NOVEL NEXT Chapter 48 - Spirit Summoning
When I woke up, Anneliese’s chest was right in front of me. I thought it was a comfortable cushion, but it turned out to be Anneliese’s boobs.
During my sleep, I had embraced Anneliese. I might have done something naughty, but I have no regrets. After all, the sensation of my face fitting snugly into Anneliese’s boobs is incredibly pleasant.
“Good morning, Master.”
“Good morning, Anneliese.”
I reflected in her emerald green eyes. No matter when I see them, they resemble precious gems.
“Where’s Rosalina?”
“She’s training with Gandalfan, sir.”
“Training? This early in the morning?”
“Hehehe. It’s almost noon, Master.”
I thought it was still morning. I must have slept well. It seems that on my 60th day in this reincarnated life, I slept like a log. Thanks to that, I’m in perfect health. I’m almost too energetic. I won’t specify where, though.
“What would you like for lunch?”
“Hmm… whatever Anneliese wants.”
“…Alright.”
“Huh!?”
Anneliese’s lips met mine.
How soft. So, these are Anneliese’s lips. Someone once said that the first kiss tastes like lemons, but that’s a lie. They are sweet, incredibly sweet.
“Anneliese’s lips are delicious.”
“Just my lips?”
“I don’t think it’s just the lips. But, you know, we shouldn’t go any further.”
“Why? Master, you can set me free if you wish.”
Her eyes glistened, making my heart pound. Ah, I felt something deep in my heart—I like Anneliese.
“That’s right. Anneliese will be freed from slavery.”
Because I might end up pushing Anneliese down if we continue, let’s change the subject.
“Eh?”
“As a reward for repelling the demon this time, you’ll be released from slavery.”
“Is that… Does that mean I am no longer needed by Master…?”
“Of course not! Anneliese is important to me. Even if you’re released from slavery, I won’t let you go!”
“Huh!?”
I blurted that out unintentionally. Embarrassing.
“I’m sorry for being so blunt, but those words just slipped out. But what I said was true. I want to be with Anneliese forever. I want you by my side.”
“Yes. Thank you very much. Until death separates us, I will stay by your side, Master.”
It’s nice to hear such words. I also want to be with Anneliese forever.
“Although I’m happy to be released from slavery, I have caused a lot of trouble to many people due to the accident I caused. Is it really okay to be released?”
“That accident was an unfortunate event. There may be a sense of obligation, but you didn’t do it on purpose. Don’t forget about the people who were affected, but I think you should live on without forgetting them.”
“Yes…”
Anneliese started to cry. Tears of joy, I suppose. I’m happy too.
After lunch, I checked my status.
Through the battle with the lower demon Patis, both the two-handed sword hero and the assassin, as well as the reincarnated hero, leveled up.
Both the two-handed sword hero and the assassin went up by one level to level 26, and the reincarnated hero reached level 9. Maybe it’s because the lower demon had a level of 30.
I didn’t plan to use the reincarnated hero, but it’s one of the few jobs that can perform attacks with the holy attribute. Although I had no intention of using that job, if I refrained from using it and everyone got hurt, I’d regret it.
Now, the problem is the Treasure Orb (Lower) that dropped from that lower demon Patis.
It seems that using this Treasure Orb (Lower) allows me to learn skills, not jobs.
But, are jobs irrelevant? If you can’t use it without a corresponding job, it’s meaningless. The detailed appraisal didn’t tell me about that.
“But I’ll use it anyway.”
I lifted the Treasure Orb (Lower) placed on the table and used it while concentrating.
“Grant me the ability to summon spirits.”
The Treasure Orb (Lower) disappeared smoothly. Huh, is that it?
I hastily checked my status.
It wasn’t a skill but was in the Unique Skill section.
– Lesser Spirit Summoning (0/1): Summons and controls one lesser spirit. The summoned spirit is randomly determined. No spirits are currently under control.
“Can I summon it here?”
I wouldn’t want my room to be destroyed, so let’s go outside.
In the garden, Gandalfan, soldiers, and Rosalina were training. They were doing it in the morning, and now they’re still at it in the afternoon. Is Balkan passing down his brute genes?
“Will the Lord also wield a sword?”
Gandalfan and Rosalina aren’t as bad as Balkan, but they’re still quite brutish. If I accompany these two, it seems I’ll be training from morning to night. It’s unbelievable.
