature you wish to have by your side, develop a connection and bind it with a link, it can be anything from a chain to a simple string.¡± Eugene nodded, understanding his instructions as the instructor began the ritual chant as the young man closed his eyes. Out of nowhere it felt like everything around him was disappearing, and everything was going dark. Suddenly he found himself floating at an endless vortex in space. It was strange, he should have been panicking, but instead he found himself strangely calm and relaxed. He tried to call out but there was no noise coming out, and nothing responded, everything was silent. He figured this was probably part of the ritual and this was the moment where he would have to decide what his familiar would be. It was difficult though, there were so many ideas in his head on who he would want. He always liked the idea of having a big strong Beastman at his side to protect him, but also fun loving and a blast to hang out with and who could relax on the couch with at times. He also considered a cool looking Dragonoid, he heard that some of them were even ninjas. Just the thought of a scaled ninja protecting him from the shadows was the most impressive thing ever. Plus, he heard they can be really loyal too. There was also the idea of having a mechanical companion around, now this may sound a bit ridiculous to some people, but Eugene always loved the idea of having a robot butler around to help take care of him. It was a bit embarrassing to admit though, so he never really brought it up and it¡¯s not like there actually is a robot butler out there for him anyway, but you never know. He just couldn¡¯t decide, they all sounded like a great idea to him! It was too difficult for him to pick just one, Eugene sighed to himself over his indecision and wished he could have all three. Though deep down he knew what he really wanted most of all was some true companions that would stick by his side. As soon as those thoughts crossed his mind there were suddenly multiple voices reaching out to him. They all sounded uniquely distinct, but they all spoke the same words. ¡°So, you wish to make a contract with me?¡± they all asked in unison. ¡°Y-yes¡± was all he could muster, finding it interesting his mouth was now making sounds. There was a bit of silence for a bit, as if the voices were deciding whether to agree to answer or not but eventually, they responded. ¡°Then let us form the contract.¡± As soon as those words were spoken three different hands began to reach towards Eugene from the vortex. They all wanted to grab his hand and Eugene in turn floated towards them but as he drew closer, he felt intense pressure. It almost felt like it was pushing him back, the pressure getting stronger the closer he got, but Eugene wouldn¡¯t give up. ¡°I¡¯m this close to finally having a companion of my own! I won¡¯t let this stop me now!!¡± With all his strength Eugene pushed through and slowly but surely, he made it, the three hands all grabbed his hand together. Red strings begin to form from their pinkies and connect to one another as the voices all speak. ¡°Now the link has been established. Greetings, my summoner.¡± Ch 2 As Eugene opened his eyes, he found himself back on the platform, everything seemed to be normal. He noticed there was something in his hand, it was a black deck box with a pentagram symbol at the front, and at the center of it an orange jewel was embedded. From what he can gathered it was probably his mana crystal¡¯s shape, what a strange look¡­ But if this was his mana crystal then that must mean the summoning ritual was a success!! Eugene frantically looked around, wanting to see what kind of familiar he had summoned. But suddenly, several gasps can be heard from everyone. ¡°H-how???¡± ¡°This is ridiculous! Why is this happening to a weirdo like him?!¡± He was confused about everyone¡¯s reaction, wondering why until he realized it might be because of my summoning ritual, did he mess up somehow? Worried over that thought Eugene frantically looked around only to find to his relief to see three figures before him. Did that mean he summoned three familiars?! That¡¯s amazing! Eugene was clearly excited; he didn¡¯t think this would happen. He took a closer look at them, wanting to know what they looked like. The first one was a muscle defined black dragon with interesting red patterns running across his arms and legs as well as covering his chest, belly, and lower chin. He had white hair with black tips with some of it covering his right eye, he had purple eyes with yellow sclera and had red horns and red spikes coming from the back of his head. His outfit consisted of a purple leather ninja-like gear that looked a bit singed at the shoulders, a headband with symbols that he couldn¡¯t recognize and a red scarf. And had straps filled with different types of weapons on his legs and a short sword sheathed at his back. He had a serious expression on his face and had his arms crossed, Eugene couldn¡¯t help but find him cool. The next familiar was a Beastman of the black bull species. He had a large muscular frame and was easily the largest of the three and had a lot of fur coming out of his arms and an interesting wild west like design on his head, possibly a tattoo or a pattern on his fur. He was wearing what looked like a biker outfit with a blue leather jacket with spikes on the shoulders, cowboy-like pants with chains hanging on each hip, and a white tank top as his undershirt. Despite his large stature he was giving off a relaxed vibe and Eugene could feel he would be at ease around him, maybe even feel safe around him. And finally, the last familiar looked rather mechanical, probably a robot from the technologically advanced world of Jiwonda. He was the smallest of the three but definitely still taller compared to Eugene and his model looked like the designs of a wolf Beastman. His body was the color of sky-blue, his eyes were like LEDs which lighted up to show expression to mimic eyes. His ears were pointing up and upon closer inspection seemed to have what looked like mics attached, probably to help him hear. He had a professional posture which reminded him of a butler but what was most striking of all was what he was wearing, it was... was¡­ Eugene started to panic; his arms were flailing as he instinctively tried to cover the wolf up. Even if he was a robot, this was just too embarrassing for Eugene and he tried to ignore the chatter behind him, he had to act quickly. He inched closer to the robot¡¯s ¡®ear¡¯ and whispered, ¡°C-can you please go change into something more appropriate please!?¡± The robot familiar was unresponsive at first, his LED eyes¡¯ expression changing from red colored with closed eyes to that of blue colored sad expression before returning back to before and responding. ¡°Understood. Following command.¡± The robot familiar obediently walked away as Eugene was trying to keep any more onlookers from looking. Once he was out of sight the man could only sigh in relief, his cheeks still flushing over the embarrassing ordeal. After a bit of awkward silence, the instructor began to speak up. If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. ¡°W-well¡­ seems something rare has occurred among us today. I had only heard rumors about some people who had summoned more than one familiar but for there to be three amazing¡­ Congratulations Mr. Eugene, I wish you all good health together.¡± ¡°Th-thank you¡­¡± Eugene nervously walked away, his familiars following behind. He was too embarrassed to even look at everyone as he tried to find a corner away out of site of everyone else. The instructor called over the next participant for the ritual, the Demihuman that Eugene spoke to earlier Alphonse. Eugene watched as he began his summoning ritual. With nothing else to do he decided to at least get to know his new companions, With the black bull Beastman already starting the conversation bursting in a hearty laugh. ¡°HAHAHAHA I must say this is by far the most unique summoning I ever participated in! I can tell right away this will be most interesting!¡± He then began to wrap his large arm around the human. ¡°So, you¡¯re going to be my new boss now huh?! Name¡¯s Sife, it¡¯s nice to meet you, boss!!¡± Sife¡¯s positive energy was rather infectious, and Eugene found himself feeling a bit more comfortable as he greeted him back ¡°Nice to meet you Sife, my names Eugene¡± He then looked towards the dragon ¡°And what¡¯s your name?¡± As soon as Eugene¡¯s focus was focused on him the dragon quickly kneeled in my knee while lowering his head, ¡°Greetings milord, you can call me Ryuze, it is an honor to be assigned to serve under your will. I am ready to fulfill any task you ask of me.¡± He definitely was being respectful towards his summoner, though Eugene thought he was acting cool, he couldn¡¯t help but feel a little nervous about being treated like this. Ryuze then continued ¡°I do say, this is most unusual, to have summoned three familiars. My lord must probably hold great strength.¡± Eugene was quick to deny ¡°Oh no no, I¡¯m really nothing special. I can barely cast the most basic spells!¡± It seemed the Dragonoid wanted to ask further but respected his summoner¡¯s reluctance into delving deeper into it. Meanwhile, it seemed the robot had finally returned, and he was dressed in what Eugene could only describe as a black butler suit, with a few gold linings and a pressed red rose in his pocket. As he approached Eugene, he straightened his stance with one arm behind his back and the other gently pressed to his chest, showing off a respectful bow towards his summoner. ¡°Command executed master Eugene.¡± Eugene was quick to pick up on that ¡°Wait¡­You know my name??¡± The robot¡¯s LED eyes changed yellow and gave a happy expression as he responded, ¡°Why yes master Eugene, I was designed specifically tailored towards your preferences.¡± ¡°W-wait does that mean that last outfit was-¡± The robot nodded in agreement as he continued, his expression changing to sadness. ¡°Why yes even that, though your reaction was not as calculated sadly...¡± Sife could only chuckle softly to himself, clearly finding the whole ordeal a little funny and Eugene could only blush and quickly changed the subject ¡°A-anyway¡­ what is your name?¡± The robot¡¯s eyes lit up as he responded to his summoner¡¯s question ¡°This unit¡¯s serial number is A62.¡± The man could only tilt his head in confusion, ¡°A62? Seems a little hard to say, isn¡¯t there any other way to call you?¡± ¡°As I am designated towards you, you have the authority to change my name as desired.¡± Eugene pondered on this for a bit, trying to consider what kind of name would suit the robot butler ¡°How about Abdul, if you take the A and use 6 like B and the number 2 sounds similar to dul. Does that sound like a good name?¡± The lights on his eyes seem to brighten and expressed joy ¡°Processing¡­¡­ understood, this unit shall now be addressed as Abdul. Greetings master.¡± After the introductions were in order the bull Beastman, Sife, wrapped his arm around Ryuze. The black dragon was clearly looking annoyed but chose not to say anything as Sife announced. ¡°Alright now that we¡¯re done getting to know each other I think it¡¯s about time we properly celebrated our summoning what do you say? ~¡± The dragon gave a simple response with very little expression ¡°Only if lord Eugene desires it. ¡° ¡°Man, you¡¯re one of those uptight people, aren¡¯t you? ~¡± The Beastman laughed, which only further annoyed Ryuze, his expression only becoming more intense and focused on him. Sensing the growing animosity between those two Eugene decided to check up on Alphonse and see how his ritual was going. Alphonse seemed to be in the middle of concentrating as mana was swelling around him, the human could only look on in amazement as more power continued to draw closer close to Alphonse and surround him. But it didn¡¯t take long before it started to become overwhelming, and it was clear the fox Demihuman was struggling against it until. BOOM!! The accumulated energy bursts! The power overwhelmed and staggered everyone present. Alphonse himself was knocked unconscious. Smoke filled the area as an imposing figured can be seen within as a howl that trembles the hearts of everyone echoed across. Ch 3 The great howl echoes around, fear filling across the hearts of everyone as they begin to panic, many rushing to flee from the site of the creature. As there were only students who had just summoned their familiars, the only one who could handle the creature was the instructor in charge. As the energy dispersed, the figure started to come into view and what appeared was what looked like a wild husky Beastman. But he was adorned with black sharp looking tattoos adorned across his body indicating he was actually a demon from the world of Terminus of the Sin of Pride. He was wearing tattered clothes and he had shackles on his neck, arms, and legs with broken chains hanging on each one giving him the appearance of a prisoner. He was snarling like an untamed beast that was ready to attack anyone that came near him. Seeing how bad the situation was the instructor began to take charge, ¡°The familiar is out of control! With his Summoner unconscious there¡¯s nothing preventing him from wreaking havoc everywhere. I¡¯ll do my best to subdue the creature while everyone evacuates!¡± With his declaration the instructor pressed his own mana crystal, a decorative badge pinned on his shirt, as a shark Beastman materializes near him. As he reads the situation, he looks towards his Summoner and nodded understanding what needs to be done. The instructor takes hold of his badge and aims it towards the beast as large, pressurized water gushes out of it and lands at the crazed beast causing him to stagger back. But that only captured the beast¡¯s ire as it glared back at the instructor, wildly snarling at them as he roars loudly. The sound piercing through their ears stopping them in place. The shark man managed to resist it as he conjures out a trident ready to continue the attack with his summoner following right after. The instructor conjures another stream of water at the beast at the same time the shark Beastman springs forwards, trident at hand, for a direct attack. But unlike before he dodges them both effortlessly and goes for the counterattack, first twisting to claw at the oncoming shark. He managed to react just fast enough to use his trident to block but it was pointless as the beast tears through his weapon, causing significant damage to the shark, pushing him back. The beast then sprints towards the instructor, The shark was too weakened to help his summoner and in a desperate attempt to defend himself used his badge to conjure a floating water shield in front of him. As the beast swings his claw it connects with the water shield, managing to slow down as it cuts through. It still manages to connect him through, but the slowed speed managed to reduce the damage he would take. But even that wasn¡¯t enough to stop the upcoming damage, knocking him back as well. ¡°Gahh! How strong is this beast!?¡± No sooner had the beast finished his counterattack than he came for another strike of his claws, attacking them before they could get back up. They collapse, showing no sign of regaining consciousness any time soon. Eugene could only watch the fight in silence. The way the beast attacks sent a chill down the human¡¯s back. His legs were trembling in fear of what was going to happen next. Not only for himself but also for the others as well. He wasn¡¯t sure if he should do something, just the thought of facing this beast is practically certain death. But¡­ if they don¡¯t do something soon or if they decide to run away, what will happen to Alphonse¡­ he was still unconscious at the heat of the madness. As these thoughts swirled around his mind, the beast prepares his claws to finish off his defeated opponents. But as he inches close to landing the final blow, two black hands grab hold and pins him in place. It was Sife, the black bull was giving off a calm smile while winking at his summoner, ¡°Well now, can¡¯t keep letting you go on a rampage, especially since it¡¯s upsetting my boss now, can¡¯t I? ~¡± Eugene was completely surprised over his familiar¡¯s actions ¡°Sife what are you doing?!¡± ¡°Hope you don¡¯t mind bossman, but you look like you wanted to help that fox man out and I just couldn¡¯t resist those cute innocent eyes of yours. ~¡± His face couldn¡¯t help but heat up from that flirty comment, and it different help that he was giving him such a friendly grin. Sife meanwhile though, was starting to show signs of struggle on keeping the beast at bay. ¡°D-don¡¯t know how much longer I can hold on though, could use a little help here~¡± In response to his call for help the dragon and robot walk forward as Ryuze spoke up. Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. ¡°Give the command my lord and I swear I shall fell any opponent who dares defy you! ~¡± The dragon¡¯s normally stoic expression soon changes to one full of excitement, a toothy grin plastered across his face, one more sinister in comparison to Sife¡¯s calm smile. It was easy to tell the dragon ninja was just itching to join in the fight. Abdul himself gave his own declaration. A tone more of matter of fact than anything else ¡°Possible battle detected. Awaiting order to attack Master Eugene. Shall this unit engage?¡± It seems everyone was raring to go and the look in their eyes made it hard for Eugene to say no. ¡°¡­. Ok, just be careful.¡± ¡°As you desire Lord Eugene! ~¡± ¡°Order received. Executing Command!¡± They both began to move in swift action, Ryuze¡¯s movement proving to fast as he practically disappears from sight, leaving only a streak of shadow behind. Abdul meanwhile lifts his left hand as the middle of his palm begins to open up showing a hollow center only for light to quickly start to form from it. ¡°Charging¡­ Energy at 80%...90%... Energy cannon at 100%¡± his LED eyes soon changed to cross hair as his focus is towards the beast. ¡°Target locked on. Fire!¡± The built-up light soon bursts from his hand, quickly shooting across the field and directly towards the two pinned beasts. Despite that Sife kept his smile, ¡°Welp that¡¯s my queue to leave bye bye~¡± He then lets go of the beast and jumps out of the way before the blast could reach them, leaving the beast to take the full force of the attack. The energy explodes upon contact, the force of the impact was enough to cause the beast to stagger back. Smoke spews out of Abdul¡¯s hand before he begins to charge again ¡°Direct hit. Preparing next attack.¡± Sensing the danger of the blast, the beast switches his target towards the robot, springing into action at full speed. ¡°Target closing in, Relocating.¡± Abdul quickly tries to move away from the husky but proves to be too slow to keep his distance. The beast prepares to tear into his metallic frame until- ¡°RRAAGGHHH!!¡± The beast howls in pain, a metal blade piercing through his shoulder from behind, stopping him in his track. As voice whispers near his ear ¡°Better watch your back, wouldn¡¯t want anything bad to happen~¡± Standing behind the beast, Ryuze seemed to have appeared from nowhere, blade in hand as it continued to pierce through his shoulder. This seems to only aggravate the beast further as he tries to grab the blade only to find it and the dragon has already disappeared. He wildly looked at his surroundings, only to feel the temperature build up from above. As Ryuze is up in the air, making an interesting hand gesture with one hand and holding an open scroll with the other. ¡°Now Burn! Ninja Art: Burst Blossom!¡± The dragon points his fingers towards the beast as burst of fire in an image of a flower suddenly explodes at him. He winces from the burning sensation leaving Ryuze enough time to disappear once more. ¡°Don¡¯t forget about me!~¡± Sife started to charge at the beast in a stampede, head first like a mad bull in a rodeo. The initial confusion caused the beast to barely grab Sife by the horns but not without taking an impactful head butt to the chest pushing him back. ¡°Sorry buddy but grabbing the horns isn¡¯t such a good idea~¡± With great strength Sife managed to tilt his forcing the beast¡¯s arms to move with him and with the slight imbalance the bull grabs the beast by the arms and forces him to let go and causing him to flip and in that moment he was off the ground. ¡°Impact: Uppercut!¡± A strong punch landed on his stomach, with more strength than the bull initially showed for the moment as it causes the beast to fly to the air, leaving him totally defenseless. ¡°Good now I¡¯ll behead him right here!¡± Ryuze calls out higher up in the air with his wings momentarily shown. As he prepares his blade and descends down, it¡¯s aim was for the back of the neck of the beast, inching clo- ¡°Please don¡¯t kill him!¡± Eugene called out. Despite the danger of his proclamation, the human couldn¡¯t stomach the idea of someone getting killed, even him. Not only that he was thinking about the fox Demihuman and thought it was only right he should have to decide what should be done with him. That proclamation was enough to force Ryuze to stop, as if some force was keeping him from going through with it. And in that brief hesitation Ryuze noticed that the beast was already looking straight at him, as if he already saw him coming. Before he could react, Ryuze felt a hand grab him by the head and fling him towards the ground crashing him right at Abdul. ¡°E-error¡­s-sustaining heavy damage.¡± The robot could only mutter as exposed wires could be seen coming out of the various joints in his body. ¡°well now¡­this is bad¡± Sife gave a nervous look as the beast now has his eyes on him and lands right on top of him, using his body as a cushion for his fall. The impact forces the bull to be pinned on the ground as he uses all his strength to try to get the beast off him to no avail. Eugene needed to do something and quickly, he grabbed his mana crystal, the deck case and desperately tried to figure out how it works with no luck. ¡°Come on work already!¡± Things were looking grim, with all three familiars in a dangerous situation Eugene was the only one left that could do something, but he felt useless¡­ and because of that he was about to lose his new companions¡­ He¡¯s going to be alone¡­ Alone¡­ With that word echoing in his head, everything starts to go dark around him. Everything seemed to stop around him as he found himself back in that same void from before. As a voice is heard in his head. ¡°Do you wish to change your fate? Be warned that your power is an unstable one if you¡¯re not careful you may face dire consequences. Do you still wish to proceed?¡± With no other choice Eugene could only nod in agreement. ¡°Very well, but I shall restrict your power for now until you learn to better handle its true strength.¡± At that moment Eugene felt something within him compress and shrink, he didn¡¯t know what it was. ¡°Now, may your hold over fate be realized!!¡± Ch 4 As Eugene returned to reality, he noticed that the deck case was starting to glow as five shining cards started to float in front of him. He couldn¡¯t believe his eyes; his mana crystal had finally worked! Though¡­ he couldn¡¯t quite figure out what these cards exactly do. Upon closer inspection, he noticed there was some writing on these cards. It had titles, effects, types, and even an illustration. It¡¯s like they were cards out of a trading card game. Was¡­. Was his ability some kind of weird card game?! Eugene was panicking, after all how is a card game supposed to help him in this situation. Though desperate to try anything Eugene took a closer look at each card to see what effects they could have.
Healing Circle Beast Shield Shadow Intercept Frost Breaker Strength Booster
Heal allies within circle for 30 seconds. Increase effect with additional MP Block and push back enemy attack Switch locations between two targeted allies/self Equip target with Ice Gauntlets and provide ice element Increase Strength of target depending on amount of MP used
Cost: 10 MP Cost: 5 MP Cost: 20 MP Cost: 20 MP Cost: 1/more MP
Instant Instant Instant Equipment Instant
After trying to figure out each cards¡¯ effect Sife started to call out to him. ¡°Uhm if you¡¯re done examining those floating lights of yours boss, I could really use the help now!¡± Sife was sweating like crazy, and his arms were about to give out, the look on the beast¡¯s eyes was like that of a hunter ready to attack its prey. If nothing was done now things would be going to go very badly for Sife. With little thought Eugene grabbed the Strength Booster card and tossed it at Sife. Despite the distance, the card flies through the air and quickly hits the bull, but to his surprise the light only disappears and envelops Sife. ¡°Huh? Wait¡­. My strength, I can feel it increasing!! HAHAHA amazing boss!!¡± His arms start to push back, forcing the beast back as Sife releases himself from the beast¡¯s grip. ¡°I-it worked¡­.it worked!!¡± The human cheered over the success but quickly composed himself. Everyone was still badly injured, and he needed to do something. He remembered seeing a card that might help and tossed it to the ground. ¡°Healing Circle!!¡± A green circle of light started to envelop the area around everyone, gathering around Eugene and his allies as the damage they sustain start to automatically repair themselves. Ryuze and Abdul got up, regaining composure which relieved Eugene. ¡°Oh, thank goodne- Wait¡­. What is that floating over their heads?¡± Sure enough, Eugene noticed something floating on top of everyone¡¯s heads detailing information to him like as if he was playing a video game. ¡°W-what is all this?¡± The dragon panicked, checking his surroundings, and examining the situation.
