Chapter 184. Me and the seven tigers (2)


    “But what does that have to do with the spirits reassuring me that they can trust me?”


    [...In the past, people simr to you borrowed our power against their will andmitted heinous things.] [


    Destroyed so many things that I couldn''t count them.]


    “Ah, was that guy like that?”


    I can roughly guess what he might have done.


    There are three main types of so-called reincarnations.


    1. A person who doesn''t do anything because he''s bothered.


    2. A person who does good deeds based on the knowledge he has umted.


    3. A dog who wields power at will.


    Roughly speaking, this is


    Perhaps the third case is a partnership that existed a thousand years ago.


    Intoxicated with a sense of power and privilege, he must have run amok.


    Judging from how the spirit kings took off the crane, it seems that the damage was quite serious at the time.


    [However, you are simr to him, but the essence is different.]


    “?????? what?”


    [I don''t know what the child who contracted with the contractor you know saw in you. Perhaps he was relieved to see your soul. Perhaps that child also signed a contract with him at the time.]


    “Is that all?”


    Didn''t say anything else.


    Hmmm... I thought there was some grand reason - these guys have no reason to lie, so everything they say is probably true.


    “If there''s no other reason, it won''t matter.”


    It wasn''t something I was concerned about at first.


    Instead, something else bothered me.


    First of all, I heard a clue that would roughly solve one question, so that was enough.


    I have nothing to do with these guys anymore.


    [What should I do? Will you share your oath with us? Or...?]


    “I told you? I don''t need your strength.”


    I told you. I don''t raise spirits. I don''t see it.


    [Is that so?]


    Somehow he looks sullen.


    Did they hurt their pride when they said they didn''t need them?


    But what if it''s true?


    “I just want you to keep this one thing. don''t tell anyone else about me Take care of all the spirits under you, so that they never reveal anything about me.”


    This is also one of the reasons why I brought them together.


    It was to force the spirits to shut down their mouths.


    I didn''t think about these things because I was bothered by it.


    If so, I need to ask you to keep it a secret about me properly at this point.


    There''s no guarantee that other elementals other than Pena won''t appear.


    Even now, it is necessary to thoroughly manage personal information.


    “If you leak it, then I''ll do something more vicious than whoever you guys signed a contract with.”


    Got it? Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.


    I could be crazier than you imagined?


    If you put your mind to it, you can be a toxic man.


    When I showed such an intelligent aspect and threatened them, the spirit kings.


    [Okay.] I


    hope you understand.


    good.


    After epting the promise, I allowed them to go back, and then the spirit kings began to disappear one by one.


    “Oh right. You redhead stay there for a while.”


    I almost forgot.


    I hurriedly summoned the fire spirit king.


    It would be a waste if I just called you and sent you back.


    [What else?]


    “It’s nothing special, but I want to ask you something personally.”


    [...Okay.]


    “Oh? Surprisingly, you kindly give permission?”


    It is probably the feeling of resignation in terms of human beings.


    [What do you want to ask for?]


    “Don''t worry. Not really bad. Just be summoned by some elemental lord when the timees. That''s enough.”


    I thought it wouldn''t be bad to write down numbers in advance for future work.


    [...I understand.]


    As he said that, his eyes shed, then he made something like a red ribbon and handed it to me.


    It is on fire, but not hot. It feels like it belongs to the spirits.


    “Can I call you if I give you this and let you use it?”


    [Yes.]


    So-called right to appoint the king of spirits.


    If you use this, he wille out and serve you, right?


    When he said that there was no more business, the spirit king all went back to himst.


    “Now, how do I put this to good use?”


    I rolled up the red ribbon and put it in my bosom, smiling sinisterly.


    Pena sat quietly, meditating with her eyes closed.


    Now she was alone in this spacious room.


    Even the servants who were normally supposed to wait on them were not allowed in.


    It''s because of the practice of spiritism.


    Allel gave her a suitable room, saying that she should practice alone, as she wanted to avoid showing her spirit skills training to anyone other than Arel.


    It is a strange ce with no other furniture and only protective spells inscribed on the walls.


    Inside, even if it''s indoors, there''s no way there''s going to be a problem no matter what you do with the spirits.


    Arel was so confident and told Pena to practice to her heart''s content here.


    And to the others, it seemed that they were moderately practicing magic.


    “...Your talent is also very good.”


    Pena involuntarily let the thought slip out of her mouth.


    My impression of him is good now.


    The purpose was the same -


    Arell wanted to reduce the enemy threat for the kingdom, and Pena also wanted to get out of her current situation.


    Also pray for the empire.


    That''s why Pena asked Arell to teach her more actively than before.


    “I know how you feel, but let’s do it step by step.”


    Arel told Pena, who was strangely impatient, to calm down.


    “It’s not that Pena and you are slow to learn.”


    Arell said as if he was admonishing Pena.


    Perhaps he noticed that she was a little impatient.


    “Because it’s not a field that you realize by understanding it with your head in the first ce.”


