Chapter 3: Summoner and Dragonewt<hr>


    ording to the info, summoning a Summoned Beast requires a Summoning Stone. This time, I got a Summoning Stone for free as a Starting Bonus. I immediately ced the Summoning Stone on the ground as written on the instructions and evoked the Level 1 spell, Magic Stone Summon.


    Magic Stone Summon!


    When I cast the spell, a purple magic circle automatically formed around the magic stone. The magic stone floated upward, and was sucked into the magic circle. After that, dazzling yellow lights came out from the Summoning Circle that absorbed the Magic Stone. The light was so dazzling that I had to close my eyes, but the light stopped soon after.


    When I opened my eyes, a cute, blue-eyed girl with long, blonde hair stood in the middle of the Magic Circle. The Information Panel popped up again.


    [Dragonewt Summoning Sess. Please give it a name]


    If Im not mistaken, a Dragonewt is part of the Dragon Race, right? In other words, this girl is a Demi Human-type Summoned Beast. For me to summon a Dragon right off the bat


    As I froze, the Dragonewt girl talked to me.


    Did you Summon me?


    Ah, yeah. I was the one who summoned you.


    Oh crap, I didnt think shed talk to me


    I see. Tell me your name.


    Its Se no. Takuto. My name is Takuto.


    I almost told her my real name. I heard this kind of thing was taboo, so I have to be careful next time.


    Takuto. Thats a nice name!


    The girl smiled honestly and cheerfully. This VR technology is scary; she looked just like a real girl. When I thanked the girl for her words, she says,


    Hey Takuto, give me a name.


    She asked me for a name. I never thought that I would have to give her a name. I looked at her. I got the feeling that she is a bright and honest girl. I looked at her and decided on a name.


    How about Lily?


    Her name was derived from the lily flower. There are a lot of kinds of lilies, but I decided to name her based on the flowernguage of ordinary lilies. During my part-time job at the florists, thedy I was working with told me that in thenguage of flowers, lilies mean purity, innocence, and chastity, which I thought was appropriate for this girl.


    I would like to exclude its other meanings such as charm, pure love, and longing as its not appropriate for a first meeting. There are more meanings associated with the flower, but those dont fit the image of this girl a bit, so I wont include it.


    In other countries, the flower seems to be mostly associated with purity and innocence as well, so there should be no problem.


    Lily So thats my name


    Now I wonder if shell like the name I gave her.


    If you dont like it, just let me know. Ill do my best to think of another one.


    As I said that, the girl hugged me.


    No, its fine! Thank you for the cute name, Takuto!


    I see. Its nice to meet you, Lily.


    Yeah, nice to meet you too, Takuto!


    Oh man, shes so cute...I have stepsisters so I could resist her cuteness to some degree, but if I didnt, it would be bad.


    After I finished naming her, the notice popped out.


    [This concludes the Summoners tutorial. We will now teleport you to the first town]


    We were enveloped in light. Oooh, so this is teleportation. Finally, we moved into the game world.


    When I opened my eyes, we were already at the town square.


    Oooh, so this is the town


    Its the town!


    As I voiced out my thoughts, Lily, who was beside me, imitated the action. She was smiling as if there was something good, so I kept from reproaching her.


    As I nced at our surroundings, I could see that several yers were being teleported to the town one after another. If we stayed where we were, we would get in the way, so I pulled Lily and we retreated to one of the back alleys. And just lille hoe the tutorial taught me earlier, I viewed our statuses.<hr>


    <i><b>Name Takuto, Summoner Lv1</b></i>


    Vitality 10


    Magic Power 10


    Strength 15


    Defense 4


    Agility 10


    Dexterity 14


    <i><b>Skills</b></i>


    Bare-handed Lv1


    Staff Lv1


    Summoning Magic Lv1<hr>


    <i><b>Name Lily Dragonewt Lv1</b></i>


    Vitality 10


    Magic Power 8


    Strength 20


    Defense 6


    Agility 8


    Dexterity 6


    <i><b>Skills</b></i>


    Bare-handed Lv1


    One-handed Sword Lv1<hr>


    I dont have anything topare it to, so I dont really understand how Lilys strength is uselessly high. As expected of the Dragonkin. As for my status, I think the build is also pretty high. After all, save for my DEF which is at 4, all the other stats are at least a 10 and above.


    Next, I looked at the Item Box and found a Novices Staff, Beginners Potion x 5, Portable Meal x 5 and money worth 5000G inside. It didnt contain a Sword for Lily, so it seems Ill have to buy that one. After taking out the Novices Staff, my preparation wasplete. Next, we have to look for a suitable Sword for Lily, but first


    Can I help you?


    Hoeh?


    I spoke up and Lily made a puzzled sound. It seems Lily hasnt noticed it.


    So you noticed, huh


    A single female yer appeared in front of us. She looked considerably older than mekind of like an officedy.


    Isnt what youre doing stalking?


    Dont be so touchy...Im sorry for stalking you


    Hmmmif she apologized right away, then I guess theres no need for rm


    So again, how may I help you?


    Why dont we introduce ourselves first? My name is Ruin. Im a Beta-Tester and my ss is a Merchant


    Since she introduced herself, then I guess I have to tell her my name too.


    Im Takuto, and this is Lily. Im a Summoner


    So that girl is a Summoned Beast, after all


    Hnn? So this was all about Lily?


    Is there something wrong with Lily?


    No, its nothing Im just surprised because I havent seen a female Summoned Beast even during Beta-Testing


    So Lilys existence was rare and she wanted to talk to me.


    I suppose I cant trouble you to tell me about her race and her stats now, can I?


    That seems to be the case, I thought, but Lily beat me to the punch and cheerfully answered.


    Lily is a Dragonewt!


    There was a strange air of awkwardness between both sides.


    How should I say this. Im sorry, okay? I shouldnt have asked you that


    Its alright, it was Lily who answered anywaythe fault lies on our side this time


    Even so, I cant just leave it like this. If Im not mistaken, youre a beginner, arent you? Is there anything you need help with?


    I do have a lot of things I need help with, but for now


    Do you know a good Weapons Shop?


    Of course. Ill introduce you to someone I know


    And so, we followed Ruin-san as she led us to the Weapons Shop.