episode_0052
by fnovelpia
Unlike us, who entered the model garden with confident expressions like triumphal generals, the expressions of the ant soldiers were as dark as if they were being dragged to the execution ground.
In fact, except for the queen, Anti, everyone had no wrinkles on their faces, so their expressions were unreadable.
However, their backs were bent like bows and their arms were limp as if they were handcuffed, speaking for them about their feelings.
Seeing the ants entering in a line following the queen, the wasps looked at them from a distance with complicated feelings, as if they were recalling old memories.
“Ha, Chungsaeng… .”
Anti, who suddenly stopped walking as if he had become aloof when he reached the worst situation, looked up at the sky and let out a small sigh.
I have no intention of overusing it… .
As was the case with Hornet, I always had strange misunderstandings when recruiting familiars.
At least with Miella, we were able to recruit her smoothly thanks to her obedient personality, but it seems like it will be a little difficult this time.
“Master!!!”
[Felt… .]
As I was lost in thought for a moment while looking at Anti, Miella and Hornet came from far away.
Hornet was sitting on the shoulder of Miella, who had become a fairy, and it looked very natural.
The two, who were originally predator and prey, became fast friends after becoming my familiars.
Perhaps it is because the species are similar and they have one thing in common: the queen.
[The people behind you… .]
“A new colleague. Let’s get along well from now on.”
[yes. I hope to go along well.]
“… … .”
“Hey, don’t you say hello?”
“Hiik!! Yes, this is Queen Antti. Now, please take care of me… .”
It seems that he is not used to this type of relationship, perhaps because he has never had an equal.
Well, after a few hits, it will be fixed on its own.
“Where is Sarah?’
[My friend was waiting for Felt a little while ago and had just fallen asleep.]
As Miella said that, she turned her head, and at the end of her gaze was Sarah, who was sleeping using the stump of a tree as a pillow.
Although it may not have been a very comfortable sleep, he looked very tired, drooping like a corpse.
Now that I’m down like I’m about to faint, wouldn’t I be able to smell it without Sarah scolding me?
“… You’re thinking useless thoughts again.”
As if those thoughts were conveyed through his expression, Wu gave me a cold look from next to me.
I quickly changed the subject because I felt like I would cause some misunderstanding if I continued like this because my gaze was unusual.
“… Rather, Hornet, are you ready?”
[…] Yes, I’m ready.]
When the hornet nodded with a voice full of determination, all the hornets, who had been hiding somewhere, gathered together and began to form a line like an army being inspected.
While Woo was exclaiming in admiration at the neat appearance, Anti, who had been watching the scene from behind, asked me.
“… What happens from now on?”
“Evolution.”
There are two effects of the Insect Queen’s Scepter.
One is to evolve insect-type monsters whose level has reached the limit into insectoids.
The second was to allow the monster that evolved into a loyalist to acquire the job of Insect Queen if it was a monster equivalent to a queen or king.
Anti, who had been a loyalist since birth, nodded with a curious expression as if he didn’t know that fact.
I activated the magic to summon a flat rock and spoke to Hornet as I carefully placed the scepter down.
“Hold this hole. No, would it be more correct to say that if it’s your size, you’ll go up?”
There wasn’t much difference either way.
Hornet fell from Miella’s shoulder and carefully climbed onto the hall, as if walking on thin ice.
At that moment, white light began to emanate from the bodies of the hornet and the wasps that swarmed behind it.
Soon, an electronic sound that reminded me of my distant hometown was heard in my ears.
“BBB!!!”
When those words come out without me even realizing it when I see a scene that reminds me of nostalgia from my childhood.
[…] Oh!? The hornet’s appearance… ! congratulations! Hornet has evolved into a warrior!]
A notification window announcing the success of evolution appeared in front of me.
When the light that filled the room disappeared and Hornet and her minions were revealed again, their appearance had completely changed.
The size of the Chung people, which were about the size of a fingertip, grew to nearly 2 meters, so you had to raise your head with all your might to see their faces.
Its body was wrapped in the strength befitting a warrior and the unique firmness of an ant warrior, but its tail was the feature that differentiated it from an ant warrior.
The sharp poisonous stinger did not degenerate, but rather evolved further, giving off a strong venom that would paralyze the nose just by smelling it.
The wings were still there, but they were so big that it felt like if I flapped them once, all the flowers around me would fly away.
“… Is this me?”
Among them, the one that changed the most was the Hornet.
Like Anti, her racial characteristics had completely disappeared and she looked no different from an ordinary human being, turning into a woman of mysterious spirit.
Her race was not human, but loyal people, but she looked like a human being.
We don’t know how she will feel about this, so let’s wait carefully for her reaction… .
“… My whole body is full of strength. Everything I’ve worried about so far feels like a fool!”
Fortunately, she seemed to like her new body.
It seems that her subordinates are not particularly dissatisfied with the new queen.
“I’m glad you liked it. Then I will tell you what to do from now on. Anti, listen carefully too.”
Anti, Hornet, Miella.
The three queens gathered in front of me held their breath nervously, waiting for the next words.
“Build a house.”
“… Yes?”
Anti tilted his head, sounding as if a question mark had appeared above his head.
Hornet and Miella didn’t say anything directly, but they looked at me with bewildered eyes, as if they were secretly questioning my words.
“Now that I’ve grown bigger, should I build a new house? Or are you just going to sleep on the floor?”
All three shook their heads as if they didn’t like that.
Tamed monsters will become fatigued and their abilities will decrease if they do not find a suitable home.
