CH.203 Knights co to check things out
“Great Summoner, I’m sorry to …” One of the male dhampirs ca and talked to .
“Just Brian, please. I told you all that already.”
“... yes, Great Brian.”
“Just Brian.”
“... Brian?”
“Better, so what do you need?”
“Yes. There is a group of knights at the village entrance and they are asking for you. Would you go there?”
“Knights? Why would? Well, whatever. I’ll just go and ask.” I decided and got up. “Make sure soone keeps an eye on Lua.”
“Yes, of Gre… Brian.” The dhampir changed what he was about to call , as I took a sharp glance at him.
It was the afternoon already. We had been in the village since basically sunrise, so we have been here for about 7-ish hours. Lua was still out and my monsters were taking care of her on their 2 hour shifts. The current duo looking over her were Water Omotics and Dancing Fairy.
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I made sure one of the lady dhampirs stayed with Lua before I followed the male towards the village entrance.
“Mr. Brian. Are you alright? Is everything here fine?” A knight, or should I call him a noble, whom I was acquainted with asked as soon as he saw .
“Lord Garner, why would you co all the way out here?” I asked.
Yes, the leader of the group of 10 knights was none other than the … is it knight captain? Commander? Whatever. Mateo Garner, a viscount, Angelina’s husband, Jonathan’s dad and knight captain.
“Answer my question first. Is everything alright? It seems fine, but I heard that you took off in a rush, so.”
“Eh? Is that why you are here? Well then you don’t have to worry. Everything regarding that is as fine as it can be. There are no monsters, or any other problems that I know about.”
“Alright. That is good news.”
“Don’t tell you ca all the way here just for that?” I asked. Sure I can sip here and back with Big Core in a matter of minutes, but having to ride a horse here would take … well depending on the horse probably about two hours or so.
“No, no. Of course not. I’ve been aning to co visit ever since you told us about … the curing I think I should call it. We’ve just not been able to make ti for that.” Mateo said. “And then my wife basically forced to co, after she heard that there might be so kind of an ergency here. But it appears that was sothing simple for you.”
“Did she even tell you what the ergency was?”
“No. Just that you left for this village because of an ergency.”
“... alright. Well, I guess I can explain. Also, tell your knights to calm down a bit. They look like they will pass out if they stay that tense.” I told him, after noticing how all of the knights looked like they were basically ready for battle at any second. Their hands on their hilts of their swords, and their shields in their off-hand, instead of hanging on the horse like Mateo had his.
“I tried, but they aren’t exactly excited to be here with no protection from a vampire’s bane pendant.”
“... well, whatever. But they don’t need one. Ever since the curing, none of them have even attempted to … do things to , and I’ve not worn that pendant once since then.”
“I’ll be sure to tell them that, but I’m not sure that will help at all.”
“... I don’t know if I should be surprised, or terrified by the fact that you summon monsters for sothing like that. And that your ‘monsters’ are so human looking.” Lord Garner comnted, after I showed Lua to him and explained why I was here. Well, I might have cut out the evolution part, just claiming major level up sickness instead. It is up to Lua if she wants to tell people about her evolution.
“Maybe both. But I think most summoners with monsters like mine would do it.”
“Perhaps. But what about the mana? Won’t you run out, if you keep multiple monsters summoned for a long ti?”
… does summoning cost mana? I guess it does. It is called summoning Magic. And magic costs mana. Well, Pack Opener doesn’t so…
“Luckily I have plenty, so I can manage.”
“I suppose when you can… do the things you do, sothing like mana issues won’t be issues.”
“And what would you be referring to?”
“... I think she said you call it … level up?”
“Oh, that. Yeah. Oops. Almost forgot that Angelina heard about that. Yeah. It does help.”
“Did that also cause this case of level up sickness?”
“Yes. It did.” I admitted, even if that isn’t entirely true.
“How many tis can you use it, if you don’t mind asking?”
“I generally use two a day, to avoid any symptoms of level up sickness. But sotis it still causes the symptoms, like with her and the dhampir girl I’m looking after.” I said, referring to both the currently sick Lua, and Ria who was sick a few days ago.
“I ant as a whole. For example, if you had 20 different people to use it on, could you do it?”
