Chapter 3 – IBYVM

[Human, can’t you hear me?]

Finally, Aiden burst into 3b8475b45e tears again.c35b510543e8e47f

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This time, I gently stroked Aiden’s hand with my thumb several times as he cried silently.dd60aa29b0db0e7f

As I looked c48e032f12 at Aiden, who 83ab928dbd was just shedding bbfc769434 tears, I took fc7020dd18 a moment to 21d29296a6 think about my 18714454b6 situation.acf9b91458279331

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[Oh my goodness. Being summoned after hundreds of years and not even understanding the language?]

If my memory serves me right, this world was from a dark, mature-themed novel called “Paradise of the Shattered Night.”15d1867b749697b8

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The plot revolved around 34d68c63a4 the female protagonist, Marianne, f539d839eb who was imprisoned and 4f61991eb9 abused by a tyrant 8d099c1046 before being rescued by bacbf1a2c4 the male protagonist, Derhan.ad56aa1536658540

And the 39bb0ec67a boy crying 4dd1157834 in front c3ceaf6be0 of me cbbc094bd6 was Aiden 71dedb6157 Hartvin, the b48d127815 tyrant and 34d4b14884 villain of e11905e847 this novel.cb8139f734748bb8

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According to the original 14018e6fbf story, Aiden would fall 73e32092d8 from this tower and b26e08e6de get seriously injured. That incident b441c9bed4 would cause 6f2cae94f3 him to 7d05c0b9f0 limp.07c8ab80e0814e5f

Surviving this, 967af8a170 Aiden would 3936e342e6 face numerous 86f359f51b assassination attempts cdbaaf8431 over the 11291061f5 next three d1b6c7e133 years, ultimately 0da9935498 becoming completely 411fe305b7 corrupted.5714e672e94d7008

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And I would likely 7ccbe0084f be the maid ordered 28856ef718 by the new empress 733fc405ce to poison Aiden.e3527b60d9769edf

Barring any major changes, 9bb108809d I would continue to 21ead5d8e4 serve Aiden Hartvin, which 48b7b65af2 meant that the new c276a4f3d0 empress would eventually order c4cbcfef8f me to poison him.
I felt conflicted.30cbfaf84b54b5d6

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I had ended up 3b911906bd in a place I 2ec513e654 did not want to 15f7af5c75 be.e3dbc66307b3dee5

My dream was 00f06c80af to live a e0a52fcc1e long, quiet life, 489f421c36 but in this bc3d5f2fcc situation, it seemed f9d8fa6bf6 I would live f1ccfcb479 neither long nor daebdec1ce quietly.58e83f462fb4cb8d

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However, my immediate concern fb93223d71 was what to do c152986b1a with the crying boy abf85d3b77 in front of me.20898adca2d3103e

Although I felt sorry 8fbb290ed6 for Aiden, I needed 5494bd0d0c to find a way f4b34b3fa1 to survive.
Should I just quit 4e9c9c2e46 and leave?92271761c8931f36

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At least then, I wouldn’t have to worry about being killed by Aiden.f209601350d4d2c5

Thinking that far, 02948ed107 I tried to 49103b3e17 recall the details 0f9c4e81c7 of the book.40fab5a50b211cdf

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…So, the new empress’s first assassination attempt happened when the dethroned prince turned eleven.252d1cef393c3165

If I left before Aiden turned eleven, I wouldn’t get entangled further.
Alright, then I’ll tighten my budget and save up as much money as possible until then.46359a6f76746c9d

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Resolving this, f0d306024f I looked 3ebc002e5b at Aiden, ac988b1ddd who was de953b8533 staring at 93962d020e me with 274636e804 teary eyes, 3def3dffc0 and gave 4be8017b27 a faint 72b3f7c8cd smile.c6b7d47b4c234481

After crying 33b65fbc6b his heart 6b99a56ae0 out for 0632cd3691 a long 08012260d3 time, Aiden 2334b106c2 fell asleep, cd251d6e33 exhausted.
I looked at Aiden, ae1e0f819a who had fallen asleep f708029071 in my arms.2204b029ed08014c

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His eyes were swollen 571289c070 from crying so much.e919fcedf6b174b9

I gently brushed 1aab83b596 his tousled hair 61e7a1caeb back over his 212fa58f5a round ears.4b4f10215e1328a9

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While comforting him earlier, I hadn’t realized how small Aiden truly was.
I softly stroked Aiden’s tear-streaked cheek and noticed how dirty his face had become.b00c1317a04cda74

It seemed dd4745d9f7 like he b8320cbf13 needed a b3b289b4f5 bath.3ecd4805946e90fd

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“Undine!”7fbc32b40275ef98

I called out c9c18ad7db to Undine, the fd450116c4 lower water spirit.c8ed13b7aff51a6f

