Chapter 51: Next Genus
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My classmates had finished registering with the guild, and I was ready to go add to my subordinates, but as I left the conference room, Manon was waiting for me.
I was about to take a deep breath and walk out to explain about the chairman, but when I felt eyes on me, I turned around and saw the girls gathered at the entrance of the conference room, staring at us.
'Kobayashi-san, Sakurai-san, take care of the rest! Manon, come with me!
Leaving the girls, who had turned into a bunch of curiosity, I grabbed Manon's hand and ran.
As for where we were going, I figured we'd be fine at this time of day, so we headed up the ramparts.
Manon kept his head down and held my hand tightly as he ran with me.
I reached the top of the ramparts and turned around to look behind me, but somehow I seemed to be able to get past the onlooker girls.
I regulated my breathing, which had become rough from running, and took another big deep breath before I decided to finish the homework given to me by the committee chairman.
''Sorry, I'm actually getting favors from not only Beatrice, but also the girl holding onto Rustock...''
I bowed my head so deeply that it hit my knees and then told Manon about the chairman.
That he was able to use light attribute magic due to this summoning.
You have a strong sense of responsibility since you were in Japan, and you continue to heal your friends to the point of collapsing every day.
You can only talk to your friends when they are healing.
He couldn't refuse a kiss from the chairman.
The fact that Manon and Beatrice, which I had been keeping secret, were found out by the chairperson last night.
"Yuuka asked me to give Manon a message that I would never lose....
Manon was listening to the story with tears welling up in his eyes as if they were about to spill out and his mouth was curiously tight.
When I finished telling her everything, she looked up a little, closed her eyes, and seemed to be collecting her thoughts.
Eventually, after huffing and puffing heavily, Manon quietly opened his eyes.
'Kent's flirt,'
Ugh I can't argue with that.
Even though Manon accuses me of being teary-eyed, I can only sag.
''Huh.......why did I fall in love with Kent.......''
I'm sorry...
Kent couldn't leave that Yuika alone, could he?
'Yeah, I've been fighting on my own the whole time, and I really thought I was going to snap if I kept going like that...'
'Yes ... okay ...'
Manon threw a determined look at me and giggled as I scooted closer to him, and he hugged me tightly.
I could hear yellow voices coming from under the walls of the castle, but I'm going to pretend I didn't hear them now.
I find Manon, who is shaking a little, irresistibly lovable.
''I can't hate Kent after all...''
Thank you, I'll make sure to introduce you to Yuika when I bring her to Volzard.
'Yeah, and before you do, tell him that I'm not going to lose either...'
Manon kissed my cheek and then put his arms around my back again.
I'll be sure to tell you. Then, do you mind if I move on with the shadow shift?
Where are you going?
Yeah, I'm thinking of expanding my family in the Devil's Forest.
Your family...?
Yeah, they're my buddies who work for me.
How do you increase... how do you do it?
Once you've defeated a demon, you can use necromancy to turn it into one of your own.
Can you do that?
Yeah, I did it, and it's done, like...?
'Huh ... Kent is a mess ...'
I'm sorry...
Have a safe trip...
Okay I'll be off then.
He nodded to Manon, who had untied his arms, and then dove into the world of shadows.
''Buhaha, Master Kent, that was quite an impressive move.''
"It's no longer a laughing matter, you know.
I moved to the Demon Forest with Reinhardt, Zahe and the others who were waiting for me in the Shadow World.
''My king, let's make him one of your servants too...''
"No, no, you'll be a criminal if you do that.
I immediately dismissed Zhae's opinion, but I wonder if, in fact, if you turn a person you killed into an undead person and use them, would you know the difference between them and a normal human? Do they take over memories or something?
If that's the case, then maybe if I kill Camilla and turn her into undead, I can control her in absolute obedience... but I feel like that's a bad thing to do, as a person.
''So Kent-sama, do you want to make it a goblin or a kobold as your subordinate?''
'If we're fast, who's quicker?
'That would be the Kobold. Goblins work a little smarter, but in terms of speed and dexterity and such, the Kobold is better.'
'Right, well, we'll just have to find a bunch of kobolds.
If Reinhardt and the others went out in the open and let their presence hang in the air, the kobolds would run away in fear, so they moved through the shadows and searched for them.
Stepping a little further into the forest, I soon found a herd of kobolds on the move.
'That one looks like it's on its way to hunt.
Reinhardt says that kobolds have territories, and they build their nests in their territory.
The individuals who are migrating in this way are young males and females who are on their way to hunt, while the herd bosses, breeding females and children live in the nest.
The cobolts that have been on the move seem to take a break from drinking water in the creek.
Although the number of kobolds was 33 in all, it was not enough for the planned 50, but they decided to make this herd their household.
The kobolds, who are resting, are stabbed in the heart with a knife from the world of shadows.
The Kobold is so still that it's really just a flow of work.
When I was killing the Kobold, Basten asked me, "Kent-sama, why do you have a light attribute?
''Kent-sama, why don't you use light attribute attack magic?''
"Yes, that would make a hole in the front, so...
''Even if there's a hole in it, won't it plug up when we strengthen it...?
'Oh, yeah but it's all over now.
The defeat of the kobolds was over in about three minutes.
The fallen kobolds would not even know how they were killed.
The defeated kobolds were collected by Zae and the others.
There is no wound on the outside, so they look as if they are really sleeping.
I take a deep breath repeatedly to calm myself down in front of the crowd of kobolds that have been lined up.
Then, just like with Zhae and the others, I called out to them while imagining that I was connecting the links.
I felt like I was going to pass out for a moment as the noise raced through my head, but I gritted my teeth and endured it.
As I desperately tried to hold on to the link that was about to break up, I was caught in the sensation of my magic being secretly drained again.
I lost strength from my body and involuntarily fell to my knees.
''Kent-sama, are you alright?''
Yeah, it's a little more...
The loss of power eventually stopped as I was on my knees and endured the sensation of being deprived of power.
