I'm sure other people feel the same way.
"Demons are different from us, familiar s. While we originate from darkness, they are born from the flow of dark magic into the human world in deformed forms. Unlike us, they are vicious and lack reason."
“Ahem. So, what you’re saying is... that things that come from hell, from darkness, aren’t necessarily bad?”
"Well, that's what I think. There's bad darkness, but there's also good darkness, like this Pembe."
"Aha."
As I watched Pembe pouting and frowning, the tense corners of my mouth slowly relaxed.
I don't know if it's a normal darkness, but it's definitely a cute darkness for Pembe.
“I can’t hear what they’re talking about now... but it’s fortunate that that Pembe knows quite a bit about black magic, Princess.”
When Carol, who had been quiet, spoke up, I smiled. Pembe jumped up and down in excitement.
"Wow! No matter how much I hate warlocks, someone like you, Carol, doesn't even have the qualities to become one!"
“Are you sure you’re going to swear at me this time?”
When Carol frowned and looked offended, Pembe lifted his chin and answered.
"Of course! And not just anyone can become a warlock. Some people have a natural affinity for darkness! For example..."
Pembe suddenly trailed off.
And then he quietly met my eyes and opened his mouth wide.
'Ah... No way.'
I guess our cute familiar has finally realized it.
I spoke on behalf of Pembe, who was unable to continue speaking.
“For example, someone like me?”
But Pembe couldn't answer in the end and avoided my eyes.
I felt empty.
Damn it. I knew this Yvonne was a genius, but was it really true that she had the makings of a great warlock?
I hate to admit it, but what can I do?
Even if Cordelia didn't know, there was no way Pembe would lie to me.
A heavy silence fell.
After that, the atmosphere became awkward and even cold.
The situation continued where I couldn't do anything.
Feeling so frustrated, I took the two of them to the Thiels Mine as soon as I confirmed that Carol's physical condition had clearly recovered.
Since it was said that if you walked along the mountain path from Alden to the Thiels Mine, you would arrive there in two hours anyway, I thought it would be easier to go there and come back quickly.
I said as I walked ahead.
"I should stop by the general store on my way back. The clerks were a bit strange, but the salted chocolate is delicious, and the muscle pain relief is incredibly effective. Carol's walking is so good right now."
"Yes. It's very interesting. By the way, are the clerks acting strange?"
“Yeah. It’s too... how should I put it, a bit of an overreaction. I don’t know.”
As I scratched my head and answered, Carol narrowed her eyes and glanced back behind us, without answering.
After that, there was silence for a long time.
As I was walking diligently along the path the mountaineer had shown me, Carol, who was following me, suddenly started grumbling.
“Princess, may I ask you a question?”
"Yes?"
"I can't stand it anymore. What on earth is this familiar complaining about? Why is he being so rude to our Princess?"
"..."
"Are you crazy? You're calling our Princess a slave. Come to your senses! Do you want to break your slave contract?!"
"..."
Pembe had been refusing to answer my questions since earlier, keeping his head down and his mouth tightly shut. He was even climbing the mountain in Carol's hand, not mine.
Carol threatened and harassed the Pembe he was holding, but Pembe remained silent.
Anyway, Carol won't be able to hear Pembe.
Because Carol is so perceptive, she noticed that Pembe's condition and behavior were different from usual.
Pembe climbed up Carol's arm and hid himself inside her backpack.
Carol looked dumbfounded, then quickly got angry.
"This familiar! Princess, do familiars go through puberty? Is this kid going through puberty?"
“Puberty? That can’t be.”
“Then why is it like this?”
"I don't know."
I tilted my head and continued walking forward.
I don't quite understand why Pembe is acting this way. Is it that shocking that I have the potential to become a warlock?
'Oh, I don't know.'
I guess there's some kind of big trauma in Pembe's mind.
I trusted Pembe, so I believed that when he made up his mind, he would approach me first, and I decided not to mess with him.
The most important thing for me right now is to secure the Thiels Magic Stone and cure my magical amnesia.
My heart was pounding with excitement and anticipation at the thought of being able to use magic again after such a long time.
