"Feel free to use this quarters"

Mr. Nonotori, the beast man, led us to our new quarters.

There was a splendid mansion built under a tree with a large wolf statue on it, so that it would stick to the trunk. Upon entering, there is a large living room with a staircase leading upstairs in the center. When I climbed the stairs, there was a bedroom, a bed for four people, and a wide window covered with highly soundproof curtains.

There's a big tapestry down the living room wall.

There was a picture of a wolf, a man, and a woman with an animal baby.

"This is the" Beast Running through the Forest "- the record of the first beast man..."

"Yes, next to a woman is The Lord of Beasts Running through the Forest. It tells the legend that he was the master of wolves and a gentle man who loved the girl even when she turned into a person."

"I guess what a woman is holding is' the beast man at the beginning '"

"Yes."

That's what Mr. Nonotri said, pulling the wooden box out of the back of the tapestry.

"Transcendental beings touched by love beyond race - both dragons and gods - are said to be the treasures of this village that it gave to bless the two of them."

She took the key out of her chest and plugged it into the side of the box.

There was a sound and the lock opened.

"This is the bell of the squire, a treasure passed down to our village."

What was in the box was a golden bell.

It's about the size of a ping-pong ball. There's a strange pattern on the surface.

Mr. Nonotori waves it gently. But... there was no sound.

"Is it broken?

"No."

Shaking the brown beast ear, Mr. Nonotri said.

"This bell chooses its owner. It is said that if qualified people use it, they can give up hidden places. But, well, I can't hear a normal beast man."

"Can't you hear me?

"When they ring, they spread the sound that only qualified people can hear. When they hear it bounce back, they say the Beast finds a hidden place."

In my world, it's like a sonar.

The one that detects the enemy's location by reflecting the sound. It looks like that.

"I give this to you benefactors"

"............... Yes?

I think I heard something terrible.

"Wait a minute, please"

"What is it? Benefactor."

"This is the village treasure, isn't it?

"Yes."

"Can you give it to us?

"Because our village is a village that cares about people"

Mr. Nonotori said with a grin that was not at all true.

"I'd rather not have anything that would cause a child to be kidnapped"

"No, but... if I get something like this"

"That's what you're going to be after, isn't it?

"Yes."

"It's okay. Because Goblin, the former sage, decided to take it."

... Not quite, "Nerham Village"

Sure, that would be a relief.

"The former sage Goblin" will be judged by forest creatures from now on.

He won't be able to use his transformation skills anymore, and it will usually mean that he will be locked up or banished.

Either way, if we decide to stay with him, the village won't be targeted, and neither will we.

"We're adventurers too, aren't we? Move around. So you might lose it, right?

"Fine."

It was light.

"If you lose it, you just have to come and report it. If you don't like having it, come and give it back."

That's what the Beastman girl said, she laughed.

"The elders, Totori and Lutri said. Then Nagi and Rita and everyone else will come back."

... If you trust me that much, I can't help it.

"If that's the case...... ok"

I nodded and received the bell of my squire from Mr. Nonotri.

Let's keep it in Eine's "Sister's Crate". That way we won't lose it, and someone won't take it away from us. Let's keep it for a while and come back when most of it cools.

"So now I am."

Mr. Nonotri bowed his head deeply.

Brown beast ears and thin tails are shaking.

"Thank you so much this time. Rest in peace."

That said, Mr. Nonotri left the quarters.

The two people left in the quarters were me and Rita.

I sat back in my chair staring at the Bell of the Benefactor.

"Is this what" Ex-Wait Goblin "was looking for..."

With this, they can find The Devil's Dragon Dungeon.

Probably means I can detect dungeons that I can't find if I look normally, with sound waves.

When you attack that dungeon, you can meet the Demon King... but it seems.

"... you should identify the location."

Don't get too close by mistake.

I would never want to meet a nobleman who ordered "Visitor" and "Brave Quest". Those guys, they don't bother people.

If we can identify the location of the Devil's Dragon Dungeon, let's mark the map as a 'Never Get Close' for everyone at the party. Go talk to the Virgin later about "The Devil's Dragon Dungeon."

I wonder if this is the policy for the future.

I emailed Cutlass on "Consciousness Sharing (Mind Linkage)/Modification" and then took a seat.

It's hanging on the wall. Move in front of the 'Beginning Beast Man' tapestry.

Precisely next to Rita, who's been watching tapestries ever since she walked into this dorm.

"'The beast that runs through the forest has been transformed into the figure of man by desire. The girl and the human being were born around the beginning beast man'... you mean"

I said.

"... yeah"

Rita blurted.

With his hands on his chest and a gentle expression, he looks up at the tapestry.

