Chapter 50

This story is a work of fiction.

The characters, organizations, and names are all fictional and have no connection to any real entities.

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048 - Spirit Summoning

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When I woke up, Annelise's chest was right in front of me. I thought it was a comfortable cushion, but it turned out to be Annelise's OPPAI.

During my sleep, I had been hugging Annelise. I did something wrong, but I don't regret it. Because the feeling of my face fitting perfectly into Annelise's OPPAI is very pleasant.

"Good morning, Master."

"Good morning, Annelise."

My reflection in her emerald green eyes is always like a gem.

"Where's Rosalina?"

"She is training with Gandarban-sama."

"Training? This early in the morning?"

"Hehehe. It's almost noon, Master."

I thought it was morning, but it's already noon. I must have slept well. I feel so energetic that it's almost a problem.

"What would you like for lunch?"

"Hmm... I want Annelise."

"......Sure."

"Wha!? "

Annelise's lips meet mine.

How soft they are. These are Annelise's lips. Someone said the first kiss tastes like lemon, but that's a lie. They are so sweet, incredibly sweet.

"Annelise's lips are delicious."

"Lips only?"

"I don't think so. But, we can't go any further."

"Why? Master can do anything with me."

Her moist eyes make my heart skip a beat. Ah, I realize deep down that I like Annelise.

"Right, Annelise will be freed from slavery."

I change the subject to avoid overwhelming her.

"Eh?"

"You will be freed from slavery as a reward for defeating the demon."

"Does that mean... I am no longer needed by Master...?"

"Of course not! Annelise is important to me. Even if you are freed, I won't let you go!"

"!?"

I blurted it out. It's embarrassing.

"I'm sorry for speaking harshly, but what I said is true. I want to be with Annelise forever. I want you by my side."

"...Yes, thank you. Until death do us part, I will stay by Master's side."

She said something heartwarming. I want to be with Annelise forever too.

"I'm happy to be freed from slavery, but the accident I caused has troubled many people. Is it really okay for me to be freed...?"

"That accident was a tragic event. You feel guilty, but you didn't do it on purpose. Just live without forgetting those who were affected."

"Yes..."

Annelise started crying. I hope it's tears of joy. I'm happy too.

After lunch, I checked my status.

I had leveled up as a Two-Handed Sword Hero, Assassin, and Reincarnated Hero after the battle with the low-level demon Patis.

The Two-Handed Sword Hero and Assassin both reached level 26, and the Reincarnated Hero reached level 9. The low-level demon had a level of 30, so that might be why.

I didn't plan to use the Reincarnated Hero, but it was one of the few jobs that can perform holy attribute attacks, so I had no choice. If I had hesitated and everyone got hurt, I would have regretted it.

Now, the problem is the gem (low-level) dropped by the low-level demon Patis.

Using this gem (low-level) will allow me to learn a skill, not a job.

Learning a skill is good, but does it have nothing to do with jobs? If it can't be used without a corresponding job, it would be useless. The detailed appraisal didn't provide that information.

"But I'm going to use it."

I picked up the gem (low-level) from the table and focused on using it.

"Give me spirit summoning."

The gem (low-level) disappeared. That's it?

I quickly checked my status.

It appeared in the unique skill section.

- Low-Level Spirit Summoning (0/1): Summon and control one low-level spirit. The summoned spirit is randomly determined. Currently, no spirits are being controlled.

"Is it okay to summon here?"

I don't want to destroy my room, so I'll go outside.

In the garden, Gandarban, the soldiers, and Rosalina were training. They were training this morning and are still training at noon. Did they inherit Vulcan's muscle brain genes?

"Will the head of the household also wield a sword?"

Gandarban and Rosalina are not as muscle-brained as Vulcan, but they are still muscle-brained. If I stay with them, I'll be training from morning till night. It's unbelievable.

"No, I have something to do."

I politely declined and distanced myself from the muscle-brained people. I've just been freed from Vulcan's training. I want to enjoy my freedom for a while.

I took a position at the edge of the garden and focused on low-level spirit summoning.

"Spirit, come out."

In response to my voice, the ground swelled up. What's happening?

A sprout... a plant sprout emerged from the raised ground and grew into many branches that intertwined. No, is this a vine? It seems to be a rose type because it has thorns. The intertwined vines formed a sphere about 50 centimeters in diameter and stopped moving.

The vine ball opened, and a pale pink light orb floated up.

I somehow understood that this light orb is the spirit.

"Can you understand my words?"

The orb floats up and down. It seems to understand.

"What kind of spirit are you?"

I imagined spirits to have attributes like fire or water.

The spirit flew around the vine it came from. It seems to be a plant spirit.

It's a more modest spirit than I imagined. Ouch, ouch, stop kicking! Why can a light orb be kicked?

I sensed a presence and turned around.

Gandarban, Rosalina, and the soldiers were staring at me with their mouths open.

"What's wrong?"

"......What's wrong? What is that glowing thing? You're not saying it's a spirit, are you?"

The wrinkles on Gandarban's forehead are deep. They look deeper than Zai's. And he's really resigned (laughs).

"Yeah, it's a spirit. A low-level plant spirit."

"......"

"Wow, it's a spirit, Master! As expected of Master!"

The five were stunned, but only Rosalina had a look of admiration. But why call the spirit 'sama'? Is there a spirit worship or something?

"I thought you didn't have common sense, but you really don't. Do you understand how valuable a being that can summon spirits is? Even if you don't understand, I get it. I understand. That said, I would like you to consult with someone like Annelise before doing something. It might not completely hide your lack of common sense, but it could ease it a bit."

Oh, you really let it all out.

"Are you stressed?"

"Whose fault is it, whose... sigh..."

You don't have to sigh so loudly.

"So, summoning spirits is uncommon?"

"Please wait a moment. I need to calm down."

I feel bad.

Gandarban took a deep breath and looked at me sternly.

"Master."

"Yes."

"How many people do you think can control spirits in this world?"

How many...? There might be a few in this Kelniffi, or a few dozen in the country, and a few hundred in the world?

"About a hundred?"

"Haahhh..."

What a huge sigh. There are more?

"To my knowledge, only a dozen or so people can summon spirits, and that's throughout history."

Only a dozen or so throughout history? That's too few. If you defeat a demon, a gem drops, so I thought more people could summon spirits.

"That face shows you don't understand. Listen, the people who could summon spirits in the past were legendary figures like heroes and holy women. Do you understand the magnitude of the commotion if it were known that Master can control a spirit?"

Gandarban's stern face is too close.

"O-oh... I'm sorry."

"Now, based on what I just said, what will Master do?"

Suddenly a question! What's the right answer?

"Keep it a secret?"

"Yes. Keep it hidden from others."

That's the right answer!

"First, only summon the spirit in places where no one can see. Even though this garden has a stone wall, it's not safe. Please come inside the house."

"Yes."

I'm in trouble. Gandarban gave me a lecture inside the house, and Annelise joined in. I felt so small that I could only say, "Yes, you're right."

The spirit, meanwhile, was floating around me during the lecture. It was quite relaxed.

Fortunately, the spirit can disappear, so it can avoid being seen by others. Even when it's invisible, I can still see it as a faint glow. If I talk to an invisible spirit, I might look suspicious.

Also, it seems that the fact that a spirit summoning skill can be obtained from a gem is not widely known. At least, Gandarban and Annelise didn't know.

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