This is a road along the mountainside, much further from Seigen.
　There is a carriage and a group of knights on horseback going along this road as an escort around it.

　At that time, a horse came running from in front of the group. One knight is riding on its back. One of the knights in the escort instructed the knight to line up next to him. Apparently, the knight who came from the front was probably on a scouting mission. The fact that that knight came back without being replaced means that there was something going on up ahead.
　The knight who received the report from that knight.......Edgar, approached the carriage.

'Master Merlin, there seems to be a band of ogres and a pack of about twenty orcs fighting just ahead. What can I do?

　Edgar reported that to Merlin in the carriage and waited for instructions.
　The captain of this group is Edgar, and Merlin is the target of his escort, but he dares to ask for instructions because he thinks that the best results will come from this wise man who is superior in both ability and experience to make decisions.

It's obvious. Go straight ahead! I don't think you can lose with an Ogre, but there's always the chance that it will happen!

　With those words, Edgar let the knight who had just returned lead the way as a guide.

'All of you, pick up speed!

"[O]nce!　

　All of them shouted out without a pause. However, even if we increase our speed, the road is not completely maintained, so the speed of the carriage will inevitably not increase much.
　So in this case, let's go as fast as we can without straining ourselves! But not too far from the carriage! ........sort of.

　The Ogre is fighting about two kilometers straight from where they reportedly are.
　It took Merlin and the others a little over eight minutes to reach the place after they had increased their speed.
　When they arrived, the orcs had been reduced to less than half, but soon after that, about ten new orcs had appeared from the nearby forest.

　The knights tried to make their way towards those orcs, but

"Airblit!

　Merlin's magic was unleashed in rapid succession towards the orcs about 100 meters away.
　The Orcs that had come to reinforce were decimated by Merlin's magic, and they were no longer a marvel as reinforcements.
　When Edgar saw this, he

"Go cover that gang! Don't go near the ogre if you're wrong!

　That ogre doesn't seem to be an enemy. The proof of this is the carriage that the ogre is guarding is engraved with the emblem of a nobleman. However, since it is currently unclear if they are really nobles, I decided to aim at the orcs who are far away from the ogre and show them that we are on their side.

　From then on, the fight was one-sided. Originally, the orcs were not very strong on their own, and that ogre was efficiently damaging the orcs. If that ogre hadn't cared about the carriage and fought, the orcs would have been wiped out before they arrived. In fact, there is no wounded on that side.
　From that, we can see that that ogre has a certain level of intelligence and is able to work together.

　Soon after that, the battle was over, and only the carcasses of more than thirty orcs lay behind.
　Just to be sure, the knights went to look around the area to make sure that there were no other orcs in the area.

　Merlin and Mark, Edgar and Chris, and one knight here, and over there, the ogre and about five others were out, with a few of the wagons remaining.

　The ogre was somewhat wary, but he didn't seem to intend to harm us, and he dropped back near the carriage.
　As the ogre approached the carriage, the door of the carriage opened and a man and a boy appeared from inside. Perhaps they were father and son.
　The man has a kind face, but he is looking at us with guarded eyes. The boy is about 16 to 7 years old and seems a bit cocky.

'Thanks for your help. I am the Marquis Carlos von Samons. Who is your lord?

　Edgar, against a man who claimed to be a marquess.

'I am Edgar Van Valentine, a member of the King's Kingsguard. I am currently under the king's command to escort Master Merlin the Wise!

　As soon as the name was mentioned, Merlin emerged from the carriage.
　As soon as Carlos saw him, he said.

'Oh, so you are the illustrious Mr. Merlin! I have heard rumors about you but how did you end up here...　

　That question was answered by Merlin.

Well, I had to get to Gunjo City and I thought I'd get there as soon as possible, so I came this way.　

　This Marquis has been treating Merlin with quite polite words and gestures, as if he respects him. However, the boy behind him had an uninteresting look on his face. This boy must have the kind of biased pride that aristocrats tend to have. Besides, he didn't know Merlin well or seemed uninterested.

　Merlin noticed this attitude.

"Ho-ho-ho, Marquis Samoyes. Sorry, we are in a hurry, but we'll leave you to it but the ogre is magnificent. I'm not so much interested in his strength as his intelligence and loyalty, and I think you're a very skilled tamer.

　The Marquis was pleased to hear Merlin praise him that way, but he was both happy and embarrassed to find out that Merlin had taken notice of his son behind him, and he had a complicated look on his face, both happy and embarrassed.

　Merlin didn't mention it and went back to their carriage.
　Edgar and the others also bowed, returned to their carriage's salute again, and began to leave.

　Their destination was the village that would serve as a relay to Gunjo City. This was also the village where Tenma had left Jayman.

'It, let's go! Let's get to the village on the way first!

　Thus, Merlin and his carriage started to move towards that village.

　After Merlin and the others were gone, the Marquis would teach his son how famous and talented Merlin was by preaching to him.



