Before noon the next day. Raftalia slept late last night. Magic book. One hand. Yeah. I was roaring.
Me? I was frying herbs and making them into pills.
He said he was getting ready to go out and get his sleeper's share back.
"Oh, it's like hatching."
I left it at the window of the inn room. Raftalia noticed a crack in the egg I bought yesterday.
Some sort of creature's hair, feathery, soft object peeking through the gap.
Looks like we're close to being born in earnest.
"Right."
I'm interested in what will be born.
Go see an egg with a crack in it.
Pikipiki and the crack of the eggs spread, making a noise with Parin, and a demonic baby appeared from inside.
"Pii!"
Fluffy feathers, pink leopard-like demons with egg shards on their heads and my gaze.
"Pii!"
He jumped well and hit me in the face.
It didn't hurt at all, but he's a demon who looks fine when he says he was just born.
I don't know the race, but he looks in good health, so if you take good care of him, he'll grow up fine.
"What demon is this? You mean the bird system is picky?
Pickup Pickup is a demon like a deformed condor that can't fly very high.
If it's a toddler or something, he looks convinced.
Compared to balloons, etc. if you grow up, you can expect it because your body is agile and your attacks are couchy.
"Hmm... because I'm not familiar with demons either"
Raftalia also answers with a troubled face.
"I can't help it. Ask the villagers."
It wouldn't be that dangerous because it's the demon the demon dealer deals with. Maybe if you ask, you'll answer me.
When I reach for the demon chick, the chick gets on my hand, runs up to her shoulder and jumps, and sits on her back on her head.
"Pious."
He is squirming and cheeky.
Something... that's a cute attitude.
"Hehe, he thinks of Naofumi as his parent."
"Well, I guess it's imprinted."
He's pre-registered, and you think he's a parent because I was the first person to see him move.
The shield reacted as he tried to clean up the egg shards.
If you think about it, you might know what demon it is if you let the shield suck on the egg shards.
So I let the shield suck the egg shards.
Conditions for the demon shield have been freed.
Conditions for the demonic egg shield have been freed.
Demon Shield
Ability Unleashed...... Equipment Bonus, Demon Growth Correction (Small)
Demon Egg Shield
Ability not unleashed... Equipment Bonus, Cooking Skill 2
... Something went wrong with the shield. But it seems convenient, so I would change it from a slaver's shield ii that was in liberation to a demon's shield.
"Do you know what it is?
"No, I didn't understand when another shield came out"
After all, what demon is this chick? I'd appreciate it if the villagers knew.
While walking inside the village under reconstruction, think about where to turn up the LV today.
Will the reasonable line still be around the marshes in the western part of the village? Last time I explored the mountains of the Northwest, I want to find a place with affordable enemies.
Face to face with the villagers in that place.
"Ah, shield brave"
"Morning."
"Good Morning"
I've been here for a week and a little while, and I've protected it with waves, but there are quite a few familiar faces.
"Good Morning"
I've been deeply bowed my head. Something embarrasses me.
"Pii!"
The chick with the head rings fine.
"Oh?"
A villager looks at the chick riding on my head.
"What's wrong with you?
Visit by pointing to the chick.
"Buy an egg from a demon dealer."
"Oh, I see"
"It was just a touchy screw-up that I didn't know what was in it. Do you know what this demon is?
The villagers stare at the chicks as serious.
"That's right...... I think you're probably a philoreal chick, right?
"Huh? Is that the bird pulling that carriage?
Then it would have been a little virtuous because it was higher than the original amount... well, if the story of the villagers was true.
"Yeah, there's a ranch outside the village, so you should take a look."
"I'll go, then."
I face the house of the guy who runs the ranch with Raftaria.
Apparently, the ranch had suffered quite a bit of wave damage and about half of the demons it was raising were dead.
"So this demon is philoreal?
Ask the rancher, he nods.
"Right. I feel like I've seen it, it's a Filorial bitch."
said the rancher as he had a chick and appraised him as a serious.
"The variety is a common species, the phylloarian species, which has an unsettling ecology if you don't pull the luggage"
"... what about that as a creature?
"Something wrong?
Oh, wouldn't it be strange if I stayed as normal since I was born in this world?
Hmmm...... Daikanya, I guess there is an ecology that uses something like a luggage car that can conveniently carry objects that need to be protected, such as eggs and nests.
"It's not off the hook, it's a hit."
Not bad if you think an adult could have bought 200 demons of silver coins for a hundred.
I don't know how much money and time it will take to grow up, but it won't have to be done.
"Pii!"
