As we were enjoying our Tako Party, Mother Kirin approached us and bowed her head.
“Mika-chan, it seems that the Kirin mother and child wish to become your familiars.”
Kurohime, the daughter of the Black Tortoise, translated Mother Kirin’s words for me. Familiars… right. I hadn’t made them my familiars yet.
“Is that okay?”
“Kuon!”
I wanted to grant them power, especially since that foolish prince might come after them.
“Alright. Let’s do it.”
“Kuon!” “Pii!”
I activated the spell, “Let’s Become Familiars.” I needed to give them names.
“Then… for the mother Kirin…”
Combining “Mama” and “Kirin”…
“Merlin. Your name is now Merlin.”
Mother Kirin, now known as Merlin, began to glow brilliantly.
“W-What is this intense light?!”
Rita gasped in astonishment. Meanwhile, Merlin’s body began to swell and grow larger.
And when the light faded… there stood a stunningly beautiful girl, appearing to be in her mid-teens.
“W-What!? Mother Kirin has transformed into a human!?”
Rita was flabbergasted. Wait, doesn’t she know about the human transformation of monsters?
“Kuon? Kuon!”
Merlin seemed equally surprised by her transformation. I looked at her again.
At first glance, she looked like an ordinary human. However, two horns sprouted from her temples.
Her hair was white, but it shimmered in a rainbow of colors depending on the light. Her eyelashes were also white, giving her an exotic appearance. She had a slender, model-like figure.
She was tall and stunningly beautiful.
“Kuon?”
“Hey, can you not speak yet?”
Felmaa had been able to talk.
“Mother Kirin is still young, so she cannot speak human language yet,” Felmaa explained. So, she could transform but couldn’t yet articulate words.
I took off my white down jacket and draped it over Merlin.
“Make sure to wear clothes when in human form, okay?”
“Kuon!”
“Now, it’s time for the baby Kirin.”
“Pii!”
The baby Kirin approached me. What name should I give her…?
“How about Chirin since she’s a little Kirin?”
“Pii…”
She seemed to dislike that. Well, I suppose it makes sense. Even if she’s small now, she will grow larger.
“Hmmm… how about Rinrin?”
“Pii…”
“Wait, isn’t that cute?”
“Pii!”
Kurohime stared at the baby Kirin and said, “Hey, Mika-chan, this baby Kirin is a male.”
That’s why she didn’t like the cute name.
“Then how about Rintaro?”
“Pipipipi!”
The baby Kirin seemed delighted and skipped around.
I activated “Let’s Become Familiars” to name the baby Kirin. In an instant, Rintaro’s body began to glow.
Suddenly, a single horn sprouted from his forehead.
“Look, a horn has appeared!”
“Pii!”
With a thud, Rintaro kicked off the ground and began to dash through the sky.
“Sky Walk, right? Felmaa can use that skill too, the ability to run through the sky.”
Merlin had learned human transformation, and Rintaro had sprouted a horn and gained the ability to run through the sky. Both of them had been strengthened.
“Saintess, I have a request.”
Rita knelt before me.
“Could you grant us power as well?”
“Oh, right. Everyone except Hermes hasn’t become familiars yet.”
I had made Hermes a familiar when I released her from her vampire form. But Rita, Dekatank, and Ninshia had yet to become familiars.
I started the “Let’s Become Familiars” spell and took a picture of Rita to make her a familiar, but…
Beeeeeeeeep!
“Huh? It says Error. I can’t make her a familiar…? What could be the reason…?”
When in doubt, consult the Omniscient and Omnipotent (Internet).
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– Reason Rita couldn’t become a familiar:
→ Rita is human.
Humans are creations of the Supreme God, and only the Supreme God can make them familiars.
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– Hermes’ familiar transformation:
→ Hermes is not human.
Once she became a vampire (a non-human), she was no longer a creation of God, thus allowing her to become a familiar.
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“It seems humans cannot become familiars.”
“Is that so…?”
Rita looked incredibly disappointed. I felt a bit guilty.
“That’s quite a luxury for humans.”
Felmaa crossed her arms and stated.
