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Meuric's voice had weight, but the shout itself was empty.
The Skill, Summon, allowed a Dreamer to call on a magical beast. Whether the beast would answer the call was an entirely different matter. Especially when the beast had yet to see the proof of the summoner's worthiness.
-The contracted magical beasts are like women. All have a different standard for their men. Some are satisfied with being timid but gentle. Some won't even look at the brave, but rough. Unless they get exactly what they want, a magical beast won't submit to the wishes of the summoner.-
The paragraph was underlined by the author himself in the infamous book, MANA and RECORD: a philosophical theory.
The simple acceptance of Fire-Back Baboon had nothing to do with the wishes of the Thunder Boa. It didn't come as a surprise to Aldrich when the beast hadn't responded to Meuric's call.
'Let's see for how long it will remain silent.'
