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Episode 12: Vengeance Skeleton * 7
The skeleton specimens looked around us as they moved. And then, at my feet... I think I saw the magical patterns drawn in Faye's blood and understood my situation.
The skeleton specimen in the prisoner was in trouble, and he moved his hand toward me... for now.
The Laocles who saw it tried to break in, but before that, I could grasp the skeleton specimen.
... awesome! It's a bone! It's rare to be able to observe a hand bone like this, and there really is no other skeleton specimen that moves without falling apart even though it's just a bone!
"It's beautiful....."
The skeleton specimen is tilting its neck while grasping and stroking its white, slippery hand.
"You know what a model is?
When asked, the skeleton specimen again tilted its neck. Well, you don't know the model, do you? It's a bone.
"Um, I'd like to draw your picture. I don't think so. Of course, I'll pay you. Um, of course, it's as much as you can offer me, but the beds, the meals... Do you eat bones?
I'll ask, but the skeleton specimen is decent. It is also rough. Hmm... it's harder to communicate than a bird. Uh, what do we do?
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, corn. Though it's a monster. Don't try to keep it."
When I was in trouble, Faye came in from the side.
"We don't keep them. We hire them."
"You can't do more!
Oh, no, no, no, no. Then you can keep it...
... I was wondering how to keep a skeleton specimen, but the skeleton specimen moved.
"What's wrong?
The skeleton specimen moved slowly, reaching out to my waist... to the bag attached to my belt. It seems that he has no intention of harming me, and he is behaving as if he were. Gentle skeleton specimen.
"Oh, jewelry?
At the end of the skeletal specimen's hand is a jewel. There are two crystals in the bag that are set as "fake weapons". The skeleton specimen seems to be reaching for one of them.
"Do you want it? Does bone eat jewelry?
Maybe calcium would be better if you ate it. With a little fish?
If you think so... hey, I'm pulling out the crystal from behind. To Laocles.
"... hey, Corn"
"Yeah, I guess there's milk in the bones. Crystal is silicon, right? I was wondering if it's a bone component."
When I asked Laocles for his consent, Laocles looked amazing. [M]
"... I don't know what you're thinking, but I know what your monster thinks."
Laocles, it's a boulder. I wonder what the plaster statues and skeletal specimens lead to.
"The monster is probably... about to become your Summoner. Are you sure?"
... eh.
"Are you trying to be my Summoner?
When I asked, the skeleton specimen nodded. Oh, I see.... perhaps I thought the invitation to the model was an invitation to become a Summoner.
But, look. If you become a Summoner, you'll become a model. That's a good thing!
"Okay. Then I'll give you more jewelry like yours, so wait a minute."
"Hey, you okay?"
"Yeah, no?
"I don't mind if you're good....."
Laocles somehow looks a little bitter.
"Can I turn a monster into a Summoner?"
"Horse bones are human bones, but... yeah. Well, that's fine. It's so beautiful."
"Give up, Laocles. I already gave up!
"I see....."
... so I painted a large pearl while everyone watched me.
Pearls are sometimes compared to teeth, and I thought it would be just right for bones to enter.
"Would you like this?"
When the pearl, about 4 cm in diameter, was gently presented, the skeleton specimen immediately touched the pearl and was inhaled therein without hesitation.
... and a little later, it comes out again.
Um, good to see you again.
When I greeted him, the skeleton specimen nodded and fell on one knee, gently took my hand and gently attached the forehead part of the skull to the back of my hand.
... I wonder if it's a skeleton specimen greeting. Cool with a crisp motion. I want to draw this too!
"... you're a very big prisoner."
"You know, I thought monsters were more violent. That's the 'model' thing, hey...."
"Sometimes the corn is too out of standard... but why does it always have to be like this?"
Fei and I are talking about something like that, and Lyla and I are standing side by side and getting a skeleton specimen desserted.
... my God, the skeleton specimens were really helpful! "I want you to be a model right away," he asked me. What a model! He even took my pose! I'm so happy!
"Wow... bones, that's amazing! It's amazing to be alive with bones! Wow!"
"Ah, it's dangerous. Don't come any closer!
"Fairy, fairy. Right now, Oniichan is drawing, so don't mess with him."
Everyone else is collaborating with the Dessan Association, so Lyla and I are well equipped to dessan skeletal specimens.
Wow, skeleton specimens. Do humans have bones like this? Wow. Oh, my God, it's against my bones like this. And if it's a human body, there's muscle here... ah, uh.
"Laocles, a moment."
"... what is it?"
"I want you to pose the same next door."
... Laocles kept quiet and took the same pose as the skeleton specimen. The skeletal specimen is shorter in height, but because it's a human body, there shouldn't be a big difference.
All right. Now we can see both the muscles and the bones, and we can make a dessert! How wonderful! I can see that my understanding of the structure of the human body is deepening.
Muscle tension and skin stretching are well understood when bones are understood. You're going to be able to make a convincing screen... oh, for now, wow! It's fun! It's so fun!
