The Spearmaster and the Black Cat Chapter 267

Chapter 267 Bals Evolution?

Well then, lets go back to the main building. I invited Viine who had shown me her womanly obstinacy.

Okay.

Nyaa.

Rollo climbed on my shoulder.
Alray and Hueremy were resting atop Popobumu. Balmints nose was stuck to Popobumus foot as he was frantically sniffing away at something. I dont get the ecology of animals, no, dragons.

When I returned to the living room while bringing Rollo with me, Your Excellency, welcome back.

Helme was meditating in her usual spot. She was floating with her lower body half liquefied.

Hey. You okay with half your body being a liquid?

Im fine. Rather than that, it looks like I can develop a fog like yours, Your Excellency!

I sensed no lie from her confident statement. A part of her lower body half, that had been a liquid, really was foggy
She might have gotten influenced after repeatedly training and drinking tea with me atop the front gate.

Ooohh, thats truly amazing! But, arent you forcing yourself?

Helme was furrowing her eyebrows. Since she was pulling such a complicated face, I got slightly worried.

Dont worry, I will stop now.

Gotcha.

Helme released her fog state, returning to her usual, humanoid shape.

As I watched her, Rollo meowed, Nya.

After that quiet meow, she jumped on top of the table, and briskly walked over with small steps to the place with a cushion. She placed her forepaws on the central part of the cushion, and moved them up and down, as if digging in the ground, until she had created a depression in the cushion.
Thats no sandbox, you know?
Once she also positioned her hind paws in the depression, bringing her body on top of the cushion, she next started to chase her own tail, turning around on the spot. Then she settled down after curling up into a ball. In the end she hit the table with her extended tail once, and aligned it beneath her snout. Given that she has closed her eyes, she seems to sleep.
How cuteI wanna force open those small eyes of hers.
While harboring such a mischievous idea, I took out black sweet water from my item box. Right at that moment, the servant Mimi thought ahead and prepared several goblets.

Oh, thanks.

No, please let me pour the drinks.

Obediently I let her pour the black sweet water into the goblet she had prepared for me. Mimi also filled the goblets of Helme and Viine.
Or rather, only Helmes container is big and deep Helme, it looks like youre gathering believers at a quick pace. I guess the day, where people will ask for holy water from her boobs, is close at hand. In the future there might occur a big factional dispute among the Butt Faith and the Boob Faith, or something like that
It might turn into quite the disaster. Since Helme had mentioned previously that she wants to violate the worlds butts, the Butt Faiths faction might win.
As I pondered about such retarded stuff, I drank from my goblet while continuing a relaxed conversation with everyone. Gradually, the topics that also included idle gossip shifted towards a talk about Balmint.

Balmint has become quite big.

Yes, its wonderful that hes growing up, but if he continues at this rate, it might result in him spending his time as a dragon without having learned how to hunt and fly.

Right

I had thought that he might pick up those things naturally, seeing that hes a high ancient dragon, but

Viines point is very reasonable. Accordingly, I have a suggestion. How about showing Balmint to the Witch of the Saldia Wasteland, a high ancient dragon, whom you had mentioned some time ago, Your Excellency? Helme asked me while placing a finger on her chin.

I have been considering that for a while.

That old dragon lady might be dangerous. You said that she possesses an uncertain character, apt of attacking people and countries as food, or something like that, didnt you? She sounds quite whimsical, doesnt she? Balmint might end up in her stomach. Viine said with a worried look.

If were talking about whimsical, Im not inferior to her either.

No kidding.

Viine-san, thats a rather cold look there.
How nostalgic. She had the same atmosphere around her when we first met.

Sorry. But, I dont think that shes cannibalistic. Although Balmint originates from another continent, hes still a high ancient dragon. I think the probability of the Witch of the Saldia Wasteland attacking her own kin is low. Thats why I believe its possible to get her to educate Balmint, just as Helme said.

There should be some merit in at least trying to bring it up with her.

Yes, dragons should have their own way of life. I think that it might be good for Balmints future, after all.