Ryuze
HP 70/150
MP 60/200
TP 80/150
It was then Ryuze noticed that his body was regenerating, returning some life back to him. ¡°My wounds are healing at such a rapid rate, the power enveloped in this light. Interesting¡­¡± He suddenly started to chuckle loudly; a devious smirk formed across his usually stoic face. ¡°HAHAHA TRULY INTERESTING!!~ Seems I have acquired a most interesting lord indeed! ~¡± The story has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation. Meanwhile, Abdul was examining his body as he noticed the exposed wires and damaged parts where had mostly recovered. ¡°Scanning¡­ analysis complete. Repairs have been made and this unit is no longer in critical condition. Body now at 60% functionality, impressive master.¡± A bright expression was made across the robot¡¯s face.
Abdul
HP 100/170
HT 70%
TP 100/100
¡°Hehe quite an interesting ability you have their boss, can¡¯t wait to see what else you can do~¡± The Beastman chuckles as he flexes his arms with a big grin, still feeling the effects of Strength Booster.
Sife
HP 100/250
MP 50/50
TP 50/200
This was fascinating for Eugene, it really looked like something out of a game. From what he can gather HP probably means Health points, which is a bit concerning since everyone is around half their max points. Sife seemed to have the most which would make him the beefiest which uhm definitely tracks as far as Eugene was concerned. It did strike him as a bit unusual to see that Ryuze, the dragon with definite muscles, would have less health than the leaner looking robot, though he guess he can chalk it up to him having a harder exterior, not that there¡¯s anything wrong with that. varied Eugene shook his head, right now he needed to focus. He noticed he had only three cards left, he definitely needed more than that so then thought of placing his hand over his deck case, he imitated a drawing motion and to his surprise it worked! A new glowing card had appeared in his hand and followed it as he motioned it to the group of cards in front of him.
Recycle
Draw Cards depending on cost
Cost: Discard
Instant
While looking at the card description, Eugene couldn¡¯t help but squint his eyes, while the card can be useful for filtering out the cards he has on hand, right now it¡¯s too short to afford to sacrifice any of them at this moment! He tries to draw for another card only to get a notification to appear in front of him.
Time until next draw: 12 sec
Eugene was about to panic again as he noticed a timer notification across the corner of his eye, while twelve seconds may not sound like a lot, this was a life-or-death situation! The beast was already getting ready for another attack, and he looked really angry. ¡°Now now boss, take a deep breath, you got this~¡± Sife¡¯s voice suddenly echoed, soothing Eugene¡¯s nerves for a bit. ¡°That is right my lord, it is our duty as your familiars to protect you. Focus on support and give us our orders as needed.¡± Ryuze stated, bruised but already ready for the next round. His focus, completely towards his target. With confirmation from his familiars Eugene began to gain more confidence. Now feeling calm and ready Eugene began to give his instructions, with a more commanding tone ¡°Alright Sife I need you to use your extra strength to keep him pinned again!¡± ¡°Aye aye boss! ~¡± Sife immediately charges at the beast and grabs his hands and keeps him pinned once again. ¡°Why hello there, shall we have this dance once more? ~¡± ¡°RRRRAAGGGGHH!!¡± The beast could only growl in frustration, finding himself back in the same position as before, though he finds it harder than last time due to the bull¡¯s extra strength. ¡°Alright Ryuze I¡¯ll need you to evacuate everyone to safety!¡± ¡°Your will shall be done my lord.¡± The dragon bows before disappearing. He notices that the timer was reset and immediately drew another card, hoping for something useful. Unfortunately it was just another Strength Booster card, he¡¯s going to have to make it work somehow. ¡°Abdul, can you fire something faster and more rapidly than your last shot?¡± The robot presented his hand as the tips of his fingers open up to reveal it also hollow. ¡°Affirmative Master Eugene, switching to Auto-Fire Mode.¡± ¡°Good, Sife pull back and Abdul fire at him as soon as they separate!¡± Without hesitation the two followed their summoner¡¯s instructions. ¡°Well hope to tangle with you again~¡± Sife let¡¯s go of the beast¡¯s hands who in then was ready to jab him with his claws but was immediately stopped when a barrage of light blast him. ¡°Suppressing enemy target.¡± Seizing the moment they created, Eugene threw another card towards the beastman. ¡°Sife equip this Frost Breaker! Maybe we can freeze him in place!¡± ¡°Good idea boss!~¡± The bull clenches his fista in the air while unnecessarily posing as the glowing card crashes to him and and light envelops his hands and transform into jagged ice gauntlets around his fingers. ¡°Come and let me help you chillax babe!~¡± Sife just can¡¯t help himself on teasing the husky. Most would have found this annoying but to Eugene, he was admiring over how he could stay calm and confident despite the danger. Meanwhile, Ryuze had return from retrieving everyone and kneeled behind Eugene. ¡°Everyone is secured and safe, what is your next desire my lord?¡± Eugene jumped for a moment after suddenly hearing Ryuze behind him but quickly adjusted himself as he drew another card, this time another Healing Circle. ¡°O-oh good job Ryuze, we¡¯re going to have Sife slow him down with those ice gauntlets I need you to provide back up for him.¡± ¡°Understood my lord, your will shall be done!¡± The next moment Ryuze joined the battle, blade at hand while Sife was busy punching at the beast, causing ice to form around his body with each hit he takes. Ryuze meanwhile focused on restricting his movement, slashing towards any sign of large movement the husky made, as the ice spreads faster than they can break. Abdul himself had decided it best he kept himself close to his summoner¡¯s side, ready to defend him as needed. It seemed like everything was going to be alright, soon the beast would be stopped and everyone will be alright. Eugene could only sigh in relief over almost finishing this when he suddenly had a thought. He decided to see if he could see the beast¡¯s stats and started to concentrate. At first he couldn¡¯t really see anything, so he tried to focus harder until he managed to pull up his stats, but what he saw terrified the man.
????
HP 400/????
MP ????/????
TP ????/????
It was unbelievable, his stats were unrecognizable! Exactly how strong is he?!! As Eugene was busy dealing with the horrifying revelation, things were starting to take the turn for the worse. As everyone continued the plan on freezing the beast in place, the pressure that was coming from the beast starts to condense. While before it felt like it was leaking out of him the power he was emitting was now wrapping around him, fully in his control. The ice on him suddenly cracks as he easily breaks himself free. The wild nature of the beast was slowly disappearing, leaving only something else entirely different, composure. The beast was now standing before everyone dignified, his stance was practically regal, while his eyes gave a strong impression as if he was looking down on everyone. He started to speak, his tone that of dominance. ¡°Congratulations, despite being such simple low lives you have proven to be mildly capable. Come now, let me show you the powers a high class being such as myself can wield.¡± Ch 5 Fear started to fill the air, everyone was exhausted after giving everything they got against the wild untamed beast, only to find that wild side of his disappearing and leaving only a civilized and composed creature that was talking. The strength and power he conveyed before failed in comparison to what he was showing now. Before the power he was presenting felt overwhelming but uncontrolled and it felt like it was leaking out all over, now though they were all contained and properly harnessed. It felt like one wrong step could spell their doom. ¡°Come now, aren¡¯t we going to continue our little scuffle? Where¡¯s that confidence you low lives were showing before? Don¡¯t tell me that¡¯s all you have; you should be able to entertain me even more than that~¡± The beast let out a reverberating laugh, one that only fills everyone with more dread. He raises his claw to his face, as his gaze at everyone practically pierces through them. ¡°H-hey boss¡­ I think this is more than we can handle¡­ got anything else up in your sleeve?¡± There was visible sweat flowing through Sife¡¯s forehead, even someone like him was starting to show signs of nervousness. But he wasn¡¯t planning to give up if his summoner wasn¡¯t. ¡°Hmm if you all will not continue then I shall instead! ~¡± This creature jumps right at Sife, his claw ready and aimed at his vitals, and unlike the chaotic way he was using his claws before this time there was more precision as he curved his fingers together into a single point. The bull readies himself, preparing to take the hit, though there was a lack of confidence in his body. He doubted he was going to survive this unscathed. Eugene could sense this as well and without thinking threw the Beast Shield towards them as a large shield with the emblem of a beastly creature materializing in front of Sife, protecting him from the attack and pushing the beast back. ¡°Well now, what a rather versatile magic your summoner possesses. Unfortunately for you it won¡¯t be enough to even match my strength! Here, let I Ripley show you what I am capable of! ~¡± The beast who was calling himself Ripley calmly raised his claw, it didn¡¯t look like he was going for the same pouncing attack he has been using up to now. Power and mana were coursing through his fingertips; gathering and swirling around him as he prepared something different. Suddenly, chains started to form around Eugene filled with the same malicious mana as Ripley¡¯s. They began to move and twist as they started to surround the human who themselves were starting to grow worried. The chains then began to come after Eugene, intending to attack and bind at him. ¡°Master Eugene watch out!!¡± Suddenly Eugene found himself pushed to the side and away from the danger as the chains began to bind someone else, Abdul. ¡°A-Abdul why did you do that?¡± It was no use, the chains had Abdul helplessly wrapped up. ¡°Master Eugene¡¯s safety is my top priority.¡± The robot happily said, even in his bound state. ¡°My my what a loyal little familiar you have there, even though such act was futile. ~¡± The husky raised his claw once more, intending to use the same attack once more only for a kunai to catch his attention and stopping his spell. ¡°Well well, let¡¯s see what kind of fire will come out of this lizard! ~¡± That lizard comment managed to anger Ryuze as the pupils in his eyes began to dilate and his mouth begins to snarl showing more of his fangs. With scroll and blade in each hand the dragon leaps up in the air and begins his hand sign ready to unleash a fiery blaze at the husky. ¡°Now turn to ash! Ninja Art: Wildfire Garden!¡± Soon a volley of orbs of fire conjure in front of the dragon as they begin to rain down on the demon. Each orb explodes upon contact causing a scene of fire and smoke fill the area around Ripley. Using the cover of his attack Ryuze prepares his blade with a sense of where his target is and goes in for the finisher, making sure to obey his lord¡¯s request he makes sure to avoid any vital organs. He thrust his trusty blade through the smoke, confident that he had hit his mark, but to his surprise he found it stuck, unable to move it. As the smoke clears Ripley stands before everyone, unscathed while surrounded by various chains shielding him all the while Ryuze¡¯s sword is chained up and with a simple pull from the demon the sword leaves its master¡¯s hands as the dragon tumbles to his knees. If you stumble upon this narrative on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. Ryuze wasn¡¯t looking too good, he was breathing heavily and barely keeping himself from falling unconscious, Eugene took a look at his stats and unfortunately his worry was confirmed.
Ryuze
HP 20/150
MP 25/200
TP 30/150
¡°An weak fire but what should I expected from a simple low life, though I expected more. I had heard the Dragonoids of the world of Shokan no Kuni was much more intense than that. My, how disappointing.¡± The demon couldn¡¯t help but mock Ryuze while he was down, he really did look down on everyone else. With little motivation he lifted his claw, ready to finish off the dragon for good. But Eugene wasn¡¯t going to let that happen, he quickly grabbed one of his cards and activated it. ¡°Shadow Intercept!!¡± As Ripley began to slash at his enemy, Ryuze gently closed his eyes, accepting his fate but in the next moment, he suddenly found himself next to the tied up Abdul as a scream can be heard near the demon and as he looks he was surprised from the site before him. Eugene laid on the ground shaking. Tears flowing from his eyes as he was screaming in pain. At his back, his shirt was shredded with obvious signs that the demon had clawed at his back. Ryuze was in utter disbelief, ¡°Why¡­ my lord why did you do that?! We¡¯re supposed to be your shields not the other way around!¡± Eugene couldn¡¯t answer, the pain was too much for him. He could barely even move his hands, even as he desperately tries to grab one of his cards. Sife pulls up his fists, preparing himself for the worse. He was the last one left standing and there didn¡¯t seem like much hope left. ¡°I¡¯d say we are starting to run out of options. We¡¯re going to need some kind of miracle to pull through for us!¡± ¡°Well looks like you¡¯re the last one left, I must say you all really put up a good show for me. But every good show must come to an end.~¡± The powerful aura coursing through the demon spreads across the entire area as dark chains engulfed in demonic flames pop out of the ground. ¡°Now it¡¯s time to send you low lives down to the deepest parts of the aby-¡± Suddenly the sounds of a pen can be heard, as a figure begins to writing inside a book. The chains soon stop ¡°in place as the demon soon realizes he had lost control over his chains.¡± Ripley gave a look of annoyed confusion from that statement ¡°What are you talking about, as if I could lose control over my ch-¡­.what?.... Th-they¡¯re not responding to me! YOU!! WHAT DID YOU DO?!!¡± The demon was furious, to have someone impede on his strength was nothing more but an insult to him! He peered closer at the figure to see who it was ¡°you¡­ my Summoner!?¡± it was the fox Demihuman Alphonse who was continuing writing on his book, which turned out to be his mana crystal. ¡°I won¡¯t let you make a fool of me any longer!¡± And as the beast readies to jump at his Summoner ¡°The chains soon turn on their master! As they begin to bind and restrict the beast in his place!¡± ¡°GGHHH!!!¡± ¡°And as the demon finds himself subdued, the ritual contract set between familiar and Summoner can finally be complete¡­. With additional rules added for the demon!¡± ¡°no¡­NOO!!!¡± Ripley begins to tear through his chains to no avail as new ones begin to form to replace the broken ones. ¡°First rule, the familiar is only able to attack anyone his Summoner, or anyone he gives the same authority, allows¡± Two chains soon attach themselves to the cuffs on his hands, replacing the broken ones that were dangling there before. ¡°Second rule, the familiar must obey the commands of his Summoner.¡± Two more chains binds themselves on him this time on the cuffs on his legs. It slows Ripley down, who could only struggle against the pull of his own chains. ¡°And for the last rule, the familiar¡¯s powers will be sealed, his strength will be limited , only allowed to unleash his full might when his Summoner, or those he gives the authority, unlocks the seal temporarily.¡± The last rule seemed to cause Ripley to panic ¡°No¡­NO ANYTHING BUT THAT!!! ¡± He tried to tear against the chains in his cuffs, but it was useless. They wouldn¡¯t even budge for him. The final chain soon attaches itself to the cuff on his neck as the rules have been set. The demon falls to his knees, as he can already feel his power diminish. Despair was written across his face over the loss of the strength he was proud of. That despair, however, soon begins to change into rage. ¡°CURSE YOU, YOU LOWLY WORM! YOU¡¯LL PAY FOR THIS TRANSGRES-¡± Without delay, Alphonse began to utter a single word, a command. ¡°Sleep¡± In that instance, Ripley¡¯s body suddenly loses its energy, as he drops to the ground as his eyes close. Upon closer inspection, his chest was heaving to indicate that he was indeed asleep. Sensing that the danger was finally over, Alphonse fell to his knees, relief washing over his body. ¡°¡­.and I thought that Eugene guy had a crazy summoning¡­.¡± Ch 6 After what seemed like a long time, Eugene began to open his eyes. The last thing he remembered was aching in pain from the demon¡¯s attack. He must have blacked out not long after that and quickly looked around for the danger. To his relief it seemed things had settled down, he noticed the demon beast on the ground unconscious. His familiars were at his side, exhausted but otherwise fine. Sife seemingly giving me his usual smile while his expression showed his worry. Abdul¡¯s eyes were giving a sad emote as he tended to Eugene¡¯s wounds with a first aid kit. Meanwhile Ryuze was crossing his arms, his gaze looking away from his summoner. As they noticed their summoner waking up, all three started to show signs of relief. Abdul gave off a happy expression as he continued to administer aid. ¡°Thank goodness you are alright Master Eugene! Please keep still for now, this unit is currently conducting medical aid.¡± Eugene nodded in understanding, still feeling in pain, and wasn¡¯t looking forward to moving at the moment. ¡°And is everyone alright?¡± Sife heartly laugh as he patted the human on the head. ¡°Hunky dory boss!! We all maybe ruffed up but otherwise we¡¯re fine!!~¡± It was at that moment Ryuze finally looked at Eugene¡¯s direction, clearly still feeling frustrated. ¡°Alright?! We all were soundly beaten! And my lord almost died!!¡± Tension was starting to run high as everyone fell silent and all Eugene could do was meekly look away before saying. ¡°I-I¡¯m sorry¡­.¡± Realizing what he was doing Ryuze sighed as he looked away again. ¡°No there is nothing for you to apologize for my lord. Whatever you decide goes, I just don¡¯t get why you saved me like that¡­.¡± A look of painful confusion plastered across the dragon¡¯s face. Though Eugene couldn¡¯t really hear that last statement, he seemed more worried that he may have upset Ryuze somehow. He wanted to change the subject so asked about the demon. ¡°So, what¡¯s going to happen to him?¡± It was Sife who decided to further explain the situation. ¡°So, thing is his summoner, that fox Demihuman, managed to subdue and suppress his powers. The authorities are currently trying to calm the situation down and providing aid to those who need it. They actually were here earlier but our robot friend here insisted on helping you recover. They have that fox currently on standby, questioning him for details and they said that once we all recover, we should leave and return home.¡± Once Abdul finished bandaging up Eugene¡¯s repairs, he got the other two¡¯s assistance in helping the human up. ¡°Maintenance has concluded, we are free to leave master Eugene.¡± Sife lowered himself to Eugene¡¯s height while pointing at his back. ¡°Here, let me carry you back boss, you can direct us where our new home is on the way. ~¡± Eugene nervously nodded as he gets help getting on the bull¡¯s back. Once he was securely in place, he guided everyone back to his home. All the while the black dragon dutifully kept his guard up, keeping track of anyone who was coming near Eugene, which only gave him some sideways glances. He could already hear some of them whispering about him, which he chose to ignore. After some time, they managed to reach their destination. To everyone¡¯s surprise, and Eugene¡¯s embarrassment, the house was a white colored villa. Larger than most of the homes they passed, if it wasn¡¯t for the fact it was a distance away from other communities, it would have stood out rather easily. Everyone was rather flabbergasted, Sife had a rather exaggerated expression on his face while Ryuze could only look on in silence. Abdul meanwhile looked rather giddy, like a kid on a candy store. All Eugene could do was muster a nervous laugh; it was the reaction he expected from them. He then proceeded to explain himself a little. Love what you''re reading? Discover and support the author on the platform they originally published on. ¡°So uhm yeah¡­ my mom has a high position in management which means we have a bit of a higher income than most¡­¡± ¡°HAHAHA Well now aren¡¯t you full of surprises boss!!¡± the cheeriness returns back to the bull. ¡°It¡¯s a rather large home to defend lord Eugene. But I shall endeavor to meet your expectations my lord.¡± ¡°O-oh there¡¯s no need to do all that Ryuze. It¡¯s o-¡­. Wait where¡¯s Abdul?¡± Sife pointed in the direction of the house, showing Abdul already opening the door, holding it for them to come inside as he lowered his head. ¡°He immediately went to the house while we were busy chatting. I guess he got really excited to check out the house.¡± Everyone went inside, Abdul going in last once he confirmed everyone went in first. They all took in the sight inside the house, it was rather spacious, the living room had an open concept making navigating around the other rooms easy. There were two large couches facing towards a 50-inch TV hanging on the wall with a few small bookshelves nearby. ¡°Mr. Sife, would you gently set master Eugene on the couch so he may recover while I prepare us a meal?¡± Abdul asked as he proceeded towards the kitchen and rummage through the fridge. The Beastman gave a thumbs up as he did as he was asked. ¡°Nice and comfy now boss. ~¡± ¡°Thank you¡± Meanwhile Ryuze started to observe the building. ¡°I shall check the perimeter to confirm its safety.¡± He disappears as a shadow to fulfill his self-assigned task, leaving Eugene sitting on the couch with Sife laying on the other one, already getting comfy. After some time, Abdul finished preparing for the meal for everyone having made some vegetable stir fry and gathered everyone to the dinner table, though Sife insisted to eating on the couch, which Abdul denied his request. The dinner table consisted of six chairs, some of which were designed to handle the weight and size of even the sturdiest of familiars, which was perfect for Sife. Ryuze on the other hand was insisting that he¡¯d eat once Eugene had finished, giving Sife an annoyed gaze as he stated it. Though he easily gave in once Eugene asked him to, though not before grumbling to himself about how unusual it was. It was a nice dinner, and Eugene was having a good time having some company for dinner for once. Afterwards everyone decided to relax a bit for the rest of the night. Seeing the opportunity, Eugene started to ask to know more about his familiars. Sife described himself as a typical citizen in his home world of Beastria, saying there¡¯s not much more about him though Eugene suspects there¡¯s more to him than that, especially with an outfit like that but kept quiet. Ryuze described his home world of Shokan no Kuni, with their beautiful landscapes and architecture, with only a passing detail of being a ninja of a hidden clan, clearly not wanting the subject to be pushed further. As for Abdul, he reinforced the notion that he was created specifically to fulfill the needs of and desires of Eugene, who couldn¡¯t get him to specify more on that as he was told he was restricted from doing so. Overall, not as much progress as Eugene would have liked, but it was the first day and he was determined to get closer to them. With the day ending, it was time to go to bed. But there was a small issue they would need to take care of first. That was what the sleeping arrangement was going to be. They had only planned for Eugene to acquire one familiar, so only had one bed available for them to sleep in his room, though two of them interjected. ¡°This unit does not require any sleep, Master Eugene. All it needs is to shut down power or a charge port to recover energy for a time. For now, this unit shall make sure everything is cleaned up before shutting down master.¡± ¡°Yeah, don¡¯t worry boss, that couch of yours looks way more comfortable, I¡¯ll just sleep on that from now on. Plus, I could have the T.V. all to myself~¡± Abdul began cleaning up the kitchen while Sife already found himself getting comfy on the couch, stripping off his leather jacket, showing off his tank top, turning on the television and already starting to snore. Ryuze could only shake his head in disapproval, ¡°¡­. That man, I swear it¡¯s like he thinks he owns the place.¡± ¡°Well, I guess¡­. You can get the bed Ryuze.¡± The dragon was about to object but found himself unable to, understanding his lord would insist on the matter. Later that night, Abdul had finished cleaning up and took the initiative to turn off the television Sife left on while he was snoring away on the couch before shutting himself off for the night. Ryuze decided to take one last perimeter check around the house before retiring to bed. Meanwhile, Eugene was having some difficulty falling asleep, being both excited but also nervous over his new companions, plus still feeling sore from his recovery. He was left deep in thought over what his future would hold with these three, imagining what kind of stuff they would do. Eventually he managed to go to sleep, exhausted but feeling content in his dreams as the house fell silent for the night. But in the cover in darkness, unbeknownst to everyone, a single figure was seemingly discussing to something. ¡°Yes, summoning has been successful, and summoner is proving to be quite promising. I shall report to you at a later date.¡± Ch 7 The morning rises as Eugene opened his eyes to the sun¡¯s rays. As he yawned, he noticed that everyone else was already up. There were sounds of activity going on in the other room, though he couldn¡¯t quite hear what was going on. As he laid at his bed, Eugene thought back about all the crazy stuff that happened to him yesterday. From the multiple familiars, the out-of-control demon attack, and Eugene¡¯s whole card system. All that was still a lot to take in, as he got up ready to tackle the day but jumped in surprised when he saw Abdul standing before him bowing. ¡°Ah master Eugene, a good morning to you. This unit is here to prepare you for the day and is ready to help you dress.¡± ¡°O-oh that¡¯s ok Abdul I ca-¡± ¡°This unit insists, it would be happy to provide the service it was created for you.¡± The hope strangely radiating off of the robot was too much for Eugene who ended up letting relenting. The robot was efficient, it didn¡¯t take too long for him to get the man dressed. ¡°And here is your mana crystal master Eugene.¡± Abdul offered the deck case to Eugene who instinctively grabbed it, but as he did a new notification was unlocked.
