This will be a hindsight opinion, but we learned many things through the youth battles.”
……You might be right…… But I feel like we were controlled by someone to their liking and I don’t feel good about it. Well, we are still young and don’t have the right to say that. ……But I certainly don’t feel good about it. It’s true that we fought while having our dream on the line. But who among the higher-ups did that…… It certainly won’t be Sirzechs-sama. I don’t think that person will do such a thing. ––! Then a single person comes to my mind. Ajuka Beelzebub-sama. ……I heard that he created the basic theory behind the Rating Game, and that many technical researchers are among his faction. ……If it’s that person……then isn’t it possible? While I’m thinking about that, we reach the area where our wizard-type comrades are training. Really, this place is seriously spacious. Since there are spaces without anything, no matter how much we walk forward. The only thing inside here is the light above our head which is located high up. Just how many times is this underground bigger than the Tokyo Dome? Rossweisse-san and Le Fay are standing on top of the glowing magic-circle and are speaking. The ones who are sitting down crossing their legs while concentrating are Koneko-chan and Gasper. Koneko-chan is silently enveloping herself with touki. Kuroka is watching over her. Le Fay and Kuroka are also helping out with our training. From afar, a crimson demonic-power and lightning are swirling violently. Rias and Akeno-san must be training their demonic-power and magic over there. It seems like Asia is talking with Ophis and Rasse. The reason why Ravel isn’t here is because she remained in the Hyoudou residence by herself and is continuing the selection of the documents of those who will be my partner as a magician. “Ise-sama, please go for training. I will continue researching like I always do.”
–So, I’m always being sent off to train like this. Seriously, while I’m feeling thankful for her, I also feel bad. I’m sorry for being useless. But, I will have myself depend on you. Asia realises that the warrior-group which consists of me, Kiba, Xenovia, and Irina, have arrived and rushes towards us. “Ise-san, everyone! So have you finished your training?”
“Yeah, we are done for today. So what were you doing Asia?”
When I ask, Ophis approaches me while carrying Rasse on her head. “I, have been teaching Asia, the way to socialise with Dragons.”
Socialising with Dragons? I become a little confused so Asia explains it to me in detail. “Before, I was told by Azazel-sensei that making a pact with monsters and using summoning magic might suit me, so I had Ophis-san teach me how to socialise with Dragons.”
Irina speaks while stroking Rasse’s back who is on top of Ophis’s head. “Even if you say you want to make a monster obey you, there are many ways, like a pact as a “familiar” which makes them your servant, and a “give and take” pact which requires giving them a price.”
Ah, I was also told that after making a pact with a familiar. I hear the level of complexity of making a pact differs depending on the practitioner’s skills to make a monster obey them, and also whether they are a person who gets a liking from monsters. Those who have high skills and are people who are liked by monsters can make pacts with different monsters easily. The more powerful the monster is, the more they seek for a “give and take” pact rather than becoming their servant. It also has to do with their compatibilities. I made a master and servant relationship with the familiar, Skithblathnir, that I got a few days ago without any problem. It didn’t ask me for a particular price. Putting their usefulness during the actual battle and their abilities aside, these familiars can be quite troublesome in the game. Asia then says. “Oh yes, I got shocked when I was studying together with Ise-san about the game. –It’s regarding the familiars.”
I nod my head and continue after her. “Won’t it be easier to make a pact with a strong familiar and keep on using them during the game? That’s what I thought first, but it looks like that isn’t possible. It says that there is a certain degree of restriction. Especially the very powerful monsters, they come with a restriction during the game.”
Kiba nods to my question. “If they don’t put a restriction on using the familiars, both sides will just have a battle of familiars during the game. A game where they don’t stand in the frontline and instead have their familiars battling for them……which will turn into a simple battle between familiars rather than a battle between servants.”
He’s exactly right. If the usages of familiars are unrestricted, then they can just summon them from the safety zone and attack the opponent by giving orders. Kiba continues on. “That’s why, for most times, familiars that are only handy can be used during the game. Of course that isn’t everything to it. Depending on the rules, it’s not like you can’t use powerful familiars. Except there will be a restriction on using it, and you can say that it might be easier to use them to their fullest by making them your servant. You can also use the power of the piece to enhance their ability. It’s also true that the importance of the monsters have risen instantly, ever since the game and evil pieces were created. Because of that, occupations as instructor called familiar trainers were created.”
Devils that have monsters as their servant instead of their familiar must have thought that it will be more beneficial that way. Instead of just using a powerful monster as a familiar, they made them into their servant to enhance their ability and to command them. Though there will be those who think using them as their familiars will be easier and more of a bargain. Maybe making a rare and powerful monster into your servant instead will be better. The “give and take” relationship means that it can be revoked if there isn’t any benefit for the monsters in the pact. Though each person will have a different opinion and there will be differences in how people think. It seems like there are times when the monsters approach them personally to become their servant to have their ability enhanced. I, myself, would be troubled to choose between making a monster into my familiar or my servant if I was to encounter that situation. Just like that, Asia wants to make pacts with many monsters and to strengthen her power to summon, and so she is finding her own direction of getting stronger. Xenovia then says. “Summoning demonic-power, or summoning magic. The moment you choose to aim higher with it, and even comparing it with other magic and battle-style, it is a world where your talent is everything, and there are only few experienced users in this department. –But.”
“You are right. Azazel-sensei is saying that Asia may have some talent in it.”
While saying that, I look towards Rasse and Ophis.