Thanks to the hard work of climbing the mountain path, a wooden building called <Shelter for Miners> began to appear in the distance.
I smiled brightly and shouted.
“Almost there!”
"Yes, Princess! Hey, Pembe. Come to your senses, won't you? Yeah?!"
“...This damn maid is really.”
Pembe, unable to bear it any longer, shouted in frustration.
Then he jumped out of Carol's backpack and jumped to the floor.
Pembe's aura, with his eyes suddenly blazing red and his ears pricked up, was unusual.
I screamed in horror.
“Pembe!”
No, no matter how angry he was at Carol.
A pitch-black magic circle appeared around Pembe's small body like smoke, and Pembe instantly charged his attack magic.
“Pembe, what are you doing!”
"Yvonne, behind you! Watch out!"
"Ah!"
Pembe wasn't trying to attack Carol. I was about to get angry, but I came to my senses and turned around.
I opened my eyes wide and caught sight of something fiercely chasing after us.
One, two, three, four.
It's not a person. This familiar feeling is definitely...!
“Familiars?”
I gritted my teeth.
"There are no warlocks, only familiars! Four in total!"
"Yes!"
I took out the self-defense sword I had brought for situations like this and quickly assumed a defensive stance.
It was a good thing I learned the basics from Lord Luden. Well, this body is a genius, so I've already mastered it.
But I was a little worried.
Can I, who only knows the basics of swordsmanship, face off against four familiars?
Since I could only hold a very small amount of magic power, it didn't seem to have much meaning.
Shit.
If I had gone just a little further, I would have been able to use magic perfectly, but I was attacked right in front of the Thiels mine!
"Kaaaaaaah-!"
"Be quiet."
Pembe grumbled as he mercilessly unleashed his attack magic on the giant crow-shaped familiar that was rushing towards him.
The giant crow screamed and fell to the ground, but Pembe was not hit at all.
Our cute hamster was quite cruel and strong!
'Oh.'
I was amazed at the new side of Pembe, who always ate only sweet food and seemed like a scholarly gentleman, but I suddenly became worried about Carol.
Our intelligence staff had excellent intelligence capabilities, but their combat capabilities were very lacking.
"Pembe! Can you go next to Carol and defend her for a while? If I'm in danger, you can provide some support fire."
"Are you okay?"
"I'll figure it out. It's nothing special, they're familiars. I'm good at catching familiars, right?"
“...Haha. I know that well.”
Pembe, who had once been caught by me, smiled weakly and quickly ran towards Carol, casting defensive magic to protect her.
Carol, who was not particularly surprised by the sight of the suddenly appearing familiars rushing in, assessed the situation, boldly turned over her backpack, and began searching for something.
It is presumed that he is trying to send a signal to the members of the Demirant Guild to ask for help.
Yes, by the way.
I smiled and tilted my head as I saw the black slime running towards my ankles.
I deliberately maintained a relaxed attitude and quickly inspected the familiars.
“What kind of work are you doing? What are your abilities?”
"Die! Kekekekeke!!!"
Damn it, really?
My ears feel like they're going to rot.
I sighed, rubbing my ears at the cheap lines of the familiar, and deliberately provoked him.
"That's not my question. You're a slime, so you don't have ears? How pitiful."
"You pity me now? How dare you?!
I wasn't feeling too good seeing the black slime sloshing around on the floor, all excited.
I hate sticky things so much.
How to catch slime efficiently.
I don't like it because I think it'll get sticky if I hit it with my hand.
Ugh.
I looked around and quickly jumped onto a nearby rock, dodging the creepy black slime rushing towards me.
"Whoa!"
As I dodged, the black slime that had been attacking me in vain slipped and flew away to another place.
At that moment, a strange, familiar figure made of huge stone like a golem ran towards me with heavy steps and a thump.
"You're such a scary witch, you bewitched Pembe and used him as a slave!"
“Huh. What did you just say?”
I furrowed my eyebrows at the words of the familiar, who had lost all fear. Then, baring my teeth, I quickly charged at the creature.