Update complete. Now unlocking Card store feature. 200 Coins distributed for beginner package.
300 Coins have been rewarded for survival against high level enemy.
New messages suddenly appeared in front of Eugene. Card store, Coins? It was starting to remind him more of one of those online card games he sometimes plays. Curious about how to open this he tried thinking about it, which seemed to do the trick.
Card Store
Please select from available card packs
New Beginnings
Beginner¡¯s pack, providing basic cards usable for multiple scenarios.
Cost: 300 Coins
Seeing that it was his only options, He bought the pack which materialized in front of him and open revealing ten new cards in front of him. ¡°M-master Eugene?¡± An astonished look appeared on Abdul¡¯s face when new cards appeared in front of Eugene, who noticed that he was only able to see the cards and not the pop ups so tried to explain. ¡°Guess you can only see the cards, so it seems my abilities gave me a sort of menu pop-up thing and it seems like only I can see it.¡± Abdul cocked his head in a bit of confusion but took Eugene¡¯s word for it who proceeded to check on the contents of the new cards.
Fireball Speed Booster Barrier Thunder ball
Cast a ball of fire Increase Speed of target depending on amount of MP used Shield target from incoming attacks for 5 seconds Cast a ball of electricity
Cost: 5 MP Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. Cost: 1/more MP Cost: 5 MP Cost: 5 MP
Instant Instant Instant Instant
It seems he acquired 3 Fireball, 2 Speed Booster, 3 Barrier, and 2 Thunder ball cards. He tried to insert it on to his deck only to receive an error message.
Error. Selected deck is currently full, returning to storage.
All the cards disappear into an empty void afterwards as Eugene pondered more on what the message means. Though he decided to handle it later for now he was growing hungry. As Eugene entered the living room, yawning and stretching as he tried to stir himself awake with Abdul happily following behind, only to see Ryuze having a one-sided argument with Sife, who was still relaxing on the couch without a care in the world. ¡°I said get your lazy butt off of the couch already!¡± ¡°Nah I¡¯m good, couch is too comfy you should join me~¡± ¡°I will not! I can¡¯t stand how casual you are being with our summoner¡¯s home right now! We need to be on our best behavior or otherwi-¡± ¡°Otherwise, he could force us with an order I know, but hey this guy gives off the impression that it¡¯s the furthest thing in his mind. So, I say you should relax a little especially since he¡¯s right there~¡± It was then that Ryuze noticed Eugene awkwardly standing there while rubbing the back of his head, ¡°M-morning¡­¡± The dragon immediately kneeled before him ¡°A-apologies my lord for having to see such a rude display. I hope you had a good sleep?¡± ¡°Y-yeah, I feel fully rested and recovered.¡± Sife waved his way, giving the usual relaxed expression as before, ¡°Morning boss, so hey guess what, the news is saying because of that incident yesterday, school will be delayed till next week~¡± ¡°Interesting information, this unit shall begin preparing breakfast. Please relax until then Master Eugene, you could use the extra time to plan for today¡¯s events.¡± And just like last night the robot got to work in the kitchen, preparing the ingredients for fried eggs, sausages, and toast meal. Eugene nodded as Sife waved for him to sit on the other couch who in turn offered the other side for Ryuze to sit in. ¡°So, what is the plan for today oh bossman~¡± ¡°Honestly¡­ I was actually curious on figuring out my mana crystal. Things were so crazy last time I barely got to understand what I could do with it. Maybe even get some training done.¡± Eugene then proceeded to hold out the deck case, getting a curious look from Ryuze. ¡°Now that you mention it my lord, that is a peculiar shape your mana crystal has taken. I must ask though, what exactly is this supposed to represent?¡± Eugene then proceeded to explain what a deck case is for, as well as explaining what a card game is for extra measure. He also told them about the game HUD and pop ups he received. Ryuze was stroking his chin as he listened to the explanation ¡°I see¡­ I must confess my lord it sounds kind of like a toy. But not to say it¡¯s weak, the fight last night proving otherwise.¡± Sife could only laugh, finding Ryuze¡¯s comment hilarious ¡°Right you are!! It actually reminds me of a comic I once read of a teenager reincarnating from another world! The situation sounds very similar, maybe we can use that as reference. ~¡± Eugene was a bit surprised to hear that the bull had read a comic before, he had shelves full of them from different series. Maybe he could ask to join in a reading session with him in the future if he can work up the courage to do that is. ¡°This, card games you mention my lord, is it possible you could teach this humble servant more about it if it isn¡¯t too much to ask?¡± Eugene was practically beaming with excitement after being asked that. ¡°S-sure anytime Ryuze....¡± ¡°Breakfast is ready! Everyone please gets seated, and this unit shall prepare the table.¡± Abdul bowed as he already had the chairs ready to be seated. ¡°Alright I¡¯m starving, let¡¯s eat!¡± with the sound of food Sife immediately got up from the couch and happily sat and dig in. The other two followed behind and joined in. Abdul, after making sure everyone was enjoying their breakfast, proceeded to clean up, starting with the kitchen and quickly moving to the living room. ¡°My that robot sure is efficient, a lot more advanced than the last time I saw them~¡± Sife nonchalantly said. Eugene couldn¡¯t help but noticed that comment ¡°Wait Sife¡­you make it sound like this isn¡¯t your first time being summoned¡­.¡± ¡°HAHAHA That¡¯s right! I believe this is my fourth, maybe fifth time being a familiar! You can say I¡¯m a bit of an expert on the matter! ~¡± Eugene immediately spit out the food in his mouth as he tried to calm his wild coughing. He did not expect to hear that he was summoned that many times. He was about to ask how old he was but stopped himself, thinking it might be rude to ask for his age. He then looked at Ryuze, wondering about his experience. ¡°A-and how about you Ryuze, is this your first time being summoned?¡± The dragon shook his head, denying the claim ¡°No my lord, this will be my second time as a familiar.¡± Abdul called out from Eugene¡¯s room ¡°If you are curious master Eugene, this is the unit¡¯s first time as a familiar. This unit was actually manufactured only a few years ago.¡± ¡°I-I see I have heard that there were some people who had familiars with experiences being summoned, but I never thought it was that common.¡± ¡°It¡¯s actually quite common boss, you humans summon us so often, it would be weird not to have those cases from happening. ~¡± Eugene was fascinated by the information; he was always curious about learning about the other worlds and was glad to get some from the source. Afterwards, everyone finished their breakfast. As Abdul grabbed all the dishes, Sife got up from his seat, a serious smile was plastered on his face. ¡°Now that we had our fill boss, it¡¯s time we got started on that training you were interested in. ~¡± ¡°N-now?!¡± Before he could say anything else he found himself immediately picked up from Sife. Seeing what was unfolding, Ryuze immediately had his hand on the handle of his blade. ¡°W-what are you doing you oaf! Put lord Eugene down!!¡± ¡°Now now Ryu, you heard the boss earlier. He wants to train, and I have the best experience with helping him. This is what our summoner wants after all~¡± ¡°You¡­may have a point¡­¡± the dragon put his hand away but folded his arms, still having a crossed look on his face. ¡°But I¡¯m coming too. Need to keep an eye on you so you don¡¯t do anything reckless to my lord¡­.and don¡¯t call me that!!¡± Eugene could only give off a look of worry, wondering what kind of mess he was about to put himself through. Ch 8 So there Eugene was, being carried around by Sife into the backyard. Apparently, he wanted Eugene to participate in some kind of training. Well, he did ask for it after all, so it¡¯s not like he could complain about it. Once they were outside Sife put Eugene down as he stood in front of him, his expression taking an unusually serious change, looking down on him with his body standing straight as he spoke. ¡°Before we begin boss, we will need you to activate the Combat Ring.¡± This was the first time Eugene heard about this term, this wasn¡¯t taught to him from school so he could only assume it was a lesson they would have later on. Still, it seems Sife knows about it and so Eugene wanted to take advantage of the situation. ¡°Sorry but I don¡¯t know what that is. Could you explain?¡± ¡°I guess this was something they were going to teach you soon, alright then I¡¯ll explain so pay attention. ~ First off you will need your mana crystal for this so I¡¯ll need you to take it out.¡± Eugene did as he instructed as he held the deck case in his hand as Sife began his explanation. ¡°Now the Combat Ring is an ability all summoners possess. It allows the user to conjure a transparent barrier that protects outside forces from interference. To activate it you must simply touch your mana crystal and think to yourself the words Activate Combat Ring.¡± Eugene nodded in understanding as he more tightly held on to the deck case as the words he was instructed formed inside his mind. Activate Combat Ring At that moment a see-through force began to expand from the deck case, freaking Eugene out. Sife and Ryuze on the other hand weren¡¯t as fazed about it as it continued to grow in size, until it stopped at the edges of the backyard, forming a transparent dome. Eugene was rather amazed by it, out of curiosity he nervously poked at the barrier, finding that he could sort of feel some kind of force preventing him from poking further but at the same time feeling like he was touching air. He was completely enamored over the barrier that he almost forgot why he activated it in the first place. His mind back on track once he heard Sife coughing for his attention. ¡°S-sorry¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s fine boss, most people would react the same way. ~ For now, let me continue my explanation over the Combat Ring.¡± The bull suddenly took on a fighting stance, his fists up and at the ready. ¡°Now the interesting thing is that any damage caused within this barrier will return back to normal from the moment it was activated. As well it prevents any lethal damage, so it allows free reign in battle. It¡¯s for this very reason that battles that aren¡¯t initiated within a Combat Ring are illegal in this world.¡± ¡°I-I see¡­ I guess it makes sense, yesterday¡¯s fight was so intense, I was worried someone was going to die¡­But uhm Sife¡­ why do you look like you¡¯re getting ready to fight?¡± ¡°That¡¯s because I am boss. Don¡¯t worry boss, since this is merely training, I¡¯ll make sure to be gentle with you~ For today though we¡¯re just going to test out how your skill works. Why don¡¯t you go ahead and activate it and we¡¯ll go from there.¡± Eugene agreed as he prepared his deck case, making the familiar drawing motion as five cards are drawn in front of him.
Defense Booster Defense Booster Healing Circle Shadow Intercept Cinder Blade
Increase Defense of target depending on amount of MP used This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere. Increase Defense of target depending on amount of MP used Heal allies within circle for 30 seconds. Increase effect with additional MP Switch locations between two targeted allies/self Equip target with Fire sword and provide fire element
1/more MP 1/more MP 10 MP 20 MP 20 MP
Instant Instant Instant Instant Equipment
¡°I see, an interesting ability. Can you tell me anything different from last time?¡± Eugene tried looking through the cards and tested out drawing a card, drawing a Shadow Intercept card ¡°Well, it seems the starting hand is different from before. Other than that, I noticed I could have multiple of the same card.¡± Sife nodded all the while winding up for a punch. ¡°Good, hopefully you¡¯ll start getting a better understanding on how to utilize it. Now let¡¯s test out how much of a hit you can take as well as give boss. ~¡± ¡°W-Wai-¡± Before Eugene could interject Sife was already delivering punch, aiming for his gut. In reaction, Eugene crossed his arms to protect himself and closed his eyes in anticipation. He felt his body suddenly pushed as he felt the impact reach his body. Luckily for him he found himself caught by Ryuze, who in turn was starting another argument with the bull. ¡°Are you crazy?! You could have seriously hurt Lord Eugene! Are you alright my lord?¡± Eugene was groining from the punch, his arms over his stomach as his body tried to process the pain. But he tried to power through so as to not worry the dragon. ¡°I-I¡¯m fine Ryuze¡­thanks it kind of feels like he held back though.¡± ¡°Of course I did boss, this is supposed to be training after all. But are you sure you are fine boss, if you want, I could always kiss it to make it better~¡± He proceeded to give off a kissing expression causing the poor human to blush from embarrassment. ¡°I-I-I fine really Sife!!¡± Ryuze could only grunt in disgust from his teasing. ¡°The nerve of this man!¡± ¡°Well now it¡¯s his turn to give me a punch back, don¡¯t worry boss I can take it~¡± The bull proceeded to puff his chest with his arms at his hips ready for Eugene¡¯s counterattack. Eugene wanted to ask if he was sure but agreed nonetheless, winding up for his own punch in return. With a few more encouragements from Sife, Eugene ran forward, putting all his might in his fist as he pulls his arm back and unleashes all his might towards the bull¡¯s stomach, the knuckles of his hand pushing towards his body. Ryuze watched in anticipation while Sife was embracing for the attack, it took a pause in the moment before everyone noticed that Eugene had already finished his punch. Silence filled the air as Sife realized he barely noticed the strength in that punch. A look of embarrassment was running across Eugene¡¯s face, as he realized how weak his strength was. Seeing this, Ryuze was quick to try to reassure his summoner. ¡°I-it¡¯s alright my lord. Beastmen are known to be sturdier than most humans, that¡¯s all. And I hear those of the Bull species are known to be of the sturdiest species.¡± The man didn¡¯t respond, only pulling his fist back while looking away, feeling rather ashamed of his weak strength. Meanwhile, Sife was rubbing where Eugene had punched him in the stomach, seemingly assessing his strength. ¡°Hmmm well I say this should be what I expected from you, boss. You don¡¯t strike me as the type to get into many fights. Heck, I doubt you ever did any form of physical training in your life.¡± The bull then proceeded to give out his usual hearty laugh, further irritating the black Dragonoid. ¡°Why are you like this, can¡¯t you see you¡¯ve already embarrassed my lord enough already? What was the point of all that? As his familiars isn¡¯t it our duty to prote-¡± Before he could finish his question, Sife stopped him, a serious expression forming across his face. Even his body language lost its initial relax expression. It took Ryuze by surprise, who couldn¡¯t answer back. Eugene even noticed from the tone of his voice as he stopped sulking and looked at the black bull with curiosity and worry. ¡°In a battle, nothing is ever guaranteed. While we his familiars will do our best to protect our summoner, there will be times where the boss must be able to defend himself.¡± Sife serious face quickly faded away, returning back to the relaxed calmed expression he gave before. ¡°Lucky for us we have all week to help train you. You might not be able to win any fistfights by then, but you should be able to hold your own at least. Of course you do get the final say, what do you say boss? ~¡± Eugene thought for a moment, he wasn¡¯t really that serious when he mentioned his curiosity for training. But he started to think back from that horrible experience from yesterday. He didn¡¯t like how helpless he was watching his companions get hurt for his sake. Nor did he like not knowing what his mana crystal could do, he wanted to strive to learn more about it so he can be more useful for them next time and be less of a burden to them. ¡°¡­. Ok then, I want to get stronger Sife. Please help me get stronger!!¡± His voice was filled with determination, while a huge smile was forming across the bull¡¯s face, happy to hear his answer. ¡°Glad to hear boss! Then go ahead and close the Combat Ring by thinking it then I want you to start with 20 laps across the backyard.¡± Eugene was a little nervous, considering that the backyard wasn¡¯t exactly small, but he nodded ready to take his training seriously. Sprinting around the backyard, though his running form wasn¡¯t the best and he was already feeling short of breath. This is definitely going to take a lot of work for him. Ch 9 It was a hard training regimen that Eugene had signed up for. Despite his relaxed demeanor, Sife proved to be a rather strict teacher. He was only giving him the necessary breaks he required, though he thankfully made sure not to push him to the point of exhaustion. He had him start with basic stretches and exercises to help his body adjust to the training more easily for the first day. Unfortunately, the young man had little experience with exercising, so Sife had to take more time to adjust his training than initially planned. Though his expression showed he didn¡¯t plan on giving up. Ryuze wanted to complain though, saying how he shouldn¡¯t push their summoner so hard. Eugene had to reassure him he was ok to get him to back down, so instead the dragon went back to his duty in doing security checks around the house. Abdul meanwhile took the liberty of cleaning the whole house. Making sure to wipe off the dust that was collecting around while also making sure everything looked neat and organized. Once he finished, he began preparations for making lunch. He figured something more energizing and helpful on recovery would be the best so proceeded to make some simple turkey sandwich with some lettuce and tomatoes while neatly cutting them into triangles to make it easier to eat. He also poured a nice cold glass of orange juice as refreshments once it was time for a break, calling Eugene over. Eugene came in feeling exhausted and sweating from the work out, of course the robot butler was already prepared and provided him with a clean towel to help him dry off. ¡°And how was the first day of training Master Eugene?¡± Eugene was still catching his breath as he wiped himself off ¡°Exhausting¡­. I didn¡¯t know it was going to be this intense¡­.¡± ¡°This unit has prepared sustenance to help rejuvenate your energy and are all set in the table. Do enjoy master.¡± Eugene thanked the robot as Abdul took the used towel and bowed, making sure he was properly seated before going to clean it off. As the human began to settle in and enjoy his meal Sife came inside as well, since the training for today was done for now he took no time to sit himself on the couch, already ready to relax. ¡°Not a bad first day of training wouldn¡¯t you say boss? ~ There¡¯s a lot of work to do so tomorrow is going to be even more intense. ~¡± At those words Eugene suddenly froze before he could take the first bite off his sandwich. ¡°Ehehehe¡­. Yeah¡­.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t forget though boss, you need to get a good understanding on how your mana crystal works~¡± Eugene nodded in agreement before starting to enjoy his lunch, the sandwich helping him ease his hunger while the cold orange juice helped relieve his stress. It already felt like he was regaining his energy back, he took a note to try to thank Abdul for the lunch later. He took a glance towards Sife and was surprised to find him already taking a nap, he was already making loud snores to signify how deeply asleep he was. Eugene noted how he was the one who was participating in intense training and wondered how Sife could fall asleep so quickly like that. After finishing his meal, the young man sat on the free couch as he took out his mana crystal. He remembered how the system within it responded to him and thought he could try to open it. No sooner had he thought that than a menu screen appeared in front of him, as well as new notification.
Menu
Coins: 400
Deck List
Storage
Card Store
200 coins have been rewarded for first time in intense training.
It was nice that he got some reward for his training, it gave Eugene a bit of extra motivation to continue. From what he could tell it seemed to be a list of options for him to go through. He had already gone through the card store so decided to check out the Storage option. He noticed that it responds to his thoughts as he saw the option open up, pulling up a new menu.
Storage
Healing Circle x4 Beast Shield x4 Shadow Intercept x4 If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the violation. Frost Breaker x4
Strength Booster x4 Defense Booster x4 Recycle x4 Cinder Blade x4
Fireball x3 Speed Booster x2 Barrier x3 Thunder Ball x2
So, this was where all the cards were stored. He recognized them both from the cards he was drawing and from that pack he opened up earlier. This would be useful for keeping track of all his available cards. Now all that was left was to check the deck list option. He pulled up the menu again and opened a new menu.
Deck List
Beginner Deck
Locked
It seemed for the moment Eugene has only one deck available for now, but he was glad he¡¯ll be able to open his options in the future. He had to wonder what the conditions were to unlock more deck options. For now, he decided to check the one he has right now.
