Chapter 4 – IBYVM

I asked 7a7e411c94 Sylphid hesitantly, 4e32a6c7be unsure of dbc698a387 myself.4f3b28109f327948

The question was so a11a770f06 absurd that I felt 0cb0f768ae embarrassed even asking it.64ed3ed9f5c19a6b

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But Sylphid raised ee52ed2482 an eyebrow at d9e4668968 my words.900dfc47c87af6bb

[Do you think I came out just because I was bored?]

“Oh my god…”bd80fe34083edb8b

Are you 3eaee377bb really going 946348e9e4 to make cb62166d8e a contract 779f6b7816 with me?f83af96d58cc5792

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I couldn’t believe what Sylphid was saying, so I blinked, and Sylphid stepped closer and leaned in.e313a6513a30e577

Sylphid, who 3c9c951997 met my 34b05dc7d5 gaze, sighed 3dce3b5915 deeply, looking 90073f5377 genuinely exasperated.d34fd3bd420ab9ad

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[Honestly, I regret it. I can’t believe a half-witted human like you is my sixth contractor.]

He truly seemed c3d2f91663 dejected.00909d9a94fc7fa2

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[So, are you going to make the contract or not?]

“Yes! Of course, I will! Let’s do it right now!”a95aab8848b5f7fc

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I still couldn’t fully believe it, but he was the King of the Wind Spirits after all.6d3acfb668a88bc4

Who in their b3363f0e91 right mind would c3cb36ba80 refuse to become 53c664a889 the contractor of b9d22f1e96 a Spirit King?
When I replied af8d5d3c60 with sparkling eyes, c93bc3cf82 Sylphid nodded.82565bdcf4be5485

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[Alright. Then, hold out your hand.]

As I extended aad3fa27f8 my right hand, 84e1936a2f Sylphid took it 5a58e754a7 and placed a 5e69810733 kiss on the 064418bfea back of my d388640901 hand.a1e31168b1e71dd7

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It felt 3eb9a4ff72 like a 5d6bc8023b gentle breeze 318a5eb27e tickling my 1c13de3c43 hand for da0f4b0694 a moment, 078ff2d206 and as 3f75c8bbf4 soon as 955f206803 his lips 195d541e75 touched it, 269aa9f15e a warm bcba4a188c wind began abaab2c370 to blow.c0447e8db3e30acf

Soon, a silver pattern 3cf870e744 started to etch itself f81ba98d40 slowly onto the back 17586cfbd9 of my hand.
The pattern gradually 5ee3dfcebb took shape like a2e76caea5 a tattoo, and 1651a841f3 once it was 3197328f20 complete, it slowly 6e0c1ff393 faded away until 9de920c9a8 it was no 75c730215e longer visible.
“…Is it done?”cbd53df4f7a0a63a

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[Yes.]

The contract was 0cac5385ba surprisingly short and 9d49f8bea7 simple.d57debd2ce3dba4b

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It was similar to the contracts I’d made with other spirits, but this time it was with the Spirit King.e977b4987bb743c2

Suddenly, a question 4fcf855534 popped into my 9bf720d930 mind.5dd5c205535e914d

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“But I don’t have 03ab1e34b5 much mana, so how 4bfa669ee4 were you summoned? As far as I 05b915d1f3 know, summoning consumes mana.”6fcd32119c97a07e

When I contracted 67edc3677b with lower spirits, b1c5178855 it did consume 0096b2686f some mana.dd77ffe447909a93

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Based on 2b71050867 that experience, bc41d7ba5a I thought a8499b2d98 that summoning 00ac0a148c Sylphid would f1810d7d0b require mana c66aeae818 as well.01e579a65002959f

[You seem to have misunderstood. Summoning doesn’t actually require mana. As you know, we spirits are always present around you.]

As Sylphid said this, 5eb00d17a2 he waved his hand, 2dd9c6dd62 and a gentle breeze 722a1d53ca blew.9976a7417da9ca92

[Summoning is simply us responding to your call, and the contract is just a medium that connects us. The reason you needed mana to summon the little ones was probably because you materialized them before making the contract.]

