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Defiled Hero Chapter 017
Chapter 017:
Defiled Hero
The Gryphon, the Little Girl, and Sometimes Lilia, Part 3
I still don't know what inherent magic 【Beast Manipulation Arts】 is. And what is the inherent t.i.tle 【Beast King】 supposed to mean.
King of beasts, in other words, something like the king of monsters? The king of demons is the demon king. The king of evil spirits is Darkness Spirit Tsukuyomi. And the king of monsters is Tear.
If that's the case, then this is pretty bad.
Astrea, the details of 【Beast Manipulation Arts】, please.
『Okay okay, I got it.』 (Astrea)
【Beast Manipulation Arts】
The ability to freely manipulate contracted monsters.
The ability to speak with monsters that are not contracted.
The monster must understand that the tamer is much stronger than it before contracting.
Monsters can be manipulated, and furthermore can be conversed with. Understanding the difference in strength, if a contract is made, I might be able to obtain an unbelievable fighting force.
「I just thought of something better.」 (Izayoi)
「It can't possibly be something good...」 (Lilia)
「With their power, I might be able to rule the world.」 (Izayoi)
「Isn't that scaling it up too much?」 (Lilia)
There's no time like the present. In order for me to make Tear the strongest little girl in the word, I begun to act.
「Alright, first is to observe physical strength. Copy my movement.」 (Izayoi)
「...Yes.」 (Tear)
There's a training area inside the guild. Though there were several adventurers there already, they shrieked and screamed when we entered, and had gathered a short distance away at the edge.
We both held knives, and I took a stance, slicing the air horizontally.
「Try it.」 (Izayoi)
「...Ok.」 (Tear)
Tear swung the knife, mimicking my movement. With her center of gravity unsettled, the weight of the knife made her unsteady, and Tear fell on her b.u.t.t.
With relaxed movements, Tear stood up.
「...Ok.」 (Tear)
「But it's not ok.」 (Izayoi)
Tear was not accustomed to moving her body. I feel it's going to be hard, but there's nothing to do about it but train.
「Tear is a tamer though, is she not? What meaning is there in her training?」 (Lilia)
「What are you, stupid? Because she's a tamer, Rigolo being able to fight is definitely important, but that doesn't mean that the tamer should be dead weight. Of course I'll be giving Rigolo special training as well. It's important for Tear to learn how to not be a hindrance on the battlefield.」 (Izayoi)
「Is that so. I understand, but... training the gryphon? It is an A-rank monster, you know?」 (Lilia)
「You won't be able to survive in this world if you're afraid of an A-rank monster. You haven't fought a gryphon, so you don't know their strength.」 (Izayoi)
「Are you living in a different world from me? By that reasoning, we're alive only because swordmaster King Zenesys and four Emperor cla.s.s individuals became inhuman, however...」 (Izayoi)
Four Emperor cla.s.s people. Five years ago there were four people. Has it increased? Well, I don't know how the people from before are faring.
「Then, is it Rigolo's turn for special training?」 (Izayoi)
「*Kuke!*」 (Rigolo)
Tear is already completely worn out, and is sitting on the floor breathing heavily. It's not good to make them overdo it, but there's not much time, so for now I'll have them build up physical strength. As if waiting for Tear to become bored of the special training, Rigolo raised a sound and came in front of me
「To Rigolo... don't... don't... be strict.」 (Tear)
「Relax. I won't hurt him.」 (Izayoi)
「You didn't say you wouldn't be strict though...」 (Lilia)
Now for Rigolo's training. What should we do? Fighting would be easy, if it weren’t for the usual Formless Sword that hung on my back not being there.
It's not that I forgot it, but this morning, I went around the town buying food and other things as a reward for Rigolo and Tear coming with me to town.