Beginner Deck
Healing Circle x4 Beast Shield x4 Shadow Intercept x4 Frost Breaker x4
Strength Booster x4 Defense Booster x4 Recycle x2 Cinder Blade x4
He recognized most of the cards, having used or drew most of them. The only one was Cinder Blade. He decided to check out its details while he was at it.
Cinder Blade
Equip target with Fire sword and provide fire element
Cost: 20 MP
Equipment
The card reminded him of Frost Breaker except for that it was a fire weapon instead. Still with his new cards it would be a good idea to edit it while he has the chance. Eugene was starting to get excited, it felt just like when he was going through his favorite card game, Grimoire Wars. He remembered that Ryuze showed interest in learning about card games and figured Grimoire Wars would be a good one to teach when they have the time, probably after his training. As Eugene was pondering this, he noticed that he was done editing it and checked out the updated deck.
Beginner Deck
Healing Circle x3 Beast Shield x2 Shadow Intercept x3 Frost Breaker x2
Strength Booster x3 Defense Booster x3 Recycle x2 Cinder Blade x2
Fireball x2 Speed Booster x3 Barrier x2 Thunder Ball x3
He thought it was a nice even spread of three and two copies each, Eugene wanted to add the new cards he obtained. Eugene was actually excited to try them out when he got the chance. ¡°I see you¡¯re having fun with your mana crystal boss~¡± Eugene jumped in surprise, he was completely invested with going through the cards he failed to notice that Sife was awake, happily watching his summoner at work. ¡°O-oh eheheh yeah¡­¡± The black bull started to stretch as he got up. ¡°Well, I say we had a good enough break now let¡¯s get back to training shall we boss? ~¡± Eugene was rather reluctant; it didn¡¯t feel like he had nearly enough time to rest. Though the look in Sife¡¯s eyes said he was going to insist so he didn¡¯t think he was going to get out of it. So, the training continued for the rest of the day, as intense as before. It went on like this for the rest of the day. Sife insisted that they continued till the sun started to set. ¡°Alright that¡¯s good for today boss. Good job~¡± Finally, Eugene was ready to rest. This was only the first day and he was already this exhausted, he could already feel his muscles sore and he was ready to practically plop to bed. It seemed Abdul was one step ahead of him and had everything prepared for him. Bowing his head as he presented himself to his summoner. ¡°This unit has prepared the bath for you Master Eugene as well as your sleepwear. Do enjoy your well deserve rest.¡± ¡°You really don¡¯t need to do all this Abdul.¡± Eugene tried to insist, he still wasn¡¯t quite used to being pampered like this. The robot shook his head in disagreement. ¡°This unit has been built for the purpose of serving you.¡± Eugene had to give up, if Abdul insisted on it, he wasn¡¯t going to deny him. He got himself ready for the bath when he noticed Ryuze return from patrol, noticing Eugene¡¯s exhaustion and looked ready to begin another argument with the black bull, complaining about pushing me too hard again. Before the argument got too heated, Eugene rushed to the bath, wanting to relax for the night. All of his familiars are definitely¡­. Unique to say the least. Eugene will need to figure out how to get everyone to get along soon since they all are living together, and hopefully school will help with that. There were still six more days left before school started back up and he needed to be ready for anything, both physically and mentally. Ch 10 Today¡¯s the day school opens back up, Eugene was feeling anxious. After all, considering all the crazy stuff that had happened last week, he could only imagine what everyone was going to think. Just the thought of everyone¡¯s stares made it difficult for Eugene to get out of bed. Just as he was ready to cover himself in his sheets, his robot familiar greeted him. ¡°Good morning master Eugene today is sure to be an eventful day. Today¡¯s broadcast calls for warm sunshine, so this unit has prepared you with proper dress wear.¡± Eugene didn¡¯t really feel in the mood to get up so tried to object ¡°I don¡¯t think I¡¯m rea-¡± Before he could finish, Abdul interjected ¡°This unit apologizes master Eugene, but this unit cannot allow you to do that. One must show themselves as a proper citizen of society and make good on attendance.¡± He couldn¡¯t very well argue against that, Abdul made a good point. Avoiding school would just make it worse. So, with reluctance the human got himself up, his hair was a complete mess, and his eyelids were half open. Without delay the robot butler helped him dress up, his clothing he chose for him seemed to be a simple linen gray shirt and jeans and helped him take care of his health needs. After a week of this, Eugene was starting to get a little used to it, though still feeling some leftover embarrassment. Meanwhile, he noticed that Ryuze wasn¡¯t around the bedroom, probably taking one last check around the house for its security. Sure enough, he saw him enter inside the house as he did an inspection of himself, making sure he had all his tools with him. Once he noticed Eugene he quickly kneeled as he addressed him. ¡°Good morning lord Eugene, the house is secured, and I am prepared to escort you to school.¡± That only left Sife and well¡­ ¡°Tsk, lazy bull is still asleep shall I wake him my lord?¡± Without another thought he had his arm over the hilt of his blade with a dangerous look in his eyes. Sensing this Eugene immediately stopped him ¡°I-I got it Ryuze!¡± He quickly tried to wake up the Beastman. At first, he tried to be gentle by shaking him, but when that proved to be ineffective, he shook harder. Still, it only managed to stir him a little. After a few more tries of shaking him Eugene gave up, feeling a bit exhausted from it. Ryuze was ready to step in only to be stopped by Abdul, who simply walked towards the bull. Bringing his face towards the sleeping Sife, he began to open his mouth but instead of saying something. A loud sound started to ring, reminiscent of an alarm clock. The sudden sounds shook the poor Beastman awake, his arms and legs moving wildly before he fell off of the couch. ¡°I¡¯M UP I¡¯M UP!!! WHAT¡¯S HAPPENENING!!¡± As Sife gets up, he has an arm over the back of his head, rubbing it as he tries to recover from the loud noise. ¡°Man, what a way to start the morning. ~¡± Ryuze could only click his tongue in annoyance, seeing the bull in such a state ¡°Hurry up and get ready. We need to leave for lord Eugene¡¯s first day at school.¡± Sife could only yawn, not fully awake yet, before he could respond ¡°Yeah hear you loud a clear~¡± He seemed to be taking his time, clearly not in a hurry. Ryuze was ready to step in but was stopped by Abdul, who walked towards Sife with his arms behind his back. ¡°Excuse me Sife, but you should speed things up or we¡¯ll be causing our summoner to be late. If you like this unit could assist you in preparation, though with the amount of time this unit is afraid it¡¯ll need to be rather ¡®aggressive¡¯ to speed up the process.¡± It was then the lights on his LED eyes which usually showed closed eyelids began to change half opened. The intensity of the brightness of the robot¡¯s eyes started to grow. Sife could sense the hostility as he nervously laughed ¡°Eheheheh I got it don¡¯t worry little body I¡¯ll be extra quick! ~¡± The Beastman practically ran to get himself ready, the sounds frantic noises can be heard. After what would normally take half an hour to normally get ready, Sife returned fully refreshed in what took about fifteen minutes instead. This story is posted elsewhere by the author. Help them out by reading the authentic version. ¡°Alright I¡¯m all ready now, let¡¯s go! ~ With that Eugene and his trio of familiars set off for school, Eugene couldn¡¯t help but notice they were all wearing similar clothing to before. During the week he wanted to get some new clothes so they wouldn¡¯t be stuck on what they came with. Unfortunately, he had only budgeted for only one familiar so didn¡¯t have enough. Luckily Abdul gave him an alternative, only requesting on purchasing a list of fabric material instead. The robot butler then proceeded to sew them several sets of clothing for them, helping save them on cost. Before he knew it, while he was thinking about this the school came into view. Several students can be seen entering, each paired with their own familiar. Each one of them is unique in design. As they started to inch closer into view, Eugene felt his anxiety start to build. After all he definitely sticks out, being surrounded by three familiars himself. It didn¡¯t take long before he could hear the whispers from his fellow students. ¡°Hey, it¡¯s that weirdo, so the rumors were true. He really does have three familiars.¡± One of them seemed to scoff in annoyance. ¡°Ugh, bet he thinks he¡¯s such a hotshot now.¡± Another just snickered as he glared at him, not even trying to whisper ¡°Hah, he can have as many as he wants. He needs it since he still can barely use basic magic. ~¡± Having enough of hearing them talk behind his back Eugene walked faster, his familiars noticed this and kept up the pace. They all had a look of discomfort, Ryuze¡¯s hand even found itself hovering over the handle of his blade before stopping himself. Once they entered in front of the school gate they were stopped by security. ¡°I¡¯ll have to ask your familiars to allow us to confiscate their weapons.¡± As the only one with any weapons, Ryuze begrudgingly complied. After some convincing from his summoner of course. ¡°You will have access to your weapons during designated events, when given permission or when you leave the premise.¡± The security guard then gave the dragon a key tag as he continued his explanation. ¡°This will allow you to summon your weapons to you when needed. And the button in the back is used for requesting your weapons.¡± Ryuze nodded, understanding the explanation. This was a necessary safety measure, even if they can¡¯t stop all the dangerous things the familiars can do, this helps limit the issue. Once that was done it was time they finally entered the school building. The inside was bustling with students, many chatting amongst themselves. The main topic seemed to be about showing off their familiars. ¡°You have such a beautiful familiar, what world did you get it from?¡± One female familiar asked, ignoring the familiar themself. The one she was talking with was someone that Eugene recognized as the female that went before, he did in the summoning ritual. Standing next to her was the angelic looking man with wings and yellow jeweled halo. ¡°Oh, he¡¯s from Genesis, you know the world filled with angels not just anyone could acquire? ~¡± One could feel the sense of pride she gave off as she bragged about her familiar, who just stood there barely paying attention to what she was saying. Eugene just ignored them, wanting to get to the homeroom as soon as he could and take his seat. Luckily there was still time before school officially started so he took the time to look around the classroom. Considering that the school was designed to accommodate them and their familiars, they had seats designated for them at the back. Though the area seemed a bit cramped, which is probably Eugene¡¯s fault, with having more than they had originally planned. As classes were going to begin soon, the last of the students came walking in. One of them being that Demihuman from before, Alphonse. It seemed he was even more nervous than Eugene was though it was understandable. He could already hear the murmurs from the other students shift from Eugene towards Alphonse. They all seemed rather frustrated with him, considering how out of control his familiar went, who speaking of followed behind him. Out of everyone he seemed the most annoyed. The cuffs that had bonded him were still attached to his limbs, so it looked like his powers were still sealed. ¡°Tsk, can¡¯t believe I¡¯ve been reduced to this. I¡¯m not going to stand for this!¡± As if trying to prove himself the demonic hound tried to attack Alphonse with a claw. Unfortunately, the rules placed on him were keeping his arm from moving more than a few inches closer to his target. His arm strained in pain as he continued to try to force himself to attack. The fox Demihuman could only shake in nervousness as he tried to tell him off, his voice barely able to make a sentence. ¡°H-H-How many times are you going to keep doing that. N-now please sit with the other familiars and please d-don¡¯t make a scene¡­.¡± The second he gave the command; Ripley suddenly found his body move on its own. He couldn¡¯t even muster the strength to object as he obediently sat with the others. The murmurs of the class seemed to have grown, as they found themselves keeping their distance from him as he sat at the end of the row of tables. Noticing this Eugene couldn¡¯t help but come by and sit next to him as he tried to strike up a conversation. ¡°Hey, you¡¯re from before, Alphonse right¡± As Eugene spoke to him, the expression on the fox man¡¯s face seemed to light up. ¡°Oh¡­ E-Eugene, right? It¡¯s nice to meet you again.¡± Eugene offered his hand for a handshake, which Alphonse nervously took, a small smile forming on both their faces as Eugene continued. ¡°I¡¯m glad we¡¯re going to be in the same classes this year.¡± He was about to speak the next words but found himself saying nothing. But after looking at his three familiars, all of them giving him a thumbs up, he managed to gain some courage to speak. ¡°¡­If you don¡¯t mind, would you like to hang out sometime?¡± Alphonse started to sink his head closer to his chest while giving a small nod, showing his acceptance. Meanwhile, Sife started to strike up his own conversation with the hellhound. A big smile on his face despite the danger around the beast. ¡°Seems like we¡¯ll be seeing each other a lot huh? ~¡± Ripley could only look away, annoyed as ever ¡°Do not talk to me insolent fool.¡± Ch 11 Finally, everyone was accounted for as the teacher goes through roll call. Afterwards he began going through some announcements for the day. ¡°Now, since we had to start classes a week late, we will have to skip introductions. Instead, we¡¯ll be going through your mana evaluation test.¡± The teacher then began passing each student a gray orb, Eugene remembered having used this before last year. It was a tool to assess one¡¯s maximum mana capacity, they had them use it every year to monitor any changes to their mana. This year though, it¡¯ll be used to determine how much they have used on the summoning ritual. Most of them who used it evaluated a high mana capacity which was normal for them, though for some reason Eugene¡¯s always turned out to be a lot lower than average. Of course, there were those who chose to mock him for it. With the fact he had summoned three familiars, Eugene would have been surprised to have any mana to spare. The teacher instructed them through the process as everyone used their mana orb. As expected, everyone¡¯s orb had glowed in less intensity than what they showed before. The ritual having sapped their mana capacity to manageable levels. Except¡­ One of the students started to freak out. ¡°H-hey what¡¯s going on with that weirdo?¡± ¡°Didn¡¯t his barely glow much light last time? That¡¯s like three times what he showed!¡± Indeed, when Eugene used the mana orb it instantly glowed brightly! This shouldn¡¯t make sense, no one has ever been known to increase their capacity before! It makes even less sense with the fact that the ritual should have drained a lot more of his mana than the others. Everyone started to stare at Eugene, making him feel nervous. He couldn¡¯t understand why this was happening, but now that he thought about it something had felt different about him ever since he finished his ritual. Like as if something restricting him had been released. This would be something he would need to figure out later on. For now, the bigger issue is what he would do about his current predicament. Lucky for him the teacher sensed the discomfort around Eugene so cleared his throat, grabbing everyone¡¯s attention, Eugene letting go of the mana orb. ¡°I¡¯m sure you all have some questions, but let¡¯s move on to the next step, shall we?¡± No one objected and let the teacher continued, taking back everyone¡¯s orbs ¡°Now, mana capacity is all well and good but it¡¯s important to have control over it or you won¡¯t so much as conjure a small ball of magic.¡± To demonstrate the teacher pointed a finger up as a small spere of mana began to swirl over it. ¡°Last year, you were taught the basics on mana flow. I would like you all to demonstrate how much you have practice over the year. It doesn¡¯t have to be big now, just enough you can feel comfortable in.¡± Everyone followed his directions as they began to conjure a small magic ball in their fingertips, with various levels of success. Some managed to do it easily with various sizes, others could only keep it going for a few seconds before it dispersed. But overall, everyone managed to conjure it at least one, everyone except Eugene¡­. A look of discomfort was forming across his face as he struggled to conjure his mana, everyone was looking at him expecting something unexpected but seemed rather relieved to see he still had little control over his magic. ¡°Hah, and here I thought something else crazy was going to happen.¡± Some of them even started to snicker to themselves ¡°What¡¯d you expect, a Beastman lover like him would always be a lo-¡± Suddenly, a large ball of mana started swirl reaching up in the air above Eugene¡¯s finger. Being the size of Eugene himself, it was hard not to notice it appear before it quickly dispersed into nothing leaving everyone stunned once more. Support the creativity of authors by visiting the original site for this novel and more. ¡°W-well good effort Eugene, with enough practice you should be able to have better control soon.¡± It was clear even the teacher was nervous, but he tried his best to keep a calm demeanor. ¡°Y-yeah¡­¡± Eugene could only sink into his seat, not daring to look at his fellow students who he could only imagine glaring daggers at him. Meanwhile on the familiar side of the room. Sife, Ryuze, and Abdul each had a strong but unique reaction to what they witnessed. Sife had a look quite impressed, there was excitement in his eyes as he couldn¡¯t help but give a hearty laugh. ¡°This summoner of ours just gets more and more interesting every day! ~¡± Abdul on the other hand had his eyes glowing rapidly, as if he was analyzing the events that had unfolded. As for Ryuze, sweat was forming across his cheek as started to crack a smile, though it was hard to tell if he was smiling in excitement or nervousness. ¡°S-such impressive mana¡­.¡± The teacher cleared his throat as he glared at their direction. ¡°Need I remind you familiars that you are not to interrupt your summoners lessons.¡± That got them all to quiet down as the teacher continued the lesson, meanwhile Ripley simply stood by as he had his hand over his cheeks, deep in thought. ¡°Now that we have that out of the way, it¡¯s time we give a basic rundown of everything you have learned. Starting with simple explanation of how our world and others work.¡± Many of the students groaned, having already learned this before. But Eugene and Alphonse were paying attention, excited to relearn the lesson. The teacher took out a chalk as he began to draw on the chalkboard. Forming six circles, five of which seem to surround the sixth larger circle, he then began to draw some connected line around each circle, overall making it look like a five-sided star and ending it by drawing a giant circle over it all. ¡°Now this is a rough design of our universe¡± The teacher took out a pointer stick as he directs it around the entire large circle ¡°This is the border of our universe, which bind all our worlds together.¡± He then points towards the center circle, ¡°And this as you may recognize, is our world Extoria. It is the center of the universe, and all worlds are connected towards it.¡± The pointer then directs to the upper right then lower left sides. ¡°This here is the world of Genesis and this Terminus. Genesis is a heavenly world filled with angels and other holy creatures while Terminus is the opposite. A demonic world filled with devious creatures and demons.¡± Ripley squinted his eyes, as he¡¯s forced to keep himself behaving. Probably reacting to him mentioning his world. The teacher continued as he pointed towards the upper left and then lower right sides. ¡°And these two are the worlds Jiwonda and Shokan no Kuni respectively. Jiwonda is known as a highly futuristic world with technologies more advanced even compared to our world. In the opposite side, Shokan no Kuni seems to encompass a more traditional past land. With a divide between nobles and commoners, this is where the Dragonoid species originate from.¡± Abdul¡¯s eyes seem to light up upon his world mentioned meanwhile Ryuze¡¯s eyes seem to twitch upon hearing the name of his world. All the while both showed no other signs of emotion. The teacher finally pointed at the topmost point as he finished his explanation. ¡°And finally, this is the world of Beastria. It¡¯s quite similar to our world with the only difference being that instead of being filled with humans like us, they are filled with the species of Beastmen instead.¡± Sife cracked a smile, reminiscing in memories of his own world. With his explanation finished the teacher put his pointer away as he examined his students, seeing if any of them were paying attention. Only sighing when he found only two of them invested in his lesson. Eugene and Alphonse had a look of enjoyment during the whole explanation. Alphonse, having taken the extra step in writing down notes while Eugene had his eyes fully focused on three of the worlds. ¡°Beastria huh¡­ not just that but Jiwonda and Shokan no Kuni too¡­ they all sound so interesting¡­. I want to visit them¡­. Maybe I could get to know what life for them was like in their home world.¡± Without thinking Eugene started looking at his familiars¡¯ direction from the corner of his eye. They all seemed to be deep in thought, thinking about the world they came from. They were then interrupted by the teacher who continued on with his lessons. ¡°It seemed only a few of you have been paying attention. I know these are basic stuff but it¡¯s important to understand the worlds your familiars come from.¡± The looks on many of the students¡¯ faces showed that they didn¡¯t quite agree with that statement. The teacher decided to move on, not wanting to make their familiars uncomfortable. ¡°Now we¡¯ll get into the important part. I bet many of you have wondered why it is a requirement to participate in the ritual summoning when you turn eighteen. Why everyone at your age and above all are partnered with a familiar.¡± Without giving them time to answer the teacher grabbed his pointer tool, turning it to reveal the crystal embedded at the bottom, revealing it as his mana crystal as it started to glow. He began to draw in the air, a light structure showing an image of the human body appears. He used his mana crystal to point towards a section of the stomach as he described it. ¡°And the reason why, is because of this, our mana core.¡± Ch 12 ¡°The mana core, the very source of all living beings¡¯ mana. While not physically inside our bodies, they instead swirl at the core of our being.¡± The teacher twirled his pointer around the stomach of the body image. ¡°All of us are born with set sized mana core, and there have been no reports of it ever growing.