"Wait for me, Father!

It was a man in his early twenties who vigorously opened the door on the throne's side and walked in.

That man, who seems to have made Zeldia younger as it is, zipperily walks up to the side of the throne, despite the fact that this is a place of negotiation.

''Oh, brother, please refrain from doing so since we are in the middle of an important negotiation right now.

Lumelia, who was following behind him, tried to pull him back in a panic, but the man didn't care at all.

He must be royalty, since Lumelia calls him her brother.

'What's going on, Lloyd? We're in the middle of an important negotiation right now. Get the hell out of here.

No, father. No, father, I can't leave the important decisions that affect the prestige of our country to the wrong father.

What do you...?

An intimidation even greater than the intimidation directed at Wyrm dominated the scene.

''First, isn't this person's ability only based on information from Bazelard? It seems that he has a track record of defeating bandits, but I'm sure that was done by just three people. I don't deny that he's competent, but I don't think he's on par with the entire strength of our country.

'Lloyd, the power of the spirit beast he claims to have contracted with Virum himself is something Bazelard risked his life to testify to. Are you asking me to ignore that advice?

At the statement of doubting the loyal vassal (Bazelado), Zeldair directs a stern gaze at Lloyd, but the actual Lloyd doesn't seem to be much bothered by it.

Lloyd, who cowered his shoulders, comes closer to Virum's side.

It's a good idea to have this person summon a spirit animal if you're going to go that far. I'm sure you'll be able to prove that Bazelade's story is true.

Lloyd, who emphasizes with an exaggerated gesture, turns his provocative gaze to Virum.

'Huh... I refuse.''

On the other hand, Virum's side turned a dumbfounded gaze at him and refused Lloyd's request.

As for Virum, he just didn't want to expose the spirit beast (Hinori) in front of a large number of people, but Lloyd, who seems to have received it in his own convenient way, came close to him with a victorious expression.

'Is it because the lie will be exposed? Well, I suppose adventurers need to be vain, but it's better for you not to get too carried away, right?

"Master Lloyd, you can't do this! Further insulting remarks to Lord Wyrm will not be tolerated...

'Hahaha! What do you say, Bazelard? This one doesn't even try to summon the spirit animal! That spirit beast you saw must have been tricked by some kind of illusion or something. It's only the shallow wisdom of an abomination!

Bazelard, who knows the horror of the spirit beast (Hinori) and his love for Virum, rushes to stop him, but Lloyd, who knows nothing, doesn't try to stop the insult.

"Gawd!

Without warning, a ball of fire appears.

("I listened quietly, but I can't take it anymore.")

The voice that echoed in Virum's head was that of Hinori, one of his beloved family members.

''Wha... who is it? How rude to unleash your magic in a sacred royal palace! The joke's on you!

Oh... oh... oh...

Lloyd is yelling at him, assuming that someone has unleashed a spell, but Bazelard, who remembers the intimidation emanating from the ball of fire, is shaking in fear.

Zeldia and the other overlords also seem to brace themselves for that intimidating feeling and Bazelard's condition.

'Disrespectful, huh? It's the same for you. You are the one who is responsible for all the insults and disrespect to my master, Virum.

("Hinori-sister! Wait, wait....")

Instantly, a vortex of flames rolled up around the ball of fire.

Waves of wildly flaming flames flew everywhere from the flaming vortex that invaded the space in the blink of an eye.

The overlords hurriedly hunkered down, but the wildly flying flames did not attack them.

Eventually, the flames converged to a point.

The gathered flame gradually formed a human shape and began to emit a shimmering red light.

Revealed from the flames that scattered in all directions was Hinori, the spirit beast that controlled the flames and Virum's sister.

However, her scarlet skin had changed to a deep red, and the body hair covering her long hair and limbs stood upside down like a flickering flame.

Her expression wasn't the usual jovial one, it was completely expressionless.

("Hinori-sister! I'm not supposed to put that kind of pressure on my body!")

What Hinori did this time was to "summon himself" by using the resonance (link) with the Summoner (Virm).

This is a rough move in which Hinori transfers her own magic power to Virum, and then summons herself to the Summoner (Virum) by manipulating the magic power she transferred.

However, this method of summoning is a tremendous burden on the person (Hinori) who performs it, just as Virum says.

("Keep your mouth shut for a bit, Virum. Don't worry, I'm not going to kill you. I'm just going to educate the little bastard who doesn't know his place in the world a little.")

(Oh no... Hinori sister, you're totally pissed.)

Hinori is usually an aloof and cheerful character, but once he loses his temper, he becomes a demon that even Vilm is afraid of.

In the past, after an incident in which Radia was almost captured by a human because of her selfish decisions and actions, the other spirits (family members) scolded him profusely, but Hinori's anger was uncommon.

There were times when he had put Radia in danger, but he was also thoroughly scolded for his own actions, which involved risking his own life.

The image of an angry Hinori at the time is still burned into Virum's head and heart, although he never touched her.

Then Lloyd, who is unable to read the air of the place, leaps in front of Hinori with a happy expression.

''Nah, what a beauty...! This is a spirit animal. This is truly a God-created art!

In contrast to earlier, Lloyd praises Hinori with his theatrical movements, but there is no change in her expression.

It's a good thing that you're not going to have to worry about the fact that you're not going to be able to get a good deal more than a few hours of sleep.

'That would be your spirit. I will recognize your abilities and make you my vassal.

Before Lloyd can finish, he is held down by Hinori as he crawls to the floor.

He stomps on Lloyd's back with one foot, looking down at him as if he were looking at garbage.

'Ki, you! As royalty of the Humane Kingdom, I have never seen anything like this.

