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Chapter 10: The aftermath

"How do I perform the contract?!!" Ed was hopeful because if he could get such a strong companion it would help him a lot. He had thought before that he could get stronger alone, so he did not want to summon monsters using the Gacha.

However while fighting the wolves he knew it wouldn't be that easy, as the danger was in every corner in this world.

[If both of you agree, the soul contract will be fulfilled on its own.]

Hearing the system, Ed got closer to the wolf and looked at its eyes. Even though it was dying, the yellow bight eyes were still full of life and determination.

"Black Wolf, how would you like to do a soul contract with me?" Ed didn't know if the wolf could understand him but he didn't care. He didn't need to worry as the wolf was smart and could generally understand human language.

After Ed spoke, it closed its eyes as if entering into a mode of deep thinking.

Ten seconds later it opened its eyes. " Awoooooo!! It gave a deep howl as if it was a sign of its agreement.

[Host should place his hand on the wolf's head to start the contract ceremony]

Ed was very happy that the wolf agreed, and very quickly put his hand on its head. He was afraid it might change its mind.

Suddenly a light enveloped both Ed and the wolf. Becky saw this and was startled, she had never seen a soul contract. "Young master!" She then started sprinting towards Ed but he stopped her "It's okay Becky, it's nothing dangerous" She then stopped because of the order but was ready to intervene in case anything was seemed out place.

Around one hour later the light receded. Ed and the wolf looked like most of their injuries were healed so they could stand up and walk.

"Woof!" The wolf barked at Ed as if indicating something. Ed understood it wanted to be named.

"Let's see what to do about your name? Since you are black how about Kuro?" Ed said jokingly.

"Grrr..." The wolf didn't seem to like it that much.

"Okay then how about this, Raikou: the thunder emperor?!" Ed remembered a certain thunder canine's name.

"Woof!!" Raikou seemed to like its new name.

*Ding*

Acquired 10 Gacha tickets.

'What's this about' Ed was happy about getting the tickets so he asked the system how he got them.

[It is a reward for successfully contacting a monster whose cultivation is higher than yours]

Ed was happy and decided he should stop for the day.

"Let's go back then. Becky we should go back it's already late" Ed signed to Becky that they should get ready to get back to the house.

After leaving the forest they got on the carriage. The carriage had the glory sect's insignia so no one would dare to steal it. And since Becky was the one driving they didn't have to worry about the driver.

They took about 2 hours this time getting back since it was already dark.

As they were entering the house, Ed saw his mother waiting for him and got a fright. He was afraid she would chew him out for leaving without telling her.

"Ed! You're back! Are you okay? Any dangerous injuries?! I understand that every man wants to get stronger, but please don't let anything happen to you!"

Ed could only wryly smile as his mother let one question after the other. He still felt warm inside for having such a considerate mother.

"I'm okay mother really. Only some small injuries" He wanted to reassure his mother.

His mother wasn't convinced and kept checking out his body, she then noticed Raikou that was behind him.

"What's this wolf? Did it follow you here? Is it your friend? Does it want food?" Again his mother kept shooting off one question after the other.

"No mother, this is Raikou. We have a soul contract" Explained Ed.

"A soul contract?!!" His mother looked like she heard the most outstanding thing ever.

'Is there something wrong with soul contacts System?' Ed asked the system for help.

[Soul contracts mean that both monster and contractor trust each other with their lives, since if one dies the other dies as well]

'And you didn't think of telling something important like this before?!!' Ed couldn't help but retort in his mind.

Ed's mother looked flustered but knew nothing could be done after establishing a soul contract. She at least relieved knowing that the wolf wouldn't hurt her son.

After satisfying his mother's curiosity Ed headed to the bath with Raikou to get rid of the blood and dirt. He took Raikou with him since he didn't want to be left alone in case his father comes barging in again.

Ed could feel all his injuries stunning him when he entered the water, Raikou also released a few whimpers but he seemed like he enjoyed the hot water. The duo kept enjoying the water while Ed was checking his stats again.

Name: Edward Avalon.

