The child said as it started to discuss the matter with the wolf.
“Grr…Grr…”
“Hmm. Hmm.”
“Grrr…”
“Okay.”
And then the child looked at me.
Judging by its size, it looked about five years old.
But since it was starving, it might not have grown much, and so it could be older.
Regardless, it was still a child.
“I…will…be…friend.”
“Groof.”
The child and the Demon Wolf agreed to become friends.
“Good. I look forward to working with you. So, can I tame the Demon Wolf?”
“Woof.”
The Demon Wolf said that I could, but the child didn’t understand what I meant. Most people thought of taming as what was the 3rd step in the skill, which was turning them into a familiar.
“To put it simply, it will be easier to lend it power.”
I couldn’t start talking about connections and magic energy.
And so I sacrificed the details and prioritized comprehensibility.
“Okay.”
The child seemed to be satisfied with my explanation. I could finally tame the Demon Wolf.
And when I did, I would need a name.
While the Demon Wolf had given me permission, it would probably be a good idea to ask the child, as they were friends.
Thinking this, I decided to ask.
“…I was thinking about calling the Demon Wolf, Shiro. Do you mind?”
“Good! Shiro!”
The child agreed.
Apparently, the child liked the name Shiro as well.
“Shiro.”
“Woof.”
“Shiro!”
“Woof-woof!”
The child repeated the name as it petted the wolf happily.
Both the child and Shiro jumped up and down and wagged their tails.
They looked so happy and were having fun.
But it was quite late in the night. It was time to finish up here and go to sleep.
They were both still very young. And so they should sleep at night.
“Alright, can I tame it first?”
“Okay.”
The child sat down next to the Demon Wolf, who was already sitting.
Both the child and Shiro were sitting like dogs. They looked very cute when next to each other.
“Alright, here goes.”
“…”
I gathered magic energy into my right palm and created a magic circle.
And then I held the magic circle over the Demon Wolf’s nose.
“I, Theodore Dulcame, bestow upon you my power and the name ‘Shiro.’ Now, become my familiar.”
And just like with Hippolius, the magic circle began to glow. …No. It didn’t.