“You all received a Legendary Weapon from Mika-sama, did you not?”
Now that I think about it, I had given the Legendary Weapon (which was more like a decorative item) to the Twilight Dragon.
“You’re right, Felmaa. I apologize, Saintess.”
“Oh, no, no. Don’t worry about it.”
But I see. Humans cannot power up through naming (familiar transformation).
I remember hearing that the rule of becoming stronger through naming only applies to monsters.
It makes sense that it wouldn’t apply to humans. Speaking of which, I wonder what their levels are like.
“Rita, what’s your level?”
“75.”
Seventy-five… not very strong.
“That’s weak! My level is… 2000!”
“2000!? That’s incredible!?”
Felmaa puffed out her chest proudly. Compared to a Legendary Beast, 75 does seem low.
The Divine Beasts all have levels comfortably in the three digits. I want to raise Rita and the others’ levels a bit more; you never know what might happen.
“Now that I know the levels, what about the other stats?”
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Rita
【Race】Human
【Level】150
HP 150 (+300)
MP 150
Attack 150 (+300)
Defense 150 (+300)
Intelligence 150
Agility 150 (+300)
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Huh…?
That’s strange. Rita’s level isn’t matching what she claimed…
“Rita, your level is showing as 150.”
“W-What!? That’s impossible!?”
Rita pulled out something that looked like a card from her pocket. Oh, I’ve seen that before. It’s a guild card. It shows your level, right?
“Is it true!? Before heading out to defeat the Kirin, I was definitely at level 75!?”
So, does that mean her level doubled overnight?
“Dekatank, Ninshia, what are your levels?”
Curious, I asked the two of them. Dekatank and Ninshia also looked shocked as they checked their guild cards.
“I’m at 140!?”
“…I am at 130, indeed! It has doubled!”
Everyone’s levels have doubled…? And there are additional stat bonuses… oh.
I’ve seen this before.
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– Reason the Twilight Dragon’s stats were enhanced:
→ They were strengthened by eating food from another world.
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– Otherworldly ingredients:
→ Earthly ingredients enhance the power of otherworldly beings.
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Now that I think about it, I remember. It’s like that thing where you get stronger by eating food.
Humans cannot power up through familiar transformation, but they can grow stronger by eating food from another world (Earth food).
I explained this lightly.
“Wow…! So, the Saintess’s holy cooking strengthens people!”
“Eh? Well, I mean…”
I didn’t actually make this dish (it was takoyaki).
“How about we give a name to this delicious dish that strengthens people?”
“Eh, a name…?”
Wouldn’t Earth cuisine be fine as it is?
“Yes! How about calling it… Saintess Cuisine?”
N-No, that sounds embarrassing…
“That won’t do.”
Oh, Felmaa. Are you on my side?
“There are other Saintesses besides Mika-sama. We need something that feels more like it was made by Mika-sama. I suggest calling it ‘Nagano Mika Cuisine.’”
This is so embarrassing… I really wish they would stop…
“Stop it.”
“Is it too long? Then how about ‘Nagano Cuisine’!”
…No, it’s no use. Felmaa seems determined to name it after me.
“Fine… let’s just go with that…”
“Yes! From now on, the food made by Mika-sama, which is delicious and invigorating, shall be called ‘Nagano Cuisine!’ It’s decided!”
With a flash, the takoyaki began to glow. Wait, what…?
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– Takoyaki (Nagano Cuisine):
→ Eating it temporarily increases your level by five times.
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What is this?
“Saintess! My level has risen to 375!”
Rita’s level was originally 75. That means it increased again. And it’s five times now.
“Wait, why is the level increase going from double to five times…?”
“Perhaps it was enchanted by naming it after a god?”
Enchantment. The act of bestowing magical effects on items. By naming the otherworldly (Earth) dish after the Living God (me), its effects were enhanced.
Now that I think about it, when I named Felmaa, she became even stronger…
“I’ve never heard of an item’s effects increasing just by naming it… Truly, my master is amazing.”
Thus, the Earth dish evolved into Nagano Cuisine, a dish that makes you incredibly strong when eaten…
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