“This kid is getting a beating!”
Although it was a very small amount of magic power, I gathered all the magic power that had returned to my body into my sword and struck the golem's body hard.
"You're going to fight this Gorten with just that sword, kekekekekeke!!!"
The guy was laughing at me, then he got scared when he saw his torso splitting open, and he started screaming in a way that was not suitable for his size.
"Ku..."
"Phew. Are you still talking like a crazy witch? Your liver is so big it's spilling out of your stomach? I'll have to cut it myself."
I guess I have a natural talent for beating up familiars.
I ran straight to the golem familiar and struck it with my sword and fists with all my might.
Like that, the bastard fell to pieces without being able to lay a single hand on me.
"Kroong, krooong, kruhuk!"
"Gorten, you stupid bastard!"
The black slime familiar who had been cursing at the guy who was crying in such a shabby state quickly rushed towards me again.
But why is that?
Even though it was clearly very fast, the movement was so clear.
“Child, be scared.”
I quickly dodged, eyebrows furrowed.
"Are you kidding me? You're just so ignorant and strong. I'm not like that stupid Gorten! You'll melt to a miserable death!"
Oh, if you touch that black slime's attack, you'll melt and die.
Frowning, I quickly dodged the attacks of the black slime familiar and ran around.
After playing tag with him for a while and running around, he started to vent his frustration.
"Huff, huff. What are you, why are you so fast?!"
“Thank you for the compliment.”
"This!"
Luckily, my legs were very fast, and I didn't get tired at all, so I didn't get hit by that thing, but at the same time, I had no way to attack that black slime familiar.
If I knew how to use magic, I would have used attack magic on him from a distance, but with my current magical power, it was impossible.
Should I ask Pembe?
But Pembe was now protecting Carol from a strange one-eyed familiar.
What should I do?
As I was walking backwards, I noticed a pebble hitting my foot.
'Ah.'
It was just a bunch of broken gravel and sand from the golem familiar I had just destroyed.
As an idea quickly came to my mind, I smiled and looked at the black slime.
"Demons are different from us, familiar s. While we originate from darkness, they are born from the flow of dark magic into the human world in deformed forms. Unlike us, they are vicious and lack reason."
“Ahem. So, what you’re saying is... that things that come from hell, from darkness, aren’t necessarily bad?”
"Well, that's what I think. There's bad darkness, but there's also good darkness, like this Pembe."
"Aha."
As I watched Pembe pouting and frowning, the tense corners of my mouth slowly relaxed.
I don't know if it's a normal darkness, but it's definitely a cute darkness for Pembe.
“I can’t hear what they’re talking about now... but it’s fortunate that that Pembe knows quite a bit about black magic, Princess.”
When Carol, who had been quiet, spoke up, I smiled. Pembe jumped up and down in excitement.
"Wow! No matter how much I hate warlocks, someone like you, Carol, doesn't even have the qualities to become one!"
“Are you sure you’re going to swear at me this time?”
When Carol frowned and looked offended, Pembe lifted his chin and answered.
"Of course! And not just anyone can become a warlock. Some people have a natural affinity for darkness! For example..."
Pembe suddenly trailed off.
And then he quietly met my eyes and opened his mouth wide.
'Ah... No way.'
I guess our cute familiar has finally realized it.
I spoke on behalf of Pembe, who was unable to continue speaking.
“For example, someone like me?”
But Pembe couldn't answer in the end and avoided my eyes.
I felt empty.
Damn it. I knew this Yvonne was a genius, but was it really true that she had the makings of a great warlock?
I hate to admit it, but what can I do?
Even if Cordelia didn't know, there was no way Pembe would lie to me.
A heavy silence fell.
***
After that, the atmosphere became awkward and even cold.
The situation continued where I couldn't do anything.
Feeling so frustrated, I took the two of them to the Thiels Mine as soon as I confirmed that Carol's physical condition had clearly recovered.
Since it was said that if you walked along the mountain path from Alden to the Thiels Mine, you would arrive there in two hours anyway, I thought it would be easier to go there and come back quickly.
