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Then, At 3 Years Old
Two and a half years had passed since that time, I - Arc - am now three years old.
My body had grown bigger and I was currently able to walk around freely inside the mansion.
I was able to say goodbye to the crib, and today, I am walking around inside the mansion searching for fluffs. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Passing through the living room, I saw a bear with pure white fur walking slowly.
「Ah! It’s Bell」
I immediately rushed out toward the bear’s direction and hugged Bell’s hips.
「Guruuu!」
「Ahaha, it’s stiff~」
Bell turned around in surprise as his hips suddenly got hugged, but I continued snuggling without hesitation.
His outer coat is long and somewhat firm, but the inner coat is short and soft.
It is probably to adjust his body’s temperature in an extremely cold environment that there were two layers of fur, with waterproof and heat-insulating qualities to them. There is a layer of subcutaneous fat under the thick fur, making it very squishy and warm.
「Hey, Arc! Don’t grab Bell so suddenly!」
When I looked up in response to hearing a voice coming from above, I saw Chloe-neesan riding Bell.
Since it’s been 2,5 years, I am now 3-odd years old, and Chloe-neesan - who was 3 years old - was now 6 years old.
Chloe-neesan is also in her growing period and is now around 120 cm tall.
I am around 100 cm tall so she’s one head taller than me.
She has her deep blue hair cut around her shoulder, giving the impression that she is more active than before.
By the way, my older brother Edward is living in the Holy Capital as an apprentice holy knight since he was 8 years old.
「Ah, Chloe-neesan. You were there」
「Of course, I was riding Bell from the start!」
「Sorry. Didn’t notice」
I was too focused on Bell.
「Arc, you really like Bell, huh」
「Un, I really like animals. I also want to be able to tame monsters like neesan quickly」
The creature in front of me - Bell - is actually an Ice Bear, Chloe-neesan’s tamed monster.
It’s really enviable. I’m jealous. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「I’m sure you will be able to tame them since it’s Arc」
「I hope so. I also want to tame a fluffy one quickly」
I also want to move around the mansion riding a fluffy monster like Chloe-neesan.
I want to play around with fluffs to my heart’s content
「Shall we have Arc do taming, then?」
Turning around, there were Ziruol and Runoa standing there.
In contrast to me and Chloe-nessan - who was growing remarkably -, these two didn’t change at all these past 2 years. They look really youthful.
「Eh? Really?」
「Arc is already 3-odd years old. It is about time Arc started training for taming」
「Yay!」
Until now, I haven’t been given permission to tame since I’m still too young, but it looks like they finally gave me permission now that I’m 3 years old.
「First, I will explain to Arc about what kind of duty our house has」
It seems like first I will receive a lecture or something, I was brought to the mansion’s courtyard by my parents.
「Our Kontract (コントラクト) house is a frontier Count house that serves the Holy Istania Empire」1
Ziruol explains while drawing a map on the ground with a stick.
To the east is the Kingdom of Aldonia and the Kingdom of Misphilt, far to the south is the desert country, Lazur Kingdom. The country we live in is to the far north, the Holy Istania Empire.
The capital, Holy Capital, is where Edward lives.
The Kontract territory is located further north, even in the Istania Empire, it is a harsh, cold territory that is covered in snow for half of the year.
Not only is it colder than any other territory, but the monsters that appear here are also powerful.
It is our Kontract house duty to protect the territory by taming those monsters and cooperating with them.
The Kontract house has possessed exceptional talents for tamers for generations and by partnering with the monsters, we have been able to ward off threats and bring prosperity to the territory.
「Using contract magic, our house has been able to control and manage the animals and monsters, and those with whom we have made contracts are called our familiars. There are several types of contracts, the main types of contracts often used are the Permanent Contract and the Provisional Contract. Do you have any questions about the things I explained so far?」
「What is the difference between a Permanent Contract and a Provisional Contract.....?」
「Permanent Contract is literally a permanent relationship with the familiar 」
It is a contract that will last for a long time between a master and their familiar so it will not be able to work without mutual trust between each other.
Like Setsu with Runoa and Bell with Chloe, those two are Permanent Contract so it seems like they trust each other deeply. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「What about the Provisional Contract?」
「Simply put, it is a simplified version of the Permanent Contract」
Different from the Permanent Contract, it seems like it is just a contract you can make with just a small amount of mana, where you can not stay as master and familiar forever. Just that, the trust between master and familiar is not complete; thus, the drawback is that it is uncertain whether the familiar will act according to the master’s wishes.
Thanks to Ziruol’s explanation, I had a rough understanding of Contract Magic.
「How do you make a Contract magic?」
「You have to connect a path with the monster with your mana」
「A path?」
「Hmーm, it is hard to explain it with words alone.....」
When I slightly tilted my head in confusion, Ziruol crossed his arms with a serious look on his face.
「It is an intuitive thing, but it feels like a connection between souls」
「Un. Once you succeed in taming the monster, you will always be able to feel a connection with the monster」
Runoa and Chloe both said as if to add more explanation.
I thought Ziruol was just the intuitive type of person, but it seems like that is not the case.
「Can you make such a path with any creature?」
「It depends on the tamer’s talent but it is possible if it is a Provisional Contract. There is a bird over there we can use an example of」
Ziruol looked up at the sky and raised his right hand toward a blue bird flying leisurely above the mansion.
