Chapter 24 – Re-encounter (part 1)
'This dog can talk!!?'
I heard a voice in my head asking for help, and even more unexpectedly, the voice came from a large dog with black fur, even when compared to other dogs from my old world, it was quite large.
Ever since I arrived in this world, this is the first time I've met a beast with this kind of intelligence, one that can even communicate by speaking in a language that humans can understand
Compared to my Familiars, I can only understand how they feel after they become my Familiars and I'm pretty sure that this big dog is not my Familiar.
In other words, it has intelligence that allows it to communicate with humans.
"Hyuga, are you okay? Your face looks a little pale. ", Yui looked at me with a slightly worried look.
"A-ah! I-I'm fine... "
Before that, I'll go back to tell you how I met this big dog or more specifically the beast species Ombra dog. The same species that chased me in the forest when I first arrived in this world.
When I returned from the Secret base to my house, I found this dog not far from my house. In other words, this dog was very close to the village.
Its body was covered in wounds, from what I could see these were not wounds caused by humans. It looked at me, lowered its head and fell unconscious.
Looking at the look in its eyes I felt that it was approaching me without any bad intentions, moreover I always felt that when they were chasing me, they seemed to be leading me towards Magnolia village which was being attacked by bandits.
This dog was also the one that fought with me against the mysterious man who seemed to be the mastermind of the attack on Magnolia village, and the scar on one of its eyes was the result of the fight back then.
I hurriedly called Yui and asked for her help, hearing that Paolo looked at me with a very sharp gaze for daring to ask Yui to come to my house at night like this. When he said he would come and accompany Yui, fortunately Paolo's wife held him back and he couldn't break free from her grip.
When we got home, Yui was surprised to see an ombra dog in front of us. As we approached it, the big dog briefly regained consciousness and the voice appeared in my head, however, after saying 'help us! ', the big dog lost consciousness again.
Yui treated the dog's wounds and according to her, it was in a very weak state. Healing magic and potions can indeed treat wounds to a certain extent, however, restoring lost blood takes time naturally.
Looking at the wounds on the dog's body, it was only natural that this creature's condition was still very weak.
"I was surprised when you asked for my help for this beast, is it one of your Familiars?"
"Ah, that... It's not my Familiar. But, it seems we are connected by a somewhat strange fate. "
I told Yui about the incident when I first arrived in the great forest of Ragnag and what happened between me and the ombra dog in front of us.
"And seeing it come at me with a wound like that makes me wonder... "
"Alright, I accept your excuse for now. But it's also thanks to that that I finally got to see your house. It looks like you've made it into quite a cozy home. "
"Simple but cozy, I think that's the function of a good home. But I still have to make a place where I can forge in this house. "
"So you're going to expand your house?"
"The intention is like that, just in case there are more residents. ", as I said that, Yui glanced at me. "I'll bring some of my Familiars to stay here and help me guard the house. "
"I thought, you were going to bring a woman into your house. "
"Hmm... I need to respond to what you just said? "
"Whatever. "
Yes, these are words that mean something other than what they imply. "It's not a problem? You moved into my hom-", and before I could finish speaking, Yui hit my head from behind.
I could only endure the pain and hold my head, while Yui turned her face away from me.
"Give the dog some time to rest, it will get better. I'm going home. "
"I'll escort you... "
"No need, you just need to look after that dog and make sure it's under your watch. Don't let the dog cause trouble in the village. "
Yui left me and the ombra dog without looking back at me. I could only follow her advice and put up a barrier around the dog to secure it.
I decided to rest while keeping an eye on the ombra dog, and contacted Gustav using the telepathy that could be used between me and my Familiar.
I only realized today, that Familiars who have the intelligence to communicate clearly can telepathically communicate with their masters.
' Gustav, please summon some skeletons and check the area from around there to near this village. '
' Yes Sir, I will proceed. I'll let you know if I find anything. '
For now, there aren't many undead that Gustav can summon, but at least it's helpful for surveillance.
