The next day, all I could think about was the synthetic summons at school. Maybe it's getting to the point where there's no longer anything I can do about it. But I don't know what rock monsters are like.

The only thing I can find out is a golem and a dragon. I'd like to think that there is no dragon... then is it a golem for appropriation? But another evolutionary destination is the Mad Golem. What do you get when you mix mud and rocks? Cement or concrete? No, I don't think so. Probably not.

"You look troubled. Seigo.

Hey. What do you want to do with the rock monster?

What?　Isn't that a golem?

I was a fool to ask the silkworm.

'No way, bug!　My name is Kaito!　I won't let you say that one thing!

You know a lot about silkworms.

But in the end, we didn't know about them... or at least we didn't know about the haniwa and moai... what would happen to them after they evolved? Will it be a statue of a vajra wrestler or the Great Buddha of Nara? I would feel like I wanted a statue of Vajra... but for now, I decided to let the black iron grow normally.

After doing some other research, I narrowed down the candidates.

First up is the Gryphon, which I've been saying all along. This is most likely Rave or his evolutionary destination, which I identified in Hiyori's next evolutionary destination and Lion's evolutionary destination.

The next likely target is Wyarm. It is a phantom beast that is said to be a dragon with no arms or legs. It looks like a giant snake with wings. In other words, it is likely to be the evolutionary destination of Snake and Chick.

Unfortunately, if you think it's a snake, it's probably not a black mamba, because it's not a giant snake. Because it's not a giant snake. The most likely candidate is King Cobra. Because this King Cobra is the only one of Snake's evolutionary destinations that flies venomous fluid.

The rest is a wood golem that I met once. I think it's most likely to be a synthetic summoned beast because it's a wood golem. It just wouldn't be the evolutionary destination of the black iron. I feel like mud is more like wood than rock. The problem is that I don't know who they are.

Trent is a tame monster, so it can't be a synthetic summoning partner. It could be a plant-based summoner of some sort, or water and earth, like a tree.

At any rate, my aim is set. After school, I finish shopping at the supermarket and log into the game.

I haven't received a text from Lewin-san. I wonder if he'll email me at night?

When I go downstairs, I see Lily and her friends, Hephaistos, Mr. Regin, Aura, Nephi, Lady Liese, and Princess Henri are down. There's a cup nearby and it looks like they've all drunk some poisonous fluid and gone off on a family suicide mission.

Hey. What's going on?

Then Lily and the others explain.

'We're all...'

Juice...

I'm going to make...

It's not good...

Yeah, I must have screwed up with the juice. As long as I didn't get the amount wrong, it should be fine, but I must have gotten it wrong. When I checked, a lot of honey was missing.

You're using too much! You were always watching me make it!

At any rate, I made the juice and they all came back to life safely. Apparently, it was Aura-san who made Lily and the others cook.

'Sorry... tact.'

Lily and the others apologize. I can't be mad at them - I can't be mad at this.

'That's fine. But if you want to cook, you'll have to talk to me first. I'll show you how to make it.

Lily and the others were delighted to hear that.

'Mm-hm. He's a good summoner. Takt-kun.

'You should be sorry, sister!

...Yes?

Even though it's Aura's fault, Lily and the others have caused a lot of trouble. I'm going to treat you to a meal.

Thank you for the food.

'I've heard so much about it, but it was very good.

It looks like it was on the lips of Princess Liese and Princess Henri. It's a good thing... because I wasn't sure about my chances against royalty.

Now let's talk about yesterday's demon. Master Liese will be inquiring about it.

"I heard you fought a demon yesterday.

'Yes. I have summoned a zombie by the name of Nebilos.

N....zombie...

Uh...I'm not usually a fan of zombies...and they were real. The speaker changes to Olivier.

'Can you tell me again what that demon said?'

Yes. That the curse of the dead is not yet broken.

Once again, that's a bad sign.

Do you guys know anything about this?

They all think about it, but they don't seem to understand. Princess Henri speaks.

''I've talked to your fathers, and they have no idea what happened. But when you put it together with the fact that they are doing some kind of ritual, it's clear that this is not a problem that can be left unaddressed in our country.

'But considering that they had the church as their stronghold, it would be hard to just investigate. It would make the whole place look suspicious.

If it's not good enough for the church, it will be. And Mr. Regin tells us something important.

Originally there were many sisters in the church besides me. But some were sacrificed and others were taken in by other priests.

Does this mean there are other Valkyrie's in other churches? Then Princess Henri looks apologetic.

''I don't know how far I can help you with that... although our church will look into it soon.

'You won't be able to get to the rest of the country... but unless you have an adventurer with the ability to defeat demons and the means of transportation, a horse, that's a different story.

Olivier, you betrayed me! If you say that, you'll have to find a church! And there you'll be battling a famous demon...give me a break. Just as I was thinking that, I was met with an onslaught of attacks.

'Oh!　Certainly not a problem if you're an adventurer!

And there's the lovely Dragon Newt, the elves, and the Cerian Beast.

I think I'm capable of doing just fine.

Nice to meet you. Mr. Takut.

I swear we all came up with this scenario together! Geez, there's nowhere to run...

Okay, well... we'll look into it when we find him.

'Thank you!　Mr. Takt.

Men are weak creatures when it comes to women's smiles. I guess I'm a simpleton who is motivated by Regin-san's smile.

And there was something I forgot to ask him later.

'Neviros came out with a book during the battle, do you know anything about it?

Everyone except Regin-san was surprised to hear that.

''You were safe from being used by the grimoire!

It was a grimoire, after all...

I sensed the danger, so I managed to take it down before it was used. But in the end, I was curious to know what it was all about. Can you tell me, if you don't mind?

I ask and Princess Henri tells me.

It's okay. A grimoire is a book that describes magic. As for the battle, I'll show you in person.

Princess Henri takes out a white book. Then she lets go of the book and it floats away. Oh!

"The advantage of the grimoire, as you can see, is that it allows you to have both hands free. And... heels.

When Princess Henri chants a heal, the grimoire flips over and activates the heal.

''When you chant magic like this, the grimoire will automatically chant for you.

So that means the surgeon doesn't have to chant! That's super convenient!

I can also use my wand, so I can use magic continuously.

Seriously! Huh? Does that mean that if Nebiros had used us, we would have been exposed to the magic of the zombies and Nebiros? Scary. You were right to stop.

'By the way, it's very difficult to make a grimoire.

Huh? How hard can it be? I mean, the library is full of books.

It's made from government-provided paper.

''The guild is paying the price of paper for the contract as well, but paper is essentially a huge luxury item.

What did you say?

Let's see, how much would you like to spend, by the way?

'Would one piece be enough to provide our knights with a set of weapons?

You've got to be kidding me! You can't get that price for just one piece! Well, I agree that grimoires are expensive because they can't be compared to wands, but that price for a piece of paper...that's a long way off.