The Familiar’s Wrath
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Translator: SFBaka
Editor: Thor’s Stone
「Ara ara, how miserable. To think a man like that is already suffering from incontinence.」
A raccoon dog-type Familiar who behaved like a nice neighborhood auntie started cleaning the mess on the floor with a mop and bucket.
「We still have free seats at the back, so please just relocate there, dear customers.」
「Thanks.」
Kou thanked the Familiar for her consideration.
「We’re nearly done changing the young missy’s clothes.」
「Kou, Aimer is putting on a change of clothes, so go and pick her up afterward.」
「Got it!」
Kou quickly asked the raccoon dog auntie about where Aimer was and headed over.
After Kou disappeared, the three ladies left behind started talking in low voices among themselves.
「Those three probably wouldn’t be able to stay in this Fortress Area anymore. The Familiars will automatically share information among themselves after all.」
「There’s no doubt about that nyaa. The rage will spread like the wind, and those three will be treated as nonexistent by all the Familiars here.」
「But they’re still extremely unpleasant. How about it, you two? Shall we make them go out with a BANG?」
Blue was also very angry about what happened.
It was to an extent that surprised Nyanta. She didn’t think Blue would actually get so angry.
「I was already planning on making a move myself nyaa. Is it really okay, Blue-san? You’re a Nereid, so don’t push yourself too far.」
「Just call me Blue. I’m also angry, you see. Very, very angry.」
「I’ll stay behind then. I’m not good at long-range sniping. Let’s eat dinner together here later. I’ll tell the shop about it later.」
「In your case, you’d just charge forward and directly slaughter those guys nyaa. I’ll leave the arrangements to you nyaa. Let’s go, Blue.」
「Yes. We’ll expect a sumptuous dinner, Aki.」
The two left the food court and headed to the Aristides.
Kou found Aimer who just finished changing, ran over and hugged her tight, then carried her up in his arms.
「Aimer, are you okay? I’m sorry. It was my fault you got involved.」
Aimer’s eyes opened wide in surprise after seeing Kou so distressed.
The arms hugging her were both gentle yet reassuring.
「It’s not your fault, Kou. It’s alright. I just got splashed. I’m not injured.」
「I see.」
Kou kept hugging Aimer tight and didn’t move for a while. When he thought about Aimer’s feelings, Kou found Yoshikawa even more unforgivable.
Aimer was already happy even with Kou’s feelings alone.
When the two got back to the dining area, they only found Aki waiting for them.
「Huh? Where did those two go?」
「There was a call, so the two of them went back for a bit. We promised to eat dinner here together, so let’s meet up here again later. Aimer? It looks like you’ve got yourself a really pretty dress.」
「Un. The Familiar auntie picked them for me.」
「That’s great. But Kou, since we’re already here, we might as well shop for more clothes for Aimer. We still have some time till dinner after all.」
「That sounds good. Aimer, we can go shopping until evening. Let’s go.」
「Is it okay?」
「Of course, it is. It’s just us now, so let’s take our time choosing. Though I do feel a bit bad for those two.」
「Un, it does feel bad. But I want to go around for a bit.」
Aimer timidly replied. She would get shy if she had many people accompany her just to shop for her things. But she doesn’t mind shopping with just the three of them too much. So she agreed.
「I’ll invite the two of them out again next time. Let’s go check out some clothes then, Aimer.」
「Un!」
「You can choose Aki’s clothes in exchange, Aimer.」
「That’s a great suggestion. Actually, I wouldn’t mind you choosing clothes for me too, Kou.」
「Choose for me too!」
「But I don’t have any fashion sense, so……」
「That doesn’t matter. I want clothes that Kou chose for me.」
「Me too!」
The three of them left the food court and visited various stores to choose clothes for Aimer.
Aimer’s mood brightened up considerably, and the two accompanying her looked very much like a young happy couple bringing their child around. It goes without saying that Aki was inwardly elated about how things turned out and her tail kept energetically swishing from side to side the whole time.
Yoshikawa and his two lackeys ran desperately while being wary of someone chasing after them.
They witnessed the Familiar’s eyes turn steel gray. It was like they found themselves lost inside a horror film turned real.
Familiars kept stopping still in front of them. With that, they understood. The Familiars were acting as if the three of them didn’t exist.
They couldn’t use public transportation, and they couldn’t shop at general stores being looked after by Familiars as well. It was a desperate situation for the three of them. They were clearly inside a seemingly bustling city, but it still felt that the city was uninhabited.
It was even more of a disaster for them because the Fortress Area was populated by many Familiars.
Yoshikawa kept glancing back as he ran, causing him to bump into a huge bear.
