Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata ~Senjou wo Kakeru Kaifuku Youin~

Travelling with Neah our new companion has been difficult in many ways .

Starting with these three, noisy, troublesome, and clumsy traits . In addition, she constantly fights with Amako- No, its totally a one-sided sumo wrestling if you include the fact that Amako doesnt even lose a teeth .

Either way, theyre really annoying .

A few days after I left the village, it was good getting used to going on for trips, and Ive regained my calmness, but

Hey, tell me more about Usatos world .

Suddenly, Neah in the form of an owl rides on my shoulder and asks .

Haah . .

Those words, thinking that her voice seemed a little excited to know is a pain .

Its not as though I hate talking about myself . In the first place, the reason why she tried catching me was because she wanted to hear about a different world, and its rather slow of her to ask right now .

But, I wonder if its okay to talk about the other world so openly to this nerd whos so immersed in what shes interested in .

. . Its useless trying to delay it, and its highly likely that shell start attacking me with questions around the clock .

Horaa~ Cant you tell me something? Isnt it boring just walking?

And how is she hopelessly bossy .

Ey, youre not even walking on your own .

Youre standing on my shoulder, right?

She starts flapping her wings on my cheeks, and puts a smug on her face .

Then, let me tell you about the vampires in my world .

Arama! There are vampires in your world?

Neah eats it right up that there are those who are similar to her in my world .

Good, good, lets tease her a little more .

The vampires in my world can lift rocks easily . They can draw blood from people just by looking at them . Also, they fly around the night sky like Swallows, sneaking into peoples houses, sipping the raw blood of people . Theyre monsters that live in the darkness, sucking peoples blood .

. . He, heeh . . Arent they quite good

No, theres more than that . They can shoot laser beams from their eyes, and similar to the Wicked Dragon, they can emit blue poison from their mouths, they can grow into huge beings, turn to fogs and slip through any walls . To me, the most dangerous monsters in our world are the vampires .

Are those really vampires?!

No shit, of course, theyre lies . As if theres a vampire like that .

However, she believed in every word I said without hesitation, and her small body even trembled slightly, I can even see the upset look on her face that the vampire of another world was a monster far above her expectations .

What is this feeling, looking at her-is so fun to watch .

Y-Youre lying? Vampires arent so monstrous, right? Wait, are you saying that Im a useless vampire?

Well yeah, its a lie .

Eh .

Youre rather unfortunate more than being useless .

Kiiiiiiiiiiiiii! How dare you trick me!

Neah who knew she was being teased, opened her wings as if to show anger, and tried to peck me with her beak .

However, with her beak hitting my head, her body stiffened as if being tied to something, as she slipped off from my shoulder .

Hyaa~, she cried with a miserable scream as I swiftly caught her with my left hand .

Oi, have you forgotten the shit you put on yourself? The contract if you do any harm to your own master . .

I-I did not forget!!

Says the one who just got hurt by the contract .

Neah cannot hurt me .

There are various restrictions and functions in this familiar contract that she and I have signed, and one of those is one that cannot do any harm to the master .

The extent and criteria of harm are at the sole discretion of the master, so with my permission, can she use her magic on me, and or drink and eat .

Now I dont have to worry about her sucking my blood unless I approve . but it looks like the person herself has actually forgotten

What a bird head . .

What did you just say you iron-faced fox!!

Neah overreacted to Amakos words as she retorted .

Amako who was walking with Bluerin on my left looks back to Neah and opens her mouth with an uninterested look .

What I said are facts . And I also know why you wouldnt walk on your own, and instead stay on Usato, because once you walk three steps, youll forget .

Fu,fu fu fu . I have always imagined going on a journey, but I cant stand it anymore! Hoot hoot!!

Neah jumps out of my palm and charges at Amako in a tremendous speed .

Amako on the other hand, avoids the awkward thrust at her face, simply by tilting her neck, grabs her by the legs, spins her arms round and round, and flung her .

She transformed mid-air in a matter of seconds and rolled down the ground to my feet .

. . How many times must they repeat this exact exchange to get disciplined?

D-Damn it . I-Ill win next time

I acknowledge your bravery, but dont you think its difficult to beat Amako who can pre-empt your movements? Also, do you think you can win with that form

Shut up shut up!! Speaking of which, Usato is also bad for lying to me!! Why must you lie!! Do you like messing around with me!?

You dont have to regress into a baby while being mad at me . Aah, alright my bad .

Since it was my fault .

But, why did you have to retort to Amakos words when she just teased you a little . And whats even more surprising is you being defeated as fast as a catch ball .

Neah scrubbed and wiped her eyes, and turns back into an owl again before jumping on my shoulder .

So, you ended up staying on my shoulder .