¡± He then pressed his hand over his own chest. ¡°For us humans, our mana cores are rather large compared to other species. So much so that as our bodies grow and adjusts, they find themselves lagging behind in keeping up with the intense mana that courses through our cores. In time, our bodies would eventually no longer keep up and they will shut down and when that happens¡­¡± The teacher coughs, the topic being rather uncomfortable for him to speak. He decided to continue the lesson, avoiding bringing up the other subject all together. ¡°Anyway, that is the main reason for the ritual summoning. After many years of research, we have concluded the safest time for us humans to manage our mana core is up to 18 hence the age requirement.¡± After he was done, he then motioned with his pointer mana crystal as light starts to shine around him. The next moment the sounds of a child¡¯s giggle could be heard as a child-like angel flew down from the ceiling and landed on top of the teacher¡¯s head. The angel looked to be female with ginger curly hair while adorned with a glowing halo with a small brown jewel at the center and small white wings on her back. ¡°It was about time you called me Desmond. Hehe what were you embarrassed to show off your cute familiar to your students? ~¡± Not reacting to his familiar¡¯s teasing, he merely pointed at her with his pointer tool. ¡°Don¡¯t let her young appearance fool you students, she¡¯s actually a couple hundred years old.¡± The small angel acted offended by that statement as she lightly banged on top of his head, on which he didn¡¯t react to ¡°Ugh meanie, why¡¯d you have to tell them all that.¡± ¡°I only summoned you here to demonstrate the familiar tether that binds you to me.¡± To demonstrate he raised a fist with his familiar doing the same as a glowing white ring appeared around their wrists. The closer they got the brighter the two rings appeared, blinding everyone else. Within seconds the rings dispersed and disappeared as the teacher waited for everyone to readjust their eyes. ¡°Now what you see there was what we called a Familiar tether. It represents the connection between summoner and familiar. Under no circumstance must you allow it to break, doing so will return the summoner¡¯s mana back to capacity and I don¡¯t need to remind you what will happen.¡± The teacher put his pointer tool away as he sat back down. ¡°For the rest of class I want you to practice conjuring your tethers with your familiars and to maintain it. Afterwards you are allowed to do as you pleased for the rest of today. Starting tomorrow you¡¯ll start on your regular classes.¡± With that the teacher leaned in his chair, ignoring them as his familiar kept trying to get his attention. Not really adhering to the teacher¡¯s advice, most of the students started to goof off, deciding to chat and gossip amongst themselves. The only ones who seemed to take the lesson seriously were Eugene and Alphonse, who both decided to practice together along with their familiars. The first to speak was Eugene, who was still trying his best to get along with the Demihuman. ¡°That was an exciting class, wasn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Y-yeah¡­ I especially liked the part when they discussed about the other worlds¡­. I can¡¯t imagine what they would look like.¡± The fox was fidgeting with his fingers, still feeling nervous but overall enjoying hanging out with Eugene. Taken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon. ¡°Right? But I heard this year as part of our studies we¡¯ll be visiting each world and can even gain access to visit them ourselves.¡± There was a glimmer on Alphonse eyes when he was told this, clearly excited about visiting other worlds. ¡°Now how are we supposed to summon our familiar tethers?¡± Alphonse took out a book, which was titled ¡®Basics of Familiars¡¯ ¡°¡­¡­ says here we¡¯re supposed to simply concentrate and focus on the idea of a connection between our manas and our familiar.¡± ¡°Seems simple enough.¡± There was the sound of a foot tapping, Ripley had his arms crossed and he clearly looked annoyed. ¡°Can we hurry this up already? I require several maintenances in order to keep up an appearance that fits my status.¡± Sife started to elbow ¡°I dunno, your current appearance seems to suit you well~¡± There was a low but intense growl coming out of Ripley as he was baring his fangs. Seeing this Alphonse quickly intervened. ¡°O-ok that¡¯s enough now, let¡¯s just get started and as soon as we complete the task, we can get what you need a-alright? ...¡± The hellhound looked away, scoffing but complying with his summoner¡¯s request. ¡°Very well, the sooner the better.¡± Ryuze started to call Sife out, who was chuckling to himself. ¡°That was not called for you lazy bum. Do you want to cause our summoner problems.¡± ¡°Aww I¡¯m sure he didn¡¯t mind. ~¡± There was a clapping sound coming out of Abdul which seemed to come from his speakers, as his hands hadn¡¯t moved from his back. It was enough to get their attention. ¡°Now now, we wasted enough of Master Eugenes time. It¡¯s about time he started in his practice.¡± Seeing that things had finally calmed down Eugene proceeded to focus, silently thanking Abdul on stopping their argument. He tried to follow the directions that Alphonse suggested and began to concentrate. Trying to recall the image of what his tether was. He tried to imagine what kind of shape it would take, the idea of something that would bind three very different people to him was hard for him to think of though and it seemed he wasn¡¯t getting any luck. Meanwhile Eugene took a peek at Alphonse¡¯s progress, to his surprise he seemed to have already made decent work as his tether had almost been forged. It took the shape of chains that were wrapping around the palm of his hand, stretching out and connecting to Ripley¡¯s multiple cuffs. The Hellhound was not amused, giving off a grumpy attitude. It seemed he wanted to finish already. ¡°Are we done yet?¡± ¡°Y-yeah¡­¡± Alphonse looked at Eugene¡¯s progress who proceeded to refocus on his work. ¡°How about you? ¡­.¡± ¡°I¡¯m having trouble picturing it, what did you do for yours?¡± The fox released his hold over the chains as they disperse into mana before disappearing and he thinks a bit about it. ¡°Let¡¯s see¡­. I guess I just pictured back on the first day when I¡­. had to restrain him¡­. Sorry again¡­.¡± Ripley¡¯s only response was to click his tongue as he looked away, annoyed. ¡°Huh, maybe if I think back to when I first summoned my familiars, I might recall something.¡± The fox man nodded as Eugene tried to recall on that day. He visualized himself back into that empty space, remembering the disembodied voices which he assumed were his familiars¡¯ voices. He thought of asking them about it later if they remembered the last moments before being summoned. He continued to focus, trying to remember any other details after their voices called out to him. He began to recall their hands reaching out to him as he stretched out his to grab theirs. At the last moments before leaving that space he started to remember something forming between all four of them. He kept his focus, doing everything he could to recall every detail of that moment. As he does, he could feel the swell of mana flowing through his body and start connecting to his familiars. Eugene opened his eyes, curious to see what kind of form his tether would be. At first, he didn¡¯t really notice anything. He had started thinking he had failed and that he would need to start over again, but then Ryuze started to call out to him. ¡°L-lord Eugene, look.¡± The Dragonoid started to point towards his pinky claw then motioned toward the man¡¯s own pinky. Upon closer inspection, Eugene noticed that he indeed conjured his tether but that it was so thin he could barely see it. Wrapped around his pinky finger, there were three strands of red thread. Each one connecting a familiar¡¯s own pinky finger. It looked so fragile, like even a simple breeze could break it at any moment. At the same time though, it felt secure for some reason. None of them could quite explain the reason why nor did any of them seem to question it. Instead, his three familiars were congratulating their summoner for succeeding. Sife casually patting on his back, Ryuze lightly bowing on his success, and Abdul playing a light cheering sound effect from his body. Eugene could only blush from their praise, while also curious on wondering why his tether took on such an interesting form. Ch 13 It was finally time for classes to end. It was an interesting first day back at school and Eugene was already ready to leave after all that. He was thinking of inviting Alphonse over, but he still felt a bit uncomfortable with the idea of showing someone his house. Still, he did want to find a reason to hang out with him, so he worked up the courage to ask him. ¡°Say, if you don¡¯t mind me asking. Do you want to hang out after school later?¡± The fox man seemed a bit surprised when Eugene asked but tried to recompose himself. ¡°I-If you don¡¯t mind¡­¡± Eugene smiled from his response ¡°Great, maybe we can go to your place.¡± ¡°O-okay¡­¡± With the invite settled Eugene was ready to leave the classroom. But as he did, he was given a few glares on his way out. It was starting to get to him before his familiars came into view. ¡°Heya boss, man that was an interesting first day of school! I¡¯m all ready to plop down on the couch!¡± As he speaks Sife wrapped his large arm around Eugene. Meanwhile Ryuze was standing behind them, his body tensed as he glared back at the others, taking them aback. ¡°Master Eugene, this unit has registered your plans with Mr. Alphonse and his familiar. It is recommended we return home as soon as possible so this unit could make it presentable for guests.¡± Listening to the robot¡¯s suggestions Eugene nodded in agreement. Besides he wanted to get away from everyone else¡¯s stares as soon as he could. He waved goodbye to the Demihuman who waved nervously backed. No sooner had they left the classroom than they managed to find the halls bustling with activity. It makes sense after all considering it was the first day, though there did seem to be a bit of commotion nearby. There was a group of students crowding over a particular looking one and his familiar. A young student that had spiky hair combed back with red highlights at the edges, wearing a leather jacket on top of an orange shirt with a design of a claw mark on it. Next to him was his familiar, based on the way he looked he must have been from the world of Terminus. He had a hulking upper black body which looked rather charred as streaks of red glowing lines are drawn across his body. His head had two large horns as well as two smaller ones that seem to curve towards each other as well he had a skull for a face as well as flames that imitate hair flowing at the back of his head. The flames, unlike normal fire had a darker more ominous feel to it, indicating it to be hellfire instead which would mean that he was probably of the Sin of Wrath. The crowd seemed to be fascinated by the two as they all seemed to try to take turns talking to him. ¡°You have such a powerful looking familiar and he¡¯s from Terminus too, I¡¯m so jealous!¡± ¡°Me too! I got a Terminus familiar as well but he¡¯s just a Sin of Sloth¡­¡± ¡°Well, better that then a common Beastman heck I would even take a Dragonoid, at least those submissive lizards won¡¯t talk back as much. ~¡± Upon hearing the mocking comment, it took what restraint Ryuze had to keep himself from doing something reckless, but Eugene couldn¡¯t help but notice his eye was twitching. Seeing how uncomfortable he was feeling the Dragonoid was feeling, the human student took the initiative. The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. ¡°Come on, let¡¯s go. Abdul did recommend we get back home soon anyway.¡± Hearing his summoner, Ryuze took a deep breath before calming down and nodding. ¡°Yes, lord Eugene.¡± They proceeded to leave the school as intended, but unfortunately someone had noticed them. It was the spiky-haired student that was getting everyone¡¯s attention. He had already placed himself and his familiar in front of the quartet, blocking their way. ¡°Well well well now if it isn¡¯t the Beastman fanatic. ~¡± Eugene could only look away from the man, not wanting to even have eye contact with him. ¡°What do you want Axel?¡± Axel spread his arms up in a dramatic fashion, probably trying to gather more people¡¯s attention ¡°Come now, what¡¯s with the attitude. We¡¯ve known each other for a few years now. Is that really how you should speak to an old acquaintance?¡± Trying to ignore him, Eugene tried to get everyone to walk around him, but he was stopped by the demon familiar, as he intensified the flames on his head. ¡°How rude, and here I was trying to see if that rumor about you having multiple familiars with you was true.¡± He began to eye each of them before giving off a smirk. ¡°Seems the rumors are true, but they don¡¯t look all that tough. Just a common Beastman, a weak-willed Dragonoid, and a servant Robo.¡± His insults didn¡¯t seem to faze Abdul and Sife, the robot not giving off any readable emotions on his mechanical body while the Bull simply chuckled to himself while smiling. Ryuze on the other hand¡­ ¡°Oh, looks like the lizard has something to say. Come on, go ahead. ~ Or are you too afraid you¡¯ll cause your master trouble.¡± The Dragonoid¡¯s hands were shaking, as he started to form a fist. He began to open his mouth and was about to say something before he was suddenly interrupted. A hand blocked his way as Eugene stepped up and began to speak. ¡°Ok that¡¯s enough Axel. What exactly are you trying to do?¡± Axel was taken aback a bit, from as long as he known the runt he never tried to fight back against him. Not out of fear, this much the young student picked up on, but because he didn¡¯t want to cause a scene. It had always ticked the fiery boy off because it gave the impression that he thought himself above him and he wanted to prove him wrong. He always tried to get a rise out of him but never could get him to bite back, irritating him further. But now¡­ now he finally got something out of him. He began to laugh, concerning the onlookers a bit. ¡°Well well, guess the fanatic finally grew a back bone huh? And what will you do about it?¡± It took a moment before Eugene realized what he was doing. He usually tried to avoid unnecessary confrontations, mostly not wanting to cause more problems than was already happening. He was used to getting picked on for both his capabilities and his interest in Beastman but can usually shrug it off. But it felt different having to endure his familiars getting the same treatment. When he tried to speak, he found it a bit difficult for the words to come out. ¡°I¡­I¡­.¡± But just as he was finding himself grow quiet, the words suddenly came bursting out. ¡°Then how about a battle then?!¡± Hearing those words come out of his mouth, Eugene immediately covered his mouth, wondering why he had said that. Axel¡¯s meanwhile was a bit stunned, but he quickly formed a smile as he started to laugh. Some of the students with him joined in as well. ¡°You battle me?! Oh, that¡¯s rich! Alright little man I accept. Should be a good opportunity to show off my familiar in action~¡± Some of the students who didn¡¯t join in the ridicule where whispering amongst themselves ¡°Doesn¡¯t he know? They managed to hold off that crazy beast last week.¡± ¡°Yeah, but wasn¡¯t that a fluke? I mean four against one is a big difference, maybe they got lucky.¡± Axel, after having his laugh, began to issue the challenge, giving the details of the fight. ¡°Alright then if you¡¯re serious meet me at the school battleground. And you can face us with all your familiars at once, should make it just fair enough wouldn¡¯t you say?¡± Before Eugene could accept, Ryuze stepped up ¡°No need, Lord Eugene will only require my help. If of course my lord will allow me?¡± Eugene looked at the other two who showed no sign of rejecting the Dragonoid¡¯s request. Seeing he got their approval Eugene looked back towards Ryuze. ¡°Sure thing Ryuze, if that¡¯s what you want. But are you sure?¡± Ryuze nodded as he got on one knee and bowed ¡°Yes Lord Eugene, and I do apologize for speaking out of turn. I¡¯ll accept your punishment after everything is said and done.¡± Eugene panicked a bit while shaking his hands ¡°N-no it¡¯s alright, there won¡¯t be any need for that.¡± ¡°If you¡¯re done, I¡¯ll meet you in the battleground in five minutes. I don¡¯t why you want to face me with just that lizard, but you had your chance. Don¡¯t go crying to me once I win.¡± With that last statement Axel left, his familiar and many students following. Eager to watch the first fight of the school year. ¡°Well, I say this will be an interesting way to end the school day don¡¯t you think? ~¡± Sife stated, a hearty laugh escaping his lips. Ch 14 It wasn¡¯t exactly what Eugene had planned to end the first day of school this year. Going against Axel, with a crowd of students ready to watch. They stood outside at the designated zone for battle training. The only place where combat is allowed. Axel had given Eugene five minutes to prepare for their battle and Eugene took the opportunity to go over his mana crystal, seeing if there was anything he could to improve his deck case. Since this was his first-time facing Axel, Eugene had to go by mere speculations on what their abilities were. First off, from what he can gather his familiar was a Terminus demon and based off from the flames coming off him, it was safe to assume he was of the Sin of Wrath. They¡¯re well known for their hellfire abilities, so he would have to expect fire to do little against him. That would be bad considering that Ryuze seems to specialize in it. Eugene decided to question the Dragonoid, since he was the one to insist on fighting with me by himself. ¡°H-hey Ryuze, can I ask you something?¡± The black and red dragon looked towards his summoner, making sure to lower himself below the human before addressing him ¡°Yes Lord Eugene, what do you wish to ask me?¡± ¡°Since you wanted to fight with me without any help, do you have means of fighting without your fire abilities? Our opponent probably has means against it, considering he was a Sin of Wrath demon.¡± ¡°Th-that¡¯s...¡± Ryuze was unusually nervous and actually looked away from Eugene, which was strange in of itself. Was there something that the Dragonoid hiding from Eugene? But seeing how uncomfortable Ryuze was on this topic, he decided to drop the subject. ¡°If it¡¯s something you¡¯d rather not talk about I understand.¡± Hearing this, Ryuze quickly panicked trying to correct himself. ¡°W-wait that¡¯s not-¡± But Eugene stopped him there, ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it, you must have a good reason and I¡¯ll respect that.¡± ¡°I see¡­¡± The Dragonoid¡¯s mannerism seemed to relax upon hearing this. ¡°¡­Still I do apologize my lord¡­¡± But Eugene shook his head, ¡°Never mind that, anyway I think I have a bit of an idea if you want to hear.¡± Eugene than began to explain his idea to Ryuze, who listen intently. After he finished explaining he began to ask. ¡°So, what do you think? Think it could work?¡± The Dragonoid was deep in thought, contemplating on what he heard. ¡°¡­I see, it certainly something. But why ask for my opinion lord Eugene? You could simply order me to do it.¡± Eugene instinctively rubbed the back of his head as he replied ¡°Uhm¡­ I¡¯m still not quite used to the whole thing with how this familiar and summoner thing works. So I don¡¯t know how to respond whenever you mention orders and stuff. To be honest I really would just want us to get along, besides¡­.¡± He then takes out his deck case and stares at it. ¡°My mana crystal, I can¡¯t exactly count on it to be consistent with the way it works. So, there¡¯s no guarantee my idea will work. But I think I can tweak it just right to increase our chances. So, I want someone else¡¯s opinion on it.¡± ¡°Well¡­if that¡¯s what you want lord Eugene. Then I think it could work, though if you would allow me my lord, I would like to make a few suggestions myself.¡± Eugene nodded as he listened, all the while adjusting and tweaking his deck. Soon enough, with their preparations complete, it was time for the battle to begin. They both walked to the designated battleground in the school, a location where students are allowed to participate in battles. Though since it was the first day of school, there weren¡¯t that many active fights at the moment. Though, that didn¡¯t mean that it was empty. In fact, there was a large crowd at the stands filled with students and familiars. When Eugene looked, he could see Sife and Abdul watching as well. They both looked like they were cheering them both on, while the others were there to watch Axel show off. Standing in front of them was Axel and his Demon, his arms crossed with a smug look in his face. ¡°Heh so you came huh? You sure you don¡¯t want to back down. It¡¯s not too late you know. ~¡± Eugene shook his head, as he readied into a battle stance. His hand clenching into his deck case. Seeing this, Axel couldn¡¯t help but laugh, with many of the students watching joining in. ¡°You¡¯re serious huh? Alright can¡¯t say I didn¡¯t warn you! ~¡± Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. Axel then took out his own mana crystal from his pocket, in his fingers was what looked like a guitar pick. It had a flaming design on it, the crystal itself seemed to be etched at the tip of it. He then began to make a pose, as if he was ready to rock out. ¡°Alright let¡¯s go!!¡± Activate Combat Ring The forcefield that Eugene has come to recognize begins to expand from both adversaries¡¯ mana crystal. Both forcefield merging as they collide with each other before surrounding them both in a large transparent dome. No sooner had the Combat Ring been establish did Ryuze pressed the button on the back of his key tag before noticing light glow around various parts of his body before dimming out to reveal the weapons that he had confiscated on school grounds. With his weapons back on him, Ryuze wasted no time pulling out his trusty blade in hand. Meanwhile, Axel started to strum the air with his pick, a fierce looking guitar suddenly materialized around his arms. ¡°Now try to give us something at least a bit entertaining. Now start with the Dragonoid!!¡± As Axel gave the order, his hulking demon began the move. Dashing towards Ryuze, who quickly dodged the attack before countering back by using one of his throwing weapons. That seemed not to do much as he simply blocked them with his arm before returning the favor as the flames of his hair began to shoot small blasts of hellfire from the tips. Taking the initiative, Ryuze took out his scroll and began to use his technique, forming quick hand gestures while slamming the scroll to the ground. Even if he can¡¯t use them to directly deal with the fire demon, there were other ways they can be of use. ¡°Ninja Art: Red Ivy Wall!¡± Pillars of fire begin to erupt from the ground in front him, they move as if they¡¯re growing from the ground and attaching to some invisible wall. It seems enough to block the incoming hellfire projectiles as they disperse once they come in contact the wall of fire. It may seem like a waste to use a skill for small fire, but Ryuze wasn¡¯t one to risk a chance this early on. Meanwhile Eugene activated his deck case, as the familiar UI appeared before his eyes as he drew his starting hand.