It was Voy who had bought some honey and was in the middle of eating it as he walked around.
He hummed casually as he walked on the city streets and eventually collided with the frantic Yoshikawa and company.
「Oh, sorry about that. Look at what’s ahead of you when you’re running, brother. Can you stand?」
「You damn bear! Get out of the way already!」
「……」
Voy suddenly stopped moving.
Information about the three people in front of him was finally sent over by his fellow Familiars.
But only this bear acted differently from all the other Familiars.
His gray eyes began glowing bright red.
Noise akin to an earthquake rang out. Voy had roared in a violent rage.
「You…… Kill…… You bastards who dared try to harm Kou and Aimer! I’m going to murder you all!」
His eyes glowed red and his maw dripped with saliva. He had entered an extremely excited state.
His words also sounded a lot more robotic.
Voy was the Familiar who had spent the most time with Kou and Aimer and was very close with them. So even if he ends up destroying himself, he just couldn’t forgive the three men before him.
The images witnessed by the swallow-type Familiar were all shared with Voy.
The broken glass cup. The blow approaching Aimer’s cheek. The bold actions of Nyanta and the swallow-type Familiar who jumped into danger and made it in time to prevent an otherwise critical blow.
Voy couldn’t forgive the act of pulling off Aimer’s wig in public. He was even angrier about the attempt to wound Aimer’s cheek. Even hell was too lukewarm for the bastards before him. Considering that Aimer was only a young child, it was not enough to just rip them into pieces.
However, before Voy could act on his violent impulses, a limiter built into him had kicked in. It was a safety device that prevented Familiars from harming people.
This event roused Voy’s anger even more.
「K…… Kill!」
「H-Hiiiii!」
Voy kept growling madly with glowing red eyes and struggled to get closer to the three people as if he didn’t want to lose to the limiter.
This was the first time a Familiar directed such murderous rage to the three. Yamaoka and Niijima also ended up wetting their pants due to Voy’s terrifying murderous aura.
When Voy finally stopped moving, the three hurriedly escaped.
After the three disappeared, Familiars gathered around Voy.
Dogs and birds gathered close to him. Voy’s eyes returned to normal, and the limiter turned itself off after his emotions calmed down.
The other Familiars had gathered to share his emotional load.
「Sorry, everyone.」
「It’s fine. You still have something to do, right? Go on, you big bear!」
The swallow-type Familiar closed one eye and encouraged Voy. He sounded like a nice gentleman.
「Thanks a bunch. I’m going!」
「Do your best!」
Voy made it back to the Aristides in a flash. A bear can actually run really fast.
「Voy, you went home early today.」
Ponko, who was in the maintenance dock, noticed Voy.
「Kou and Aimer got attacked. Blue, Nyanta, and Aki will probably return soon too. I’m gonna prep their machines.」
「Eh?」
「The guy who nearly got Kou killed tried to lay his hands on Aimer too. Her wig even got removed in public. I’ll send you the data.」
「Of course. Familiar information, sharing complete. –Unforgivable.」
「Yeah. If you see the three ladies, tell them I’ve already prepared their machines.」
「Understood.」
After saying so, Voy hurried further inside to prepare Aki, Nyanta, and Blue’s Silhouettes together with the Familiars who remained behind on the ship.
The Snipe’s sniping capabilities were improved even further, and two Eponas were equipped with rifles Nyanta had personally customized. The Eponas were for Aki and Nyanta.
By the time Blue and Nyanta made it back to Aristides, the Snipe and the Eponas were ready for sortie.
「Voy! Thanks for the assist nyaa!」
「I already know the situation. So Aki didn’t come because she’s bad at shooting huh? Go get ’em, you two!」
Voy yelled with red eyes.
「Crush them in my place!」
「Leave it to us.」
Blue accepted.
She could tell that Voy was just as angry as her and the others.
「Nyanta, just in case, don’t kill them.」
「Why nyaa?」
「It’s because Kou will be sad. Not by the fact that they died, but that we killed people for Kou’s sake.」
「Umu. Hearing that makes things hard nyaa. It can’t be helped. Let’s just give them a harsh warning.」
「……Actually, I wanna shoot bullets through them too. After all, they no longer have a place on the human side. They’ll have no choice but to work as mercenaries for the Stones. They might become a problem later on.」
「But Kou will get sad.」
「Yeah. Kou’s feelings are worth more than their lives, right?」
「Right!」
「Let’s leave their legs and cockpits intact. We want them to get lost as soon as possible after all. If they get caught up in an unfortunate accident, then that’s that.」
Blue ruthlessly declared.
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