Hun, I am Usatos familiar, so this place is the best .

For the past few days, she stayed on top of Ark-san, Bluerin, and on the horses, but finally decided to stay on my shoulders .

Apparently, she seemed to like being on top . If she wasnt so noisy, I wont be bothered, but occasionally she spreads her wings and hits my ear and neck which pisses me off .

Also, Amakos gaze becomes strangely harsher than usual .

Hm, right .

Speaking of which, Neah who is a familiar now, what happens if she turns into a human?

In this case, shell be recognized by the Samaria, which have a strong hatred against demihumans, so shell have to be treated as a familiar at all times .

In such a case, its best to ask Arc-san .

Arc-san .

Yes?

When I talked to Arc-san, who was pulling the horses in front, slowed down a little to answer .

I pointed at Neah on my shoulder and asked him what I was interested in .

Its about this thing here, even if shes under a familiar contract, is it okay to let her be a human in Samaria?

Hmm, well as long as shes your familiar . But demihumans like Neah are so rare that you honestly cant tell the difference . If she is perceived as a demihuman by the Samaria .

Ive heard that the Samaria doesnt have a good impression for the demihumans, but its quite annoying that I may have to hide not only Amako, but this Neah .

Of course!

Next to my face is Neah who for some reason looks proud .

A humanoid monster has the intelligence to understand the language of humans, meaning that a smart and strong monster like me is as close as a demihuman!

Right now, I felt sorry to have you accompany us on a journey . Eh? If worse comes to worst, they might even mistake me for having a slave .

. . Hahaha, there is that possibility

Youre kidding me .

Im carrying such outrageous baggage .

Even though she was the one who forcibly signed the contract, treating her as a slave

In addition, Neahs transformation can be easily unravelled . Just as Amko waves her hand and flung her, she would easily return to her original form .

If were in the city of Samaria right now, there would be no place to pass the letter .

At best, Ill get kicked out of the kingdom . At worst, Neah will be targeted, and Ill get imprisoned .

All I have to do is not get found out . Ill just stay in this owl form the whole time .

Please, at least transform back into a human

Eeeh, but its easier to move around like this .

When this kid turns into an owl, though shes a bird, she doesnt know how to fly .

In addition, the only thing I see is wariness as when she simply replied with a, dont you worry attitude, I cant trust her whatsoever . Perhaps, the moment we enter the city, this ignorant little girl with her knowledge alone would cause a commotion, so I think its best to leave her somewhere when I hand the letter .

Arc-san, is it better to act separately with Amako and Neah at the time? Im worried that if were bringing these dogs and monkeys together, itll just spell trouble, right?

Youre right . Lets have them wait with Bluerin when we give the letter . Are you both okay with that?

No . (Disagreed)

Theyre such good friends .

You wouldnt think that theyre enemies for the past few days, as they agreed simultaneously .

Amako suddenly pulls my sleeve, with her shoulders drop . Looking at her, Amako looks up and talks to me .

But . I supposed theres no helping it .

Amako

Youre such a good kid .

Its too easy to read what shes worried about .

Neah, you too-

I dont wanna, why do I have to be with such a cheeky beast girl?

Thats a troublesome child . Really, whos the older one now .

Cant be helped, unless theres no other option, well have to make such a difficult decision .

Immediately, I approached Bluerin who walked in front of me and stroked his head .

Amakos great right . Dont you think so, Bluerin? She isnt selfish, unlikesomeone?

Guaa . .

Right, how about meat for tonights dinner? Youve only eaten fruits lately, so Im sure you wanna eat something that gives you energy right? Just in time-We have some good bird meat here .

Pii!?

I hold down Neahs head who wanted to fly off with my left hand .

My face slowly shifted to her with a wicked smile on my face, and an owl with tears on her eyes, trembling all over .

Ah, aaah-!! I suddenly thought of wanting to be with her?!

Eh, really? Im glad that you understand .

Her attitude immediately changed and agrees to stay behind with Amako .

Yeap yeap, I nodded and release my left hand from her head .

Now that she is able to move freely, she shakes her head and shouts in confusion .

Ho, hofu . Wh- Why are you threatening me this calmly!? Is my common sense the one thats wrong here!? Or is it that Usato is the strange one here!?

Dont worry, because Usato is the only strange one here .

Ha ha ha, Usato-dono is as strange as ever .

Can you not treat this as some sort of cute thing!?

Amako being expressionless, Arc-san says it while laughing cheerfully .

Of course, what I said earlier about frying some bird meat was just a joke . However, if she really becomes too selfish, I might just tie her legs up, and have to take such measures .

Well, since youve said it, you better do as youre told .

Fu, fun~ Why are you looking at me as though Ill be found out . Even if Ive been found, I can just use my memory-erasing magic .