Level: 4. (160/3000)

Stats:

Str: 58.

Agl: 43.

Int: 40.

Def: 43.

Sta: 62.

Skills: Two-sword style, Etiquette, Haggling, Strategy.

Abilities: Sharingan, Spectral Shadow Steps.

Monsters: Raikou.

Evaluation: You still have a long way ahead of you.

"System scan Raikou" Ed wanted to know how strong Raikou was.

[Scanning...]

*Ding*

Name: Raikou (Black thunder wolf).

Cultivation: Knight establishment (level 3).

Master: Edward Avalon.

"System what would be his level if converted to a game like display?"

[Raikou's level would be 12].

'That high!' Ed was surprised that he was able to even fight Raikou with such a difference. But he guessed that with his sword mastery and his Sharingan it was possible.

"Raikou it's time to get out" Ed called Raikou and they both got out of the bath.

Ed then went to his room and asked Becky to bring him and Raikou some food. He avoided eating in the hall as it was embarrassing so he always used the excuse of being injured or training.

A while later he heard knocks on his door an thought it was Becky, so he told her to enter. However, the one who came in was Bella, his little sister.

"Brother I heard you got a pet now can I see him?!!" Bella came in with so much energy that she even scared Raikou who was laying down.

"He's not my pet Bella he's more like my partner" Ed knew that Raikou wouldn't like being called a pet.

Raikou then got up and stood in front of Bella. He was taller than her so if anyone saw them they would scream for help fearing for Bella's life.

However, Raikou knew Bella was Ed' sister and licked her face. After that Bella's face beamed and she started talking happily with her brother while petting Raikou.

After eating and sending his sister away, Ed decided to put an end to this day and sleep.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Shigun Shigun

I will try to expand the story a bit from now on so there might be some exposition going on.

Chapter 11: The problem

Ed woke up early in the morning like he planned. He opened up the Gacha function since he got 10 tickets yesterday.

'I never tried the monster Gacha so let's try it with 1 ticket, getting a partner for Raikou wouldn't be a bad deal.' Ed enjoyed his time, although short, with Raikou and thought that more companions wouldn't be so bad.

"System use 5 tickets on weapon Gacha, 2 on armor, 1 on function, 1 on skill and 1 on monster Gacha!" Ed gave out his order to the system.

[Using Gacha tickets x10]

*Ding*

Acquired Kunaix2, Sword, Shurikenx2, Linen underwear, Leather armor, Upgrade card, Wind blade, and slime.

'...It's that bloody underwear again!!' Ed was disappointed that he got the underwear again. Anything would have been better...

Ed crushed both the wind blade ability card and the slime monster card.

Ability: Wind blade (Rare).

Able to create wind coatings that are as sharp as swords. Possible to coat weapons for more sharpness.

Monster: Slime level 1 (Uncommon).

It's a slime.

Master: Edward Avalon.

"System why does the slime have a level? I thought I'm the only one with levels instead of cultivation states?" Ed was weirded out by the description he saw.

[The system was fused with the game interface. Anything gotten from the system will have a game-like desctiption]

"Then what Raikou?"

[Raikou is not part of the system, but he is in a soul contract with host]

Ed didn't mind it much; they were both going to get stronger so he didn't care.

Ed summoned the slime and as soon as it was out it let out a cute voice.

"Suu~~!" It started to jump in its place.

Ed found it very cute, although it didn't have any expression it was round it with a little cowlick on top of it.

"Let's call you Suika, how about it?"

As soon as the slime heard its name it started jumping even harder" Suu~~!!" It seems like it likes its name.

'I got one more upgrade card so what to use is it on?' Ed knew was in a bind. He knew he couldn't use it on the Sharingan since it would be too much for him to handle.

"System can I use the upgrade card on my Two-sword style skill?"

[Host would need 2 Upgrade cards to level up that skill as it is already an epic skill]

Ed suddenly remembered that Suika was an uncommon monster.

"System, are monsters divided by grade as well?"

[Yes everything is]

"Then what is Raikou's grade?"

[Rare].

