Chapter 48 \nManowa: 48th Story\n
[Tiara, wake up. Tiara-!!], Kazane kept frantically shouting.
[Mou, is there really nothing we can do?]
While repelling the incoming beak with the spear, Yumika raised her flustered voice.
[Endure. Iām trying. Sieg, can you still hold there?]
[There isnāt more than a minute of summoning time left!]
This was an astonishing sight for the surrounding soldiers. Sieg alone, a single human, was grappling with the Ruby Griffon.
[Itās gathering its breath!? Blaze-!!!]
On Yumikaās shout, the soldiers spread out the indestructible futons that they got from Kazane in front of them.
The Ruby Griffon, which had entered into a raging state, reached the point where instead of the normal attacks, it spouted Blaze. Still it was less strong than in its prime.
With the Ā indestructible futons suppressing the flames, it wasnāt difficult to decrease the damage done to the surroundings.
The Ruby Griffon had already been raging for 5 minutes. Diablo was driven off, but it continued to rage. The command from Alduinās side ā to immobilize the summoned beast in front of them ā was a success, yet (itās still mostly Siegās power) the crucial part of calling out to the summoner Tiara didnāt succeed.
Hey Tiara. Like this you willā¦..
The summoned beast, upon receiving the summonerās mana, brings forth power. Then, when running wild, the summonerās mana, even their life force, will be sucked out of themā¦until their life is exhausted.
Like this, you wonāt lastā¦ā¦
Alduin couldnāt bear to watch.
[Uu, Tiara. Wake up, like this, you will end up dyingā¦.]
This Blaze wrung out her life. There was nothing there to slow it down anymore.
[Stand back, Kazane. You will also die.]
Zinray was yelling. The indestructible mantle was coiled around her, but still, it could not hold of all of it, and some places on Kazane were smarting or burned.
[Auto heal is applied, therefore itās fine.]
A healing spell that hasnāt been used until now, but was now. Kazane was expending great amounts of mana to fuel her restoration while clinging onto the Ruby Griffon and calling out to it. If it wasnāt for this, then she would have long since been burned to death.
[There is no way you are alrightā¦.]
Even if Zinrayās grief-filled voice reached her, it certainly wasānt listened to.
The contract is not being broken by the Infinite-Keys, but it managed to give me access to the internal structure, therefore, it shouldnāt be impossible to call out to the inside.
[Tiara, come back! If you stayā¦]
Kazane stabbed the Infinite-Keys into the Ruby Griffon while shouting even more.
{{Please cease, grandfather. This hasnāt been a happy talkā¦}} (Tiara)
Suddenly, a voice reached Kazaneās mind.
{{Is this voice not audible to you? It is for me.}} (King Mefirs) (Tea: King and Tiara are talking, Kazane can finally hear them.)
The kingā¦is inside Tiaraā¦
[Tiara, can you hear? Here, Iām here! Tiara!!]
If the voice from that side can reach me, then the one from here should them as well. Believing this, Kazane raised her voice further.
{{Still, child. Is this alright with you? Only managing to be saved all the time is good enough?}} (King)
āItās different,ā shouted Kazane. āItās not such a one sided relation. I also want to be together with Tiara. Thereforeā¦!ā
{{After all, Iām at Kazaneās sideā¦to be at this girlās side is what I came to wish forā¦}} (Tiara)
[I also want to be together! Traveling together with Tiara!!] (Kazane)
This voice seems to have reached.
Kazane saw Tiara looking her way and smiling.
[KuueeEEEEEEE!!] (Griffon)
With a roar, Kazane was thrown off the Ruby Griffon.
[UwaaA-]Gasping, Kazane said, [But, but, Tiara isā¦ā¦]
Alduin looked, mortified, at the Ruby Griffon, wondering if it had exhausted itself and screeching its last roars.
[Seems like itās alright, look.]
With these words, Kazane watched the Ruby Griffon. The bodyās light grew dim.
[This is the light of a creature when its mana vanishesā¦]
The same light as when Sieg vanished in the Coral temple. And so, in the light, one could see the light outline of a girl, bringing Kazane to smile, and like this, she lost consciousness.
