Tehe(*´∀`)♪ I Was Picked Up By a Wolf - Chapter 23

Chapter 23

Chapter 23: Name

The black fenrir became part of our family!

A couple of days had passed since then and today I was going to the lake with her and Russel .

We were taking a rest right now .

“Oh right, Fenrir-san, ever since we met I’ve been calling you Black Fenrir, but do you have a name?”

“No, I don’t have a name . I was always referred to as ‘the black one’ . There is my true name too but…I can’t really talk about that . Sorry . ”

“You don’t have to feel sorry for that, instead, is it alright if I give you a name then?”

“Okay . ”

“Really!!?”

Right now, she’s in her black wolf form . Black fenrirs were rare even within their own race, huh .

“Then, your name will be Cherny Nefritis . It means black jade, which is really rare and hard to find . Do you like it?”

“It’s a nice name . Thanks . ”

The black fenrir seemed really happy .

“Since the whole thing is really long, I’ll call you Firis then!”

“I don’t mind that either . ”

Russel, who was watching from afar until now, suddenly freaked out and came running .

“Wait you two!” “Huh?”

At the same time as he screamed, something resembling a magic square that was floating with a faint light formed around me and the black fenrir . Soon it began to grow brighter and stretched upwards like vapor; shortly afterwards, it dissolved in a flash .

“Sigh…”

Ell let out a really heavy sigh .

“Are you fine with that? You do realize what you just did, right?”

“Yes, I don’t mind . It is what I wanted . ”

?

What are they talking about?

Ell kept throwing questions at the black fenrir .

“Ell, what happened just now?”

“You just formed a bond with her . ”

“Bond? You mean, like what you did with Martha…?”

“Indeed . ”

Russel and Martha had a monster bond . If that kind of bond was made, no matter how strong of a monster the bonded was, it would last until the bonder decided to undo the bond, or if the bonded died .

The bond basically meant that in exchange for lending its power, the bonded would consume the bonder’s MP .

In general, there are three forms of bonds .

The first one is when the bonder gives the monster a name . In this case, the relationship with the monster becomes deepened to the point that it is possible to communicate with it, even if it is a low level monster . As mentioned before, for this kind of bond, the bond could only be undone when either the bonder (human) chose to do so, or if the monster died .

The second type is when the monster teaches the bonder its true name . This is a really rare case of bond; after all, the main condition is that if any of those involved in the bond die, the other one will die too . This kind of bond has only been seen between high level monsters (sacred beasts) which have the capacity to reason by themselves .

And finally, the third kind . This type of bond is the most hated one . It is one that coerces the monsters into submission, robbing them of their capacity to act by themselves . Since it was used to treat monsters as objects, it’s one kind of magic that is now banned .

The first one is known as a monster bond,

the second one a true name bond,

and the third one a servant bond .

The first one is the most common one .

A monster bond is also pretty common when summoning a monster, so sometimes it’s also regarded as a summoned monster bond .

“Firis, is it really alright? I’m a human you know? And still a child to boot . I’m not even as strong as Martha . ”

“It’s fine, I promised I’d give my life for you, Amelia . So I don’t mind this . I’m sorry for making you form this bond with me . But I had really wanted you to give me a name . ”

“Okay, though I’d have preferred it if you had told me beforehand . ”

“I’m sorry…”

She really seemed to be feeling down; her ears were folded, almost glued to her head .

“It’s okay, no problem . But are you really fine with this?”

“I am . ”


“Okay . Well then, nice to have you around, Firis . ”

“Yeah . I’ll be in your care . ”

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“What? Amelia bonded with a fenrir?”

Martha was sitting on a chair, her elbow leaned on her desk and her legs crossed .

“Indeed . ”


“Russel, why didn’t you stop it?”

“Well… I did try, but I was one step too late… Well…yeah, that’s all . ”

Russel hung his head in shame . His ears were lowered too; he wasn’t in his human form now, but in that of the white wolf .

The way this scene was laid out, it looked like an owner scolding his dog for making a mess .

After a long sigh,

“What do you mean that’s all? Did Amelia agree to it? If she didn’t, then she should break the bond immediately . ”

She said .

As soon as we came back from the lake, Russel went straight to meet with Martha and report to her what had happened . Now, back to the story .

“Amelia gave her consent . Calm down . ”

“Okay . If that hadn’t been the case, then there wouldn’t be much left of that dog’s neck . ”

Martha-san, please stop saying scary stuff . Don’t call her a dog, and don’t leak out your murderous intent . It’s creepy .

“Martha, when I bonded with Firis I was a bit shocked at first, but I was very happy! So, don’t get mad okay?”

Right? Don’t get mad because it’s scary . Please?

“Amelia, are you sure you are okay with it? You do realize that you have made a bond . ”

She asked me worriedly .

“Yeah! It’s okay! Firis is really cute too, and she’s already part of our family, right? We can, right?”

I asked persistently .

I’m very delighted at the idea of having one more fluffy around! She’s already been here for so long, it’d be a pity to chase her out .

It’s okay, right? I kept asking Martha with my eyes .

A while after staring at each other,

“…If you say it’s alright for you, then it’s fine . But anyway, from now on, you are even closer to our family . ”

When Firis heard that, initially she seemed shocked, but soon after she was smiling brightly .

“I will treasure the name Amelia gave me, ‘Cherny Nefritis’ . Martha-san, thanks for calling me your family . ”

“Martha, thank you!!”

Saying so, I hugged her .

Today, we got one more official member of our family!!

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AN:

Good day, kurumi here .

I really had to put a lot of thoughts into the name for the black fenrir . I’m really sorry for the wait, to all the readers who were wondering ‘When will her name show up’ (Though maybe some didn’t think about it) .

Cherny Nefritis was a name I thought of by myself . I’m sorry it’s so long .

Cherny (black) Nefritis (Jade)

I only mixed some Bulgarian with Greek .

I like the ring it has to it, so I just used it . Again, I’m sorry it’s so long .

Thank you for reading Tehe until now . m(_ _)m