I see. It will be lonesome for the number of voices that kick up a fuss on the courtyard to decrease, but

I can fully understand Viines feelings. Ill also feel lonely. However, I believe that its essential for the sake of Balmints further growth, just as Helme has pointed out.
Then we continued discussing the future outlooks.

Your Excellency, wont you sublimate Mel, whos the vice-guildmaster ofRemains of the Moon, into a chosen bloodkin, a {Head Servant Leader}, like Veronica?

Theres a point to Spirit-samas idea. It might be important to upgrade our combat forces for battles against dark guilds.

Turning Mel into a bloodkin, huh? Previously I had considered it together with Benett, but in the case of those girlsVeronica might turn them into her own bloodkin.

I think Mel and Benett will be directly turned into bloodkin by Veronica. I dont know since I havent heard any details about it, but Veronica mentioned that she already had people she wanted to turn into her bloodkin.

Oh, is that so? I had heard about her blood mana, but I didnt hear anything about bloodkin.

Come to think of itshes the only of your bloodkin who has acquired the third gateway, {Blood Path Open Third Gate}, isnt she? Helme said while releasing a spray of water from below her eyes.

Yer quite da crafty one

Thats true. Shes my vampire senpai to begin with. I was just able to turn her into my bloodkin after returning her into a human through an item I obtained by chance.

The person, who originally possessed the item box which carried the item in question, was called Kuna, if I remember correctly. You said that she was a demon, but going by the range of what I have heard, she possessed personal connections that make it unlikely for her to have been spme random demon. And Your Excellency, sometimes when that name comes up, you will show an expression similar to frowning

Thats

Listen and dont be surprisedthat name caused something calledThe worlds Kuna Shock!

I dont get what youre saying.

Master was deceived and got dumped by a beautiful woman? Something like that?

Viine-san, thats way too accurate
Shes becoming like Eva. Has she possibly acquired {Blood Path Open Second Gate} without telling me? Maybe shes awoken to an ability allowing her to read minds or something

Viine-san, its a sudden question, but have you actually acquired the second gateway?

After blinking several times as if replying I wonder? to my question, No, Master. Not yet, butwhat has happened for you suddenly having changed your tone towards me?

No, please dont mind it. Im just at that age.

Your Excellency, I dont get what youre saying.

Dont mind it! Its green after all!

Without any meaning, I pointed a finger at the color of the tablecloths edge. Its definitely not amber.1

Spirit-sama, Im pretty sure its because you brought the name Kuna into play. Even Master, Suzerain-sama might have emotional traumas he cant talk about.

Youre right. Lets ban the name for a while.

Yes.

The two beauties nodded at each other.
Its not really related to Kuna, is what I want to believe
In order to gloss it over, I looked at Krychiwa who was standing nearby. Her ears were those of a fox. Sometimes I have her allow me to touch those soft ears. The sensation is fluffy and pleasant.
When my eyes met with her, she smiled pleasantly at me. Yep, a business smile, but thats also nice.

Your Excellency, I also have a proposal in regards to the maids and combat slaves. Helme spoke up with the air of a strategist hanging around her.

She had apparently seen me look at the beautiful maid.

What is it?

Autumn is almost half over. The date of the underground auction is slowly drawing close. Thats why, just for cautions sake, wouldnt it be a good idea to consider turning those girls into bloodkin as well while at the same time fortifying the mansions defenses?

A development towards a Holy Lucival Empire?

Spirit-sama, the idea of turning everyone into bloodkin and moreover swiftly quickening the reinforcement is correct, but After glancing at me, she pondered, and pressed a finger against one cheek, creating a dimple.

Even while considering her hand and fingers to be pretty, I naturally revealed what I had been thinking about for a long time now.

I might offer becoming a bloodkin to the combat slaves and the three head maids.

Thats unusual for you, masterI had expected that you wouldnt turn them into bloodkin, considering their lives, philosophies, and spiritual natures.

You see, I always think about it, whether itd be fine to get them involved in my eternal spiral of fate. For this reason I hadnt turned them into my bloodkin so far.