Then the kobolds woke up and began to scurry around.
As I stood up, the Kobold who seemed to be the leader of the group made some kind of signal and they all kneeled in front of me at once.
''Kuehn........''
You're going to help me, aren't you?
When asked in a sniffling, sweet voice, the Kobolds nodded firmly and showed it to him.
After doping them with pills to help them recover their magic power, the next step is to strengthen the kobolds.
''Kent-sama, since the kobolds have already become our subordinates, wouldn't it be better to strengthen them later?''
But I thought I'd just end it all at once.
'Are you okay? I wouldn't want you to get sick if you were to push yourself too hard.
'Yeah, I'm probably feeling fine, but I guess this is the last time I'll be adding to my family.
How are you doing?
'For some reason, I just felt like I was at the end of my rope to connect with Link as a military family.
''Oh, I see........then let's get rid of these guys and get a stronger demon.......''
'No, you can't treat him that badly once you've made him your family.
"Mmm. Yes, yes, Master Kent was that kind of man.
Indeed, if I had known that there was a limit to the number of my subordinates, I might have had more powerful demons as my subordinates.
But now that you have your own family, you are as good as your family.
Where they lack strength, they can be strengthened.
Increase your speed, your power, your intelligence, and...
''Then I'll strengthen everyone, so each of you will have one Orc magic stone and one Lizardman magic stone.
I used the magic stones from the orc swarm that I hadn't yet redeemed in the guild, the magic stones from the orc swarm that I had defeated yesterday, and the magic stones from Zhae's friends to strengthen the Kobolds.
As I began to take in the magic stones and sent the magic power along with the images, a black haze enveloped the Kobolds as usual.
Electric lightning flashed, a thunderclap roared, and after the black haze exploded, what stood there was a black-furred undead kobold in the form of a deformed warwolf.
His height would not reach one hundred and twenty centimeters even if he included his triangular ears.
Their bloodshot red eyes became hollow and black, and their fuzzy fur and tails were plush.
All of them are accompanied by black daggers that look like toy swords on their backs.
''Kent-sama, you look quite cute, but...''
Yeah, looks like ... well come on guys, try out your new bodies.
As soon as I called out to them, the kobolds disappeared, winding the wind around them.
Not only are they running on the ground, they are kicking the trunks of trees, jumping over branches and running around the demon forest in three dimensions.
It dives into the shadows at full speed and comes flying out of another shadow... yeah, you'll never catch one of these things.
Eventually, a single undead kobold swings its paws and a tree that an adult could barely hold was snapped off with a single blow.
The swinging black dagger strike easily cut down a tree of similar thickness.
'Yeah, yeah, it looks like it has perfect power.
''I see, if you're fooled by its appearance, it means you'll be in a lot of pain.''
'Oh yeah, and I thought if it looked pretty enough, I could walk it around town and not make a big deal out of it.
"You are very clever, Mr. Kent, and I'm impressed that you have thought that far ahead.
Nah, actually, I just wanted a fuzzy military family member.
''Okay, all together!''
When I gave the command, one of the leaders stepped forward and the rest lined up in four lines.
Then I'll name you all now, and you, the leader, are Alto!
I'm sorry, I couldn't think of more than thirty names at once, so I decided to name the lower half of Kobold by adding one letter each to the lower half of Lutto, in the order of the letter A-U-E-O.
When I finished naming them from Alto to Moult, I felt that the links became thicker.
Even though they look the same, I can tell their names from each other's. Of course, Zae and the others are the same.
Of course, it's the same with Zae and the others, and I can tell their names from their faces.
It's nice to meet you all!
'Yes! Master!
What? Master...?
Yes, master is master.
I looked at Artoo, who responded with a happy wagging of his tail, and I thought it was okay.
'Okay, guys, come on!'
Wufu!
I opened my arms and called out to them, and the alts pushed me down and licked me all over my face with a tongue-tied lick.
It's already a mofo festival, a mofo festival.
The undead kobolds made a group of six, with five of them as one group, and three of them are under my direct control.
I'll let Zae and the others work in a combination of one group per person.
The extra group will be used to communicate with and assist Reinhardt and the others.
Yeah, it's become something like a corps, isn't it?
With this many of them, I can guard Amanda's shop while I'm out, I'm sure they won't be a match for a half-hearted opponent.
When I finished adding more subordinates, it was already noon, so I sneaked into Rustock's garrison, chomped on some food as usual, and finished taking care of the committee chairman.
After this, I need to go to the guild and finish registering the alts.
While I'm going to the guild, I'm going to have Reinhardt take command and do an exercise on how to move as a whole in the Demon Forest.
It's impossible to suddenly ask them to move together as a duo.
I moved to the guild by shadow movement with the three direct followers of Mart, Milt, and Murt, leaving the three heads in the shadow world and going out from the shadows of the stairs to the surface, and now, when I was about to head to the counter, I was met with a bowl.
'Yo, it's Kent...'
Oh, that's a badass old man.
'Ko, ko, hello Mr. Klaus.
Oh, you rescued about 50 of my people, didn't you?
'Yes, it's nice to meet you, thank you.
Klaus-san folded her arms and pretended to think about it as she turned to the day after tomorrow.
''No, I mean... the thing with Reece...''
'Oh? Reece?
'No, I mean, you and Beatrice... well...'
What did I tell you about killing you if you touch me?
He closed the distance with a gulp and I involuntarily backed away, but behind me is a wall with no escape.
''Hiya, but........well.....
You said that, right?
I hate it, I hate it too much to have my first wallflower in my life look like this.
I mean, it's so close, so close to my face.
It was when I was trapped and in a desperate situation.
''Gruuuu........''
Three roars that seem to echo in the pit of my stomach come out of nowhere.
'What is it?'
As expected of a former adventurer, Klaus-san poofed away from me and began to alert his surroundings.
'Mart, Milt, and Murt, it's okay, just stay put.