Shadow Intercept Healing Circle Frost Breaker Recycle Recycle
Switch locations between two targeted allies/self Heal allies within circle for 30 seconds. Increase effect with additional MP Equip target with Ice Gauntlets and provide ice element Draw cards depending on cost Draw cards depending on cost
Cost: 20 MP Cost: 10 MP Cost: 20 MP Cost: Discard one/more cards Cost: Discard one/more cards
Instant Instant Equipment Instant Instant
Taking a quick look, it didn¡¯t seem like the best hand to start off. Before he could start on his next move though, Axel had come after him! With guitar at hand, he swung it down in Eugene with full force. Eugene barely moving in time to avoid the attack and without a second thought draws a new card to his hand before using Recycle to replace 3 of his cards with new ones. Upon seeing what Eugene was doing, Axel could do nothing but laugh as he spoke to him in a mocking tone. ¡°So, this is what your mana crystal can do, a silly card game?? What¡¯re going to do, make me wait more turn? HA!¡± Wanting to humiliate him further, Axel swung his guitar horizontal at Eugene to make sure he wouldn¡¯t dodge as easily this time. But he suddenly found him, and his guitar pushed back only now seeing Eugene had pulled out a card and activated Beast Shield to force him back. This seemed to surprise Axel, who had never seen Eugene use his card system properly before. Seeing this, Eugene took the opportunity to counter his mocking comment from before. ¡°What is it? Surprised by what this ¡®silly card game¡¯ could do? Here, let me show you what else it can do.¡± In response, Eugene pulled out two more of his cards as he activated them both. With Frost Breaker equipped in his hands, Eugene came towards Axel and with the added benefit of Speed Booster Axel found it harder to keep track of him and used his guitar instinctively to block his incoming attack but suddenly found himself encased in ice. It turns out, Eugene was aiming his fists not at Axel¡¯s chest as he thought but towards his feet. His aim being to pin his opponent in place. Seeing this Axel couldn¡¯t help but be angered by this turn of events. Seems this wouldn¡¯t be as easy as he thought it would be. Ch 15 The battle between Axel and Eugene had begun. Axel had thought this would be a simple win for him. He didn¡¯t consider that the Beastman fanatic would put up a real fight. He was quickly proven wrong, his feet stuck in ice being the evidence. At the audience chambers, many of the onlookers had looks of concern. No longer cheering for Axel, they all started to whisper to each other. ¡°Did that loser really corner Axel like that?¡± ¡°It seems like it, when I saw that his mana crystal was a deck case, I thought it would be a joke.¡± One of them even looked at Ryuze, who was managing to hold his own with the Wrath Demon. ¡°Even his familiar is putting up a fight. I thought Terminus demons were supposed to be stronger than Dragonoids!¡± Indeed, Ryuze was managing to dodge and counter the black demon¡¯s hellfire blasts, though with his own fire abilities being useless against him the Dragonoid was stuck with his bladed weapons instead. Though with the constant barrages he was forced to keep his distance. At this rate they would be stuck in a stand still and Ryuze doubted he would be able to outlast the skull faced demon. ¡°I just need one moment¡­. Just one moment¡­.¡± Meanwhile, Eugene had positioned himself back. Even though he had Axel pinned at the moment, he didn¡¯t believe it would last long. He wanted to take the moment to step back and use it to draw a new card as soon as the timer had reset, leaving him with 4 cards in hand. He had to act fast, as he noticed the ice keeping Axel in place was beginning to crack. He needed to readjust his hand. He had one more Recycle available so used it to hopefully improve his available cards. But just as he was checking out his new cards the ice completely breaks as Axel frees himself and comes barging towards Eugene, anger starting to build up. ¡°Don¡¯t start getting cocky now! I was going easy on you!!¡± Axel stated as he brings his guitar in hand. With his guitar pick mana crystal in his fingertips he begins to strum at the guitar, as an echo sound vibrates from it and towards Eugene. Unfortunately for him, the echo attack was coming in too fast, and Eugene was forced to face a blast of sound directed at his body as he found himself being pushed back. The loud sound being too much as Eugene covered his ears to drown out the noise. This gave Axel the moment he needed as he swung his metal guitar right into Eugene¡¯s stomach. The impact of what amounts to a metal back was too much for the man as he fell to the ground on his knees. He was wrecked with pain; this was a lot for Eugene to deal with and while it failed in comparison to the pain, he felt from Ripley¡¯s attack this was still a lot for him to handle. Axel walked closer to Eugene, guitar in hand and ready to be strummed again. ¡°I¡¯m going to put you in your place.¡± The man then begins playing his guitar again, the power of it¡¯s sound was weaker than before but lasted longer. It managed to pierce at Eugene¡¯s ears, forcing him to cover his ears in pain. He was wide open for another attack from his metal guitar, but Axel continued to play it. It was clear his intent was to torture the poor man more. ¡°Come on, is this all you got!? ~¡± Eugene struggled through the pain, reaching towards his cards in front of him. His hand trembling as the sounds of the guitar continued to invade his hearing. It seems Axel was too focused on his performance to see what Eugene was doing as he finally managed to reach his Recycle card and activate it. He needed to use it, cause his current hand was not what he needed. He replaced the remaining 3 cards in his hand and had to hope for even a little luck¡­ The author''s content has been appropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon. It was hard to focus but¡­ Eugene managed to take a look at his current hand and was thankful for getting what he needed. Without much time to think he immediately threw it towards Ryuze. ¡°Ryuze Catch!!¡± Upon hearing his summoner call out to him, the Dragonoid understood and held his hand out to the flying card, it immediately transformed and wrapped around his claws, equipping him with another pair of Frost Breaker, just as planned. Earlier, Ryuze and Eugene were discussing on the topic of possibly dealing with the hellfire. They both concluded they would need to use Frost Breaker in order to have a fighting chance against both their opponents. But the chances of drawing two of them was low, so Eugene had decided to have as much Recycle added as possible, the only problem was deciding who would get it first. Eugene decided to follow Ryuze¡¯s opinion and chose to have himself have it first. After all, Ryuze would be able to handle himself longer and Eugene needed to be able to defend himself. Back to the present Axel noticed what Eugene was doing and seemed confused but continued with his performance. ¡°I don¡¯t get why you did that but it¡¯s pointless. You should probably focus on yourself first. You still can¡¯t handle my-¡± Eugene quickly grabbed another card and activated Barrier, a futuristic looking bubble surrounded him and protecting him from the blast of music. This gave Eugene a moment to calm himself, but he had to act fast. Barrier only lasted for 5 seconds, and this would be the only time he could act. He punched on the ground below him, creating a wall of ice between the two summoners. Axel could only laugh upon seeing what he was doing. ¡°Ha, think that¡¯s enough to protect you from my music?!~¡± Choosing to ignore him Eugene then activated the last of the cards in his hand Strength Booster and used it on himself. He was going to need the extra strength for his next move as he quickly aimed his fist at the ice wall which had started to crack from the sounds of Axel¡¯s guitar. The Barrier had ended just as he moved his fist though and he could feel the sharp pain of music blasting at his ears again but forced himself to concentrate just long enough for him to shatter the ice wall, shattering it and sending the shards of ice to fly past through the bombarding sounds and right towards Axel. ¡°What th-¡± Axel didn¡¯t have much time to react as he¡¯s showered in a rain of ice shards. Many of which hit him all over, the impact forced him to drop his guitar and stop his music. Eugene shook his head as he could still feel his ears ringing as he reorganized himself. He instinctively drew a singular card but didn¡¯t pay attention to what he got, right now he needed to stop Axel before he could play his sound blasts again! He dashed towards Axel, the Speed Booster still in effect allowed him to run faster before Axel tried to grab his guitar in a panic only for Eugene to punch it further away from him. On the other side Ryuze, now equipped with the means to fight back against his opponent¡¯s hellfire. Copying his summoner¡¯s previous actions he himself created an ice wall as it protected him from the barrage of hellfire. But that wasn¡¯t the only thing he was going to do. He palmed his fist, creating a long icicle into his hand. He held it in his hand like a blade as he unfurled his wings as he took off into the air. His demon opponent changed his flaming hair¡¯s direction towards Ryuze, firing multiple hellfire shots. But the Dragonoid after some time managed to understand the pattern of his attack and dodged most of them while countering the rest with his homemade ice blade as he flew closer to his target, as it slowly started to melt. Ryuze then threw the half-melted icicle which took the Wrath demon by surprise, taking its attention away from the Dragonoid as it blasted the ice away. Using this momentary distraction, Ryuze swooped down to the ground as he prepared for an icicle uppercut right at the demon¡¯s gut and forcing it back and causing ice to form at his stomach. But he wasn¡¯t done yet, he continued his attack with his focus at the location he had targeted. Each punch causes more ice to form and spread around its body and slows its movement. Ryuze wasn¡¯t going to give it a chance and run the risk of the hellfire of hitting him or his summoner. Seeing its movement¡¯s slowed the Dragonoid took the opportunity and grabbed it by the tips of its hair, freezing it in place and blocking out its access to its flame hair. This seemed to infuriate the Wrath Demon and to everyone¡¯s surprise it started to talk. Its voice a deep intimidating man voice as he spoke loudly. ¡°Now you¡¯ve done it!! No one messes with my hair and gets away with it!! Axel, let¡¯s go with THAT!¡± Axel responded with a wicked smile, ¡°You got it Androcles! Let¡¯s show them our Duet!!¡± The Wrath Demon whose name was Androcles ignored the Ryuze and jumped to grab his summoner¡¯s guitar and handed it to him. Who then started to strum it, but the tune was different. Instead of the loud booming sound he was using to cripple Eugene earlier, this time the sound was a lot more focused with Androcles in front as his hair began to shake and move. ¡°Now let¡¯s finish this with an encore!!¡± Ch 16 Chapter 16 Axel had begun his guitar play with his demon in front letting his hair dance to the beat of the music. And to Eugene and Ryuze¡¯s surprise their flames within his hair began to resonate with the music as if being captured by the sounds like a net. Their combination attack resulted in pulsing rings of hellfire spreading across the battlefield, giving little room to escape the hellish song of their duet. Eugene in a panic drew from his deck case, with no cards in his hand he was forced to top deck and hoped he had enough luck for the both of them. As he swiped for a new card, he was praying to himself for something like Barrier or even Beast Shield. Something to help defend against the flaming sound attack but as he frantically looked at what he drew, only for disappointment to form across his face. The card he drew was Thunder ball.
Thunder ball
Cast a ball of electricity
Cost: 5 MP
Instant
How was Eugene going to use this card?! A single ball of electricity versus a wave of hellish flame music was just not much to compare. For a moment, Eugene could only focus on his lack of luck which unfortunately had him forget about the oncoming attack. It was only when it was nearly inches away from reaching from reaching him did Eugene noticed, the look of disappointment soon replaced with fear. ¡°Lord Eugene!!¡± came the cry of his Dragonoid familiar as he flew in between them activating the Frost Breaker to encase Eugene¡¯s surroundings in a sphere of ice, protecting him from the flame song. But it wasn¡¯t going to be for long, already the ice protecting him was starting to melt. Meanwhile Ryuze was forced to take the full brunt of the attack, as low amounts of hellfire courses through his body like a flash fire. Normally, Dragonoids were more resistant to fire compared to other species, but the hellfire was no ordinary fire. It was more intense and concentrated, being able to continue to burn at its targets longer. Already Ryuze was feeling the effects of the flames as the pain jolted through his body. He had to act quick, before using his gauntlets to create a temporary ice wall to spread the sound attack and give himself a bit of breathing room. But even when he blocked the attack the left-over hellfire on his was still burning through him, only lessoning as the seconds passed. Still Ryuze couldn¡¯t let this get to him, he reached for his blade and with no plan in mind he was ready to jump into the literal hellfire to go for a more direct attack, reckless as it may be. Meanwhile in the audience section, the crowd was watching with interest. Most had thought that the match would have already ended. But they were surprised to see that the nerd that had struggled so much on learning even the most basics of magic would put up this much of a fight. Even if he and Ryuze were currently losing, they couldn¡¯t deny that he was more capable than they had originally thought. As for Sife and Abdul, their focus was fully on their summoner. Sife despite looking relax was examining on how Eugene was handling himself. ¡°Hahaha seems like the boss is struggling, though I must say that training is really starting to pay off. Still an attack like that would be difficult to fight against. ~¡± Abdul meanwhile seemed unfazed; the robot was deep in thought as it considered on what to prepare when they returned home. ¡°Calculating for tonight¡¯s events. Surely with today¡¯s events Master Eugene would be needing sustenance that would benefit in recovering from this much exhaustion.¡± Stolen content alert: this content belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences. The bull could only chuckle to himself when he noticed what the robot was up to. ¡°Ever the loyal attendant huh? I say a good nap would do the boss good. ~¡± Abdul looked to Sife as it considered his proposal. ¡°Processing advice. This unit acknowledges claim and will prioritize in preparing resting furniture.¡± It looked like neither familiars were too concerned with their summoner¡¯s predicament, though not out of lack of care as some of the onlookers would believe. No, in truth they had full faith that he would succeed in his fight and didn¡¯t feel they had anything to worry about. Ryuze continued through the hellfire song, his body dealing with the fire blasting through his body. But he didn¡¯t care, to the Dragonoid it was far better for him rather than his summoner who didn¡¯t have the fire resistance that he had. He had to act quick as the ice sphere keeping Eugene safe would melt away soon enough. He needed to stop the red headed summoner¡¯s musical attack. Luckily for him, the demon was too occupied letting his flaming hair resonant with the music, so this was Ryuze¡¯s chance. But as he drew closer towards Axel, the intensity of the flame song grew. Making it harder and harder for Ryuze to resist, slowing him down as his endurance wavered. But he won¡¯t give in. He just needed to stop the guitar, that¡¯s all he needs to focus on. He held his blade as he inched closer, his aim being to cut the strings. Closer and closer, he was almost there. His movements slowed to a crawl as now even the sounds of the music were becoming unbearable. But just a bit closer and he could reach it. He thinks as the flames grow stronger as the grip on his sword loosens. ¡°Shadow Intercept!!¡± All of a sudden, Ryuze found himself surrounded by walls of ice, already half melted in the hellfire. It took him a moment to realize that this was where he had left his lord in the safety in the sphere of ice. ¡°NO NO NO!! Lord Eugene!!¡± Ryuze yelled in a panic. Earlier, Eugene was worried despite being safe from the hell song. But it wasn¡¯t out of his own safety even as he saw the ice protection melting before his eyes, rather it was more for Ryuze¡¯s safety instead. He noticed from hearing from his footsteps that Ryuze was running headlong through the literal fire. He didn¡¯t like the thought of him getting burned while he stood back in safety. His first thought was to draw a new card, maybe there was something he could use and that he would be lucky to draw it. But as he tried, he was given a notification that he was unable to yet. The timer on his HUD was still ticking down. There were still a few more seconds left. It felt like it was taking forever, each second like a minute. All the while he felt helpless, so when the timer finally finished Eugene immediately drew his new card and when he saw what card he got he used it without a second thought. He now stood in front of Axel, who was focused on intensifying his song. Eugene immediately felt the effects of the hellfire as the fire surrounded him and unlike Ryuze, Eugene couldn¡¯t handle the flames as he already keeled over on his knees in pain. But Eugene didn¡¯t come into the literal fire unprepared. He lifted his hand up the best he could as he held the only other card he had and aimed it at his target. ¡°Thunder Ball!!¡± A ball of electricity blasted from his hand as he activated the card. It was sent flying towards where he was aiming, making contact with the guitar as the electricity surged through the instrument until it reached Axel¡¯s fingertips, forcing him to let go of his guitar. ¡°GRRAHH!! Why you little-¡± But before he could finish his sentence Eugene took the opportunity to barrage Axel with fists of ice. Each punch freezing a portion of his body bit by bit with one punch aimed at his arm that was holding the mana crystal pic, the backlash forcing him to drop that as well. Androcles immediately noticed his summoner had stopped playing his music and was quickly rushing towards him. The ice on the tips of his flame hairs had since melted, so he aimed it towards Eugene with the intent to fire them. ¡°You will not lay a hand on my lord!!¡± Ryuze soon flew in quickly, his own weapon in hand. The ice sphere has melted just enough for the Dragonoid to fly past it, with his first thought in trying to protect his summoner. With his focus on Eugene, the demon couldn¡¯t react fast enough as Ryuze swung his blade and cutting the ends of his hair to prevent him from firing his hellfire. This only proved to frustrate Androcles more as he connected his fist to Ryuze¡¯s stomach forcing him to drop his blade, out of instinct Ryuze began to open his mouth to do something before stopping himself and closing them. The Dragonoid wouldn¡¯t let this stop him, with the gauntlets still equipped he countered with his own fists filled with ice straight to his stomach. The demon winced in pain as he clawed at the ice over his stomach with mild success. Everyone was exhausted; Axel and Androcles dealing with their bodies slowly freezing and their temperatures dropping while Ryuze and Eugene were heating up instead from the still burning hellfire on their bodies. With intent to finish both human and Dragonoid raised their fists as they swung with all their strength toward their opponent¡¯s face, sending them down to the ground and knocking them out. But at the same time, they succumbed to their own wounds as they fell down as well. A moment later, an announcement was made through the combat ring they had created. The sound of it was loud enough for everyone to hear. Combat results: Tie Ch 17 Eugene started to open his eyes as he raised his head. He noticed that the burns he had received had already disappeared, as well as the pain he accumulated. He was shaking his head as he tried to recall the last thing he could remember. As he got up, he realized that he was sitting in a chair outside of the combat zone. This must be where students go to rest after a hard training session. It seemed that the fight with Axel was over with, but he couldn¡¯t remember who had won. ¡°Wakey wakey boss~¡± Came the sound of his bull familiar who was facing right in front of him, which made Eugene jump from his seat. ¡°Diagnosis complete. No signs of any damage accumulated from earlier fight. Seems the Combat Ring has indeed reset your health state to before the fight began.¡± Abdul was standing next to him having finished examining Eugene and was now standing at attention while holding a towel in case Eugene needed to wipe off any sweat. Seeing those two Eugene relaxed as he greeted them, ¡°Hey guys¡­.¡± He almost was afraid to ask for the results of his fight, but he built up some courage to do so anyway. ¡°S-so¡­ how did we fair? .... did we win?¡± Sife and Abdul looked in Ryuze¡¯s direction, who was crossing his arms and looking away. His expression being hidden from Eugene and the others. Despite that, it was easy to tell what the Dragonoid¡¯s mood was. He then started to speak; his voice low ¡°No lord Eugene¡­. We did not win¡­I apologize my lord¡­¡± The Dragonoid lowered his head in shame, Eugene looking at him sadly as silence filled the air for a few seconds. That was until Sife began to pat on Ryuze¡¯s back hard while laughing loudly. ¡°Now now don¡¯t go giving our summoner the wrong impression. You two may not have won but you didn¡¯t lose either!! ~¡± Ryuze¡¯s expression changed from sadness to annoyance. It seemed Sife¡¯s action was able to get the Dragonoid out of his funk for the moment. Eugene was curious about what Sife meant earlier and Abdul was quick to answer before the boy could ask. ¡°Answer, the results of the fight between Master Eugene and Axel have concluded in a draw.¡± Eugene was a bit surprised, in all honesty he wasn¡¯t quite sure if he and Ryuze would have won against Axel in the first place. Not with so little time to prepare, with little knowledge of his opponent. To just be able to reach a tie was a lot for Eugene was enough for him. But it didn¡¯t seem Ryuze thought the same thing. Seeing him like this, Eugene wanted to talk. Though he found his words choking up before he could say them, he managed to say something to him. ¡°R-ryuze?¡± Ryuze didn¡¯t move but still responded. ¡°¡­ Yes, lord Eugene?¡± ¡°Even if we didn¡¯t win, we still showed them how strong a Dragonoid can be. You even came in par with his familiar.¡± Ryuze stood there, not moving an inch. But a small smile was forming at the edge of his lips. ¡°If that is what you say lord Eugene.¡± Eugene sighed a bit, even if it didn¡¯t cheer him up. He was glad to at least get something out of Ryuze, maybe later he could do something to get him in a better mood. ¡°Apology for the interruption master Eugene. But you must get ready to return home.¡± The robot butler stated, while waiting patiently for Eugene. Eugene immediately looked at the clock and realized that it¡¯s been hours since school ended. He tried to move from his seat, only to realize how sore his body was. It seemed that fight from earlier really took a lot more out of him than he thought. He nearly lost his footing before Sife managed to grab him. ¡°Whoa now, take it easy there boss. The combat ring may have helped you recover from damage, it still couldn¡¯t stop your exhaustion. You still haven¡¯t gotten your body to adjust to that much physical exertion just yet. Don¡¯t worry, just lean on me and I¡¯ll help you move till you feel better. ~¡± Sife offered, giving off his usual smile. This tale has been unlawfully obtained from Royal Road. If you discover it on Amazon, kindly report it. Eugene decided to take his advice, getting Sife¡¯s help in supporting him up. With everyone up and able to move, they were ready to love but were immediately met with Axel and Androcles. They both looked just as beat up as Eugene and Ryuze, there was an air of frustration coming off of them. It seemed Axel was ready to yell something at Eugene, though he stopped himself before quietly talking to himself and looking away. ¡°Didn¡¯t win¡­¡± Androcles on the other hand didn¡¯t have such restraints. He began to blow up towards Eugene and the others. ¡°Don¡¯t think this is the end. We¡¯re going to make you pay. Especially you!¡± He pointed his finger right at Ryuze, who didn¡¯t seem like he was paying to mind to him. Ever since they messed with Androcles¡¯ hair, the skull faced demon has been a lot more talkative. The way he was talking and acting, Eugene couldn¡¯t help but realize how much he and his summoner were alike. Not wanting to deal with the two any further, the group tried to leave only to be stopped by Androcles as Axel began to speak. ¡°Where are you all going? We¡¯re not done with you yet.¡± Seeing this, Ryuze stepped up as he stared at the two dead center ¡°¡­Move aside. Now.¡± Neither of them budged, it seemed both of them were adamant in getting in the way. Androcles even stepped closer to the Dragonoid, looking down at him as his hair began to move. ¡°Or else what lizard?¡± Things were getting really heated, if nothing happened soon then a fight may happen between everyone. Sife and Abdul picked up on it as they took a fighting stance. Sife with his fists up while Abdul had his palm out with an open compartment on it ready to fire. Both of them had a serious expression on their faces. Eugene was the only one who was panicking, there were rules for these kinds of situations. Not just school rules either. If this situation doesn¡¯t calm down now, they could all get in trouble. But just as he was contemplating on what to do, more people started to walk in. It was Alphonse and Ripley. ¡°H-hey Eugene, I wante- uhm a-are we interrupting something?¡± Alphonse nervously asked after seeing the intense air around them. All the while Ripley looked like he couldn¡¯t care less on what was happening, though he did raise an eyebrow when looking at his fellow demon. Axel and Androcles seemed extra annoyed for getting interrupted, more so from seeing it was those two that came in. ¡°None of your concern Demi-human. Get out of here now.¡± Alphonse shook a bit when he responded, though he didn¡¯t move. He looked at Eugene who was just as worried about the current situation and neither knew what to do. Ripley could only shake his head over the predicament. He seemed ready to leave himself when the fire demon started to speak up. ¡°Hah pathetic, seems we got us here a hornless demon amongst us. I thought they were rare. But makes sense, your summoner looks weak so deserves a weakling familiar instead.¡± Androcles snickered to himself. That seemed to get to Ripley, as his expression darkened. ¡°¡­What did you say?¡± ¡°You heard me, see this?¡± Androcles then pointed at his horns at his head. ¡°A no horned demon can¡¯t even fandom reaching the level of a four horned one. Especially when I got two big ones right here.¡± He started to laugh after making that comment, his summoner joining in too, having agreed with him. ¡°Hah, you¡¯re right about that Androcles! A weakling for a weakling, very fitting indeed!¡± The expression on Ripley¡¯s face only further darkened, his arms visibly shaking. It seemed like he was ready to unleash an aura of anger but the cuffs on his bodies were restricting them. Seeing this, Eugene and his familiars had tensed up and slowly backed away. Axel and his familiar on the other hand either didn¡¯t notice or were that confident as both of them were still chuckling between themselves. Alphonse though had pulled out his book out while looking right at Ripley, at the moment not looking nervous. ¡°Now Ripley¡­.¡± Ripley could only sigh, though the aura he was trying to let out wouldn¡¯t go away. Instead, he decided to negotiate with his summoner. ¡°How about this little summoner, allow me to exert my full power upon them and I will go along with this familiar nonsense for today.¡± ¡°¡­. Make it a week and you won¡¯t hurt anyone during the time then you can have it for two minutes.¡± Ripley waved his hand in an act of small agreement as he answered. ¡°Very well, not like I could since you set up that non-aggression rule anyway.¡± Seeing this exchange, the two started to mock them. ¡°Hey look Androcles. The little doggy needs his master¡¯s permission. ~¡± ¡°His ¡®Full power¡¯ I¡¯m soooo scared. ~¡± Sife started to nervously sweat while barely keeping a grin. ¡°Well, I say those two were made for each other dontcha think boss?