The Goddess Granted Me the [Hatching] Skill and Somehow I Became the Strongest Tamer, Commanding Mythical and Divine Beasts - 80

Chapter 80: Klaus’s Hosted Party

“The thing is, about the guests…”

The day after my meeting with Lucia, I visited Marguerite-san.

“To be honest, there are many people who want to get close to Klaus, and while I plan to filter them out to some extent, I would like to invite a reasonable number of people.”

Many nobles and merchants want to connect with me because of the rarity of the monsters I have as familiars. So far, I’ve been helped by Marguerite-san and Lebrant-san, who are acting as intermediaries…

“This is a preliminary list. If there’s anyone you don’t want to invite, let me know.”

I quickly went over the list she handed me. However, since I don’t know many nobles, I couldn’t really make sense of it…

“Shall I send the invitations to the guardians?”

I appreciated this offer since I wasn’t familiar with this kind of arrangement.

As I stared at the list…

“Is there any problem?”

“No, I just noticed that there aren’t any anti-Tamer factions…”

“I’ve excluded them by my judgment, but I can send invitations if you’d like.”

Hearing this, I looked up at her.

“Really? Please, I’d appreciate it.”

At Marguerite-san’s words, I asked her to invite those from the anti-Tamer faction.

“…If you have any plans, I would like to hear about them in advance.”

She stared at me and said that.

“Well, about that… I’m planning to hold a party like this…”

I began to tell her about the party.

The day of the party finally arrived.

Thanks to the large-scale work done by Lucia’s family’s contractors, the garden had been beautifully arranged with plants and flowers, creating enough space for the party.

As per the guests’ requests, large amounts of meat dishes, upgraded with purifying flames, filled the tables, filling the air with a delicious aroma.

The preparations were all set, and the party venue was ready.

“Why are there familiars here?”

Confused expressions appeared on the faces of the invited guests.

“Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend our party today.”

I stood before everyone and greeted them.

“Though I’m still inexperienced, I’ve been able to establish this household thanks to all of your support. I ask for your continued guidance and encouragement.”

The content of my greeting had been edited by Lucia’s father, and I had practiced it beforehand, so I was able to say it smoothly.

“Now, please enjoy the party.”

I finished my speech, and the party was about to begin, but everyone remained frozen, still confused and hesitant to move.

“I’m currently working as a national adventurer, but I also belong to the Tamer Guild. Today, I’ve invited members from the Tamer Guild, and we have familiars here, so I hope you can relax and enjoy yourself.”

I pointed to the surrounding familiars. There were familiars everywhere.

After consulting with Lebrant-san, I didn’t invite any monsters that would be difficult to control, but there were many small familiars.

They were cute in appearance, and since there were children among the guests, I thought they’d be fine, but no one moved.

(Is this a failure?)

My goal for this party was for people to interact with familiars.

I had seen noble parties where pets were allowed, so I thought of trying to do the same with familiars.

The great predecessors had established the Tamer Guild and succeeded in having familiars recognized by the country’s nobles.

However, that was only on the surface, and it hadn’t spread to the entire population.

In reality, very few people interact with familiars, and because of the tendency to avoid monsters, true coexistence hasn’t been achieved.

That’s why I thought that by allowing people to interact with familiars directly, they could understand the value of familiars.

But still, no one moved.

Then, Rock moved.

Carrying a silver tray, he offered drinks to nearby guests.

“Ah, thank you?”

When the guest received the drink, Rock bowed and moved on to offer the next guest. He repeated this for a while, and the people around him naturally began to watch him.

“Ah… he tripped.”

‘… (blushing)’

Rock, embarrassed, scratched his head, got back up, and ran to Celia, hugging her.

“It’s okay, you didn’t get hurt.”

Celia comforted Rock, and then…

“He’s cute…”

I heard a soft comment.

That comment broke the ice, and a good atmosphere began to flow, starting the party in earnest.

“Oh, this is a cake made with golden goat milk, right?”

“It really is delicious.”

“This monster is cute. It’s friendly.”

“I raised it from childhood, so it’s like family to me.”

Here and there, Tamers and their familiars were interacting. They were helping me, as I had asked them to.

“Congratulations again on passing the national adventurer exam.”

“Congratulations, Klaus-sama.”

Melissa and Lorraine approached me.

“Thank you both.”

I had met them earlier when I asked them to help with the arrangements, but it was nice to be congratulated at an official event.

“Should I introduce…?”

I asked Melissa.

“Yeah, I can’t believe she’s Klaus’s sister.”

“Thank you for your help back then.”

Celia bowed her head. The two of them began chatting.

Since it seemed like Melissa and Celia were getting along well, I decided to leave them to it and looked around the area…

‘What’s that!?’

Someone shouted, and everyone turned their attention to the sky.

A shadow blocked the sun, and something huge landed in the garden.

“Hey, is that… could it be…?”

“I heard it rarely leaves the mansion, but… I never thought we’d see something like that today.”

“Coming here was definitely worth it.”

Red scales, golden eyes, a body larger than a house—

“A Red Dragon!”

There it was, the appearance of the strongest familiar in the country.