<<Royal Castle Griffonia Ā ā Middle floor ā Guest Room ā Noon>>
Groaning, Kazane woke up.
[Somehow, it feels like I had an extremely terrible dream.]
While her consciousness was clearing up, she rose out of bed, thinking about what a dream it had been.
[Yeah, in the middle of the night, Blair appeared, summoning Sieg and defeating himā¦the Ruby Griffon went on rampage, and then saving Tiara, ahā¦in the end I woke upā¦ā¦nn was it so?]\n[Ahahaha~]
Stupid. If thatās the case, then that would be an amazing development.
Right beside her was her best friend. Looks like my nose is not really awake yet.
[Good grief, just when I thought that you had woken up. You suddenly started laughing, grossā¦.]
Upon seeing Yumikaā¦Kazane finally realized
[It wasnāt a dream after allā¦]
[What is?] With a slightly swollen face, Yumika asked.
Heal seems to have worked, though some traces of the burns havenāt completely healed.
Saying so, Kazane, with a pomf, collapsed back onto the bed.
Yumika was puzzled, then broke into laughter.
[Um~, well if I say it now, it might be rather oddā¦]
Thinking about this, Kazaneās nose suddenly reacted.
With a bang, the doors flung open, and Tiara stormed in.
[Yumika, I talked with Father, after all, ad it seems better to have all the necessary things, and ā and ā OH!]
With an open mouth, Tiara noticed that Kazane had woken up.
[Kazane, you are awakeā¦..right?]
Kazane returned the greeting by waving her hand.
Then Tiara jumped and glomped her.
[Hey, what is all this, Yu-Yumikaaa?]
With a bitter smile, Yumika shrugged her shoulders.
[Ah, since you slept for two days? Because you made me worry? So isnāt it good? This much?]\n\nTiara was supposed to be Tiara Tsurugu Tsuwara.
[Itās my motherās family name!]
[Now that you say it, I havenāt seen your mother, neā¦]
Supposedly, she also didnāt appear at the meals.
[Mother is in a fight with father right now, and has returned to her parentsā home.]
{{Since his affairs were exposedā¦}}
[Royaltyā¦but still, such things happen, ne?]
Kazaneās mind was biased towards people having as many affairs as they desired or having a harem as they pleased.
{{Normally, it ought to be no problem. But Keiran is a woman of Baiwan, so because of this, she canāt understand our cultural customs.}}
Well, itās not like it was particularly biased after all, at least concerning the King in front of them.
[However, I cannot approve of this matter.] (Tiara)
[Me too. Affairs and the like are the lowest] (Yumika)
Tiara said so, and Yumika also agreed.
{{Fumu. How disappointing.}}
The griffon king dropped his shoulders. Seeing this, the three girls laughed.
Kazane: By the way, this time, the referred level 30 for the summoning is merely a rough estimate, ne. Also, status rising with level is something that, besides us players and a few exceptions, normal adventures have little knowledge about.
Yumika: If itās high, then thereās no doubt that they are quite amazing. Therefore, theyāre shown respect, even though it may be normal that the guild puts more importance on the rank.]
Kazane: [Yeah, just like that. Now then, with this, the Ruby Beast volume is closed. Next time is the beginning of the Onsen Tour Trip volume.
Occupation: Magic Swordswoman
Title: Ogre Killer Princess, Shamed Girl (Yumika), Leaking Girl (Yumika)
Equipment: Cane [āWhite Blazeā], Two Handed Sword [āBlack Fangā], Leather Jacket, Metal Gauntlet, Plain Clothes, Leather Trouser, Berserk Ogre Greaves, Indestructible Cloak (and Futons), Pouch, Crimson Saint Casket, Legendary Spirit Summoning Ring, Infinite Key.
Spell : [Fly] [Torch] [Fire] [Heal]
Skill : [Goblin Language] [Night Vision] [Crushing Blow] [Dogās Sense of Smell] [Golem Maker] [Rush] [Fire Principle: Second Chapter] [Healing Principle: Second chapter] [Air Jump] [Killing Leg] [Fear Voice] [Invisible] [Tiger Eye]