“What’s wrong?”

“Phew… forget it. Giving a large amount of monster power to me is like giving pearls to swine.”

“Hmm? No. You seem to be improving your control over the monster power, so your power level will rise soon.”

“Hmpf!”

Merlin tried to belatedly give an explanation, but Miho stomped her feet on the ground, turned, and walked away. Though she seemed angry, Merlin shot towards her.

“Ack! Damn it! Too cute!”

“Ack? Ack! Let me go!!”

Merlin bear-hugged Miho as they rolled on the ground. Of course, Miho fought tooth-and-nail to escape Merlin’s grasp, but his strength was beyond that of a normal human’s. Merlin could easily play-wrestle a gorilla or rip off a raging bull’s head with his bare hands, so unless Miho used her monster magic powers, she wouldn’t be able to escape. Fortunately, Merlin had full control over his strength; if he didn’t, he would have crushed Miho.

“Stop!”

Crack.

Miho wasn’t a normal fox. Even among the foxes, she was known as an accomplished and talented monster magic power practitioner. When her golden eyes filled with a red hue, Merlin’s body was suddenly paralyzed. Miho was utilizing Magic Eye, a monster magic ability that disabled anyone who looked into the caster’s eyes.

“Heavy…”

Now that Merlin’s body was stiffened, Miho was able to push away and escape from his clutches. She made an exasperated expression.

“Ah, really! Why are you always ambushing me?”

Merlin was frozen in place with his arms around his torso in...