In the morning when the sun had not yet risen, ombra dog finally woke up. I, who had been sleeping on standby, also woke up immediately when I sensed that the dog was awake.
The dog saw me and sat down while bowing his head in front of me.
"You can communicate with humans?"
' A little... I want to ask you a favor. '
This creature spoke directly to my mind, plus its intelligence that could talk to humans, I was even more convinced that it had something to do with C and was not just any dog.
"So what happened? "
' Two days ago, uncommon creatures were seen in this forest. There were quite a few of them. '
Briefly according to the ombra dog in front of me, two days ago beasts that were not the type of species commonly found in the great forest of Ragnag appeared in the vicinity of the forest, their numbers were quite large and they immediately attacked every creature they saw.
When the unfamiliar beasts were in the vicinity of the ombra dogs' territory, they tried to fight them off, but their growing numbers pushed the ombra dogs back.
Because of that, the ombra dog in front of me tried to find help, and all he could think of was me. According to him, not many beasts have intelligence and even fewer are willing to cooperate.
However, the beasts that attacked them lacked intelligence, they just attacked and attacked whatever they saw.
"Then why me?", the dog tried to turn his eyes away from me when I asked that question. "Well I'll change my question. How did you come to have this kind of intelligence?"
For an ombra dog ranked only at the D rank, its intelligence is far above the average of other beasts.
' As a relative of Sylph wolf, I as the pack leader, I have the honor of being blessed by him. '
"Ah, so it was this Sylph wolf who had you chase me in the forest and had a relationship with that C guy. "
Realizing his innocence in revealing the secret he had been trying to hide, the dog with the scary face was able to look cute for the first time. I laughed at his surprised expression.
"If you just take orders, I can't hold you responsible. So what favor do you want?"
' Please save my pack and stop the creatures that are harassing us.'
After that I agreed to his request, but I also said that this time I would help them, but next time I would ask for their help and that's how humans usually do.
Although his condition was still weak, but he was able to move and show me where the other ombra dogs were gathered, but before we left I called some of my Familiars to accompany us.
Not so far after we followed the ombra dog, one of the monkeys gave a signal, it saw something in front of us, and some hyena-like animals were seen ferociously preying on other beasts.
They were attacking and killing their prey, some were eating their prey and others were seen carrying the rest of their prey away.
After that I heard a sound like laughter coming from the hyenas and they looked in our direction. The hyenas immediately moved towards us and it was clear that they intended to attack.
"Don't spare any of them!"
I ordered the Familiars to attack those hyenas, of course seeing the ferocity of these hyenas, exterminating them was the best option before they got near human settlements.
(Wicked hyena: Attack in packs and are quite intelligent when hunting. Has a poison that can cause numbness when bitten. Rank: D. Materials: Wicked hyena claws; Wicked hyena pelt; magic crystal very small. )
Even though they're D rank, my Familiars won't be that easy to lose. One of the advantages of being a Familiar is that they receive Familiar enhancement and plus I can use support magic.
Not only the Familiars, this time I also participated in fighting the hyenas, I injured them and let the Familiars finish it.
The impression I felt when facing the hyenas was like when I fought against the beasts from the dungeon. In the previous expedition, only a few types of monkeys still had a little bit of intelligence, such as the monkeys that left when I released them and the three monkeys that eventually became my Familiars.
While other beasts will only attack creatures that are in front of them. Especially when they see humans, without thinking they will immediately attack, they don't seem to have the intelligence to determine when they should run away to survive.
In another case, when I give off an intimidating aura like in this forest, most beasts will avoid me, which is why I usually suppress my presence and make them think I'm easy prey.
' The entrance to the dungeon should already be guarded by adventurers and soldiers from Rockaxe city.'
I hunted down all the hyenas we encountered, as a result we managed to defeat about thirty-four hyenas, and added the rest of the beasts they preyed on earlier, leaving scattered corpses in a terrible state scattered everywhere.
There wasn't much to take from the beast that had fallen prey to the hyenas, and leaving it alone would frighten the people who passed by this place. I put everything into my storage box and continued on our way.