"... are you satisfied?"
In the meantime...
"Thank you, Laocles. I've learned a lot too."
That's 2 hours. We finished the drawing. For now, I'm satisfied!
"If you're happy... it's time to pull the information out of him."
Laocles gently slapped the skeleton specimen on the shoulder, looking like she was suffering from a headache. Then the skeleton specimen nodded. What, information? Can I get you anything?
"In the meantime... I wish this guy had written letters."
Laocles is passing paper and a pen to the skeleton specimen. But the skeleton specimen... started writing letters on paper that I'd never seen before. No, what is this?
"... the letters of the monster? Oh, I've never seen it before. Corn. What about you?
I've never seen anything like it.
"Can you read?"
"You can't read, can you? It's the first time I've seen it."
What are you saying? But Lyla wasn't particularly nasty, she just said, "I thought you could read." I don't know... hmm.
I'm in trouble. How are we supposed to communicate? "
"Well... just like when I was a bird, I guess I just had to ask questions that I could answer just by saying yes..."
The birds in my head chirp. [M]... I knew it was a little hateful, that guy.
Then I went on to ask a few questions and managed to extract information from skeletal specimens.
... first, this skeleton specimen. He seems content to betray his original employer.
Yeah, I'm surprised. Wow, but, "You were originally hired by someone, weren't you? In YES," Is that a demon king? "No." So who's the monster? "YES," I wonder if you'll be mad at someone for being my Summoner, "said YES," Are you sure? Yes.
... and then, "You're going to betray your original employer, are you sure? When I heard it, he nodded a lot.
And then I asked... it seems that if this skeleton specimen, Fay, hadn't used the magic of the Magic Seal, it would have been erased.
... yeah. It seems to have been erased.
Other skeleton specimens and bats have disappeared, but it seems that the person didn't do anything, and the employer sent me a magic message saying "it's over" and then disappeared. Um... I mean, he's dead.
Apparently, the skeleton specimen and the bat are created by someone else, and one of those people's will determines whether they live or die. It's a cynical world...
Well, that's why... this skeleton specimen seems to be grateful to us. As soon as I became my Summoner, it seems that my "someone" will never decide whether to live or die again. Yeah, good.
... I needed a lot of questions to get this far. But more than that, I know that this skeleton specimen's attitude is very humiliating or cooperative... it took me a while to learn the details of the situation, and I quickly understood how it felt.
This is the map around here.
Laocles places a map in front of the skeleton specimen as soon as he understands how it feels.
Where's your former employer?
... and the skeleton specimen immediately showed me a point on the map. Active and brilliant betrayal...
"Can you stop the raid on this town for the time being?
Skeletal specimens also tilt their necks. Well, I don't know what kind of skeleton specimen you were supposed to erase by a boulder...
"Well, are you sure you have a pretty good neck?
Ah, this is a big nod. Hmm, this skeleton specimen is very motivating.
"All right, then, let's believe you."
Laocles smiled a little and... hesitated to put his hand out on the skeleton specimen.
The skeleton specimen looked at it and tilted its neck... and then, as I finally noticed, I grabbed Laocles' hand with my bone hand and gently shaken it. Awesome! Bone and muscle handshake!
The skeleton specimens we were supposed to go back with began to play properly with Carnelia. I mean, Carnelia started playing. But I think this skeleton specimen is a good one, because I'm being a big boy.
"By the way, what kind of monster is this?"
Looking at such a person and one, Fay was like, zero.
Hmm... skeletons? Skeleton? Skeleton? There are many things... yeah.
"... what's going on?
I feel like this.
"But what's wrong? What the hell?"
"... is that a monster from your country?"
"Yeah, monsters, monsters."
There must have been a monster like that. Skeleton Ghost. Yeah. Even if it's different, these skeletons are a little rusty...
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"Please continue to cooperate."
If you say so, you'll feel a bit happy again.
... yeah. Nice to see you again.
And the next day.
I consulted with Laocles, Mr. Crowe, Faye and others, and I decided to take defensive measures in this town... as well as begin preparations to attack the base of the original employer of the skeleton specimen.
"The defenses are good, but if the monsters keep attacking this place too much, this town's reputation will be ruined. The safety of residents is getting harder....."
"Exactly. I don't know how much information I can trust, but if there's really an enemy base there, I should go crush it."
Wow. We're all so motivated.
"You know, I'm a little rusty. You want a little revenge on your old employer, don't you? That's why I took your hand."
Mr Crowe smiled and said so, but raised his hand high with a flicker. Hmm, I'm motivated too...
"... well then, it's settled! Get into enemy home!
Fay finally said that brightly and lightly and ended it. We were to enter the point where he taught us everything. I don't know if that's okay, but everyone is motivated, and I'm motivated to do it myself... well, okay. Mm-hmm.
Incidentally, getting into the enemy's home base can be very important.
"Is there a lot of monsters there?"
"... you'll be there."
Well, then, we need to get ready.
Um... I wonder what shape Summon Monster gems would be easy to take.