What appeared looks like a multi-floor building or a tower...... No, is Leviathan a dragon?
ââHa, just by being there, I feel its overpowering intimidation. Itâs clearly a superior existence.
...... Will it attack... us?
As expected, I wouldnât want to get attacked by an S-rank monster.
Allen and Elena are not preparing to fight, so itâs probably not hostile.
However, the two are clinging to me as if they have understood something.
(Fumu. I thought I sensed a different presence, so it was the Wind God-samaâs retainer......)
âWha!?â
I, it spoke!?
Moreover, it felt like it was talking directly in my head, rather than hearing with my ears.
Also, how did I get exposed!?
(What are you surprised about? I can use the Appraisal. You can use it too, no?)
âWell...... I certainly can, but most of it wasnât visible.â
I see. This Leviathan has an appraisal...... so it even took a look at my status.
(Fumu. How about now? Try looking one more time.)
As told, I use appraisal again.
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Are? There are some things here and there that I canât see, but I can see a lot more than a little while ago......
First, what is this about the Water Godâs retainer? Syl~ Havenât you told me that there are no other retainers on the surface beside me~
Over 800 years old...... astonishing......
I think itâs a male if I go by the sound of its voice, but I should not be assuming that.
And above all, the level! Its level has three digits!
The strongest individuals among humans should be around 50~60 level. And yet, the Leviathan is level 123...... Double the level.
And the conversation can be held thanks to the Telepathy skill?
How convenient. If I had this, I could probably talk to Joule and others.
...... Conqueror of the seas. Thereâs nothing I can say about that......
The hell is this status...... itâs dangerous.
(How is it?)
â...... Itâs not all, but I can see it now. But, how?â
(Thatâs because I loosened the magical power coat my body was wrapped in.)
âMagical power coat?â
(Umu. Living creatures unconsciously cover their bodies in magical power. They do it, no matter how weak they are. And the coat becomes thicker with the amount of magical power one possesses. My magical power is larger than yours. Therefore, you couldnât see. Then, I intentionally weakened the magical power coat. Thatâs why you were able to appraise me this time.)
I see...... Even if my magical power is high, the difference in levels will only add to the difference between our magical powers.
Therefore, I couldnât see it.
That means, even if a person has Appraisal skill, I wonât have to worry that much about mine and the childrenâs status being exposed?
Even the strong ones should have less magical power than us. If thatâs the case, we have to be careful of the races with great magical power like elves and demons.
Well, no matter in which race, Appraisal skill is rare, and people who possess them are scarce, so I donât have to be that careful, though. We just bumped into Leviathan this time......
(Has your pondering finished?)
âAh, yes! So, that...... you[è²´æ¹ Anata â polite, neutral/genderless âyouâ]? are also a retainer?â
I tried to address it, but I remembered that this Leviathan does not have a name.
I was worried for a moment, but âyouâ should be safe, right?
(Yes, are you unsure about how to address me? I do not have a name after all. You may call me as you want. Fumu... I wonât mind letting you name me.)
No, no. I wasnât thinking for so long about how to call you, but about magical power and Appraisal.
Why it became a talk about naming!?
This, for now......... letâs ignore it?
â...... I didnât know there was a retainer on the surface.â
(There are not many, but there are. However, all of us, including myself, spend time by ourselves in remote areas.)
Ah, there are more retainers.
(Anyway, so the Water God-samaâs children are the children from that time.)
âYou know of these children? They are Water God-samaâs children as expected......â
As I have expected, Allen and Elena are the Water God-samaâs children.
The twoâs secret identities were revealed just like that.
(Mu? You didnât know?)
âI have somehow expected it, but Iâm the Wind God-samaâs person, so I wasnât told in detail. It concerned a stipulation between the gods or something.â
(Ah, it would be like that at that personâs place.)
âYou know about it?â
(Iâm sure you could see from my status, but Iâm someone who is connected to the Water God-sama. I get the information. Besides, the children were born...... about a year ago? I was asked to protect the children.)
No...... it has been five years since Allen and Elena were born...... would it be better to not tsukkomi here?
Once you live for 800 years, your sense of time may become rough......
â...... They werenât protected, though.â
(Fumu. Itâs due to my refusal.)
âEh!?â
(Entering the country to protect the children would cause a ruckus, after all.)
Ah, certainly.
Leaving aside if Leviathan were alright after leaving the sea, it would get noisy if it appeared on the land......
(Even if I safely protected them, I wouldnât be able to raise human children. The childrenâs state wouldnât change by much even if I protected them. Therefore, I chose the option which would cause less damage.)
As a matter of fact, I can agree.
The town would get destroyed if he decided to protect them...... just imagining it is scary.
Besides, this Leviathan certainly wouldnât be able to raise the two who were infants at that time. It would crush them if it made a mistake in handling.
(It must be a fate for us to meet here. I shall lend you my power when you are in trouble.)
âHuh? I thought that retainers are not allowed to help?â
Syl couldnât lend a hand, and the Water God-samaâs retainers were the same.
(Thatâs the story in that personâs place. Iâm originally from the surface. There are no restrictions for retainers who come from the surface.)
âWas it like that......â
I had confirmed it when I decided to look after Allen and Elena, but I have thought to be out of the condition because I come from a different world.
But, it seems like that wasnât the case.
The people at the Holy Sanctuary apparently have different conditions than on those on the surface......
Then, if Leviathan was no good, he surely asked other retainers to take care of Allen and Elena...... he did not...... definitely.
Come to think of it, I was told that they all live in remote places......
Are perhaps other retainers on the surface similar to Leviathan?
Ah~... it would be impossible then.
(Now then, have you decided on my name? That will become our provisional contract.)
âEh? Na, name? Contract?â
Name...... it was serious about it?
(Umu. Not a complete master and servant contract, but connected by fate contract. It will be established when you name me. Thus, you will be able to summon me. Well, it depends on my consent, though.)
Not like Joule, Feat, and Vol who I can summon whatever they like it or not, but the consent of the partnerâs will is necessary.
Even if itâs like that, Leviathan will become an enormous ally. I could win even against a country.
I donât have any plans on fighting them, though.
The other party proposed it, so thereâs no problem if I accept?
Itâs well-informed, so I feel he could become a reliable retainer senpai.
Then, a name. Letâs see......
âI will ask just in case, but you are a male, right?â
(N? I have no gender. But, if I had to choose then I would choose male.)
âThen, how about Kaiser?â
(Umu, good. My name is Kaiser.)
The moment he recited the name, a magic circle appeared on the seaâs surface around Kaiser.
(It was safely established. From now on, Iâm Kaiser. Call me like that.)
I have formed a provisional contract with a LeviathanâââKaiser.