Chapter 2

## Chapter Chronology

**Fair Trade** is the 2nd chapter of the *Game of Familia: Kazoku Senki* manga.

## Summary

The familia engages Dead Mells and easily defeats them in battle. Later they celebrate the victory, but Sasae is outside and stares at the distance seemingly talking to himself. Sairarul, a black mage he saved in the battle approaches him. She asks him what he had to sacrifice to get such power as she never had seen someone that powerful before. Sasae tells her its nothing special and she to get back and join the feast, but Sairarul explains that she loves to eat and had to sacrifice her sense of "taste" in order to get more power. Even though that is her most precious thing to sacrifice, she could only get Rank 8th fire spirit Yachi Matagi and the strongest black mage was only able to make pact with the 3rd fire spirit, Phile Bird. She believes he used power from the 4th spirit Emblem Night, but he also has the white mage and shield guardian spirits. She wants to know what he sacrificed and how she can become stronger, and is prepared to pay with her body, but Kanae then shows up drunk and yells at Sasae, who decides to take her to rest in bed.

Sasae puts Kanae, Hinana and Manako to sleep, but before falling asleep Kanae also wonders what Sasae had traded. As they all fall asleep, Sasae comments that everyone seems curious to learn what he traded. A voice asks him if he has no intention to tell them, but he simply states there is simlpy nothing to tell them.

Sometime earlier at the time Sasae made the pacts. Three elite spirits stand in front of Sasae. Melty Rho comments that its been 600 years since a person from another world came to them, but even if they agreed to meet him, it doesn't mean they will make a pact with him, but they wanted to kill some time and that's why they agreed to meet him. They tell him that he has no disposition, but Sasae explains that he is still of a value for them - killing time. He explains that they can kill time with him and they see his point as being immortal, they are often bored. He offers them everything they can want from him and explains they can reside in any of his parts they want. They find it insulting to be just a part for him, and Sasae annoys them even more by saying that they are just hiding in this world, while people are fighting for their lives. Melty Rho gets angry and grabs Sasae, saying that he can turn him into ashes in an instant and Sasae explains he can't as great spirits won't care for the lives on a puny human. Melty Rho still tries to burn him, but as Sasae doesn't turn to ashes, he realizes he can't do it. Aquasphere then stops Melty Rho, telling that he got figured and no matter how strong he is, he can't kill a guyt like him from another world. Aquasphere heals Sasae and explains that she likes his honesty and believes they will gain more than just killing time, but to form a pact, they still need a sacrifice and without it, they can't form a pact. Sasae tells them then he has no other choice but to offers them his body. They wonder why he is ready to offer them everything, especially since this is not his world. He tells them that a girl had sacrificed for them and he decided to change, but as he can't offer them his most important thing, he is ready to offer them everything else. They wonder what is more important than himself, but Sasae tells them to form a pact with him and they will see. That makes the spirit laugh, but they decide to agree. Melty Rho, the spirit king of fire becomes his left eye to see the world. Aquasphere the spirit king of water becomes his blood to listen to this world. And Ken Rouga, the spirit king of earth becomes half of his body to feel the world.

Back in present, the spirits tell him that they alone are not enough to defeat the Dead Mell, but the girls are still inexperienced. Sasae then decides to tell them his strategy.

## Characters

* Sairarul
* Manako Hatsushima
* Kanae Hatsushima
* Hinana Hatsushima
* Sasae Hatsushima
* Yachi Matagi
* Emblem Night
* Phile Bird
* Dia Serval
* Melty Rho
* Aquasphere
* Ken Rouga