　I was thinking a bit on this day. That thought was about Amy.
　So far, Aimee has been listening to me. His magic power is also increasing steadily, and even compared to his age, he has improved to the point where he can be called a brilliant, if not a genius, even if not a genius.
　With all of this in mind, I've begun to think that it's okay to have Aimee turn the chicks into household members.
　However, one of the drawbacks I'm aware of is the lack of friends of my own age. Well, even outside of the same generation, I don't have many friends, but because of that, I haven't been able to measure Amy's abilities very well.
　If I'm going to tame it, I think it's better to be early. But I can't determine if I can actually control it.
　That's why I've been cheating and avoiding talking about the chicks, and I was aware of that myself.

''I guess there's no point in thinking about something I don't understand...''

　So Temma decided to ask his acquaintances for their opinions.

　.

That's not an answer! If it's just the way it is, then we'll just have to give those chicks a chance to see what happens.

　＜Someone I know, number two, Garratt.

I don't know if I'm the right person to ask, but in the end it's up to the kid, isn't it? I don't think you'll be responsible for anything that far in the future...

　＜acquaintance #3, menace.

It's a tough question but I guess it's ultimately about how much Temma will trust Amy.

　＜Okay, people #4, Leena.

'Don't you think it's okay for me to be your family? If you're serious about it, I think it's important to let them pay ahead of time as a reward to become your family members and help them develop a sense of responsibility. Besides, no matter how much you think about it, if the only person you have to compare it to is Tenma-san, she may never be able to have a family for the rest of her life.

　Acquaintance #5, Amy's family

'You don't have to take that much responsibility for my child, Temma-san. Whatever the trigger was, it was Aimee herself who decided to be taught by Tenma-san. It's surprising that Aimee has such a talent, but in the end, the responsibility for the family members must be taken by Tamer himself. Besides, if something happens, it's only a matter of time before our family members are able to help Amy.

'That's right. Amy herself is responsible for what she wants to do, no matter how far she goes. And how can I tell you to take responsibility when you're being taught by a skilled wizard for free?

Well, I'm the father. I should have been the one to teach you. You don't want me to take the blame for it, either.

　In order, Carina, Arie, and Rick.

　After listening to everyone's opinions, I decided to test Amy the next day.

Amy, in the next hour, you're going to transfer the water in the tub to the one next to you.

　I told Amy why I was doing the test and then told her what the test would be about.
　Aimee was elated, but at the same time she was quite anxious. After all, Aimee had never succeeded in this training before, no matter how many times she had tried. But.

'And I think I'm going to stop hanging out with Amy at practice today so today is the first and last day of testing! Show me how far you can go.　

　With those words, Amy seemed to regain her spirits, saying that she only had one chance.

'Then begin!'

　On cue, Aimee channels her magic power towards the water in the tub. A short distance away from Aimee, Karina and the others are watching over her. However, no matter how much they try, they can only make it to the water column.
　Ten minutes after we started, Djinn and the others walked by, noticed us and approached us. They ask me what I'm doing, so I tell them what I've been up to and tell them I'm doing a test.
　And I have a few things in mind for them.

'Jin, I'm sorry, but you're going to have to watch Amy for me. I'll be out of my seat for a little while, but listen to me, and don't do anything extra (........).

　I pressed the reminder and ran away from the place. There's a bit of distance to my objective, so I use my magic power to increase my physical ability and run as fast as I can. Probably in my previous life, I would have lightly beaten the world's new short distance world record.
　When I arrived at my destination and quickly returned to finish my business, it had been about 20 minutes since then. It's about half an hour since the test started, but Amy still hasn't been able to transfer the water to the tub next to me.

　I guess she's getting impatient for good, and the accuracy of the water column seems to be decreasing.
　Still, time is passing. Amy was too eager to transfer the water and the impatience of not having enough time to do it, so finally she couldn't even make the water column.
　And inexorably.

That's enough! The test is over!

　It's time to go.
　Hearing those words, Aimee crumbles down. She hadn't run out of magic, she must have just lost her mind. However, tears gradually flowed out of her eyes.
　Seeing such Aimee, everyone has an indescribable expression on their face.
　However, in response to Aimee.

Now, I'm going to teach you how to be a family man.

　I said. At that moment, everyone except Amy.

Hahhhhh!　

　We all made that kind of noise together. Amy was looking at me with an expression that said, I don't know why, with tears and snot staining her face.

''No, because I didn't say I'd be disqualified if I couldn't do it,''

　When I said that, Jin packed up on me.

Normally, if you say something like, "I'll give you a test," you'll either pass or fail the test!

I said, "Show me how far you can go," but I never said, "If you can't, I won't give you a rockbird.

　And I told him that siree.
　Incidentally, Jin shook me by the collar, so I twisted my arm and took my back and tried to get a chicken wing facelock, but I couldn't reach it, so I left the facelock alone.

　I released the djinn at the right place and spoke to Amy.

'First of all, let's make eye contact with the demon I'm going to make my subordinate...'
Wait a minute! I couldn't do it!

　Amy interrupted me, so I decided to tell her what the test was about first.

'The test first, though. This one was easier if I did this.

　He took a tub of water and poured it into the tub next to him. In answer to this, Amy said

Heh.

