Shadow Ruler - Chapter 4
My Guild Card and the Races of Cat and Bird are…
Current Location: Katakuri Town
I came to a place called Guild to make my Guild Card.
But Lily-san is intimidating everyone around her, Dan-san and Anne-san are looking at her with a dumbfounded expression, and Zell-san is trying to calm Lily-san down casually.
And I can’t move because I am still in Anne-san’s arms.
Anyway, I went to Carna to see the receptionist? I tell her with my eyes that I want her to take care of it, and she nods at me.
“Oh, I’m sorry, those people are making so much noise…”
“No, no, this time we are going to make that young lady’s Guild Card, is that correct? And also to handle the two of you two’s Beast Demon Contracts?”
“Yes, please… Does it cost anything?”
“Is this your first time registering?”
“Yes.”
“Oh, there is no charge for that. But if you need to reissue, your rank will be reset to the bottom and you will be charged 5 gold coins.”
“That’s a lot of money.”
“It’s a lot of money, isn’t it? You know what they’re like.”
“I’m sure… I’m just going to let it slide. You’re talking to a guy like me, right? Most people are surprised to see you – like those guys over there.”
By “those guys over there” I mean the other Guild employees and the others who are hearing Carna’s voice.
Or rather, the only ones who aren’t surprised are us and this lady.
I hear that talking birds are quite rare.
“It’s not like there aren’t any demons or animals that talk. Besides, I know a guy who has a talking sword or something, so I’m used to it.”
“You mean like magic swords?”
“No, it seems that the sword was possessed by a ghost and became a guardian spirit, right?”
“So that’s what it is…”
“That’s the way it is. Besides, you can’t get by without letting things be as they are.”
“You’re doing good, aren’t you?”
“You too, birdie.”
“I was given the name Carna by my master, the little girl over there. Please use that name. This is my so-called colleague Shasty.”
“Nya.”
“I’m glad to meet you. In case you are wondering, my name is Alice. For now, could you please write down the information of your master on this piece of paper?”
“Do I have to be the one doing this?”
“In my opinion, the girl doesn’t seem to be able to write yet, and I have decided that Carna is a kind of guardian. It’s not uncommon for someone to write on their behalf.”
“Okay, I’ll ask Shasty to do it then.”
“Nyau.”
Shasty took the pen with her tail and began to write.
“You write beautifully – I thought Carna-san was going to do it.”
“I can write, but as you can see, Shasty’s handwriting is more beautiful.”
“You have the right person for the job.”
“That’s what I’m saying. I can speak, so I’ll be doing a lot of interpreting and that sort of thing.”
“Nyau.”
“Oh, so you can write.”
“So all you need to write is the full name, including the family name if there is one, and the gender and age?”
“Yes. It is not necessary to write the age, but we will need to know a little bit about it when we look up the information after you have declared yourself. As for the others, there are cases where the person in question might not know about it.”
“I see… Well, Freesia certainly doesn’t know anything about it.”
“So the young lady’s name is Freesia-san. That’s a lovely name.”
“It’s the only gift from her mother.”
“–Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to upset her.”
“Don’t worry about it, it’s fine.”
“Now that we have the information we need, we’d like to have a little bit of blood and a little bit of magic power…”
“…blood…”
” Would you like some help?”
“No. – I hope it doesn’t frighten her…”
“You’re so overprotective.”
“We are her guardians.”
“Don’t worry. We’ll use this magical tool.”
“What’s that?”
“This is a special magical tool that contains a very small amount of transfer magic.”
“What does it do?”
“If you attach it directly to the target’s skin and let a little bit of magic power flow through it, only the blood will be transferred here. There’s no harm to the body, and it’s me who will put the magic power into it, in this case.”
“You don’t have to be the person, that’s convenient. And it’s helpful.”
“No, no. But as for the magic power, I’m going to ask you to directly touch the crystal ball here…”
“I have to bring her here, don’t I?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Okay, Shasty, just do it lightly.”
“Nyau.”
Everyone reacted with an “Ouch!”
I thought Shasty moved quickly, and then she jumped up and down using a nearby chair and table to smack all the other members of the group in the head with her tail, except me.
It seemed to be a bit powerful, though, and I heard a lot of -BESH! -and -bash!
By the way, the adventurers who were watching those movements looked impressed.
“What the hell are you doing out of the blue, Shasty!”
“Nyau?” Translation: You want to take another hit?
“No, it’s nothing.”
“Nyau” Translation: Alright.
“So, what’s going on?”
“Nyau.”
“Over there? Oh… I’m sorry.”
I looked at Carna, who was pointing at me with her tail, and Alice-san, the receptionist’s sister, who was waving calmly.
