Chapter 96

The next day, Mother came back.

"Where have you been?"

"Hehe, I went on a little trip."

"? "

She just laughed and evaded the question, and in the end, she didn't tell me what she had been doing.

"Anyway, Aller, welcome back. How was the Magic City?"

"I managed to do most of what I wanted to do."

"Of course, that's just like you."

Mother smiled sweetly.

Still, Mother hasn't changed a bit in appearance.

She's as young as she was ten years ago.

Well, if you think about it, Father hasn't changed either; he's still as short and child-faced as he was ten years ago.

On the other hand, Mira has grown a lot.

Compared to before I left for the Magic City, she's grown at least five centimeters taller.

She might even be taller than her sister now.

It seems Mira takes after Mother.

I'm glad she doesn't take after Father or her sister.

Despite that, my sister still only says "Stupid brother" whenever we take a bath together or sleep together.

She's probably still angry that I left home again without saying anything, but she's already nine years old.

She'll be ten soon, and it might be time for her to start distancing herself from her brother.

As a brother, I feel a bit sad, but it's probably inevitable.

'So, no matter how you look at it, she's just being sulky... The fact that she still comes to take a bath with me and sleep with me means she's still a bracon... (mutter)'

If that's the case, there's no point in staying any longer.

I told Father and Mother that I would leave home again the next day.

"Next, I'm going to the Monster City."

"\"What?\""

"I plan to become a Monster Tamer this time."

The Monster City is quite far from the rural town where we live.

It's even farther than the Sword City or the Magic City.

It would take about a month to get there by carriage.

So, I decided to use flying magic again.

I arrived in about a week.

It's a big city.

Its size is comparable to the Sword City or the Magic City.

The reason why a city with such a dangerous name as "Monster City" is so prosperous is that it is also one of the largest economic centers in the world.

In fact, it would be impossible to keep monsters without the vast amounts of money available here.

The reason why Monster Tamers from all over the world gather here is that there are wealthy people who can afford to hire them.

In this city, a spectacle called "Monster Battle," where monsters fight each other, is held.

The battles are so intense that they attract many tourists from around the world.

This generates a huge amount of money, which leads to the appearance of more skilled Tamers and better monsters, further enriching the city's economy.

Therefore, in this city, monsters are seen more as a source of prosperity than as something to be feared.

So, it's common to see people walking around the city with what appear to be Tamers, leading their monsters.

People accept this as a matter of course.

Of course, the monsters are trained and won't attack, but it's still quite nerve-wracking to see young children running past a troll that's nearly three meters tall.

By the way, the general profession for training monsters is:

【Basic Job】

《Tamer》: Also known as an Animal Tamer. Can train all kinds of animals, including some gentle monsters.

【Advanced Job】

《Monster Tamer》: Also known as a Monster Tamer. Can train all kinds of monsters.

《Beast Tamer》: Also known as a Beast Tamer. Can train beast-type monsters.

《Slime Tamer》: Also known as a Slime Tamer. Can train slime-type monsters.

《Undead Tamer》: Also known as an Undead Tamer. Can train undead-type monsters.

《Dragon Tamer》: Also known as a Dragon Tamer. Can train dragon-type monsters.

In other words, most of the 【Advanced Jobs】 are specialized.

There are many other types, but I'll leave it at that.

The 《Monster Tamer》 might seem like a higher-level version of the other 【Advanced Jobs】.

However, while they can train various types of monsters, they are less skilled in training specific types compared to the specialized jobs.

To work as a Monster Tamer, you must at least be a 《Tamer》, which is a 【Basic Job】.

...But of course, I'm 《Unemployed》.

I don't have the essential <Training> skill required to control monsters.

However, that doesn't mean I can't control monsters.

After all, I've already made Madi and Purrur my familiars using a subservience spell.

"First, I'll join a guild."

In the Monster City, there are guilds similar to those in the Sword City.

They are called "Tamers' Guilds," and most of them are owned by the city's wealthy elite.

By joining one of these Tamers' Guilds, you can participate in Monster Battles.

In the Sword City, I was turned away from the guilds.

But this time, I have two monsters, so it shouldn't be too difficult.

...Or so I thought,

"Hahaha! The weakest slime and this tiny demon? No way, no way, no way! They'd probably lose to a stray dog!"

At the first guild I visited, a female staff member burst out laughing.