All around me was pitch black and the feeling of falling was making me sick. I closed my eyes even though i knew it wouldn't make much of a difference.

"SLOTH YOU-

FUCKING DICK!" When the feeling of falling abruptly stopped I opened my eyes and saw I was in a bed in a clinic like setting. I saw Sophie, Astrel, and Sophie's dad Duke Atticus. With complete shock all over their faces (aside from Astrel).

Im back? Damn it couldn't he send me back without scaring me.

"Master!!" Astrel jumped on top of me, landing on my stomach.

"Hey buddy," I coughed a bit, but I still hugged him close to me. He was happy crying as he snuggled his head into my neck.

"I thought you weren't going to wake up."

"I wasn't asleep that long," Is this poor kid that attached to me? I wonder if this is what its like being a parent.

"Miss lee you've been asleep for five days." Sophie explained.

"...Im going to pretend I didn't hear that."I let out a weak smile. Five days in a coma, and I felt like shit.

"Can I go for a walk? I don't wanna keep lying down."

"Of course! Let me get you a cane!" Sophie shot up excited.

I turned my attention to Astrel. Making him look at me with his tear stained face. I gave him a reassuring smile as I kissed the triangle mark on his forehead.

"Its fine now, okay."

He flushed and hugged me again, laying his head on my chest.

" What is the story behind your visit lord Atticus? Have you come to take Astrel away from me again?" My soft expression to Astrel turned feral towards the Duke.

"No, that wasn't my intention. I merely came to check on my daughter's work here at her clinic."

I don't trust this. He seems like the kinda guy who wouldn't let this kinda thing go. Unless he did get the spirits to return. Which was possible with five days passing after the incident.

"He won't try that anymore master. I made sure of that," Astrel smiled with an dark Aura just shining off of him. That made the Duke flinched .

"How?"

"That's a secret," he smiled with a cute wink.

Hmmm... Yeah, no. Status Insight.

Name: Astrel

Small elemental spirit

Lv 15

15/40

+D rank

Hp: 201/450

Mp: 357/520

Stamina: 100/180

Strength: 220

Magic: 310

Defense: 180

Agility: 240

Skill:

[Glow] lv 6

[Whistle] lv 5

[Flight] lv 6

[Grace of fea] lv--

[Earth magic (small)] Lv 9

[Minor heal] lv 2

[Word of the vine] lv 7

[Alert] lv 6

[Cheer] lv 2

[Stone bullet] lv 6

[Life drain] lv2

[Dread] lv2

[Rock Wall] lv 3

[Rain of stone] lv 2

Titles:

[Child of the geat tree] lv--

[Follower] lv 6

[Elemental novice] lv 5

[întuneric] lv2

[Tainted spirit] lv 1

[[Contractor: Lee Summers]]

Appraisal

[întuneric: a title given to those who have fallen from grace and took part in an act of violence or taboo, such as practice in death base magic.]

[Tainted spirit: when a spirit is influenced by great rage or sorrow their natures can become much darker. If they give into their negative emotions the outcome for their further evolution could lead to much more unholy results.]

[Life drain: Painfully strips the life force of opponents.]

[Dread: Forces opponents to suffer a burst of fear and unstable emotions. The individual inflicted tends to loose their mind do to the severity of panic they suffer.]

When did he fucking get so dark!? I guess someone suffered through these skills if the duke flinched. I would ask but I rather just leave this place and head back to the human country.

"I have the cane!" Sophie entered back with a bright smile. Thank god.

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I stretched and began to walk about the garden area of the clinic. Some other people were here, patience, but unlike them I had a hooded green robe to cover myself from the others here. Since I was the only human there.

Astrel accompanied me since he wanted to stay by my side incase I collapse again. Sophie had other patience to examine, but the indoor garden wasn't large enough to get lost in so she was at ease.

"Master c-"

"I feel like a bad guy if you keep calling me that. Just Lee is fine, okay."

"L-Lee.." He covered his face turning away from me. Is my new name that bad? Maybe I should've of chosen a more creative name instead

"I guess its weird to call a girl by a man's name."

"No! I think you have a very beautiful name!" He looked straight up at me with a flushed face." I Just don't think I'm worthy yet to call you by name like that yet. The other spirits. Told me so."

"Other spirits?"

"They only started coming back just recently."

Well at least it wasn't just Astrel's actions that the Duke backed off.

"Well then how about Captain. It sounds better and less questionable." Since here on out I hope to find creatures to be in our group since I'm a beast tamer now.

Oh that's right! I have a class now!

