60 Episode 56: The Return of Their (1/2)

We all know her. Fewer people will not know because Anisphere Win Palettia is the princess of this country.

Many people know that she likes magic. Even though I like magic, I didn't benefit from magic. Someone who was struck by such a tragedy.

Few sympathize with Anisphere though. Because all the time she develops tools that are bright and energetically strange, fly around the sky with those tools, and achieve something magical even though she can't use magic.

Everyone knows. Anisphere Wynn Palettia is a strange princess.

”Long time no see, neither has Wang Du”

Llumiel squeaks zero as he looks at the castle town through the window of the carriage. Having successfully met her, the spiritual contractor, and brought her home, we were finally able to return to Castle Town.

Llumiel was in the carriage with me and Yufi, Raini. She's the most important person for a country no less than a princess, so I'm convinced of that treatment.

Only Raini was told who Llumiel was. Raini doesn't treat me like I'm inside anymore. He looked like he was surprised by the boulder when he found out that Llumiel was my distant ancestor.

Lumiel, on the other hand, seemed surprised by Raini as well. That's because Llumiel realized at first sight that Raini was a vampire.

Lyumiel knew about the vampire, but it doesn't seem there's a deep connection just because we've met by chance and exchanged words.

Still, according to Llumiel's testimony, the vampires are confused by people, hiding their identity from them and lurking themselves. He says it's an intuition that Llumiel has lived as a spirit for years to be able to discern vampires.

It is not something I would expect from Uffi as an anti-vampire because it is said that Uffi will be able to do so in the future. If you can apply it and make use of it in magic props, it will be your word.

While I had that conversation, I came back to King's Capital. It has already been told by our fathers that Llumiel will follow us. I feel a little sorry for your father that you're bothering me again.

”When is Lumiel going to come to the king's capital?

”Hmm? You've only been here to show your face before and after Orphans took power. Yeah, but you're not showing up. I saw you go home.”

”Freedom, you too...”

”That's what the contract is. He said he wouldn't restrict my freedom instead of leaving the country. Though it was Orphans who gave a clear testimony. Until then, it was like a promise.”

I'm a little curious as to what kind of encounter Llumiel had with his father and mother and how the connection settled him into his current relationship.

I was interested, but the carriage journey ends with my arrival at the Royal Castle. I'll talk to you another time, and I'll get off at the escort of the Sprout Knights who opened the door for me.

The carriage stopped, and at the entrance to the castle where we got off, Father and Mother, then Lord Grants and Mrs. Nerschel were waiting.

Me, Uphilia, down in Raini's order, and at the end of the day Lumiel gets off. Llumiel loosened his eyes when he saw his fathers.

”Oh, they're all getting old. Long time no see.”

”Lord Lumi. Nice to see you again.”

It was my mother who came forward first. Seeing her mother like that, Llumiel grabbed her by her mother in a agile move. I can't react to the aggressive movement either, and my mother fits in Llumiel's arm.

”You're tiny anyway! Silfi is! How have you been?

”Here, here! Lumi, get off me! It's in front of His Majesty!

”It's not good, I haven't seen your face in a long time. Um, we're all old, but you're still young!

”Let go...!

Oh, that mother resists with all her might, but she doesn't look comfortable at all...! Surprisingly, Llumiel, you're strong...

Unexpectedly watching the heartwarming interaction between my mother and Llumiel, my father walked over with a bitter smile.

”Lord Rhumi, will you let Silphine go and do it? We're not kids anymore.”

”Oh, you're like a cute chick to me forever, aren't you?... but you've grown. I misjudged you. But did he do it?

”If that's what it looks like, then I can still be proud that I've got something called the King's Piercing Lock.”

Calmly Father is exchanging words with Llumiel. Though Llumiel's eyes, staring at his father for a little while, floated a similar color to his worries, it was an instant.

My mother manages to get out of Llumiel's arms and Lord Grants walks in instead of quickly getting the distance.

”I'm out of time, Lord Rhumi”

”Oh, Grants................ you look good. Isn't that a little better for you?

”I'm afraid.”

”My daughter-in-law seems fine and above all.... you've given me an interesting daughter.”

”It is most praiseworthy of you to say that to Master Lumi.”

At some point Mrs Nerschel is also advancing and exchanging words. When I look at it like this, I'm impressed that I really had a connection with my fathers.

It was ruthless to pinch our mouths in the air that warmed up our old relationship, but the Knights of Sprout cut us out because we had stories to build up and move the place.

But again, I think it's a pretty good number of people.

We take our seats in each room that is used as one of the conference rooms.

It was still from your father who cut out the story.

”First of all, you're back well. Annis, it's Uphilia. I've been looking forward to your return.”

”Yes, I just wrote to you earlier to give you an overview...”

”Uhm.... I was also surprised that Lord Lumi would be visiting, but is it in writing about the backdrop of the spiritual covenant?

”Yes.... a spiritual covenant was impossible for me. Instead, Uffi was able to exchange spiritual contracts.”

