Vol 5 Chapter 2 (1/2)
Chapter 2: Monster ta camp
Meh, let’s skip all that yadda-yadda
It’s been decided that we’ll be entering an open training camp for monster tamers
What in the world are the details to end with such a crazy development?
For now, let’s go into detail
The dispute of “ill marry me?” that occurred whenthe will of the person in question
Then, planning to soested “we’ll participate in the training camp for newbie monster taage in a relationshi+p with my son, under the condition that it’s just platonic, without physical relations”
And so we reach the present
I’d have liked to retort “no matter how platonic you say the relationshi+p is, how can you let your own son to go out with a irl!?”, but, if I think about it, mom has had a child with a demon
… In regards to that, no comments
Perhaps to irl and a irl
I don’t want to boast, but I’d say that the Kusu for families with open-mindnessness towards romance between humans and monsters I think
… It’s really nothing to boast about!
Next day 7 in the
Before me, who had woken up early to participate in the camp, appeared someone I missed
“Wassup! Chiharu! Long time no see!”
“Oo… Youhei?”
When I opened the entryway’s door (front door?), there was my familiar spiky-head[1] classmate
It was Sakurazaka Youhei
“Oioi Chiharu, yoh—
Though it’s our long-awaited summer vacation, where have you been until now? No matter how many times I called your cell, it wouldn’t connect Dont’cha see you had me really worried?”
“… Ahaha Sorry, sorry”
I just went to the Netherworld for a bit
That, of course I couldn’t add
Nonetheless, it really has been a long time, isn’t it?
Last ti booth for the Saegusa festival
“Then, Youhei, what brings you here so early in the ?”
When I inquired, Youhei, with a face that said “nice of you for asking!”,
“Kukuku Chiharu Don’t say anything and just look this!”
“…Mm What’s this?”
Saying that, Youhei took out a DVD with the raunchy title of ‘Do you like pretty fe breasted maid’s ecchi service!’
“Iya~ I went through great pains to grab a hold of it
Being Chiharu, of course you know, don’t you? The shocking AV[2] debut work of the girl as forht after it went into sale, it sold out and it’s sold on the internet at a premium price of ten times its market value!?”
“I-Is that so…”
What would you call beauties and ould you call big breasts?
It’s not like I had any coe
I just think that if we speak of beauty, its not like her features are neater than Zon breasts, she’s not on the level of Manami, mom and Lilith-san
“… Fuh! It may be foolish to explain so much to you who has the data of over a hundred thousand porn s stored into his head, nicknamed Adult Index[3]
Of course, being Chiharu, you’ll know this much, won’t you?”
“Ah, yeaaah…”
I must not tell
I s and DVDs disposed of by the hands of Zonmi, I’ve completely quitted that hobby
“What, no ‘sorry but could you lend it to !”
“Wait!? Now!?”
Since today I have soht when I was about to stop hi weird
The Youhei that till just a while ago was hyped up trying to come into the entryas like… When the AV you’ve rented thinking that there were high schoolgirls… As you play it on your home TV, there are mature women
That… Grim expression of someone who has suffered personally the absurdity of this world…
“? Chiharu-sauest?”
“…”
Lilith-san, wearing as usual a maid outfit, tilted her head as if puzzled
Thought it’s a scene that I’ve grown quite accusto on it see
“boobs… boobs, boobs, boobs!”
“Cal but boobs!?”
“Chichichi-Chiharu! What’s this, oi!? Could it be that big-breasted pretty maids do exist in reality!?”
“… Chiharu A guest? I’ll never thought that but, have you forgotten today’s plans?”
“Oniichan, don’t bring unknown people home!”
“…”
Naturally it’s the natural development
Noticing the disturbance, after Lilith-san, all the residents of the Kusumi home appeared before us one after another
Confronted with this scene, Youhei, as if he had gotten a revelation… With a face tinged with sorrow,
“… Chiharu
I, y’know… Have been wondering since long ago
Why, though they say you can’t buy porn in when you become 18 they make a fool of you
I… Having had a conduct more irreproachable than no one…
Protecting h I’m not an idol…
…
……
That’s right
I’! It’s the world!
Fufufufu Fuhahahahahaha!”
“C-callassy!?”
Just when I calradually filled with despair,
“Ugaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah”
He completely broke
“I… Even though I thought of you as a friend… You’ve disappointed rateful bastard!
Someone like you… Someone like you is not humaaaaaaan!”
“Gohaah!?”
For some reason, he hit me
… No, y’know?
As Youhei said, surely could it be that I’m not human?
But, y’know, if you tell me so directly, of course even I will be hurt!?