Kuehn ... kuehn ...
Maybe it's because he's been told he's not on duty, but now I hear a disgruntled, spoiled nasal voice.
'Kent, what is this voice?'
'Yes, I've added the undead Kobold to my family, so I thought I'd come and register him.
An undead kobold, what's that?
''The Kobolds we defeated were made into subordinates using necromancy and strengthened, and I thought it would be best to think of them as Kobold's version of Reinhardt and the others.
Are they here?
Yes, sir. I've got three horses that are following me.
'Okay, follow me, hey, tell Donovan to come to the parlor.
Klaus-san grabbed me by the collar and started to climb the stairs as he told a passing guild official.
In Volzard, am I certified as the one who grabs the collar and carries it?
I was made to sit down on the sofa in the reception room, and soon afterwards, Mr. Donovan appeared with heavy footsteps.
You wanted to see me? Hmm, Kent, what about your family?
Oh, yeah, that's the undead kobold who's here to talk to you about it.
'What, I thought they added more lizardmen?'
''Yes, I wanted a more small family member, so I added thirty-three more undead kobolds.
Huh? Thirty-three heads, that's a lot of them?
Well, you've added a lot to your collection.
Even Klaus-san was surprised that I didn't think I had increased the number so much.
''Yes, if we increase our numbers, if there's something strange in Volzard when I'm out in Riesenburg, they'll let me know immediately, and if there's any news, I can go back and deal with it by shadow migration.
Okay, I see. Now you're the guy who's gonna run the show.
Yes, Mart, Milt, Murt, Murt, come on out.
From the shadows of the sofa, three heads crept out of the shadows of the sofa.
''Uhhhh ... master, is this thing an enemy?''
'No, no, no, I'm the one you're looking out for and you shouldn't attack me.
Ummm ... okay ...
When I stroke his head, Martto's eyes narrow in a pleasant way, and Milt and Moult come rubbing their heads against it, just to get a quick stroke.
'Kobold spoke.........'
The undead lizardman also spoke.
Seriously....
Maybe it's because they heard that Klaus-san isn't an enemy, but Malt and the others get up on the sofa and put their heads on my lap or lean on my shoulder.
''Huh ... it's kind of like a pet, isn't it?''
'Yes, maybe this is what I envisioned when I did the reinforcement.
Master, pet me, pet me.
Murt shows his belly and is in full relaxation mode.
'Oh come on, is this how it's supposed to work?'
Of course I'll do it when I have to. I'm sure he'll kill an orc or so instantly.
Really and you want to use them to finally carry out a rescue mission?
'Yes, I'm going to bring them all to Volzard for our next mission.
And then what?
After that, it's up to me to negotiate with Camilla, but I'm going to try to return to my world.
Kent, are you going to be back?
'It's ... I'm still torn ...'
If I'm going to be honest, my heart is inclined to stay.
Because I think I would definitely be more useful to people in this world.
Klaus-san stared at me for a few moments in thought as he stared at my face, nodded a small nod, and then began to speak.
''Kent, if you're willing to stay in Volzard, I'll consider getting along with Beatrice... however! I won't let you mess with another woman!
''Huh... well, I'm not actively messing with Beatrice on my end, so...''
Well, it sounds like you don't have much of a problem with Reece.
No, no, no, you said you'd kill me if I laid a hand on you.
'Of course, I'll kill you if you touch me, but it would be rude not to.
No, no, I don't know what you're talking about, I don't know what you mean.
My dad, the parent idiot, started to say something incomprehensible, and suddenly Milt interrupted him.
'You're going to take your turn with us, master.
Heh...?
Yes, yes, the master is ours...
Yes...?
With a look that says it's only natural, Mart, Milt, and Moult slurp and rub their heads against each other.
Huh? Did I make a mistake in enhancing it...?
''Haha, well, it can't be helped with such a cute little family member, right, I'll tell Reece well to give up.
'Oh ... uh ... yeah ...'
'Kent, we have thirty-three forms to file, right? Yeah, we don't file marriages in the guild.
No, no, I didn't mean... yeah...
It's funny, I've talked to Manon about the chairman, and we were supposed to be moving forward smoothly with more servants, but it feels like we've broken off in a terrible place.
Please report us if you find any errors so we can fix it asap!
My classmates had finished registering with the guild, and I was ready to go add to my subordinates, but as I left the conference room, Manon was waiting for me.
I was about to take a deep breath and walk out to explain about the chairman, but when I felt eyes on me, I turned around and saw the girls gathered at the entrance of the conference room, staring at us.
'Kobayashi-san, Sakurai-san, take care of the rest! Manon, come with me!
Leaving the girls, who had turned into a bunch of curiosity, I grabbed Manon's hand and ran.
As for where we were going, I figured we'd be fine at this time of day, so we headed up the ramparts.
Manon kept his head down and held my hand tightly as he ran with me.
I reached the top of the ramparts and turned around to look behind me, but somehow I seemed to be able to get past the onlooker girls.
I regulated my breathing, which had become rough from running, and took another big deep breath before I decided to finish the homework given to me by the committee chairman.
''Sorry, I'm actually getting favors from not only Beatrice, but also the girl holding onto Rustock...''
I bowed my head so deeply that it hit my knees and then told Manon about the chairman.
That he was able to use light attribute magic due to this summoning.
You have a strong sense of responsibility since you were in Japan, and you continue to heal your friends to the point of collapsing every day.
You can only talk to your friends when they are healing.
He couldn't refuse a kiss from the chairman.
The fact that Manon and Beatrice, which I had been keeping secret, were found out by the chairperson last night.
"Yuuka asked me to give Manon a message that I would never lose....
Manon was listening to the story with tears welling up in his eyes as if they were about to spill out and his mouth was curiously tight.
When I finished telling her everything, she looked up a little, closed her eyes, and seemed to be collecting her thoughts.
Eventually, after huffing and puffing heavily, Manon quietly opened his eyes.
