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Renobe ZERO'S FAMILIAR (autor Nikev)
The Kingdom of Magic
Chapter 1: I am a Familiar
"Who are you?" The girl asked, as if she had stepped out of the blue sky behind her, gazing intently at Saito's face. Dressed in a white blouse and a gray pleated skirt under a black raincoat, she bent down and seemed to be puzzled, peering into Saito's face.
On the stage, created by light pink hair and skin so white that it seemed transparent, the main role was played by brown eyes.
It looked like Saito was lying on his back on the ground. He raised his head and looked around. A lot of people with black cloaks draped over their shoulders looked at him in surprise.
A lot of people with black cloaks draped over their shoulders looked at him in surprise. A plain covered with dense grass stretched around. In the distance, a huge stone castle could be seen, as depicted in tourist photographs from Europe.
The boy lay down again and said:
"Who... I am Hiraga Saito."
"Where are you from, commoner?"
The teenagers gathered around, dressed in the same uniform as this girl, were holding some objects that looked like sticks in their hands.
"Louise, after summoning a commoner with the Summon Helper spell, what are you going to do?" Someone asked, and everyone except the girl who was staring intently at Saito's face laughed...
"J-just made a little mistake!" The girl shouted in an elegant voice that penetrated everywhere like the ringing of a bell.
"You keep saying that you made a mistake, don't you?"
"That's why she's Louise, the Zero!" Someone said, and the crowd burst out laughing.
It seemed that the girl who was staring at Saito's face was called Louise.
"Mr. Colbert!" The girl who was named Louise exclaimed.
The crowd parted, and a middle-aged man appeared. Saito was amused. After all, the man had too unusual an appearance.
He was holding a large wooden staff in his hand and was wrapped in a robe as black as night.
Saito decided to keep a low profile until he realized the true state of things.
The girl, who was named Louise, chattered in desperation without stopping.
"Let me try again! Well, please! Well, please!" She was talking, waving her arms noisily.
"What do you want? Miss Valliere."
"Here! Please allow me to make the call once more!"
The man in the black robe, who was called Mr. Colbert, shook his head:
"It is forbidden. Miss Valliere."
"Why is that?!"
"That's the custom. When you are transferred to the second year of study, you summon a familiar. That's exactly what's happening today."
"Based on the appearance of the familiar, your future qualities will be determined and, in addition, — a special training program that you will follow. You cannot change a once-summoned familiar. After all, the Familiar's Spring Summoning is a sacred ritual. Regardless of whether you like it or not, there's nothing you can do about him becoming your familiar."
"However! I've never heard of a commoner becoming a familiar!" As soon as Louise said that, there was laughter all around again. The girl glowered at the crowd. Nevertheless, the laughter did not stop.
Saito realized that he was in an extremely difficult situation.
"It's a tradition. Miss Valliere. Exceptions are not allowed. He..." A middle-aged cosplay fan dressed as a magician pointed at Saito, "An ordinary commoner, it seems, but since he is called, he must become your familiar. At all times and throughout the world, there are no examples where a person has become a familiar, however, the rules of the Familiar's Spring Summoning ceremony in this case are more weighty than all other rules. He won't be able to avoid becoming your familiar."
"Such..." Louise's shoulders immediately slumped.
"So now, continue the ceremony."
"What? With him?"
"Exactly. Hurry up. The next lesson has already started, hasn't it? How much time do you think you spent on the draft? Over and over again, making mistakes over and over again, you were eventually able to make the call. Listen, make a deal faster!"
"That's right, that's right!" there were shouts from the crowd.
The girl seemed to feel awkward and stared at Saito's face.
"Hey," Louise called out to Saito.
"Yes?"
"You, be grateful to me. Because in your entire life, nothing will happen that a noblewoman will do for you now."
Louise seemed to come to terms with something and closed her eyes. She waved the small wand in her hand in front of Saito's face.
"My name is Louise Francoise Le Blanche de La Valliere. A pentagram that controls the five elements. Give this person a blessing and make him my familiar."
She began to pronounce words that sounded like a spell.
She lightly touched Saito's forehead with her wand.
Then she slowly brought her lips closer.
"Wh-what are you doing?!"