“…”
Though e from Youhei’s punch, my psyche, which after all it’s just that of a kid, will take some time to patch up
× × ×
“Oh, we’re here, we’re here”
We, who have entered the estion, are at Fujinomiya town, in the shi+zuoka prefecture
We’ve reached Mt Fuji’s foot
Though I feel that if you looked it up on the net, to arrive here from Tokyo it see a tamer comes handy
If we ride on Kyouko’s back, fully transformed into a Nephilim, naturally travel costs are free
Looking down from an altitude of several hundred roup of people that appeared to be the participants on the camp
At a glance, the young boys and girls looked peaceful and harmonious, it doesn’t feel strict
There were quite more people than I had expected
There are currently approxiathered
“Haru Do I descend around here?”
“That’s right Please do”
As soon as I said that, Kyouko started dropping in altitude
Then, froround, for some reason we could hear cries of commotion
“Uwah!? What’s with thatdown from the sky!?”
“Hey Could it be that monster is a Nephilim!? I saw it in the Monsterpedia[7]!”
“Don’t joke… A Nephilim, you say… That’s not a monster a newbie can make a pact with… !?”
“…”
It seems that Kyouko and me are the core topic
I didn’t know
Are Nephilim such powerful monsters that would become an obvious topic of conversation between monster tamers?
Surely, since I’ve been saved many ti, I understand it, but…
“Haru It’s around here”
“Yeah So it seems”
Following Kyouko’s instructions, I jumped down from the Nephilim’s back
After that, Zonmi, Iris, Lilith-san and Manami also jumped down from Kyouko’s back
“Whaaaaat Since I’d heard it was aca, isn’t there, oniichan?”
“… And you, an ordinary person[8], says that?”
Nevertheless
Sincerely speaking, I feel like what
The monsters the taht with the in the least
Like a iant bat that is two
They give the vibe of the s quest of an RPG
By the way, sister
Since you stuck with us like it was just only natural, not even I had noticed until just now, but why are you here!?
“… Humph! I concur hat little sister-kun has just said I can’t feel froic power
Being in such a place is just a waste of time”
“Erm… Iris-san? Could you please stop with the state?”
Even though I thought ofin this event… Being so badly conspicuous will spoil everything
But, however
Other than my worries, soonism
“Ia newbie monster tamer, has that many contracted monsters?”
“No, no What’s irls around hiht they were an idol group or so…”
“No matter how much I think, he’s chosen his monsters based on looks Really, he’s the worst”
“Gueh For reals? Scary… Don’t come near”
“…”
Uheh
Despite not even a , I couldn’t avoid this…
… I’e
Could it be thatbut a pipedream?
That presentiment crossedour destination
× × ×
Thirty minutes later
After a si camp started
Letting the outsiders Lilith-san and Mana for tonight, we started with the real training
“hello, kouhai[10]-kun! I’uidance over this camp, Asakura Yuina♪”
“Y-yes Please take care of me”
It seeuidance from a middle class monster tamer senpai, and the objective is for the newbies to clear the three tasks they're given
… Then, if we speak about why I receive one-to-one guidance frouess, it's because I’ avoided by my fellow tamers
As I couldn’t even find one newbie to forroup
To give a simple to understand example… It feels like when, unable to find soym class, you’re forced to pair with the teacher
“I’ve heard ruendary monster tamer… Kusumi Kanae’s son!?”
“… Do you know about mom?”
“Of course!”
GRAB Followed Yuina-san as she grabbed both my hands
At any rate, froh spirits
And the distance she takes when talking is awfully close
Due to her speaking froe from the neck of her shi+rt, but since it’s rather convenient for me, I better keep silent
“Kanae-san is said to be the strongest even ah rank monster tamers… She’s the person I admire
She’s a woth without comparison that once she even displayed by herself a battle powerthat of two thousand monster tamers
Hey, say Kouhai-kun? Once this caraph!?”
“… Ah Yes No problem”
“Really!? Thaaaaaanks!”
“!?”
Overcoed me
A…!!
This is, not aof a norirl’s breasts… Isn’t it… !?
Yuina-san… If we coirls around me, like Zonmi or Kyouko, the level of her looks fares a bit poorly, but conversely she was a girl whose si point
So to speak… The face of a pretty but not too pretty girl?
If Zonmi or Kyouko are peerless beauties chosen from an audition of tens of thousands people, Yuina-san would be of the type which there are two or three at every school… The extreirl you’d find anywhere
This kind of down-to-earth cuteness personally touches quite deep s…
“““…”””
Between this and that, to me… This could be the first time in my life that I’ve been able to enjoy the sensation of a norirl that’s not a monster or family
Froical power filled with murder intent
“… W-wrong? This is… You’re wrong?”
“Yes? But I have not said anything yet… Why so alar wrong?”
