Chapter 071 

“Sera, it’s morning. Get up.”

Elena’s voice.

But I want to sleep a little more…

“Look, Akame is already awake too, you know?”

When I didn’t intend to get up, she began shaking my body.

Uuu… it can’t be helped.

“…I’m up.”

“Yes. Good morning. Wash your face and fix your bed hair.”

“…okay~.”

My eyes met with Akame, a burrowing snake stretched out from my chest.

She looks fine today as well.

For the past few days, Elena has also been waking up inside my [Hideout].

Although my contract with Akame has been completed, there is no problem, a monster is still a monster.

She also doubles as surveillance just in case.

Although I’ve been able to wake up a little earlier lately, it’s uncomfortable being woken up even before that…

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The day I picked up the Akame and discussed it with Seliana in her room, we went to consult with Grandpa when he came back.

Should it be called rapid development?

It progressed quickly and became so serious.

First of all, my contract and application for the burrowing snake were completed without delay.

Bringing live monsters into the capital is illegal, and tamed monsters are called familiars, but in order to bring familiars with them, they need to apply to the order of knights.

If you don’t do that, in the worst case the master will be caught and the familiar will be killed.

For that reason, I was immediately taken to the order of knights’ headquarters, where my hair and blood were used as ink to stamp the contract between the master and the familiar.

It seems like it could be anywhere, but mine is on my left upper arm and Akame is on her head.

It reminded me of the stamp injection in my previous life, but there was no pain or anything.

By doing this, it seems that you will be able to know each other’s whereabouts somehow.

Even if it listens to what you say, since it is a monster, it must be in a state where you can grasp its whereabouts.

And at the time of the contract, it was necessary to give it a name.

I hesitated.

Wondering what would be a suitable name for a snake…

There were also snake names like Orochi, Jormungand, and Ouroboros.

That’s all I can come up with.

It completely undermines the names…

I should have read more myths.

As a result, I chose [Akame] because she has red eyes.

The air became a little subtle, but in the end, we concluded that it was good since it was easy to understand.

After the matter of the familiar was settled, next was the building that seems to be a warehouse in question.

First of all, the next day, I got on a carriage with several knights, including Grandpa, in order to show them around, but thinking that it would be intimidating to be a girl alone among all uncles, a female knight accompanied me.

A female knight is an elite whose basic mission is to guide a female royal family member, with skills at the level of Elena, and a member of high-ranking nobility.

I thought that they were so kind to let such a person go out of her way to accompany me, but I guess the higher-ups took this situation that seriously.

The next day, they stepped in at once, investigated, and suppressed.

The building has 2 floors underground and 2 floors above ground and is a warehouse for a large merchant company that does business in several western countries. At the same time, it’s like an auction house for introducing or selling products bought from the kingdom to western aristocrats.

However, that’s only what’s on the surface. Behind the scenes, it was a facility to bring the monsters captured in Mesaria to the royal capital and sell them to the western aristocrats.

Of course, it’s illegal.

There were many large and small monsters inside the building, but it seems that some of them were already dead.

Akame was probably attached to one of them.

Furthermore, as a means of passing inspections, a hole was dug under the city wall, connecting the basement of the building from the inn in the downtown area where slaves and mercenaries were staying outside the royal capital.

It seems that they didn’t notice it until now because it was a too straightforward brute force method.

Originally, it was said that the percentage of nobles from several countries who acquired familiars when leaving was higher than those from other countries, so that made them take action this time, but even the order of knights was surprised by the situation beyond their expectations.

They’ve already contacted other kingdoms, realizing that it probably happens not only in Mesaria but also in the kingdoms belonging to the Alliance.

There may be some changes in the relations with the West.

No, I never thought that a little detour on the way home from Alex’s errand would turn into an international problem.

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Sera – [Hideout] [Prayer] [Mira’s Blessing] [Floating Orb] [Shadow Sword] [Scarlet Bee’s Needle] [6 Divine Coins]

Seliana – [Area Recognition] [    ] [19 Divine Coins]

Elena – [    ] [Green Fang] [1 Divine Coin]

Alex – [    ] [Red Shield] [2 Divine Coins]

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Chapter 070 

When I followed Elena to Seliana’s room, Alex was also there.

Even though he is a bodyguard, he tries not to enter too much he is a man. How unusual.

“It was just right. Here, Alex.”

I won’t forget it, but I should give it to him first.

“Oh… that was a big help.”

My errand is complete.

Come on!

“So, what did you pick up? It doesn’t seem to be hostile, but… it’s a monster, right?”

That’s a tough question.

“…maybe it’s a monster, but I don’t know what it is.”