Status insight

Name: Lee Summers

Lv 26

Class: Beast Tamer

Hp: 450/450

Mp: 380/380

Stamina: 70/100

[[Special points] 90]

Strength: 1300

Magic: 320

Defense: 270

Agility: 505

Skill:

[Appraisal] lv 5

[Status insight] lv5

[Crafter] lv 6

[Carpenter] lv 3

[Synthesizer] lv 3

[Sloth curse] lv---

[Kick] lv 5

[Fear resistance] lv 4

[Hunger resistance] lv 4

[Hibernate] lv 2

[Poison resistance] lv 3

[ Grace of fea] lv--

[Neck breaker] lv1

[Cry of wind] lv2

[Tongue of fea] lv--

[Tracking] lv 1

[Tounge of beast] lv--

[Contract sealing] lv1

Titles:

[Sin of sloth representative] lv--

[Brutalist] lv 5

[Vulgaris tounge] lv 3

[Survivor] lv 4

[Bare fist fighter] lv4

[Merciless] lv 6

[Novice traps maker] lv 3

[Unsung hero] lv 2

[Eavesdropper] lv1

[Tamer] lv1

[Blessing of spirits] lv--

Whoa...some stuff changed here.

Appraisal

[Hibernatenap evolved) While resting for long periods it is possible to store extra points (special points) that can be temporally placed in one stat of the users choosing. However the effects will disappear after twelve hours, or if the user is knocked out.]

[Tracking: It is possible to find a creature.]

[Tounge of beasts: its possible to communicate with creatures who are contracted to you]

[Blessing of spirits: A boost in stats. Given to individuals who have impressed spirits.]

Okay. I wonder if Astrel gave me this last one. Like he did with [grace of fea].

"Captain..."

He actually said it.

"Yeah?"

"Is it going to happen again? You collapsing?"

"I don't know. There's a chance if I over do it (or if sloth pulls a string again). Even so I don't want to be stuck in a clinic forever." I ruffled his curled hair again.

"I want to leave here with you and find a place that is exciting. Something we can do that would be fun!"

"Where would we go? What would we do?"

"Im sure we'll find out if we travel around. Maybe join a guild, hunt down some monsters. You know, just something."

"You want to join a guild?"

"It something," I smiled. "We could get stronger on the way to one. If we get a wagon I'm sure we could make our way to the human country, and registered there."

I can tell the travel to the human country would be difficult. However, its a good opportunity to level up. I'm sure that the other reps have leveled up significantly after my five day coma. So I should try to reach a level of 40, maybe 45 as quickly as possible.

And the best way to raise up my level would probably be obtaining creature pact. Since I'm a tamer it makes the most sense. However depending on the monster I get could make or break our survival chances.

Astrel is a level 15. So he must of been fighting something while I was sleeping again. So there should already be a variety of monsters that I can pact with. And if their capable of evolution like Astrel, I can pick out the more useful evolution choice.

"Astrel, what have you been fighting? I can tell you've gotten stronger. So what have you been doing?"

"I've been killing some goblins and Shadow leopards mostly in the nearby forest."

Goblin slayer flash backs hit me as I almost considered taming a goblin. A Shadow leopard sounded pretty interesting. It wouldn't hurt to at least to attempt to make a contract with one.

If I transfer my extra points to stamina, I could probably go straight to the forest with Astrel a nab one. But if I just up and leave Sophie might worry since I'm her patient. Plus she knows where my clothes are.

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"You're leaving?" Sophie's expression didn't hide the fact she was upset.

"I've already troubled you enough. Besides my initial plan was to travel around, and me being here is going to cause some problems for you if I stay any longer." I smiled weakly.

"I see. Well there's something I have to give you then." She opened a drawer taking out a small orb.

"This is a communication orb, if you have someone elses orb connected to it you can contact them. It's so we can stay in touch. I really won't be of much help, but I would like to maintain a friendship with you both." She handed me the orb and getting shy.

I just smiled. Sophie has been through a lot because of humans, but she wants to still be friends with one. I don't mind that but I'm a shit at keeping in touch.

"I'll try to contact you during the night time so I don't disturb your work. But I can't say that I'll be calling every day."

She jumped up and hugged me." Oh thank you Miss Lee! I'm so happy to call you my friend!"

"Me too."

Sophie also gave me some elf ranger clothes, since all my previous clothes had been disposed off aside from Gale's fur. Which was bought from me for 300 gold by the Duke. With that money I went and purchased a wagon, a horse, and food.

The only thing we have to worry about is bandits. Monsters are dangerous but man can be even more so. I don't have the confidence that I could kill someone intentionally. So I hope I don't have to. But I have a feeling that I'll have to.