Interacting with Animals

Author: Ryusui
Raw: https://ncode.syosetu.com/n2121hw/57/
Translator: Lilia v4
Editor: Yuriko AYA

“Hey, missy.”

While we have the three wolves walk ahead and follow, Frank talks to me. When I look back, I can tell he’s confused.

‘Well yeah’
‘From Frank and them, it was a seriously incomprehensible sight lol’

Is that so. Maybe.

“Are you actually a tamer, missy?”
“Mm? No. A mage.”
“Thought so…”

He looks puzzled, but I think it’s better not to mind too deeply, and better not to copy me. Because I just threatened them. I think I did something a little pitiful too.
More than that the viewers are somehow making a huge fuss.

‘Tamer!? Did he say tamer!?’
‘He said it! No mistake! There are tamers!?’
‘I thought there might be something like it, but the real tamer existing is hype’

Do these people have some fixation on tamers.
Just, I’m not well-informed about tamers. I’ve heard from Master and Spirit-sama that there’s apparently a technique to employ magic beasts, but it isn’t magic so I wasn’t interested. But if they’re that curious, maybe I should have asked.

“It’s like training them with food and building a cooperative relationship, I think?”
“Tamers? Yeah. You need a pretty special technique.”
“Mm. Right.”

‘So there isn’t like taming magic’
‘Training with food, so not that different from real life, maybe’
‘Wasteful for a world with magic’

You basically can’t force them to obey with magic. Even if magic like that were made, the spirits would definitely intervene. It would probably be erased right after completion, or before completion.
But I might be a little interested in people who do tamer work. They might have tamed wolves too. Might be mofumofu. I’m getting really curious. Are there tamer-sans in that town.

No, before that, the wolves in front of me first.
Before I notice, we’re splendidly surrounded. There are lots of Forest Wolves around. But they’re all small. And even saying lots, there aren’t twenty. I’m fine alone.
Frank and them seem the same, and even noticing we’re surrounded they aren’t particularly flustered. They only draw weapons, and they’re very calm. This much they can handle without a problem, I guess.

“A pretty large pack.”
“That’s right. If we were going to anyway, maybe we should have taken a Forest Wolf subjugation request.”

A subjugation request. That’s a classic too. I might want to take one, but it doesn’t matter now. Sorry to the three with weapons ready, but I’ll have them wait a little.

“Don’t.”
“Nn? What’s wrong, missy.”
“Don’t lay a hand unless we’re attacked.”
“Ha? Well, if that’s fine with you, missy, I’ll wait, but…”

They keep their weapons ready, but I can tell they eased up a little. Sorry for being selfish. But.

“I want mofumofu…”

‘What’s Rita-chan muttering lol’
‘She’s totally intending to take one home lol’
‘A pet?’

Of course I won’t force it. I don’t intend to. But, maybe one, won’t come with me.
In front of me, the three who guided us are approaching the large wolf at the very back and seeming to report something. There might even be a language unique to magic beasts. I wonder what they’re talking about.
Eventually the talk seems to end, and the somewhat large wolf walks over, stops a little in front of me, and sits. Like waiting for instructions.
Hmm… I shouldn’t have done anything to this kid yet…
But I’ll try touching for now. Hmm… Still coarse.

“Hey, what are we looking at?”
“A girl interacting with an animal. Healing, huh.”
“No, it’s a magic beast, you know?”

‘The locals are completely appalled too lol’
‘Normally you’d subjugate right away, I guess’

I get that too. But for me mofumofu is still number one.
Anyway it was a little coarse, but I’m satisfied for now. I face the boss again. Then, negotiate whether even one will come…

‘Hey, Rita-chan. If it comes from you, doesn’t it become a threat?’

Eh.

‘If someone who could wipe you out says send one, even in the form of a request, from their side it’s the same as having no right to refuse’
‘They have to not hurt your mood’
‘Of course they’re magic beasts you’d originally subjugate, so that might be fine too’

I see. I see… That’s, right. From these kids’ side, they can’t go against it.
Hmm… I see…

“Mm… Do you know a place with lots of medicinal herbs? Tell me.”

The boss tilts its head looking puzzled, but turns and starts walking. Follow me, I think that means. If I follow this kid, there should be lots of herbs.
Of course there’s the possibility of a trap, but then I just have to deal with it.

“Mm. There are herbs ahead, they said.”
“I-I see…”
“It’s totally different from the proper method… Is it okay?”
“It’s none other than Rita-chan’s way, so let’s say it’s fine.”

I’m not doing something bad. I want them to accept it.
I follow the boss. Sometimes it looks back this way and waits too. A good kid. After hearing from the viewers, it’s probably just paying the utmost care not to hurt my mood.
Thinking that, I still think I did something bad. I shouldn’t do things halfway.
………… Mofumofu…

‘She’s super dejected…’
‘Like a kid who wasn’t allowed to keep a pet’
‘I got it!’
‘Got what lol’

We walk following the boss, and the place we’re shown is nothing special, not that different from other places. But the grass growing seems a little different, and Pearl’s eyes go round too. Pearl checks the grass at her feet and murmurs in a daze.

“Here, probably all of this is medicinal herbs.”
“All of it? All of it!?”
“Yes, all of it.”

I don’t really get how far is herbs, but gathering this much seems rare. If we gather what’s here, it’ll be enough for the request amount, maybe.

“What do we do, Rita-chan. Gather everything here? I think we’d at least get extra reward.”
“Hmm…”

I look at the boss. The boss sitting there waiting. It’s waiting still, but somehow its face looks like it’s given up on various things, or. I feel resignation.

“Only what we need.”
“Is that fine?”
“Mm. These kids probably use the herbs here too.”

When I say that looking at the boss, all three seem convinced.

“You’re kind, Rita-chan.”
“Mm… I don’t think kind applies after threatening…”

Really, I have to reflect properly.
There isn’t much amount to gather, so it finishes without taking that much time. Seeing us stop gathering, the wolves have an atmosphere like they’re somehow relieved. So the herbs here were something these kids use too, maybe.

“Amazing, I didn’t think it’d finish this fast.”
“It was a method pretty far from normal, though.”
“First time negotiating with wolves.”

‘Negotiation (threat)’
‘All’s well that ends well’
‘Rita-chan’s goal that changed midway wasn’t fulfilled though lol’
‘mofumofu lololol’

Mm… That’s unfortunate but it can’t be helped. For now I’ll mofumofu the big wolf and be satisfied. Even if it’s coarse.

“Then, missy, shall we go back.”
“Mm.”

Prompted by Frank, I leave the wolves. When I wave, a wolf gives one cry. It was cute, I think. Yeah.