Exiting the teleportation gate, we were immediately submerged into the beautiful and expansive landscape, the greenest grass, with sparkling clear rivers. Gentle breezes of fresh mountain air, frigid but refreshing, revitalizing our body and mind.
"Wow this place is amazing, so much nature untouched and full of natural energy in the air."
Proudly showing us the land as our guide, "This here is the ancestral lands of the Alpha Demon Bulls, where we honed our subjugation and domestication magic on the strongest of enemies, allowing us to be able to be proficient enough to ensure the domestication of your Legendary beast as well."
"Impressive, your clan really are at the top of your craft, most would have shuddered and be too scared to even encounter a Legendary beast." as we walked past a whole heard of Superior demon boars all docile grazing on the fresh grass.
Looking at me with a look of respect, "Yuujirou you humble your contribution, if it weren't for the anesthetic poison keeping it dormant, I'm sure the subjugation would have taken multiple weeks to even prepare for."
"Also, what you've accomplished, none of my clan members could even remotely come close to making it our familiar, we would have been absorbed into its soul realm and devoured physically."
"Perhaps only my grandfather long passed could have possibly done it, as he alone throughout the generations possessed a Legendary Sigil. I do of course plan to attain such levels of prowess, training with stronger beasts each time having honed my Ancient Sigil to its peak, unable to breakthrough."
Removing his shirt vest, revealing his massive back frame, entirely marked with the Ancient Sigil.
"Before you returned to the shop previously, I had to gather another 9 of my clansmen with Ancient sigils to perform the Sealing ritual and cast subjugation magic, if it had been awake, we would have needed another additional 10 ancient class warriors to distract and pin it down provided they weren't slaughtered in the process."
Our conversation came to a halt, as we had reached the central region of the massive ancestral ranch. Within the massive circular compound, the walls duly reinforced several folds of magi steel, padded concrete with shock absorbers made from the thick fats of the Elder demon Whale.
The inner compound clearly separating and segmenting the different classes of beasts, ranging from hundreds of Elder class mastiff horses to tens of Ancient class typhoon Pelicans.
With the highest security measure with dozens of Alpha demon bull clansman, casting subjugation magic on a single Legendary Class Iron Spaulder Rhino.
"This area central area is the heart of the ancestral ranch, also known as the sacred training grounds, as you can see the hundreds of superior beasts are for our largest customer the Troy family supplying them with powerful ready mastiff horses strong enough to carry over 200kg and gallop without rest for 3 days."
Sagi looks at the beasts incredibly, like a kid who is in an ice cream factory for the first time, full of amazement and wonder to how their favorite product is produced.
With excitement in her voice, "These Elder mastiff horses have won us generations of war and battles, I have also sneaked a peek when I was young and seen my mother's personal Ancient class Alpha mastiff horse."
Minato sharing the same levels of excitement, "Yes! that particular Alpha was a rarity and personally subjugated and domesticated by my father, him and his brothers wrestled that beast for days before managing to finally dominate the monster."
"I heard tales how Lady Elaine rode into battle with the Ancient Alpha mastiff horse and turned the tide of that battle all on their own, due it its unmatched durability and power."
"On that note would you consider getting your own personal familiar? what is your Sigil class?"
Like a knee jerk reaction, I answered "Oh, she has an ancient Sigil..."
Face flushed red playfully biting her lips, "Yuujiro you remembered so vividly where it was and how it looked like?"
Flashing back, of course I remembered, I slowed down time so much it as if I was staring at a masterpiece of a painting for 5 hours. Clearly, I've burned her voluptuous body curves into my mind, including her ancient sigil located right at the back of her upper thigh.
I almost popped my eyes out when she bent over, wearing her armored leggings, stuck at the hips, squeezing her smooth and baby soft butt and shaven peach into the leggings.
"Yes, Sagi I remember because you're important to me, so I have to remember such fine minor details."
Sexual tensions brewing thick enough to cut the air with, but unavoidably interrupted by Minato.
"Ahem... glad we sorted that out, we currently have three choices of familiar to choose from all battle focused monsters, not suited as mobility."
Guiding us to the east wing of the sacred training compound, revealing several different classed beasts to be safely under subjugation magic with light chains firmly placed over their body.
"As mentioned previously to Yuujiro, the beasts in question to be made your familiar has to be awake for their soul to be firmly planted in their body and not drifting in the astral plane."
"Another requirement which was obvious, but I have to mention is that familiarization requires the beast to remain wild and through assistance under the user's own strength dominate and absorb their soul."
"Hence, I cannot simply give you a domesticated beast to familiarize as although the souls of domesticated beasts remain with them, and subjugation magic allows freedom of their body and actions, their souls are actually heavily riddled with permanent sealing inscriptions that prevent a takeover."
"This means that domesticated beasts even if they somehow become alpha's or grow beyond your class level of sigil, there is no chance of retaliation or reverting feral and hostile due to the sealing inscriptions."
"This also means that, familiars who outgrow the class level of their master risk the chance of overpowering and taking over the master's soul, if it ever comes to that you need to release the bond and either kill it with aid, or flee, because it would be too powerful for that individual to be able to win in another bout of spiritual tug of war."
"With that in mind, I do recommend taking one below your current sigil level to significantly increase your odds of success of making it your familiar and to prevent an unprepared takeover. Most adventurers actually only familiarize superior classed beasts since they are the easiest to handle."
Sagi looks around excitedly at the various varieties of beasts like a pet shop, I wonder if she even heard Minato's explanation and warning.
After an hour of browsing, she narrowed down her choices to three beasts she liked the most, first choice was a small superior demon Ice rabbit, cutely nibbling on ice cubes. Her second choice, a really long and girthy Elder mist Anaconda, and the last choice, an ancient class giant Omega-Porcupine, as big as her.
"Hmm I really can't decide, I want all of them."
"Sorry Miss Sagi that's just not possible, only Legendary Sigils have the power and soul capacity to overwhelm two beasts, I've heard from ancient rumors that God sigils can even support three."
"It's late anyways how about we come back again to them tomorrow, I've specifically prepared three types of mobility which will be ready for you to choose from tomorrow as well."
We agreed and graciously took his offer to stay at his clan's guest house, a beautifully crafted house overlooking the cliffside, with a manmade onsen bathhouse in the garden.
With nothing to do but relax our minds and bodies, we headed to the guest house.