"It seems that the first beast man could have become both a man and a beast man"

"It was a hybrid, wasn't it?"

"'Long time no see'?

"A man and an animal, a superior species that can use both powers."

"... yes, I wonder"

Rita's beast ear is lying in bed with Peppa.

Rita, with her neck around her...

"I don't know, it's not pinned. It was a long time ago."

"But doesn't this mean Rita's a brilliant ancestor?

Rita can take both the look of an animal and a human being. Using the skills of 'Complete Beastification', you can also look like a beautiful wolf. I mean, it's like "The Beginning Beast Man" and inherited that mother's abilities.

"Isn't that a pleasure for Rita?

"... that's it."

Rita looked at me and snapped her neck like she was in trouble.

"As strange as it sounds, I don't care. This is it."

"Doesn't matter?

"Probably would have been thrilled if I had been the clergyman of the Order. But not now. I don't care if I'm a good beast or if I can't do it."

Rita accidentally took my hand.

I'm pressing it against my cheek and closing my eyes.

Warm. Rita's body temperature is transmitted directly. Kind of makes me feel weird, too.

The noise outside, it sounds so far away. It's like there's only me and Rita in this village.

"What makes me happy... right? That I could hear this story with Nagi"

"... Rita"

"That I could listen to my beloved husband about my ancestors. I don't need anyone else to know what kind of beast I am."

"Really?

"What did Nagi think when he knew I was a brilliant ancestor?

"I thought Rita would be happy."

"For Nagi?

"I know Rita is amazing, and Rita is Rita. It's my precious soul mate."

"Look, it doesn't even change. Right?"

Rita shrugged her shoulders and made her laugh.

Really.

No matter what creature the beast man at the beginning is, and Rita is pulling that blood in thickness, nothing will change for us.

It's obvious...... but maybe this is a pretty amazing thing.

"But, Rita,"

"Hey, Nagi"

"Even if you're among a lot of beasts, aren't you scared anymore?

Last night, when Rita came to her room, she said, 'When I'm in the Village of the Beast Man, I'm scared to remember the family who abandoned me,' but Rita is calm now. Tremors, too, are stopping.

"... how do you know?

"I guess that's because... Rita's stuck together perfectly"

"... maybe so"

Soon, Rita's got her body on my shoulder.

So much so that there are no gaps, so perfect.

"... then I'm no longer afraid. Then can I do you a favor? Your husband."

"Fine."

"I haven't said anything yet."

"That's just about all I know. Because it's your husband."

"Well, say it"

"Okay."

"... Ya, I knew you'd wait!

Rita, Kohon, was embarrassed.

"... I knew... I'm the one who said this..."

And then, with cherry blossom eyes, staring straight at me...

"... your husband. Will you make everything about me your husband's?

With a bright red face, I said so.

"Do what you did to Cecil, to me, too. The mind, the soul, the body, the nagi's. I'm okay now. Because the beastmen are not afraid, and even if they meet their families, they can stay calm. I can tell you that my body, mind and soul belong to the Nagi, and I'm not focused on the past."

"Fine...... of course"

I did Rita's hair. [M]

Rita looks ticklish and closes her eyes.

"I'm sorry. How often do you do this?

"You don't."

I was kind of embarrassed, so I turned away lightly.

"Me too... well, that's what I was thinking with Rita"

"You know, your husband"

"What the hell. Rita."

"I want you to look me right in the eye and say it. And some more... gu"

"What?"

"... Gu, specifically,..."

"I wonder if that's a pretty high hurdle..."

"Wow, even I said it right."

"I told you."

"I'm also going to follow Totori and Rutri's advice properly"

"Totori and Lutri's advice..."

The Beastman's slave... when I was alone with your husband, who I truly trust... wouldn't wear underwear... was it?

"I guess I don't have to..."

"Mm."

Rita looked up to me and looked at me.

"I think the hard working slaves will have a lot of words for them. Your husband."

"... yeah, okay"

It was surrender.

I put my hands on Rita's shoulders.

Rita's shoulders tremble. But Rita took my gaze straight with a cautious attitude.

…………

Me.

Me and Rita's face turned bright red.

Your face is too close. I can hear it clearly to the sound of breathing.

When I take a deep breath, Rita also takes a deep breath at the right time.

Rita put her hand on my chest, so I'll do the same.

We checked each other's heartbeats, made sure that our breathing was synchronized, and then we gazed again.

"Well, I'll tell you"

"Yes, say it"

Rita stood up, pining her beast ear, as if she had not heard a word.

Me and Rita take another deep breath.

And then...

"I want to hold Rita." Soul Soul (Spirit Link) "is also a good idea."

"Ha, ha!... please... your husband... is that it? You also do" Soul Soul "?

"Yeah. I found a way to do it."