The philoreal chick rang over my head.
"What does he eat?
"At first, it's a soft thing, such as boiling beans. When you grow up, it's an omnivore, so I'll eat anything."
"I see, thanks"
I was incredibly thankful myself.
In the meantime, they're good around the boiled beans they serve in the village.
"So, what do you do with your name?
Raftaria asks as she strokes the chick.
"You name a pet you might sell?
I hear that when you name something like this, you get attached and you can't sell it.
"Do you always call me chick or philoreal?
"Mm..."
That sure is a pain in the ass.
"Well... well, call me Philo"
"... that's cheap"
"Shut up."
"Pii!"
You understand they named you. The chick sounded in a good mood.
After thanking us, we went out hunting after breakfast with the feed for Filo.
"Where are you going today?
"Pii?"
"Right...... you still don't know where a good hunting ground is so you're gonna have to make money off your own feet, we're gonna do what we always do"
"Yes."
The raftaria is huge and dependable. It should be easier to fight than before.
Philo was squeaking over my head.
It's noisy and a little comfortable.
When I plugged in the evening, I noticed that I was weird too.
Today, in addition to my thoughts, I encountered many demons, and I was able to defeat them efficiently.
Thanks to the new weapons and protective equipment. I have been able to defeat my enemies more than I did when I arrived.
Here's how it turned out that day.
Me, LV23.
Raftalia LV27
Phyllo LV12
Phyllo had not fought busily but had experience and his LV was soaring.
That's good. The young subhuman heard that the flesh grows suddenly when the LV rises, and the demon seems to grow faster with the same reasoning.
It's just... hey...
Phyllo's appearance was visibly changing.
Phyllo, who was like a little leech, had now grown big enough to hold it with both hands and hold it heavy enough.
Somehow, it's round, in a bun-like shape. And the parallax and the wings had changed, and the color had changed from pink to peach.
I try to suck my wings gradually.
Conditions for Demon Shield II have been freed.
Demon Shield II
Ability Unreleased...... Equipment Bonus, Demon Status Correction (Small)
Even I don't realize the growth of Raftaria. It's so different.
"Piyo."
It had even changed the way it rang, and when I let it down because it was heavy, I was walking out with Tokotoko myself.
Guuuuu......
I have a bad feeling about the sound that keeps ringing all the time from Filo earlier.
For once, I bought more bait, but it's so bottomed up, it seems like an omnivore, so I've already given it a weedy or pasturesque look on the side of the road.
An endless appetite whether fed or fed...... I guess this is a sign of rapid growth.
"Um... Dear Naofumi..."
"I know. Demons are amazing."
I didn't expect you to grow so much in one day... it's only a matter of time before you get a foot replacement for this.
And, it's good to expect, but I'm afraid it's going to be a demon with only a big body and an immature spirit.
That's why I kept the restrictions pretty tight.
Back at the inn, I show Philo to the shop owner and talk to him about where to put him to sleep. Then he was led to the horse cabin in the inn, where the straw was put to sleep instead of the nest.
"Hmm? You have chimeric meat and bones here."
To see where it hasn't corrupted yet, is it good to hold, or won't it rot because it's a monster from another realm?
"In the meantime, we're waiting to hang and soften it so it's easy to process."
"Heh..."
It won't be edible, but for once, will it be processed so that it is easy to handle?
"Then I made it dry meat and I'm going to recruit a buyer. I still sell it to those who want it. There are a few people here who are involved in magic."
"Isn't that good?
It was a pretty big chimera so it still seems to be in pretty good stock. Will there be about two cows?
Tough to make it edible, and a lot to take to research materials.
This would be the place.
"Piyo."
Grr......
Are you still hungry?
I'm getting extra feed in the village, but I quickly flattened it.
Where is it in that body......
Biki... Biki...
The sound of bones and meat? Are you still growing?
"I can't believe you grew up here in one day... didn't you do a lot of trouble?
The owner looks at my face worried.
"Twelve yet."
"To? Twelve?
The owner is surprised to see Firo in my answer.
"I think I needed around twenty to grow up here in a few days, but that's the power of a brave man"
Hmm... Well, there's a growth correction (small), and there's no denying that it's having an impact.
Check the status and it fluctuates every time you see it. I guess it's growing.
I can't get you into battle yet.
"Piyo!"
I think I'm raising Skuk on Phyllo, who's ringing fine.
When I stroked Firo's head and made sure he was resting, I went back to my room with Raftalia. After that, I study to remember the letters of this world.
I have a lot to do and I have a problem with it.