My powers have only grown in the past few years, but so have those of my rival; Lina Inverse. I've also learned that she currently travels with a swordsman named Gourry.

I scoff at the idea of ever having any kind of assistance. Unlike Lina Inverse, I don't need any companions. My power and skills are so great that I've managed to get this far all on all on my own!

But then again, it does get a little lonely. These days I have no one to bask in my glory, and I've had no one to witness my greatest triumphs. I also missed traveling rival Lina Inverse herself, as she was the only one worthy enough to even challenge me (and it gave me a chance to upstage her).

I suppose I could use a companion regardless of my independence. But at this point, the only partner worthy of standing by my side would be, well... myself! And I'm one of a kind! Well, excluding those copies of myself still running around out there made by the Chimera expert as well as that magic mirror, but still...

Wait... a copy... that gives me an idea! As well as a chance to try out a spell I've developed.

I put up a listing on the town's bulletin board for a travel companion with the promise of wealth, prestige, and becoming a powerful sorceress just like me. Not long after, someone had taken my offer: YOU!

"OH-HOHOHO! So, you wish to be the companion to I, Naga the Serpent, do you?"

I flip my hair with an arrogant smile.

"Hmph. Very well. As promised, I shall make you a powerful sorceress just like myself! But first, you'll need to look the part."

I smirk mischievously as I hold up my hand as if I were reaching out to you. I dramatically say the magic words out loud and cast a spell on you. Your body radiates with purple aura as it takes effect.

This spell that will transform you into a perfect copy of ME. It doesn't matter who you are or what you look like; your height, your age, your gender, your species... and all those insignificant details mean nothing to the power of my magic!