“Or ten knights, right? … yes. I can.” I admitted. In total, I have 151 copies of Level Up! in my collection at the mont. But not all of them have toploaders, only 10 do. But I do have a few spare toploaders, as Laura has been in the habit of leaving at least ten of them unused, in case I need so for new cards I want to use.
“Would you..?”
“No, not happening.” I answered, before even hearing the question.
“No, no. That’s not it. I didn’t want you to do anything on that level. I just wondered if you would be willing to use one on my son Jonathan. I won’t force you to do sothing like using them on the knights.”
“One, or one per day? Well, either works with , as long as it is just on him.” I said. I don’t mind leveling up that kid. He is quite the hard worker based on everything I’ve seen.
“Thank you. How much will it cost?”
“... good question. I don’t really have a price, as this is the first ti I’ve sold this service, so … offer sothing.”
“Would five gold coins per … level up suffice?”
5 huh? One copy of Upstart can get up to five gold, so yeah. That does sound about right. And with a level up service like that, I might be able to explain where I’m getting all of my Upstart money.
“Sure. I think that will work.”
“Thank you. We will be in your debt.”
“Co on, it’s not that bad. By the way, will you and your knights need a ride ho?”
“A ride? We have horses for that.”
“I ant sothing a bit faster, but whatever.”
“Oh? You ant on your airship.”
“Spaceship.”
“... I don’t know what the difference is. But can it really fit all ten of us? And what about the horses?”
“I think it should, but at the sa ti, that might be a bad idea. It is kind of a secret still, so.”
“So is the situation in this village, right? I only took so of the more trusted individuals with . And after your show yesterday, I don’t think much will surprise our knights.”
“Is that a challenge?”
“No, definitely not. Don’t summon dragons because soone gives you slight sass.”
“But it's funny. Did you see the look on the assistant GM’s face?”
“No, I didn’t. And in all honesty, I don’t want to.”
“Oh? Well, that’s boring. But sure, I get it. No more dragons within the city.”
“Good. Thankfully you understand our point of view at least a little.”
“Was the damage that bad?”
“No. I think because of how little ti that dragon was out. Most just ended up thinking it was just an illusion or so other magic trick. You know, so aspiring mage trying to show off in front of the guild.”
“Well, that’s kind of true though.”
“At least you will be paying us back with the ride ho, right?”
“Yeah. Just do what you’ll need to do here and co find . I’ll go to make sure my monsters stay summoned while I’m gone.” I said before the two of us headed our separate ways.
“So yeah. I’ll be gone for a bit, so I’ll have you summon the next two monsters to take care of Lua.” I told Ria.
“Of course. Just take care and co back soon.” Ria answered.
I was leaving a White Magician Pikeru and Neo Aqua Madoor with her.
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“I’ll be back soon.”
“So, did you complete everything?” I asked Lord Garner.
“Well, I did talk a bit with everyone and they all seem extrely calm and under control, so I suppose what you inford us about is actually correct. Please don’t take that the wrong way. It’s just...”
“Don’t worry. I understand. You can’t trust things that everyone says should be impossible without checking it first.”
“Exactly. I’m actually sowhat glad that you picked up that dhampir girl as your slave. And decided to help her get through the process. In all honesty, she got a bit … infamous after her first two failed attempts, as the second ti, we had to have a group of knights take her back here.”
“... was she really that bad?”
“She is strong. That in itself is not a bad thing. But that does make her more difficult to control. And she also picked a bad ti to … frenzy, as it happened to involve a noble. Luckily no people got hurt, just a horse was sucked dry, so she was able to keep her head, but she gained a reputation from that. At least among the knights.”
“wow. I didn’t know that.”
“Perhaps you should talk with her more. But back on topic, if she is proved to be stable, I think a lot more people will accept that sothing really happened here. Most still won’t believe that you did what you did, but it might still help the general opinion.”
“And what is the general opinion about dhampirs?”
“... we, well most, tolerate them. We still need the flowers they grow, so we almost have to. We can’t really afford to not have them around. But still, most will keep their distance.”
“Well, as long as there is no major hate. But hey, I could always walk around the town … city, with a vampire escort squad. So exposure therapy right there.”
“So you really can summon a vampire?”
“Do you want to see?”
“... is it bad? Or large? Will it cause a problem for the villagers?”
“Of course not. Lua summons vampires here basically every day.”
“The sick girl? She has that skill as well?”
