Chapter 321 Part 2
I think I killed the first one relatively easily.
I could see its corpse being captured by Master’s Roc Bird.
That’s right.
The first Snow Wyvern turned into a corpse in the air, and the Roc Bird deftly retrieved it as it fell.
However, it’s thanks to Aotsuki that I can afford to pay attention to what’s going on.
In terms of mobility, these monsters clearly surpassed us.
What kind of monsters are these Snow Wyverns?
They’re slightly smaller than Sphinxes and Spinxes.
However, they seem to resemble small dragons.
They have smaller arms than the Lesser Dragons, and they have no horns.
That pretty much sums it up.
But there are some differences.
Their Breath Attack…
It’s cold.
They haven’t been able to land a direct hit on me, but I could tell just by feeling them passing next to me.
This thing could’ve frozen me solid in an instant.
It looks like it could freeze anything to the core.
The battle was made somewhat easier by countering their attacks with Resist Ice, but I ended up getting hit by an attack that other Dragons don’t have.
It was an attack made with the tip of their tails.
The Snow Wyverns have a needle on them.
No, they’re too thick to call them needles.
They didn’t deal a lot of damage as it merely grazed me, but they do inflict some status abnormalities.
To be exact, Poison and Lower AGI.
You bastards!
You really got me with that!
They seemed to hit me with their tails whenever I got close to them, as if they were coming around outside of my field of vision.
I want to approach and attack, but this is a bit of a nuisance, isn’t it?
No.
We need to play this in a risky way.
I spur Aotsuki on and attack them decisively.
Why, I just need to finish them off before they get to attack me!
【Material】 Ice Flying Dragon Needle Grade B- Rarity 6 Weight 2+
The needle of a Snow Wyvern’s tail. Poisonous and extremely dangerous. Handle with care.
【Material】 Ice Flying Dragon Claw Raw Material Grade C+ Rarity 5 Weight 2+
The claw of a Snow Wyvern. Thick and sturdy.
Master’s Roc Bird carried the three Snow Wyvern corpses up the mountainside.
I got two needles and one claw from those three corpses.
That’s great, isn’t it?
The claw is nice, but the needles seem to be very useful.
In particular, it seems like those could be used to make a jousting spear or a rapier.
Though they might be difficult to process because they’re longer than Lion Sage needles.
「A strange man as always.」
「Huh?」
「Since you have a spear, I was half-expecting such a performance from you. Still, it’s brutal.」
「Brutal, sir?」
「We’re going to the royal castle tomorrow. When we arrive, we’ll have to put away our weapons.」
「Understood.」
「But don’t bring a spear with you. Seeing someone arrive riding a Pegasus and holding a spear would cause a commotion.」
「Really?」
「There are fewer Dragon Knights, but there are still some. However, the Pegasus Knights who once followed the founding king are no more.」
「I see…」
「Since you’re a Summoner, having a Pegasus with you will not come as a surprise to anyone. But if you must have a weapon in the royal castle, take your staff instead.」
So that’s what it is?
I’d better be careful then.
《Summoned Monster『Setsui』 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
The Snow Wyvern hunt continues.
But how did this happen…?
「I want to see more of your fighting style, Keith!」
That’s what Juna said.
Master had a bitter smile on his face, but it seems he too was set on continuing,
Oh well.
Intuitively, they are at the same level of difficulty as Sphinxes and Spinxes.
There’s a bit of a struggle involved in fighting these, so it’s interesting.
Whoops, I almost forgot.
Setsui’s INT increased automatically upon leveling up.
Shall I go with VIT for her second stat increase?
Setsui Succubus Lv1 → Lv2 (↑1)
DEX 7
AGI 24
INT 24 (↑1)
STR 6
VIT 7 (↑1)
SPI 25
Skills
Flight Levitation Echolocation Magical Resistance [Medium] MP Recovery [Medium]
Shapeshift Spacetime Attribute Light Attribute Dark Attribute Fire Attribute Earth Attribute
And the Info doesn’t stop there.
There’s more to it.
《Summoned Monster『Ignis』 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
Hmm.
As expected, the Snow Wyverns seem to be quite delicious in terms of experience points.
Well, they’re tough to beat, so we’d be in a tough spot if they weren’t.
Ignis’ AGI increased automatically upon leveling up.
Let’s choose DEX as his second stat increase.