Its only as a last resort . Use that if you really have no choice, because I dont want you relying on your abilities .

However, her ability isnt good if shes in a crowded area, its impossible to erase everyones memory .

If she made a mistake, theres a disadvantage thatll worsen her position .

Your ability is so convenient that its difficult to use .

Mu, whats with that phrasing . I who have so many skills will never be found out! As a necromancer, I can control the dead! Vampires charm, an ability to control the living, and the ability to change shape! And finally, the three magic that I have been learning for the past 300 years!!

Its true that she has quite a number of amazing skills . If you compare to someone like me who only has Healing Magic, it might seem weird to worry about her .

But then again, when on a journey, theres no use for controlling the living or the dead .

. . In fact, the only thing that Neah can do during this journey ismagic .

Three? Dont you only have two magics, the restraint and resistance magic? And theyre quite inconvenient as well .

Its extremely convenient alright . But, Ive noticed a good point .

Neah becomes even prouder as soon as I asked her about her magic .

So, she can use one more magic besides the restraining and resistance magic? Then again, its rather wonderful of her to remember three magics after learning it for almost her entire life .

Fufufu, its this . Any mage will learn this important magic first .

Heeeh, wouldnt that be an extremely strong magic then .

That is correct, my third magic is, this

She stops and breathes in before opening her small mouth .

LiberationWhich also means to dispel any curse!!

O, Oh .

I was kinda disappointed .

Maybe because of my dissatisfied reaction, she went Ho, hou!! as she angrily shouted back .

Whats with that lack-lustre reaction!! Isnt it an amazing feat for a magic-user to learn dispel!?

But then, theres not a single point where I need to dispel anything .

Rather, its more surprising to think that theres a magic like that .

Listen here!? In principle, magic can only be solved naturally, and it can continue to function semi-permanently!! Thats why, the magic of unlocking it, the art of unlocking, is an important magic that you must first learn!?

I see, so the restraint spell I applied to her was able to disperse over time .

If she was a semi-permanent mage, would I have been locked up until she releases me?

With that in mind, the liberation magic plays the role of dispelling is a rather important magic then .

However

How long does it take to learn?

If it takes time to master, Ill die soon before I could learn this magic right?

Whether I thought that my question was plausible or not, I would think shell respond with, Its natural for humans to question . , but she opens her eyes wide and spreads her wings .

Uo!? Why did you suddenly .

It, it only took me 40 years!! As a mage, you can learn this really quickly! I dont know if you can do these complicated magic, but you can solve an easy one in an instant!

As a monster with longer lives, 40 years will past in no time!?

But from a humans point of view, Ill become an uncle no matter how fast I learn or learned it as soon as Im born .

Is it even worth learning this?

. Is there an opportunity to use such magic?

Obviously there is . Isnt there a magician in every country? If youre a mage, youll be dealing with other mages who have curses and magic books .

Huh?

A mage? Whats that, was there such a person in every country?

Looking at Arc-san silently tilting his head, he then shakes his head with a bitter smile .

Looking at Neah again, she looks proud of her magic that she had learned, assuming that magic is commonly used .

The guesses that can be derived from these are-

Dont tell me .

. . Does Neah not know that magic in this world is almost declining?

It is a possibility . A child who seems to have been in that village and in her western-style building since birth . Perhaps only she has that perception that magic is a slightly rare technique .

Meaning, teaching her reality would be too cruel . After all, having to tell her the fact that spending 40 years to learn an almost meaningless magic is just

Hey, Usato-Amako, dont say it . Please dont tell her . Look at how happy she is right now .

After stopping Amakos words, I looked at Neah who was in a good mood on my shoulder .

Magic is almost declining, so its hard to say that you have many opportunities to use a curse . And conversely, I heard that you can only dispel your own magic .

From Neahs point of view, its like she just had the opportunity to brag about her magic for the first time, ah, this is painful .

So? How is it usato, arent I amazing?

Aah, youre . so amazing .

Please dont look at me with such confident eyes .

Ill feel really bad .

Fufufu, well thats a given . . Why are you looking at me like that?

I tried looking forward while avoiding any eye contact with Neah, I could see the back of the roadA city surrounded by large walls in the distance .

Fortunately, I point to the direction where what seems to be a city .

Aah, I think I saw something!

With my words, Neah who was asking me why, followed by Amako and Arc-san, who was walking nearby, also look ahead .

Looking at the city separated by a wall, you can see a castle and a long and narrow building as high as the castle .

Its probably our first destination from where the landscape is similar to Lingle Kingdom .

So that is, Samaria?

A few days after departing from Lukvis, we have our troubles with Neah, but finally, we have reached our first destination, Samaria .