Act 2 Finale Commemoration: Summoned Beast Profiles

Name: 〖Othinus Ambrosius Merlinus〗— The Original Wizard Race: Elf & Succubus Age: A se-cret. Origin: A prophet who guided kings; a one-eyed old god who presided over war and death. Gender: Female

Appearance: A beautiful young girl who wore a pointed hat over pearl-colored hair. Her eyes were literal rubies. Between the elf ears and the demon tail, she was a walking pileup of character tropes.

Remarks: She was the highest-ranking Magician in Mythologia. While she was wandering the world on a whim, she happened to run into me. Apparently, my sheer eccentricity caught her eye, and before she even realized it, she’d turned into a total pushover who’d fallen for me. She was dangerous in more ways than I could count—a real troublemaker who didn't possess a shred of human empathy. Whenever she was around, she left nothing but chaos in her wake.

Name: 〖Baal Wild Hunt〗— The Horde of the Dead Ruling Over Fertility Race: Former God Age: Immeasurable Origin: Baal was a deity worshiped in Canaan. As a god of storms, rain, and mountains, he was said to bring fertility through benevolent rains. He was often described as "Mighty Baal" or "He Who Rides the Clouds." His iconography usually depicted him in a bowler hat or a helmet with two horns—a symbol of divinity—while wielding a club representing lightning and a spear representing fertility. His armed, aggressive posture was meant to symbolize royal authority. The Wild Hunt itself consisted of a massive procession of fairies or the dead who acted as hunters, marching across the sky and earth with horses and hounds. In that sense, it was quite similar to Japan’s [Hyakki Yagyō]. While the legends varied by region, these "hunters" were always abnormal beings. They were fairies, witches, the dead, historical figures, or even pagan gods. Their "hunt" targeted the living; it was said that anyone caught by them would have their soul forcibly conscripted into the Wild Hunt’s ranks. Gender: Male

Appearance: A transcendentally handsome man with black hair streaked with silver. He had heterochromatic eyes—one blue, one red—and wore a monocle over the left. He was never seen without his butler’s uniform.

Remarks: He was one of the divine pillars I’d managed to save. He had been a god of pure goodness before he fell into evil, but he finally stabilized his existence after obtaining a new origin. Perhaps because some of his legends painted him as a demon, he was disturbingly good at corrupting people—specifically, turning them into "deadbeats." His butler skills were so absurdly high that I’d already been reduced to a useless human being about six times. He could cook anything, handle any chore, and was perfectly versatile. Honestly, when it came to his actual behavior, he was the only one in the group who possessed a lick of common sense.

Name: 〖Gram Bahamut〗— Magic Sword Princess Race: Primordial Beast Age: Immeasurable Origin: A colossal fish-like phantom beast from Middle Eastern lore. It was said to support the entire world on its back; even the seven great seas were supposedly no larger than a grain of sand inside Bahamut’s nostril. Gender: Female

Appearance: A woman with silver-white hair. Calling her "exquisite" felt like a pathetic understatement. She possessed a flawless face and an aura that practically forced others to their knees. She had two black horns, though the one on her right was significantly larger.

Remarks: The quintessential "big sister" type. She was soft-spoken, incredibly kind, and lived to support others. Her abilities involved expanding the reach of the sea and the creation and manipulation of magic swords. She served as the captain of the [Reima Spoiling Squad], with Baal acting as her second-in-command.

[Afterword]

I’m a bit late with this, but here are the Summoned Beast profiles to commemorate the end of Act 2.

I’ve been buried under a mountain of work lately, but things should be quiet for a while. I’m hoping to use the downtime to gradually stock up on chapters.

Also, the Kakuyomu Con is about to begin. I’ll be participating with a new work, so I’ll leave the URL here. It’s an other-world fantasy, if you’re interested.

https://kakuyomu.jp/works/16818093089326476373

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