BXBX NOVEL Chapter 377: Some Casual Conversation
Chapter 377: Some Casual Conversation
The two demons sat in companionable silence as the seconds ticked by. Kat tried to relax properly into the chairs, but it was clear, while they were designed to accommodate wings, it was for the tiny wings Kamiko, and presumably the rest of her family, had instead of something for Kat.
Eventually, Kamiko decided to ask "What did you think of my first summon? Have you ever had one similar?"
"Not really" said Kat. "Most of mine have been a lot more straightforward. I mean sure, I've had some that haven't been exactly normal, but nothing that required me to go and investigate anything…
"Unless you count an emergency summon I did for a friend of mine. I had to go adventuring through some dreams and find out what was keeping her asleep. Or well, we knew what it was, but we needed to get to it and sort it all out. Not sure that really counts though"
Kamiko seemed to sit up straighter with that. "I'm surprised you managed to do a summon like that already, even as an emergency one. Even though you have specialties, most things that require them are for higher Ranking demons then us simply because of the danger of things that require them.
"Like… um, say someone is put into a cursed sleep and a demon is needed to rescue them. If you actually NEED the demon, the curse should be much more powerful than anyone treating the person, and so you need a powerful demon to break it, even if you can cheat a little by making use of a specialty.
"Though… with your true sight maybe that wouldn't? No, I doubt it, because once again, if illusion or whatever else, is so strong that it actually requires someone with true sight to have any chance of getting through it then there should be other dangerous traps most of the time and you'd need a high Rank demon for those…
"I guess you could travel with someone else though? Maybe if it was say… cheaper to hire you and a Rank 4 or 5 demon together. Have you handle the illusions and them handle else? Thoughts Kat?" said Kamiko.
"I've not really thought about it all that much if I'm honest Kamiko." Replied Kat. "I've been told I can do special things like that but it hasn't exactly come up frequently. Though… now that I think about it, how does True Sight decide what counts as an illusion?"
Kamiko bit her lip. "So, mum actually knows a bit about it, and I asked one day because apparently it's shown up in our family line before. I wasn't overly interested in it, just that it's somewhat traditional for parents to talk about the strongest abilities in their line you kn- actually I guess you wouldn't…
"So, True Sight came up. The funny thing with it, is that… it sort of filters for intent? Like… if someone made an illusion using light magic and projected it in front of you. If they were using it to show you a map, you could actually see it.
"If instead they were using it to give you misleading information then you'd be able to see through it. It's really strange, and can apparently understand the true intent of the illusion even if the one setting it doesn't know. Like say… say someone was asked to make an illusion of a water fountain.
"And they do, they make a lovely fountain because that was their job, and move on. You'd normally be able to see that, but if the person who paid for it, was using the fountain illusion to hide the fact they hadn't repaired the fountain in the square, you could see that it wasn't actually there. Even though the caster didn't realise it was hiding anything…
"Does that make sense? I mean, you're the one with the skill so I obviously only know what I've been told but I hope it helps somewhat." Said Kamiko happily.
Kat bit her lip. "You know, I wasn't exactly thinking about it, but now that you've mentioned it, that does make sense. If I think back, I was watching a projected light screen that showed what other people in a tournament I was in were doing.
"At the time I didn't think about it, but that would have been an illusion. It was all made with magic, not recorded, and probably counts as an illusion doesn't it?"
Kamiko nodded. "Probably. I mean, it might also count as divination magic? Depends how the person in question did it."
Kat shrugged. *Knowing Thyme, they did it however the heck they wanted to. I wonder if categories of magic even mean anything to that crazy bastard. Though speaking of him… I wonder when I'll be summoned for the next tournament leg? I don't think I asked when the next one was. Aw well.*
"I'd believe anything about that guy." Said Kat. "He managed to hide my horns actually. Took so much mana the area started to shake"
Kamiko's eyes started spinning as they went wide. "WHAT! Why the name of the great demons would you meet someone that powerful already?"
Kat shrugged "He was running a tournament. Well, actually, I think he was just a judge?"
Kamiko shook her head and looked away, eyes still spinning and showing just how surprised she still was. "You… Kat you don't just meet people like that. He's at least equivalent to a Rank 5… maybe 6 demon, considering I think you have a bloodline on the stronger end. For someone other than you to hide them… even for a moment that sort of power is not something to mess with."
Kat couldn't help but laugh, while Kamiko glared at her with a look that seemed to say 'this is no laughing matter' so Kat tried to explain. "It's just… sorry but, you haven't actually met this person so maybe you can't understand but that's their whole shtick. Messing around with things. Half of what they do is purely for the fun of it at least. They built a maze an instant, created a weird set of challenges, and hosted a quiz show all in one afternoon"
Kamiko pursed her lips, eyes starting to calm down slightly. "I suppose I see why you laughed… and I guess if that's how they are there isn't much you can do." Kamiko continued to mumble under her breath, but knew Kat could probably hear her anyway. "You never can know how to act around someone like that"
Kat shrugged. "Polite fondness without being overly stuffy seemed to work for me. I'll admit, I don't really have a good reference for how strong he has to be, so while everyone else was freaking out completely I only freaked out a little bit and I think he liked me for that"
Kamiko nodded. "I suppose I can see that. My mother talks about how hard it is to find someone who wants to just be your friend once you reach her Rank. Even within a Rank it's can be hard to tell, because having even one more person on your side makes a huge difference.
"She always says how happy she is to have met dad when they were younger. Granted they were friends for nearly a hund- I mean, for a lot of their life together before they started to consider pairing up on a more permanent basis" said Kamiko.
I'm not sure if I'm happy or not to see that demon women still don't like people talking about their age… which if I'm honest… doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Who cares if you're a hundred when you can live practically forever?
A few more moments passed between them. Kat looked outside and saw the sky starting to dim. Hmm, I'm not really tired. "Kamiko would you like to hear about my second summoning?"
"Sure thing" said Kamiko
"Well… I'm not sure if it was stranger than the first or not but here is what happened…
(Please see chapters 7&8 for full summoning if you've forgotten it. It was when Kat met the Elf King who thought his advisors were lying to him)
"And I was teleported home right as I fell into the room with all of his advisors plotting to kill him" finished Kat.
Kamiko's mouth dropped open. "Wow. I can't say that anything like that has ever happened to me or the rest of my family. You would be shocked at the amount of, go here kill x, or go there and defeat y without permanently maiming y.
"I wonder why you seem to get so many cool missions" sighed Kamiko.
Kat raised an eyebrow. "If your first mission is anything to go by, yours are pretty good as well"
Kamiko nodded and went to speak but let out a long yawn instead. Finally after a few seconds to get herself under control Kamiko said. "Sorry about that. I guess I'm more tired than I thought. Do you mind if we pack up for the day? I mean, of course, we can chat in bed for a bit longer, but um… I'm going to go shower, want me to show you where it is?"
Kat nodded and stood up before patting Kamiko on the head. She was rather adorable as she tried to rub her eyes to keep herself awake properly.