Volume 1 S1chapter 1 (1/2)
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Chapter One: I'm a Familiar[]
”Who are you?” asked the girl intently
She was exa Saito's face
The sky was a clear blue behind her
She seee
Underneath a black cloak, she wore a white blouse and a gray pleated skirt
She knelt down and looked, shocked, at his face
Her face is cute
Reddish-brown eyes danced upon the stage of her flawless, white skin and strawberry blonde hair
She looks kind of like a foreigner
In fact, the girl ner
A cute, doll-like foreigner
Maybe she’s half-japanese?
Still, that's so isn’t it?
I don't recognize it
Saito was lying on the ground, face up, though he was unsure of how he had got there
He raised his head to take a look around
A crowd of people in black cloaks were curiously exa him
In the distance, on an endlessly rich grassy plain, he saw a huge castle with stone walls, just like the ones in those European tour photographs
It's just like a fantasy
My head is killinghis head a shake, he answered, ”Who aa Saito”
”Where are you from, commoner?”
Commoner? What does she mean by that?
Everyone around him had some sort of stick in their hand and wore the sairl's
Did I wander into an A?
”Louise, ere you thinking, calling a commoner with 'Suirl as looking at his face started to laugh
”I I just made a little mistake!”
The girl in front of Saito shouted in a refined voice that carried like a bell
”Whatunusual happened”
”Of course! After all, she's Louise the Zero!”
soain
It appeared the girl looking into Saito's face was named Louise
Either way, this is no As just anywhere
Could it be a ?
But then Saito thought all of a sudden
But it's too big to be a movie set Could this kind of scenery really exist somewhere in japan?
Maybe it's a new the here?
”Mr Colbert!”
The girl, Louise, shouted
The crowd parted, revealing a ed man
Saito thought it was funny because the man looked ridiculous
He carried a big wooden staff and was covered in a black robe
What is he playing at? He's dressed like a wizard Is he even sane? Oh, I've got it, thisBut it doesn't seem to have that kind of atmosphere
Suddenly, Saito was gripped with fear
What aious sect? It's possible They could have puta walk in town That mirror must have been a trap If not, I have no other explanation for this
Saito decided that he ought to stay quiet until he understood as going on
The girl na and gesticulating frantically
I feel sorry for her, being stuck in this weird religious group, since she's so cute
”What is it that you want from me, Miss Vallière?”
”Please! Letone more time!”
Su? What's that? They mentioned it earlier
Mr Colbert, thethe black robe, shook his head
”I cannot allow that, Miss Vallière”
”Why not?”
”It is strictly forbidden When you are promoted to a second year student, you must summon a familiar, which is what you just did”
A familiar? What's that?
”Your elemental specialty is decided by the familiar that you summon It enables you to advance to the appropriate courses for that element
You cannot change the fati' is a sacred rite
Whether you like it or not, you have no choice but to take him”
”But I've never heard of having a commoner as a familiar!”
Everyone around laughed Louise scowled at thehter did not stop
'Springti'? What's that?
I don't understand What are they talking about? How did I end up in a place like this? It has to be one of those New Religions The safest thing to do is to take the first opportunity to run away
I mean really, where is this place?
Was I taken to a foreign country?
A kidnapping! I've been kidnapped!
I'ht Saito
”This is a tradition, Miss Vallière I cannot allow any exceptions; he,”
The ed wizard cosplayer pointed at Saito
”Heas he was summoned by you, he must be your familiar Never in history has a huti takes precedence over every rule In other words, there is no other way around it; he must become your familiar”
”You have got to be joking”
Louise drooped her shoulders in disappointment
”Well then, continue with the ceremony”
”With him?”
”Yes, with hiin any minute
Howto take?
After ed to summon him
Hurry and form a contract”
Everyone voiced their agree
Louise stared at Saito's face as if troubled
What is it? What's she going to do to me?
”Hey,”
Louise addressed Saito
”Yes?”
”You should count yourself lucky Nor this to you”
noble? How stupid What nobles are you talking about?
Aren't you just a bunch of twisted cosplaying new-religion freaks?
Louise closed her eyes with an air of resignation
She waved around the wooden stick in her hand
”My naon of the Five Elemental Powers;
bless this hu and make him my familiar”
She chanted those words over and over, like a ic spell, and touched Saito's forehead with the stick
Her lips then slowly drew closer
What What are you doing?!
”Just stay still”
Louise said, a touch of irritation in her voice
Her face got closer
”Oi, wait a second I'm Well, I'm not ready for this”
His face twisted in panic
”Ah, geez! I told you to stay still!”
Louise grabbed Saito's face roughly with her left hand
”Huh?”
”Mmm”
Louise's lips touched Saito's
What is happening?! What kind of contract is this?!
The touch of her soft lips confounded Saito even more
My first kiss! Stolen in this weird place by this weird girl whose motives I don't understand!
Saito remained frozen, paralyzed
Louise removed her lips
”It is done”
Her face is all red Is this idiot eht
”I should be the one embarrassed, not you! It was me as kissed all of a sudden!”
But Louise ignored Saito completely
You kissed me and now dismiss me? If this isn't rude, I don't knohat is
Really, who are they?! I'ht this o on the coht
He had just registered with a dating site, so he wanted to check his e-mail
”You have failed 'Sued to succeed with 'Contract Servant' in one try”
Colbert said happily
”It's just because he's only a commoner”
”If he was a powerful ical beast, she wouldn't have been able to make a contract”
Sohed
Louise scowled at them
”Don't ht once in a while!”