“No, I have something to do.”
I politely declined and distanced myself from the brutes. I just got released from Balkan’s torment, after all. I’ll enjoy my freedom for a while.
I took a position at the edge of the garden and focused on Lesser Spirit Summoning.
“Spirit, come forth.”
In response to my voice, the ground swelled. What’s happening?
From the elevated ground, buds… plant buds emerged, growing into intertwining branches. No, is this a vine? It seems like a rose from the thorns on the vine. The vines, complexly intertwined, formed a sphere with a radius of about 50 centimeters and stopped moving.
The ball-like structure made of vines split open with a pop, and from there, a faint pink light emerged, floating gently.
I somehow understood; this glowing ball is a spirit.
“Can you understand my words?”
Floating gently, it moved up and down, indicating that it understood.
“What kind of spirit are you?”
My image of spirits was something with attributes like fire or water.
The spirit flew around the vines it emerged from. It seemed like a plant spirit.
It was more plain than I had imagined. Ouch, stop kicking me, seriously. Why can I kick a light ball?
Suddenly feeling a presence, I turned around.
Gandalfan, Rosalina, and the soldiers were staring at me with their mouths open.
“What’s wrong?”
“… It’s not ‘what’s wrong.’ What is that glowing thing? I can’t believe you’d call it a spirit.”
Gandalfan’s forehead wrinkles were intense. Right now, they seemed deeper than Zeigen’s. Well, he seems to have accepted it properly, huh? (laughs)
“Yeah. A spirit. A lower-level plant-type spirit.”
“…………”
“Wow, it’s a spirit! As expected of our Master!”
The five of them were dumbfounded, and only Rosalina looked at me with worshipful eyes. But why add ‘sama’ to the spirit? Is there a spirit faith or something?
“I thought the Lord had no common sense, but you really have none. Do you understand how valuable it is to have an entity that can summon spirits, Lord? I don’t need to say it. You probably don’t understand. Yes, I understand. Still, I would like to advise that when you do something, you consult with someone like Anneleise before. Even if you can’t hide your Lord’s lack of common sense, it might soften it a bit.”
Oh, he really let loose.
“Are you stressed?”
“Whose fault do you think it is, whose… sigh…”
You don’t have to sigh so loudly.
“So, summoning spirits is uncommon, huh?”
“Can you wait a moment? I need to calm down.”
Somehow, sorry.
Gandalfan, who took a deep breath and exhaled, looked sharply at me.
“Now, Lord.”
“Yes?”
“How many people in this world do you think can control spirits?”
No matter how much you ask… since there are only a few with Unique Skills like Zeigen, if we expand it to a few people in a country, there might be around 50 to 100 people in the world?
“About a hundred?”
“Haaah…”
He sighed so loudly. Was it more than that?
“As far as I know, there are about a dozen people who can summon spirits, or rather, who could summon them in history. And that’s only a few dozen people in history.”
A dozen people in history? That’s too few. If you defeat a demon, a treasure orb drops, right? Then I think more people should be able to summon spirits.
“You don’t seem to understand. You see, only a few legendary figures from history, such as past heroes and saintesses, could summon spirits. If it became known that you, Lord, could control spirits, do you have any idea how big of a commotion it would cause?”
Gandalfan’s stern face is close.
“Oh, um… sorry about that.”
“Now, considering the current situation, what will you do, Lord?”
A sudden question!? What’s the correct answer to this?
“Umm, keep it a secret?”
“That’s right. Keep it hidden so that others don’t know. Please maintain secrecy.”
That was the correct answer!
“First, summon the spirit only in a place where no one can see. It’s not safe to say there’s a stone wall in the garden of the mansion. Please come inside the mansion.”
“Yes.”
I’m in trouble. Gandalfan lectured me a lot inside the mansion. And Anneleise joined in too. I feel like I shrunk and could only say, “Yes, you’re absolutely right.”
During the scolding, the spirit in question floated around me while I was being told off by the two. It’s a carefree thing.
Fortunately, the spirit can disappear from view, so I can keep it from being seen by others. Even in its invisible state, I could somehow see it glowing faintly. Speaking to an invisible spirit might look strange to others, but it could be dangerous if someone saw me talking to an unseen spirit.
Also, it seems that the fact that the skill for summoning spirits can be obtained from the treasure orb is not well-known. At least, Gandalfan and Anneleise didn’t know about it.