Elysion Online ~The Dragonewt and The Summoner~

I came to the Beastmaster´s Guild. I asked if Nephi-san was there and she was there. The person at the counter called her over.

"Welcome. Takuto-san. Are you here today to do a magic stone summon and make a contract with this child?"

"Yes. I also wanted to ask about horse equipment"

"Leave it to me. I've got good equipment. Shall we go to the summoning room first then?"

"Please"

We talked on the way to the summoning room, guided by Nephi.

"I'm surprised you actually fed a white horse"

"It was quite a challenge. We had a lot of trouble and it ate all our food"

"But I'm sure you're not complaining"

"Do you know what I mean?"

"Of course. We have to work hard to get the summoned beast we want. It's one of the best moments for us summoners"

It's true that I've tasted that moment, so I don't think I can deny it. Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention that mysterious being.

"You encountered an unidentified mysterious entity deep in the cave?"

"Yes. It seemed that it didn't want to be disturbed by anyone entering its territory, so I decided to do what it said and leave and it gave me this"

"Flame Magic Stone...I see. It was a good thing you took its advice"

"You seem to have an idea?"

"Yes, but I can't identify the being that Takuto-san met"

Hmm? You have an idea, but you can't identify it? What does that mean?

"Maybe Takuto-san has entered the Mount Yellow Mountains"

"I've never heard of this mountain before. Is it a volcano?"

"Yes. It's a volcano that can be seen from the castle. This volcano is dominated by fox monsters"

Hou. Speaking of foxes, the nine-tailed fox is famous. I don't think that was a nine-tailed fox, but it gave me a flame magic stone.

"The fox monster is highly intelligent and can use a variety of techniques. From what Takuto-san told me, it must have been a very high ranking fox"

"Emm, what would happen if I ignored the advice?"

"You would have been turned into charcoal"

Of course! Ah, that was close. I'm glad I didn't make it angry.

While talking about this, we arrived at the summoning room.

I was running out of magic stones, so I made a lot of them here, and I was ready. I immediately made a contract with Liqueur.

『You have made a contract with One-horned Horse Liqueur』

The contract was successful and the information flowed. The contract is now complete. The number of summoned beasts that can be companions has been reduced to 13.

The next step was to magic stone summon. This time, I'll use the flame magic stone I just got for a normal magic stone summon!

If I fail, I'll feel too bad for that mysterious being...and then I'll perform the magic stone summon.

The magic stones danced around the flame magic stone and were sucked into the magic circle, but there was no reaction. Oh no, I've failed!

But then the magic circle exploded. What the hell is that!? What's going on!? I've never seen anything like this before!?

A pillar of fire rose up from the magic circle. Then, the pillar of fire disappears and a girl is in the center of the magic circle again as the fire sparks rain down. I'm getting used to this pattern.

However, her race is neither dragonewt nor elf. She is wearing a miko uniform and the fire sparks that are still raining down on her are somewhat mysterious. However, her miko outfit was different from the norm, as she was wearing a mini-skirt. This is a habit that I have no intention of showing.

Her hair was white. Her hairstyle was short hair in a ponytail. That was fine, but there was something that stood out more than her hair style. She has white fox ears and a long, fluffy white tail.

Yes, she was a fox, a Cerian Beast. I just talked to her, so it's a strange thing to expect.

She couldn't stay still and when I approached her, her bright red eyes were tinged with fear. Apparently, this girl is very cautious. It's been a long time since I've seen this look in someone's eyes.

I stop approaching her and sit there, waiting for her to talk to me.

In the meantime, I check the status. It seems that my summoning magic has leveled up. I've also made a lot of magic stones, so my alchemy has increased.

As I was checking the status, she approached me fearfully, observing my condition. This is a serious illness.

Then she summons up her courage and calls out to me.

"E, Emm...are you the one who...called me?"

"Yes. I'm Takuto, a summoner"

"Takuto...san...can you give me...a name?"

I had time to think, so I answered immediately.

"How about Koihi, fire of love?"

"Koihi..."

"If you don't like it, I'll think of something else. What do you think?"

Her fox ears and tail swayed. What kind of reaction is this?

"I think it's a beautiful name...I like it"

"I see. That's good"

That's what she does when she likes something, isn't it?

"Emm...I don't know if...I can help you, but...I'm looking forward to working with you"

She's still a little scared and nervous. I'd like to praise her for saying it correctly.