'!!' Ed's eyes lit up and immediately crushed the upgrade card

"System use Upgrade card on Raikou"

[Confirmed]

Light suddenly surrounded Raikou but he didn't panic, he knew it had something to do with Ed so it trusted his actions.

After the light went away Raikou looked even more imposing now. Its fur was darker in color and now had purple lightning-like patterns on both his sides. His eyes also turned red.

Name: Raikou. (Fire-Thunder wolf)

Cultivation: Knight establishment (Level 3).

Ed got another surprise after checking out Raikou's description. It could now use fire as well as lightning magic.

'He's eligible to be a Jounin now...' Ed was chuckling in his mind.

"Well then, Raikou Suika it's time to hunt" Ed got up and prepared to leave. This time he wore his leather armor and shoes.

Becky also knew he was preparing to leave and prepared herself. Although she noticed Suika's existence, and Raikou's changes she said nothing and moved on.

After getting to the forest they started looking for prey. Raikou was quick on his feet, even faster than when he fought Ed. Any small monsters that came across them were instantly killed by him.

The party met another group of wolfs but dispatched them a lot faster this time. The maid Becky didn't even get a chance to intervene this time.

After finishing their hunt, Ed noticed that he leveled up, while Suika was now level 3 and Raikou had advanced to level 4 in the Knight establishment.

"System I know Raikou killed many monsters, but about Suika. She didn't kill any monsters."

*Ding*

Unlocked Party function.

"Huh, what is that?"

[The Party function allows host's allies to enter a party with and share the exp]

"Shouldn't this be unlocked the moment we made a party?"

[...]

'It can't be, the system didn't forget, right? Well, whatever' Ed shrugged the matter off as it wasn't important. It was good that he could level up with his party members.

Ed got on the carriage with Raikou and Suika while Becky drove. Becky always had a poker face on so he didn't know how to start a conversation with her, so his trips were always silent. But now Suika and Raikou were around so it was a bit better.

After entering the city, Ed noticed shouts and screams coming from the side of the road. He was curious so he got down and headed that way.

"Humph! How dare you stand in my way when I'm this country's prince?!" It was Eric, Ed's brother. Next to him was Griffin, the number one disciple. Eric was kicking a little boy who seemed like a slum orphan while screaming at him.

After seeing his brother acting in a weird way he started sprinting and when he got there he shouted at his brother "Eric what are you doing?!!".

Eric turned around to see his brother coming towards him.

"I was just teaching this slum rat not to mess with us nobles" Eric had a weird smile on his face.

"Slum rat? Nobles? What are you talking about? They are our country's people without them NOBLES WOULDN'T EVEN EXIST!" Ed was fuming because of his brother's actions and words.

"Huh? What are YOU talking about? These commoners should be glad to work for us-" Suddenly Ed lunged at his bother and punched him with all his might. His brother might be stronger than him but he was still caught by surprise.

Eric fell to the ground and blood flowed out of his mouth. As soon as he realized what happened he got up, ready to fight Ed. Ed also got ready to fight but suddenly two silhouettes got between them.

It was Becky and Griffin.

Griffin suddenly spoke "Let's stop here. The royal family members shouldn't be fighting among themselves."

"If you stopped us now, why didn't you stop Eric?!" Ed was still mad so he directed his anger at Griffin.

"I cannot possibly stop the prince when I'm merely a disciple" Ed heard Griffin and realized he was right. It was not his place to change the actions of a royal family member.

"Young master let us return now" Becky spoke at that moment. Eric and Griffin were already on their carriage.

"Wait a moment" Ed moved closer to the orphan who was barely conscious. He looked like he was no more than 12 years old.

"Here eat this" Ed pulled out some of the pills his father had gotten him for his training in case he got hurt and fed them to the orphan.

"I hope you will forgive my brother. He cares deeply about this country, something was wrong with him today."

After saying that, Ed got back to his carriage and headed to the castle.


CREATORS' THOUGHTS
Shigun Shigun

This chapter is a little bit longer so i hope that's not an issue.

What is wrong with Eric i wonder?~

If you notice any mistakes please point them out^^

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