Chapter 74: The Lost Wind Deity

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  Only an ice-clear and jade-like maiden has the qualification to make a contract with the spirit.

  Although Akane didn't know why she broke this limit, she was well aware that she was an exception.

  She can do it, others cannot.

  So before the contract spirit, Kret must go to the lake in the forest for a baptism.

  As soon as Cretia took off her school uniform by the lake, Linsette immediately burst out laughing, pointing at Cretia's chest.

  "Indeed, Claire, your chest is really tragic hahaha..."

  "Soul, soul faint!"

  Kreis, covering her chest with her left hand, stretched out her right hand without hesitation.

  "Guardian of the crimson flame, vigilant keeper of the sleepless furnace!"

  "In this place, fulfill the contract of blood, obey my command!"

  The fluent words pouring out of Kurea's cute little mouth were a summoning spell composed of fairy language.

  As Krear read out the incantation, an explosion sounded, and flames gathered on her open right hand, eventually forming a long whip with flames!

  It's Kurea's Flame Cat Spirit "Scarlet" transformed into a Spiritual Armor!

  Waving a long whip, the massive shadow of the whip instantly enveloped Linsley.

  "You're really coming!"

  Linsley, who had hastily jumped aside, looked back at the ground with a lingering fear as it was burning fiercely after being struck by the flame whip.

  If I had been hit just now, I would have definitely gotten hurt, right?

  "Kerrie, you're getting too carried away."

  Mei said with a frown tomorrow.

  "Wooo——"

  One hand holding a whip, one hand covering her chest, Kurea let out an adorable whimpering sound with a somewhat dejected expression.

  Actually, at the moment she swung her long whip, she had some regrets.

  Fortunately, Linselette dodged it.

  "Big sister, nothing's wrong with you - oh no!"

  The useless maid, Carol, hastily tried to go forward to check on her young mistress, but accidentally tripped over a branch on the ground and fell with a "thud".

  "Carrot!"

  As the young lady, Linselet went forward to take care of her maid instead.

  Kurea, who had been lectured by Akane, put away her spirit gear and looked at Linselette and Caro with some concern before turning around and entering the lake to begin her purification ritual.

  Although they knew this was the Spirit Forest, where only spirit users could enter, so it was impossible for a man to appear here, but Akane and Linslet were still on guard.

  "Shhh... shhh..."

  A gentle breeze rustled through the leaves, bringing with it a hint of summer's breath.

  "By the way, Akane-senpai, how much of your divine energy has recovered?"

  Linsley suddenly asked.

  She and Crea both knew that this senior, who seemed to have a big sister attribute, was incredibly talented in swordsmanship, but due to being separated from her contract spirit, her divine power energy had always been pitifully low.

  Recently, although the energy of Shenwei has started to increase slowly, there is still a significant gap from the normal level.

  "Not many."

  Akane didn't look disappointed at all, but instead had a hint of expectation.

  "The divine energy is slowly increasing, indicating that Mo and I are getting closer, and I believe we will be reunited soon."

  "I really want to see you sooner"

  Linsleyrette clasped her hands together and even had little stars shining in her eyes.

  "---- Is it the contract spirit of our senior, or is it the spirit of our senior's husband?"

  "Marrying one's own spirit, feels so romantic!"

  Mei looked at Linsley like that, just about to say something, but suddenly her eyes condensed and stared in a certain direction.

  Footsteps came from over there.

  "Someone! Who's there?!"

  With a flash, Akane drew out the slender sword at her waist.

  This slender sword, although not a Spirit Magic Equipment, has been specially strengthened by Spirit Magic and is not inferior to ordinary Spirit Magic Equipment.

  It was a gift from Asuna given by Kirito.

  It's just that this kind of armament strengthened by spirit magic is too difficult to manufacture, and can't compare with the powerful spirit equipment, so it seems extremely useless and isn't favored by spirit masters.

  But it's enough for Akane to use temporarily tomorrow.

  Knowing that the senior beside her had a strong insight comparable to that of the fairy tribe, Linslet also summoned her own spirit in the first place.

  "Fierce beast of icy fangs, ruthless forest hunter!"

  "In this place, fulfill the contract of blood, obey my command!"

  Linsley chanted out the summoning spell in Elvish, and a fierce ice storm immediately swept through the air.

  In the swirling snow and ice, a giant wolf with silver fur and an extremely beautiful and elegant body appeared.

  "Oh no, the young lady has summoned the ice demon 'Fenrir' again!"

  Ka Luo stood beside him with her hands clasped together over her belly, tilting her head and smiling slyly as she spoke.

  The bushes in front suddenly parted, and a handsome-looking boy of about sixteen years old walked out from inside.

  "Ah - sorry, I didn't know anyone was here."

  The young man smiled and rubbed the back of his head as he saw Akiraka and Linseit in a state of heightened alertness.

  "I originally thought of coming to this lake to have a drink—"

  "----men, men, men, men, men!?"

  When she saw the young man, Lin Xiang suddenly became somewhat at a loss.

  As a spirit medium, Kikyo had almost no experience interacting with men of her own age.

  "Why is there a man here!!"

  Seeing Lin Xier's reaction, the young man was suddenly somewhat stunned.

  "That... sorry, I'm really sorry for causing you all so much trouble!"

  The young man bowed repeatedly and apologized.

  The youth didn't seem to have any malicious intentions, so Akane slightly relaxed her guard, but still hadn't sheathed her dagger.

  "Who are you? How did you appear in the Spirit Forest?"

  This is a huge question mark.

  Strictly speaking, this still belongs to the category of a girls' school and men should not appear here.

  "It's like this—"

  The young man pulled out a letter of recommendation from his pants pocket.

  "I was invited by Grevath to come to the Spirit Academy, but I got lost in the forest by accident."

  "Dean?"

  Linsley took over the letter of recommendation from the young man and looked at it.

  The document above bears the crest of the Academy and has been enchanted with fairy magic, making it impossible to forge.

  "How could the principal invite a man over?"

  "How am I supposed to know what that old lady is thinking..."

  Upon hearing the young man's words, Asahina and Linseit couldn't help but furrow their brows in discomfort.

  "Hey! The Academy Director is an idol for all the girls who aspire to become Imperial Twelve Knights! How can you be so rude!"

  Meinashi put away his knight's sword after reading the letter of recommendation and looked at the young man in front of him with a serious expression.

  Towards him who bluntly calls Grevil "old hag", Asuna is extremely dissatisfied, having received not a little care from Grevil.

  "What's your name?"

  "Ah, sorry about this, nice to meet you, I'm Kazehaya Kaminari!"

  The Young Reporter made his own name.

  Out of politeness, Akane and Linsette also reported their own names.

  "Since your destination is the academy, wait here for a while. There are people purifying themselves in the bath right now. After they're done, we'll take you back to the academy."

  "Take a bath and purify your body?" Feng Zao finally understood why the two people in front of him had reacted so strongly from the beginning.

  "I'm really sorry - but, are you preparing to make a contract with a spirit by purifying your body through bathing?"

  "Huh?"

  Lynette put away Fenrir.

  "I didn't expect a non-elemental master like you would understand so much!"

  The wind blows early, and the gods and men are bitter.

  Spirit Summoner...?

  His eyes involuntarily glanced at his left hand wearing a black leather glove.

  There, waves of scorching pain were transmitted.

  Ever since three years ago, I won the Elf Sword Dance Festival as Lien Ashubble and made a wish to the Elf King, after which I lost my contracted spirit, Restia.

  Even the wish he had made to the Spirit King back then, and his memories from before and after that time, were also lost.