Black Summoner – Chapter 861

Maria’s words caused the severed arms to swell up and transform into something I could only look up at. In the next instant, two masses of blood appeared before me, no, were they shadows formed from blood? Regardless, a large monster emitting an uncanny presence was there.

“■■■…!”

“■, ■■■”

Incomprehensible languages resonated in my head. Needless to say, these were the words spoken by these uncanny monsters. Could they be similar to father-in-law’s words when he’s pissed?

Furthermore, a haze the color of blood seemed to be emanating from these monsters. Because of this, I couldn’t clearly make out what these two monsters looked like. I could barely tell they were humanoid, but their size was comparable to Gordiana and Adams. Well, to put it mildly, they were monstrous.

What’s notable next is that where their heads should be, there’s something like a cluster of blood-colored light. Is that their eyes, or a completely different organ… Ah, for now, everything is a mystery. Even trying to check with ‘Appraisal Eye’, it’s like, the status screen is bugged? Yeah, something’s wrong. All the numbers are garbled. Are these things interfering with the system of this world too? …Haha, isn’t that interesting.

“They’re strong.”

“Yeah, strong.”

Kelvum agreed with the words that unintentionally slipped out of my mouth. It seems Kelvum also sensed the strength of these monsters. Hmph, as expected.

“Ah, but Kelvum, no matter how strong they look, I’m not fighting them, okay? Maria prepared them for me. There are two of them, but sorry, I won’t share them with you.”

“I don’t need them! Hmph, unlike you Battle Maniacs, I don’t see any meaning in this kind of fight. I’m going to Adams first.”

With that, Kelvum went to watch with the others. Honestly, such an unsociable guy.

“Now it’s just the two of us, big brother ♪”

“No, you should count the monsters you created as part of the headcount… And, was that some kind of magic from another world?”

“Yep, it’s called Tempest Magic Level 100 ‘Celestial Zoar.’ It’s a magic that creates familiars resembling animals by giving the wind a small amount of blood, but this is a special version. Instead of blood, I mixed in a part of my body to boost their overall abilities.”

Ah, so it was magic after all—but, hmm? Tempest Magic?

“They look cute, but as they use up one of my arms, they’re surprisingly capable?”

“…Cute-looking?”

“Ah, what’s with that face!? Aren’t they super cute!”

Is she serious? No, what concerns me more is the magic Maria mentioned. Isn’t Tempest Magic not Green Magic? And what does magic level 100 mean? Is this, like the status, because they exist on a different worldline? Hmm, so many questions.

“Well, let’s set aside whether they’re cute or not for a moment. Judging appearances is all about individual perception. However, I know they’re strong. And they look delicious. Are these guys going to be my opponents?”

“Hmm? Big brother, you’re smiling so happily? Yeah, I think that’s a really good smile. I almost felt my heart flutter ♪”

“I don’t need any insincere flattery.”

“Ehh, I’m not flattering you at all~? I’m pretty much serious when I say that~. Besides, a peerless idol like Maria is right here! Wouldn’t you be more thrilled? You’ve been rather cold to me lately~.”

“I don’t know what you’re expecting, but I’m a married man, you know…”

“Muu, whether it’s Delis or this big brother, please don’t belittle my charm for such reasons. If you say so, I’ll offer even more service.”

“Service?”

“Yeah, a ‘bleeding’ great service ♪”

When Maria said those words, I remembered the disastrous scene from before.

“I’d be happy to hear that, but what kind of service is it?”

“Wow, are you interested? Or were you actually curious about me from the start?”

“I’d be happy to hear that, but what kind of service is it?”

“Uwa, you’re finally ignoring me…”

It’s too much of a honey trap. No, it’s a trap on the level of a child’s mischief.

“Well, these kids right now are strong enough to destroy a country, but I was thinking of making them a little stronger.”

“A little… You mean more than destroying a country? Hey, hey, that’s dangerous!”

“Big brother, you don’t have to act like such a good boy in front of me. You’re happy deep down, aren’t you~. Nudge, nudge.”

“O-oi, don’t poke me in the side with your elbow…!”

Maria’s nudge to my side looked like a mischievous child’s action. At least, I didn’t think it was acting. she was grinning, and seemed to be genuinely enjoying herself… If this was acting, it would be a bit scary.

“Besides, big brother, the opponents you’d desire would be around that level, right? So, I’ll use this~.”

Maria took out two small bottles containing a dark red liquid. It didn’t have the color of a healing potion.

“Is there blood in that?”

“Yep, it’s the blood of future promising children from my world. Pretty good, huh~?”

“Unfortunately, I’m not a vampire, so I don’t understand that ‘goodness’… So, what, are we drinking it?”

“Nguun, drinking it is fine, but I have a more fun way to use it. Watch carefully, okay? Here you go.”

Maria tossed the two small bottles as if feeding the monsters. The bottles disappeared into the haze emitted by each monster, and soon the sound of breaking glass was heard.

“■■, ■…!”

“■■■”

…They’re eating it. They’re chewing while spitting out those incomprehensible, indecipherable languages. Despite their appearance, are they some kind of vampire?

“So, it’s like feeding them blood to power them up?”

“Well, just watch. The interesting part is from here. Now then, both of you, remember your true forms?”

As Maria said, a change began to occur in the monsters’ bodies. With sounds of bones cracking and flesh tearing, their humanoid shapes within the haze began to change—Hey, it was still fine because of the haze, but wasn’t this actually quite a grotesque sight?

“……”

When the transformation was complete, the two monsters’ bodies had become considerably smaller. While the haze still made their shapes ambiguous, their height was about half of their original size, and their weight seemed to have decreased even more. This was because their transformed forms seemed to be more like humans, specifically girls. The fact that one had long hair, and the other had a long ponytail, was part of the reason I thought so. As if to match the girls’ appearance, the cluster of light on their heads had split into two, moving to where their eyes would be.

“Good, good, you seem to have safely remembered.”

“You changed your appearance drastically again. Don’t tell me you transformed into the appearance of the beings whose blood you just gave them?”

“Oops, as expected of big brother. Such keen insight! It’s really helpful that you get things quickly~.”

“……”

The newly transformed monsters stopped speaking that incomprehensible language and remained silent. That made them all the more uncanny and made them feel unfathomable.

“Well then, let me introduce them again. The energetic giant-killer is ‘Illustrious My Right Arm, Spring,’ and the diligent honor student is ‘Dazzling My Left Arm, Summer’! Big brother, do your best not to die ♪”

“No, which one is which— Huh?”

Immediately after Maria said that with a smile, Spring and Summer, or whatever they were called, plunged their hands into their own bellies and pulled out what looked like weapons. Was that a blood-colored… Halberd and a sword?