¡± Eugene slightly nodded as Alphonse began to write in his book, all the while reading what he was writing. ¡°For the agreement of going along with his role as a familiar for a week, Ripley began to feel the restrains on his body loosen.¡± The chains and cuffs on his arms and legs began to open, the moment that they did the aura that was being held back started to explode, his full power returning to him. ¡°But Ripley knew that it was only temporary, soon enough the full power he has unleashed will be locked back away in two minutes, with no way for him to stop it.¡± Sure enough, the intense aura around Ripley continued to explode with no signs of stopping yet. Even Axel and Androcles could feel it, their laughter amongst themselves stopping. Being replaced with fear instead. But Ripley wasn¡¯t done yet. Horns started to grow out of his head. Four large horns started to grow and curve into a spiral at the back of his head, they were twice as large as Androcles¡¯. Two smaller ones also grew on his forehead as well. As soon as Androcles saw them, fear started to grow in him. He started to back up in an effort to put distance between him and Ripley as his hair dropped into submission. Even Axel could tell how dire the situation is getting. Neither of them showed the same mocking tone they had earlier as the demon beast stepped closer to them with his anger in full display. ¡°Now then, why don¡¯t we have a little chat?¡± Ch 18 Things were getting intense with Ripley¡¯s power in full display, he never showed this much strength when Eugene and his familiars fought him. In fact, they had to wonder why he didn¡¯t show this power back then too. Something to ask later as the demon beast currently was preoccupied. Axel and Androcles were currently cowering at the wall from Ripley. They were both holding on with each other tightly and shaking like crazy as if their lives were on the line. ¡°Now what was it you were saying about me being a weakling?¡± Ripley started to ask with a smile that could scare even the most demonic familiars. Neither of them could speak up, too frozen with fear to utter a word. Seeing this the demon beast frowned as he bared his fangs, his low growl was enough to shake the area around him. They jumped from his response as the fire demon got on his hands and knees as he tried his best to speak. ¡°I-it meant nothing of it sir!¡± In the back of his mind, after sensing the amount of power leaking off of Ripley as well as seeing the horns out of his head realized what he was facing. ¡°What is going on here?! I¡¯ve only heard of a few demons who could hope to have six horns. Let alone to even have a single one that size was a mark of true power! My own failing in comparison in large margin!!¡± He tried to look at Ripley eye to eye but could only manage a glance before looking down in fear. ¡°This is insane, the only ones with powers to match his would have to be a demon prince! Don¡¯t tell me!!¡± ¡°Good, seems you finally noticed despite your lowly status.¡± Ripley announced, looking pleased over the sight before him. Androcles lowered his head further, letting his hair droop in submission. ¡°Y-yes, your highness. I apologize for not realizing I was in the presence of royalty!!¡± Everyone was taken aback by his comment, most of us freaking out over the revelation. Everyone except Sife, who was instead nervously chuckling. ¡°ehehehe s-so that¡¯s what it was, I had a guess but it¡¯s still rather surprising.¡± Ryuze looked back at the bull with a confused look ¡°Wait, you knew something about him?!¡± ¡°I had some experience, getting to know some demons from terminus. Some of them mentioned about the hierarchy and how it worked. But it was only a guess though. I would never have guessed that he was that high up in the food chain.¡± ¡°That¡¯s definitely an understatement! He was this strong, why didn¡¯t he used that during our fight?!¡± Ryuze questioned loudly. ¡°Hah, as if I needed to waste any unnecessary energy to such weaklings.¡± Ripley mockingly replied as he continued his ¡®conversation¡¯ with the two. ¡°Now then, what to do with you two?¡± The two¡¯s bodies started to shake in terror, afraid of what he was about to do. ¡°¡­. can¡¯t even bother to sully my power on you two. Go now, before I change my mind!¡± The second they heard him give them the go ahead to leave they instantly took the chance and ran out of the room as soon as they can. Not long after that the power that was leaking out of Ripley had started disappearing, it seemed the natural strength that he had access to was running out of time. Noticing this, Ripley could only click his tongue while crossing his arms and looking to the side. Meanwhile, Alphonse had his pen ready in his book in case Ripley wanted to try something. He was sweating a bit nervously, worried about what he would do but made a sigh of relief once it was finally over. ¡°Oh don¡¯t get all nervous now, we made a deal and you held your end of the bargain. A proper high ranking demon like myself always upholds his end of the deal¡± Ripley reassured them, in a rather condescending tone. Hearing this Eugene and his familiars relaxed. After all what had happened though they definitely were feeling exhausted. This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. Sife was the first to make a recommendation. ¡°Hey boss, why don¡¯t we leave now. I¡¯m beat.~¡± ¡°As much as I¡¯d hate to say it, I agree with you there.¡± Ryuze stated, looking less stoic than usual. Abdul otherwise was already making sure they had everything in order before walking up to Alphonse and Ripley. ¡°Thus unit apologizes but Master Eugene will need to reschedule your hang out time in a later date.¡± The wolf robot then bows before reaching the door while waiting for everyone else to join. Alphonse nervously looked at Ripley who had his arms crossed and his eyes close, barely paying attention to his surroundings. Then answered back while putting his book away. ¡°O-oh that¡¯s ok, I understand. Things were rather hectic today.¡± ¡°Y-yeah¡­¡± Eugene followed everyone to the door before looking back and waving back to Alphonse. ¡°I¡¯ll see you tomorrow.¡± Once they left, Ripley opened his eyes and asked. ¡°So ¡®summoner¡¯, now that I¡¯m going to behave as your familiar for the week as per our deal. What will you have us do?¡± Alphonse didn¡¯t know what to say, after all he made that deal in the spur of the moment. He didn¡¯t have any idea how a summoner and familiar are supposed to act together. ¡°W-well since you did help Eugene and the others why don¡¯t we go out to eat. I¡¯ll make sure to let my parents know where we¡¯re at.¡± Ripley raised an eyebrow, a bit intrigued, ¡°It¡¯s not like I did it for your sake or anything. I just didn¡¯t like that lower classed demon talking down on me and not knowing his place¡­..but if you insist, I have been curious on the level of quality your steak and wine are.¡± The fox looked through his wallet before sighing, ¡°well¡­ I doubt we¡¯ll be able to get anything too fancy but I¡¯ll see what I can do.¡± The demon beast shrugged, reluctantly accepting his predicament ¡°Very well, I¡¯ll stomach on what you can afford. Now shall we go already? After that display of my power, I am rather famished.¡± So, everyone returned home. The students of the school talking about the events of Eugene¡¯s match with Axel. Soon, it¡¯ll spread like wildfire. As for Eugene, at the moment the only thing in his mind is getting home and rest. His first day back to school was a lot more eventful than he had anticipated. Even if the fight restored their health, it was still mentally draining. It wasn¡¯t long before they returned home, Ryuze quietly went ahead to inspect the house for any possible dangers. Sife himself stretching his arms while yawning. ¡°Welp, I think I¡¯ll go get a nap.¡± But before he could take a step, he was stopped by the robot butler who had his hand raised up. ¡°Apology. But this unit requests that you hold off from taking your nap before cleaning up.¡± The bull merely chuckled ¡°Alright alright, gotta do your job after all right? I¡¯ll go get a bat-¡± Abdul shook his head before interrupting him ¡°Request. This unit requires preparing the cleaning station before it can be used. Additionally, it would be more appropriate if Master Eugene goes first.¡± Sife rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. ¡°Right right, the boss probably worked up quite a sweat from today. Go right ahead then boss, I can wait. ~¡± ¡°O-ok..¡± Eugene nervously responded. It was true that he was rather looking forward to a nice shower. As expected, it didn¡¯t take long for the mechanical wolf to finish preparing the bathroom. He came up to Eugene and lightly bowed. ¡°Preparations to the bath is ready Master Eugene. Do rest up, this unit shall have dinner ready soon enough. Please look forward to it.¡± Eugene nodded before getting ready to clean up. As the hot water refreshed his body, Eugene couldn¡¯t help but to think back on the day. He never expected he would stand out as much as he did, it was already enough having to deal with people talking about his three familiars. But now there was the issue of that display of mana that he never knew he had or that fight with Axel. As well as Ripley¡¯s crazy display of his true power! It made Eugene wonder how much he was holding back against them before. But what got him most worried of all was how Ryuze was handling things. It really seemed like that the battle really upset him, even though they managed to tie. Since then, Ryuze seemed a lot a bit different. If only there was something he could do to help cheer him up. Once he was done, he was met with Ryuze who upon seeing him immediately bowed before entering the bath himself. Sife must have insisted he go next despite wanting to go nap. Later once everyone was cleaned up, dinner was prepared. Sife was already snoring up a storm on the couch. Abdul was prepared though and had his share set to the side. Meanwhile Eugene managed to get Ryuze to join in as well. ¡°Presentation. Tonight¡¯s food is spaghetti, a food to help with Master Eugene¡¯s and Sir Ryuze¡¯s recovery. This unit has added some onions to add a bit of vegetables to your diet. Do enjoy.¡± They said their thanks and began eating while Abdul cleaned up the mess. As usual the robot¡¯s food was delicious. A wave of relief washed over Eugene as he momentarily forgot the day¡¯s events. It wasn¡¯t long though before they finished. Ryuze quickly got up once he was done. ¡°Thank you for the meal. Now, I''ll return to patro-¡± ¡°Wait.¡± Eugene responded, stopping him before he left. ¡°Why not relax with us for tonight, you earned it after all.¡± Ch 19 Ryuze just stood there, eyes blinking in silence over Eugene¡¯s suggestion. Not knowing what to do in this awkward situation, Eugene continued. ¡°I mean if you want to. Though I think you should take a break as well. You just seemed exhausted after all.¡± The Dragonoid needed a few more seconds before he was able to respond to Eugene¡¯s offer. He wanted to refuse, after all someone needed to keep watch in the house. But it¡¯s not like he would dare go against his lord. So he reluctantly relented, ¡°¡­. As you wish Lord Eugene. What must I do to ¡®relax¡¯ my lord?¡± Eugene was taken a bit back from Ryuze¡¯s question. It¡¯s not exactly one most people would ask. The boy stammered, trying to figure out how to answer him. ¡°U-uhm what is it you usually like to do?¡± The Dragonoid tilted his head, not sure how to respond to that. ¡°I¡­don¡¯t know. I have never been given any opportunity to take a break before. I was always given an assignment to accomplish and when I was in between one I was always on standby, ready for any surprises¡± Eugene just looked confused; he started to wonder what kind of life Ryuze lived. He wanted to ask him, but he didn¡¯t think it was a good idea since they only knew each other for a week. Now that he thought about it, Eugene wondered why he would refer him as his ¡®lord¡¯. He didn¡¯t think of himself as one in high society. Even with his house, it¡¯s not like any of his family were in some high-ranking positions. This thought only got him to wonder about the rest of his familiars. At first, he thought that it was something common among the relationships between the summoners and familiars. But after seeing how other familiars act it seemed there were more about how summoning works than he first thought. For now, he needed to figure out how to get out of this awkward situation. How was he going to show the Ninja Dragonoid how to relax. After some thinking, he decided to just go with a simple suggestion, embarrassing as it may be. ¡°W-well if you don¡¯t mind, maybe you could join in some of the activities I enjoy.¡± Ryuze simply nodded, not finding a reason to deny his summoner¡¯s request. Though he didn¡¯t really have much enthusiasm for it. To everyone¡¯s surprise Sife had jumped into the conversation, awake from his nap. ¡°Mind if I join in boss, I am curious what kind of stuff you enjoy. ~¡± ¡°O-oh uh sure!¡± Eugene nervously responded. ¡°Question. May this unit request to join in these activities as well? This unit wishes to better understand Master Eugene¡¯s desires better.¡± Eugene felt a bit cornered; he already was nervous and a bit embarrassed to show his interests. Nonetheless he relented, not wanting to disappoint his familiars. ¡°O-ok¡­. uhm so I guess we¡¯re doing this.¡± The boy racked his brain on what he should show them first, pressured by the thought of what they would think. But he finally relented, not wanting to leave them waiting. He decided that the first thing he would show them would be his collection of comic books. Series of books that are mainly illustrations depicting a story across the pages. Many of these books were thin and very easy to hold but Eugene usually prefers thicker editions as he always liked taking hours going through several chapters and being engrossed in the artwork as they tell their stories. He had a closet full of these books, organized by different genres and series. He was surprised to see that his familiars looked interested in them. He wasn¡¯t really expecting that. He didn¡¯t want to waste this chance so he started to try to sell them to the fun of the books. ¡°Feel free to come here if you¡¯re interested to read, I have different types of genres and if you want, I could recommend a few for you. Oh, but if you find any that have the same title but different numbers next to it you should start with the book with one next to it otherwise you might get confused on the plot.¡±Stolen story; please report. Eugene finished his explanation before he remembered something. ¡°Oh, but please be careful with them! It¡¯d be bad if they get damaged.¡± Abdul¡¯s ¡®eyes¡¯ were lighting up, more than likely scanning them. ¡°Understood Master Eugene. This unit will endeavor to handle these ¡®comic books¡¯ with care.¡± Sife was giving off a big smile, already looking through the selection before deciding on a popular romance series. ¡°I see, they really improved in the quality of books from last I saw them. To think they have pictures of them! Don¡¯t mind if I do. ~¡± Having chosen his book, the bull Beastman was already going to lay on his favorite spot on the couch, excited to start on the story. Eugene seemed relieved that Sife found the comic books enjoyable at least. On the other hand, Ryuze¡¯s gave an indifferent expression on his face. ¡°They remind me of the scrolls we used back in my home world to exchange information my lord. For what purpose do these ¡®comic books¡¯ serve?¡± He genuinely asked, showing off his lack off awareness of enjoyment. Eugene was quickly trying to figure out the right words to say to the Dragonoid. ¡°Oh! Uhm¡­. Well I guess there really isn¡¯t any practical purpose to them from what I know¡­. It¡¯s just for fun.¡± Ryuze tilted his head, thinking about the comic books. ¡°Hmmmmmm¡± Feeling like he was losing him, Eugene quickly jumped to the next activity he had planned. ¡°W-well if you don¡¯t like that there¡¯s always video games!¡± The Dragonoid turned his head more to the side. ¡°Video games? I know of shogi, though I do not think I have the mental fortitude to play such games.¡± ¡°Well, it¡¯s not shogi. It¡¯s uhm¡­ how do I describe it?¡± Eugene was a loss for words, unable to figure out how to properly convey what a video game is. That was when Abdul stepped in, ¡°Explanation. A ¡®Video Game¡¯ is a type of recreational game played electronically manipulating images produced by a computer program on a monitor.¡± ¡°Electronic? .... Monitor? ¡­. ah, you mean those devices I¡¯ve seen around with the glass cover? Hmm sounds complicated.¡± The Dragonoid pondered. ¡°Why not see them and try it out?¡± Ryuze lightly bowed. ¡°As you wish lord Eugene. Lead the way.¡± Eugene nodded before bringing them to a large drawer he keeps around in his room and next to his television. He opened one shelf and inside was an array of plastic containers that contained a cd or cartridge. Seeing the way they were arranged made the robot butler¡¯s ¡®eyes¡¯ blink for a few seconds. Before they could comment on them Eugene showed them the next few shelves which held various controllers, all of which had their wires wrapped on them. And the last shelf, which was the largest, contained a few consoles. One look someone could tell that they all had good use and were at least moderately maintained. Despite that, Eugene could have sworn he was seeing Abdul shake each time he opened a shelf. ¡°And that¡¯s my physical collection. I also have a library of games stored in that computer over there.¡± He pointed towards the table at the corner. There was an interesting orange change with cushions sewed on it. They looked comfier than the average chair. On the table was a decently sized monitor with a light up keyboard in a slot below the table. At the bottom was a computer case, with colorful rainbow lights shining inside it through a see-through glass. ¡°You sure have¡­. Quite a collection lord Eugene.¡± Ryuze pointed out. Eugene nervously laughed while rubbing the back of his head. ¡°Ehehehe yeah¡­ I always had a lot of free time¡­¡± He admitted with a bit of sadness to his tone. Abdul took a look at the computer, ¡®eyes¡¯ lighting to show that he was examining it. ¡°Examining. This computer has been hand designed to accommodate high end graphics and frame rates. A must have for the latest Video Game according to this unit¡¯s research. This unit will endeavor to adapt to better understand these Video Games as it interests Master Eugene¡¯s desires¡± Eugene perked up when he heard the robot¡¯s response. ¡°O-oh really?! Well feel free to check out any of the games. Just make sure to put everything back once you¡¯re done.¡± The butler nodded to the command as he walked up to inspect the collection of video games in the drawer. ¡°Understood. If this unit may excuse itself master Eugene. This unit wishes to take to the time to accustomed to these games.¡± Abdul asked while bowing to his master. ¡°S-sure go right ahead, what about you Ryuze? Does this seem interesting to you?¡± Eugene turned to the black and red Dragonoid, waiting for an answer. ¡°If you wish for me to lord Eugene I would be comply. But to be honest¡­.¡± Ryuze was about to stop himself from answering, but seeing his lord¡¯s face it was easy to tell he wanted the Dragonoid to be honest. ¡°¡­I think I would have a hard time understanding this activity.¡± ¡°Fair¡­ I wouldn¡¯t want you to force you to it since it¡¯s my idea to help you relax. Hmmm well the only thing I got left would be this card game I play.¡± ¡°Card game? Is this similar to your mana crystal lord Eugene?¡± Hearing him mention cards intrigued Ryuze. Seeing an opportunity, Eugene jumped at the chance. ¡°Yeah, now that I think about it. It is similar to the cards that come out of my mana crystal! I could teach you if you want¡± After taking a moment to decide the Dragonoid nodded. ¡°If it isn¡¯t too much trouble for you, my lord.¡± Ch 20 Eugene was barely keeping himself from jumping for joy. He finally managed to find something Ryuze was interested in! It didn¡¯t take long before the boy crawled under his bed, confusing the Dragonoid. When he came out he was holding on his hands a plastic container filled with several small boxes. He placed it on top of the bed and opened several of the boxes. One box was filled to the brim with deck cases. ¡°They look like your mana crystal my lord. There are a lot of them¡± Ryuze inquired, curious about the large collection. ¡°Yeah, they each have their own set of cards with their own strategy.¡± Eugene began to explain. ¡°Fascinating¡± When Eugene opened another box there was inside several rolled-up rubber mats, each inside their own containers. ¡°Why don¡¯t you pick one of these playmats. Whichever looks interesting to you. They¡¯ll be where we place our cards when we play.¡± Ryuze nodded as he took the time to look at each container. Though with them all rolled up it was hard to tell what they looked like, making it hard for the Dragonoid to pick. Eugene noticed this and quickly apologized. ¡°Oh, right sorry you can take them out to see.¡± Ryuze did as he was instructed and took each one out to examine each of the playmat¡¯s designs before placing them back inside. A lot of them were simple colored while there were a few that had the outlines for the card game Eugene was about to show. But what really got Ryuze¡¯s attention was the playmats with unique designs. Ryuze noticed that a lot of them were based off creatures that could have come from one of the other five worlds. Not only that but it was obvious a lot of them were Beastmen. But what got Ryuze¡¯s interest was the playmat that had imposing red Dragonoid who had a katana in their hand while pointing it down while looking right at him. Ryuze couldn¡¯t help but stare. ¡°Found something you like? Oh neat, it¡¯s the Flaming Samurai. That¡¯s a popular choice. Do you want to use it?¡± Ryuze slowly nodded before rolling it and returning it to the container, keeping it in their hand. ¡°Alright since you choose that mat then you might like these decks.¡± Eugene placed several deck cases in front of Ryuze. He then began explaining what each of them do and what kind of strategy they implement. At the same time, he explained the rules of the game as well as how to win. All the while the black and red Dragonoid pondered on his decision. Upon his choices, he noticed that all of them focused on the Dragonoid species. He guessed that his summoner chose them specifically because Ryuze saw interest in the Dragonoid Samurai. He was surprised that there was a decent amount of themes based off his home world. Not only were there a few decks based on the Samurais that were respected, but even ones on the shoguns who had command over military might. He was even surprised to find one involving the lute priests who inspire and looked over the respected rituals. But there was one deck that immediately captured his eye. ¡°This one.¡± Ryuze stated. Eugene stopped his explanation in surprise. He didn¡¯t expect Ryuze to decide on a deck. He could barely contain his excitement. Though when he saw his deck he couldn¡¯t help but chuckle a little over the obvious reason. ¡°Good choice Ryuze, I should have known you¡¯d pick the Lotus Ninjas deck. They¡¯re a bit difficult to learn but they¡¯re known to be rather unpredictable and hard to counter once they could set up.¡±This book''s true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience. Ryuze listened intently as he stared at the chosen deck, tightening his grip on the case. ¡°I see. Still, I wish to use this deck if you permit me lord Eugene.¡± ¡°Great! I¡¯ll set up the game then!¡± Eugene quickly went to work, setting up the table he normally uses when he did a practice run with a newly made deck. He grabbed his own chosen playmat and deck and set them up while he instructed Ryuze how to set up his own. He made sure both of their decks were properly shuffled and placed at the proper location of the playmat. He continued to help Ryuze with the initial steps on starting the game. ¡°Now we start with five cards in are hands.¡± He drew his cards first with Ryuze following suit. ¡°The aim of Grimoire Games, that¡¯s what this game is called, is to reduce your opponent¡¯s Health Points or HP for short to zero.¡± The Dragonoid nodded as he listened. Just like they noticed Grimoire Games cards are also categorized the same as the cards from Eugene¡¯s Mana Crystal Instant and Equipment. There was also three more times and Eugene suspects that they would also be available to him once he pulls new cards from the system that is built on his Mana Crystal; Set, Summon, and Special. Though he¡¯s less so sure with Summon since his own familiars worked pretty much the same way. He did find it interesting that both players would have the same 100 HP as he has from the system. Eugene would have to consider looking more into Grimoire Games to see how similar it is to his own mana crystal and how he could use that knowledge to his advantage. For now, he wanted to focus on Ryuze¡¯s first match with his favorite card game. Eugene went with one of his classic decks inspired by Beastria. It was an upgraded version of the starter deck that was based on the archetype of military Dog Beastmen, simple and easy to use that most people drop after finding a deck that better suits them, but Eugene found it fun to play with. It went as you would expect for a new player versus one who has played the game for so long. In short, it was over rather quickly. Eugene managed to beat the ninja quickly before he had a chance to set up. Granted, Ryuze did well in understanding the rules and picked up on it a lot better than Eugene predicted. Especially for the fact he was using a rathe difficult deck. Even Eugene hasn¡¯t fully mastered it yet. Still, Eugene wondered if maybe he took it too far and should have held back as he looked at the Dragonoid silently looking at the board. He normally doesn¡¯t like to, finding it disrespectful to his opponent if he did but he didn¡¯t want to turn Ryuze off from the game after showing a lot of interest. It turned out that he was worried about nothing as Ryuze replied. ¡°Let¡¯s go again my lord.¡± Eugene was taken aback. The expression on Ryuze¡¯s face was one who was upset over losing so he didn¡¯t think he would ask for a rematch. ¡°O-oh sure, do you want to try a differen-¡± ¡°I¡¯ll use the same deck.¡± The Dragonoid interrupted. That was the first time that he did that, and Eugene noticed. It seems he¡¯s a lot more invested than he thought. The two went for another round. Ryuze had a more determined look in his eyes, which Eugene was glad to see. He was thankful that the ninja Dragonoid was feeling a lot better and seemed to have gotten over their tie with Axel and Androcles. He could tell that he was taking their match a lot more seriously. He could see how he was intently staring at his starting hand, pondering what his first move would be. Their second match went a lot better this time around. Ryuze was even able to start his deck¡¯s combo. Eugene of course was ready for that; the beauty of his deck was that its simplicity allowed it to adapt to most scenarios. Sure, it doesn¡¯t have the biggest combos or the strongest damage potential, but Eugene liked the reliability of it. Eugene won once again but he definitely had to work for it this time around. ¡°Another my lord.¡± Ryuze requested, already shuffling his deck for another round. Eugene was ecstatic, he couldn¡¯t help but agree to another match. They began their third match. This went on for a few more hours through the night. They were both fully invested in the game. And Eugene loved it. Even if he kept winning their matches, Ryuze wanted to go again. Meanwhile, Sife was deep asleep on the couch. Snoring loudly while having the romance comic book on his face. It seemed he was on the tail end of the book before sleep took over his body. Abdul was already going at it on the computer, its robotic fingers speeding through the keyboard with one hand while quickly moving the mouse with the other. It seemed he decided to play a shooter game with a space theme to it. Abdul¡¯s aim was perfect and precise as he shot down each enemy that appeared on the screen. Overall, everyone was enjoying the various activities that Eugene provided. He was thrilled that they each found something to enjoy from his interests and was hoping they would do something like this again. Ch 21 Another morning came. Eugene and his familiars had a pleasant night with the various activities Eugene set up for them. Ryuze specifically was laser focused and even requested to see the other cards to try to improve his deck, which Eugene was more than glad to help with. They were all enjoying themselves so much that the battle with Axel was pushed to the back of their minds. When the next day came by, Eugene woke up to the sight of the familiar notification in front of him. Seeing that made Eugene look back on a previous notification he had ignored when he was more focused on Ryuze¡¯s wellness.