Chapter 24 – Re-encounter (part 1)
'This dog can talk!!?'
I heard a voice in my head asking for help, and even more unexpectedly, the voice came from a large dog with black fur, even when compared to other dogs from my old world, it was quite large.
Ever since I arrived in this world, this is the first time I've met a beast with this kind of intelligence, one that can even communicate by speaking in a language that humans can understand
Compared to my Familiars, I can only understand how they feel after they become my Familiars and I'm pretty sure that this big dog is not my Familiar.
In other words, it has intelligence that allows it to communicate with humans.
"Hyuga, are you okay? Your face looks a little pale. ", Yui looked at me with a slightly worried look.
"A-ah! I-I'm fine... "
Before that, I'll go back to tell you how I met this big dog or more specifically the beast species Ombra dog. The same species that chased me in the forest when I first arrived in this world.
When I returned from the Secret base to my house, I found this dog not far from my house. In other words, this dog was very close to the village.
Its body was covered in wounds, from what I could see these were not wounds caused by humans. It looked at me, lowered its head and fell unconscious.
Looking at the look in its eyes I felt that it was approaching me without any bad intentions, moreover I always felt that when they were chasing me, they seemed to be leading me towards Magnolia village which was being attacked by bandits.
This dog was also the one that fought with me against the mysterious man who seemed to be the mastermind of the attack on Magnolia village, and the scar on one of its eyes was the result of the fight back then.
I hurriedly called Yui and asked for her help, hearing that Paolo looked at me with a very sharp gaze for daring to ask Yui to come to my house at night like this. When he said he would come and accompany Yui, fortunately Paolo's wife held him back and he couldn't break free from her grip.
When we got home, Yui was surprised to see an ombra dog in front of us. As we approached it, the big dog briefly regained consciousness and the voice appeared in my head, however, after saying 'help us! ', the big dog lost consciousness again.
Yui treated the dog's wounds and according to her, it was in a very weak state. Healing magic and potions can indeed treat wounds to a certain extent, however, restoring lost blood takes time naturally.
Looking at the wounds on the dog's body, it was only natural that this creature's condition was still very weak.
"I was surprised when you asked for my help for this beast, is it one of your Familiars?"
"Ah, that... It's not my Familiar. But, it seems we are connected by a somewhat strange fate. "
I told Yui about the incident when I first arrived in the great forest of Ragnag and what happened between me and the ombra dog in front of us.
"And seeing it come at me with a wound like that makes me wonder... "
"Alright, I accept your excuse for now. But it's also thanks to that that I finally got to see your house. It looks like you've made it into quite a cozy home. "
"Simple but cozy, I think that's the function of a good home. But I still have to make a place where I can forge in this house. "
"So you're going to expand your house?"
"The intention is like that, just in case there are more residents. ", as I said that, Yui glanced at me. "I'll bring some of my Familiars to stay here and help me guard the house. "
"I thought, you were going to bring a woman into your house. "
"Hmm... I need to respond to what you just said? "
"Whatever. "
Yes, these are words that mean something other than what they imply. "It's not a problem? You moved into my hom-", and before I could finish speaking, Yui hit my head from behind.
I could only endure the pain and hold my head, while Yui turned her face away from me.
"Give the dog some time to rest, it will get better. I'm going home. "
"I'll escort you... "
"No need, you just need to look after that dog and make sure it's under your watch. Don't let the dog cause trouble in the village. "
Yui left me and the ombra dog without looking back at me. I could only follow her advice and put up a barrier around the dog to secure it.
I decided to rest while keeping an eye on the ombra dog, and contacted Gustav using the telepathy that could be used between me and my Familiar.
I only realized today, that Familiars who have the intelligence to communicate clearly can telepathically communicate with their masters.
' Gustav, please summon some skeletons and check the area from around there to near this village. '
' Yes Sir, I will proceed. I'll let you know if I find anything. '
For now, there aren't many undead that Gustav can summon, but at least it's helpful for surveillance.
