<b>Ā Extra Part 3: Ritaās Wish and the Summoning Slave (Part 1)</b>
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This is an extra story.
The timeline is the morning after episode 50, and the story is from Ritaās point of view.
The second half of Part 4 starts with Episode 53.
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āIām off, Master.ā
āYes. Then take care of Aine, Rita. You are her bodyguard.ā
Master Nagi held out his hand, and I bowed lightly, as usual.
Sawasawa, Pikopiko
Gentle fingers touched my golden beast ears.
When Nagi stroked her ears, I felt lucky to have been born as a beastman.
Iām embarrassed to say that I naturally wag my tail, but I canāt stop myself. Itās an instinct.
The collar that Nagi gave me has somehow become a part of me, and I canāt remember a time when it wasnāt there.
Nagiās face is close to mine. I can feel her breathing.
I want to kunk you, rub you, and stroke you.
I want ā¦him to come closer and ā¦closer to me.
āI donāt think the Order of Divine know who we are, but be careful. Rita, Aine.ā
āHmm. What are you talking about, Nagi?
I, however, am a shy mess.
So, I put aside my feelings that were about to overflow, and puff my chest out to the fullest.
āIām the strongest in the party in close combat, you know. I hope you donāt underestimate me. The Order of Divine is no match for me.ā
āIām telling you not to be reckless.ā
I want to jump on Nagi, who is smiling, and rub his cheeks, but instead I want to do the ritual of his world, āhai-sakuchiā ā splat!
Rita and her fellow slave, Aine, then went out to gather information (plus some shopping).
āAine, Aine, Aine, Aine, Aine, Aine. What should I do? What should I do?ā
āYes, yes. Whatās the matter, Rita?ā
As soon as the house was out of sight, I cried out to Aine, who was walking next to me.
Aine, the ābig sisterā of the party, squints her sleepy eyes and gently strokes my hair.
āOh, you know, Aine. Didnāt Nagi get another slave?
āYou mean Miss Rafilia?ā
āYes. An elven girl, very beautiful.ā
āIāve talked to her a bit, and she seems like a nice girl.ā
āUh-huh. But, but, but.ā
āDonāt worry about it. Even if there are more slaves, Na-kun will take good care of Rita-san too, right?ā
āI know thatā¦ā
I know. Itās about Nagi.
I heard that Rafilia was suffering from a mysterious lock skill. I know because I also once had a similar thing installed on me. I know the pain caused by the cursed skill, and the happiness when Nagi saved me from it.
I feel sorry for Rafilia, and I know that Nagi was the only one who could help her.
Besides, Rafilia respects me. The āDark Heroā was the Master and the golden beast was me! I honestly donāt know what that mean though.
I know it in my head. But, but, butā¦
āListen, Aine. I failed to engage in a soul engagement with Nagiā¦ā
āIs that so?ā
āAfter I had Nagi do a bunch of stuff for me due to the [Quick Reconstruction], I almost got a soul contract by accident. But the ritual was incomplete and ā¦it didnāt work. I was so close.ā
āI see. You did your best, Rita-san.ā
Aine smiled at that.
Her eyes are always calm and unfazed by most things. Thatās why I inadvertently ask her for advice on many things. Aine seems to be happy about it. She said that she was everyoneās big sister.
I am sometimes amazed by her unbelievable receptiveness.
Maybe Aine wouldnāt be upset if she suddenly had a child, let alone a party member.
āRita-san, do you want to have a chance of āEngagementā with Na-kun again?ā
Aine asks me and like a matter of course I answer without even thinking.ā
āā¦I want to do it.ā
I said it.
ā¦I said it.
ā¦I said it. Ohhhh.
āAaahhhhhh!ā
āDonāt worry. Itās a very natural feeling.ā
Aine gives a thumbs up to me, who have turned red and started squirming.
āAnd Aine also needs Rita and Cecil to be good friends with her later.ā
āAine too?ā
āNo, itās nothing. And then Aine will ask Na-kun for help at that timeā¦ā
āHuh?ā
I tilted my head.
Itās been a long time since Iāve seen Aine turn red.
āIām sorry. Aine also wants to have āEngagementā with Na-kun.ā
āBut that can wait. Right now, we are talking about Rita-san and Na-kunās āEngagementā.ā
āYeahā¦ I guess.ā
āAine has a great idea.ā
āReally?ā
āYou should practice a lot so that you can properly say to Na-kun, āI want to have an āEngagementā.ā
āPracticeā¦ā
Yeah, I think Aine might be right.
I am 100% red right now.
I donāt usually express my feelings honestly, except when Nagi is reconstructing my skills and my mind and body is all fluffy.
The āEnganementā is very important. I donāt want to make a mistake this time.
So I need to be able to ask Nagi to do it properly.
āAll right, Aine. Iāll practice!ā
āThen say what Aine says. āNagi, I love you.āā
āLet me be something that will always be close to your soul.ā
āLet meā¦ always beā¦ something that is closer to your soul.ā
āPlease let me be Naa-kunās older sister even if Iām reborn.ā
āPlease let me be Naa-kunās olderā¦ Is that Aineās?ā
āYes. Weāll be together forever. Everything in Aine is for you. So, itās okay. Aine is for Cecil and Rita too, please.ā
āAine, Aine! Iām not Nagi! Open your eyes and stop coming at me!ā
āWhat?ā
When we were close enough to catch each otherās breath, Aine finally opened her eyes.
āIāmā¦ sorry. Iāve been practicing too much.ā
āWhat kind of practice do you usually do, Aine?ā
In front of me who raised voice unintentionally, Aine was clearing her throat like a professional.
āIn other words, itās important to practice so much that it comes out naturally like this.ā
āā¦I see.ā
I sighed involuntarily.
As expected of Aine, she is very persuasive. As a former apprentice guildMaster of the āCommonerās Guildā, sheās everyoneās ābig sisterā. I canāt believe sheās thinking so seriously about me.
I clenched my fists.
āYes, Iāll do my best. This time, Iām going to make a āEngagementā with Nagi in a natural way.ā
Even Aine has been so supportive.
Butā¦ why is it that Aine, who is walking next to me, is mumbling, āWhen Na-kun makes the āEngagementā with Rita, I can cut off his path of retreat by saying that it is my turn now.ā
While we were talking about this, we eeached to the main street of the town.
The purpose of todayās visit was to look around the morning market and gather information.