"This girl is probably Silica. The "tamer" targeted by the man named Rosalia. If we leave Silica here, she is in danger of being killed by Rosalia when we leave. .”
"I was shocked again." Indeed, the player named Silica is the "Beast Tamer", and the information is a girl. And a person who forms a team with the criminal player Rosalia on the 35th floor is likely to be targeted by Rosalia.
There is currently no team member except this girl, but as Lelan said, Rosalia is very likely still a target, and if she is left here, Rosalia will point a deadly blade at the girl. It might kill her, but on the other hand, if we protect this girl here, we can protect her when Rosalia attacks, and most importantly, we might be able to catch her when Rosalia appears.
——Well, this is only if the girl is Silica... Even if that's not the case, there are many things I want to ask the girl about "The Tamer". I finally found a "trainer" who was different from me.
"Besides, I can't leave this girl alone." Because this girl...
Just when I was about to put together everything that came to my mind and speak, the girl stood up.
"Thank you so much.
"Hey, wait a minute, what's your level? Memory Hill is a more difficult dungeon."
The girl looked away from me and brought up the status window.
"My level is level 44. However, I can't leave Pina alone——"
"Stupid person. Such a difficult level 47 is simply suicide. Are you going to make the same mistake with your family again!??"
Lilan, who probably didn't 'call' to the girl, took a step forward and made a 'voice'.
The girl was confused by this sudden "sound" and looked around, but immediately turned her attention to the owner of the sound, not me. ...He seemed to feel the white dragon behind me speaking. If you talk suddenly, you will be confused, so I tell you to try not to talk to the player.
"But it's just like Lelan said."
"...I know what it's like to want to help a [familiar] because I'm a [tamer] too. But at your level, going to Memory Hill would probably be suicidal. I'll be with you."
I quickly opened the prop window and named "Evan Dagger", "Silver Armor", "Moon Outer Jacket", "Elf Boots", "Fluorstone Belt", and gave a powerful rare item to a girl who I couldn't. equipment use. The girl was stunned when she saw the display window with items in front of her.
“If you equip this set, your level can be increased by five or six levels.
"Um"
The girl stared at what she had delivered in surprise. I've probably never seen an item like this before. To be honest, I was also surprised because I never thought I could get such a rare item in the walkthrough. Then, after clicking the button to receive the props and closing the props window, the girl whispered.
"Thanks.
"Shocked involuntarily." I want to be honest and say that you are being targeted by the criminal guild, but saying it might just scare you, but if I tell you the main reason why I can't let you go, I think I Will be laughed at
"But it's better to be laughed at than to be scared."
"...because you are an "animal tamer" like me...and one more thing, why don't you smile?"
"I don't laugh"
After seeing the girl's tense expression, I covered my face with one hand and told her the biggest reason why I couldn't live without her.
"...You look a lot alike, you are my sister."
Looking sideways, the girl looked confused. However, he immediately broke his promise to me and started laughing. After all, she was laughed at, but the girl didn't have a bad laugh, so I didn't feel bad.
"Then... we can't stay here forever. Let's go back to the city quickly, um..."
"silica"
"I rolled my eyes unconsciously." After all, this girl is Silica. Lilan is right. I heard she was a "tamer" so I thought she would be about the same age as me, but she is younger than I thought. Well, I don't care about that kind of thing.
"I'm Kirito. The big shot here is Lilan. Nice to meet you, Silica."
When I stretched out my hand to shake my hand, Silica was stunned for a moment, then her smile returned and she reached out to hold my hand tightly.
"Thank you very much, Kirito-san."
After holding hands with Silica for a few seconds, they started walking towards the city. Silica looked at Liran and whispered something along the way.
"Even so, I'm still surprised. Kirito-san is also a player who can tame such a big kid."
"Yeah. I met Lilan here, and he's a weird guy too."
"I don't think he's as weird as you are."
After Lilan spoke, Silica turned around in surprise and looked around. This is what the player normally does when hearing Lelan's "voice".
"Kirito, did you hear that?"
"What?"
"Just now, I heard a woman's voice. Moreover, there was a voice scolding me just now... Kirito-san, didn't you hear it?"
Sure enough, Lilan's "voice" at that time was also passed on to Silica. If you talk too much to other players, they may confuse you and cause a ruckus, so I tell you not to talk to them, but sometimes they don't listen to me.
"If that's what the sound is, it's there."
"Where are you?"
"That's it. The woman's 'voice' you just heard is Lilan's 'voice'."
When I pointed at the white wolf dragon walking beside me, Silica said, "Huh?"
"Hmm——!!? Is this the [voice] of that child!? Can that child speak!?"
"By the way...why are you so surprised? Your [familiar] doesn't speak?"
Silica nodded in panic and turned to face me.
