Free Web NovelChapter 35: New daughter
"The nun told me that to open it, no rituals are needed and nothing like that will happen, but one still needs to be cautious."
Alister sat on the bed, placed the box on his lap, and began to slowly open it.
The box was quite simple, like the kind used for ordinary postal parcels, only for larger items.
Inside the box, the sword itself came into view; its hilt was black and white, and the sword itself glowed beautifully, as if it had just been fashioned from a very expensive stone.
’Just as the Nun said, nothing happened, but that’s only for now,’ he thought and began to very slowly touch the blade itself. It was very cold; considering it was found on an unexplored continent, certain conclusions could be drawn.
But in the same second Alister touched the blade, it slightly cut his hand, and blood began to flow quickly, which, to his surprise, the blade swallowed immediately.
’What was that just now?’
’The sword itself cut me and swallowed the blood that began to flow....’
After that, the sword began to shine with a very bright white light, but at the same time, a black aura emanated from it, which apparently reflected the very essence of the sword and its abilities.
He immediately placed the sword on the bed and increased the distance between them to be safe, although this didn’t guarantee anything, it was better than being near the sword.
The sword simply shone for a few more minutes, and during this time, Alister immediately began to analyze the situation.
’I don’t know exactly what is happening right now, so it’s impossible to predict what will happen next; consequently, I am not safe in a sense. But so far, this sword hasn’t done anything to me, it’s just shining, and additionally, the nun said the sword cannot harm me in any way.’
’Considering the fact that she knows more than I do, is much stronger than I am, and we concluded a deal, she is telling the truth. But I shouldn’t blindly believe her words, because Lucian also tried to use this method to lower my guard, which led to the ruin of my plan.’
’But for now, I’ve realized that in this world, almost everyone has their own different motivations, and many of them are not kind.’
A few minutes passed.
The sword began to shine even more brightly than before, so much so that his eyes began to melt looking at it, so he turned away for a while.
’Why does no one outside see this? Or is everyone in their rooms?’ he thought.
The shining abruptly stopped; after that, one could hear the bed beginning to rustle. But it rustled as if someone was moving in it.
Alister immediately looked at his bed and saw some strange girl there who outwardly strongly resembled a little fox; by her appearance, one could say she was about 6-7 years old, but at the same time, she had ears and as many as 12 fox tails.
’Where did she come from? And most importantly, where is the sword itself?’ - he asked himself the natural questions that anyone would ask in this situation.
’Did she really transform from a sword into this girl? Doesn’t that mean she isn’t a sword at all, or can she transform back into a sword?’
’There’s no point in overwhelming myself with questions when the source of the answer is right next to me. I need to establish contact with her very carefully.’
"Hello, who are you?"
After this question, the girl immediately opened her eyes and wiped them using the bed sheets, as she was naked.
"Oh, finally, after so many years..." she began to speak.
Alister didn’t answer anything, but simply began to watch what she would say next.
"Oh, so I sensed you were a non-stupid person?" she asked with a smile on her face, pointing her index finger straight at Alister.
"If you’re talking about me, the one who touched the sword’s blade, then you’re right, it was me," he said, thinking that telling the truth was the more reasonable answer, as he assumed she sensed something he didn’t know.
"So you don’t know who I am? Should I explain then?"
’She got straight to the point, which is very good,’ he noted.
"Yes," - he answered quickly and clearly.
"But first, promise that you’ll buy me a chocolate bar," she set her conditions, which didn’t seem to smell of good intentions at all.
’If it requires buying chocolate, that’s not a problem for me in my current financial situation. But it’s as if she’s flirting with me, so I need to be careful.’
"Fine, I agree."
"Hooray!" she shouted and immediately jumped from the bed straight to Alister and hugged him.
After that, she climbed onto his shoulder and sat there, swinging her legs with joy.
’Is she really acting like a child right now, or is she just pretending? After she transformed from a sword into this girl, it’s hard to believe she’s just a small child.’
"Sooo, where should I start... look, I am your sword now, and you are my master. I belong to you until the moment you die."
"And I’m not an ordinary sword, as you’ve already seen; I can transform into my true essence, which is standing before you and speaking. But I’m not human, though I can feel and get hungry," she said and continued explaining, "Since you are my master now, I obey you completely, and I physically and mentally cannot harm you or lie to you," she immediately noted this trait of hers.
’If that’s really the case, then it’s obviously very good, but how can I confirm that she is telling me the truth right now?’
"And why do you have 12 tails?" Alister asked one of the most important questions.
"Oh, this?" she looked at her tails and then began to move as if playing, while continuing her talk: "This is a kind of rank of my power. If I have 12 tails, it means I have a zero and the lowest rank. With each rank increase, I lose one of my tails. The rank can only be raised with a master, and the maximum rank is 12," she also noted that she cannot raise her rank independently.
’Now I see, but I still have so many questions about her, like-how can a sword be like this? Do those S-rank swords also have such essences?’
"Oh, forgive me for starting to address you informally. I just forgot, so from now on, I will address you formally, while you can address me informally. After all, you are now my biological father."
"Father?"
