Elysion Online ~The Dragonewt and The Summoner~

Chapter 182: Pure Shrine Maiden

The next day, I dash home. I can't stop thinking about the girl I protected. Besides, today is the day of my promised duel with Sarah-sama. There are so many reasons why I need to hurry.

I get home and immediately log in. I woke up in my game bed and immediately met her...

"Suu...suu..."

Why is she in my bed? And she's clutching my robe. And I didn't pay attention to her yesterday, but she has huge breasts. Is this the famous hit attack?

W, What should I do? I can't wake her up when I see her sleeping peacefully. That's when Koihi came into the room.

"Ah, Takuto-oniichan. You woke up"

"Ah, good morning, Koihi. By the way, how come she's in my bed?"

I swear, I didn't log out in her bed.

"I think she woke up in the middle of the night and crawled into the bed of the sleeping Takuto-oniichan"

I wonder if that would be the case...why in my bed? Wouldn't you normally go to Koihi?

"I know the feeling. To wake up in a place you don't know after a scary experience. If there was a place where I could feel safe, I think I would go there"

When she said that, I couldn't move even more. But I had an appointment with Princess Sarah and the others. As I was wondering what to do, she woke up. Her face looks so young.

"Hmm...ah, good morning"

"Yes. Good morning"

The same Kyoto dialect as Inari-sama...

"Oh~? Who are you? Why are you sleeping with me?"

She's a laid-back girl. And that's what I want to know too.

"My name is Takuto. I'm a summoner. I don't know why you're sleeping in my bed, but this is my store in Freetia. You don't have to force yourself to remember what you don't like"

"...This hand...this smell...oh, I remember now! I bit you!"

Oh, no. She remembered...I made a mistake. I'm such an idiot.

"That's okay. Let me introduce us first. This girl is Koihi. She's a Cerian Beast like you"

"Re...Im Koihi!"

"She's a cute girl. I'm Wako. I'm a holy shrine maiden of Nine Tails-sama in the Yellow Ossa Mountain"

"Holy shrine maiden?""

Koihi tilted her head. I've never heard of it. However, her appearance seems to have hit a nerve.

"Huhu! We're in perfect harmony. A holy shrine maiden is a special kind of miko who has the skill to bring down the gods. I was training every day, acting as an intermediary between Lord Nine Tails and Lord Inari"

Yeah. It turns out that this girl is a very important girl. No wonder Inari-sama moved.

"By the way, this girl...is Koihi a sword shrine maiden?"

"A sword shrine maiden? It's true that she uses sword skills, but..."

"Oh no. I misunderstand that reaction. I felt the spirit of Inari-sama from Koihi, so I made a mistake. Please bear with me"

Isn't this girl amazing? It's no wonder she could sense that from Koihi. I told her what had happened so far.

"That's how it was, isn't it? Inari-sama was there for me when I screwed up...pl, please don't look at me"

Wako turned away. I turned away too. It's not good manners to look at tears you don't want to be seen with.

"Thanks a lot. I was so happy that my tears came out"

"Good"

"Yes. Thank you for your help. Thank you a lot"

She's a polite girl. But I don't think goblins can enter the Yellow Ossa Mountains.

"It's not like I've been in the Yellow Ossa Mountains forever either. Sometimes we're masquerading as humans and entering the village to get human food. Originally, there was a girl who was supposed to do this, but she got injured in a fight, so I had to go"

"Did you get attacked by goblins there?"

"No. It was a hooded man who attacked me"

I wonder if it was him.

"And then..."

"You don't have to tell me. I have a pretty good idea what happened and you don't want to remember, right?"

"...Thank you. You're a good summoner"

"Takuto-oniichan is the best summoner!"

Don't raise the bar so high, Koihi...I've had many deaths and escapes. I'm just a bad summoner who got carried away with synthetic summoning and didn't take the opportunity to talk to everyone.

Then Ion walks in.

"Excuse me. Takuto-san, you'd better get going or you'll be late"

Oops. That's right. I'm glad Ion told me.

"Do you have something to do?"

"Yes. I'm supposed to have a training match with the knights of this country. Koihi also goes, will you come to see it?"

"Are you sure? If that's the case, I'll go. Good luck, Koihi"

"Y, Yes! I'll do my best!"

She's all stiff...this might be bad. But even if she loses, it will be a plus for Koihi.

So, I headed to the royal castle, showed my guild card and went inside. When the guards showed me to the training area, there were many spectators. Eh? Are we going to fight in this condition?

I'm sorry...I called out to the others and this is what happened..."

It's not the princess's fault. It's because Henri-sama and Liese-sama made a fuss..."

It's because of those two! Ah, they're in the audience! And even the king is there!?

"We haven't done anything like this lately. It'll be a festival before you know it. Well, ignore the audience and fight on"

Don't be absurd. There's about one girl who's not good at this kind of thing. Koihi had completely turned to stone.

The rules of the training match were explained.

"There is no time limit, it's a five-on-five, one-on-one team match. Only limited enhancement skills will be prohibited. For this handicap, Takuto-dono will be given the right to choose his opponents. Alright?"

The limited enhancement skills are dragonification and blood awakening. In other words, can I choose the opponent I want to fight instead of using them?

I guess it's no good if I avoid a match with Princess Sarah.

"Yes"

"We have prepared the weapons here. These are training weapons and cannot be destroyed in a duel, so you may use any of these weapons you like"

What's that? I want one. There are many different types of weapons, from the traditional ones like swords to the more unusual ones like the tonfa, iron fan, three-section club and morning star.

And of course, there was a katana among them. I think I've decided on my weapon.

"The victory condition is if your opponent is unable to fight, surrenders or is completely knocked to the ground, you win. No outside advice, attacks, or support is allowed during the match. That's it for the explanation. Do you have any questions?"

"You mean that a knee or any other part of the body does not count as a defeat?"

"That's correct"

"I understand. We're good to go"

"Then, we will now begin the training match!"

The training match has begun.

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Author note:

Once again, the new character is Wako, a fox beast like Koihi. It will be a character with the same Kyoto dialect as Inari-sama. This is a character that I created based on a request from a reader. The character is full of elements: lolita, big breasts, fox ears, miko and Kyoto dialect. I hope you like it. The abilities will be explained after the match.

The origin of the name is Akomachi, a female fox from Inari-Ryuuki. I thought about what would be a suitable name for a fox and came up with this name.