"I don't talk! Among my tamer friends, except for Kirito-san, no one has ever said that familiars can talk! How on earth do you talk? First of all, why can familiars talk??"
"Hey, Silica, aren't you in a hurry?"
"Wow, you're talking again!!"
Looking at the panicked Silica, I couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Ah, calm down, Silica. After all, there is no such thing as a familiar talking."
Hearing my voice, Silica came back to her senses and lowered her voice.
"[The familiar] can't talk. It's not supposed to talk, but Liran-chan can talk. What the hell is this? There shouldn't be any monsters that can talk."
Silica seemed to have never seen an "acquaintance" like Reran. Indeed, if you think about it, it is impossible for the monster to start talking as if he had a heart, but Lilan was able to convey his thoughts through such speech. As Egil said, Lilan is different from the others.
"Let's go to the inn first. I'll talk about Lilan there. So, Silica, can you tell me about the animal trainer? I just became an animal trainer, so there are a lot of things I don't understand."
"Yes, in that case, leave it to me."
Silica smiled and nodded, but that smile had a mysterious credibility. If it's Silica, it seems she can teach me "Beast Tamer", and I can teach her Lilan. That's how much you trust Silica.
"I haven't met such a person since Shino."
"Okay, let's go to the inn quickly, shall we?"
"Yes!"
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Silica and I safely passed through the Lost Forest and returned to the city on the 35th floor. Lelan told me again to my amazement that the sound was different in size and pitch both inside and outside the range. At the same time, Silica's familiar, Pina, told me that she is about the same size as Lilan in range.
"I see, Pina's body shape is probably like this."
"Yes.
"Don't say I'm the heretic just now."
"No, it's not like a heretic, you are a heretic."
"Lilan muttered and fell silent.
"But I want to know who Lilan is." According to Silica, there is no such thing as a familiar demon that can talk like this and become smaller. I couldn't help but wonder who Lilan really was. Of course, it also has something to do with the "animal tamer" Silica knew.
However, Lilan immediately spoke to us.
“Maybe because it’s located near the 22nd floor… It’s an idyllic and beautiful town. Not very big, but not uncomfortable either
Silica looked surprised and shouted to Lilan who looked around curiously.
"Hey, do you even know Xiao Lilan? You are so smart."
“A lot of times I got in trouble because I was too smart.”
"Kirito, you have been speaking ill of me since just now. If you speak ill of me any more, I won't even bite your tongue.
"I'm sorry. If your fangs sink into your head, you'll literally die, so please stop."
As we were walking and chatting about such trivial topics, a male voice came from nowhere and we stopped. While I was looking around for who it was, a pair of male players next to me rushed towards Silica.
“You’re late, Silica-chan.
"Let's have a party next time and I'll take you anywhere."
Silica smiled bitterly and lowered her head.
"I-I'm sorry. I'm very happy, but for the time being I still have to team up with the black dragon trainer..."
Saying that, Silica grabbed the sleeves of my coat with both hands. Immediately afterwards, the eyes of the two male contestants struck me like a ray of light. Maybe, but Silica, who seems to have monopolized the famous name, must be very hateful.
Silica apologized to the male players again, then pulled the sleeves of my coat while walking away, and I followed suit.
"You're welcome, Silica."
"No, I was just invited as a mascot. Even so, I was still called Dragon Tamer Silica, which I thought was pretty good... So, Pina..."
The popular Silica's eyes filled with tears again. After all, it must have been painful to let Pina die. No, it decided to be painful. Familiarity is such a reliable and warm existence.
I instinctively reached out to touch Silica's head and gently stroked her hair.
"Don't worry, I will arrive in time. No, I will arrive in time."
"That's right. I also want to see your spawn, and I want to see you laugh. So let's help your familiars with the highest priority.
Silica wiped away her tears and smiled when she heard Lilan ask me to ride on her back.
"Yes. I believe you, Kirito-san."
After I gently took my hand away from Silica's head, Silica asked me with an expression that seemed to have thought of something.
"Speaking of which, Kirito-san, where is home? The hotel where I usually stay is on this floor."
"I live in a cabin on the 22nd floor.
"Really! The cheesecake in this inn is really delicious. Let's go in and eat it early!"
But Shino was in a house on the twenty-second floor. They will be suspicious if we don't come back, so I have to contact them properly. When I think about this, I am reminded of the time in the real world when I would come home late and text my sister and my mother.
"Silica, please wait a moment, I have news to deliver."
"I understand, then I'll wait here."
"Thank you, it will be over soon."
Opening the message window, I quickly typed on the keyboard and entered: "I have to stay at the inn on the 35th floor today, so I don't think I can go back to the 22nd floor. Please take care of yourself for dinner and go to bed." Set it to the original state, and I clicked Send key to close the window.
"I kept you waiting. Then let's go to the hotel—"
"What? Not Silica."