There are also cases like Amelie.

Thereupon Helme gazed at me with an unconcerned face. Youre kindbut, Your Excellency, youre a great man who will sooner or later lead huge military forces. Usurping Oseberia from the shadows, stealing the territory of the eastern Leften or Zamalia, or the western Radford Empire, or possibly founding a country in an unknown land; in any event, you will build a Great Holy Lucival Empire.

Helmes sickness has surfaced again.

Great Holy Lucival Empirethat sounds magnificent, Spirit-sama!

Oh shit, Viine was infected.

Say, theres no point in building something like that, is there? Though, if it comes to building a paradise where I can live with beauties, Id be slightly interested.

Your Excellencythats wonderful. A Paradise of Blood Empire; so you had the readiness to build a country of chosen bloodkin, didnt you? Viine and I will be in charge of the butt training that will be carried out in that Great Lucival Paradise Empire. Helme recited with a smile, half in jest.

She might be serious about the butts, though.

I will leave the butts to you as an expert, Spirit-sama, but theres no need to worry, Master, since I will officially support you.

I will leave the official part to you then, Viine. And its connected to our previous conversation, but you should usher Mel into the Lucival House as chief of staff. Kaldo, who combines military arts and blood, will be there as well, but it sounds like he will depart to lay the groundwork for you and establish his own dark guild, Your Excellency.

Im sorry for the two girls who have overflowing loyalty towards me, but I have no intention to fulfill that ideal of theirs.

You girls are free to think what you like. But, just as I said before, I plan to go on a journey while heading to the spirit world after the underground auction. Hence I wont create any countries at the current point in time. I stated while putting some force into my eyes.

I have understood. Im your water, Your Excellency, so I plan to accompany you.

I have various desires as well, but from the start, my wish to become Masters blood and bones hasnt changed.

I didnt know whether they understood me, but the topic shifted to the treasure chests we obtained in the labyrinth. I recalled the square crystal body, Sky Emperor Phyffindos Heart which was stored in its own exclusive, round box, and the thin steel sheet which the classy shopkeeper of Suloza had described as something of an ancient era.
The crystal has an enormous amount of mana. Is it a key for something? I cant imagine what kind of item it could be.
Phyffindos heart ismaybe its a heart that has to be offered to the black frame thats decorated by eerie organs and hearts on the other side of the 17th mirror. However, as for going there to offer it, what if time is really stopped in the room on the other side of the mirror?
I mean, its possible that Id become unable to move as well if time has stopped.
Or, it could just look like its stopped The 17th mirror might only show a normal item safe thats completely unrelated
Anyway, I guess Ill try examining the thin steel plate for now.

Spirit-sama, are there no items in the treasure chest you want?

I dont really need any. Its not that I cant use them, though. The Burning Knights dont wish for anything of it either, do they?

While Viine and Helme were talking with each other, I tampered with my item box, and retrieved the square crystal and the steel plate.

Now that you mention it, thats true Viine noticed that I took out the items, and looked at them. Master, those are the items that had been in the treasure chest just like the slate, right?

Correct. I was kinda wondering whether I would be able to activate these by sending mana into them, like the gravestone in the courtyard. While replying, I tried to send mana into the crystal that contained a huge amount of mana.

However, there was no response.
Does this require different components? Other parts? I dont have a clue, but Ill let it rest inside my item box for the time being then.
I also sent mana into the thin steel platebut, it didnt give even the slightest response. No activation.
The characters at the lock are a mystery as well. A miss, huh?
I had expected the steel plate to be a device like an iPad, however

Neither activated. Maybe theyre decorations? They could maybe be placed on the table or shelves in the living room.

What bad luck. Even though the gravestone had reacted previously.

Well, such things happen. No point in crying over it.

I stood up after storing the crystal into the item box. While carrying the plate which hadnt shown any response, I headed to a simple shelf with a vase placed on it. I put down the steel plate at the edge on the shelf as one of the decorational pieces, leaning it against the back wall.
Now then, its a good time for a light lunch, I suppose.

