CH 323

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“There’s still time, but you’re evolving already!?”

“…I’ll do it after the hunt is over!”

“Roger!”

Carina’s level was maxed out at the still early hour of 21:00.

It seems that Carina, like Shana, will evolve after the hunt is over.

“I’m sorry.”

“Huh? What?”

After apologizing to me, Darki suddenly came out of suiyami in a humanoid state.

“I think you should learn to wait a little.”

“Nya…The seed that I’ve have been searching for a hundred years is finally going to sprout, so I hope you will forgive me if I flinch a little.”

Darki suddenly spoke in the direction of no one. A shadow appeared with the reply. The figure that entered the barrier with ease was a girl who looked like the same feline beastman as Carina.

The girl’s shoulder-length hair was a beautiful cherry color with a sense of transparency, and combined with her rounded eyes, she looked very pretty. From a distance, she looked just like a cute cat beastie, but that impression changed when I came closer and saw her face clearly.

The highlights of the girl’s eyes, which were probably her charm point, had disappeared a little, and her right eye was a dark reddish purple, while her left eye was a dark blue-violet odd eye. In addition, she had three tails, which, like her beast ears, would have made her a beastman.

Now I feel that this beautiful girl is somewhat eerie.

“But it’s too early to tell. You’ve been messing with her since she wasn’t even at max level.”

“But that’s because of Nya’s kindness. If I made a contract before Nya, even if I had to kill that beast, I’d have to take the slot.”

“Haa…”

The girl was the reason for the false ears that Carina said she heard?

Also, seeing as how she said she would kill the girl’s frame and take it away, but didn’t say anything, this girl must be strong enough to do that.

“It’s about time you introduced Nya to that girl.”

The girl said to Darki as she looked at me.

“This is Nekoma, who is infatuated with a certain rare girl among the fantasy species I mentioned before.”

“Thank you for raising her so that she can evolve.”

I had expected this from her conversation with Darki and her appearance, but it seems that she was a beast, not a beastman after all. I knew it was an illusionary species when it was accustomed to the human form, but I didn’t think it was one of the illusionary species spoken of by Darki before.

And the girl that this Nekoma mentioned was most likely Carina.

“If it weren’t for her, I would have been willing to compromise and make a contract with you, you’re so special too, so keep up the good work.”

Can I consider this a compliment? I mean, what am I supposed to work hard for?

“I want to make a contract with her before she evolves, so why don’t you go get her?”

Nekoma said to me. I looked at Darki to see if it was alright and asked if I could call Carina. Darki nodded and I went to call Carina.

“I can’t get into the conversation at all, so I’ll go get Carina. Then Carina and I will switch places and I’ll go hunt the monsters.”

“Thanks.”

Shana, who had been silently listening to our conversation, went to call Carina instead of me. She must have been very considerate of me.

“Umm…Who are you?”

Carina came into the barrier and was the first one to look at Nekoma and said so. She was surprised to see a cat beast that she didn’t know when she came back because she was called.

“Nya is a beast who came to make a contract with Carina.”

“A contract?”

Carina was even more surprised by the suddenness of it.

“But… humanoid? That means that you’re an illusory species……”

“First of all, what I did was to show her my human form so that she would understand how serious I was about getting her to sign the contract.”

They say that there are beasts that can take human form, and that these beasts are known to be of a high rank, called the illusory species.

“But…why would I have someone like you…?”

“The reason is that Carina has the same odd eyes as Nya, so she can bring out more than 100% of Nya’s power. Nya kept waiting for a beastman with this eye to appear. Worst case scenario, I was willing to accept a cat with the same eyes as Nya’s, and then Carina appeared.”

Nekoma said while touching her hand to her eyes.

“I think that even if you refuse to sign a contract with Nya, there will be more than a few other beasts that will come to sign a contract with you because Carina is rare, for better or worse. Nya is not as strong as the fox over there, but I’m one of the strongest among the illusory species. I’m tired of waiting for a hundred years for a friend with the same eyes that I don’t know if it will ever appear again. Please, please, please, please sign a contract with Nya. I want you to make a contract with me.”

The cat’s head bowed deeply as she said this.

“If there is a beast stronger than me, the Beast King, there will be a big problem…. I’ll ask you to do the same. Nekoma may not have the best personality, but she is very strong. Since you’re are the same cat, she should be quite compatible with you as well, so I hope you will sign a contract with her.”

And after Nekoma, Darki also said so and bowed her head lightly.

Seeing the two of them, Carina was flustered. Is it too sudden for her to arrive? She looks at me as if she wants me to help her.

“Take your time to think about it, Carina, and come up with the answer on your own.”

What if I tell her to sign up for this? Maybe Carina will sign the contract. I want Carina to figure out what to do on her own.

“…If I make a contract with you, will I be strong enough to protect Zeros-san?”

“I don’t guarantee if you’ll be strong enough to protect this outsider, but you’ll be strong enough to fight alongside him.”

Is she making fun of me? It’s a line that’s difficult to judge. So I can’t get angry…

“I understand. Nice to meet you, Nekoma.”

“Nice to meet you!!!”

Thus, Carina and Nekoma made a contract.