episode_0266
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“So what is the summon that the guild master recommends?”
“I don’t know that yet.”
“Yes?”
For a moment, I thought he was joking, so my voice rose without me realizing it. Lynette said with a smile on her face, regardless of whether I raised my voice or not.
“Hehe… I’m not kidding. However, I couldn’t say for sure because I didn’t see him in person.”
“You didn’t even see it in person? But how do you recommend… ”
“Instead, our guild member who had gone far away to explore found it.”
As Lynette said that, she turned her chair sideways and looked out the window.
The location of the Summoner Guild building was not good, but I guess it should be said that it was a good thing. Thanks to the low height of the surrounding buildings, the sky was visible even from the guild master’s office, which was only on the second floor.
Lynette continued speaking while looking up at the clouds floating in the sky of the tower.
“Usually, the things summoned by the Summoner are called monsters. It’s worth it. Not only the transferees who have to climb the tower, but also we, the residents of the tower who cannot leave our own floor, must have the power to protect ourselves.”
As I was about to nod my head because it wasn’t wrong, I suddenly remembered the scene I saw on the first floor.
“Then what are the summons on the first floor? Not only the ordinary animals that are impossible to fight with, but all the monsters also look gentle.”
“Oh, when you entered the guild, did you see the summons on the first floor?”
“Yes. There were so many guests that I couldn’t tell who the summons were, but if there were that many summoners contracting summons that couldn’t be used in battle… ”
“It’s me.”
“Yes?”
“They are all summoned creatures under contract with me.”
I couldn’t help but be surprised by Lynette’s words.
“Was it possible to make a contract with such a large number of summons? I heard that it was possible to make a contract with a large number of summons, but… ”
The first floor was run like an animal cafe. Cute-looking small monsters and animals were sitting on almost every table, two at a time, receiving snacks and petting from customers.
If you think about the people leisurely lounging around the fireplace and on the carpet, the number is truly enormous.
‘But those were all summons contracted with the guild master? Was the soul capacity and all that really not that big of a deal?’
“Of course it is possible. For small and weak children, signing a contract does not put much strain on their souls. And I already have a great partner named Tretos.”
“Tretos?”
Heheung~
When the name Tretos was mentioned, the huge lion dozing next to the table snorted and glanced in this direction.
As I was looking into those amber eyes of a predator, Maria spoke to me.
-Tretos… Master, do you know the Nemean Lion hunted by Hercules in Greek and Roman mythology?
‘okay.’
-The name of the mountain where the Nemea Valley is located is Tretos. I think the name was inspired by a myth about a lion.
The Lion of Nemean. Considering its unusual size, it seemed like a fitting name.
‘… But it’s a name that doesn’t sound like something you would associate with Hercules.’
While I listened to Maria’s explanation, Lynette slowly stroked the animal’s back. Then it put its head on its front legs again and closed its eyes.
“Cool name, right?”
“Yes, well… ”
Lynette seemed to genuinely care about her summoned beast, thinking of it as her partner. There was no need for me to make a fuss about Hercules, so I just nodded.
Then I returned to the conversation and asked Lynette.
“But isn’t it better to make a contract with a strong summon rather than something like that?”
“Hehe… You might think so. However, it was surprisingly a good choice.”
“Is it a good choice?”
“The profession of Summoner is not very popular among the residents of the tower, let alone the former. Because you are entrusting your safety to a summoned beast.”
Then, her complexion darkened, as if she was remembering something bad.
“Perhaps due to such characteristics, the Summoner Guild has a significantly smaller number of guild members compared to other guilds, so the voices they can raise are also smaller. Because of this, they were pushed out of various profit businesses and the guild’s base was moved to a remote place like this.”
“… … .”
“Except for some who have given up on climbing, there is a strong perception that the first floor is just a space for rest. But for the residents of our tower, it was a matter of livelihood.”
Lynette paused for a moment, cleared her throat, and continued speaking. The voice had returned to its original state, as if it had calmed down at some point.
“Hmm… The choice I made to overcome the gloomy situation at that time was to sign a contract with the summons on the first floor. I started a business with the idea of an animal cafe that happened to be in their world, which I heard from a transfer person.”