“No… It’s not like that…”
“It’s fine Since it’s not like you’ve done nothing wrong, Haru, why don’t you have more confidence? It’s fine Since it’s not like you’ve done nothing wrong, Haru”
“…”
“Kukkuku Monster tamer If thou sayest to not dee entranced by those two lumps of fat But then… That choice may cost thou thy life”
“… I’m deeply sorry”
Unable to endure the pressure froh force to sink the ground
“???”
As if amazed by my action, Yuina-san tilted her head
× × ×
“… I see We have tois set up?”
Having started with the caned task was a test of power and stamina
Before our eyes there’s currently an iron container of about three hundred kilos[12] of weight and twoin all its sizes
It see this container to a place in theis set up, we’ll clear the mission
“That’s right♪ Of course, you must cooperate with your monster partners! However… Be careful since there’s a time limit”
“… Time limit?”
“Yup The distance since this starting point to the mountainside is around 3,000 meters[14] I wonder?
The time allotted to newbie monster taoal in exactly 24 hours from now, keep in mind that you’ll be disqualified on the spot”
“… Understood”
Though it is a hard trial, believe it or not, we’ve been put through many ordeals
With us four’s strength, I think that we shouldn’t be disqualified for running out of time
As if foreseeing my internal relief, Yuina-san fufufu let out a suspicious jiggle
“By the way, every year 3 out of 10 newbies retire at this trial
The fastest record left by past newbie monster tamers was 1 minute 20 seconds… However, since the one who left this record was Kanae-san and she’s a legend, you don’t have to mind it
As further reference, I’ll tell you that the average ae time for top class monster tamers is about 10 minutes Since, upon the coht on!”
“Understood”
Newbie monster tamers, 24 hours
Mid class monster tamers, 4 hours Top class monster tamers, 10 minutes?
There’s quite the time difference between ranks
“Leave this to me!”
As I was carefreely thinking about those things, Kyouko stepped up without hesitation in an awfully forceful manner
“OK I don’t mind”
Thinking about it, entrusting Kyouko, who excels in power theus four, may be what makes the most sense
After this there are two more trials left
If we entrust Kyouko completely with this trial,trials
“Ehehe It’s my time to shi+ne… Look at this!”
After announcing that, Kyuoko took off the bracelet she earing in her arm and tossed it up
What now
The bracelet changed shapes in a flash and becaiant halberd
“Aaah Now that you mention it, there was that option[15], wasn’t it?”
Still… That was fro pinch ofto make a contract with me by force
Soo… It’s the sae truck flying
So, Kyouko thrust the halberd against the container, made it turn in midair,
”Secret technique: moonsault!”
She yelled in a loud voice
Uwah I missed it so much that tears came out
“!?”
And, while I was lost in nostalgic re happened
The iron container that Kyouko had thrown into the air, with the sa It went up It went up
BEKIBEKI!
The tossed container, drawing a nice parabola, hit the flag that acted as a landmark and utterly smashed it
““““…””””
Everyone present became dumbfounded
This Kyouko… She’s been polishi+ng her tradeher than before
“Fufun♪ And? Have you gotten a better opinion of me? With this I’ll win the MVP of the camp!”
“For real?…”
Surely, this… Is this the trial that takes a day for your typical newbie monster tamer?
“Yuina-san By the hat’s the time?”
“E-ermmm… 1 minute 24 seconds!? T-this… is incredible!”
“Che I didn’t reach Kanae-san’s time?”
“How disappointing Four seconds more? Had you cut the useless chatter at the start, you could have supassed it”
“Well, even if you fuss over the record, it can’t be helped And that record, Kanae must have set it back when she was a newbie monster tamer”
“… Eh? Eh? You lot! How can you be so calh I think it was just by chance, haven’t you just set up a record that will be recorded in the monster tamers’ history!?”
“Eeeh But I rather than the record… Want to be recorded as precious in Haru’s mind[16]”
“… Were you trying to say so clever!?”
“Ouch!”
As Kyouko has gotten carried away by the good mark she had struck, I flicked her forehead
× × ×
The second task ere assigned was a trial of resilience and presence of mind
The rules are simple
Roughly, it’s like a treasure search gaic power stone hidden in the depths of a cave
Moreover, the cave was filled with traps and, according to Yuina-san, the level of difficulty was on a whole new level compared with the first task
“… Chiharu Could you please leave this to me?”
“Understood This time it’s Zonmi’s turn”
Well, suitable, e call suitable, she is
Though since ets injured by one of the traps of the cave, in Zonmi’s case, who has the recovery ability of the undead tribe, that’s no worry
“Kouhai-kun Since a while ago, haven’t you been relying too irls?”
