“Uh, are you Orobas?”

I asked the centaur that had appeared in front of me.

“Oh my! You are so polite for a master! I’m so moved! And, of course, my answer to your question is YES! I, Orobas, am your loyal servant, your slave!”

This guy is crazy.

Ah, he’s a demon, so he’s a crazy demon.

It’s too strange to be moved by someone just speaking politely.

“So, Master! What can I do for you? If you command me, I’ll do anything, even cleaning the floors or the toilet! Or, shall I clean your body? This long tongue of mine is my pride and joy, it can get rid of any dirt with a lick, lick, lick!”

Orobas said this, sticking his long tongue out and wiggling it around.

Ugh, I’m honestly creeped out.

“Uh, I need Orobas…”

“Orobas! Did you just say Orobas? Calling me ‘Orobas-san’ with honorifics, what a magnanimous master you are. I’m so moved, so moved, my tears won’t stop! But Master, you don’t need to use honorifics with me, like ‘san’! Please, just call me Orobas.”

“Then, Orobas…”

“Oh my! You’re going to grant my wish! What a moving moment!”

He said this, starting to sob.

Oh no, this demon is exhausting to be around.

Furcas said Orobas was a loyal demon, but I didn’t think it would be this bad…

He’s seriously giving me the creeps.

“So, My Master. What kind of command do you have for me?”

Orobas knelt down and bowed his head.

“Um…”

Then, I explained to Orobas.

That I wanted to learn Fire Magic.

That I needed to summon the 23rd in rank, Aim, to do that.

But, that Aim had a bit of a troublesome personality, so Furcas advised me to summon Orobas first.

“It’s true, some demons are presumptuous and harm their masters. But don’t worry! As long as I’m here, I swear that I won’t let anyone harm you!”

Orobas puffed out his chest.

It seemed that even though Orobas might have a few personality quirks, he could be trusted in terms of his loyalty to his summoner.

“But, right now, I can only summon one demon at a time…”

If I were to summon Aim, I’d have to dismiss Orobas first.

If that happened, I’d be defenseless.

“My Master, may I offer some advice?”

“Advice? Yes, I’d love to hear it.”

It’s not like he needs to ask my permission to give advice.

“Then, I humbly suggest that I should undergo some training.”

“Training…”

Well, it’s necessary.

There’s still so much I don’t know about summoning demons.

“Alright, let’s train.”

“My Master agrees with my humble suggestion!! How touching!”

His reactions are always over the top.

“But what kind of training exactly?”

“My Master, may I seek your permission to offer some advice?”

“Uh, Orobas. You don’t need to ask my permission every time you want to give advice. Just say it.”

“Wh-what! To be granted such permission! What a magnanimous Master you are!”

Orobas started crying again.

Ah, I just got a little annoyed.

“So, Orobas. Tell me about this advice of yours.”

“Yes. I think repetition is the key to training.”

“Repetition…”

“The more you do it, the easier it becomes, even with short incantations. With practice, you’ll be able to use magic without incantations, Master.”

“I see. So, I should just keep summoning demons over and over again.”

I decided to repeat the practice, as Orobas advised.

But, I can only summon one demon at a time.

So, I need to dismiss Orobas first before I can repeat the summoning process.

“Alright, let’s dismiss Orobas first.”

“M-Master! Please don’t dismiss me!”

“But, I’m going to summon you again right after…”

“I don’t want to leave! I don’t want to be separated from my Master for even a moment!”

“But, I want to practice summoning magic…”

“Then! How about we practice Binding Spells? I have no problem being bound! In fact, I welcome it!”

“So, we’ll practice Binding Spells?”

Well, it’s true that I need to practice Binding Spells too.

“Master! You’re so amazing to grant the wish of a being like me!”

Orobas was being dramatically moved again.

Oh, right.

“I have to go to school soon.”

I had been so caught up in being expelled and summoning demons that I forgot. I’m going to be late if I don’t go to school soon.

Even though I was kicked out of my family, I wasn’t expelled from school, so it should be fine for me to go.

“Hmm, school, is it…”

Orobas murmured, interested.

“You stay here, Orobas.”

It would be a hassle to bring Orobas to school.

“Yes, that means you want me to guard this room. Understood.”

I thought he might be stubborn and try to follow me because he just said that he didn’t want to be away from me, but he nodded readily.

It seems he just doesn’t want to be dismissed.

“Master, I have a request.”

“Hmm, what is it?”

“Could I have permission to materialize? If someone suspicious enters while I’m guarding you, I won’t be able to catch them if I can’t materialize. Also, if possible, I’d like to clean your room while I’m guarding you!”

It’s true that it would be inconvenient if he couldn’t materialize.

“But, I can’t have anyone see Orobas.”

It’s a certainty that everyone would panic if they encountered a centaur.

“Don’t worry, when I materialize, I can take on the appearance of a normal human!”

“Really?! Show me.”

“Understood!”

Orobas said this and materialized.

Suddenly, he transformed from a centaur into a normal human.

The human Orobas looked quite dashing.

“Well, this should be alright. So, try to avoid being seen by other people, alright?”

“Yes, I understand. Now, off you go, My Master.”

Orobas said this, seeing me off.