'Kent's flirt,'
Ugh I can't argue with that.
Even though Manon accuses me of being teary-eyed, I can only sag.
''Huh.......why did I fall in love with Kent.......''
I'm sorry...
Kent couldn't leave that Yuika alone, could he?
'Yeah, I've been fighting on my own the whole time, and I really thought I was going to snap if I kept going like that...'
'Yes ... okay ...'
Manon threw a determined look at me and giggled as I scooted closer to him, and he hugged me tightly.
I could hear yellow voices coming from under the walls of the castle, but I'm going to pretend I didn't hear them now.
I find Manon, who is shaking a little, irresistibly lovable.
''I can't hate Kent after all...''
Thank you, I'll make sure to introduce you to Yuika when I bring her to Volzard.
'Yeah, and before you do, tell him that I'm not going to lose either...'
Manon kissed my cheek and then put his arms around my back again.
I'll be sure to tell you. Then, do you mind if I move on with the shadow shift?
Where are you going?
Yeah, I'm thinking of expanding my family in the Devil's Forest.
Your family...?
Yeah, they're my buddies who work for me.
How do you increase... how do you do it?
Once you've defeated a demon, you can use necromancy to turn it into one of your own.
Can you do that?
Yeah, I did it, and it's done, like...?
'Huh ... Kent is a mess ...'
I'm sorry...
Have a safe trip...
Okay I'll be off then.
He nodded to Manon, who had untied his arms, and then dove into the world of shadows.
''Buhaha, Master Kent, that was quite an impressive move.''
"It's no longer a laughing matter, you know.
I moved to the Demon Forest with Reinhardt, Zahe and the others who were waiting for me in the Shadow World.
''My king, let's make him one of your servants too...''
"No, no, you'll be a criminal if you do that.
I immediately dismissed Zhae's opinion, but I wonder if, in fact, if you turn a person you killed into an undead person and use them, would you know the difference between them and a normal human? Do they take over memories or something?
If that's the case, then maybe if I kill Camilla and turn her into undead, I can control her in absolute obedience... but I feel like that's a bad thing to do, as a person.
''So Kent-sama, do you want to make it a goblin or a kobold as your subordinate?''
'If we're fast, who's quicker?
'That would be the Kobold. Goblins work a little smarter, but in terms of speed and dexterity and such, the Kobold is better.'
'Right, well, we'll just have to find a bunch of kobolds.
If Reinhardt and the others went out in the open and let their presence hang in the air, the kobolds would run away in fear, so they moved through the shadows and searched for them.
Stepping a little further into the forest, I soon found a herd of kobolds on the move.
'That one looks like it's on its way to hunt.
Reinhardt says that kobolds have territories, and they build their nests in their territory.
The individuals who are migrating in this way are young males and females who are on their way to hunt, while the herd bosses, breeding females and children live in the nest.
The cobolts that have been on the move seem to take a break from drinking water in the creek.
Although the number of kobolds was 33 in all, it was not enough for the planned 50, but they decided to make this herd their household.
The kobolds, who are resting, are stabbed in the heart with a knife from the world of shadows.
The Kobold is so still that it's really just a flow of work.
When I was killing the Kobold, Basten asked me, "Kent-sama, why do you have a light attribute?
''Kent-sama, why don't you use light attribute attack magic?''
"Yes, that would make a hole in the front, so...
''Even if there's a hole in it, won't it plug up when we strengthen it...?
'Oh, yeah but it's all over now.
The defeat of the kobolds was over in about three minutes.
The fallen kobolds would not even know how they were killed.
The defeated kobolds were collected by Zae and the others.
There is no wound on the outside, so they look as if they are really sleeping.
I take a deep breath repeatedly to calm myself down in front of the crowd of kobolds that have been lined up.
Then, just like with Zhae and the others, I called out to them while imagining that I was connecting the links.
I felt like I was going to pass out for a moment as the noise raced through my head, but I gritted my teeth and endured it.
As I desperately tried to hold on to the link that was about to break up, I was caught in the sensation of my magic being secretly drained again.
I lost strength from my body and involuntarily fell to my knees.
''Kent-sama, are you alright?''
Yeah, it's a little more...
The loss of power eventually stopped as I was on my knees and endured the sensation of being deprived of power.
Then the kobolds woke up and began to scurry around.
As I stood up, the Kobold who seemed to be the leader of the group made some kind of signal and they all kneeled in front of me at once.
''Kuehn........''
You're going to help me, aren't you?
When asked in a sniffling, sweet voice, the Kobolds nodded firmly and showed it to him.
After doping them with pills to help them recover their magic power, the next step is to strengthen the kobolds.
''Kent-sama, since the kobolds have already become our subordinates, wouldn't it be better to strengthen them later?''
But I thought I'd just end it all at once.
'Are you okay? I wouldn't want you to get sick if you were to push yourself too hard.
'Yeah, I'm probably feeling fine, but I guess this is the last time I'll be adding to my family.
How are you doing?
'For some reason, I just felt like I was at the end of my rope to connect with Link as a military family.
''Oh, I see........then let's get rid of these guys and get a stronger demon.......''
'No, you can't treat him that badly once you've made him your family.
"Mmm. Yes, yes, Master Kent was that kind of man.
Indeed, if I had known that there was a limit to the number of my subordinates, I might have had more powerful demons as my subordinates.
But now that you have your own family, you are as good as your family.
Where they lack strength, they can be strengthened.
Increase your speed, your power, your intelligence, and...
''Then I'll strengthen everyone, so each of you will have one Orc magic stone and one Lizardman magic stone.
I used the magic stones from the orc swarm that I hadn't yet redeemed in the guild, the magic stones from the orc swarm that I had defeated yesterday, and the magic stones from Zhae's friends to strengthen the Kobolds.
As I began to take in the magic stones and sent the magic power along with the images, a black haze enveloped the Kobolds as usual.
Electric lightning flashed, a thunderclap roared, and after the black haze exploded, what stood there was a black-furred undead kobold in the form of a deformed warwolf.