It seems that Carna had Shasty give them a light punishment and took me to the other side.
Shasty, be gentle, okay?
Then I finally arrived at Alice-san’s place.
– and I was going to ask him to put me down at that moment, but I’m not tall enough, so I’m going to continue holding him.
“Now, Freesia-san, I would like you to touch this transparent ball and let the magic flow through it… Carna-san, Freesia-san doesn’t know how to manipulate magic power, etc…”
“I hadn’t taught her yet. My body was like this, so I wanted to go carefully.”
“I see. Then, could you please come with me? It might take a while.”
So I came to a private room in the back.
I was told that it would take some time, so I came to a private room in the back of the house.
Dan-san and Zell-san were going to sell the items of the demons they had defeated.
But Carna kicked out Anne-san and Lily-san.
But Carna kicked out Anne-san and Lily-san because she did not want to expose my personal information to that level of scrutiny. The reason is that they don’t want to expose so much of my personal information.
She said that there is so much information on the Guild Card that she would never show it to anyone, no matter how close they are to me.
So he agreed, and I was finally released from his arms.
I walked to the private room with the help of a cane.
In the private room, there was a long, big, fluffy chair called a sofa.
–It was too big for me to sit on, so I asked Alice-san to carry me – but on her lap.
And he’s petting me.
“I’m sorry. It was too cute and I couldn’t resist//.”
I thought he was very polite and calm, but he likes cutey.
I’m pretty cute in the eyes of the world, he said.
But my hair is a mess, and my clothes and appearance are in shreds, you know?
I thought, “I’m a good judge of character.
I don’t know, but I don’t care.
“Please be assured that all information published here will be kept secure and will not be shared with others.”
(?Nod Nod)
I don’t know, but I’ll leave it to you.
Later Carna told me not to nod even though I didn’t understand it well.
“Then, we will ask you to channel your magic power, do you know magic power?”
I don’t know.
I shake my head.
“Well, let me explain briefly, there is a thing called magic power flowing in your body apart from blood. By using magic power, you can use magic. Is that okay?”
Fire and water coming out of your hands is magic, and magic power is what you need to use it.
I understand anyway.
“And to use that magic power, you have to control it with your own power. I will now explain how to manipulate it, so please do your best.”
I nodded as he stroked me and told me.
“First, you will find the magic power in your body. Close your eyes and see something fluffy, fuzzy, or mysterious that exists inside you? That is the magic.”
For now, I’ll just close my eyes and look into my mind as you said and try to find it.
…I don’t understand.
“After all, you can’t find it right away, can you?”
“Of course you don’t. She’s a little girl, right?”
“I guess so – haha, kawaii//.”
“Freesia, don’t worry about it. I heard it took a couple of days to find the magic.”
“Yes, that’s right. From my sense, Freesia-san’s magic power is more than usual. I only mean that compared to people of his age, though.”
“Also, I guess you have a habit of blocking yourself out, so you keep the same magical power locked up inside.”
“You mean subconsciously, along with your emotions?”
“That’s our feeling.”
“It’s possible. There are many stories of emotions intensifying and increasing in power.”
“Then what are you going to do? What then? Freesia has to do something about this, right?
“Well, let’s look at the attributes first.”
What are you going to do?
“Freesia-san, is there anything that is normal for you that is not normal for the people around you? It doesn’t matter how trivial it is.”
I look back at what was said.
Nn????
Ah,
What’s wrong with your feet?
“Under my feet… oh, yes, that’s what I thought.
“Mr. Carna, what have you found?”
“It’s Freesia’s shadow. He’s always been shadier than the rest of them.
“What? Excuse me for a moment.”
He is being held high in my lap.
Alice-san is looking down at her feet with her legs dangling.
“Oh, it’s true. Then it could be a dark magic, right?”
“You mean it has something to do with shadows?”
“Now I’m imagining. I–but…. Then, Freesia-san, I’m going to channel the magic directly into you now, and you can feel it?”
“It won’t hurt, don’t worry.”
(Nod Nod)
“Now, if you’ll excuse me for a moment…”
Alice-san put her hand directly inside my clothes.
I’m wearing a one-piece dress, so her hand slides in from around my knees and directly touches my stomach and chest area.
It was a little ticklish and mushy.
Then she kisses me on the cheek and puts her lips on my neck area below my ear.
Then something flowed into me from the area where Alice-san was directly touching me.
It was soft and warm, and the sensation of it flowing into my body was very musky.
Something fluffy and fuzzy.
“Freesia, that feeling is magical. The same must be flowing through you. It’s the image that makes that feeling stronger within you.”