「『Provisional Contract』」
After a wave of mana flew from Ziruol, there was a path-like connection was established with the blue bird that was about to pass the mansion. The blue bird trembled, turned around, and quietly landed on Ziruol-tousan’s shoulder.
「This is a Provisional Contract」
「So cute!」
The blue bird perched on Ziruol-tousan’s shoulder is so cute. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
When I approached the bird as if drawn by it, the blue bird flew and landed on my head. Ah, happiness.
「Can kaasan and neesan do this Provisional Contract too?」
「I can, but I can’t use it as freely as Ziruol」
「Is that so?」
「There is compatibility between creatures we can tame, you know」
Apparently, not everyone can tame the blue bird in the same way
「I am good at taming wild animal types like Setsu, tigers, or wolves」
「I have only tamed Bell so far, so I think I’m bear-type」
Wild animals like a bear.....are there such classifications of creatures you are good at in taming like that?
「How do you know you are good at taming?」
「I guess it’s a good compatibility? The moment you laid eyes on each other, you realize that you’re going to get along well with this child, something like that」
「It is a feeling you can not understand unless you have tamed one」
Is it like a human relationship? Even in society, for some reason, there are times when you understand that you’re going to get along well with a person at first glance.
I wonder if that means I have good compatibility with each other?
When I tried asking in even more detail, I found out that there are people among my ancestors who are good at taming creatures like birds, cows, pigs, boars, and deer. There seem to be some strange ones who are good at taming insects or fish too.
The types of animals and monsters one can tame seem to depend on one’s knowledge and talent.
「Come to think of it, what is tousan good at in taming」
I’ve seen Runoa and Chloe’s familiar before, but I’ve never seen Ziruol’s familiar even once.
「I’m glad you asked!」
「Otousan’s tamed monsters are amazing, you know?」
Ziruol looks happy while Runoa proudly smiles when I ask.
If you guys said it like that, the hurdle would just get higher. I wonder what kind of monsters he can tame?
「This is just a great opportunity. I will call them here now」
Ziruol-tousan grinned and blew the whistle hanging from his neck.
I thought I heard a high-pitched sound of piiiii and then a large shadow approached us from high up in the sky.
A pair of wings like a bat’s wing extends from its back, its massive figure is covered in bluish-white scales. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
This creature is a classic in any fantasy.....!
「I can tame dragons!」2
At the same time Ziruol shouted that, a blue dragon landed in our courtyard.
A thudding impact reverberates through the ground and resonates in my stomach.
The dragon brought its large head close and Ziruol stroked it in a familiar manner.
「Amazing!」
Since this is a world of swords and magic, I wondered whether there were dragons in this world or not, but I never thought they really existed.
「This is the first time I introducing her to Arc. This is Olga the Frost Dragon」
「Nice to meet you! I’m Ziruol-tousan’s son, Arc! Best regards!」
When I energetically approached it, the dragon - Olga - turned its emerald eyes toward me and timidly raised its front paw.
「Can I touch it?」
「Sure」
When I tried touching its toes, it felt cold and hard like iron.
It has a rough surface and is gritty but is quite sharp at the tip, if it was swung at full force it’s going to be able to be able to cut through something as young as me easily. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Waa, it’s cold!」
「It’s a Frost Dragon after all. Olga is currently withdrawing the cold wave, but you can not get close to them if it’s a wild dragon, you know?」
To be able to adjust the cold wave like that, how very skillful.
Next, I tried touching the scale with my nails and found that they were smooth.
It’s like each scale feels like a plate mail.
Reflecting bluish-white light, they are very pretty like gems.
「Are you not scared Arc?」
As I was innocently touching Olga, Ziruol threw such a question at me.
「This is tousan’s familiar, right? She also has intelligent eyes and I know that she’s a very gentle and obedient child」
I’ve seen a lot of animals, including those in my previous life.
If you look at their eyes, you can roughly understand a creature’s character.
「It is really different with Chloe back then」
「Otousan, don’t say unnecessary things! It is Arc who is strange, he saw a dragon but didn’t feel afraid!」
「This child really loves animals 」
Chloe shouted looking embarrassed with her face turning red while Runoa spoke with a hint of disbelief on her face.
Apparently, Chloe also met face-to-face with Olga when she was 3 years old, but she ended up so frightened by Olga’s appearance that she cried.
The fact that Olga looked at me timidly when she saw me might be because of the incident with Chloe.
「 Dragons are basically creatures with wild temperaments and arrogance, but even among dragons, Olga is a rare individual with a calm and rational character. To be able to see through that at a glance, Arc really has the talent for taming. Perhaps you can also unexpectedly tame a dragon like me?」
「Hmーm, I wonder? I don’t have the vivid feeling that everyone has been talking about so far?」
Taming a dragon is also an attractive option, but as expected, my tamed creatures should be fluffs.
Come to think of it, it’s been 3 years since I reincarnated into this world, I wonder how Fuku is doing.
If it’s as Inugami said, Fuku is going to arrive in this world soon.
I wonder if Fuku’s work on earth drags on?
I’d really like to see Fuku again after so many years. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
TL Note : No mention whether Bell is male or female so will go for he/him for now.
1. Contract, contrakt..
2. One is Dragon Slayer, another is Dragon Tamer, XD
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