Univir... It was the first time Blake had heard that word. His face had become infected with great curiosity because of it and Nana didn't ignore his expression, understanding that surely Blake did not know about it.
"You see, the Univir are a race that is the envy of many instructors around all Futhark, and that is due to a simple fact, they can talk to monsters." Nana began to explain that topic that was very interesting to her, and Blake was paying close attention as well, though those last words threw him off a bit.
"Talking to monsters? Do you mean that they can understand them?" Blake hadn't been able to help but ask those questions right then and there before Nana answered.
"That's right, that's an ability that sets them apart from the other races in the world, and although I don't know much about them, I understand that among them are the best instructors in the world, maybe their race has a great advantage, but I still think it's amazing!" Nana's eyes shone a little with excitement as she mentioned all of this, she always took any chance she got to ask her father about the Univir or find information about them, she was an instructor so she couldn't ignore such a magical ability.
Blake saw Nana's way of acting but didn't want to bother her since he was thinking about the new information he had just received.
'I thought that since I was half-monster I could communicate with monsters, but it seems like it's not that easy… Besides, I still don't know any information about… what I really am…' Blake was concentrating on that, but he quickly shook his head as if he didn't need to think about that idea right now, besides that Nana had already come back to reality.
"Hmm... I guess that would be all I wanted to mention... Now we're ready to go find your partner, Blake!" Nana raised her voice with excitement as she struck a pose as if she had won some contest, which made Blake just chuckle a little to himself.
"I was waiting for that, so let's go to the Privera forest, I already have a monster in mind that I would like to get." Blake began to move towards the exit of the Sharance tree while Nana quickly reached his side.
She wanted to ask what monster it was exactly since she could give Blake some advice, but sensing the confidence he exuded, she didn't say anything and waited until the key moment arrived.
…
Nothing strange happened on the way and both Blake and Nana chatted a bit to pass the time, which Nana took the opportunity to explain the process of taming.
"Pay attention, Blake... Well, first of all, do you know how to tame a monster?" Blake had just opened his mouth to answer, but it was at that precise moment that he realized that he really didn't know how to do it. "Yeah... I figured that."
Again, Nana only needed to see Blake's expression to know what was on his mind.
"Okay, listen. The way to tame a monster may vary, but most of the time it is quite a simple process… You just need to give the monster you want to tame a gift." Nana had raised her index finger as if she was about to explain many important points… But that was the only thing that came out of her.
"That's all?" And Blake had to ask to be sure.
"As I said, that applies to most of the cases, the process is based on gaining the trust of the monster, you can think of them as people, what would you think of receiving a sincere gift from someone?" Nana was testing Blake's attitude a bit.
"Well... I think that depends on various aspects, like the person giving the gift, and what the gift actually is." He gave his sincere thoughts, of course he wouldn't mind receiving a gift, but the gift would be great if it was something that he liked or found interesting, he wouldn't know how to feel if the gift was a simple piece of junk...
"I'm glad you understand that since it's the same for monsters." A small smile graced Nana's face after hearing Blake's answer. "Monsters have their tastes too, and the first impression you make on them depends a lot on the gift you give you try to give them, for example, the buffamoo love pumpkins, so if you give one to someone, it is very likely that they will be interested in you."
That explanation helped Blake prepare a bit, although he didn't have many "gifts" he could give right now...
"Once you've done that small step, you can also try something that increases your chances of bonding with the monster, so here, you can consider it a gift." Nana had searched for something in the sack that hung on her waist, then took something out and handed it to Blake.
He took it and didn't know what to say at that moment, but he still used the system to understand a little more.
{Brush. Level 1.
An item used for the care of monsters. It is capable of grooming even the densest fur.
Sale price: 640G.}
"Oh." That information made Blake let out a peculiar sound indicating that he now understood the usefulness of the small brush, and Nana was quick to give her own explanation.
"I'm glad you like it. This type of brush is very important for the care and hygiene of the monsters, you must make sure to brush them at least once a day, but let's leave that aside, what I wanted to explain to you is that, once you have given the gift to the monster and it approaches you curiously, you can try brushing it, this way you show it even more that you have no bad intentions, besides that monsters love the feeling of being brushed." Nana knew that the explanation might not be all convincing, but once Blake put it into practice, he would understand everything perfectly.
Blake had not taken long to nod in addition to thanking Nana for the gift, he knew it would be very useful, but before any of them mentioned anything else, the entrance to the Privera forest had already appeared at their sight, indicating what was coming next.
[Progress… Saved.]