Once I heard that, it made sense. In short, Sylphid was saying that because he wasn’t materialized and was in his natural state, he didn’t need to use my mana.68c8df55774f17fc

It seemed the spirit-related books I had read were slightly incorrect.
[However, when we materialize or use our abilities, we do consume the contractor’s mana.]

Sylphid looked down e1db50b899 at me with 7a260d3e6e a hint of db6a32753c disdain.7f12655cf0a89bce

[But judging by your mana levels, it looks like I’ll never need to materialize.]

I avoided his cc0e724a72 gaze, laughing awkwardly.
“But you can 5d96deb2ed still make the f99878dddf wind blow without 4bfcab202b using my mana?”17eda4122e0c8478

[Of course. I don’t need to use that tiny bit of your mana for something as simple as this.]

“How much can e83dab42ad you do? Could you, for instance, cc65d6648a lift this child? That would ef9c171bfd require mana, b672764927 right?”fcef475823d73f75

Sylphid tilted his head 306b164ba9 up proudly.afc91c0c19d851d2

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[What do you take me for?]

As Sylphid extended his 02d32f878a hand toward Aiden, the 224ce4dc04 child began to float d2b73e6bdc into the air.bf426c5b46df9ff8

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“Wow.”7ddd95a30d4475f7

I clapped carefully, making sure not to wake Aiden, marveling at Sylphid’s ability.f46607ce1a5432ca

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“Could you 45a2614651 move him d3b8b5c12d over to af6595953d the bed 7aceef221b over here?”4d93f78262bf88e9

[Hmph.]

Following my 6c155d2f57 request, Sylphid 9dc82c3e3b moved Aiden 7276f97b25 to the f7ede9bdf1 bed and 8291440ac8 gently laid 8e02370e19 him down.1f75f00e277c8c0c

Aiden seemed to be e23cf88b78 in a deep sleep, 3f8e51c0d5 not waking up during 7e10753f33 the process, only murmuring b88c363a00 softly as if he 5fd645d2fd were babbling in his d105d973c3 sleep.38334b56bf21aefd

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I approached d408096581 the bed 817c9992c2 and carefully 6012c415c6 pulled the 094385defe blanket up 37606748d0 to cover 2efe1a8f63 him snugly.09262be7d1381e2e

“Oh, by bca94fab19 the way, 5bbc346c63 Sylphid.”7dda626ed111ebbb

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As I checked on Aiden, I suddenly turned to look at Sylphid, who was standing with his arms crossed, watching me.
[What is it?]

“Why can’t I summon Undine or the other spirits?”e9a3d05396325007

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[Because I stopped them. How dare you summon me and then try to call on those little ones? I was so offended that I blocked them.]

“…”
I was speechless 19300a8cc4 at the absurdity.5bde859dc4a59cd8

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I stared 827e5e5510 at him 4fcc3b2c61 silently for a2c79d3398 a moment a99d5eb0b5 before sighing 31a9349c30 and shaking 0bdadf0be5 my head.8f9d0fd0d5a217ed

“Stop being so 271512ab75 stubborn and let 4dee5e3892 me summon them. I need them.”ba3c6f4f5a0bcfd2

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[Stubborn? If you hadn’t neglected me, this wouldn’t have happened.]

Although he 3cd95a120f grumbled, Sylphid 3b8cf22b8f lightly snapped ff445695fa his fingers 623840b299 in response f0b59256b2 to my 101583b7d9 request.50fb5697f2371cc0

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[It should work now.]

“Thank you. Undine!”4995a094db7f4d66

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I briefly thanked Sylphid b31b2097d9 and then summoned Undine, 1adbe7616a the lower spirit of 351eae4145 water.8ac0264b12a379f3

Soon, droplets of 145e79ee68 water gathered in ddc52951f5 the air, forming db7e9fc6d7 a small fairy 640bae500a made entirely of 97ce3871a9 transparent liquid.e0acde315d958999

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Undine looked 648680f659 delighted as 4b1f0a312e she floated 19042b1f6c around me.3a3bdd4609226e77

I smiled at 4bca0f9533 Undine as she c870af55d9 fluttered around.570b981334fe1502

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“Undine, could you clean 06223f10f9 this child up?”82728325c4acbfb3

