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Shino’s technique for treating Demonic Possession had grown more and more skilled.
Before long, Delta was back to normal.
“Welcome to Shadow Garden.
From today on, your name is Delta.”
Shino looked at Delta and spoke.
At the same time, a Slime Bodysuit materialized on Delta.
“What’s Shadow Garden?
Can you eat it?”
“You must be from the beastman tribe, right?
You can think of Shadow Garden as another tribe.”
Shino grabbed Delta and shot straight into the air.
“Wow!
I’m flying!
Master is amazing!”
Shino noticed that Alpha was struggling to keep up with his speed.
He stopped and dropped down beside her.
“Alpha, want to experience flying?”
“Eh?”
Before Alpha could answer, Shino wrapped an arm around her waist.
He turned his magic into something like a launcher and blasted into the sky.
Using his magic to form a kind of hang glider, plus magical propulsion, he took off smoothly.
Alpha gazed at the ground below, experiencing flight for the first time.
“Master, that’s not fair!
Why is she being held while I got grabbed?”
Delta shouted.
Shino had wrapped his arm around Alpha’s waist because they had a good relationship.
Since it was their first meeting with Delta, he still needed to keep some distance.
“Then let’s make it fair.”
Shino let go of Delta.
As she went into freefall, he caught up to her at an even faster speed and wrapped his other arm around her waist.
“Is Master a bird?
You can fly so fast!”
Shino gathered his magic into a fist and flicked Delta on the head.
“How could I be a bird?
By that logic, since you’re flying too, you’re also a bird.”
“Then Delta is a bird!”
Shino kind of regretted saying that.
“I’m not a bird, and neither are you.
I’m flying using magic.”
“Then how are we flying if we’re not birds?”
Shino felt like he was talking to a brick wall.
Alpha carefully studied the ground below.
Looking at it from the sky, she felt completely lost.
All the familiar landmarks had changed shape from this angle.
She couldn’t recognize anything.
Soon, the three returned to Shadow Garden’s temporary base.
Beta and Gamma sensed Shino’s arrival and came out of the house.
“Let me introduce you.
Her name is Delta.
She’s a member of Shadow Garden from today on.”
Delta swept her gaze over Beta and Gamma.
Instinct told her neither of them was weaker than herself.
After a closer look at Alpha, she was even stronger.
But Delta wasn’t the type to back down just because she met someone stronger.
“Delta wants to be second in the tribe!
Delta challenges you!”
Delta pointed at Alpha.
Shino flicked her on the head.
“Why did Master hit Delta?”
“Because you’re too stupid to be second.”
“Delta is not stupid!”
“Then what’s one plus one?”
“I don’t know!”
“Beta, what’s one plus one?”
Beta was a bit confused, but answered anyway.
“Two.”
“Gamma, what’s one plus two?”
“Three.”
“Alpha, what’s one plus three?”
“Four.”
“Delta, what’s one plus four?”
“I don’t know!”
“See?
Delta is the stupidest.”
Delta thought about it.
She really didn’t know what one plus four was.
“But Master, isn’t the tribe’s leader decided by who’s strongest?”
“Strength is one thing, but intelligence matters too.
Maybe your strength is okay, but if your brain isn’t up to par, you can’t be second.
At most, I’ll let you be fifth.”
“One, two, three, four.”
Delta counted the people present.
“That’s four people?
Why am I fifth?”
“Because you’re the fifth person.”
“Delta is the one with the lowest status!”
Delta looked devastated.
“Delta, I know you really want to prove yourself.
So fight Alpha.
If you lose, you’ll listen obediently.”
“Alpha, she’s a bit wild and hard to tame.
Fight her until she’s convinced.”
Alpha looked at Delta and felt she really was exactly what Shino had described.
Not very smart, and wild and hard to tame.
“Okay.”
Delta and Alpha went to an open field.
“Begin.”
The moment she heard Shino’s command, Delta went into mad dog mode.
She planted all four limbs on the ground and charged at Alpha at full speed.
Alpha drew her Slime Sword.
Clang, clang, clang!
Alpha’s sword and Delta’s claws collided, ringing out like striking metal.
But the sound didn’t last long.
Alpha found Delta’s weak point.
She struck Delta in the stomach with her palm.
Delta went flying.
Delta looked at the standing Alpha and, without being taught, took control of the magical Slime on her body.
Aside from covering her vital areas, the rest of the Slime Bodysuit transformed into magical claws.
The two tangled together once more.
With the magical Slime claws, Delta’s attacks were even fiercer.
Alpha stayed calm, swinging her Slime Sword and perfectly blocking every strike.
Suddenly, Alpha spun and delivered a whip kick that sent Delta flying again.
Delta got up and attacked again.
The battle went on like this, repeating until dark.
Delta’s magic power was completely exhausted, and her physical strength was at its limit.
In the end, she collapsed helplessly.
In contrast, Alpha was completely fine.
She was still standing in the same spot.
She had never even left her starting position from beginning to end.
At that point, Beta walked over.
“Dinner is ready.”
“Food!
I want to eat!”
Delta suddenly stood up.
The next second, she collapsed again.
Shino waved his hand.
Blue-violet magic sprinkled over Delta.
She suddenly felt less tired.
Both her magic power and physical strength had partially recovered.
Right now, the one cooking in Shadow Garden was Beta.
Alpha was often out, and Gamma had poor physical coordination, so Beta had to do the cooking.
Delta charged straight at Beta with no intention of stopping.
“Where’s the food?”
Just as she was about to crash into Beta, Shino grabbed her.
“Delta has to be obedient.
Only obedient ones get food.”
“Delta is obedient!
Very obedient!”
Delta sat on the ground, wagging her tail and sticking out her tongue.
“She looks just like a dog,” Shino said.
“Delta is a wolf, not a dog.”
“Close enough.”
Shino led Delta, along with Beta and Alpha, into the room.
Gamma was setting the tableware.
The five of them sat at the dining table eating like a family.
As for Cid, he was out hunting bandits, of course.
Each hunt netted him a considerable amount of gold coins.
Little by little, he could afford some expensive artworks.
At night, Shino lay in bed, ready to sleep.
Beta sneaked in quietly.
She didn’t have nightmares anymore when she slept, but she still wanted to sleep with Shino.
She couldn’t help it.
She was used to it.
Shino had also accepted the fact that Beta would crawl into his bed every day.
As for sleeping here, back at home, Shino had already created a perfectly controllable magic clone.
The clone was just like his own arm.
He could make it do whatever he wanted, even eat and sleep.
No one in the Kagenou territory noticed.
Of course, Cid, imitating Shino’s method, had also created his own magic clone.
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