His height would not reach one hundred and twenty centimeters even if he included his triangular ears.
Their bloodshot red eyes became hollow and black, and their fuzzy fur and tails were plush.
All of them are accompanied by black daggers that look like toy swords on their backs.
''Kent-sama, you look quite cute, but...''
Yeah, looks like ... well come on guys, try out your new bodies.
As soon as I called out to them, the kobolds disappeared, winding the wind around them.
Not only are they running on the ground, they are kicking the trunks of trees, jumping over branches and running around the demon forest in three dimensions.
It dives into the shadows at full speed and comes flying out of another shadow... yeah, you'll never catch one of these things.
Eventually, a single undead kobold swings its paws and a tree that an adult could barely hold was snapped off with a single blow.
The swinging black dagger strike easily cut down a tree of similar thickness.
'Yeah, yeah, it looks like it has perfect power.
''I see, if you're fooled by its appearance, it means you'll be in a lot of pain.''
'Oh yeah, and I thought if it looked pretty enough, I could walk it around town and not make a big deal out of it.
"You are very clever, Mr. Kent, and I'm impressed that you have thought that far ahead.
Nah, actually, I just wanted a fuzzy military family member.
''Okay, all together!''
When I gave the command, one of the leaders stepped forward and the rest lined up in four lines.
Then I'll name you all now, and you, the leader, are Alto!
I'm sorry, I couldn't think of more than thirty names at once, so I decided to name the lower half of Kobold by adding one letter each to the lower half of Lutto, in the order of the letter A-U-E-O.
When I finished naming them from Alto to Moult, I felt that the links became thicker.
Even though they look the same, I can tell their names from each other's. Of course, Zae and the others are the same.
Of course, it's the same with Zae and the others, and I can tell their names from their faces.
It's nice to meet you all!
'Yes! Master!
What? Master...?
Yes, master is master.
I looked at Artoo, who responded with a happy wagging of his tail, and I thought it was okay.
'Okay, guys, come on!'
Wufu!
I opened my arms and called out to them, and the alts pushed me down and licked me all over my face with a tongue-tied lick.
It's already a mofo festival, a mofo festival.
The undead kobolds made a group of six, with five of them as one group, and three of them are under my direct control.
I'll let Zae and the others work in a combination of one group per person.
The extra group will be used to communicate with and assist Reinhardt and the others.
Yeah, it's become something like a corps, isn't it?
With this many of them, I can guard Amanda's shop while I'm out, I'm sure they won't be a match for a half-hearted opponent.
When I finished adding more subordinates, it was already noon, so I sneaked into Rustock's garrison, chomped on some food as usual, and finished taking care of the committee chairman.
After this, I need to go to the guild and finish registering the alts.
While I'm going to the guild, I'm going to have Reinhardt take command and do an exercise on how to move as a whole in the Demon Forest.
It's impossible to suddenly ask them to move together as a duo.
I moved to the guild by shadow movement with the three direct followers of Mart, Milt, and Murt, leaving the three heads in the shadow world and going out from the shadows of the stairs to the surface, and now, when I was about to head to the counter, I was met with a bowl.
'Yo, it's Kent...'
Oh, that's a badass old man.
'Ko, ko, hello Mr. Klaus.
Oh, you rescued about 50 of my people, didn't you?
'Yes, it's nice to meet you, thank you.
Klaus-san folded her arms and pretended to think about it as she turned to the day after tomorrow.
''No, I mean... the thing with Reece...''
'Oh? Reece?
'No, I mean, you and Beatrice... well...'
What did I tell you about killing you if you touch me?
He closed the distance with a gulp and I involuntarily backed away, but behind me is a wall with no escape.
''Hiya, but........well.....
You said that, right?
I hate it, I hate it too much to have my first wallflower in my life look like this.
I mean, it's so close, so close to my face.
It was when I was trapped and in a desperate situation.
''Gruuuu........''
Three roars that seem to echo in the pit of my stomach come out of nowhere.
'What is it?'
As expected of a former adventurer, Klaus-san poofed away from me and began to alert his surroundings.
'Mart, Milt, and Murt, it's okay, just stay put.
Kuehn ... kuehn ...
Maybe it's because he's been told he's not on duty, but now I hear a disgruntled, spoiled nasal voice.
'Kent, what is this voice?'
'Yes, I've added the undead Kobold to my family, so I thought I'd come and register him.
An undead kobold, what's that?
''The Kobolds we defeated were made into subordinates using necromancy and strengthened, and I thought it would be best to think of them as Kobold's version of Reinhardt and the others.
Are they here?
Yes, sir. I've got three horses that are following me.
'Okay, follow me, hey, tell Donovan to come to the parlor.
Klaus-san grabbed me by the collar and started to climb the stairs as he told a passing guild official.
In Volzard, am I certified as the one who grabs the collar and carries it?
I was made to sit down on the sofa in the reception room, and soon afterwards, Mr. Donovan appeared with heavy footsteps.
You wanted to see me? Hmm, Kent, what about your family?
Oh, yeah, that's the undead kobold who's here to talk to you about it.
'What, I thought they added more lizardmen?'
''Yes, I wanted a more small family member, so I added thirty-three more undead kobolds.
Huh? Thirty-three heads, that's a lot of them?
Well, you've added a lot to your collection.
Even Klaus-san was surprised that I didn't think I had increased the number so much.
''Yes, if we increase our numbers, if there's something strange in Volzard when I'm out in Riesenburg, they'll let me know immediately, and if there's any news, I can go back and deal with it by shadow migration.
Okay, I see. Now you're the guy who's gonna run the show.
Yes, Mart, Milt, Murt, Murt, come on out.
From the shadows of the sofa, three heads crept out of the shadows of the sofa.
''Uhhhh ... master, is this thing an enemy?''
'No, no, no, I'm the one you're looking out for and you shouldn't attack me.
Ummm ... okay ...
