Chapter 16 (2/2)

“Huh?” (Shuten)

“Gya, instead I was turned into kindred!! I was!!” (Nine-tails)

……That’s.

Pfft.

“Hahahahaha I can only laugh at this stupid demon!!” (Shuten)

“Who’s stupid. You may call me Master.” (Nine-tails)

“Who would call you that stupid fool!!” (Shuten)

“Ho–, I made a kindred pact to save you yet you show this att.i.tude towards me?” (Nine-tails)

“You become bossy so quickly!? Y, you want a really quiet man!!” (Shuten)

I’m sorry, it’s just really funny.

In other words, she created the contract with good intentions to help me, but due to my strength from acquiring two pearl pieces I could not “obey” and it was reversed.

Hahahaha.

No, it’s super funny.

“Laughing from your stomach!? Rolling and laughing!?” (Nine-tails)

“Hahahaha!” (Shuten)

“How~An~noy~ing! B, because I have lived longer than you!! Pay your respect! Pay your respect!” (Nine-tails)

“Well, it is a bit disappointing for someone your age to become my kindred.” (Shuten)

“How stupidly energetic! It’s true I wanted to cut it off before you woke up! Really please cut off the contract quickly!” (Nine-tails)

“HaHaHaHaHa. No way.” (Shuten)

“Whaaaaaaaaaaaat!?” (Nine-tails)

No way. Why should I cut off the contract?

Is it so surprising that you would jump like that?

“You are going to the Empire soon?” (Shuten)

“That’s right, but!? But, so what!?” (Nine-tails)

“Because I am also going to the Empire. You know, they say good company makes the road shorter, and I have been lonely while traveling.” (Shuten)

“I don’t know your circ.u.mstances!! Why are you going to follow me!?!” (Nine-tails)

“No well, the fact that it is also because of your mistake, after all, it is a matter of being kindred. When you die, I die, right? Aren’t you worried?” (Shuten)

“First that now this, you are terrible trulyyyyy!!” (Nine-tails) (いっちいちムカつくわねあんた本当にいいいいいいい！！)

The Nine-tails cried out *Mukya* in complaint.

It seems like it will be fun and more than that, I am disliked separately (楽しそうで何よりだし、別に嫌がってるようにも)…Hm? It seems she hates me in earnest?

“Hey Nine-tails, Hey Nine-tails.” (Shuten)

“What!?” (Nine-tails)

“Do you really hate being with me so much?” (Shuten)

“Well…well, I do not mean that kind of thing separately!?” (Nine-tails) (なっ……べ、別にそんなことを言ってるわけじゃないでしょ！？)

“Oh, yes, then it’s okay.” (Shuten)

“What!?” (Nine-tails)

“I will cut off the contract if you stop yelling.” (Shuten)

“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhh!! Mo~! Annoying guy! This guy really makes me angry!!” (Nine-tails)

‘Cause you know.

To have such a fun traveling companion is satisfying, I think it is very nice.

Oh, that’s right.

There is one thing that I haven’t heard from her until now.

“Hey you, what’s your name. Mine is Shuten.” (Shuten)

“You changed the topic at an unbelievable speed!?” (Nine-tails)

“…So?” (Shuten)

“…Hiragi. It’s Hiragi.” (Hiragi) (TL: a name and a new companion, yay!)

“It sounds like the name of my natural enemy.” (Shuten) (また俺の天敵みたいな名前しやがって)

“I was born earlier than you!?” (Hiragi)

*Mukya-!* The anger of the Nine-tails – now known as Hiragi – is revealed.

I wonder what kind of feelings she has towards the Empire, and I wonder what lies ahead of us now. Because we are going to where the magic librarians swarm, if we’re not careful we could easily perish. Still, the collecting of pearl pieces…12 more.

Rather than traveling alone, somehow I think this will be more fun.

“Hey little Shuten, how many people will smile at the sky alone?” (Hiragi)

“No, the sunset is beautiful.” (Shuten)

“So you were that kind of crazy person?” (Hiragi)

“Why are looking at me with such judging eyes!?” (Shuten)

Since I barely managed to move my body, today I will stay here, and tomorrow we will go to the Empire.

Well anyway.

“I’ll be counting on you, Hiragi.” (Shuten)

“It’s something pretty suspicious though…forget it.” (Hiragi) (なんか凄く釈然としないけどね……もういいわ)

The female Nine-tails, Hiragi, has become a comrade! ▼

AN: Hi! For people who have read to this point, thank you for your time! Thanks so much!!

The concept itself is from over six months ago, but I never thought it would take shape like this. But, I wanted to try and write such a story at least once after all, as a person who also likes RPGs. No, it’s been a fun week. (TL: yeah, he wrote all these chapters in about a week, from January 18th to the 24th in 2015. Pretty impressive.)

Oh, that’s right. I got the top spot of the day. It’s amazing when I think about it, but it’s solely thanks to every one of you guys. Ah, that is not my reason for writing this story, but it was still really nice to think about.

Well, tomorrow I will start posting the next chapters. As always there will be a post every day, but I won’t be updating three chapters a day like before – I’m sorry.

In order to reach the interesting parts I quickly wrote these chapters, but I have run out of stock and in order to not drop from exhaustion I won’t be putting out two chapters at a time though I wish I could. That’s why it won’t be two chapters every day…I wonder what time I should update. Maybe at 19:00. Thank you everyone.

Once I post the first chapter of the second volume [The Silverwhite Road], at the same time I will put up character introductions from the first volume. I would be happy if you looked at them, if you feel like it.

Now, although this was a long afterword, this concludes the first volume. Thank you everyone. Thanks for your feedback and impressions.

Now then, if you’ll excuse me.

Gotta go!

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