After I was told that, I tried to resist the musing, closed my eyes, and wished strongly for that fluffy, mysterious cloud-like image to overflow from my mind.
Then, little by little, I felt something different from what I felt from Alice-san flooding from my heart.
And then, it was coming around my body and gathering at my hands, which I was holding in prayer.
Alice-san!
“Yes! Yes!”
Carna shouted, and Alice-san brought me close to the crystal ball and held my hands, making me touch it flat.
Then the fluffy stuff that had been gathering in my hand flowed into the clear crystal ball and out of me.
But he said it was the right thing to do.
“How’s that?”
“Yes. Success. I didn’t expect to be able to collect all the operations from sensing the magic power to collecting it in my hand.”
“Freesia is pretty good when she has a chance, isn’t she?”
“Please keep up the good work as a guardian. I will help you as much as I can.”
“Oh, thank you, Freesia. It’s a big success.”
“Freesia-san, you were excellent.”
“Nyau!”
Carna and Shasty praised me, and Alice-san hugged and stroked me again, also praising me.
Alice-san’s tits were a little smaller than Lily-san’s, but they smelled good of flowers, and the force of the hug was just about right for me.
“Now then, Carna-san, can I ask you and Shasty-san to come next? I’m going to register as it is.”
“Okay.”
“Nyau.”
The two of them were pouring in the same magical power as I was.
Compared to me, it was over in a flash, so I knew the two of them were amazing.
Then, after taking my blood with a magical tool called a magical tool, they attached it to a solid card.
It didn’t hurt at all.
I thought it was going to get dirty, but then it was sucked into the card.
I thought it was going to get dirty, but then it sucked me in, and for a second there was a flash of light, and then all these letters appeared on the card.
But it was too small to be called a card.
It was just a plate, one centimeter wide and two or three centimeters long, as Carna put it.
He said it was a necklace-type nameplate, as I recall.
“It’s done. This is Freesia-san’s Guild Card.”
When he showed it to me, it was very strange.
I can’t read, but I can clearly read what is written on this Guild Card.
It’s not so much that I can read it, but that I can understand what it means.
“The Guild Card? Only he can read it. It’s a strange thing. That’s the wisdom of our ancestors to prevent others from seeing it.”
Guild Card is a mysterious card and this is a special card that only I can read because it’s mine.
Yup.
I memorized it.
But it says – Freesia Etoile – it says her full name and the letter F.
“I will give you detailed information, so please look at the details about yourself first. If you ask to see it, you will understand. If you don’t need to see it, just do the same.”
I do as I am told.
Mr. Card, Mr. Card, tell me about myself.
Then, boom! (actually, it didn’t) and a transparent wall appeared in front of me.
There were many words written on it.
I could read them, though.
Rank: F
Name: Freesia Etoile
Gender: Hymen
Age: 5
Race: Half Otherworldly
Occupation: Wizard, Concertmaster
Title: Knower of Despair, Family of the Phantom Beast
Attributes: Yin
Strength: G
Magic: E
Attack: G
Defense: G
Agility: G
Skill: F
Magic: Wand of the Sage
Contract
[Phantom] Yatagarasu: Carna
[Galdienne Cat: Shasty
Blessings
Mother Petunia’s doting, Mother Petunia’s overprotection
So, Alice-san told me.
It seems that the status is something that expresses a person’s strength, with the letters F, E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, and SSS, with F being the lowest and SSS being the highest.
It seems that there are times when it exceeds SSS, and when that happens, it comes up as EX.
After that, it is said that there may or may not be anymore.
On the other hand, if it is lower than F, it will be G.
The higher the rank of the Guild, the more powerful it is, and depending on the rank, it has the authority equivalent to that of a higher status person called a noble. The higher the rank, the greater the power.
Rank: A sign of how well you can do as an adventurer.
Name: As you can see
Gender: as you see
Age: as you see
Race: one of a variety of races, such as human, cat, etc.
Occupation: What the person can do.
Title: A title that appears when a person is recognized and acknowledged by many people or special people as a result of his or her actions.
Attributes: The type of magic the person can use. Fire, water, etc.
Physical Strength: How long a person can move.
Magic: How much magic a person has in his or her body.
Attack: the strength of a person’s physical abilities.
Defense: how strong a person’s body is with his/her bare physical strength
Agility: how fast a person can move with his or her physical abilities
Dexterity: how dexterous or skillful a person is at fine work
Magical tools: only special tools are shown
Contracts: If you have a contract with a so-called beast demon, it will appear here.
Blessings: These are sent to you by God, spirits, fairies, and other awesome people.