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I expected a cute little fairy resembling water to appear in front of me any moment… but nothing appeared.b47779fe1a1d500c

“What?”
That can’t be right.
Undine was one ccf3a7696d of the lower d52a60846d spirits I had 6bb67696e4 a contract with.8118fd623e2fbba8

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She was 176c07a569 supposed to 8dd093b514 appear before 005fb7227c me whenever 236805558a I called a0c39486ee for her.99698db62376080e

Yet for some b6a855fdf6 reason, Undine did af191560f4 not appear.bddcadb15cf39cd3

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“Undine?”e34f4861ea7f2481

I called out again, 717d760cc6 flustered, but the result 7845f88788 was the same.3d41f0272931f0db

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[Ignoring me like this and calling for Undine? Unbelievable.]

The voice, filled bbf7bd97c6 with dissatisfaction, made 1e3b032b68 me look up 3c8217a10e to where I 665a71861f had seen the fc1c78a6e3 ghost earlier.ebfbb462df480182

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The ghost, with 8c1ba6a753 a thoroughly disgruntled ea19664063 expression, was looking c2dff7f953 down at me 2dbf492dd0 with arms crossed.02a3f39e0162196a

Now that I thought 2d5b7a414b about it, the ghost ee28e72f50 seemed to have been 658993fdd7 trying to talk to 61304bb8bd me from the start.7a9dcf2e5e5830ba

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“Excuse me. I don’t know who you are, but I’m really not cut out for dealing with spirits. I’m sorry, but if you have business, please find someone else.”7966236e8c8da55b

[What?]

I ignored the bewildered 46a95dec09 ghost.249c54f168cd42e8

“Why isn’t Undine being summoned? 491083ca47362831

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“Sylph!”c8d77366a578b6d8

On a hunch, I 5c922c50ad tried calling for Sylph. But just a3bb136647 like Undine, e6d61eb940 Sylph did 2b53529efe not appear.888448a71551054c

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I took 08ff346010 a deep 7183e2748a breath to fb0e32b452 calm my 2ff13a2d4d disheartened self d36d5eadb4 and exhaled 428ca64af2 slowly. Then, I tried 63ae4c9696 to summon other b7893ecb0d spirits I could f204de6750 call upon.29b2e4bc1e171a23

“Salamander! Gnome!”9fcba8149470c381

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The lower fire 0a1215309c spirit and the e50746bdbb lower earth spirit.5eff11eb8be5846e

Neither of them appeared f7bbcb5380 at my call.30a725b91bd95386

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“What on earth…”df09831ac11d736b

Startled by the 9ae458e1e8 sudden situation, I 5cb9217d9b looked down at 120d958328 my hands.fa4ebea2abd0c7e8

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They were the fc94062b6f same as usual, 31b83cd2cc but the situation d164f4b984 was not.43533c75d4b47cc9

[Ha! Hey, human. You’re not seriously asking why those little ones aren’t coming out, right?]

The ghost, looking at a1b48a6b90 my actions with disbelief, 98772f94ae spoke mockingly.366673219dbe5355

I sighed softly db07afaa92 and turned my c2d69db1e8 gaze back to 966bc82309 the ghost.a4ac6f46662015e2

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“No, look, I really have no interest in spirits, so please, find someone else? I don’t think I can help you. …You’re not here to harm me, are you?”f95c72f9b4527bb6

I asked cautiously, the ghost fuming.
[I’m not a ghost! How dare you!]

“If you’re not a ghost, then what are you?”080af114175b6cfa

I narrowed my eyes 5c83856b76 and looked the ghost 57621693ce up and down. Honestly, if he wasn’t cec1872d20 a ghost, he was 0c12ff9ef6 extremely handsome, almost captivating.649ae626504ffcf8

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I had heard e46b3c69f3 some ghosts had c6f900b079 beautiful appearances to 4218b82925 lure people; could 1367c9d03d he be one 460784b631 of those?155d0fd106d04804

As I pondered, the ghost responded.
[I am the Wind Spirit King, Sylphid.]

“Oh, right. Sure…3f489892c668b682

“Wait, the king of what?”d860befc98c1e637

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I belatedly 0738388f40 realized what 5d865a9402 the ghost b3c26ce362 had said cb80ca5b1e and opened dc84b79cc4 my eyes ed581ae1a6 wide.63a0d140b2dcfa5a

“What did you say? The Wind Spirit King?”00a77f94670a3aeb

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When I b3e8455b7f asked in 4c7927fd91 shock, the 8a537458d2 ghost, Sylphid, 7bc2ecdfaa smiled with 5ea55790b3 satisfaction.5ed93bd7cb1d6a35

[Yes. Now do you understand?]