When I stroke his head, Martto's eyes narrow in a pleasant way, and Milt and Moult come rubbing their heads against it, just to get a quick stroke.
'Kobold spoke.........'
The undead lizardman also spoke.
Seriously....
Maybe it's because they heard that Klaus-san isn't an enemy, but Malt and the others get up on the sofa and put their heads on my lap or lean on my shoulder.
''Huh ... it's kind of like a pet, isn't it?''
'Yes, maybe this is what I envisioned when I did the reinforcement.
Master, pet me, pet me.
Murt shows his belly and is in full relaxation mode.
'Oh come on, is this how it's supposed to work?'
Of course I'll do it when I have to. I'm sure he'll kill an orc or so instantly.
Really and you want to use them to finally carry out a rescue mission?
'Yes, I'm going to bring them all to Volzard for our next mission.
And then what?
After that, it's up to me to negotiate with Camilla, but I'm going to try to return to my world.
Kent, are you going to be back?
'It's ... I'm still torn ...'
If I'm going to be honest, my heart is inclined to stay.
Because I think I would definitely be more useful to people in this world.
Klaus-san stared at me for a few moments in thought as he stared at my face, nodded a small nod, and then began to speak.
''Kent, if you're willing to stay in Volzard, I'll consider getting along with Beatrice... however! I won't let you mess with another woman!
''Huh... well, I'm not actively messing with Beatrice on my end, so...''
Well, it sounds like you don't have much of a problem with Reece.
No, no, no, you said you'd kill me if I laid a hand on you.
'Of course, I'll kill you if you touch me, but it would be rude not to.
No, no, I don't know what you're talking about, I don't know what you mean.
My dad, the parent idiot, started to say something incomprehensible, and suddenly Milt interrupted him.
'You're going to take your turn with us, master.
Heh...?
Yes, yes, the master is ours...
Yes...?
With a look that says it's only natural, Mart, Milt, and Moult slurp and rub their heads against each other.
Huh? Did I make a mistake in enhancing it...?
''Haha, well, it can't be helped with such a cute little family member, right, I'll tell Reece well to give up.
'Oh ... uh ... yeah ...'
'Kent, we have thirty-three forms to file, right? Yeah, we don't file marriages in the guild.
No, no, I didn't mean... yeah...
It's funny, I've talked to Manon about the chairman, and we were supposed to be moving forward smoothly with more servants, but it feels like we've broken off in a terrible place.
My classmates had finished registering with the guild, and I was ready to go add to my subordinates, but as I left the conference room, Manon was waiting for me.I was about to take a deep breath and walk out to explain about the chairman, but when I felt eyes on me, I turned around and saw the girls gathered at the entrance of the conference room, staring at us.'Kobayashi-san, Sakurai-san, take care of the rest! Manon, come with me!Leaving the girls, who had turned into a bunch of curiosity, I grabbed Manon's hand and ran.As for where we were going, I figured we'd be fine at this time of day, so we headed up the ramparts.Manon kept his head down and held my hand tightly as he ran with me.I reached the top of the ramparts and turned around to look behind me, but somehow I seemed to be able to get past the onlooker girls.I regulated my breathing, which had become rough from running, and took another big deep breath before I decided to finish the homework given to me by the committee chairman.''Sorry, I'm actually getting favors from not only Beatrice, but also the girl holding onto Rustock...''I bowed my head so deeply that it hit my knees and then told Manon about the chairman.That he was able to use light attribute magic due to this summoning.You have a strong sense of responsibility since you were in Japan, and you continue to heal your friends to the point of collapsing every day.You can only talk to your friends when they are healing.He couldn't refuse a kiss from the chairman.The fact that Manon and Beatrice, which I had been keeping secret, were found out by the chairperson last night."Yuuka asked me to give Manon a message that I would never lose....Manon was listening to the story with tears welling up in his eyes as if they were about to spill out and his mouth was curiously tight.When I finished telling her everything, she looked up a little, closed her eyes, and seemed to be collecting her thoughts.Eventually, after huffing and puffing heavily, Manon quietly opened his eyes.'Kent's flirt,'Ugh I can't argue with that.Even though Manon accuses me of being teary-eyed, I can only sag.''Huh.......why did I fall in love with Kent.......''I'm sorry...Kent couldn't leave that Yuika alone, could he?'Yeah, I've been fighting on my own the whole time, and I really thought I was going to snap if I kept going like that...''Yes ... okay ...'Manon threw a determined look at me and giggled as I scooted closer to him, and he hugged me tightly.I could hear yellow voices coming from under the walls of the castle, but I'm going to pretend I didn't hear them now.I find Manon, who is shaking a little, irresistibly lovable.''I can't hate Kent after all...''Thank you, I'll make sure to introduce you to Yuika when I bring her to Volzard.'Yeah, and before you do, tell him that I'm not going to lose either...'Manon kissed my cheek and then put his arms around my back again.I'll be sure to tell you. Then, do you mind if I move on with the shadow shift?Where are you going?Yeah, I'm thinking of expanding my family in the Devil's Forest.Your family...?Yeah, they're my buddies who work for me.How do you increase... how do you do it?Once you've defeated a demon, you can use necromancy to turn it into one of your own.Can you do that?Yeah, I did it, and it's done, like...?'Huh ... Kent is a mess ...'I'm sorry...Have a safe trip...Okay I'll be off then.He nodded to Manon, who had untied his arms, and then dove into the world of shadows.''Buhaha, Master Kent, that was quite an impressive move.''"It's no longer a laughing matter, you know.I moved to the Demon Forest with Reinhardt, Zahe and the others who were waiting for me in the Shadow World.''My king, let's make him one of your servants too...''"No, no, you'll be a criminal if you do that.I immediately dismissed Zhae's opinion, but I wonder if, in fact, if you turn a person you killed into an undead person and use them, would you know the difference between them and a normal human? Do they take over memories or something?If that's the case, then maybe if I kill Camilla and turn her into undead, I can control her in absolute obedience... but I feel like that's a bad thing to do, as a person.''So