I sat down on my chair in the living room, and turned my face towards Viine, Its just past after noon, want to eat something?

Yes, sure.

Roger. Isabell, please prepare lunch. I asked the head maid standing at the edge of the living room.

As you wish, master.

Nyaa.

Ah, Rollos share as well, please.

Okay.

After waiting for a short while, the dishes were served.
Cold soup and fillet meat, plates filled with plenty of veggies, small breads, and goblets filled with wine were lined up on the table.
It was a nice arrangementand wonderful dishes.
Grilled fish was also served at Rollos exclusive seat. She continued eating the white fish with munching sounds.

Garururu.

Seemingly having been given her favorite fish, she released a growl as typical of beasts even though no one tried to take it away from her.
Anyway, Ill eat as well then. I think Ill first start with this meat thats piled up like mille-feuille. Going by its appearance it looks like a fillet as well.
When I thrust my chopsticks through the meat, it easily split apart. Its crazy soft.
I pinched the piece of meat with the edge of my chopsticks, and put it into my mouth.
Ooohthe initial texture is super tender! I knew that itd be soft, but this goes beyond my imaginations. And, its savory. The spices that have seeped deep into the meatare irresistible. Are those culook seeds? Theres also an aroma of something pepperish. I felt like that aroma boosted the taste by one level.
So as to enjoy the great meat, I continued to chew it repeatedlyoh no! Dont melt! Its mortifying, but awesomely delicious!
The meat kept vanishing as if melting away while leaving behind a faint sweetness in its wake.
My cheeks slackened, and I reflexively looked at Viine. As expected, even a former dark elf like heris satisfied with the taste and texture of this meat. Its obvious from her expression as shes smiling broadly. Red spots kept appearing on her cheeks.

The meat is delicious, isnt it?

Yes, I think its magnificent.

We nodded at each other, and continued with our lunch that was similar to a lunch course at a fancy restaurant. Since those were dishes prepared by Isabell, I praised her excessively. And afterwards I had a peaceful chat with everyone.
I also learned the identity of the meat from Isabell. It seems like they used the guniguni I had entrusted to them, and the meat of a deer-type monster called kasebu inhabiting the great prairies around Pelneet as headliner, while using certain spices as well as a mana rod, and sprinkling it with a special saltit looks like they used unique cooking methods or something.
According to her, they raised their cooking skills while gathering the fifty secret recipes necessary to enter the kingdoms gourmet society. Ive never heard of that name, but good job, kitchen staff.
We finished eating at such a tune, and basked in a chilled ambiance then.

Master, please excuse me for a moment.

Sure.

Viine walked over to the corridor, apparently heading for the toilet. Her way of walking vividly reminded me of a pit babe

Nyaao.

Rollo climbed on my shoulder and licked my cheek and chin with her small tongue as if to retort at my lewd look.

Rollo, that tickles.

Its exactly the same as the other day!2In the end she started to tamper with the necklace I received from Master by using her nails. Those nails caused scratching sounds as they grazed the metal.
Immediately following, two, small bean sprout-like tentacles extended from her neck to my cheek. She transmitted her feelings to me.

LovePlaySkySkyLoveLets play

It looks like Rollo wants to fly through the sky. I guess I will go on a sky stroll with her once I get back from the wastelands.
As I thought that, Rollo returned on my shoulder.

Helme, I plan to go ahead with the matters about Balmint we talked about before.

Okay, Your Excellency, shall I enter your eye again?

No, its okay.

Then I will take Millennium-chan with me, and go visit the Plant Festival Market which the maids and servants mentioned would exhibit garden shrubs, flowers, and unknown plants! I shall increase the butt love and the number of his new siblings!