The titles and blessings are different depending on the type of help that is given to the person.
I was told that if I wanted to know more about them, I should touch them.
Race
Half Otherworldly
Proof that one of the parents is otherworldly.
Better luck than the normal human race.
Occupation
Wizard
A being skilled in the handling of magic.
Compared to other professions, their physical abilities are not as good, but they are able to improve quickly in magic-related fields.
Concertmaster
A person who makes a contract with a beast demon and communicates with it as an equal being.
If not, they become trainers, demon tamer, animal tamer, etc.
If the bond is strong, the progress in cooperative play and communication is quicker.
Title
One who knows despair
Given to those who have a rather tragic past.
People around them tend to be kinder and luckier.
Family of the Phantom Beast
This title is given to those who treat their phantoms like family and have a very high level of mutual trust.
It is easy to get along with those who have good hearts.
Attribute: Yin
Derived from dark magic.
Specializing in magic using shadows, it can be quite versatile with training, but requires a certain level of skill and sense.
Wand of the Wise
A genuine wizard’s staff the size of an adult, made of wood that has retained its bluish color.
The effect is that it constantly improves the wearer’s physical abilities, facilitates the improvement of magical skill, and speeds up the recovery of magical power.
When the wand recognizes the user as a contractor, the wand cannot be touched by any other being, and in some cases, it becomes a powerful protective ward.
As a sign of recognition, a paw mark is painted on both sides of the top of the wand.
The effect of the wand increases with the strength of the user.
It cannot be examined at all, except by the user.
[Yatagarasu: Carna
A black raven with three legs that is extremely knowledgeable and can speak human language.
Originally a crow with magical powers, it somehow evolved into a phantom through various experiences and efforts.
Its claws contain a slow-acting poison.
It can fire poison needles from its beak.
If a contractor is present, it can use [Guardian Mode].
Form when in [Guardian Mode]: 10 meters in length, with wings that expand to 2.5 times their original size.
When transformed, it is able to grasp its surroundings through the wind within a radius of 3 kilometers.
[Galdienne Cat: Shasty
An adult cat with a one-meter-long tail and fur reminiscent of the blue moon.
Originally a cat with magical powers, it somehow evolved into a phantom through various experiences and efforts.
It is good at surprise attacks with its quick movements, and its tail is 1.5 times more powerful than an attack using its whole body.
He is quite dexterous and can do almost anything if he tries hard enough.
He can extend his claws up to 10 cm.
His fingernails grow back quickly.
If there is a contractor, he can use [Guardian Mode].
In [Guardian Mode], he is 4 meters long and his tail is 10 meters long.
When in [Guardian Mode], he can leap from a slash and extend his claws up to 1 meter in length.
[Guardian Mode]
This is a so-called transformation, in which the body size is increased to a gigantic size.
The size of the body will remain the same if the user does not ask for the transformation to be undone.
The size of the body will be increased in accordance with the size of the body.
Blessing
Mother Petunia’s doting love
A blessing bestowed by an otherworldly person who, even after her death, still loves her daughter.
If a person with an evil heart tries to contact her, he or she will be forced to give her a gift of bad luck.
The judgment is automatically triggered at the time of the plot, and its power changes depending on the degree of the plot and Petunia’s feelings.
Mother Petunia’s Overprotection
This is a gift from an otherworldly person who, even in death, bestowed this blessing on Petunia for the love of her daughter.
It makes it easier to acquire resistance to all abnormalities and increases its power.
She will never allow anyone to steal all of her status information.
Oh?
Carna and Shasty were not animals but phantom beasts.
I asked them what a phantom beast was, and they told me that it was a higher level of being in the demon world, and that it was an amazing being, different from spirits and the like.
Also, the staff that Grandpa gave me was a real wise man’s staff.
Was it the same Grandfather?
Or did he come to me for various reasons?
I would be happy if he came to visit me.
“Seriously – I thought we’d only be a fairy tribe at most, or something like that, but it’s more than I expected.”
“NyanNyan.”
Shasty says yes and no.
They didn’t even realize it themselves.
“Oh, I guess it’s like I’ve got three legs and Shasty’s tail has grown longer?”
“Nyau” Translation: probably somewhere around there.
“Yeah, I think it’s somewhere around there. But I don’t remember how it happened.”
“You mean about the change between the two of you?”
“Oh, we’ve been out of the realm of magical animals for some time now, haven’t we? I was just wondering where the boundary was.”
“I see. I was told by the gatekeeper that you two have already signed a contract, right?”
“Eh?”
“Nyau?”
“Heh?” “It was not?”
“I don’t even know how to sign a contract.”