I said as I walked ahead.
"I should stop by the general store on my way back. The clerks were a bit strange, but the salted chocolate is delicious, and the muscle pain relief is incredibly effective. Carol's walking is so good right now."
"Yes. It's very interesting. By the way, are the clerks acting strange?"
“Yeah. It’s too... how should I put it, a bit of an overreaction. I don’t know.”
As I scratched my head and answered, Carol narrowed her eyes and glanced back behind us, without answering.
After that, there was silence for a long time.
As I was walking diligently along the path the mountaineer had shown me, Carol, who was following me, suddenly started grumbling.
“Princess, may I ask you a question?”
"Yes?"
"I can't stand it anymore. What on earth is this familiar complaining about? Why is he being so rude to our Princess?"
"..."
"Are you crazy? You're calling our Princess a slave. Come to your senses! Do you want to break your slave contract?!"
"..."
Pembe had been refusing to answer my questions since earlier, keeping his head down and his mouth tightly shut. He was even climbing the mountain in Carol's hand, not mine.
Carol threatened and harassed the Pembe he was holding, but Pembe remained silent.
Anyway, Carol won't be able to hear Pembe.
Because Carol is so perceptive, she noticed that Pembe's condition and behavior were different from usual.
Pembe climbed up Carol's arm and hid himself inside her backpack.
Carol looked dumbfounded, then quickly got angry.
"This familiar! Princess, do familiars go through puberty? Is this kid going through puberty?"
“Puberty? That can’t be.”
“Then why is it like this?”
"I don't know."
I tilted my head and continued walking forward.
I don't quite understand why Pembe is acting this way. Is it that shocking that I have the potential to become a warlock?
'Oh, I don't know.'
I guess there's some kind of big trauma in Pembe's mind.
I trusted Pembe, so I believed that when he made up his mind, he would approach me first, and I decided not to mess with him.
The most important thing for me right now is to secure the Thiels Magic Stone and cure my magical amnesia.
My heart was pounding with excitement and anticipation at the thought of being able to use magic again after such a long time.
Thanks to the hard work of climbing the mountain path, a wooden building called <Shelter for Miners> began to appear in the distance.
I smiled brightly and shouted.
“Almost there!”
"Yes, Princess! Hey, Pembe. Come to your senses, won't you? Yeah?!"
“...This damn maid is really.”
Pembe, unable to bear it any longer, shouted in frustration.
Then he jumped out of Carol's backpack and jumped to the floor.
Pembe's aura, with his eyes suddenly blazing red and his ears pricked up, was unusual.
I screamed in horror.
“Pembe!”
No, no matter how angry he was at Carol.
A pitch-black magic circle appeared around Pembe's small body like smoke, and Pembe instantly charged his attack magic.
“Pembe, what are you doing!”
"Yvonne, behind you! Watch out!"
"Ah!"
Pembe wasn't trying to attack Carol. I was about to get angry, but I came to my senses and turned around.
I opened my eyes wide and caught sight of something fiercely chasing after us.
One, two, three, four.
It's not a person. This familiar feeling is definitely...!
“Familiars?”
I gritted my teeth.
"There are no warlocks, only familiars! Four in total!"
"Yes!"
I took out the self-defense sword I had brought for situations like this and quickly assumed a defensive stance.
It was a good thing I learned the basics from Lord Luden. Well, this body is a genius, so I've already mastered it.
But I was a little worried.
Can I, who only knows the basics of swordsmanship, face off against four familiars?
Since I could only hold a very small amount of magic power, it didn't seem to have much meaning.
Shit.
If I had gone just a little further, I would have been able to use magic perfectly, but I was attacked right in front of the Thiels mine!
"Kaaaaaaah-!"
"Be quiet."
Pembe grumbled as he mercilessly unleashed his attack magic on the giant crow-shaped familiar that was rushing towards him.
The giant crow screamed and fell to the ground, but Pembe was not hit at all.
Our cute hamster was quite cruel and strong!
'Oh.'
