The Demon King's Paladin Part 1 Vol 2.

Intermission. Monster Tamer's Thoughts

Monster Tamer's Point Of View

" We already know who'll take over, so you should have a backup plan. The easiest one would be to work as an Adventurer, like your brother."

" But I'm a Monster Tamer, I can't just rush off and start taking on quests like him."

" Just take one of the eggs in the husbandry section of our ranch. You're guaranteed something decent at least."

Father's face flashed into my mind as the memory seemed to be happening at super speed. Landscapes changed from our dining room where he told me that, with Mother and Becca, my Big Sis both looking confused by his reasoning. Even though we were all confused, we couldn't argue with him. If only one of my brothers were there. As that wish circled my mind, the scenery changed again. A cracked in half egg and a warmth filled my hands and arms as I looked around to see I was in Phoenix Tail. The 2nd biggest city in Promethia. It was the southernmost city in Promethia and also where the headquarters of the Adventurer Guild was. I was currently in one of the dormitory rooms in the guild. And I felt a warmth in my arms and chest. I heard a gentle howl.

" SAAAA!"

" Haah!"

It was Sally. My first friend. Sally was born from the recently cracked egg. I was handed her egg from the leader of the ranch crew before I was placed on a carriage for Phoenix Tail and forced to become an Adventurer. I had to wait for Sally to be born in order to even begin to accept higher level quests. Because of that, my living funds are less than healthy at the moment. But with Sally in arms and licking my face, it all feels worth it. Sure, she's only the size of my arm right now, but with my Job Class and the natural growth of Monsters, she'll grow big in no time! Ah, the optimism I felt at that time is swaying my thoughts.

" Hngg..."

" Come on. Wake up, it's time to start the morning!"

I heard a somewhat familiar voice call to me as I felt someone's hand on my shoulder. I woke up from my sleep and saw the girl staring back at me.

" Morning! It's time to get up, Becca!"

" Okay... Morning, Shirley..."

I rub my eyes as I greet Shirley, the bard of this adventuring party that was nice enough to allow me to join the girl's tent for the night. She used my fake name to greet me, I decided to use a nickname I used for my Big Sister to hide who I was. The party that I was working with was a party of 5, it was 2 men and 3 women, we were tasked with guarding a merchant's convoy. It was only 3 merchants, but it was a convoy of 6 carriages. We had just left Phoenix Tail yesterday. I left the tent to see the sun beginning to rise as I looked where we previously had traveled, I can still see Phoenix Tail's cityscape from our camping area.

" SAAAA!"

/bump!/

" Ah, Sally... Can't you wait till I brush my teeth?"

" She's so cute!"

Shirley's party member, Cat, couldn't help but squeal as Sally jumped onto my shoulder as I attempted to brush my teeth. Since Sally's a newborn Salamander, her skin and scales are a light pink color. I wish I could've matched with her, but I had to hide my natural hair and eye color since I needed to hide my identity. Even with changing my hair to dark brown and my eye color to blue, the basic colors of the commoners. It's so common in fact that all of the other members of this party had the same hair and eye color. The only real differences were the long hair of the girls that were in ponytails and the men's hair that was short and spiky. Despite my best attempts to lay low, because of Sally, I still became the center of attention when it comes to young children and women. Though I can't blame them, Sally's pink appearance and big round matching eyes are cute to look at. Cat and Shirley were victims of Sally's charms as well. In fact, I think the only reason I was allowed to work with them is because of Sally being my partner. I decided to just mark that as another benefit from being a Monster Tamer. I allowed Sally to be held by Cat as I finished washing my face and brushing my teeth. With that, my morning was rather uneventful. The 3 of us waited for Samantha, Greg and Harry, the last 3 members of the guards to gather around the campfire and we had a humble breakfast of dried meat and savory porridge.