"Listen, just don't move", Louise said, and there was annoyance in her voice.
Her face came closer.
"Wait, that's me, being mentally prepared and everything else..." the boy was fussing. His face twitched.
"That's it! Didn't I tell you not to move!" Louise resolutely grabbed Saito's head with her left hand.
"What?"
"mmm"
Louise's lips connected with Saito's...
The touch of her soft lips made Saito even more confused. Saito lay there, unable to move. Louise tore her mouth away from his lips
"It's finished."
"I'm the one who's confused. Not you at all! To suddenly pounce with kisses!" However, Louise was completely oblivious to Saito. It was as if the kiss had never happened.
"You've made countless mistakes with the Summon a Henchman spell, but you've managed to accurately execute the Contract with a Henchman spell", Colbert said with visible joy on his face.
"She managed to conclude a contract because her partner is a commoner."
"If he turned out to be a high-level mystical animal, she would not have been able to conclude any contract."
Several students laughed and said similar phrases.
Louise scowled at them.
"Don't make a fool of me! After all, I do everything right from time to time!"
"Exactly that "from time to time. Louise-Zeriza," A girl with beautiful curly hair and freckles on her face spoke mockingly.
"Mr. Colbert! Montmorency Wet insulted me!"
"Who are you calling `Wet'?! I am Montmorency the Fragrant!"
"There were stories that you used to pee in bed when you were a kid, weren't there? `Wet' suits you better!"
"How dare you say that?! Louise is a Zero! Although you yourself are zero!"
"Hey, listen up! Nobles should respect each other", The middle-aged wizard Colbert calmed the two quarreling.
"Ahh! Aaaaaaaaa!" The boy jumped up involuntarily. "It's hot!"
Louise spoke in a tone of annoyance:
"It's over now. Wait, that's it. It's just the Familiar's Runes that are being engraved."
"Don't engrave anything! Why are you mocking my body?!"
"By the way..."
"What do you want?"
"Do you think it's acceptable for a commoner to talk to a noble like that?"
However, the burning only lasted a few seconds. Then his body calmed down again.
"Ohh"...
A middle-aged cosplay fan named Colbert, dressed as a magician, approached Saito, who had fallen to his knees, and checked the back of his left palm.
Previously unseen writings were intertwined there. To be more precise, is it writing? A never-before-seen drawing resembling a writhing snake.
"Unusual runes," said the middle-aged man pretending to be a wizard. "Okay, everyone's going back to the auditorium."
A middle-aged cosplay fan dressed like a magician turned on his heel and soared into the air. Saito stared at it with his mouth agape.
All the others from this group, who looked like students, also took to the air at the same time. Saito was looking for the cables.
He was looking for a mobile crane. However, the surrounding area was too open. There was no visible equipment for performing tricks and tricky tricks anywhere. The entire floating group flew like feathers straight towards the castle-like building made of stone.
"Louise, you walk."
"She won't even be able to perform a Levitation spell correctly, let alone a Flight spell."
"This commoner is very suitable for you as a familiar!"
They all uttered similar phrases and flew away laughing.
The only ones left were Saito and a girl named Louise.
As soon as they were left alone, she sighed. Turning to the boy, she shouted in a loud voice:
"Who are you anyway?!"
"Horror, I don't know which wilderness you came from, but I'll explain everything to you."
"The wilderness? It's a wilderness all around. Tokyo is not such a backwater like here!"
"Tokyo? What's it? In which country?"
"Japan."
"What's it? I've never heard of such a country."
"You're kidding! But why are they flying in the air?! You saw it too, didn't you?! They flew! Those people!"
However, Louise remained completely unperturbed. Her face said, `What's so unusual about flying?'
"Exactly what they flew. What will magicians who don't fly do?"
"Magicians? What the fuck is this place?!" Saito shouted, grabbing Louise by the shoulders.
"Tristain! So this is the famous Tristain Academy of Magic!"
"The Academy of Magic?"
"I am a second-year student, Louise de La Valliere. And from this day on, I am your mistress. Remember!"
The strength left Saito's body. Because he had a terrible, nasty feeling.
"Well... Louise."
"What else?"
"Was I really called?"
