NOVEL NEXT Chapter 112: Let's Become Friends!
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In the end, it seemed that Furoh wasn't all he had said. He had indeed killed humans though, the guy's skeleton near him and… a few soldiers in the war a few dozen years ago. Then again, they were out of necessity.
"But you're pretty nice when you open up, see? Why did you even put up that scary act? Were you really going to eat us?" I asked.
"Not really… I was trying to scare you away so I could later run away from the crevice you opened..." he replied.
"R-Really?" asked Aquarina.
"Y-Yes…" answered Furoh with a sigh.
"H-He's saying the truth…" Aquarina told us, using her ability to discern his true intentions.
"B-But maybe he got some magic to trick you into thinking that! How can you even think a demon like this thing can become a friend?!" Zack could not help but tell us.
"Zack, don't be so rude! He didn't choose to be born like that! And what's wrong with that? He might look like an amorphous mass of flesh, but I find him quite interesting," I said in response.
"What?! Are you nuts or something, Sylph? What kind of person would ever…!" murmured Zack, wondering if I had a few screws loose.
"I-it's true! You shouldn't really try to become my friend or something! The kid's right… I'm a monstrous being, anyone would think I'm a mimic anyways, and I hide here for that reason… I'll just go away now. I don't want to bother you kids anymore. Thanks for helping me out with the meal," said Furoh, using his insect-like legs to crawl out of the dungeon.
"W-Wait! Furoh! Don't go!" I shouted, rushing behind him as he looked at me with his various eyes nervously. He began to sweat all over as he ran away from me.
"Sylphy! Are you seriously chasing him down?!" Aquarina exclaimed.
"He's the first connection I have with demons. That talk and are not into killing all humans! If I could become his ally, maybe I could find a way to communicate with many more demons in the future! Don't you get it?" I said in response. I was putting a lot of passion in my words.
Aquarina's eyes opened wide in surprise, as she looked down to the floor.
"Sylphy… I-I guess this is the path you want to follow…" she said soon after.
"I… I do," I replied.
"…"
"I'll go now," I said soon after as I rushed towards Furoh.
In any case, Furoh was fast. He had six bug-like legs that he used to crawl around like a bug while inside of his treasure chest. Without revealing his fleshy worm-like interior, he would look like a mimic monster with bug legs or a bug that had an exoskeleton in this shape.
"G-Go away already! I'm not becoming your friend!" he exclaimed.
"Then where are you even going to go? The Demon Continent? You're currently in the human continent! The seas are dangerous, and if you're caught by some people, you'll get chased down and killed!" I told him.
"W-What? Then what do you even propose?!" he asked back.
"Become my familiar!" I said with great conviction.
"What are you even talking about?! Are you nuts?! Can a demon even become a half-elf's familiar?! You're clearly crazy! Ah! I already realized it… you're a psychopath! You're looking at me with very creepy eyes!" he cried in horror.
I had not realized that my face was making quite the funny expression. Perhaps I was indeed going a tad bit insane right there. However, I have to get him as a familiar. It's my ticket to become friendly with more demons!
Ah… but is that an unhealthy obsession in itself?
"But don't you realize?! If you become my familiar, you won't be discriminated by humans! Because you'll be… well, my familiar!" I told him.
Furoh continued running for his life as he crawled away with his bug legs.
"No way! Leave me alone already! I'll survive on my own…!" he cried.
"But you'll die in a ditch if you go alone! Let me help you out! Come on…" I said one more time.
I enhanced my speed by tenfold and reached up to him in a mere instant, using Flashing Light before Ember Propulsion to enhance my speed as I left explosions of light and fire behind me.
Which actually made me more intimidating at the end.
"GYYYAAAH! Y-You're really a psycho!" he cried out.
"Nooo! I'm a nice person! Come on, let's be friends!" I tried once more.
POOF!
Suddenly, Ignatius and Naturia showed up around me.
"Sylphy, explain to me what the hell you're doing?! Just kill that thing!" Ignatius told me.
"Fooo! Foo, foo, foofofoo!" Naturia said soon after. From the looks of it, she was angry at me as well.
"What's wrong with wanting a demon friend? You're literally also part of their faction anyways, right?" I asked Ignatius as I continued rushing towards Furoh.
"T-That's… well, you're right… but still! Don't compare the glorious dragon race to demons…" replied Ignatius.
"We will have a serious talk about your racism after this is over," I said in response to his words.
"Eh?! Stop talking nonsense!" exclaimed Ignatius, hitting my head with his eggshell.
"Agh! Well, if you're going to stay here, then help me capture him!" I said.
"Isn't that just kidnapping, then?" Ignatius asked in response.
"If he's caught by humans and die, I'll feel terrible! I have to save him," I replied.
"Fueehh…" Eventually, Naturia let out a sigh, deciding to cooperate with me at long last.
She quickly delved into the grass below my feet as I merged my magic into her. Soon, tentacles of grass emerged one after another, following Furoh.
"GYYYYAAAAHH! Y-You're going to catch me now?!" he asked in horror.
"No… I'm going to rescue you!" I answered with a smile.
"Y-You really are a psycho! Agghhh!"
I caught up to him easily with the grass vines, just in time because a massive jaw almost devoured him right in front of him.
CRUNCH!
"EHEE?!"
"GRR…"
Right after I caught Furoh, a massive lizard appeared. It was walking on two feet, and looked like it had the body of a chicken, but without the feathers. Its head was big and its jaws even larger. My eyes told me it was called a Thunderous Tyrannosaur!
Then again, its entire body actually exuded large quantities of lightning!
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