My Beloved Dog is the Strongest in Another World

The Copper Eagle’s Name

“Uhh, Copper Eagle… Your name is… Rahle!”

“Kii! Kii!”

Tilura looked up at the large monster and announced the name in a clear voice.

The Copper Eagle…Rahle, accepted it, and it cried loudly as its body began to glow.

This…was the light that appeared when a monster became a familiar.

The same thing had happened with Sherry.

“Kii! Kii!”

“Thank you, Rahle!”

After the light disappeared, Rahle raised its voice happily and moved its beak close to Tilura.

Tilura petted and smiled.

“By the way, Tilura. Why did you choose that name? Apparently, Ms. Claire chose Sherry because it meant someone who was beloved… What does your name mean?”

“Well…I thought hard about it. And I wanted a cute name…like the one that my older sister chose… But…”

“But?”

“…It is a secret…”

After the contract was complete, and we were getting ready to go to bed, I decided to ask Tilura about the name.

However, Tilura seemed embarrassed, and said that it was a secret.

Hmm. Why would it be embarrassing?

“Mr. Takumi. Mr. Takumi…”

“Hmm… Ms. Claire?”

As I wondered about it, Ms. Claire called and gestured for me to come.

She seemed like she wanted to say something… And so I went.

“About the name that Tilura chose…”

When I went over to her, she whispered quietly so that Tilura could not hear.

According to her, the name Rahle had the meaning of ‘sing a lullaby.’

…I see.

I suppose it was because she fell asleep in its feathers earlier?

So that was why she was embarrassed.

I suppose the feathers were so comfortable, that it was like falling asleep while listening to a lullaby…

However, Tilura wanted it to be a secret, and I would not taint her honor by prying any further.

…Though, judging by the looks that the servants and guards were giving her, they probably all knew anyway.

After that, everyone retired to their tents in order to rest.

After finishing my watch with Liza and Leo, I went to my tent as well.

Just like last time, Liza fell asleep during the watch.

And just as always, Mr. Ekenhart was snoring loudly. It was the last night…but this was one thing that I would not miss.

In any case, there had been no signs of anyone approaching. And no monsters.

So the watch ended uneventfully.

Well, Tilura now had a familiar.

And it was a bird, instead of a beast that walked on four legs… Would it fit in the mansion?

Well, the ceilings were very high, but it would still feel cramped.

I suppose they could think about that later, when we returned…

As I thought of such things, I chewed on some sleeping herbs and crawled into my sleeping bag.

…Even though I knew that I shouldn’t rely on them too much, I could not help it when Mr. Ekenhart snored like this.

Besides, we were leaving tomorrow… We would travel while carrying our luggage, so I had to get some rest…

I thought of such things as I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

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“Kii!!”

“Woah!?”

“What is it?”

“Gugo! Gugigigi! Guga!”

I awoke to the sound of Rahle’s high-pitched voice.

“What is it!?”

I left the others and stepped outside of the tent.

Ms. Lyra, the other servants and guards were all looking towards the forest.

“Ah, Mr. Takumi. Good morning. Um…”

“Is there something over there? Hmm?”

“What is it!?”

When I looked towards the forest, I saw Leo, Fen, Riruru. They were all sitting behind Rahle.

Rahle had spread out its wings and was moving towards the forest?

In the meantime, Ms. Claire and Tilura also came out of the tent.

Ms. Anne was rubbing her eyes tiredly.

They must have been awakened from the sound as well.