Millennium-chan, eh? She especially emphasized the last part of her statement
The other day she had buried him in the ground, and it looks like theyve become fairly close. Which reminds me, before loving butts, Helme always loved watering and admiring plants. That had faded into the background because her fixation on butt impressions became too strong, though.
But, that plant festival, I wonder whether theyre selling such potted Millennium plants that talk and have a connection with Evil God Steertop over there
No, I suppose its possible in this world. The evil god had mentioned something along that line, too. Right now the Millennium Plant is rather a broken, eccentric singer than a rapper, but since it actually exists, they might be selling other interesting plants as well.
Id like to have a potted plant thatll allow me to hear a classy background music as its played in cafes.

Well then, let me hand you over some money just in case. Taking out a large amount of gold and platinum coins from my item box, I placed them on the table. I think youll be able to buy plenty of the plants you like with this. Also, make sure to refrain from doing something weird on the market, tempted by the Millennium Plant.

Okay, thank you.

Now thenI dont know whether that dragon granny Sazihali will be in, but I guess Ill take Balmint along and activate the fourth facet of the 24-faceted orb.
I headed out on the courtyard.

Balmint

Nn, gaooo.

Balmint, who had been laying in front of the stables, got up and came running over with brisk, small steps.
Has Balmints response become kinda similar to that of Rollo? Hes making his nose and the perfectly round eyes twitch. How cute.

Nn, nyao. Rollo looked down from my shoulder at Balmint, and meowed at him in greeting. She ran down along my arm while skilfully using her four legs.

Ouch!

On that occasion the claws of Rollos hind paws cut into my arms skin. A great amount of blood trickled down from the cuts.

Nyao~ After getting down on the ground, Rollo meowed at me as if to apologize.

Dont mind it. Itll heal in an instant. Its the usual anyway. I forced a smile while saying the usual.

I mean, its HalKonks sleeveless version, so it cant be helped.

The instant I pondered whether I should recover my blood by focusing on {Blood Path Open First Gate}, Balmint energetically jumped into my bosom with a Gaoon! Ga!

And then Bal greedily and wholeheartedly licked my blood as it trickled down. At that moment the dragon crests nail art on my right thumbnails nail responded. The proof of my contract with Balmint lit up. Simultaneously Balmints small dragon body drastically grew up by one size while having a tinge of a bloody red color.
A new carapace with a beautiful red-black contrast grew out at his spine. The hues at the tip and root of the carapace also changed. It was a pretty mana transformation.
Did my blood stimulate Bals evolution?

Bal, was my blood delicious?

Gaooon!

Oh, his face has become slightly more awe-inspiring. Truly befitting for a high ancient dragon. Was his affinity with Lucivals high exactly because he was born after receiving my and Rollos mana? Once he grows up, he might turn into the strongest dragon, inheriting light and darkness.

I see, I see.

N, nyanyao. Rollo meowed happily.

Several tentacles extended from her collar, no, from her whole body, heading towards Balmint. Just like that she used her tentacle to lift Balmint, who evolved a bit, as if throwing him into the air in joy
She kept massaging his entire body.

Gaun, gaa-auu~, gaaoo~

He spread his four small wings and raised his voice as if saying Massage this place as well. Balmint evolved a bit after taking in my blood, butat this rate, let alone becoming the strongest, hell end up growing into a slacker dragon.
However, how is Sazihali going to react once she sees the obedient Balmint?
I took out my 24-faceted orb while harboring expectations and anxieties.

Bal, Ill let you meet a dragon of the same species. Maybe she will become your teacher, Bal.

Gaoo?

While explaining that, I activated the gate by tracing the fourth symbol. The scenery on the other side of the gate hasnt changed from before. A light brown rock face, and jewelry as well remaining scraps of armors scattered on the ground.
That jewelrylooks valuable.

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I dont see Sazihali, but Rollo, Balmint, lets go.

Nyao.

Gao!

Pubopuboooon.

A sad trumpeting resounded from Popobumu who had been watching all this. However, Popobumu will stay home.
Alray and Hueremy had left Popobumu, and were doing their jobs as gatekeepers like guardian lion-dogs protecting a temple.
As they were in their porcelain state, they didnt show any responses. Thats saddening in itself.
However, while thinking that they were acting admirably, I passed through the shining gate with Rollo and Balmint.

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