Shadow Ruler Chapter 2 Part 3 (Patreon)

"... It's not over yet."

"What was Lily doing?"

"You know from the fight earlier that I can use water magic, right?"

"Ah..."

"My water magic is a bit special and reacts very excessively to my emotions. So when I want to defeat someone, my attack power increases, and when I want to heal someone, my healing power appears. Isn't that strange?"

"That's unusual... Maybe you could help Master with her injury?"

" There are too many old wounds... She is lucky that she has only a few injuries on her face, but other than that, she is covered with injuries at a level where nothing could be done... The most I could probably do is make it a little faded... and when it comes to her throat... I probably won't be able to do anything about it... I'm sorry."

"Don't worry about it. It is that Worthless Lord's Fault to begin with."

"Well... Do you want to go with us?"

" Why? Thanks, but what's in it for you?"

"I'm here to help. Besides, in a way, you guys are the reason I have so much to cash in. Plus, there's a Traumawolf in the mix."

The term "Traumawolf" referred to a large-sized dog that is one size larger than the dogs.

The bigger the dog, the stronger it was.

"It's going to be hard for you guys to carry all this with you, and you'd better have some money, right? And the medical care and clothes for the girl?"

"But we can't take all that because there's also your shares, right?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Eh? Is it different?"

"No, of course not. I can tell from the marks that you guys took out about 40% of those guys. Besides, it looks like the young lady took out one of the three Wolves... It's amazing that she beat the Wolf, even if it was just by accident."

"So, we'll need to split the money for that, and we'd appreciate it if you went with us. Besides, it would be hard for us to feel good about it if we were to receive the portion of the money that you guys have taken down."

"But we can't do anything in return, you know?"

"Well, we want to take care of her until she settles down somewhat, so won't you come with us? If you don't, I'll make her mine, okay?"

"I'm not giving her to you!"

"Then you'll come with us, won't you?"

"...Yes, we are grateful for the help."

So, adventurers are like this? I was going to a town with a group of adventurers who were in charge of collecting money by fighting and helping others.

I tried to walk as fast as I could, thinking that I would be a nuisance if I didn't walk by myself, but Lily-san carried me in her arms.

Then there was Cat-san on Dan-san's head, and Anne-san was petting Bird-san on her shoulder for some reason.

Zell-san is lightly fighting Cat-san's tail as we go along.

Why am I being carried?

I was tilting my head thinking about it.

"Neglecting such a cute little girl is just garbage, seriously... It's impossible... She's so cute... So cute//"

She looked so happy, holding me in her arms and petting me around.

Since she looks happy, I should just stay put for now.

Besides, everyone told me not to force myself to walk.

"Sorry... If I'd had a carriage or something, we would have gotten there faster and made it easier on you, missy..."

"We're just grateful to be taken like this."

"And sorry about Lily over there..."

"Oh... Don't worry about it, Master also seems to be having a lot of fun, enjoying a lot of stuff for the first time. Let her spoil you."

"...そうだな。負担にならない程度にほどほどにしろと念押ししておくよ"

"あぁ、そっちは頼んだ。"

"... I agree. I'll remind them to be reasonable and not too much of a burden."

"Oh, I'll leave that one up to you."

"By the way, after you get into town, you'll need to have your guild card made as proof, right?"

" Yeah, I remember when people needed something like that."

" Oh, right. So, what will be your name then? You can't just go with a random name, you know? We have lives to lead. And so does the rest of you."

"Us, too?"

"Meow'?"

"Yeah, we'll have to register you as contracted beasts, so you could come in and out of town and stuff..."

"So we need to have a name to be registered?"

"That's what I mean. The race and name are the minimum requirements."

"I see... We wanted Master to decide, so we were waiting patiently..."

"Sorry about all this..."

"It's alright."

"And how do you decide? This girl, you guys want her to decide, don't you? She can't speak, can she?"

"She can read simple letters, but she can't speak them, so if she can write them down, she'll be fine."

"Is it Bird-san who taught her those letters, too?"

"No, it was the cat who did that."

"Cat-san?"

"I'm more of a knowledge specialist, you know. Cat-san specializes in things like that, but she can write with her tail, and she can do most of the housework and mix things."

"You guys are really protective of her..."

"I'm not exaggerating when I say that we raised her!"

"Indeed... That's very convincing. Well then, there's a cave-like place over there at the perfect time, so why don't we camp there, even if it's early? We can make a decision from there."

"I guess so..."

The big sisters and big brothers were very fast at walking, so they progressed many times faster than I did.

They were able to do the same amount of walking in half a day that I could do in days.

And then, at the right time, they found a cave-like place that Bird-san said we would spend the night in.

And then, after deciding my name there, I will decide the names of Bird-san and Cat-san.

...Hmmm...

I don't even have a name of my own, so why should I name them Bird-san and Cat-san?

Bird-san and Cat-san said it would make them the happiest, so I'll have to think hard.

"Bon appétit, then!"

"Here! You have to eat your fill, young lady. Eat up, eat up."

"Hey! Don't let him eat that!

"And... Meat is the best way to build up your strength."

"Master has been eating only a few nuts, medicinal herbs, and wild vegetables since she was born, and if she eats such a stomach-churning food, she will throw up! That's a no-no! Master, your body will get sick if you eat something like that...! So, you need to let it slowly build up, okay?"

That meat is dangerous, and it will make me sick if I eat it.

I shouldn't eat it for now... I remembered.

Meat is dangerous.

And...

"Haaah~//So Cute//"

Lily-san was holding me and hugging me while we were moving, but now I am on Anne-san's lap, and she was petting me.

Anne-san's boobs were about one size bigger than Lily-san's.

Bird-san says that she was wearing a smaller dress. Bird-san says that she was trying to make herself look skinny.

Then, Cat-san made me some dumplings, so I ate them.

As usual, it was Cat-san's original, a combination of nuts, medicinal herbs, and wild vegetables.

I would be full after a few bites, so Cat-san would make them very small.

Bird-san told me that for my age, I didn't even eat enough for half of it.

According to Bird-san, I am too thin and weak to eat.

He said that my goal was to be able to eat the same amount of food that a normal child my age eats.

"You're really dexterous... What does it taste like?"

"Meow?"

Want some? She tilted her head and made one, then grabbed the extra one by the tail and handed it to me.

"Are you sure? Then, thank you..."

"How do you like it?"

"It tastes really strange."

"What does it taste like?"

"It's like a nice, easy-to-drink blend of vegetable and fruit juices, but reworked into a herbal dumpling... I don't know what else to say."

"Ah... I think I kind of understand what you mean. That's what she's eating now, isn't it?"

"She eats too little, so she needs to be nourished as much as possible. This is the original."

"Heeeh~"

That's how the meal ended.

"Now we are going to have a meeting to decide on a name... I would say, but I wanted to ask you one question."

(?)

Dan-san had a question he wanted to ask.

"What happened to that cane you've been holding?"

Eh?

The cane?

"It looks exactly like the one I used to hear about a long time ago..."

"Yeah, that's what I thought."

"The magic contained in the Wand is at a level where it is specialized in the support system, which is very important for this girl right now, so the auxiliary magic is not that strong and very modest, and it is definitely at a level where the strength of the magic will gradually be enhanced..."

"Hey... What's with the Wand?"

"Bird-san, you don't know?"

"No, we just got it from a guy by the name of Grandpa, who was working with a tough-looking older brother who gave it to us."

"I see... That Wand looks a lot like the Wand of the sage.

He~

I'm not sure.

...Who exactly was Mr. Sage?