After that, I proceeded for a while and even found some treasure chests, but strangely, I haven't encountered any monsters. The maximum number of party members I can have, including familiars and summons, is six, so I want to tame four more monsters, and they won't appear if this keeps up...

『――――！ ――――！』

"？ What's wrong, Yamada-san?"

Yamada-san seems to be acting strangely? I wondered if something had happened when—

"――――So that's what it is!"

I suddenly got attacked from the shadow beneath my feet, that was dangerous! I'm beyond angry, but for now, let's check the enemy.

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Race: Shadow Lv. 7 Condition: Normal

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It was the second monster I was aiming for, so that appeases me somewhat. More importantly, Yamada-san has the Night Vision skill, right? That must be why he noticed it so quickly.

"Well then, in this dark place, you're a very troublesome enemy, so Yamada-san, I'm counting on you."

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『――――！』

As if in understanding, the hilt vibrated, and my body was pulled along. I didn't resist, but rather, I thrust forward with all my might in the direction I was being pulled.

『Voooh!』

Bingo. I then rolled torches around it to cut it off from the other shadows and trap it.

"Alright, hopefully you'll give up quickly, okay?"

I slowly approached the Shadow and proceeded to beat it mercilessly with the torch. I beat it to a pulp, as if there was no tomorrow. When it finally stopped moving, I activated 《Tame》... Success, it was easier than Yamada-san.

"Alright, status check."

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Name: Unassigned Race: Shadow Lv. 7 Condition: Normal Skill List 『Shadow Dive Lv. 3』『Shadow Movement Lv. 2』『Stealth Lv. 1』『Night Vision Lv. 3』『Backstab Lv. 1』『Dark Magic Lv. 4』『Magic Enhancement Lv. 2』『Mental Status Immunity Lv. -』 Title List Lena's Familiar: Proof of becoming Lena's familiar. Slightly increases the effectiveness of buffs received from the master. 《Small》

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"...For now, your name is Kageyama-san."

『Voooh?! 』

"Now, Kageyama-san, please quickly dive into my shadow."

『Voooh...』

He reluctantly, very reluctantly, dived into my shadow. I'll have him cast magic to support me while I fight in close combat.

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Name: Kageyama-san Race: Shadow Lv. 7 Condition: Possessed

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Oh? Hiding in my shadow is also a type of possession, huh? …It seems like HP is not shared with the player, but it cannot be detected by skills like Presence Detection. Unless you have high-level Appraisal, I guess…

Well, anyway, things are going smoothly so far. I've come quite far into the dungeon, and I've already tamed two of the monsters I was aiming for. Let's keep going at this pace!

"Alright, let's resume, Yamada-san, Kageyama-san."

『『……』』

The hilt vibrated and the shadow swayed to a negligible degree... Well, whatever, let's move forward.