”Truly 'once in a while', Louise the Zero”
Laughed a girl with gorgeous curly hair and freckles on her face
”Mr Colbert! Montmorency The Flood just insulted me!”
”Who are you calling 'The Flood'? I'rance!”
”I heard that you used to wet the bed like a flood, didn't you? 'The Flood' suits you better!”
”I hadn't expected better manners from Louise the Zero”
”Watch it! nobles ought to show each other the proper respect”
The ed wizard cosplayer interjected
What are they talking about? What contract? Who are they calling a servant?
Suddenly, Saito's body started to heat up
”Aaah!”
Saito stood up
”I' up!”
”It will be over soon; just wait The Fa inscribed”
Louise said, irritated
”Stop it! What are you doing to me?!”
There is nothing I can do, but I can't just lie around quietly It is unbelievably hot!
”By the way”
”What?”
”Why do you allow yourself, a coe in front of nobles?”
The burning sensation lasted only for a second
His body rapidly cooled down
”That was quick”
The ed cosplay wizard, known as Colbert, approached the kneeling Saito and checked the back of his left hand
There, ju out at him, were unfamiliar letters
Are those runes? It looks like a wriggling snake in soe pattern
Saito stared at it and thought, If this isn't a trick, then what is it?
”Hmmm These are very unusual Runes,”
said the ed wizard impersonator
At this point, Saito suddenly lost it
”Who are you people?!”
he yelled out, but no one reacted
”Well, let's go back to class, everyone”
The ently into the air
Saito gaped after him
Is Is he really flying? Is he floating in the air?
Unbelievable!
The other people who looked like students also floated up
It can't be! The whole lot of them? One person could rise up into the air by some trick, but so many?
Saito looked for wires or even a crane, but the surrounding area was just a large grassy plain
There was nothing to suggest that any tricks or setups were used
Everyone as floating quietly moved towards the stone walls of the castle in the distance
”Louise, you'd better walk back!”
”She shouldn't try to fly She can't even e levitation”
”A commoner is perfect as your familiar!”
the students jeered as they fleay
The only ones left behind were Saito and the girl named Louise
As soon as it was only the two of them, Louise took a deep breath,
turned toward Saito, and yelled,
”Who are you?!”
That ht
”Who are you? Where is this place?! Who were all those people?! Why can they fly?!
What did you do to my body?!”
”I don't knohat backwoods you caht, I will explain it to you”
”Backwoods? This is the backwoods! Tokyo is nothing like this!”
”Tokyo? What is that? What country is it in?”
”japan”
”Never heard of it”
”Oh please! But why are they flying?! You saw it too! They flew! They all did!”
But Louise took no notice of it at all, as if to say, ”What's wrong with flying?”
”Of course they flew What would we do if es couldn't fly?”
Saito grabbed Louise's shoulders and yelled,
”Mages? Where the hell am I?!”
”This is Tristain! And this is the renowned Tristain Acadeic!”
”Acadeic?”
”I'm a second year student, Louise de La Vallière I am your master from now on Remember that!”
All of Saito's fire suddenly disappeared
He was starting to get a really bad feeling about the situation
”Uh Miss Louise”
”What?”
”Did you really summon me here?”
”That's what I've been telling you over and over again I can't believe you're that dense
Why does my familiar have to be so uncool
I wanted to have soriffin or a manticore
At least an eagle or an owl”
”A dragon or a griffin? Really?”
”Yeah, those would be totally cool familiars”
”Do they actually exist?”
”They do Why?”
”You've gotta be kidding me,”
Saito said, laughing But Louise didn't see
”Well, you've probably never seen them before,”
Louise said seriously, pity in her voice
The es who had floay and the fantasy words they used suddenly connected
He felt a chill run down his spine, and broke out in a cold sweat
”Maybe These people, they really flew, didn't they? Are you really witches and wizards?”
”Of course we are! Now, let go of my shoulders!
You shouldn't even be talking to me!”
”A dream This has to be a dream”
Slowly, his strength left him, and Saito fell to his knees
”Louise,”
he said with a weak voice
”Don't call me directly by name”
”Hit me”
”What did you say?”
”Please, hit me in the head as hard as you can”
”Why?”
”I want to wake up froo on the computer
Tonight's dinner is ha”
”Computer?”
”No, it's nothing After all, you're just a part of my dream, so you don't need to worry about it Now just let me escape this dream already”
”I don't knohat you're talking about, but you want ht?”
Louise clenched her hands into fists
”Yes, please”
Her fists began to tremble
Louise's expression beca through her head
”Aren't you concerned at all about being summoned?”
”How should I know?”
”How could I, the third daughter of the Vallière faree and ancient lineage, end up having to make someone like you my familiar?”
”How should I know?”
Saito repeated
”And just who decided that the contract had to be sealed by a kiss?”
”How should I know? Look, will you just get it over and done with? I hate nightmares”
”Nightmares? That's my line!”
Louise clobbered Saito in the head with all her strength
”That was my first kiss!”
Perhaps she was a bit too forceful ”Mine too,” thought Saito, losing consciousness
Hiraga Saito Seventeen years of age and in his second year of high school
Athletic ability: norirlfriend: seventeen years Overall: no positives or negatives
Teachers' evaluation: ”Ah, Hiraga-kun He refuses to give up, and he has a strong sense of curiosity, but he's a little slow”
Parents' evaluation: ”You should study more You're on the slow side”