In the morning when the sun had not yet risen, ombra dog finally woke up. I, who had been sleeping on standby, also woke up immediately when I sensed that the dog was awake.
The dog saw me and sat down while bowing his head in front of me.
"You can communicate with humans?"
' A little... I want to ask you a favor. '
This creature spoke directly to my mind, plus its intelligence that could talk to humans, I was even more convinced that it had something to do with C and was not just any dog.
"So what happened? "
' Two days ago, uncommon creatures were seen in this forest. There were quite a few of them. '
Briefly according to the ombra dog in front of me, two days ago beasts that were not the type of species commonly found in the great forest of Ragnag appeared in the vicinity of the forest, their numbers were quite large and they immediately attacked every creature they saw.
When the unfamiliar beasts were in the vicinity of the ombra dogs' territory, they tried to fight them off, but their growing numbers pushed the ombra dogs back.
Because of that, the ombra dog in front of me tried to find help, and all he could think of was me. According to him, not many beasts have intelligence and even fewer are willing to cooperate.
However, the beasts that attacked them lacked intelligence, they just attacked and attacked whatever they saw.
"Then why me?", the dog tried to turn his eyes away from me when I asked that question. "Well I'll change my question. How did you come to have this kind of intelligence?"
For an ombra dog ranked only at the D rank, its intelligence is far above the average of other beasts.
' As a relative of Sylph wolf, I as the pack leader, I have the honor of being blessed by him. '
"Ah, so it was this Sylph wolf who had you chase me in the forest and had a relationship with that C guy. "
Realizing his innocence in revealing the secret he had been trying to hide, the dog with the scary face was able to look cute for the first time. I laughed at his surprised expression.
"If you just take orders, I can't hold you responsible. So what favor do you want?"
' Please save my pack and stop the creatures that are harassing us.'
After that I agreed to his request, but I also said that this time I would help them, but next time I would ask for their help and that's how humans usually do.
Although his condition was still weak, but he was able to move and show me where the other ombra dogs were gathered, but before we left I called some of my Familiars to accompany us.
Not so far after we followed the ombra dog, one of the monkeys gave a signal, it saw something in front of us, and some hyena-like animals were seen ferociously preying on other beasts.
They were attacking and killing their prey, some were eating their prey and others were seen carrying the rest of their prey away.
After that I heard a sound like laughter coming from the hyenas and they looked in our direction. The hyenas immediately moved towards us and it was clear that they intended to attack.
"Don't spare any of them!"
I ordered the Familiars to attack those hyenas, of course seeing the ferocity of these hyenas, exterminating them was the best option before they got near human settlements.
(Wicked hyena: Attack in packs and are quite intelligent when hunting. Has a poison that can cause numbness when bitten. Rank: D. Materials: Wicked hyena claws; Wicked hyena pelt; magic crystal very small. )
Even though they're D rank, my Familiars won't be that easy to lose. One of the advantages of being a Familiar is that they receive Familiar enhancement and plus I can use support magic.
Not only the Familiars, this time I also participated in fighting the hyenas, I injured them and let the Familiars finish it.
The impression I felt when facing the hyenas was like when I fought against the beasts from the dungeon. In the previous expedition, only a few types of monkeys still had a little bit of intelligence, such as the monkeys that left when I released them and the three monkeys that eventually became my Familiars.
While other beasts will only attack creatures that are in front of them. Especially when they see humans, without thinking they will immediately attack, they don't seem to have the intelligence to determine when they should run away to survive.
In another case, when I give off an intimidating aura like in this forest, most beasts will avoid me, which is why I usually suppress my presence and make them think I'm easy prey.
' The entrance to the dungeon should already be guarded by adventurers and soldiers from Rockaxe city.'
I hunted down all the hyenas we encountered, as a result we managed to defeat about thirty-four hyenas, and added the rest of the beasts they preyed on earlier, leaving scattered corpses in a terrible state scattered everywhere.
There wasn't much to take from the beast that had fallen prey to the hyenas, and leaving it alone would frighten the people who passed by this place. I put everything into my storage box and continued on our way.
