“I might want to use it! What’s it to you, buddy?!” Mati asked me with a grin and then pointed to my hand. “What are you going to use yours for?”
“I have seen magic like this before, so I wanted to grab some in case I meet someone that wants to have a little fun,” I said with a shrug.
“Oh, well, I guess that makes sense. Do you have sex with a lot of women?” Mati asked me curiously, and I nodded.
“Yeah, never been one to settle down, but I try not to have that many random encounters. That doesn't mean that they don't happen; I just don’t go looking around for them. The women seem to fall into my lap or try to eat or kill me. I tend to meet all sorts,” I explained and then turned back to Philly. “How do you make these? Are they something that you only make?”
“The sand? I can make it because of a strange class that I have. Not everyone gets a fighting class. I was given a class called Granular Arcane Alchemy, and over time I was able to figure out how to create these spells in a jar. My biggest problem is consistency,” Philly explained, and I nodded appreciatively.
“Very interesting. So you are saying that some of the spells may be stronger or weaker?” I asked, but Mati piped up.
“Ha! They either hit like a megalodon or like krill. There is no in between with Philly’s spells!” Mati laughed, and Philly winced.
“Hey now! He is likely to eat me if he gets mad!” Philly exclaimed, but I shook my head.
“No, but you shouldn’t try to trick people; I don’t allow that kind of thing on my… Ranch… Yeah,” I said, thinking about that, and then I remembered something when I looked at my hand. “Ha! Oh, this is too good!”
“What are you laughing like a maniac for?!” Mati asked me with a furrowed brow.
I had Libra’s ring still on, which meant that I still had access to her world, and I could get this ranch business up and going. If I was going to be a True Monster Rancher, I would have to get the actual ranch going, which meant finding monsters to help run it.
“Philly, how do you like your life here? Would you like to come work for me?” I asked. “You don’t like the type that is doing this for the money. If that is the case, I would like you to come work on my ranch that I am building.”
“Huh? Ranch? What is that? Like where you keep animals? I think there are some fish farms like that run by Lobster Islanders,” Mati asked, and I wiggled my hand.
“Sort of, but I am a Monster Rancher. That means I collect monsters, take care of them, and give them special abilities if they are girls close to me. I also enhance the abilities of the rest that I watch over; men and women. Your sister, Mary, has a survival system that gives her basically anything she needs to survive,” I explained.
“So you have an underwater ranch somewhere in this ocean, and you want me to come there?” Philly asked.
I shook my head and showed him my hand with Libra's ring.
“In this ring is another world, but you would have to give me some time to set it up. After I am done at the bar, I should have a place ready for you,” I explained, but Philly put up his hands.
“Wait! I can't just leave my shop and all my stuff! I have been here for a long time! I have memories here!” Philly exclaimed, and I nodded.
“I assumed you would say that, but if you do join, I will be bringing the shop as it is and everything inside of it. I will also give you free access to every material I have. I might have to clear some of it with the other girls if they are making things. That isn’t a problem, and I can get you whatever you need. The last thing is that I can fix your problem with inconsistency,” I explained, and Philly rubbed a slimy hand on his chin.
“I do like the sound of not having to worry about dying all the time, and the unlimited ingredients are too good to be true! I can’t figure out what you would want with me? You just want my spell to be used whenever you want?” Philly asked, and I wiggled my hand.
“I have a bunch of reasons. One, I have never seen this before. Two, I like to collect interesting people. Three, you can make things that could be useful for all the members of my ranch, not just me,” I explained, and Philly nodded.
“That sounds good, but if you don’t mind, I would like some time to think about things,” Philly said, and I nodded.
“Sure, I will be back after my bar trip, but then I will leave. If you want to join me, you need to have your choice made up by then,” I explained, and Philly nodded.
“Thank you,” Philly said, but then Mati turned back to me from the shelves she was looking over.
“How come you never asked me to join your ranch?!” Mati asked, grabbing my arm and pulling.
“Because I would wait until we got back to the ship. Do you want to join?” I asked with a grin.
Mati let go of my arm and crossed hers over her autonomous breasts, that was in constant motion.
“No! Not yet, at least!” Mati declared and then grabbed my hand with Libra’s ring on it. “Is there really a world on your finger?”
“When we are done with our adventure, I will show you, but just give me a minute. I need to talk with the voice in my head,” I said with a grin, and Mati’s eyes bugged out as her one hairless eyebrow rose.
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