I was amazed at the new side of Pembe, who always ate only sweet food and seemed like a scholarly gentleman, but I suddenly became worried about Carol.
Our intelligence staff had excellent intelligence capabilities, but their combat capabilities were very lacking.
"Pembe! Can you go next to Carol and defend her for a while? If I'm in danger, you can provide some support fire."
"Are you okay?"
"I'll figure it out. It's nothing special, they're familiars. I'm good at catching familiars, right?"
“...Haha. I know that well.”
Pembe, who had once been caught by me, smiled weakly and quickly ran towards Carol, casting defensive magic to protect her.
Carol, who was not particularly surprised by the sight of the suddenly appearing familiars rushing in, assessed the situation, boldly turned over her backpack, and began searching for something.
It is presumed that he is trying to send a signal to the members of the Demirant Guild to ask for help.
Yes, by the way.
I smiled and tilted my head as I saw the black slime running towards my ankles.
I deliberately maintained a relaxed attitude and quickly inspected the familiars.
“What kind of work are you doing? What are your abilities?”
"Die! Kekekekeke!!!"
Damn it, really?
My ears feel like they're going to rot.
I sighed, rubbing my ears at the cheap lines of the familiar, and deliberately provoked him.
"That's not my question. You're a slime, so you don't have ears? How pitiful."
"You pity me now? How dare you?!
I wasn't feeling too good seeing the black slime sloshing around on the floor, all excited.
I hate sticky things so much.
How to catch slime efficiently.
I don't like it because I think it'll get sticky if I hit it with my hand.
Ugh.
I looked around and quickly jumped onto a nearby rock, dodging the creepy black slime rushing towards me.
"Whoa!"
As I dodged, the black slime that had been attacking me in vain slipped and flew away to another place.
At that moment, a strange, familiar figure made of huge stone like a golem ran towards me with heavy steps and a thump.
"You're such a scary witch, you bewitched Pembe and used him as a slave!"
“Huh. What did you just say?”
I furrowed my eyebrows at the words of the familiar, who had lost all fear. Then, baring my teeth, I quickly charged at the creature.
“This kid is getting a beating!”
Although it was a very small amount of magic power, I gathered all the magic power that had returned to my body into my sword and struck the golem's body hard.
"You're going to fight this Gorten with just that sword, kekekekekeke!!!"
The guy was laughing at me, then he got scared when he saw his torso splitting open, and he started screaming in a way that was not suitable for his size.
"Ku..."
"Phew. Are you still talking like a crazy witch? Your liver is so big it's spilling out of your stomach? I'll have to cut it myself."
I guess I have a natural talent for beating up familiars.
I ran straight to the golem familiar and struck it with my sword and fists with all my might.
Like that, the bastard fell to pieces without being able to lay a single hand on me.
"Kroong, krooong, kruhuk!"
"Gorten, you stupid bastard!"
The black slime familiar who had been cursing at the guy who was crying in such a shabby state quickly rushed towards me again.
But why is that?
Even though it was clearly very fast, the movement was so clear.
“Child, be scared.”
I quickly dodged, eyebrows furrowed.
"Are you kidding me? You're just so ignorant and strong. I'm not like that stupid Gorten! You'll melt to a miserable death!"
Oh, if you touch that black slime's attack, you'll melt and die.
Frowning, I quickly dodged the attacks of the black slime familiar and ran around.
After playing tag with him for a while and running around, he started to vent his frustration.
"Huff, huff. What are you, why are you so fast?!"
“Thank you for the compliment.”
"This!"
Luckily, my legs were very fast, and I didn't get tired at all, so I didn't get hit by that thing, but at the same time, I had no way to attack that black slime familiar.
If I knew how to use magic, I would have used attack magic on him from a distance, but with my current magical power, it was impossible.
Should I ask Pembe?
But Pembe was now protecting Carol from a strange one-eyed familiar.
What should I do?
As I was walking backwards, I noticed a pebble hitting my foot.
'Ah.'
It was just a bunch of broken gravel and sand from the golem familiar I had just destroyed.
As an idea quickly came to my mind, I smiled and looked at the black slime.
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