The Unexpected Visitor

"What do you think?" Ian asked.

"We could raise him in the direction of an arcane summoner," Morgana said. "However, I think we should open up an entirely new path for him."

"Oh? What do you have in mind?"

"We'll turn his Soul Dimension into a Beast Taming world," Morgana said. "He can store his contracted beasts inside it and establish a symbiotic relationship with them."

"We've successfully stored magical items in the Soul Dimension, but we've never stored a living creature before," Ian said. "This is the perfect opportunity to complete that research."

"When we want to turn the Soul Dimension into a real world capable of bearing the power of [Authority], this should provide us with data." The pixie nodded.

"Very good." Ian nodded, then turned his attention to Sam. "We'll begin your training by cultivating your soul, followed by the study of fantastic zoology, and finally close-quarters combat."

"Fantastic zoology?"

"A discipline that studies fantastic beasts."

"Then why do I need to learn this? Does it have anything to do with my abilities?"

Ian realized that he had yet to explain Sam's talent to him, so he gave him a brief explanation. Sam's eyes lit up. "So I'm a summoner? I can summon anything I want?"

"The reality is much more complicated, but that's basically it."

"Can I summon a dragon?" Sam asked.

"That depends on what kind of dragon," Ian explained. "With your talent, contracting a wyvern or lesser Dragon won't be a problem. But if you want to contract a true dragon or even a Dragon King..." Ian suddenly stopped. "Let's put it this way: you have the talent, but you haven't received the necessary training yet."

"Training? That won't be a problem," Sam said. He had served in the military, so he was already