She...

Leaving the sanctuary was a quick task.

I looked at the horizon, there was no rush, so I was able to walk slowly and scan the area.

A wonderful area, I sealed the shrine with an imperceptible barrier, it was common knowledge that abandoned shrines attracted evil spirits and entities.

Taking one last step and going down to the last step, a sigh escaped from my chest.

A card appeared in my hand.

A dim light flickered, a woman appeared, though it would be nice if she was normal in many ways.

"My Lord, what is your order?"

'First... stand up'

"Yes, my Lord!"

Although I had seen her many times, it was still embarrassing to see her doing a Dogeza pose.

A 9-tailed kitsune.

White hair, resembling a snowflake, complexion as white as jade.

An elegant look mixed with shades of embarrassment, reverence and passion.

Slightly loose clothing that suited every curve of her body.

Her lips were dangerous and her smile would kill easily.

Although she looked like a grown lady, she had only lived a few months of life, although that did not affect her way of thinking.

'Today I will give you your name,' I said slowly.

Ignore her wagging tails and her blooming smile.

Honestly, I was careless with my Valkyries, I didn't forget them or anything like that, I even spent time with them doing whatever they wanted, but with all the things that came up I couldn't bothering with such trivial things as creating a name for each of them, they also didn't complain about not giving them any names.

But I learned that names were important.

Too important.

Especially for my 17 Valkyries.

Thinking a bit, even though my naming sense wasn't good, I knew something would work.

'Hmm... from now on you will be called "Natsumi"... erm... "Natsumi Alfheim"...'

"My Lord, I promise that I will never disgrace the name you gave me", Natsumi's smile visibly widened and she gave a small bow.

'Alright... take these swords'

"Eh!?"

[Ehhh!?]

Ignoring her surprise, I searched my inventory for some swords.

Something that would suit her.

'Hmm... your strength is enough for you to handle them, even though they're not finished yet it should be enough for now'

A crimson longsword with black markings.

Black electrical arcs flickered around the blade of the weapon, its presence repeatedly shattering the surrounding space.

A sword that I got after having a friendly chat with a certain person: [Solomon's Sword], another sword appeared, a black night-like long sword, [Winter of Eternal Night].

Both swords had a deep bond, a resonance of yesteryear.

"..."

"My Lord... I...", Natsumi had a longing look but her expression was conflicted.

Natsumi is my only Valkyrie who specializes in the use of swords, although I also used swords, its were not my main weapons.

Also, she has affinities with lightning and ice, these swords seemed to be made especially for her, the swords still needed to be fused through the forge but they would still serve in this world.

I patted her head to calm her down.

'Don't worry about your sisters' reactions, after this I will continue with them'

"Mmm~"

With her concerns resolved from her, there was only one more thing left.

'Your clothes... are not appropriate'

"..."

[Depraved...]

Ignoring Sekhmet, and Natsumi's blushing, I help her change her clothes.

Everything a swordsman needed, including a ring that could facilitate her travels.

"This is beautiful, my Lord"

With incomparable grace, Natsumi moved smoothly adapting and practicing with her swords.

Her sword dance was graceful but air and space was taking its toll.

'Don't get too excited... not yet... you have a mission'

Avoid rolling my eyes, the Valkyries were a walking disaster.

Natsumi approached slowly, with a shy expression.

'Inside this ring, you have everything you need for your mission, you are the fastest and your exploration techniques are very good, I need you to go and explore this world, if you find something dangerous you have to tell me immediately, but above all that... have fun, if they try to bother you... kill them, that's my only order... hmm... when you get bored you can come back'

Natsumi bit her lip, but still accept my words.

'I'll give you a surprise when you come back', I encouraged her even more.

Natsumi became happy again and her downcast expression disappeared.

"My Lord... I will return very soon. I will spread your glory throughout this world. Every person will know your name and will bow before you."

Natsumi bowed, put on a cloke and a mask, covering all her features, hardly anyone could guess her gender, beauty after all attracts sins.

And so, with purposeful stride and impressive speed, she was gone.

'...'

She takes my words in a wrong sense, but I'm happy for her.

Valkyries are like canaries, although they could lock themselves up and train for a long time, their true essence can only be seen when they are free.

I continued on my way while thinking of names for my Valkyries.

[I thought that cat girl would be the first], Sekhmet likes cat girls.

A few months ago Sekhmet taught me magic of life and creation, this type of magic served as a cover to "create" and show my Valkyries, no one suspected that. They even got excited about meeting new races.

(She's very explosive and volatile yet she needs to grow up a bit more), I replied.

The catgirl she was referring to, is my first Valkyrie.

She also had no name, given her hunting nature she was very "special".

'...'

I drew another card, my strongest Valkyrie.

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