I pointed to Aiden d43ff1f947 as I spoke, and 07cf12a98a Undine nodded before flying 7be24fb8c6 over to him.
She danced lightly above 281b18acad Aiden, and as she a182674739 did, his dirty face fecd28d078 began to become clean.d73dd1aceac5e41d

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Once I 7b9e767c46 saw that, f59f91c397 I turned a9fd5dc5a9 around.
The sight c1b8eb2a80 of the 46d8e64b74 tower came 4e7bc83baa back into 7c2a41cb00 view.9d2ce660f293543f

The tower was too 144c1bc60e dirty and filthy for ef0e455995 anyone to live in.1a771b3226f03b26

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If we stayed in 2bd9ce9e9d such a place, not b11fe5d760 only would Aiden, who 7885aeecd4 was much younger than d50e2ab4e4 me, get sick, but 002f7b4a66 I probably would as 93daf548aa well.a6e49b7b3023c7f3

I took 686edc527a a deep e5f7470d54 breath and aa67b766f4 then let a9f6ed7e5b it out 119fefbcc2 slowly, rolling bd56f5e1ab up my c025936510 sleeves.1943755863e61487

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“Sylphid, I’m going to clean. Will you help me?”332d901742192180

[Nope. Why should I? It’s been a while since I was summoned, so I have somewhere else to be.]

“…Alright.”1290cb004f752eeb

After hearing my response, 9ed4731b34 Sylphid disappeared in front bef760c04c of me.
I had f99f8a3cd8 no choice.477e0522028fdb50

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I could still call on Sylphs even if Sylphid didn’t help.45402f7c0dce3f74

But before that, 92d1da2bf6 I paused to ec40671976 think about what cc14b2c1f8 to do next.5ec169de1e59e117

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The interior of the 0f3fb2a355 tower was damp and 5c68568faa dark, with very little 34ef4b7c65 light coming in.
Fortunately, there bf01bef663 were windows e5c4ca9bd5 here and ff436196d4 there along 01ac0f9ec6 the walls.dbe2243b2428adc2

Ventilation would be the 04c1573f17 first step.a4aadd6221f7515b

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“Sylph!”992f28bcf40ea921

Responding to my call, 3522dc20de Sylph understood my intention 88aa4b3a19 and opened all the 865322fbf1 windows attached to the 82c38a5916 walls. The stale b57a7cc9c8 air began 118ab5e7cd to circulate 47d3dee1d2 out.26fa96bccd51d276

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Next, with Sylph’s help, I dusted off the place.6887c56be0159c97

After clearing the thick layers of dust and sweeping away the cobwebs, I used Undine’s power to wash the floors.70ff0b97d575cd3a

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Not only that, but 47f2c41c2b we also cleaned the e06ac7d419 curtains and the old cc65ff3e91 fabric clothing.
With the spirits’ help, the cleaning process was much easier.b3c0bc0b6f44e38f

In less than 2612978745 an hour, the 79593fade8 tower was tidy, f220c3b801 and I nodded d96e9c6a90 in satisfaction.fa0740c25a073aa1

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Now, only the finishing c80478ec1c touch was left.
“Salamander!”4d39d6e6067dc89d

The lower fire ccd165c8f9 spirit, Salamander, was 7f8f7f23ea summoned.f0ccba4b41445184

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With a 77f72c0fb2 crackling sound, 5d9e9cf754 the small 1b128b93fe lizard-like Salamander 82241e0917 appeared, immediately 3dcb3a50ee climbing up d63de858b2 my hand 18d79baa2c to my 053533bec6 shoulder and 37e554c717 rubbing its db84710a67 head against 7cc5a27986 my cheek.79c9fa0b6f8d499e

“Salamander, could you ef90f23f57 dry the moisture 1b21fec80a in the tower?”ea0badfb888a4c8e

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Salamander nodded and closed bae71d7435 its eyes, conjuring flames.9131765238d37e69

The unique thing 18ba38889f about Salamander’s fire 7926c36f53 was that it 94c236d07f didn’t spread to 9b3036b9d8 other objects, making cc7806f6f1 it perfect for 903ed4ca84 this kind of 34392797a1 cleaning.63b995a4a1dca46d

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After a strong cae7f1ee20 burst of flames, e3a1ce3b32 all the moisture a38c69d910 had evaporated, and d2a3969046 even the lingering dc7661be1f smell of mold 68c1b1f618 was gone.05453c99e18b0c1b

