Shadow Ruler

Chapter 3.1

I was given a cane by a man named “Grandfather? I was given a blue-colored wooden cane by a man named Kenjya, who gave it to me.

Who is he?

I have to give it back to him.

Master–I know how you feel, but the wise man gave it away because he didn’t need it anymore. There is no need to return it. And by wise man, I mean a hero who is very good at magic and famous all over the world. A hero is someone who has helped a lot of people.”

He~

“By the way, Mr. Bird, what’s this girl called?”

“I was thinking about the question of whom the wise man is and how you have to give it back to the wise man because it’s his staff.”

“Oh… I’m so glad you made that decision… she’s so cute…”

“There you go. I’m sure you’ll be able to find a way to get him back.

“Meow?”

Oh, no, I know what you’re thinking, but that’s not it.

“Meow.”

The cat seemed to respond to the cat part of the cat-pawning, and he turned his head to look at me. The cat seemed to respond to the cat part of the cat-pawning, and when the cat tilted its head, Zell-san said, “Meow.

The cat responded with something like, “Oh, I see.

“So, I’d love to have a naming meeting, but – can I check out that cane for a minute?”

I was about to hand Mr. Cane to Dan-san.

“Whoa!”

“Pow! I was popped with a “Pow!” sound.

“Dan… What are you doing?”

“… I got popped–! I knew it.

What does that mean?

It means the Wand already recognizes you as Lord.

You mean you made a pact with the Wand your grandfather gave you?

That’s what it means.

Is there a problem with that?

“The advantages are that, as you can see, it is theft-proof and very easy to use with excellent compatibility, and the magic it contains is enhanced in power to the extent that it is not a burden on the user. The disadvantage is that you can’t change it to any other weapon. Well, you can have both.”

“I see… But Master just held or hugged it all the time, you know? Like now. He’s holding it all the time, no matter what he’s doing.”

I’m holding him all the time.

I feel uncomfortable if I don’t touch him somehow.

“Perhaps the Mistress’s feelings or magic power unconsciously made her the Lord because she liked that Wand – maybe the Wand had the appearance of a wise man’s Wand, but it was on the verge of becoming self-aware.”

“… You don’t think he’s going to start talking someday, do you?”

“That’s okay. That ego only works on the part of finding the Lord you like. The only thing left to do is to make sure it doesn’t get touched by others, like it did before.”

“I see.”

“If I had to guess, I’d say it’s a fairy Wand.”

“A fairy Wand?”

“Yeah, that’s what we call a weapon that’s been attached to a fairy. If it’s more overpowered or enhanced, it’s called a magic sword. It has a weaker ego than that.”

“Oh, Master, at any rate, that Wand likes Master.”

I see.

“Well, let’s switch gears and have a naming meeting!

Zell-san exclaimed, “Well then, let’s switch gears and have a naming meeting!

“Well… What’s this?”

“What’s written on it?”

“Oh, there’s no letter-like address… The sender is… Family name only… Étoile.”

“Étoile?

You know that bird?

Étoile is the family name of Master’s mother’s family.

What? What is it?

“Oh, oh. Okay, I’ll just read it as it is.