"Didn't I tell you? Countless times. I've already got my teeth full. Accept it already. Because I'll accept it too. Eh, why is my familiar such an unsightly creature...? It would be great if it was something more stylish and cool. Dragon. Or a griffin. Or Manticore. Or at least an eagle. Or an owl."
"Dragon or griffin— what do you mean?"
"Oh, if one of them could become my familiar, that would be great. That's what I mean."
"Do they really exist?"
"They exist. What's the matter?"
"Are you cheating?" Saito said and laughed. However, Louise did not smile.
"Well, that's probably because you haven't seen them before." The girl said in a voice that was filled with amazement. It doesn't look like she's joking. If you put together the recently departed magicians and these fantasy phrases. His back felt cold. An icy sweat was running down her body.
"Since you're flying, probably... That's why I was thinking, are you all really magicians?"
"Exactly. If you understand that, take your hands off my shoulders! After all, you have no right to talk to me like that!"
Saito's legs went weak, and he knelt down. In a weak voice, the boy said:
"Louise."
"Don't you dare disrespect me."
"Hit me."
"what?"
"Hit me on the head with all your might."
"Why?"
"I want to wake up faster. When I wake up, I'll go Internet. Hamburgers for dinner tonight. Mom warned me this morning."
"The Internet?"
Do not pay attention. After all, you are an image that appeared to me in a dream, and therefore there is no need to worry. Anyway, give me a chance to wake up.
"Although I don't really understand what's going on, but if I hit you, will everything be okay?"
Louise clenched her fist.
"Yes, please."
She swung.
Her expression became menacing. There seemed to be a lot of thoughts going through her head.
"...Why did you come to the draft without any decency?"
"How should I know?"
"The third daughter of the Valliere family... Why should I, a noble who has been proud of her pureblood ancestry since ancient times, take someone like you as a familiar?!"
"How should I know?"
"...And who decided that a contract should be concluded through a kiss?"
"How should I know? Listen, hit me faster. I hate having nightmares."
"Nightmares? I should have said that!" Louise hit Saito's head with all her might. "Because it was my first kiss!"
She probably overdid it a bit. `And my first kiss too,' Saito fainted with that thought.
* * *
An explanation about Saito and why you can't flatter an incomprehensible piece of garbage that appeared in the middle of the street.
* * *
"Is it true?" Louise asked, eyeing Saito suspiciously. She was holding a bun from dinner in her hand.
The familiar and his mistress were sitting on chairs at the table opposite each other. It was a room belonging to Louise. The area of the room was about twelve tatami mats. If we assume that the window is facing south, then there was a bed on the west wall, and a door on the north wall. There was a large wardrobe near the east wall. All the pieces of furniture looked like valuable antiques.
Saito, who had woken up from a faint, was brought here by Louise.
The boy answered, rubbing his aching head. How my head hurts, which was recently hit.
"Well, what will a lie do for me, think for yourself?"
Saito hadn't thought about his curiosity with reproach until today.
From the window, in addition to the night sky, the plain where Saito had recently been lying could be seen. On the other side of the plain, there were huge mountains illuminated by the moonlight. A lush forest could be seen to the right. Saito sighed. Compared to the forests seen in Japan, this one was completely different. There were no such vast forests of evergreen trees in Japan.
Louise and her companion got to this room by passing through the premises of the Academy, which looked like a medieval castle. The scenery around him was such that if it was an ordinary tourist trip, Saito would be in high spirits.
The arch of the gate, made of stone, massive stairs, also made of stone...
This is Tristain's Academy of Magic, as Louise explained.
The Academy is a boarding school where students live in dormitories.
Saito thinks it's a prank and tries to find hidden cameras and a microphone, for which he gets kicked in the balls.
Saito explains that he is a familiar and will only return home feet first. They also describe his duties and that he will sleep on the floor on a mattress. You don't seem to be a magician. So you're a commoner, aren't you?
She takes him to the utility room and demands a mattress. Saito drags him onto his back and curses to himself.
"Louise, you can eat something?"
For which he gets a slap on the head.
"How many times do I tell you I'm Louise le Valliere or the hostess? The kitchen was already closed while you were passed out on the grass. I didn't really have dinner myself because of you."
Saito is homesick, but is already thinking about how to hook up with Luisai. At least in his dreams.
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