Chapter 97: The Legendary Familiar with a Mysterious Origin
Tristain Academy of Magic, Girls' Dormitory
As a prestigious magic academy for nobles, each student has their own private room, and Louise is no exception.
At this moment, on a luxurious bed, two girls were playing around, oblivious to their surroundings.
Their silk nightgowns were very thin, and even in the dim light, it was enough to make the two boys in the room feel their hearts race with discomfort.
Louise and Henrietta were good friends, and as their familiars, Wood and Hiraga Saito, who were both humans summoned from another world, naturally became fast friends as well.
"Wood, were you also summoned from that world?"
Meeting someone from the same place in a foreign land was comforting. Hiraga Saito originally just went to Akihabara to fix his computer but somehow ended up being transported to another world.
Faced with this unfamiliar world and unscientific magic, as a normal person from modern society, Saito naturally freaked out at first.
But fortunately, he wasn't the only "lucky" one. Though they hadn't known each other long, from Wood's words and actions, Saito quickly realized that Wood was also from another world.
"Something like that, I suppose. After all, I know all the modern knowledge you know too. But I never imagined I'd end up becoming someone's familiar…"
Wood was familiar with the anime Zero no Tsukaima; though it was considered ancient in his previous world, it still had a considerable following.
It was a popular show at the time, and for many, it was their introduction to anime.
The people before Wood—Hiraga Saito and Louise—were the protagonists of this show. Louise was especially famous as one of the "Four Tsundere Queens."
Traveling to this world wasn't so bad, but what Wood couldn't understand was why he was summoned as Henrietta's familiar.
In the original story, Henrietta didn't have a familiar, which was true, but from what Wood knew, summoning a human familiar wasn't something just anyone could do.
The magic in this world was created by the Founder Brimir and consisted of five elements: Void, Wind, Fire, Earth, and Water, each representing a point on the pentagram.
Only the Void element could be used by the Founder and his descendants, while the other elements could be used depending on one's talent and aptitude.
Human familiars could only be summoned by a magician who had mastered the Void element.
In other words, Louise was one of the heirs to the Void element. The reason her magic always failed wasn't due to a lack of talent but because she could only use Void magic.
When she attempted to use other elemental magics, they naturally ended in explosions.
There were four Void successors in this world, and the familiars they summoned all had significant backgrounds.
The Left Hand of God, Gandálfr, was the strongest sword of the gods, capable of wielding any weapon.
As long as it met the definition of a "weapon," Gandálfr could know how to use it upon touching it and instantly master it.
The Right Hand of God, Vindálfr, was the strongest shield of the gods, capable of taming any beast, including magical creatures, and communicating with animals.
The Mind of God, Myoznitnirn, was the wisdom of the gods, capable of using any magical artifact.
Not only could it maximize the power of the artifact, but it could also ignore its usage conditions and side effects.
The Heart of God, Lifthrasir, was the strongest support of the gods, capable of amplifying magical power.
However, this ability required the use of one's own life force as a cost—the more life force consumed, the more powerful the amplification, essentially sacrificing life for power.
Louise's magic was "Explosion," one of the Void spells, and her familiar, Saito, was the Left Hand of God, "Gandálfr."
As for Wood… looking at the runes on his chest that marked him as the Heart of God, "Lifthrasir," Wood was truly puzzled.
As far as he knew, while Henrietta was a member of the Tristain royal family, she wasn't supposed to be a Void successor. So why was he summoned as the Heart of God?
Even if he was summoned as the "Heart of God," shouldn't the one who summoned him be a big-breasted elf?
Wait, Henrietta wasn't exactly lacking in that department either. Given her age of sixteen, she was quite well-developed… Ahem, but that's not the point! The point is that the current story seems to be deviating from what Wood knew.
"You didn't want to be a familiar? Well, neither did I. And if I have to be one, I'd rather be Henrietta's familiar than Louise's!"
Hearing Wood's words, Saito thought Wood was complaining about becoming a familiar and tugged at the collar around his neck, showing that his current situation was much worse than Wood's.
In terms of appearance, Louise was small and cute, but as a princess, Henrietta wasn't lacking either.
However, when it came to personality, Louise was a mix of tsundere, bratty, and bossy traits typical of a duchess's daughter.
In contrast, Henrietta, despite being a princess, was so easygoing that she didn't have any airs about her, and she was extremely gentle.
Plus, compared to Louise's underdeveloped figure, Saito clearly preferred Henrietta's proportions, which aligned more with his aesthetic preferences for women.
"Stop complaining. At least you can enjoy the view in the room right now, can't you?"
As for Saito, Louise didn't really treat him like a human. She not only put a collar and chain on him but even placed a food bowl on the ground, something that made Wood feel sorry for him.
But Saito's mental resilience was strong. Initially, he was a bit dejected, but after seeing the two girls on the bed with their spring-like energy, he quickly had a lecherous expression on his face.
However, Saito's lecherous expression didn't last long. A whip suddenly flew out from behind the curtain, striking Saito's face and nearly caving it in.
"My eyes! My eyes! What are you doing, you crazy girl?"
Saito screamed in pain, rolling on the ground. Clearly, being "Gandálfr" didn't increase his durability—Louise's whip nearly blinded him.
"Even if you're just a familiar, your gaze is making me uncomfortable. So you can sleep in the hallway tonight."
To Louise, Saito, who had been summoned as a familiar, was just that—a familiar, not a human. She didn't really care about his gender.
But tonight, besides herself, Henrietta was also in the room. Louise felt it was highly inappropriate for someone like Saito to be ogling Henrietta while she slept.
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