I tried to roll up my sleeves to show it, but… it wasn’t there.

I rolled up my other arm, but… it’s not there too.

“Get off the [Floating Orb] and turn around.”

“Where is it,” I looked all over my body. It was that time that I was told that.

Is it on my back?

“Well, whatever,” I thought and got off my [Floating Orb] and turned my back.

“…hey.”

Seliana rolled up my skirt and even the shirt underneath to expose my back.

There’s no helping it~…I’m wearing a one-piece dress right now…

“Oh, there it is. What is this? Do you two know?”

Ignoring my protest, the three of them are looking at my back.

This is making me feel shy…

“Alex, this is…”

“Yeah, it’s a burrowing snake… Sera, order it to move to your hand.”

Is burrowing snake’s what this guy’s called? Well, I’ll try it.

“Come to my hand, come to my hand, come to my hand, come… oh?”

I didn’t feel like it was moving on my body at all, but it appeared on my palm as it ran along my left arm.

It is about 20 centimeters long, but it is showing the form of a snake when it’s out of my hand.

He has red eyes and is rather adorable.

Unlike the part that wraps around me, this one is just as thick as a rope.

The same as when I found it.

“It’s a snake… how strange.”

She looks at the snake that appeared on my palm in wonder.

This Ojou-sama seems to be fine with snakes.

It’s interesting because it listens to what I say when I’m giving simple instructions.

Isn’t it rather clever?

“So where did you pick it up?”

Come to think of it, is that building a warehouse?

Then there must be someone who owns it…

It’s not some noble, is it?

“Hmm…”

When I explained the circumstances, Alex and Elena were lost in thought.

They look a little solemn. Is there something strange about it?

Even Seliana is no different…

“There shouldn’t be any problems with the burrowing snake itself. It listens to what Sera says, and according to how she picked it up, so should’ve tamed it. When she goes to the order of knights headquarters later, she’ll also probably get permission.”

Elena began to explain something that made me curious.

It seems that burrowing snakes live by immersing themselves in the mana of living things and they are taking in the surrounding magic essences in that state.

When I picked it up, it must have been so weak that it couldn’t take in magic essences.

And the reason I was able to tame it was because [Shadow Sword] and burrowing snakes had good compatibility.

Normally, after catching them, you need to feed them, and in the end, you seem to have to make a contract using magic devices or something, but it seems that on rare occasions, monsters will approach you if you have gacha-made items.

That’s exactly how it is this time.

When it was drying up, it found someone with similar powers to it and called her out.

That must have been the strange feeling I had.

…so I was quite lucky huh~.

“So?”

Seliana urges her to continue.

Certainly, if it’s just this, there’s nothing wrong, and it would end with just that.

“Burrowing snakes inhabit deep mountains and forests, coexisting with monsters and beasts that make their territory there. And they rarely move from there.”

“You mean it’s strange for it to be in the royal capital? For example, wouldn’t it be unthinkable that it followed a hunter or an adventurer and was lost?”

“I can’t say that it’s impossible, but it is said that unless its partner dies, it won’t change its symbiotic partner. Leaving aside what the building where she picked it up is, it is hard to imagine, because it was emancipated despite having people coming in and out of the building.”

“Alex, what do you think?”

“I think it’s strange too. Maybe I’m thinking too much, but I think you should tell the former duke.”

“He hasn’t come back yet… I’ll let him know as soon as he comes back. Take a seat first.”

Since they’re bringing it to Grandpa… could it be something serious?

How troubling, isn’t it?

Looking at the snake while tilting my head and thinking of that, it also began to tilt its head.

Good snake~!

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Sera – [Hideout] [Prayer] [Mira’s Blessing] [Floating Orb] [Shadow Sword] [Scarlet Bee’s Needle] [6 Divine Coins]

Seliana – [Area Recognition] [    ] [19 Divine Coins]

Elena – [    ] [Green Fang] [1 Divine Coin]

Alex – [    ] [Red Shield] [2 Divine Coins]

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Chapter 069 

“Bye~!”

“Yeah. Say hello to Red Ogre for me!”

I said goodbye and parted with the adventurers.

With this, my errand is complete.

A few days after completing Riezel’s request, I didn’t feel motivated and didn’t go to the dungeon.

I wasn’t just lazy.

In the worst case, one mistake would result in death, so I was waiting for me to be in perfect condition.

Well, that’s the excuse I made to myself and was lazing around, but Alex asked me to run an errand.

He is doing well in creating connections with influential adventurers in the royal capital, and his dungeon exploration is going well as well.

However, his original role was that of Seliana’s bodyguard.

He has a distribution of rewards for exploration scheduled for today, but he was suddenly needed as a bodyguard, so I went to receive the reward instead.