"It's I who should say so. It's nice to meet you"

When I pet her head, her ears and tail pop up in surprise at first, but after a while, her ears droop and her tail wags in response to my stroking. It's funny. Now, let's check out Koihi's status.

Name Koihi Cerian Beast Lv1

Vitality 15

Magic Power 12

Strength 15

Defense 8

Agility 15

Dexterity 10

Skills

Katana Lv1

Flame Magic Lv1

Fox Fire Lv1

Sign Detection Lv1

The number of summoned beasts that can become companions is now 12.

Is Koihi´s status average? However, there are skills that interest me. Yes, Katana! I knew it was there. It's not in the list of skills I can get, so it must be a skill that's released under some special conditions. I want it so badly!

Excuse me. It's different. The focus is on flame magic and fox fire. Fox fire is probably the same unique skill as Setia's tree magic. Maybe it's the same with flame magic, but considering the flame magic stone, I think it's more likely that flame magic is a higher level skill of fire magic.

But Katana skill, flame magic and fox fire. Is it an all-rounder style? As I'm thinking about that――

Ji―

An eye attack from behind. It's Lily and the others. I'm afraid of what'll happen later, so I'll leave the petting to this point.

When I let go of her, Koihi makes a sad face. And then these words.

"Are you going to stop?"

I feel a pain in my chest...what an attack! But when I resume, I'm afraid of Lily and the others.

"I'm sorry. I want to introduce you to Koihi's friends"

"Friends...?"

"Yes. Don't worry. They're all good kids. And you can call me whatever you want"

"Anything is okay?"

"Yes"

Koihi blushed and turned over. What is it? This reaction.

"Then, then...hmm..."

Hmm? I couldn't hear it because it was so quiet. But Koihi looked up and said clearly.

"Can I call you Takuto-oniichan?"

She shot me! I thought I had a tolerance for older brother, but I didn't! Just the addition of the 「O」 makes it so much fresher! I'm confused.

"Is it not okay?"

Don't look like you're about to cry! I hurriedly answered.

"Of course you can"

"Thank you very much! Takuto-oniichan!"

She then jumps into my chest. When I hug her, she happily calls me older brother. I'm a little embarrassed.

While I'm embarrassed, behind me――

JiJi―

In the background, Lily and the others continued their gaze attack. So, shall we introduce ourselves? Lily was the first to greet her cheerfully.

"I'm Lily!"

"Hii!?"

Koihi hides behind my back. Lily says, 「Garn」. Where did she learn that?

"What do you do to scare her...emm, I'm Ion. I'll be your older sister"

"Ion...oneechan?"

"Yes! It's nice to meet you. Koihi"

"Yes!"

"Aah! It's not fair to Ion! Lily also!"

"Hii!?"

Koihi hides behind my back. It's Lily. You look like you're torturing her. It's no use, I'll tell her.

"I'm sorry. She didn't mean to scare you. Instead, I'll tell you that she's Lily. She's the first summoned beast I summoned"

"Yeah! I'm the oldest sister here"

"Lily...oneechan"

"Yeah! Nice to meet you. Koihi-chan"

"...Yes"

She managed to introduce herself. Koihi is still hiding behind my back and finally, Setia.

"I'm Setia. It's nice to meet you"

"Y, Yes. Setia...oneechan"

"Huhu, it's embarrassing to be called older sister"

This is how Koihi finished her self-introduction. It looks like a lot of work, but she was able to greet people properly. I'm sure she'll be fine.

Name Takuto Intermediate Summoner Lv3

Vitality 37

Magic Power 74

Strength 27

Defense 18

Agility 24

Dexterity 53

Skills

Fighting Lv1

Kicking Lv12

Staff Lv15

Summoning Magic Lv18→Lv19

Alchemy Lv7→Lv9

Mining Lv12

Logging Lv10

Dismantling Lv14

Appraisal Lv9

Identification Lv15

Wind Magic Lv19

Fire Magic Lv19

Earth Magic Lv18

Water Magic Lv19

Dark Magic Lv18

Light Magic Lv22

Lightning Magic Lv15

Explosion Magic Lv15

Wood Magic Lv15

Ice Magic Lv15

Space-time Magic Lv13

Reading Lv5

Cooking Lv18

Feeding Lv5

Fishing Lv5

Synchronization Lv2

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Author note:

So our new sub-race is the timid, mofumofu fox-beast maiden, Koihi-chan! She's a pretty powerful all-rounder character due to the magic stone used to summon her. I'll write about flame magic and fox fire at a later date.