"It's fussy.

Lloyd understands the current situation and starts to make a lot of noise, but Hinori forces him to shut up by stomping even harder.

Lloyd, who was held down by the exquisite force, just barely able to breathe or not, seems to be doing his best to make his mouth crunch like a goldfish.

It's a very good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

It's a good thing that you have a good attitude towards my Lord. You are not aware of the fact that it is easy to vaporize this country if the Lord wants you to. Shall we continue to test your body?

Although Hinori's expression is motionless, it instead makes her feel like she is serious.

You can't move, you can't even speak, and Lloyd's complexion became pale at once.

''Vi, Virum-dono, I apologize for the words and actions of Lloyd-sama! Could you please calm the wrath of the Spiritual Beasts! Just like this!

'This time, Hinori didn't mean for me to yell at her. From what I've seen from earlier, she seems pretty serious about it, so there's nothing I can say to her.

Quickly coming to his senses, Bazelard bows his head and apologizes, but Vilm tells him that he can't help himself.

'In the first place, the contract between me and Hinori isn't something that forces her to give orders or act. It's not that I don't care what they say about me, but I'm mad at that guy (Lloyd) for wanting to use Hinori as his pawn. I have no intention of stopping Hinori.

Seeing Virum with a thin smile on his face, King Zeldia and his overlords recognize that it's not just the spirit beast (Hinori) that's angry.

At first, Virum was about to stop them in the right place, but Lloyd's comment made him feel that they intended to get Hinori, and he was quite angry.

The reason why Virum, who normally would have tried to kill him, was able to restrain himself is probably because Hinori had set it up first.

Otherwise, by now, they might have stopped Lloyd from breathing down his neck and would have developed into a war with the Humane Kingdom.

I don't know if Hinori intended to set it up or not.

In the meantime, Lloyd, who has reached his limit due to lack of acidity, loses consciousness.

'Fainting? I'm not sure if this is a good idea or not. This is a forgiveness for once. But there will be no next time. You better talk to him.

Xeldia's body stiffens for a moment as she looks at me coldly, but she quickly bows her head.

''Spiritual beast-sama, my foolishness has been very rude. When you wake up, let's tell him/her about Wilm-dono as well. And I apologize for not being able to stop my foolishness from running amok, I apologize to you here.

"Excessive respect is unnecessary. "Excessive respect is unnecessary, but neither is it allowed to be patronized. I don't mean to threaten you, but I have no intention of obeying anyone but the Lord. You will remember that.

Hinori replied to Zeldia's apology and walked over to Virum, saying his business was done.

Virum stood there with a mortified expression.

("Hinori sister, why do you forgive that idiot (Lloyd)?")

("The outside world has rules for the outside world. It's easy to kill that thing, but if you kill it, it's going to be a war between Virum and his people and this country. And even if we win that war, we'll be in an endless battle with the next country, the continent, and the rest of the world. Including us, our families. Everyone will lend a helping hand if the Wyrm wants it, but is that really what the Wyrm wants?")

("....I don't want to do that. I don't want to put everyone in danger.")

("Isn't it? Then learn more about the outside world. If you get in trouble or feel like you're going to make a mistake, we'll help you. Besides, Virum won't want to involve everyone, but if something happens, we're all going to work for Virum.'')

("Okay. Thanks.")

It was at this point that Wilm deeply regretted his shortcomings and decided to learn more about the outside world.

The fact that what he did for his precious family could put them in danger seemed to come as a pretty big shock.

Wyrm let out a big sigh, then turned to Zeldia and opened his mouth.

''If Hinori says she allows it, I have no objection to it. Anta... No, if it's good for His Majesty King Zeldia, but let's just let each other go by the wayside this time, shall we?

The king's room begins to buzz with Vilm's statement.

This is because they thought from the intimidating feeling they felt from the Spiritual Beast (Hinori), they thought that her abilities were more than what they had heard from Bazelard.

In other words, the fighting power of Virum and spirit beasts (Hinori) was comparable to that of a country.

It could be said that this talk was a meeting between the country called Vilm and the Humane Kingdom.

''...It's an offer we couldn't have hoped for. We'll gladly take it. As for Lloyd, he will be confined and educated until he is reminded of what he has done. As declared by the Spiritual Beast, I promise not to cover for you the next time you have a problem.

Although Zeldia pretended to be calm, she was still relieved, perhaps because the tense atmosphere had faded.

After this, Zeldia entertained Virum and the others as guests of the king with great pomp and circumstance.










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What? Oh, my God.

A room where the moonlight shines through.

"That's the spirit animal... Wonderful!

The man in the robe was trembling with joy.

An emergency summons had been called in the daytime and he had reluctantly complied with it, but something unexpected was waiting for him.

It was considered to be a legendary thing. An encounter with a spirit beast.

In the long history of the human race, there had only been multiple sightings of it, and no matter how much he scoured the past literature, few credible stories could be found.

That legendary spirit beast had appeared before their eyes.

The man's excitement grew without a ceiling.

The spirit beast (that) is worthy of a contract from someone like me. I have to thank that abomination. She brought my destiny (partner) to me!

In the man's mind, it was considered as if it was natural.

The fantasies in the man's head were depicted as if they were already confirmed future events, and further thoughts grew.

''Nevertheless, the battle power of spirit beasts is considerable. Even if we challenged them to a head-on battle, they wouldn't stand a chance...

At the same time, he was aware that it was only a delusion.

Therefore, he calmly and dispassionately pondered whether there was a more reliable method.

The man's mouth splits open like a crescent moon.

Well, there are plenty of ways to do it. Just wait and see, Hinori-chan.