“I see. I’ll tell you in a nutshell, you must have a strong bond with each other and be in contact with the blood of the Lord, right? Finally, the Lord gives you a name and you’re done.”
“Eh? Oh, hey, maybe.”
“Nyau” Translation: probably at that time
“I know… it’s the only way…”
“You know anything about that?”
“Well, I won’t bore you with the details, but when I was treating Freesia’s injuries, I couldn’t help but think…”
“I see, and as you two were raising your child, you formed a bond and made a contract.”
“Of course. We’re your parents.”
“I see. Then, I am sorry. I’m sorry, but could you please show me your status information? I really need it for registration purposes.
“I know. I know, I said so when I first came to this room. And I know Alice-san isn’t lying, and I trust her.”
“Thank you.”
After being told… How do you show them?
“If you wish hard enough for Freesia to see it, it will be fine.”
I did as I was told and wished strongly.
The reason why you have to be strong is so that people don’t think you’re being light-hearted and force them to look at the information.
And.
“Yes. I got confirmation: …… This is another unusual magic you have – and your mother did -“
“It’s a lot of things.”
“I see. But I guess she must have felt strongly enough to show up at the blessing. She seems to be a very wonderful person.”
“He really was an amazing man. And is Freesia’s magic still rare? I don’t know much about the human condition in that area, so tell me.”
“Yes, that’s right. So, as a brief preliminary information, you know that fire, water, earth, wind, and lightning are the most common and basic attributes, right?”
“Ah.”
“Nyau.”
(Nod Nod)
“And then there are those cases where you have more than one of those basic attributes, but not enough to display them all in the status… In those rare cases, there are exceptions where they are displayed as different attributes. Examples from the past include tree, nothing, enhanced, and corrupt. Then, when the basic attributes are changed, there are many types again depending on what they were trained for and their strong feelings. And then there are the famous ones other than the basic attributes I mentioned earlier.”
“Light and dark?”
“Yes, Freesia-san is apparently a derivative of the dark attribute – so to speak, it has somehow changed to a higher type. So, to explain dark magic in detail, dark magic is essentially an attribute that specializes in mental attacks. It is said that it is sometimes able to handle poison if it is parallel to the basic attribute. Freesia-san’s magic seems to have abandoned the mental attack aspect of dark magic, and has somehow sublimated into a specialized magic to manipulate shadows.
There is a popular belief that magic is easily influenced by blood relatives, but it can change into different forms depending on blessings and the environment in which one was born and raised, or it can inherit the attributes that one’s ancestors had.”
“I see… Thank you.”
“No, but this information should not be shown to others, of course. Fortunately, it seems that some of the blessings have the highest level of voyeur protection. You are very considerate of your daughter in every way, aren’t you?”
“Oh, she was a very nice person. He was kind to me and Shasty when we were just normal animals, and he even read books to us.”
“He’s a really nice guy, isn’t he? And I think it’s time for us to leave. I’m sure your companion is waiting for you.”
I was attacked by a pack of wolves and a pack of dogs on the road, and after they saved me, they liked Freesia, and here we are.
“It’s rough, but I understand. I think it might be more correct to say that she missed you rather than liked you.”
“Maybe that’s right.”
“Nyau, Nyau.”
(Bow)
Bow your head in thanks.
“You are a good boy. I had a good time too. If you need anything, please visit Guild. I’m sure we can help you.”
(Nod Nod)
“Your parents’ education seems to be excellent.”
(Nod Nod)
“Nyan!”
“Oh, you don’t deny it, do you?”
“Petunia-san–Freesia’s mother died just after giving birth, so it’s no exaggeration to say that we raised her.”
“Oh, I see. Please keep up the good work raising her. Father, mother.”
“So, Noisy///”
“Nyau!” Translation: of course!
Carna is a male and Shasty is a female, so Carna is the father and Shasty is the mother.
I think it’s a perfect fit.
“Also, I’m not too worried about Freesia-san’s magic just being a rarity, but in the case of the two of you, I think it would be better to work with the fairy tribe as having evolved from animals, since they might be considered a mutant species of animals with magical powers. It may cause unnecessary commotion, and there is basically no way to tell that it is a phantom beast by looking at it. To some extent, though, I think that kind of atmosphere is obscured by the contract with Freesia-san.”
“What do you mean?”
“Perhaps in the case of the two of you, the original form is the large form that changes according to [Guardian Mode]. However, due to the influence of your bond with Freesia-san, I think that your current appearance and the atmosphere you wear is your original form.”
“So that’s what you mean. I’m very grateful for that.”
“That’s right. Well, let’s get going, shall we?”
And we left the private room and headed for Lily-san and the others.