Chapter 137
Rare Variant
Translator : PolterGlast
I had various things I wanted to ask Bane. When I was
fighting in Fuuro Village, I never even thought about wanting to know
about monsters, but now I'm interested, and I can actually ask questions.
"Bane, have evolved monsters like these two been
born before?"
"No. Aside from myself, this is the first time I have
seen evolved individuals."
"In that case, the fact that these two evolved is
largely due to you evolving and becoming a special existence... Bane, do
you think I should name these two?"
"That is for you to decide, Graham-sama.
However, gaining power may cause them to change suddenly, so please just keep
that point in mind."
It sounds like he is implicitly telling me not to name them.
It is true that Bane has remained loyal, but it wouldn't be strange at
all if they changed upon gaining power. After all, even among humans, there are
those who change when they gain power.
"My thirst for knowledge made me want to name them, but
I'll refrain. They are already established
as rare variants, and that should be enough."
"Ehh! You're not naming them? They might become like Bane-san,
and if that happens, it would be convenient in various ways!"
"No, as Bane said, there are cases where gaining
power creates its own set of problems,
so—"
"You two won't rebel, right? You look jittery, and
judging by your appearance, you aren't the type to rebel! Right?"
"O-Of course!"
"Rebelling against Bane-sama is out of the
question, but against G-Graham-sama... just thinking about it is
terrifying!"
The two monsters answered Aoi's question like that. I
had just managed to give up on the idea, but now the flow has turned into one
where I have to name them.
"Besides, even if they did rebel, Graham could
handle it easily! And Bane-san,
surely there’s no way you would lose to your own subordinates, right? That
would end up causing trouble for Graham, after all," she added.
"That is a given! If anyone among my subordinates were
to rebel against Graham-sama—I would show no mercy. I will make them
regret it and crush them without causing any inconvenience to Graham-sama."
Drawing out such words from Bane, Aoi looked
at me with eyes sparkling brilliantly. Well, although I admonished myself that
I shouldn't give names easily, I did want to name these two... It irks me to be pushed into it by Aoi, but shall
I name them?
"...Understood. I'll name the two of them. Taking from
his distinctive feature, the Skeleton Swordsman will be Aka. For
the Wight Knight, I'll play on the race name and call him Yoru."
I actually wanted to name them Aka and Ao, but
since that would resemble Aoi's name, I went with Yoru. And the
moment I named them—a massive amount of magic power flowed out. It bothers me
that the total amount of magic power draining out is about the same as when I
named Bane, despite naming two of them this time.
"Graham-san, are you physically okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. My head is spinning a bit, but since I
was mentally prepared this time, it's quite a bit easier."
"Glad to hear you're fine!
More importantly, were there any changes in Aka and Yoru?"
Both Aka and Yoru were silent, but it wasn't
that there were no changes; they seemed not to know what to do with the
overflowing power. Anyway, just like with Bane, it seems a transfer of
power took place.
"G-Graham-sama! Thank you for granting us such
power!"
"Both Aka and I will serve you for the rest of
our lives!"
"You don't need to thank me that much. I just named you
on a whim."
"My honest feeling is that I wished I was the only one
named by Graham-sama... but thank you truly for naming Aka and Yoru
as well! I will make these two work hard and do their utmost to be of use to Graham-sama!"
Bane, Aka,
and Yoru—the three of them bowed deeply to me. If someone saw this
spectacle from the side, it wouldn't be strange if they thought I was a Demon
King.
Or rather, giving power to monsters and making them work.
The act itself might be exactly what a Demon King does.
"No, there's no need to work for me. Just helping out
when I'm in trouble is enough."
"As expected, Graham-sama is a broad-minded
person! I shall take the lead in serving you!"
Nothing seems to be getting through to Bane, making
me want to hold my head in my hands. Since I can only see a future where we
talk in parallel lines if we continue this topic, I decided to ask about
something else.
"Let's conclude the discussion regarding the evolved
monsters here. I'm curious about the other two matters as well. Let me hear
about those."
"Understood! Regarding the adventurers coming here, it
is nothing more or less than that... but I drive them away by inflicting light
injuries without killing them. Is this response acceptable?"
"Yeah. Thanks for the consideration. It's a selfish
request, but I want you to try not to kill humans."
"Understood. I will instruct the servants firmly as
well."
"Yeah, that helps. I'll handle the adventurer side
somehow."
"I apologize for the trouble this causes you, but I
humbly request your assistance."
If I ask the Guild Master, he'll probably do
something about it. Just like the forest where the Berserk Bear was, if
he issues a restriction on entry, surely no one will approach.
"So, what about the other matter, the monsters who said
they wanted to become subordinates?"
"Hearing that the Gold Golem, Flame Ogre,
and Berserk Bear were subjugated, monsters have come from afar.
Currently, I am keeping them in places other than Marx Mountain, which
is showing suspicious movements, but what are your thoughts, Graham-sama?"
Even if you ask me what my thoughts are... I don't even know
how to give instructions.
"Basically, you should rule them, Bane. Instead
of the Ogre and Berserk Bear that are gone, why not just fit them
into where they belong?"
"I am relieved that Graham-sama shares my view!
I would like to have the monsters who asked to join my subordinates live in
their respective places and develop them."
"Y-Yeah. Handle it well."
"Certainly!"
My brain can't even imagine what will happen from here on,
but if it's Bane, he'll probably manage it well. ...Probably. Anyway,
I've finished hearing all the reports with this.
There seemed to be more going on than I anticipated, so it
was fun listening, but I get the feeling Bane is going to be busy in
various ways too. I decided in my heart to increase the frequency of listening
to reports from now on.
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