By the way, Red Ogre is Alex’s epithet.

The club and shield left by the Majin.

The shield was presented to the royal family, and the club became the property of House Müller, partly because Ruban and the others declined.

I don’t remember it very well, but I seem to have defeated it, but I can’t use such a big and heavy thing, so I refused, and Alex used it.

It’s Red Ogre because he wields [Red Shield] and a club like an ogre.

He doesn’t change his expression much and doesn’t speak much, but I know that he’s actually happy about that.

“Mu?”

Thinking about teasing Alex next time, when I was floating back to the mansion with my [Floating Orb], I felt a gaze in front of the aristocratic district.

It didn’t feel uncomfortable, but… I wondered if I’d finally become able to sense someone’s presence.

I can ignore it, but… I’m curious, so I’ll try to find out a little.

After gaining altitude and heading in the direction that somehow caught my attention, I arrived at a large building at the edge of the commercial district.

It is circled by a high fence, and there are guards on the front and back, although they don’t seem to be very motivated.

When I peeked from the top of the fence, I found several horse-drawn carriages.

Is it a warehouse or something?

I can’t just go into it arbitrarily, but…

“Hmm?”

I was curious, so I was wondering what to do, but I saw something like a black rope hanging from the rain gutter.

…it’s probably, that.

Looking around, the adjacent building has no windows on the wall side.

This warehouse-like building is also on the side of the wall, and was in the blind spot of the security guards in front of the gate.

There are also no passers-by.

It’s possible!

I went over the fence at once, floated close to the wall, and rose the roof.

I approached my target in a low position so that I could not be seen from the outside.

“What’s this?”

A black rope hanging down a rain gutter.

It’s about 1 meter long, but what is it?

It somehow feels weird…

“Wha!?”

Safe…!

I managed to swallow my voice.

When I reached out to pick it up so I could take a closer look, it suddenly moved and slipped into my shadow.

It’s not like it’s blown by the wind, it clearly has a will.

It might be a living creature, so something like this might be a monster, but I don’t feel bad about it at all. 

For real, what’s going on?

I peer into the shadow that spreads under my body, but I can’t see it.

I don’t know why, but I know it’s there.

I tried slapping at it, but there was no particular change.

“U~mu… hieh!?”

I didn’t feel anything, but a black shadow crawled on my hand that touched the roof.

Noticing that, I couldn’t help but raise a voice this time.

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Although I wasn’t found, I couldn’t just stick to the roof like that, so I hesitated whether to go to the guild, but returned to the mansion instead.

I don’t know if it’s dangerous, so I didn’t go inside and floated down to the backyard and roll up the sleeves of my jacket to expose my skin.

“It’s a snake, right…?”

A snake-like figure is wrapped tightly around my arm, but I feel no pain.

I tried touching it, but I felt my own skin.

But I can also feel my arm being touched.

I wonder if the snake also feels that it was being touched, it’s moving.

…I don’t hate snakes, but I don’t like them either, but I don’t feel bad about this.

It’s strange.

“Sera.”

“……!?”

Elena called out from behind.

How did she know where I was? I was on the edge of the backyard.

“Ojou-sama is calling you. Come.”

Uhh… now that I think about it, she had a radar-like skill.

I guess this snake was also exposed…

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Sera – [Hideout] [Prayer] [Mira’s Blessing] [Floating Orb] [Shadow Sword] [Scarlet Bee’s Needle] [6 Divine Coins]

Seliana – [Area Recognition] [    ] [19 Divine Coins]

Elena – [    ] [Green Fang] [1 Divine Coin]

Alex – [    ] [Red Shield] [2 Divine Coins]

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Chapter 068

“Sera-kun, is something the matter?”

Riezel, who was enjoying tea with Seliana while Elisha was being treated, seemed to notice me and asked me how I was doing.

I don’t know because I don’t have a mirror, but I’m pretty sure I have an indescribable face.

“No… how should I put it…” Continue reading →

Chapter 067 

The First Queen of Mesaria has three children.

First Prince, First Princess, and Fourth Prince Riezel.

The first prince, who is the crown prince, was born from the first queen, and the first prince is also excellent, and very reliable as a successor, so Mesaria Kingdom is very stable.

That is the view of each kingdom. Continue reading →

Chapter 066 

The sound of flipping pages and the sound of moving feet while lying down reverberates in the room.

This is in the academy, I think it’s probably a common room or something like that.

Since I’ve been left alone, I don’t think it’s a guest room, but… I’m not so confident because the furnishings are all elaborate.

Why was I brought here in the first place?

I was not told in the end. Continue reading →