Kent-sama, do you want to make it a goblin or a kobold as your subordinate?'''If we're fast, who's quicker?'That would be the Kobold. Goblins work a little smarter, but in terms of speed and dexterity and such, the Kobold is better.''Right, well, we'll just have to find a bunch of kobolds.If Reinhardt and the others went out in the open and let their presence hang in the air, the kobolds would run away in fear, so they moved through the shadows and searched for them.Stepping a little further into the forest, I soon found a herd of kobolds on the move.'That one looks like it's on its way to hunt.Reinhardt says that kobolds have territories, and they build their nests in their territory.The individuals who are migrating in this way are young males and females who are on their way to hunt, while the herd bosses, breeding females and children live in the nest.The cobolts that have been on the move seem to take a break from drinking water in the creek.Although the number of kobolds was 33 in all, it was not enough for the planned 50, but they decided to make this herd their household.The kobolds, who are resting, are stabbed in the heart with a knife from the world of shadows.The Kobold is so still that it's really just a flow of work.When I was killing the Kobold, Basten asked me, "Kent-sama, why do you have a light attribute?''Kent-sama, why don't you use light attribute attack magic?''"Yes, that would make a hole in the front, so...''Even if there's a hole in it, won't it plug up when we strengthen it...?'Oh, yeah but it's all over now.The defeat of the kobolds was over in about three minutes.The fallen kobolds would not even know how they were killed.The defeated kobolds were collected by Zae and the others.There is no wound on the outside, so they look as if they are really sleeping.I take a deep breath repeatedly to calm myself down in front of the crowd of kobolds that have been lined up.Then, just like with Zhae and the others, I called out to them while imagining that I was connecting the links.I felt like I was going to pass out for a moment as the noise raced through my head, but I gritted my teeth and endured it.As I desperately tried to hold on to the link that was about to break up, I was caught in the sensation of my magic being secretly drained again.I lost strength from my body and involuntarily fell to my knees.''Kent-sama, are you alright?''Yeah, it's a little more...The loss of power eventually stopped as I was on my knees and endured the sensation of being deprived of power.Then the kobolds woke up and began to scurry around.As I stood up, the Kobold who seemed to be the leader of the group made some kind of signal and they all kneeled in front of me at once.''Kuehn........''You're going to help me, aren't you?When asked in a sniffling, sweet voice, the Kobolds nodded firmly and showed it to him.After doping them with pills to help them recover their magic power, the next step is to strengthen the kobolds.''Kent-sama, since the kobolds have already become our subordinates, wouldn't it be better to strengthen them later?''But I thought I'd just end it all at once.'Are you okay? I wouldn't want you to get sick if you were to push yourself too hard.'Yeah, I'm probably feeling fine, but I guess this is the last time I'll be adding to my family.How are you doing?'For some reason, I just felt like I was at the end of my rope to connect with Link as a military family.''Oh, I see........then let's get rid of these guys and get a stronger demon.......'''No, you can't treat him that badly once you've made him your family."Mmm. Yes, yes, Master Kent was that kind of man.Indeed, if I had known that there was a limit to the number of my subordinates, I might have had more powerful demons as my subordinates.But now that you have your own family, you are as good as your family.Where they lack strength, they can be strengthened.Increase your speed, your power, your intelligence, and...''Then I'll strengthen everyone, so each of you will have one Orc magic stone and one Lizardman magic stone.I used the magic stones from the orc swarm that I hadn't yet redeemed in the guild, the magic stones from the orc swarm that I had defeated yesterday, and the magic stones from Zhae's friends to strengthen the Kobolds.As I began to take in the magic stones and sent the magic power along with the images, a black haze enveloped the Kobolds as usual.Electric lightning flashed, a thunderclap roared, and after the black haze exploded, what stood there was a black-furred undead kobold in the form of a deformed warwolf.His height would not reach one hundred and twenty centimeters even if he included his triangular ears.Their bloodshot red eyes became hollow and black, and their fuzzy fur and tails were plush.All of them are accompanied by black daggers that look like toy swords on their backs.''Kent-sama, you look quite cute, but...''Yeah, looks like ... well come on guys, try out your new bodies.As soon as I called out to them, the kobolds disappeared, winding the wind around them.Not only are they running on the ground, they are kicking the trunks of trees, jumping over branches and running around the demon forest in three dimensions.It dives into the shadows at full speed and comes flying out of another shadow... yeah, you'll never catch one of these things.Eventually, a single undead kobold swings its paws and a tree that an adult could barely hold was snapped off with a single blow.The swinging black dagger strike easily cut down a tree of similar thickness.'Yeah, yeah, it looks like it has perfect power.''I see, if you're fooled by its appearance, it means you'll be in a lot of pain.'''Oh yeah, and I thought if it looked pretty enough, I could walk it around town and not make a big deal out of it."You are very clever, Mr. Kent, and I'm impressed that you have thought that far ahead.Nah, actually, I just wanted a fuzzy military family member.''Okay, all together!''When I gave the command, one of the leaders stepped forward and the rest lined up in four lines.Then I'll name you all now, and you, the leader, are Alto!I'm sorry, I couldn't think of more than thirty names at once, so I decided to name the lower half of Kobold by adding one letter each to the lower half of Lutto, in the order of the letter A-U-E-O.When I finished naming them from Alto to Moult, I felt that the links became thicker.Even though they look the same, I can tell their names from each other's. Of course, Zae and the others are the same.Of course, it's the same with Zae and the others, and I can tell their names from their faces.It's nice to meet you all!'Yes! Master!What? Master...?Yes, master is master.I looked at Artoo, who responded with a happy wagging of his