Before leaving, Nathan summoned Nidhogg, the ace he had hidden this far. He showed the chain, asking, “Can you destroy this? Maybe with your fire or something. But make it in a way that won’t hurt my hand.”
Nidhogg nodded and bit the shackle, controlling his fire at the back of his stomach so that he only melted the path between his jaws.
The shackle reddened for a second and looked like the heat was transferred to the entire shackle, but Nidhogg immediately broke it with his jaws and threw it away.
He then proceeded with the rest of the shackles.
On the other hand, Sera was completely stunned by Nidhogg’s appearance. A wolf and a jackal were indeed surprising for a summoner, but a dragon? It was basically the pinnacle of beasts.
By the time she got over her shock, all the shackles had been crushed by Nidhogg. Nathan pointed at her, saying, “Free her too.”
Nidhogg glared at Sera, who snapped back from her shock and immediately extended her arms.
Nathan asked, “By the way, you said you need the holy relic to summon your third familiar, right? Do you need anything else? Can you summon your third familiar the moment we get the holy relic?”
“Ah!” Sera thought for a moment. “I might need another item.”
“If you don’t mind, can you share what kind of familiar you plan to summon? From the looks of it, you don’t seem to have problems with Ena for your third familiar.”
“Yes. I have enough Ena right now. As for the item, I’m not entirely sure because I haven’t thought about what kind of familiar I’m going to summon. However, I have made a promise that I will summon a holy being. It might be an angel or something else.”
Nathan looked down, falling into deep thought. ‘Since she has no problem, does that mean for this trial I can just make her summon the third familiar to solve this issue? The enemy boss has five familiars.
‘That means Anubis, Fenrir, Nidhogg, the angel, and the fallen angel will take care of them. But that only leaves the summoner for me to handle, considering she doesn’t seem to have any martial prowess. That leaves me at a disadvantage.
‘On the other hand, if I can make her summon the third familiar, especially a combat familiar, Anubis can become our support.
‘It seems that the trial really wants me to let her summon the third trial. The question is how I’m going to convince her.
‘A holy being, huh? Is there any famous holy being I can summon? Angel, Deva…’
Nathan looked up, trying to figure out how he could persuade Sera. His eyes ended up meeting with Nidhogg, who had just crushed the last shackle.
In that instant, he got an idea.
Nathan turned to Sera with a serious expression. “I know this is an absurd request, but is it possible for me to convince you to summon your third familiar? I can provide the materials, and I won’t make you summon anything but a holy being. In fact, if you don’t mind, I can give you a bit more explanation regarding this familiar. I can guarantee this with my name.”
Sera was taken aback. She was quite displeased because the third familiar was her choice. At the same time, he had helped her. She wasn’t unreasonable enough to dismiss his opinion without listening to it. Nathan even mentioned a holy being. He should have some credibility, considering he was a unique summoner.
“I suppose I don’t mind hearing what you have to say first.” Sera nodded.
“The familiar I have in mind can be considered a servant of gods as well. They are selected warriors who have died bravery in battle and escort their souls to Valhalla.
“Their appearances are often depicted as beautiful women in armor, with helmets and shields, symbolizing their martial prowess. Despite their beauty, they are also fearsome, with an unwavering focus on battle. They are similar to angels, having a pair of white wings on their back, but unlike them, they are warriors.
“They can act as intermediaries between gods and humans, guide the souls of the dead, and protect the people from the forces of evil.”
Sera looked quite shocked by this depiction. She had heard about angels being powerful, but this was the first time she heard a warrior being an angelic being.
“An angelic warrior?” Sera crossed her arms.
“Yes.” Nathan nodded as he couldn’t help but think, ‘Now that I think about it, what kind of religion does this world have? I mean, does the church consider other angelic beings as heresy?’
Sera closed her eyes for a moment before muttering, “I have fallen. My path can be a trial or a blessing in disguise. A path that no one has walked so far…”
Nathan tilted his head in confusion. He didn’t understand what she was talking about, considering she was just an illusion made for this trial. In his mind, as long as he could see the familiar, he was satisfied. It was going to disappear after the trial was over anyway.
Sera smiled wryly. “If you are suggesting this to anyone else, they might think of you as a heretic. Then again, the Holy Kingdom won’t take any actions, especially since they are aware of beings summoned from other worlds.”
“Does that mean…” Nathan’s expression brightened.
“Yes. I can do that. From your explanation, I can expect a fierce warrior, right?”
“Of course. I think this is suitable for your current team, since it’s clearly lacking a vanguard.” Nathan nodded. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
“Alright. I’ll agree with your suggestion.”
“Great. We’ll head to the holy relic and summon your third familiar. During the preparation, I’ll take out the vice leader. After that, we’ll attack their leader and defeat the bandit.”
“Oi. When are we going to attack? I have scouted the area around. We can launch a sneak attack now. But I haven’t seen your items anywhere. We might need to search for those later.” Fenrir’s voice suddenly echoed, returning after the task Nathan gave him.
Nathan smiled. “You come at the perfect time. Give me some of your blood, Fenrir. We need it to summon a holy being for her. As for my items, it can wait.”
“Huh? Holy being? What kind of holy being are you planning to summon?” Fenrir asked.
Nathan’s smile widened. “Valkyrie!”