Character Story 6: The Queen of Monsters
Scene: A forest.
Kyaru
Heh heh heh...
Kyaru
Thanks to all the steady practice I've been getting, I feel like I've mostly figured out how to use the Princess Knights' power!
Kyaru
I really can do anything if I try!
Kyaru
I'm still limited to controlling weak monsters, but... If I keep going like this, I'll definitely become powerful enough to control stronger monsters.
Kyaru
That's right, everything comes in stages. There's no way I would suddenly be able to control powerful monsters.
Kyaru
Those kinds of monsters don't listen to me; they just get driven into a rampage.
Kyaru
If I tried to control a powerful monster for a long time, I'd use up all my magic and energy, and I'd pass out or something. I should take it slowly -- it's like weightlifting!
Kyaru
If I get more practice, then I'll definitely be able to control monsters more efficiently! I won't lose control or faint -- I'll be totally in control! I'll be like the queen of monsters...
Kyaru
Then Her Highness will surely praise me... To make that happen, I have to keep practicing and produce results. If I don't, then no one will care how hard I worked.
Kyaru
... Huh? Yuuki!
Kyaru
You... Didn't I tell you not to come here? What are you doing, foraging for food again?
Kyaru
Ah... There were rumors of suspicious monsters appearing in this forest, so you came to investigate? So you're doing that kind of job. Working hard, huh?
Kyaru
(Huh... Suspicious monsters? Could those be the monsters I'm controlling?)
Kyaru
(Because I'm controlling them, they must be behaving unnaturally. Could that have been scaring passersby who saw them?)
Kyaru
(If rumors like those are circulating, then I have to change where I practice. But this Mysterion Forest has just the right mix of conditions, and there are monsters scattered around, so wasn't this the most suitable place for practicing?)
Monster
Rooaaar!
Kyaru
Ah... EEEK!? W-What? A monster...!?
Kyaru
I was lost in thought, and my reaction came too late! What's with this monster -- I've never seen one like it before!
Kyaru
A new type? This was the suspicious monster you were talking about?
Yuuki
1. Fight.
2. Run away.
Option 1.
Kyaru
What!? You're going to fight? That's ridiculous -- you're a weakling!
Kyaru
The way you're holding your sword... Are you trying to protect me? Don't be stupid -- you don't look cool at all this way!
Option 2.
Kyaru
H-Hey! Don't run away by yourself! I... I was so shocked that I twisted my ankle!
Kyaru
Wah...? What are you doing, holding me all of a sudden? You're... surprisingly strong, aren't you?
End of branches.
Kyaru
Uhhh...? That's it -- this is the time to put my skills into practice! Watch this... I'll take control of a monster like this easily!
Kyaru
Huh? Um, that's... um, my magic? Yeah, I can use magic to do that! Amazing, don't you think?
Kyaru
Uh, keep this a secret from everyone else, okay?
Kyaru
Then, fall under my control! I command you! Call me your queen...!
Monster
My queen...!
...
Kyaru
IT TALKED!?
Kyaru
Then, is this a high-level monster that can use our language? This is bad -- there's no way I can control such a powerful monster yet! What should I do, take it out with normal offensive magic?
Monster
P-Please, wait a second! I'm not a monster, I'm a human!
Kyaru
What? Oh... Now that I look more closely, this does look like a costume. It's kind of dim in this forest, so I couldn't see clearly, and I thought you were a real monster!
Kyaru
You... Don't scare me like that! What the hell were you doing? Are you stupid?
Kyaru
Hah. Are you a new kind of bandit where you pretend to be a monster to terrorize passersby... And then make off with the items they leave behind!?
Monster
No way, don't compare me to a bandit! I just... like seeing girls get scared and start crying or screaming when they see a monster! That's all!
Kyaru
SO YOU'RE JUST A NEW KIND OF PERVERT!?
Kyaru
You're even worse than a bandit, you sicko! Criminal!
Monster
Say that again! Screaming is good, but abuse is even better...!
Kyaru
Eeek, I don't understand you at all, but you're creepy! You're scarier than monsters or bandits -- you're gross! I'll blast you into outer space with my magic, you DUMBASS!
Kyaru sends the "monster" flying.
Monster
THANK YOOOUUU...!
Kyaru
Ahh... ahhh... Wh... What even was that? I don't understand at all, seriously!
Kyaru
Argh! If a pervert like that has been creeping around here, then don't I seriously need to change where I practice?
Kyaru
Oh, you're still here... However this turns out, doesn't it seem like your job here is done?
Kyaru
The new type of monster was just a pervert. Should you go and report that fact to your employer?
Kyaru
This was due to me, so you should thank me! Honestly, though... Why are you always the one who benefits from these things?
Kyaru
I'm totally unwilling, seriously. It's not like I think about helping you... And I don't like you at all, okay?