tail, and I thought it was okay.'Okay, guys, come on!'Wufu!I opened my arms and called out to them, and the alts pushed me down and licked me all over my face with a tongue-tied lick.It's already a mofo festival, a mofo festival.The undead kobolds made a group of six, with five of them as one group, and three of them are under my direct control.I'll let Zae and the others work in a combination of one group per person.The extra group will be used to communicate with and assist Reinhardt and the others.Yeah, it's become something like a corps, isn't it?With this many of them, I can guard Amanda's shop while I'm out, I'm sure they won't be a match for a half-hearted opponent.When I finished adding more subordinates, it was already noon, so I sneaked into Rustock's garrison, chomped on some food as usual, and finished taking care of the committee chairman.After this, I need to go to the guild and finish registering the alts.While I'm going to the guild, I'm going to have Reinhardt take command and do an exercise on how to move as a whole in the Demon Forest.It's impossible to suddenly ask them to move together as a duo.I moved to the guild by shadow movement with the three direct followers of Mart, Milt, and Murt, leaving the three heads in the shadow world and going out from the shadows of the stairs to the surface, and now, when I was about to head to the counter, I was met with a bowl.'Yo, it's Kent...'Oh, that's a badass old man.'Ko, ko, hello Mr. Klaus.Oh, you rescued about 50 of my people, didn't you?'Yes, it's nice to meet you, thank you.Klaus-san folded her arms and pretended to think about it as she turned to the day after tomorrow.''No, I mean... the thing with Reece...'''Oh? Reece?'No, I mean, you and Beatrice... well...'What did I tell you about killing you if you touch me?He closed the distance with a gulp and I involuntarily backed away, but behind me is a wall with no escape.''Hiya, but........well.....You said that, right?I hate it, I hate it too much to have my first wallflower in my life look like this.I mean, it's so close, so close to my face.It was when I was trapped and in a desperate situation.''Gruuuu........''Three roars that seem to echo in the pit of my stomach come out of nowhere.'What is it?'As expected of a former adventurer, Klaus-san poofed away from me and began to alert his surroundings.'Mart, Milt, and Murt, it's okay, just stay put.Kuehn ... kuehn ...Maybe it's because he's been told he's not on duty, but now I hear a disgruntled, spoiled nasal voice.'Kent, what is this voice?''Yes, I've added the undead Kobold to my family, so I thought I'd come and register him.An undead kobold, what's that?''The Kobolds we defeated were made into subordinates using necromancy and strengthened, and I thought it would be best to think of them as Kobold's version of Reinhardt and the others.Are they here?Yes, sir. I've got three horses that are following me.'Okay, follow me, hey, tell Donovan to come to the parlor.Klaus-san grabbed me by the collar and started to climb the stairs as he told a passing guild official.In Volzard, am I certified as the one who grabs the collar and carries it?I was made to sit down on the sofa in the reception room, and soon afterwards, Mr. Donovan appeared with heavy footsteps.You wanted to see me? Hmm, Kent, what about your family?Oh, yeah, that's the undead kobold who's here to talk to you about it.'What, I thought they added more lizardmen?'''Yes, I wanted a more small family member, so I added thirty-three more undead kobolds.Huh? Thirty-three heads, that's a lot of them?Well, you've added a lot to your collection.Even Klaus-san was surprised that I didn't think I had increased the number so much.''Yes, if we increase our numbers, if there's something strange in Volzard when I'm out in Riesenburg, they'll let me know immediately, and if there's any news, I can go back and deal with it by shadow migration.Okay, I see. Now you're the guy who's gonna run the show.Yes, Mart, Milt, Murt, Murt, come on out.From the shadows of the sofa, three heads crept out of the shadows of the sofa.''Uhhhh ... master, is this thing an enemy?'''No, no, no, I'm the one you're looking out for and you shouldn't attack me.Ummm ... okay ...When I stroke his head, Martto's eyes narrow in a pleasant way, and Milt and Moult come rubbing their heads against it, just to get a quick stroke.'Kobold spoke.........'The undead lizardman also spoke.Seriously....Maybe it's because they heard that Klaus-san isn't an enemy, but Malt and the others get up on the sofa and put their heads on my lap or lean on my shoulder.''Huh ... it's kind of like a pet, isn't it?'''Yes, maybe this is what I envisioned when I did the reinforcement.Master, pet me, pet me.Murt shows his belly and is in full relaxation mode.'Oh come on, is this how it's supposed to work?'Of course I'll do it when I have to. I'm sure he'll kill an orc or so instantly.Really and you want to use them to finally carry out a rescue mission?'Yes, I'm going to bring them all to Volzard for our next mission.And then what?After that, it's up to me to negotiate with Camilla, but I'm going to try to return to my world.Kent, are you going to be back?'It's ... I'm still torn ...'If I'm going to be honest, my heart is inclined to stay.Because I think I would definitely be more useful to people in this world.Klaus-san stared at me for a few moments in thought as he stared at my face, nodded a small nod, and then began to speak.''Kent, if you're willing to stay in Volzard, I'll consider getting along with Beatrice... however! I won't let you mess with another woman!''Huh... well, I'm not actively messing with Beatrice on my end, so...''Well, it sounds like you don't have much of a problem with Reece.No, no, no, you said you'd kill me if I laid a hand on you.'Of course, I'll kill you if you touch me, but it would be rude not to.No, no, I don't know what you're talking about, I don't know what you mean.My dad, the parent idiot, started to say something incomprehensible, and suddenly Milt interrupted him.'You're going to take your turn with us, master.Heh...?Yes, yes, the master is ours...Yes...?With a look that says it's only natural, Mart, Milt, and Moult slurp and rub their heads against each other.Huh? Did I make a mistake in enhancing it...?''Haha, well, it can't be helped with such a cute little family member, right, I'll tell Reece well to give up.'Oh ... uh ... yeah ...''Kent, we have thirty-three forms to file, right? Yeah, we don't file marriages in the guild.No, no, I didn't mean... yeah...It's funny, I've talked to Manon about the chairman, and we were supposed to be moving forward smoothly with more servants, but it feels like we've broken off in a terrible place.