Ignis Fighting Falcon Lv1 → Lv2 (↑1)
DEX 12 (↑1)
AGI 27 (↑1)
INT 23
STR 12
VIT 12
SPI 13
Skills
Peck Flight Far Sight Wide Area Search Ambush Sense Danger Air Mobility
Wind Attribute
I’ve also gotten a new item after hunting several of them.
It’s this thing:
【Material】 Ice Flying Dragon Hide Raw Material Grade C Rarity 4 Weight 6+
The hide of a Snow Wyvern. Its surface is covered with fine scales, making it difficult to work with.
The better condition the scales on it are, the more expensive this material becomes.
Oh…
This is definitely going to be used to make new armor.
Didn’t Master’s Roc Bird bring these Snow Wyvern corpses back home while he was out collecting Healgrass?
These monsters are probably not just found here.
There are probably more Snow Wyverns somewhere along the road here.
Perhaps north of the N1W1 Map, where the Earth Spirit Shrine is?
Maybe northwest?
In any case, it looks like it’s somewhere along the northern areas.
《Summoned Monster『Sputter』 Level Up!》
《Please add 1 point to a desired stat.》
Let’s take a look at the western sky.
The sun is already going down.
This isn’t about us moving, it’s completely about us hunting!
Sputter’s AGI increased automatically upon leveling up.
Let’s choose DEX as his second stat increase.
Sputter Fighting Falcon Lv3 → Lv4 (↑1)
DEX 13 (↑1)
AGI 28 (↑1)
INT 22
STR 13
VIT 13
SPI 14
Skills
Peck Flight Far Sight Wide Area Search Ambush Sense Danger Air Mobility
Wind Attribute
But it looks like the hunt ends here.
The terrain below us has changed to flat land.
Isn’t about half of it covered by forest?
There seem to be some large residences here and there.
Master’s Roc Bird gradually lowers its altitude.
I spur Aotsuki on and follow along.
This place seems to be an old mansion with quite a lot of land around it.
The mansion itself is old, but it has a luxurious atmosphere.
It’s a long one-story residence.
「This place is now my home~」
「Huh?」
After we finished stripping the items from the corpses, Juna started talking.
This place?
This is Juna’s house?
「Or rather, this is the place the Privy Council has pushed against me.」
「It’s the same as Master’s house, huh?」
「Well, it’s not worth it to move away from a tower you built yourself, isn’t it?」
There are some scary lines being thrown around.
Come to think of it, Juna has the title of Privy Councilor, right?
She’s quite the big fish, isn’t she?
Of course, we recall all of our Summoned Monsters.
Then we head inside the mansion.
The entrance door opens in response to Juna’s touch.
Even though there’s no one inside.
How does the inside of the mansion look?
It seems to have been cleaned up very thoroughly.
Will there be puppet-type Summoned Monsters like in Master’s House?
I’m pretty sure there must be a few of those here.
No, there definitely are some of those here.
Those are what comes to greet us.
Two of them.
Should I treat them as people or as machines?
Doll Eye Lv.10
Summoned Monster Standing By
Battle Position: Ground
Doll Eye Lv.9
Summoned Monster Standing By
Battle Position: Ground
They look like dolls.
But they’re very similar to normal humans, aren’t they?
Although they don’t have much of an expression on their faces, their appearance is completely indistinguishable from that of actual human beings.
These two look exactly like a young man and a young woman dressed as a butler and a maid respectively.
I suppose that this is just due to Juna’s preferences.
「Let’s start with some tea! Then please prepare some food!」
The doll-like butler and maid respectfully bow to Juna’s instructions and take their leave.
They seem to behave in a very sophisticated manner as well.
The meal was country cuisine that didn’t seem suitable for eating in such a luxurious house.
But it was delicious.
Neither Master nor Juna seemed to care too much about manners, so I was able to just enjoy my meal without any reservations.
Once Juna left her seat during the meal, Master started whispering into my ear as if to pour out what was inside his heart.
「I have something to ask of you.」
「Huh?」
「I’m your Master, am I not? I may not look like it, but I’m good at grappling.」
Well…
I know that very well.
「There’s been a lot going on lately. If it turns out that we need to keep someone in check while at the castle, could you please help me?」
「Someone… you mean Juna?」
「This kind of thing is Gelta’s area of expertise, though.」
Impossible!
That’s impossible!
How on earth do you restrain someone who can make friends with a dragon?
「Is that something that can even be done?」
「Well, even if it’s merely for form’s sake, it’ll be good enough. Let us pray that we she’ll restrain herself.」
This is a frighteningly difficult task to come here for, isn’t it?!
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