"Yes... but can I do that too?

"I think it's going to be okay. Because you just have to reconnect with Rita on" Consciousness Sharing (Mind Linkage)/Modification ""

"... Huh?

Rita looks strange, so I explained.

That Rita and I need to connect by magic to establish Soul Solidarity.

And with the skills of the 'consciousness-sharing' system, the mind also needs to be connected. When it was Cecil, it was the usual version of "Consciousness Sharing". But we should be able to do the same thing in 'Consciousness Sharing and Modification'.

So, both Rita and Soul are established.

"So... I get the feeling that Rita is sending me a message about what she wants me to do..."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!?

Rita's face turned bright red as if it was going to make a sound.

"Wow, from me? To the nagi?"

"If you're Rita, you should be able to send me a message just because you want to, so I guess you should just keep trying to 'tell' me anyway."

"Soul" needs to be connected not only by body and magic, but also by mind.

So I need Rita to send me everything she thinks she wants me to do.

"Oh, no..."

Rita glanced over her cheek.

The beast's ears are tingling and trembling. The tail is shaking and it's going to fly now.

".................. Ugh. I'm not ashamed to death..."

"... tell me if that's what's going to happen. 'Cause I'll stop it."

"I can't do that."

Rita had tears in her eyes, but I told her clearly.

"Me, I'm a snake. If this isn't the time, I'll tell Nagi... and I can't say anything. So good luck. I'll try to connect with Nagi and my soul... so..."

Rita turns her arm around my back. [M]

And the beautiful cherry blossom eyes slowly approached...

"─ I have a vow of eternal loyalty and the promise of the knot of my soul. Forgive me for being alone with your husband..."

So we close our eyes and stick around until we can't breathe.

Then we close the sound-proof curtains in the bedroom.

Rita says, "It's embarrassing to be alone."

Each other -- a lot of things -- you know, make sure...

Laugh in the light, shake, and take your time.

Rita tried so hard to send me a "message," so I did what Rita wanted.

Soon, Rita's words stopped making sense, and she was interrupted.

After we're done...

"............... Nagi no"

"Yeah. Rita."

"…………………………………"

Rita fell asleep, with a restful face, like all her anxieties had disappeared.

And...

"Soul Approximate (Engage)" for a certain amount of time or longer ─ Conditional clearance.

· Magical bonding for more than a certain amount of time ─ Conditional clearance.

· Embrace each other in complete trust for more than a certain amount of time ─ condition cleared.

· Mental ties above a certain depth ─ Conditional clearance.

The establishment of Soul Soul (Spirit Link) has awakened Soul Skills.

A message appeared in front of me indicating 'Soul Success'.

Souma-Nagi

"Fast Reconstruction" Quick Structure/Modification "(Soul Soul Sorting Skill" Spirit Link Skill ")

Enhanced version of fast rebuild.

Extension of time to destabilize skills after rebuilding.

(The number of times I have used 'Fast Reconstruction' so far will be reset)

Also, until now, after "Fast Reconstruction," it was connected by a thread of slavery and magic, but it also dissolves. If a slave is in a place where he can see himself, or where his voice can reach him, he can stabilize his skills remotely. Very convenient.

Rita-Melpheus

"Split Attack" Extended Army "(Soul Soul Soul Skill" Spirit Link Skill ")

Create up to two of your own identities with magical (or sacred) powers.

Splits can act with their own will. For this reason, it is possible to make back-attack, tow, induce, and behave differently. Your body disappears after taking more than a certain amount of damage.

With the help of Cecil-Falot in the same 'Soul Soul (Spirit Link)' state, it is also possible to add one 'Attribute' to the Split.

For example, a person given the 'Flame' attribute has a Flame attribute on all attacks.

"... Good luck with that. Rita, the Soul has been established."

".................. Nagi...... Always... Together"

"I'm here. I've worked hard enough today, so get some sleep."

".................. sooo"

Listening to Rita's sleep, I was thinking about The Devil's Dragon Dungeon.

I don't care what you think, it's a high-level dungeon, so we need to stay away from it. Because you can't put everyone in danger.

... I guess I should ask the Virgin for information. Yeah.

".................. Munyu. Put the bell on... I was messing around..."

"... it's too maniacal, so dismiss it"

I said Rita's hair. [M]

Yeah. I need to hang on a little longer, too. As your husband.

And then I kept looking at Rita's sleeping face, and...

It's time to wake up Rita and...

And

".................. hey Rita, dinner is ready"

"............... Oh, I'm here to deliver your meal. Oh, I'll leave it for you..."

"" Yes, yes. Wake up! I'm opening the door now!!

Me and Rita, who answered Cecil and Eine at the same time, accidentally laughed at each other.