　What an interesting voice he had.

'I never said anything about me being magical, did I? It's certainly a quibble, but I want you to know this. I'm not going to be able to get it right. In this case, it would be quicker and less labor intensive to do this.

That's not fair!

　Aimee's voice was shrill, but I didn't care.

'Yes, it's not fair. But you know, if you think like that, you could easily die when you become an adventurer. A wizard is more vulnerable than someone who relies on magic to face something that can't be solved by magic.

　At those words, Rick and the Sword of Dawn aspect of the game nodded.

'I wanted you to know that if you can't do it with magic, I wanted you to know that I'll think of other ways to do it, so I did this... I'm sorry, Aimee.'

　I apologize for that.

Then I'll show you how to become a family man again.

　Everyone was dumbfounded at how quickly I switched.

　Becoming a family man was easy to say.

　1, Look into the demon's eyes and make sure you feel like you're connecting with the demon.
　2, Try flowing magic power to the demon and make sure that the magic power comes back from the demon.
　If the demon is successful, name the demon.

　By doing this, the demon can be made into a family member. It's pretty simple, but you need to have the talent of taming to feel the connection. This is a kind of slavery contract in a bad way, and giving the demon magical power is like a curse, where giving the demon a name is like a curse that makes the demon yours.........
　However, if you're not compatible with that demon, or if the demon doesn't recognize you, you need to be careful because that demon will attack you.

　Well, even though there are two rockbirds that Aimee is going to challenge now, they are chicks and they don't seem to be a bad match, and most importantly, she is letting them take care of them before their eyes open. If this fails, all I can say is that Aimee has no talent.

　As soon as possible, Aimee proceeded to take on the chicks and make them her family members.

It is a very good idea to have a good idea of what you are looking for. I'm able to become a family member.

　Amy let out a strange voice and then reported that she had succeeded. Indeed, the chicks seemed to be getting more and more comfortable with Aimee.

'Good for you, Aimee. We'll have to name them as soon as possible.

　When he said that, Amy was in high spirits.

Yes! I've already decided. The boy is 'Eee-chan' and the girl is 'Shie-chan'!

　I don't know what to say about it. The two birds together are 'rocks'.......well, my slarin' is similar.......

Then you can wear this.

　That said, I gave him a collar-like object made of small bills threaded through a chain.
　This is the one that I asked the guild to prepare after I told them the reason, and it is a proof of having been tamed. Ignoring this and killing someone will result in heavy penalties (or worse, slavery).

　I forgot to prepare this, so I ran to the guild just now.

Thank you. I will take good care of these kids!''

　Amy said as she quickly put the collar on him.

'The first thing Amy needs to do is to find food for them. Vegetable scraps would be fine, but the best food would be those caterpillars and worms I gave you before. Oh, and you have to continue your magic training without a break.

　Hearing the first half of those words, Amy stopped moving for a moment.

But I'll do my best...

　I declared that.

　In any case, we can settle this one down now. As for the food, we have Rick, so it should be fine. Yeah, it looks like Rick is a B-ranked adventurer. If we're not careful, we can catch caterpillars and worms easily.
　I'd like to have a caterpillar dish once in a while too, so I can get more when I feel like it.

　With that in mind, my first ever teaching role was over.


　A few days later, early in the morning, the entrance to Seigen was unusually tense.
　He could see an ogre by one of the carriages. Although it seems to have been tamed, an ogre is a demon of the B rank equivalent. And the people gathered here are those who had not been able to enter Seigen before yesterday evening, most of them merchants and ordinary travelers.
　From their point of view, the Ogre demon is nothing short of a marvel.

　However, their worries aside, the ogre in question was a quiet one...or rather, he was calm as a knight, rather than a quiet one. Standing beside the carriage, he was guarding it without ever leaving it.
　The people around him admired his appearance. Hearing this, there was a boy who threw his chest out as if he were being praised.
　His name is Gary von Sammons, the second son of the Marquis Carlos von Sammons, age 17, and currently a student at the high school in the royal capital. He had just gone on a long holiday and had followed his father on his official duties (to inspect Seigen).
　By the way, he has no talent for tamer. However, this ogre was intelligent and recognized the boy as the Lord's son, and he listened to what he had to say to some extent.
　Therefore, the boy mistakenly thought that the compliments directed at the ogre were in praise of him.

'Father, let's tell the gatekeeper that we are nobles, and let him come inside now.

　Such were Gary's words to Carlos.

'I can't do that. You can't do that. If you are a nobleman and you break the rules, it will come back to you. And it is precisely because we are noblemen that we must discipline ourselves and be an example to our people. The gates will open in thirty minutes, and you'll be given priority to enter through the nobleman's passage. Isn't that enough?

　Carlos tells his son (Gary) so admonishingly. However, Gary's face is clearly unhappy.
　Carlos saw this.

(Whew, maybe I raised Gary the wrong way... nah, maybe my older (eldest) son grew up the way I expected him to grow up, so I went soft on him when he was younger (Gary).

　He regretted the way he had been raised. And that regret would become a reality here in Seigen.