Level 1 Strongest Sage ~

Book 4: Chapter 6

Divine Beast Fenrir

I was glared at by a snow-white wolf.

Miraculously, however, I did not sense any danger.

Ahm, sorry I woke you up.

I apologized for now.

Are you a human?

At first, just like Sylphs telepathy, words were being transmitted directly to my mind. Now, it was the usual vocal conversation.

I, I am a human.

What else does he see me as?

Hmpf, it seemed like mana from the Demon King. I thought the Demon King was trying to rouse and lure me to battle and whatnot.

Demon King!? No, Im just an ordinary human!

Kukuku, your magical powers are enough to wake me, who has been slumbering in this land, yet now youre telling me youre a mere human?

The wolf promptly drew its face nearer.

Dont make light of me, alright? Why dont I tear off that head of yours?

What?

I dont really get it, but its threatening me, so lets deal with it.

I gathered the mana I released earlier, and I infused it with wind attribute. I compressed it till it became extremely compact, and then I smashed it above the menacing wolf.

Guhaaa!?

Immensely dense pillars of wind pinned the wolfs nape and four limbs.

The wolf lay prostrated in front of me.

What!? I cant move!! I, is it your doing, you punk!?

You threatened me suddenly, so youre the one at fault.

Dont mess with me!! Who do you think I am, bastard!!

The wolf put strength on his body, and the wind masts were starting to be pushed away.

Hmmm, this wont do.

Well then, lets add this, too. Thunder Lance!

I charged the wind pillars binding the wolf with high voltage.

Ugh, gah gah gah gah, s, stop! Stop it!

The wolfs body, which had risen for a bit, slumped back into its prostrated position after being electrocuted.

It begged with a trembling voice, so I ceased the electric shock, but I left the wind pillars as is.

It was an electric shock thats strong enough to roast a B-rank demon such as Orc Kings into partly burned charcoal, but this demons body just turned numb after being electrocuted. Maybe its a relatively high-ranking demon.

Wh, whats with you!? I am a Divine Beast, but you restrained me so easily a feat thats impossible even for the Demon King. P, perhaps, youre one of the gods?

Nope, like what Ive been saying, Im just plain ol human. Divine Beast?

Eh, so its a Divine Beast?

Divine Beasts are said to be the messengers of the gods; it has been said that there are five of them in this world.

If its a Divine Beast that has the appearance of a white wolf, then

Fenrir, the Divine Beast?

What, so you know about me.

Oh, hes the real deal.

Apparently, he realized he couldnt win against me, so hes a bit docile now.

You wont bite me, right? Dont bite me. If you bite me, Ill zap you again.

G, got it.

I intimidated him for a bit, and then I dissolved the wind masts restraining Fenrir.

I cant imagine I was caught by a mere human Are you sure youre not the Demon King?

Pesky.

With that, I showed him an electrically charged thunderbolt from my fingertip.

H, hiii!

Fenrir pulled back.

G, got it. Youre just a human, right!? I understand now, so stop zapping!

Looks like the electric shock earlier is quite effective.

Good grief, branding a person as the Demon Kingwhat a terrible guy.

So, you were sleeping, right? Im sorry I woke you up. I dont have business with you, so it okay if you want to sleep again.

I was shocked when I learned a Divine Beast slept beside my home, but since I dont have anything to do with him, I wanted him to obediently return and sleep again.

No involvement with the gods, no curse*right?

But I already got involved.

W, well, about thatOriginally, I arise as a response to the call of the gods. Then, I will naturally slumber once their business is over. Unfortunately, I reacted to your massive magical power, so I dont have any idea what to do now.

Fenrir looked at me.

For some reason, his tail wagged back and forth vigorously.

Fenrir looked at me as if he wanted to be my companion.

Be friends with him?

Yes

No

Its as if I can see a signboard like that.

Ahm, if you have nothing to do, care to join me?

Can I!?

Ooh, unexpectedly baited.

No, to be honest, I never experienced being roused by someone other than the gods, so I was also anxious. Without the gods commands, I will not know the situation of this world.

.You really wanna come?

Eh, cant I?

Fenrirs tail drooped.

Quite pitiful.

Well, I did wake him up, so I must take responsibility.

Its fine if you want to follow me, but can you do something about your size?

Is it about my body? So itll be fine if Im small?

Yep. You can expect a huge commotion if you go sauntering in the city, seeing how big you are.

No matter how you look at him, hes a high-ranking demon.

If careless, he might be attacked just by going near the city.

Okay, got it.

White smoke rose from Fenrirs body, and his body rapidly shrank.

Hows this?

Wow.

His size is enough for me to hold him with both hands.

I gently gathered him in my arms and let him ride on my shoulders.

He was a bit flustered at first, but he did find a stable position.

Hmm, its my first time riding on a humans shoulder; not bad.

Is that so? Well then, well be returning to the magical academy I go to, but dont threaten everyone, alright?

I know. Ah, by the way, its fine if you refer to me as your familiar.

Is that okay, even if youre a Divine Beast?

Fair enough. Rather than that, just feed me with delicious food. Long ago, I ate something called curry made by humans, and that was delectable.

Ah, so he likes curry.

And here I was thinking he would prefer bloody raw meat.

Well, I also love Tinas curry, so lets ask her to make it for tonights dinner.

We must do a welcome party for Fenrir.

Ah, I havent introduced myself yet. Im Halt Elnor. Im under your care.

Im the Divine Beast Fenrir. However, Fenrirs not a name you can find in any race. Halt, I permit you to give me a name.

What a condescending gaze.

Well, hes a Divine Beast, cant help it.

Hmm name, is it. What should I do.

Hes white, so 

Is Shiro okay?**

Halt, can you not lump me with a mere dog? How about this, just pick a cool name like Schwarz or even Schneider.

Alrighty, Shiro! Lets go home!

Hmph, looks like you wont change it.

Fenrir, aka Shiro, and I went back to the academy of magic via teleportation.

T/N: Honestly, Fenrirs gender was not mentioned. So at first, I used it (being wolf), then later on, after his name was revealed, I used he. Will change it if later chaps reveal him as a girl (and a potential human-transforming love interest nah, just kidding. Too many love interest candidates already, so I guess Fenrir wont be one of them lol. Disclaimer: NOT A SPOILER, just my opinion, please take it with a grain of salt

*It can also be translated as let sleeping dogs lie but I retained an almost literal translation because of Halts next line.

**Shiro is a common name for dogs in Japan; it means white. Did consider Whitey, but Shiro it is

The first photo looks really appropriate, as if it was custom made for Halt. And heres (2nd pic) a dose of cuteness! Ctto, grabbed from google.