Let’s Manage the Tower - Volume 20 Sidestory 1

Volume 20 Sidestory 1, The Spiritualist and Familiars (Part 1)

There was an unusual visitor to the Administration Floor.

Wanri brought Cecil and Arisa with her.

When they entered the relaxation area with Wanri, Collete noticed them.

“Oh? A rare visitor. What’s the matter?”

“”Collete-san!””

The two who noticed Collete called out her name in unison.

They had refused to come to the Administration Floor in the first place, but Wanri had forced them to come.

They were a little afraid that they would meet an unknown Administrator first, when they were already afraid to meet anyone else.

They were a little relieved that the first person they met was Collete.

“I brought both of them here because I need to consult with big brother.”

“Consult Kousuke? Is something wrong?”

In response to Collete’s question, Cecil began to explain the situation.

Cecil was better at explaining things like this than Arisa.

“… aha. I see. If that’s how it is, I’ll help you out too.”

“”Oh, thank you very much.””

“It’s okay. We’ve had a hard time with that ourselves.”

Cecil and Arisa looked at Collete closely.

Before coming to the Administration Floor, Collete had been an adventurer with Sylvia.

They had only seen Sylvia a few times, but they could certainly guess that the two of them would certainly have faced unnecessary difficulties, mainly with the opposing sex.

Their situation right now was a bit in a similar state of being favored, but not really close enough to directly interact.

Somewhat conscious of their shared situation, Collete decided to help out by offering to be a liaison.

The two came to Kousuke for advice, wanting to take the foxes as their party.

To begin with, they were slaves who had been bought as receptionists for Crown.

They were considered to be beautiful.

Of course, they were not the kind of people who would be prideful about it.

And they had met Kouhi and Mitsuki many times, who were always by Kousuke’s side.

They weren’t very eager to compare their beauty to those two.

Regardless, it was a good thing that the two had steadily risen in the ranks of adventurers, but this was becoming a problem.

The two had also grown as spiritualists, and their popularity among adventurers made it impossible for them to party together comfortably.

There was also the peculiarity of their activities.

They often received designated requests, mainly from Crown, so they could not easily find a partner to form a party with.

In addition to that, their popularity was on the rise.

That was all well and good, but there was another reason they came to consult with Kousuke this time.

Since both of them were spiritualists, it became necessary for them to be partnered with a vanguard.

As spiritualists, they were growing steadily, but the ranks of the monsters they could defeat were not increasing.

After a discussion between the two of them, they came to the conclusion that they really needed a vanguard, and that’s when the problem mentioned earlier came up.

“I see. So, you want to form a party with the foxes you have become friends with?”

“”Yes.””

They nodded at Kousuke’s words.

“Hmmmm…”

“Kousuke?”

Collete, not expecting Kousuke to be troubled, called out unexpectedly.

Arisa and Cecil also looked worried.

“Hmm? Oh, no, it doesn’t mean you can’t. Considering what you two are trying to accomplish, I don’t think foxes will be enough.”

“Oh, that’s what you think.”

Collete understood what Kousuke was trying to say and agreed.

“The wolves too…?”

A little later, Wanri also understood what Kousuke was trying to say.

Arisa and Cecil, on the other hand, looked as if they were unsure.

In the end, without understanding, they were taken by Kousuke to the 81st Floor.

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Surrounded by so many wolves, they were at first bewildered, but soon became accustomed to them.

It was only because Kousuke had brought them along, but they seemed to have lost their fear, as they looked almost like dogs.

Collete warned them not to mistake this as normal, though.

Of course, the two of them understood that this was an impossible scene.

They thought they were used to it with the foxes, but they were still surprised.

Above all, the presence of Nana, who was still with Kousuke and remained close to him, was more than a surprise.

“You can take whichever of those children you like.”

Kousuke said something like that to them, but there was no way they could choose by themselves.

“I mean, don’t you both speak the spirit language?”

“No, I don’t think so.”

” We need to improve some more.”

“Oh? Really? What about Collete?”

“Kousuke, what are you trying to imply by that?”

Kousuke, who had been staying in the Tower, did not know exactly what level Collete was at as a spirit user.

Of course, he thought she was at a certain level, but that was about it.

Her adventurer rank was not growing because she was having the same problems as the two of them.

No matter how much they both were growing, it was not enough to overtake Collete.

Besides, there was another problem.

“Well, I understand what you mean. First, I know spirit language can be used because I’m an elf, and not every one of our race could learn it.”

“Oh, you mean like a racial trait?”

Shrein could also use spirit language.

However, Shrein was not so good at spirit magic.

Arisa and Cecil would certainly be better compared to her.

“That’s the thing. They both might be able to use it eventually, but right now, I think they can only get a feel for it, you know? Kousuke can do that too, right?”

Indeed, Kousuke, who could see fairies, was also able to sense their temperament to a certain degree.

“I see… Then let’s ask Nana to choose one.”

As Kousuke said that, the miniaturized Nana got up and walked towards the wolves.

Nana completely understood Kousuke’s words and knew what he wanted.

After wandering among the wolves for a while, Nana chose one black wolf for each of them.

Nana put the tip of her nose on their necks, and the wolves came up to meet the pair.

He had no idea what criteria she was using to choose them, but at least neither of them seemed to be averse to being petted.

In fact, their tails were wagging wildly as they were being petted by the two.

For some reason, the fox that was following along with them was also rubbing up against them, as if losing out.

“It seems to be all right. Or perhaps it’s because of Nana?”

“Yes.”

Kousuke and Collete looked at them, smiling.

It was amusing that Nana came to Kousuke for pampering, as if she had finished a good job.

Incidentally, Kousuke noticed that Wanri was looking at him enviously next to her, but Kousuke politely pretended not to notice.

“Are those children okay?”

Kousuke asked them, thinking it was about time for them to go.

“”Yes!””

Kousuke nodded in satisfaction, glad to hear that they both liked the idea.

“Oh, that’s right. Not that I’m taking those four animals away, but please come back and report on how the battle went occasionally.”

Originally, the wolves and foxes had never fought with humans, even though they had been fighting together with their own kind in the past.

He wanted to know what that would entail.

“Oh, um… Is it okay if I put a collar on them?”

Arisa asked with a sense of timidness.

“Collar?”

“Yes. A collar for familiars. If they don’t wear it, they might be hunted down as monsters.”

“Ah, I see. Are there any problems with doing so?”

Kousuke turned his gaze towards Nana and Wanri.

Wanri nodded in response, and Nana… For some reason, she began to lick Kousuke’s cheek.

“Um… Nana seems to want a collar too.”

Collete translated what Nana wanted to say.

Kousuke was forced to make a collar for Nana after.