“… I have faith in them”
To the question Yuina-san asked me with eyes of conteood
“Fu-n Well, I think that what you need right now, kouhai-kun, is soin
This second task that kouhai-kun is about to challenge, the newbie monster tamers able to clear it each year are 5 out of 10, and moreover only less than one percent at the worst clear it unscathed
Before a task where, if you become just a bit careless, at worst you’ll lose your life, we’ll see how much can kouhai-kun’s monster advance”
“…”
Even if you say you’ll lose your life… Firstly, against the ghoul clan who's about half-dead, I don’t think that’s so much a threat
And, if possible, I’d like to think this was a
A too much of it?
Since we’ve seen Kyouko’s recent feat, I don’t feel like it strengthens Yuina-san’s prediction
× × ×
Since then, aited about an hour
“Fuu… It has taken ht”
From inside the cave, we heard Zonmi’s voice
“That’s… Eh? Even though just an hour or so has passed since the start… You say you’ve already cleared it!?”
Yuina-san, raising a shocked voice, cast a side glance at Zonic power stone in hand
“… He?”
“… Heyhey”
Of course ere taken aback
All over Zonmi’s body, for some reason… Axes, knifes, arrows, spears
Pieced by a high nue and place, it looked so ghastly that you’ll unconsciously try to mosaic it
What the heck has happened here… Having known Zon time, I understood
After all, the cave’s interior is dim
Not having a sense of pain, Zon herself that she had activated the traps, should have found the treasure inside the cave
As a result, she’s become like a new species of land urchin… Or so
“You have guts to trick people, middle rank monster tamer There weren’t any traps nowhere, you know?”
Said Zonmi covered fro out
“Hii!?”
Staring at a so disgusting appearance, Yuina-san’s legs unconsciously gave up and she fell to the ground
× × ×
“… Kukuku Kusumi Chiharu You’ve become conceited I’ll kill you You… Some day I’ll kill you”
The last task was a trial of overall combat power
It was a one-on-one direct confrontation with the e
However, since a true one-on-one is very disadvantageous to the newbie monster ta the opponent fall down once
If we speak about Yuina-san’s condition, as you see, it clearly has suffered a sudden change compared to e first met
Even though before she called el, now she called me by name By my full name, at that
Even I, who’s slandered as thickheaded by those around uess the reason for Yuina-san’s coe
Since, despite being nobut setting records until now, Yuina-san’s pride as a middle rank monster tamer has been hurt
“Sure”
So, Yuina-san, oozing with aniiant monster
From head to toe, it would measure around 7 meters[17]?
It was a full i an axe
I see
Really different from the monster contracted to the newbie monster tamers that I saw before at the entrance ceremony
Yuina-san’s summoned monster was just what you’d expect from a mid rank monster tamer and it looks like it has quite the combat power
“Monster tamer Shan’t thou leave this to me?”
“…”
Well Yeah
I think that if we go by turns, it’s so
However, of all people, for it to be …
“… All yours, but could you please just o all out too much?”
“Umu I know”
Hearing our conversation, Yuina-san directed us a smile of self-sufficience
“… Aha Kouhai-kun Isn’t this a mistaken choice?”
“… It could be”
As I elic s
“Well♥ There’s no helping it I’ll let that little girl to become Oo-chan’s opponent
This is why you are a beginner
Oo-chan Don’t be too serious and cut kouhai-kun’s cutie soyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”
“…”
That… finished in a blink of time
The flare whole in a flash and rendered it unable to fight in no time
“Erm… Senpai Don’t let it bother you I’d dare say that it’s ho are abnormal, not you who is weak…”
I told so words to my senpai, who has burst into tears from the shock
However, so backlashed and instead hurt senpai’s pride even more
“Buuuu No e of such kids, I'd have rather not come to the camp…”
Said Yuina-san with tearful eyes
“Remember this! You… Monster fetish pervert harem boy!”
“…”
Monster fetish you say
I’ to say
Even I, if possible, would rather… Date soirl…
This time I somehow silently awoke to the revelation of “irls and blood-related family”
× × ×
Having finished in less than two hours the prograe prepared as our lodging
Zonmi, Kyouko and Iris, it seems that those three have soh we had planned to take another course of action, it’s difficult to think that any assassin would co for my body
Still, due to the stance of it being to e, Zonmi will be at my side
“Nevertheless… We’ve finished too soon Thecamp…”
Though the things to lose were ained
“That too can’t be helped
Although your title, Chiharu, is that of a newbie monster tamer, I believe your true power is already close to that of a high rank monster tamer”
“Mmmm Is that so?”
Actually, around where wouldmonster tamers?
I can’t quite grasp the position
In ainst first… The black suited h rank monster tamer, such intuition left me utterly stupefied
“For newbie monster tamers to take the pro you, Chiharu… Once you finish your training period, you can be proh rank monster tamer”
“That’d be good”