300 coins have been rewarded for teaching your familiar how to play Grimoire Games.
500 coins have been rewarded for tying for the first match.
Seeing the contents of the notification, Eugene was to see that he had gained 800 coins leaving him with 1000 coins to spend. He decided to look into what to use the coins after class as he stretched his arms for the new day. As it was only the second day of school, everyone was still adjusting to the routine of getting ready for the day. Ryuze was busy trying to get Sife up from the couch, who was sleeping even more soundly then the day before. ¡°Come on Sife, we are not going to do this again.¡± Ryuze complained. Though he seemed less grumpy about it. The bull was snoring up in a storm, the same book still on top of his face. Ryuze looked ready to try to wake him again like before. But just when he was about to start Abdul walked up. There was little expression lighting up on their face. Ryuze looked confused on what he was going to do but before he could ask the robot butler suddenly grabbed the bull in one hand. This finally got Sife up, as he freaks out over being held up in the air. ¡°Whoa what? What¡¯s going on?!¡± Despite his size, Abdul showed a lot of strength as he calmly carried him to the bathroom. ¡°W-wait, Abdul?! Wow I never knew how strong you are. ~ Is something up?¡± The bull Beastman asked, trying to act casual but there was a hint of nervousness on his tone. Abdul answered his question immediately, he himself kept his tone neutral. ¡°Answer. It is time for everyone to clean up for master Eugene¡¯s classes today. We must all be properly presentable or it would set a bad example for our summoner.¡± ¡°Oh, I got it Abdul now can you please put me down so I co-¡± Abdul interrupted him, ¡°Interruption. Unfortunately, we do not have time for that. This unit shall help you in cleaning up.¡± Sife tried to refuse ¡°I don¡¯t think tha-¡± But Abdul ignored him, he dragged him to the bathroom and closed the door as a bunch of noise can be heard going off. ¡°Wait wait ah too fast!! Hold up!!¡± Eugene and Ryuze could only watch in bewilderment, taking the chance to look back at each other wondering what to do. In a matter of minutes, the door opened and Sife walked out. He was all dressed up in his usual outfit, which was clean pressed and looking practically brand new. His body was washed thoroughly and there was even a hint of cologne coming out of him. Eugene pondered if he even had cologne in the first place since he never used one.Enjoying the story? Show your support by reading it on the official site. Sife was wide eyed and was processing on what had just happened. Abdul walked out a moment later. The bathroom behind him, despite all the noise, was completely clean and the robot didn¡¯t look any less. ¡°Question. Now shall we get going master Eugene?¡± Abdul happily asked his summoner who in turn needed a second before answering. ¡°uhhh sure¡­.¡± Thanks to Abdul¡¯s efforts they managed to make it to class in time. No one spoke, they all quietly agreed not to mention what happened earlier to themselves. When then made it to their seats, Eugene noticed his classmates were looking at them. He felt uncomfortable with their gazes at him as he looked away and took his seat. He can see some of them whisper among themselves. Wondering what they were saying, knowing that they were talking about him just made Eugene more nervous. Luckily for him Alphonse came by, with Ripley behind him who surprisingly didn¡¯t give a look of annoyance but more neutral expression. It seems he really agreed to act like a proper familiar for the week. As soon as Alphonse sat in his seat, he looked at Eugene and started the conversation with a bit less shyness than before. ¡°Hey Eugene ¡­. did the rest of your day go well?¡± ¡°Yeah.... decided to spend the night hanging out with my familiars.¡± Eugene leaned closer to Alphonse¡¯s ear as their familiars went to their spot. ¡°It was mostly cause I wanted to cheer Ryuze. He seemed really upset even if we just got a draw.¡± Alphonse¡¯s ears twitch a bit in curiosity. ¡°Oh really? ¡­ what did you do?¡± ¡°I showed them all of the stuff I enjoyed. I was a bit embarrassed, but I was surprised they all found one. They seemed really hooked.¡± Eugene than began to describe how the night went. How Sife slept through the night with a romance comic on his face, he wasn¡¯t sure if he read through it or not. Abdul was fascinated with the computer games and Eugene took a peek and found that he got the highest scores on some of them and got to a high rank in one game, though the last game the robot was playing looked to be an old visual novel which made Eugene curious. As for Ryuze, Eugene couldn¡¯t help but show how stunned he was but also happy on how invested the Dragonoid was and was already excited for another match. ¡°Oh man you¡¯re lucky. All of Ripley¡¯s taste is too expensive for me. He wants stuff like wine and steak. And he tells me how he finds the tv to be boring and only low class would find it entertaining.¡± Alphonse complained, looking a bit exasperated. ¡°Sorry to hear.¡± Eugene comforted him. He thanked himself for being lucky that he seemed to get along with his familiars. The fox Demihuman continued, ¡°I¡¯m glad he at least likes my collection of books that I keep around. Though now he demands that I get him some new books to read¡± Their conversation continued; it was a nice distraction for Eugene from the gossip from his classmates that he had completely forgotten it. It went on until the teacher came in, which got everyone to stop. But not before Eugene whisper one more thing to Alphonse. ¡°Oh, still up to hanging out today?¡± ¡°Uhm¡­. Actually, can we hold it off until the end of the week? I think there might still be talk about that battle yesterday¡­.¡± Alphonse nervously said, not wanting to give off the impression that he wanted to reject. ¡°B-but yeah, I would love the chance to hang out at the end of the week¡­. if that is alright¡­.¡± ¡°O-oh yeah sure I understand. We can schedule it to the end of the week.¡± Eugene answered. He was looking forward to hanging out today but understood the situation. The sound of someone making a quick cough came from the front of the classroom. It was the teacher, who was looking at both of them while tapping on his foot. ¡°If you two are quite done I would like for us to start classes for the day.¡± ¡°Y-yes sir! ...¡± Both Eugene and Alphonse replied, hunkering down on their seats in embarrassment. Their other classmates chuckled to themselves. Making sure everyone quieted down the teacher continued. ¡°Now that everyone is ready, we can start on for today¡¯s lessons.¡± As their lessons started the familiars started to quietly talk amongst themselves, making sure they weren¡¯t heard by the rest of the class. Sife was the first to speak. ¡°So, getting the hang with the life of a familiar yet? ~¡± the bull Beastman asked Ripley, lightly elbowing him. The Hellhound had an annoyed expression but tried not to show it. He answered back. ¡°Just cause I agreed to act like a familiar for now doesn¡¯t mean I need to play nice with you all. Then again, since you are familiars to my summoner¡¯s friend, I¡¯ll at least humor you a bit.¡± ¡°Oh ho, so you aren¡¯t completely ignoring us. That¡¯s an improvement. ~¡± Sife chuckled. Ryuze couldn¡¯t help but roll his eyes, at the least they won¡¯t have to have a problem with the demon beast for now. Abdul on the other hand stayed quiet, in the robot¡¯s mind it was already calculating the next course of actions that could benefit its master. ¡°Processing. Master Eugene seems to be an individual that values companionship. To that it this unit strived to play the part of a companion and partake in the recreation Master Eugen enjoys¡± Abdul thought to itself. Out of nowhere it started to cover its chest area with its hand as it delves more to its thoughts. ¡°Intrigue. This unit was supposed to participate with all the activities Master Eugene has recommended but instead this unit found itself with these video games instead¡± It looked like the butler was deep in thought, the only one noticing was a certain bull who was giving a small smirk. Ch 22 ¡°Well well, things are progressing rather interestingly?¡± Sife thought to himself. He was having a grand old time watching his fellow familiar¡¯s actions. Ever since he was summoned to this world again, he has been enjoying his life here even if it¡¯s only been a few weeks so far. He found his newest summoner enjoyable to be around and as friendly as his previous ones. But none of them were as unique as Eugene! He had heard of rare cases of someone having the mana capacity for summoning more than one but to still have the reserves for this much power was unheard of. ¡°I don¡¯t think he realizes how big his potential really is?¡± The Beastman continued his thoughts. ¡°Well, best I help him achieve it then.¡± As for his fellow familiars, Ryuze was a strict Dragonoid. But Sife can appreciate his commitment to his role, but he thinks that he should learn to relax a little. Sife was glad that he helped in that regard. When no one was looking he took a peek at those two playing that card game Eugene loved so much and saw how focused the ninja was. ¡°He¡¯d never admit it, but he definitely was enjoying himself.¡± Abdul was an efficient one. The robot butler always seems to be ready for whatever scenario came up. Sife could swear the robot looked up Eugene¡¯s entire life or something. It¡¯s actually kind of shocking to see how much he knows about Eugene¡¯s preferences. Still, the bull doesn¡¯t get the impression he has any ulterior motive with that knowledge and seems more into using it to better serve their summoner and seems to enjoy it too, so he decided to let the matter go for now. He''s even glad to see more emotions coming out of the butler too. ¡°Well boss, seems your life will continue to get more interesting. ~¡± Sife told himself, enjoying his time. Classes went as normal. Today¡¯s lessons were more about teaching the use of the Combat Ring but since they had already experienced it yesterday, there wasn¡¯t much to learn from it. It was only the next thing the teacher said that surprised the students. ¡°Since it looks like everyone here already knows how the Combat Ring works why don¡¯t we test it out then?¡± The teacher than used his pointer mana crystal and pointed it right at Eugene, who could only look on in shock before sliding himself down on his desk feeling a bit embarrassed from having the focus on him. ¡°Mr. Eugene, I know you have used the Combat Ring yesterday. Since you have some experience using it why don¡¯t we use you as a demonstration on how it works.¡± The teacher, Mr. Daniels, looked right at Eugene. There was a bit of intensity to it that the poor boy couldn¡¯t ignore. It seems he¡¯s not that happy about his actions in using the Combat Ring so early before he could properly explain its uses. ¡°Y-yes sir!¡± The class with their familiars was led to the battle training area. Eugene already familiar with the place followed Mr. Daniels directions and stood at one of the designated areas. He brought out his Mana Crystal as he waited for the teacher¡¯s next instructions. ¡°Alright now I¡¯ll need a volunteer to join Mr. Eugene. Any takers?¡± The teacher asked, looking around the rest of the class who all reluctant to offer. All except Alphonse, who nervously raised his hand. Ripley could only sigh as he came forth, casually cracking his fingers as he prepared for battle. ¡°Now Mr. Eugene since this is a demonstration, I will need you to limit yourself to one familiar.¡± Sife immediately waved his hand, interested in joining his summoner on today¡¯s battlefield. ¡°Good now activate the Combat Ring and we¡¯ll start to assess how well you utilizes the lessons you learned so far. Keep in mind that we¡¯re only doing a practice run so there is no need to go at this hard.¡± Activate Combat Ring The mental command initiated the Combat Ring protocol as the familiar forcefield surrounded both Eugene¡¯s and Alphonse¡¯s group. Both readied their Mana Crystals for battle, though neither seemed interested to be serious in this fight. ¡°Alright now let¡¯s start by having you both using your Mana Crystals first.¡± The teacher instructed.You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author. Both students nodded as they activated their Mana Crystals, Eugene drawing his starting hand and quickly examining what he had to work with.
Recycle Strength Booster Healing Circle Shadow Intercept Frost Breaker
Draw cards depending on cost Increase Strength of target depending on amount of MP used Heal allies within circle for 30 seconds. Increase effect with additional MP Switch locations between two targeted allies/self Equip target with Ice Gauntlets and provide ice element
Cost: Discard one/more cards Cost: 1/more MP Cost: 10 MP Cost: 20 MP Cost: 20 MP
Instant Instant Instant Instant Equipment
To Eugene this seemed like a basic starting hand, though he noticed that he didn¡¯t have any defensive means so decided to activate Frost Breaker and equipped himself with the familiar ice gauntlets and readied his fist for Alphonse¡¯s first move. The fox Demihuman unlike Eugene was nervously trying to write. Struggling to come up with something on the spot. The teacher and the class looked on. After many of the students had gotten to see Eugene in action before it was given that he was more easily battle ready. On the other hand, Alphonse was still the nervous wreck as always. The students talked amongst themselves though they kept their voices quiet to avoid their teacher¡¯s wrath. ¡°Yeah, he¡¯s definitely going to lose. Look at the way he¡¯s shaking.¡± ¡°Eugene was surprisingly competent. Compared to that. Then again, he is just a Demihuman after all.¡± ¡°Only thing he got going for him is his familiar. Lucky him, wish I had gotten a familiar as strong as him.¡± Hearing the peanut gallery, the hellhound who had his arms crossed waiting for his turn to action glared at the crowd. The intensity of his glare got them to shut up and look away, afraid of the demonic prince. Eugene tried to ignore them, instead focused on his friend. Watching this he couldn¡¯t help but try to encourage him, despite them currently in battle with each other. ¡°You can do it Alphonse! Don¡¯t forget you did seal Ripley¡¯s powers before!¡± Ripley simply grunted as he looked down at his summoner. He still intended to behave as a proper Familiar as per their agreement, but it didn¡¯t mean he wasn¡¯t going to say his piece. ¡°Listen to your friend of yours. If you were such a weakling you wouldn¡¯t even have a chance to even accidentally summon me. Only those that have such power to match mine could ever hope to make a Familiar pact with me.¡± The hellhound then extended his hand out, spreading his fingers to show off his sharp claws. ¡°Now stop trying to embarrass me and let yourself go wild!¡± Hearing both sides encouragement from both sides Alphonse nervous look started to die down as he started to focus with a small smile starting form. ¡°Ok! I¡¯ll do my best!!¡± The fox man then started to write. His fingers are rapidly penning down his thoughts as he processes the situation. Eugene readied himself, not wanting to interrupt his friend¡¯s current determination. Soon enough, the air around them started to heat up. Eugene started to sweat as the heat continued to rise till suddenly a fire started to form in front of Alphonse ¡°¡­ and at that moment they began to shape into flaming arrows of flame. More fire started to gather into these arrows as the concentrated heat built up. They suddenly fire at its target.¡± At that instant, spurred by Alphonse¡¯s written words, the flaming arrows shot at rapid speeds towards Eugene. He just barely had enough time to slam his ice fist at the ground and conjure up a wall of ice to stop the fires in place. The teacher looked on; his expression unchanging as he focused on his students¡¯ skills in action. On the other hand, the students were baffled at the Demihuman¡¯s abilities who only moments ago were panicking. Once their exchange of their abilities was finished the teacher gave them further instructions. ¡°You may now callout your Familiar for help.¡± The second he heard the ok Ripley came forward. Extending his claws in ready for the pursuit of the hunt. ¡°Now let¡¯s have some fun. ~¡± He announced, a wicked smile plastered on his face. It seemed he was itching for a fight after his display of power the other day. ¡°You¡¯re only going to fight with your powers still sealed.¡± Alphonse reminded him, the tone on his voice serious. Ripley didn¡¯t reply, simply conjuring up some of his power he still had access to. Hellish chains conjured up around his body. As for Sife, he flexed his muscles and clenched his fist with a huge grin in his face. Power swelled in his body. Both Familiars were ready to clash. ¡°Impact: Cross Punch!¡± The power building up towards his fist began to release as he gave a straight punch at the same time the conjured chains thrust itself right towards the bull Beastman. The two powers clashed as they connected. The battle between both sides truly began. Weak Kobold Wants to Conquer - Announcement and PreRead
Here''s the Blurb: I¡¯ll Conquer the entire world, even as a Kobold! A young man who dreams of conquest in another world wakes up in an unfamiliar land. He is ecstatic, at first at having a chance to fulfill his dream, that is until he finds himself now in the body of a tiny kobold.If you spot this narrative on Amazon, know that it has been stolen. Report the violation. Finding out that he is now one of the weakest races in this new world won¡¯t stop him though. Even if he must put in the hard work, this upstarting little lizard will find a way to make this new world his. As he gains followers of every type of species, all will bow before him as he fulfills his quest for world domination!
Readers can expect: - Empire Building Progression LitRPG with First Person POV with minor POV chapter shift. - A weak confident MC with an exaggerated personality. Fights with a versatile mix of magic and weaponry. - Cast of various species that follow the MC with their own unique personalities and strengths. - A letter-based Skill Progression System