    He exined why he was deliberately trying to teach Pena about spiritism.


    It is a skill that prioritizes emotion and talent rather than knowledge.


    Even if you understand it with your head, it is useless if your body cannot follow your heart.


    Rather, I will teach you only what you need at that time.


    that''s what was said


    And since there are other schedules, it doesn''t make sense to focus solely on spiritism.


    His current ss policy is that Arel teaches roughly once every 5 days and trains the rest as he pleases.


    And whenever Pena really liked, whenever she had time, she entered the room he gave her and practiced spiritism.


    “First of all, did I tell you to meditate in order to properly ept the mana of nature?”


    First of all, she was practicing ording to the instructions he gave. If you focus on


    30 minutes of meditation a day


    , you will feel like you are sensing something weakly.


    But I don''t know if that''s correct.


    ording to his exnation, if you understand it, you will be sure, so first of all, he told you to try, so Pena believed that and started practicing.


    First of all, meditation to raise affinity.


    And what to do now.


    “Be good at summoning.”


    Next to her now, Smander and Nome are summoned in turn and then sent back, repeating.


    The repetition of the process of the red lizard and the little sand dwarf appearing and disappearing would look really strange to others.


    Repeating this summoning operation, she tilted her head.


    “Is this really enough to make you proficient in spirit magic?”


    I had asked such a question before, but at that time, Arel exined that I had to work hard from the basics.


    In order to use it in realbat, he insisted that summoning and repatriation should be done as lightly as taking a knife out of a pocket without much concentration.


    At first, Pena was also convinced.


    ‘...That must also be with the actual battle in mind, right?''


    She was also vaguely aware that the proficiency that Arel demanded actually assumed the use of spirit magic in the end.


    She''s not that dull either.


    Even though she looked like this, she was tired of life in the imperial pce even within the empire.


    The royal family is a body that gets used to such troublesome things as politics and inner thoughts more than anyone else.


    They are ustomed to finding out the intentions of others, whether they like it or not.


    Even if Arel didn''t say anything, you could at least notice what he was looking at and where his feet were headed.


    noints either


    Even though I knew the possibility from the beginning, I held hands with him, so I have no intention of whining now.


    That''s why Pena has no choice but to focus on training like this, even for herself.


    If you want to follow his intentions, this is the best way to avoid bing a stumbling block.


    And as a result, I fully understand that it bes for myself.


    *


    *


    “Isn’t Pena


    going to rest


    ?”


    After receiving the report on Princess Pena''s activities inside the castle, I felt a bit uneasy.


    Aren''t you working too hard anyway?


    I was just telling you to train properly so that you don''t be dull whenever you think of it while skipping work in moderation, right?


    You didn''t tell me to just practice by putting a fictitious me down like that?


    I am not such an inhumane man.


    Even if you always treat people harshly, they are kind enough to give you a day off in the end.


    Apparently, I was somewhat mistaken about Pena.


    He usually has an easy-going attitude, so I thought he would understand if I spoke in moderation.


    Surprisingly, he is sincere like a royal family.


    “Hey… Did I say something wrong to her, Dia?”


    “It must be that Her Highness is putting in effort.”


    Dia, however, calmly epts it without questioning it.


    “It’s not at all natural.”


    Am I the only one who feels weird?


    Why does everyone these days think I''m such a harsh person?


    “...Arel-nim.”


    Dia was silent for a while, and then gave her opinion if she had something to say.


    “...This is my personal opinion, but I think it''s because Her Highness, the princess, is used to the usual lifestyle as a member of the royal family.”


    “A normal life? Ah… was it like that?”


    understood.


    “In other words... it''s natural to be busy from a young age, so you naturally be diligent.”


    “yes. We mages who have only studied since childhood... can''t think of anything else.”


    “I see…


    that was a bit of a blind spot.


    Don''t think of letting yourself go.....


    I basically have azy way of thinking, so I sometimes miss such detailed reasons.


    It''s natural, but I feel like it''s not natural to me.


    If you don''t do anything, you don''t overdo it, but if there''s something you need to do, you cling to it as if it were natural.


    It seemed to me that there were other factors as well.


    “I''ll have to talk to the princess againter. I''m going to get sick after that.”


    Should I give her some pocket money and tell her to go out to y?


    I didn''t know that I would have to worry about this.


    Spiritualism training greatly reflects one''s image.


    If you push yourself like that, the efficiency will decrease.


    “I''ll have to talk to you about herter.”


    Deciding to talk again soon, I checked the next schedule.


    “...Is it true that we got a call from the Mage Tower?”


    “yes. The answer came from that side as well, saying that Arell-nim is wee whenever he visits.”


    I contacted Ernesia Magic Tower through Dia.


    It is to solidify the cooperation system with them in earnest, which was thought of before.


    In order to do that, I need to visit once.


    Actually, you can ask the owner of the Magic Tower toe.


    ‘Because I wanted to visit the Mage Tower at least once.''


    This is an opportunity for me to see the ce as well.


    For that reason, I decided to go myself.