Vol 1 Chapter 5 (1/2)
Chapter 5 - That resolution
”Chiharu, are you OK!?”
Five seconds before my bladder was seriously about to explode, Zon the door open
Right now I don't care how they knew about this place
Good What nice ti! I'm saved!
”You girls Have you come to save me?”
”Naturally I have no excuse for suffering such an eon earlier But now that's all right”
”Good grief When I heard that Haru had been taken captive, I doubted my ears”
”Even Kyouko What the heck happened?”
”I brought her along If we are going to confront a dragon, isn't it better to have even a bit more battle power?”
Manahed with innocence
My little sister Manami and my childhood friend Kyouko — the relationshi+p between the two of theood, it looks like Kyouko was personally teaching Manami at some place I didn't know of
Even though I was curious about how Manaht now, more than that
”Quickly unbind these ropes! I'ency!”
”””!?”””
The instant I yelled that, they entered in panic
”The dragon! If you have returned, show yourself!”
”Step back, little sister This is our duty”
Umbrella and halberd Zonmi and Kyouko held those weapons in preparation to battle
”Fu, fu Draw back, newcomers 'Cos the one that will protect brother is on!”
Manae kitchen knives that looked like they had blades of 40 cm[1]
Eh, how come even you can nonchalantly make a cool pose?
Or rather, where did you purchase those things!? Isn't that a flagrant infringement of the Swords and Firearms Control Law!?
”No, it's not that”
The danger is the pressure of liquid in my bladder
shi+t, this situation It's extraordinarily difficult to tell them
”What do you !?”
”It's a long story, but I was forced into a contract with that red dragon against my will”
”Fufu~n, a ring on your left ring finger~♪ Onii-chan, you've gotten engaged without Manairl?”
”Forget that! Hurry up and unbind me If not, I'll”
”What's with that!? Chiharu doesn't learn! Is there so more important for us monsters? Irresponsible”
As Zonmi raised the umbrella in her hand — at that instant
In the end my bladder surpassed its limits
Making a nice whoosh, I stained my trousers yellow
Nooooo, don't looooook!
I peed, I peed myself! Stoooooooop!
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
I screamed inside my heart
Aaah~, why did I have to hite trousers today Stupid, stupid, stupid
””””
Thefilthy
No, but isn't that actually filthy?
I don't knohy, but ave ely deeply
× × ×
”Isn't it better not caring about it? That is, I don't like careless people, but Since I used to have the sao?”
”What a surprise This development is more screwed up than I predicted Lucky I had already crossed ers[2] that Chiharu didn't become a monster tamer”
”Mufufu, Onii-chan's pee-pee”
Facing my foolishness, those three's reactions were varied
There aren't ht man
I race that could eternally revoke ht man
I wanna die
If there were a hole, I'd continue digging it until I reached Brazil
For now, I'll rinse my trousers and pants and then dry them at the fireplace
It's good that there's a fireplace I wouldn't want to return ho wet
Incidentally, since I caht in the middle of the room, I tied it around my lower body like a pareo It seems I have to endure it for about an hour
” Hey, is it true that I can't re?”
”The answer is both 'yes' and 'no' At least, the tamer cannot one-sidedly cancel the contract”
” If it's the opposite, it could be?”
”Yeah, the ht If it feels the master is not an appropriate one, it can void the contract at any time”
””
Well, if it wasn't like that, there wouldn't be any benefits for thea contract Isn't that only natural?
”Then, what do we do after this, ghoul?”
” For the moment, let's try to consult with Luka If we try to conceal this matter, the IMA could s for us two — maybe they could approve an exception”
”I think it will be difficult, though It doesn't seee an exception”
”Hey Were both Zonmi and Kyouko acquainted with the IMA since before?”
”Shut up, Manneken Pis[3]!”
”OK”
Since I didn't have a rebuttal, I shrugged
”In the first place, according to the laws approved by the IMA, in order to travel between both worlds, you need their authorization That means there are no monsters that don't know them”
What's that They have a Constitution?
Did those kinds of questionable laws exist withunaware?
”But, hey, in any case I too agree with raising this with the IMA Though it see”
”Then, once again, let's return ho Here it stinks of piss”
””
Aren't all of the more and more mean?
But, I have lost I'll have to overcome many times this kind of adversity
”Hold your horses!”
I said raising my voice a bit
Noshe said when she left from my head
”The dragon that kidnapped me That kid called Iris, I'm worried about her She may fall into unforeseen proble to see how she's doing”
”You'd like to go see?”
Zonlance as cold as ice
Gueeh
As I thought, did I end up being hated?
That's right, after all I'uchi Hideyo[4] in the eyes Ha, ha, ha
” Why are you feeling down? You can summon her Since you have already made a contract”
Gru a bit
Summon
I think Zon like that before
I didn't realize — Monster tamers can invoke their contracted monsters any time they like
”Weeell How do I do that?”
”Bring the ring to your lips and chant 'Summon'”
”Fine, understood Summon!”
Nothing happened even though I chanted A blunder?
”Summon! Summon! Summon! Summon!”
” Hoeird In a contract it's normally possible”
”Me? Or ic power's dimmed?”
” Both possibilities seee, you should at least go overseas, and it looks that Chiharu's ic power is full throttle — no, it seeether”
”Certainly strange As far as I can think, the only possibility”
”A 'Catch Net'?”
A term I didn't recall to have heard suddenly appeared
” What's that 'Catch Net'?”
”It's a al item that traps the catchedBut that possibility is also low The use of 'Catch Nets' has been forbidden ast monster tamers Since there were some tamers that employed them with evil intentions”
”!?”
The next instant, a chill ran down my spine
It could be If Iris was chasing ta'
”Say, is there another way to look for Iris's whereabouts?”
”It's possible for fellow contractees to discern each other's location at any time”
”And how do I do that?”
”Narrow your eyes while thinking about your contract partner”
”OK”
I narrowed my eyes as I said that
Then, soht appeared
”As that s, I suppose that if you follow it, you'll meet But be careful, since if the line is thin and brittle, the ic power of the partner will decrease”
””
What's with this?
The thread that co was so thin that looked like it could snap any moment
”Hey, I have to tell you so”
I told the girls all that happened until Iris departed
”I see, the ringleader behind the 'dragon hunting' five years ago — if it's hi 'Catch Nets' without permission If we assume the worst case scenario”
”Iris could have been captured”
”Most probably, it's like that”
shi+t, that Iris It was rash to go alone
”I think we should go help her”
The moment I said that, the two monsters showed surprise
”You, could you explain what youwas spot on, our opponent is a very strong evil tamer with a career of at least five years Tois suicide!”
” Acknowledged Even so, I can't let her die without doing anything”
That chick Iris, how could I have fun while she's left without blood or tears by an evil tamer Reality isn't like that It was only for a short tiree to see her die without doing anything
”First, I want to confir”
Zonmi said with a serious tone
”Chiharu Is your resolution the real thing? This battle will be different fro until now In the battles for the contract 'till this moment, your life was barely assured However, this tiret it even if you lose your life — does Chiharu have that?”
””
That's right, it's as Zonmi says Surely, this battle is different from those until now
A s crisis Our lives would literally depend on it[5]
However, we have to do it!
My reticence has long since gone far away
It's too late to hesitate
”Aah!!”
After thinking for a bit, I raised my head
Those two showed shocked smiles