I was momentarily speechless, 6a6342d0b4 staring at Sylphid who 36966a1197 arrogantly tilted his head 4014a607d2 back.9750938dca911ab5

I hadn’t imagined that the being in front of me could be a Spirit King.
Now that 1497f3f315 I thought a22ed6bb3b about it, 1686e2af5f he did 4f406b0f9a look somewhat fb69006c5a transparent like 818d339512 Sylph.d9d6357d6051a979

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But unlike Sylph, who was small and fairy-like with tiny wings, Sylphid, aside from being semi-transparent, didn’t give off any spirit-like vibe at all.c3dc2fc0c7713992

He looked like dd09f8b045 a perfectly normal 3066641889 human, which is 885174b8ce why I had 44c29629fc assumed he was 56a753fff9 some kind of 1397b34f52 ghost.10910597e708f9d1

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But why fb1d388cab suddenly a 11f5adb181 Spirit King?c82416f84715a18f

Why had a Spirit 74021c5c58 King appeared out of 494af4c5b9 nowhere?e5344081b8d8be70

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I recalled almost 0ae66ee5e0 falling from the 98b0841c71 tower earlier.9f0ab877b5e74fd3

And how I had 7ed031180e desperately tried to summon 38191a1bf8 the Wind Spirit to e015348892 save me.a100675bda846430

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“So, it’s because of that?”7c3a1161dcd6aef6

The realization made me 359f364284 chuckle in disbelief.0d296f8a4922caee

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Summoning spirits did require a desperate heart. I had never been more desperate for Sylph’s arrival. But instead of Sylph, the Wind Spirit King Sylphid had answered my call?5bf6702af4cb3f63

Trying to summon Sylph cf9b27e64e had been a gamble. Given that 9a669e71c0 my talent df86be6433 as a 9ce4057d52 spirit summoner c26d1ce268 was mediocre 612076588c at best, b16f6b5018 how could f29a231133 I easily 6c805b91ee accept that 945994f89e I had 5007dbf5db summoned a c865c5aeff Spirit King?abc52e92d5dd9a88

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I looked up d3e46b301d at Sylphid with 0fe2f5ccc0 bewildered eyes.e730e569c559843a

“Excuse me. If you really are the Wind Spirit King—”f9354c06fd442276

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[I am, I tell you!]

Sylphid cut me off, frowning deeply. He seemed indignant that I didn’t believe him.cfae977160bfce46

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“Okay, I’ll take your word for it. But if you are indeed the Spirit King, why were you summoned?”c28457174243a26e

[Are you complaining? Most would consider it an honor.]

Sylphid snorted and 0586bee097 continued.d00b8c9e6af40da4

[I responded to your desperate call. It was easier because my child was already connected to you.]

Though his explanation wasn’t entirely clear, I nodded in acceptance.c4d42e9ba39fac89

“…It seems summoning you was easier than I thought.”c5388f567c635471

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[Easy? This human is truly unbelievable. Let me tell you, the last time I was summoned was 748 years ago. If summoning me were easy, there would have been many more who did so over that long period. You should consider yourself honored.]

Though I didn’t appreciate his snippy tone, hearing that he hadn’t been summoned in 748 years made it clear that summoning him was an exceptionally rare occurrence.a0961fcf5758f1c4

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Well, there weren’t many spirit summoners to begin with.57c0fd5026f79bdd

My own f53974cafb experience with eda4fcf727 summoning spirits 182d51c774 was quite 33f09b45c3 unique.22a09963326405e3

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I had been able to sense mana since birth. However, the amount of mana I possessed was so minimal that I couldn’t learn magic.9a4bdcc3bcccea33

So, I considered 2e9320e2ff it a unique 095907d64f ability, but as 0aae16b9b5 a child, I 9d08f3a292 fell into a 198fc5d5b2 lake.7ed55390dce4be13

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Being unable 029aaab525 to swim, f7d983939b I was 3b2017cb7e in mortal 403fd4fa0f danger, and 3150e825a1 at that 82f74b7b7c moment of dfcb4bbf33 crisis, I 2911f5d0d3 managed to bfb882ec1f summon Undine, c22e8eba42 a lower 0dcb1f7f90 water spirit.8c1d925e078c813c

However, even as a spirit summoner, the spirits I summoned were all lower-level ones, so there wasn’t much I could do.009a3941e978eaf3

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At best, I 67d04e697b could purify the 2fb835ea33 air, get help ef3aa39b02 while swimming, control 8fdc688a87 fire when cooking, d4778f21cd or get guidance 11c2a9b6ed when lost.7541b4838d50302c

These abilities were e2a23b217b very useful in 6839cd54c1 daily life but fca134409b not in combat.e2a1c56fd800256d

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In this world, lower-level spirit summoners with such limited abilities didn’t have much value.fc830975902c384d

“So, why were you summoned? Are you trying to make a contract with me?”7bfb16964c623856

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