“Ah, somehow.”
I also thought it was just like an animal cafe, but I guess it was a business idea I got from Jeonja.
“Since I signed a contract with a Summoner of about the same level as me, I don’t have to worry about my summons causing trouble. Because you can see so many calm and cute summoned animals, quite a few customers gather through word of mouth.”
Regardless of the small size of the Summoner Guild, considering that the first floor was doing well in business, Lynette’s business acumen seemed to be not bad.
“I’m back with a little story. Anyway, thanks to having such financial freedom, I was able to afford to search for stronger summons to increase the power of my guild members. The summon that I would recommend to you is one of those that I found.”
Snowball, which started as an animal cafe, has turned into a profit for me. It was an interesting story.
As I listened quietly to Lynette, she continued her explanation.
“If you ride east from the village for a week, you will reach a dense forest.”
“Forest… What do you mean?”
“Yes. And in the center of the forest flows a wide river. It was there that the guild member saw him. They said that while searching the place, they saw a shadow covering the sky.”
“Shadows covering the sky… ”
From just hearing the story, I assumed it was a flying type monster.
‘What kind of flying monster was there? Wyvern? griffon? I’m sure it’s not a dragon.’
Lynette smiled when she saw me lost in thought.
“I know what you’re thinking, but it’s probably not an ordinary monster. When I explored the forest myself a few years ago, such large flying monsters were not inhabited. And usually flying monsters tend to live in groups. If a group from somewhere else moved their habitat, there is no way the forest could have been quiet until now.”
“Then what is the identity of that shadow?”
“Probably a divine beast, or a demonic beast.”
‘This is my first time hearing this.’
-There was something like that on the first floor, a part that doesn’t even appear in the original work!
Divine beast and demonic beast? Just hearing the name gives off an unusual energy. Maria also made a fuss next to her.
“What is the difference between divine beasts and magical beasts and monsters?”
“There are many differences between them and regular monsters, but the biggest one among them is that they understand human speech to a certain extent. Although they only use words, there are some entities that can express themselves.”
“Is that also the effect of the tower?”
“It hasn’t been clearly revealed, but many people assume that’s the case. I suspect that my partner, Tretos, also has half divine blood mixed in with him. Because there have been a few times when I have been shown to understand the words of other people except myself.”
“Hmm… It certainly doesn’t look like a normal lion.”
Tretos was much larger than the lions I had seen through media in real life. If he can even understand human speech, it wouldn’t be unreasonable to call him a divine beast.
“The distinction between divine beasts and demonic beasts depends on whether or not they are friendly to humans. There is no particularly clear distinction.”
While I was nodding my head while listening to Lynette, I noticed something strange in her words.
“But would I be able to sign a contract with something so huge that it covers the sky?”
I am confident that I am worthy of being compared in some way, but from Lynette’s perspective, I am a newcomer who has just entered the top. He’s also a beginner who just completed a job change.
Even if the distance is far, searching through the forest to deal with a guy whose shadow is so large that it covers the sky?
‘Does Lynette think that a newbie can handle a guy of unusual size?’
Lynette shook her head at my question.
“Even if it were me, I don’t think you would be able to make a contract with the owner of the shadow that the guild members witnessed. The guy I was talking about is the bastard of the shadow. A creature that has grown to that size will not, under any circumstances, move its habitat. Unless, for example, a baby is about to be born and there is a need to build a nest in a place with plenty of food.”
‘You make sense.’
“If you are careful not to encounter shadows, your life will not be in danger in the forest. If you’re skilled enough to kill a fairy, there’s nothing to worry about.”
And Lynette answered my question with a stern expression.
“This is the fate of the Summoner. Fortunately, you have talent. If ordinary guys don’t have anyone to help them, they often get seriously injured while trying to contract with ordinary monsters.”
In this worldview where magical treatment methods have developed, it is difficult to get seriously injured. What Lynette was talking about was most likely an injury that could not prevent permanent aftereffects even with the application of such treatment methods.
Maria, who listened to Lynette’s story together, gave a short comment.
-I think I understand why the Summoner was portrayed as trash in the original work.
‘I know.’
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