The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 885: Kirin Bond

Shaman Petros considered the option, then nodded. ”We do have a Ranger type among the candidates, though not the actual Ranger Class. If we bring both candidates here to you, would you be able to do the bonding?”

That would make things much easier.

Karl nodded. ”I can do it as a blessing if both partners are here and willing. But you must understand that both parties must be wholeheartedly in favour of the bonding for it to work.”

Petros nodded, and then one of the men left the room.

”He will go get them from the teleportation platform.” Petros explained.

”Oh? So quickly. Were they already together, or is this akin to a blind date?”

The Dwarf chuckled at Karlʼs question. ”Youʼll understand when they get here.”

As they waited, the topic turned to the Darklight Host, and the items they sold at the shop, then to the dungeon at Bara, and how soon Karl was likely to be back again.

Thomas was a good friend of the Totem Ranked Shaman, and had a high opinion of his skills, and the Dwarf was looking forward to working with him again.

A few minutes later, a black bearded Dwarven man followed the older Dwarf up the stairs, accompanied by the sound of hooves as a small winged horse with one horn in the middle of its head twined around his feet like a cat, trying to be as close as possible to him at all times, even if it made him trip.

”These are our candidates.” Petros chuckled, as the Dwarf gave the small creature an indulgent look, then petted its head.

He was a Monarch, and the Kirin was an Overlord, but that should be close enough for the new skill to work.

[Chosen Partner] Epic Grade. Allows an unbonded magical beast to choose a compatible target to bond with through a Beast Space.

The younger Dwarven man smiled at Karl. ”So, how does this work? What do I need to do?”

Karl winked at him. ”You just need to mentally prepare yourself for what comes next. You see, my skills are all beast related. So, the activation goes to Lilly.”

The Kirin looked up as her name was called, then went back to bumping the Dwarf for attention.

How wise it was to bond someone with a stage five clinger of a magical beast girlfriend, Karl did not know. But if things took a Yandere twist, ʼTill Death Do Us Partʼ might be sooner than expected.

”Alright, Lilly. Once I teach you this skill, you use it on your chosen life partner. Itʼs one-time use, so be certain that you want to be together forever.” Karl explained.

The beast nodded, and Karl transferred the [Chosen Partner] skill.

Lilly tackled the unprepared Dwarf with a headbutt that sent him rolling across the floor as she vanished into the newly forming Beast Space.

Karl knew that he would be in the Class Selection menu now, and the headbutt wasnʼt actually necessary to enter the space.

”Are you sure this is the right way? He looks pained.” Shaman Petros whispered.

”Itʼs right. But sheʼs more powerful, and highly excited. Once he finishes the class advancement he should be able to hear all her thoughts, and he might be able to now, which would be distracting while he was trying to select a class.”

It took a few minutes before the Monarch Ranked Dwarf was finished, and Karl saw the class colour of his name in the System interface change to the deeper green hue of the Beast Ranger.

He didnʼt look like he was adapting well, though. He was holding his head, and his eyes were closed while he mumbled to himself.

Karl was beginning to get concerned for him when he got a message from Lilly.

{Make him teach me to transform. I want to go shopping, and see the city, and go in the cute clothing stores that say no pets allowed, and try ice cream, and play in the sprinklers, and give hugs, and sleep in a bed and}

{Maximum Character Count exceeded}

Karl smiled. ”Gentlemen, I know what the problem is. Lilly, please come out and stand by me. I will teach you a humanoid transformation.”

The Kirin appeared in all of her white winged glory, and Karl patted her head to transfer [Humanoid Transformation].

She immediately turned into a ginger haired Dwarven girl, no more than ten in human equivalent years. She was wearing a simple linen dress when she transformed, and did a happy twirl, then grabbed her new partnerʼs hand and tried dragging him down the stairs.

”Letʼs go, I want to see all the things.” She demanded.

He briefly resisted, as it would be impolite to just leave in what was essentially an engagement party.

”Go, have fun. Take care of your new partner before she talks your ears off.” Karl insisted, then shooed them down the stairs as Lilly talked constantly about all the things she needed to see today.

”Why do I feel like we did something mean to him?” The Berserker asked.

”Well, nobody could have known that Lilly was a chatterbox when she couldnʼt speak in her natural form.” Karl replied with a shrug.

”We knew that they were fond of each other, but we might have underestimated it. Ah, no big deal, we can explain to the Kirin Clan what happened, and that they are bonded partners now. That should be enough to satisfy their conditions. Itʼs not like Lilly would give him up even if her father demanded it now.” Petros joked.

”I get the feeling that he was in no way prepared for what he signed up for.” One of the other Dwarves joked.

Karl nodded. ”There is no way that he was ready for her actual personality. Sheʼs way more excitable than anyone would have guessed, and it sounds like she has never gotten to see much of the world.

Now that she has a humanoid transformation, he will have to take good care of her. But they should make a good pair. With her power, she will drag him up to Overlord in no time at all, and even to Totem Rank.

The stronger of the two pulls the weaker up until they hit their limits, and her limits are very high.”