My father laid his eyes down on my answer. He seemed to digest his thoughts so he could bite them off.

That's not just my father. Both my mother and Lord Grants and Mrs. Nerschel had similar faces.

For the time being, vacate between silences before Father exhales loudly before continuing the conversation.

”... well. If so, have you been able to elucidate about the Spirit Contract? So did Uffi, who became a contractor, but above all, it was the clarification of the Spirit Contract that gave you the proposition.”

”There are a lot of things we need to talk about.... soundproofing here is sufficient?

”Whatever. That's why I'm here.”

Father nods forcefully. Well, it was a room I've never been in, but is this a room for such an important meeting? Because I don't really get into these places in the Royal Palace, either.

”First of all, do you say that you have almost figured it out when it comes to spiritual covenants… are you more competent than I explain…”

”... that's why Lord Lumi went out of his way to King's Capital?

I look at Llumiel like my mother was slightly confused. Llumiel is enjoying the tea Raini has put in.

Collecting his gaze, Llumiel takes his mouth off the tea and looks over at everyone as he breaks down his posture and pokes a cheek wand at his desk.

”These kids had a chance. I thought you could give me the knowledge I know.”

To Llumiel's reply, Father's and Mother's reactions were coloured with surprise and perplexity.

Speaking of which, you haven't revealed yourself to your fathers either. But this is how we get in, so you might not be surprised.

Your father and mother looked restless, but Lord Grants and Mrs. Nerschel remain quiet faces. Honestly, I'm not going to be able to grasp what you're thinking.

”So there's no way I'm going to tell you or anything when I give these kids the knowledge, is there?

”... so it goes against the covenant not to interfere disproportionately from this one?

”It's good because I'm on my own. You guys haven't been passionate about spiritual contracts since then, have you?... except Grants' wife there”

Hiraki, and Mrs Nerschel, with Llumiel's gaze on her, just smiled calmly.

Well, it was enough to write such a paper, and the one who was most interested in the Spirit Contractor was Mrs. Nerschel. Still, as the Duchess, what did Lady Nerschel think of not going down the path of exploration to bring in sparks not needed in the country...?

”That's... I didn't think the Spirit Contract would be a good thing to take a detour from what you were like at the time.”

”Use it if you can, but it was your attitude, Orphans. He's the one who used to set the country up so far.”

”I want you to stop being an impenetrable boy... I just couldn't handle the rest because I thought so.”

”You pushed your daughters' backs like that because you thought they had that vessel?

”There were some chopped circumstances that I had to do that. I don't mind if you think so.”

”... yes. You've become a good father, Orphans.”

Father blinked his eyes at Llumiel, who smiled with joy and told him. And I silenced myself on the top of the Buddha as if I had failed to choose an expression.

”You think you made the right decision from my point of view. I didn't think there was a flag for a spiritual contractor for the stability of the country. I may have had a hard time, but I could see the King's Capital and be sure of it. You didn't need a spiritual contract.”

”... not just the rest of us”

”Yep. Based on that, I'm telling you you weren't wrong.... so the next generation has a way of doing it. You don't have to look at me like that, do you?

”... but the more I warned you, the more I heard that the Spirit Contract had been clarified, the more it would come to life.”

From the flow of the conversation, I wonder if the fathers also asked for the Spirit Contractor as their flag once. But the fathers gave up taking the Spirit covenant as ours with Llumiel's warning.

I wonder if that is why the covenant for Llumiel to remain in the country has been exchanged. Instead, let me promise you I won't interfere more than I have to.

”... then, it's Anis. Can you tell me more about the Spirit Contract?”

”Yes.”

Even though I was a little nervous, I got to talk about the spiritual covenant.

The Spirit Contractor and the Great Spirit who make a covenant in the Spirit covenant. I will tell my father the relationship and the truth.

The premise is that people have spirits in their souls. By entering into a covenant with the Spirit that is hidden in the soul, the Spirit Contractor dedicates the soul of man to the soul of the Spirit for a price and spiritualizes it. That it is a mechanism to promote to the Great Spirit and gain power as a Spirit Contractor.

By way of conclusion: that the Spirit Contractor and the Great Spirit are the same, and that the Spirit Contractor is a being that has replaced the soul with the Spirit. And that the Great Spirit is the fruit of a spirit with a vessel of man, or of a former spiritual contractor who lost a vessel of man.

First, I will explain the outline to my fathers while trying to calmly convey only the facts. Then Father and Mother's face went strong to see, and by the time I finished the story, it had dripped away.

”... I see Lord Ryumi warns you. Was the Spirit Contract such a mechanism”

groaning as his father held his forehead down. My mother has her worried and anxious eyes pointed at Ufi.

”So you're saying that Uffi has already reached the Spirit Contractor… i.e. the Great Spirit?

”Yes, I'm just saying that Uffi was closer to the spirit than the Spirit from the beginning and had no significant impact, but still, I can't say that none of the changes were there”

”Ufi is no longer human,” he said?

”... Yes”

”... oh my god!