Also, he wanted to prepare a suitable place for Woo, who mainly stayed here.
Until now, it had been postponed due to a lack of manpower, but now that we have new manpower, there is no reason to postpone it anymore.
“For food, you can hunt the demonic beasts wandering around. Just don’t catch the baby. The same goes for females with babies. Fairy periodically brings growth-promoting flesh to herbivores.”
“Yes! But was there such flesh?”
“I will summon you later, so don’t worry. In addition, it will summon flowers and fruits with special effects, so tame them well. rest of it… .”
The rest was training the soldiers, but as queens, they would take care of that.
When I asked if there was anything missing, he confidently said there was nothing to worry about.
“I feel like it’s a bit too much, but I think this is enough. Then, I have one last thing to say.”
“Do you have a request?”
When Miella asked, tilting her head, I smiled and nodded.
This is what happened in the last episode.
I forget which monster did this, but a certain race that was accepted as a familiar caused the problem.
This monster was very violent and caused damage to those around it, so much so that it lasted until it was summoned during battle.
“In the future, various races will become my familiars. Among them, there will be some races that are weaker than you and some that are stronger than you.”
The monster’s values are basically that of the fittest.
The weak obey the strong, and the strong take this for granted and dominate the weak.
I have no intention of denying that.
At the point when I tamed these guys, I was also living within those values.
but… .
“I hope you don’t forget that I am above your heads. I won’t forbid creating a superior-subordinate relationship, but if something happens that causes harm to me as a result… .”
whoever it is
Whatever the reason.
“You will die by my hands. The whole clan.”
Oh, of course, Wu is an exception.
When I added such a joke-like comment, awkward laughter was heard from those around me.
“Did everyone understand well?”
“Yes, yes… !!”
“Well, that won’t happen!”
“Ma, that’s right!! Miella listens really well!!”
“Good. When a new familiar comes in, pass this word on to them. I have work to do from now on… .”
“If you say it’s something to do… .”
“Dinosaur.”
“… Yes?”
Going to catch a dinosaur.
From the moment I passed level 50, that was the only thing I thought about.
“Sera!! Wake up quickly!! Let’s go catch dinosaurs!!!”
*****
‘… He is a man whose true intentions are unknown.’
Seeing Felt’s common sense, Anti expected that the days spent as a familiar might not be so hard.
However, immediately afterward, Felt declared this in a light tone, as if he was about to strike someone dead.
If you cause trouble, I will annihilate your entire clan.
He was an unpredictable man.
Its changing appearance, like a swirling wind or a fiercely burning flame, was hardly expected.
As Anti was frozen with great worry about the coming days, Hornet approached her and spoke.
“Anti… Is it okay if I call you a ball? Anyway, there is nothing to worry about. Even though Felt looks like that, he is not that rude.”
“… I said it was a hornet. Have you already forgotten what he said a moment ago that he was going to annihilate the family?”
“Do not leave out important parts. Felt said that if they cause trouble, they will be killed. There is no problem as long as you obey.”
“… She’s not a queen, she’s like a slave.”
Hornet laughed and said at Anti’s sarcasm.
“A slave is better than a corpse. Anyway, this world is a world of jungle. So what’s wrong with going under the wing of a strong person and receiving protection?”
“… … .”
It’s not wrong.
But accepting it was a completely different story.
It is good to fall under the power of the strong.
However, as long as he did not know when and how the strong man would kill him, he could hardly relax.
“Is there any reason to feel relieved?”
“There is no basis. However, Mr. Felt is a person who hates waste.”
There is no such thing as taking huge losses and disposing of the entire clan simply because it offends one’s feelings.
“Just stay still and bow down. It’s definitely not a bad thing for us. Look at us!”
Before meeting Felt, Hornet was nothing more than a wasp, and Miella was nothing more than a bee kept in the village.
But now Miella, the queen of the loyalists who rules over thousands of armies, is the queen of the fairies.
Would they have been able to gain this much power if they had not met Felt?
“Every time he repeats his struggle, our strength grows stronger day by day. Isn’t it? Miella?”
“That’s right! We have become very strong now!!”
Certainly, unusual mana was felt in the body of the fairy named Antigua Miella.
His level is probably around the early 40s?
If we were to face each other, we couldn’t be sure which side would win.
“After meeting Felt, our clan began to prosper. Anti, please just relax! After all, resisting him is like an ant resisting an anteater!”
“… … .”
It’s not wrong.
But when I keep my mouth shut because I can’t accept it easily… .
-thud!!
Suddenly, the three of them turned their heads at the sound of a loud noise coming from somewhere, and there was the king of the forest.
Brachiosaurus.
Felt, riding on a huge neck that was more than a dozen meters long, was laughing until the world left.
After that, the Tyrannosaurus and its rival, the Triceratops, the Pachycephalosaurus, which Wu declared such a creature could not exist, and so on.
Strong men who were no less inferior to the Prince of the Forest were coming in one after another.
“Wow!! Look over there!! There are also huge birds!!”
As if responding to Miella’s words, the giant pterosaur, Quetzalcoatlus, let out a roar and resounded in the sky.
-Kiyooot!!!
But even for a moment… .
“Hey!! It’s noisy!!”
At Felt’s scolding words, he lowered his head and lowered his voice as if he was intimidated.
“Huh… .”
Looking at Felt proudly leading the losers in the forest and improving himself, Anti finally understood the feelings of the two bugs.
If you saw things like that on a daily basis, you might have those thoughts.
‘Let’s never rebel against that person from now on…’ .’
Anti, secretly swearing like that, lowered his head.
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