"Who holds a gathering this early?!" Aectaeon bellowed, his mouth agape as he scoffed, "And 'we are, by no means, prohibiting you from declaring your absence' then proceed to say 'We are hoping for your favorable response'?"
Aectaeon cracked his knuckles, gritting his teeth all the while. He audibly exhaled as he massaged his temples.
"They're basically telling all the recipients to attend. I can bet that most of the executives there are old men who think they can get their way by making everyone feel guilty."
Since there was no use insulting people who would be of no importance to him, Aectaeon stopped running his mouth.
{{ Mission Objectives }}
{{ A. Activate 1 Operational Command (Exception: Summon) }}
{{ B: Activate 1 Accommodating Command }}
{{ C: Summon 1 Demon From Your Portal }}
{{ D: Use 1 Item From Your Inventory }}
{{ Reward }}
{{ A: Completion of Tutorial }}
{{ Penalty }}
{{ A: None }}
"Oh, finally, a good set of missions," Aectaeon said with vigor, taking a stand thereafter.
He went to the section in the middle of the table and the bed. With his back against the wall, he lifted his right forefinger and drew a horizontal line in the air. Not more than a second later, a transparent panel appeared above the portable device.
Aectaeon lifted his arm and proceeded to go through the list named 'Demons'.
"Hmm, these names are hard to read. Are these the demons' true names? Or can the meisters name them?"
The man found it difficult to come to a decision. There were all sorts of names on the list, but there was none that he could read without stuttering.
"If I mispronounced their name, will the demon even come out?" He muttered, "Should I try using the voice command to check?"
Upon thinking so, Aectaeon cleared his throat and searched for a name that was difficult to pronounce.
With one of his eyebrows raised, he spoke, "Thy- thyxer- ugh, this string of letters shouldn't have been combined without consideration of the players."
The name that Aectaeon was trying to read was spelled 'Thyxerchmnidrovfstr'. Since the pronunciation didn't glide off his tongue that easily, he chose to read the name in his mind for the time being.
After trying a few more times, he was finally able to read the name in a way that he was satisfied with.
"Summon Thyxerchmnidrovfstr' He exclaimed, feeling proud of himself.
{{ Warning! }}
{{ Voice Command is Disabled }}
{{ Remove 'Glove of Access' to Activate Voice Command }}
Aectaeon had no reaction for a few seconds, trying to process what the system was telling him.
"So, I can only utilize one of them?" He asked himself as he ruffled his hair with his hand, "If so, then I'll keep the gloves. It's tiring to speak all the time. Besides, it's annoying to speak during a battle."
The man wasn't that disappointed as he thought he would be. Yes, he did harness disappointment, but that was only before he saw the names of the demons.
"Let's see. Should I just tap on the name with the finger containing the summon command?"
As he was talking, Aectaeon's forefinger moved on its own and tapped on 'Thyxerchmnidrovfstr'. A second later, a white circle appeared on the section in front of him. From that circle did the demon emerge.
As opposed to what Aectaeon was expecting, the demon was only half of his height. It might have looked submissive aside from the three horns that were sticking out of its head.
The demon's appearance mimicked that of a six-year-old toddler, with the exception of its big hands and feet. Instead of having five fingers in each hand and feet, it had eight. Claws as long as their limbs were in place of nails.
Thyxerchmnidrovfstr's skin was completely black. The sole area on its body that had different colors was its four eyes. The two eyes on the left side of its head were golden, the ones on the right blood red.
{{ Thyxerchmnidrovfstr }}
{{ Rank: Prince }}
{{ Order: Imitators of Miracles }}
{{ Attribute: Darkness, Fire }}
{{ Level: 106/??? }}
{{ HP: 6050 }}
{{ ATK: 367 }}
{{ DEF: 184 }}
{{ SP: 303 }}
{{ INT: 560 }}
{{ SPD: 380 }}
{{ To View Demon's List of Skills: Use 'Skill' Command }}
Despite the extensiveness of the demon's stats, Aectaeon still found questions to raise. Rather than paying attention to the demon, he just stood there and contemplated.
'On what basis are these stats? How would I know how strong my demon is if I don't know the power scale? Is there a way for me to know that?'
Thyxerchmnidrovfstr, in the meantime, was looking at its meister with its eyes wide open. Since it wasn't given an order yet, it couldn't move its own body.
Soon enough, Aectaeon turned its attention towards the Demon. He was not the least bit disturbed by how it looked. He crouched down, so he would be on an eye level with the demon, before speaking to it.
"Uhm, I find your name difficult to pronounce. Is it alright if I give you a nickname?"
The demon opened its mouth to reply, but no sound came out of its mouth. Instead, a panel appeared in front of it -- similar to the one on the device -- containing its message.
{-{ "Yes, Meister." }-}
"Then, I'll call you Thyr from this point on."
{-{ "It's an honor to be given a nickname by my Meister. Thyr will be at your service." }-}
Aectaeon didn't exactly know how to act afore the Demon. He initially thought that the Demon wouldn't heed his words, since, after all, he wasn't its original Meister.
Withal, a smile was now on his face, knowing that the Demon was cordial to him. As a matter of fact, Aectaeon began to anticipate playing the game.
"There's no need to be that formal. We're partners, aren't we?"
{-{ "Yes, we're partners." }-}
"I have a question. Would you mind giving me an answer?"
Thyr slowly nodded its head.
"Is there a way for me to know the power scale in this world? I seemed to have forgotten."
Rather than answering through a prompt, Thyr waved both of its hands. Thereafter, four sets of panels appeared on top of the device.