“Depending on what you refer to. She has Card Summoner, a lesser version of my unique skill. It allows her to fully use my cards, but she can’t make new ones.”
“I see. I hadn’t heard about that part. Do you know everyone with that skill?”
“At the mont, I think so. And that skill is kind of useless, unless they get a card from , so it shouldn’t matter. I do know everyone that has gotten a card.”
“Could I have a list of them?”
“... I’d prefer not. If it really is that important, I will, but you do realize that most of the things I give away are not quite as strong as the monsters I operate with. Because of reasons you would be worried about. Do you know every summoner living in Sawyer and what they can summon?”
“... alright. I understand. But most? Does that an you’ve given away sothing you consider strong?”
“... yeah. Two of them.”
“And might I ask?”
“Christina and Brandon Watchman. I gave them both decently strong monsters so they could protect Alewatch in case of an ergency.” I guess there is also the Wingweaver which I gave to Zay, but is it that strong? Yeah, I know it is, but as it doesn’t break 3000 attack, I don’t think I have to ntion it. What do you an neither does Buster Blader? It does as long as there is at least one dragon present.
“Oh. I see. Then there should be no issue. Also, I don’t think I need to see these vampires. If you say you can summon them, I might as well believe that. That isn’t the most unbelievable part about you.”
I summoned Big Core and we fitted everyone inside. I did get a bit cramped, because horses are large and we did have to take people up one, well one person and one horse, at a ti.
And I don’t think I have to ntion how they reacted. They, well, it definitely added to the chaos. Surprisingly, the horses didn’t react much at all. I guess animals are better at the ‘that just happened’ thing.
Animals? Are horses animals? Or are they monsters? Do they have a monster core? And if they don’t, do they have the system? What keeps them safe from miasma?
They are probably monsters, right? The boars around Alewatch are, I think. Even though they are basically free grazing farm animals.
Anyway. I only let Lord Garner into the control room but the rest of the knights, just for safety reasons, were either with the horses in the cargo hold, or loitering on the passage ways, if they didn’t feel like hugging their horse.
I dropped them off little ways away from the city walls, Lord Garner thanked for it and I drove my ship back to the dhampir town.
“Still nothing?” I asked Ria.
“No. She has been sleeping for the entire ti you’ve been away.”
“I guess an evolution takes its ti.”
Well, I’ll just have to spend the night here. That won’t be a problem, as I did consider that a possibility. And with Mystik Wok, I have food.
I leveled both myself and Ria up in the evening. I did consider leveling up the villagers, but maybe I shouldn’t. We don’t want another person sick.
For myself, I leveled up Telekinesis. It was either that or Mana Control, but I think one more level in Telekinesis will be better at this mont. For Ria, Power Boost. Just for extra strong punches.
Ria also reached LV.60. I really hope she won’t evolve or sothing. I don’t want another sick dhampir on my hands.
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Na: Brian Wood
Race: Human !
Level: 68
HP: 2370
Mana: 3010
Strength: 675
Defense: 875
Magic: 815
Skills:
Pack Opener LV.4 (unique)
Different Dinsion Factory LV.2 (unique)
Storage LV.10 (unique)
Telekinesis LV.3 (extra)
Summoner’s Unity LV.3 (extra)
Dungeon Founder (extra)
Summon Water Spirit (extra)
Health Conscious (extra)
Mana Control LV.5
Water Spirit’s Blessing (Greater)
Language Comprehension (humanoid)
Slave Master
Slaves: Rhianna
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Na: Rhianna
Race: Dhampir
Level: 60
HP: 1690
Mana: 1900
Strength: 960
Defense: 700
Magic: 900
Skills:
True Blood Magic LV.5 (Racial)
Vampiric Body Modification LV.2 (Racial)
Card Summoner LV.2 (extra)
Fire Magic LV.3
Mana Control LV.4
Fast Mana Recovery LV.4
Internal Magic Technique LV.5
Unard Combat Technique LV.4
Flickering Step LV.2
Power Boost LV.5
Defense Boost LV.3
Blood Sucker (Racial)
Slave. Master: Brian Wood
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What I did for the night was simple. I would just have Laura wake up every two hours, so I could trade the two monsters who were watching Lua. I might not have slept that well, but it wasn’t so bad. Part of that is because the monsters were more than happy to help get back to sleep.
Well, let’s hope Lua wakes up tomorrow.
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