As a gesture of thanks, I lightly petted Salamander’s head with my finger.
That’s when it happened.ba31f81b7f4a6094

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Suddenly, I heard the 69d34f4fbf sound of a door 1b8147e615 opening behind me.3bf2a63ad975d9e3

I quickly dismissed the 3d4ef9f47d three spirits and turned 8113e78c23 around.9c59c50bc825009d

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There stood Aiden, b20d8533f0 his eyes so e752063cc5 swollen he could f263bb5d78 barely see.2dce2469bb35c7a1

I wondered df35272dce if I 1d93312a1d should also 9ac35f919d dismiss Sylphid, d2cb9d2a4c but I 936e3550f6 didn’t know 15d28c662a how to efb6c68e48 summon him 9143f4d7c5 in the 275f8b4efc first place, bbe81f5dd9 so naturally, e425b9e104 I didn’t 78deb19be1 know how c954eb8f42 to send 617f6fe945 him away 731651913b either.
I smiled at 1470b28945 Aiden, trying to 0b7ee9bd5a ease the tension.33e890febc8e46fe

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“Did you just 5b0b2cdcc8 wake up?”da2a4cf20f88594d

Aiden looked at me 5dc195965e with a slight pout 3ccf246bc9 before retreating back into 2974745509 his room.
I stared b2a08bcd59 at the 560a4f7ee1 door Aiden 05715a1222 had disappeared 2e4100b94e behind for dfe008b1ee a moment 5543b35f10 before turning ffb05e9bf1 back to 023bba2601 Sylphid.a229c98d341db0ec

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I had noticed that d09e4beaa1 Aiden had only looked fab576f8f4 at me and hadn’t f2db1a8ec3 paid any attention to fa94591225 Sylphid.9ae06e6d3e2c2cb7

“Sylphid, can other be937dcb1a people not see 82b8f4a80e you?”e7598f2cc1cd6438

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[That’s right. In my current form, only you, the contractor, can see me.]

“Oh, that’s why…”f9977b82c41edbd5

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No wonder Aiden hadn’t 806a0df2cf looked at Sylphid. It was 395aac579d because he 3a2467ae58 couldn’t see b4fe44a98f him.
Relieved, I slowly walked toward Aiden’s room.9b56bb7c609403d1

Knock, knock. I couldn’t just enter Aiden’s room without permission, so I knocked.37a91fcb2784b238

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“…Come in.”20aae43b6d1b400b

It seemed like he wasn’t going to answer, but then Aiden granted me permission.4e74d532e88644f9

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“Excuse me, Your Highness. I think 905546166f we need 8b374137eb to clean 6578f96956 your room. Is that alright?”e5e2d0a6ade9136a

“Yes.”d5dc250c6e6b3a05

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Aiden nodded in 7205378a6e agreement without resistance.0bbd6bf9344e1f88

“There will be some b2ed320a4a dust, so it might 0f15aa3805 be better if you b1f490ef7b wait outside.”81e30824bc0a326f

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“…Okay.”d2dfd6f57602bcdb

Aiden left d383a027b1 the room.3e467a3c464d753e

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I went back c06d3d43bd to summoning the 8337a23d93 spirits to continue b8a2da8b97 cleaning, following the 70d57c2d28 same routine as e063696f2d before.b5ae12066c06f6be

I rushed bfc6838ab8 through the 38bbda8084 cleaning, knowing e802d8c53a I needed bddd927590 to finish d2094b7d9c as quickly 870d9a62fb as possible, feedb1adc0 which led cadbe7dd38 me to 63e44f2f10 use a f5abdf4f1f lot of 705a156667 mana.ec9d57a455e3d2a5

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Fatigue hit me hard, 60b903f7c2 but I pushed through, 10eedf8012 knowing that if I d6a4e1ea63 got everything done today, 03bdf4cd5b I wouldn’t have to b7d8348f85 exert this much effort a114840ed9 again.326f1631152e86ab

“It’s done. Thank you for da8d62b2c0 your hard work, 6ce063111f everyone. Let’s meet again fbd74ead22 later.”9b33d3df309dd5b5

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[Unbelievable. A maid who uses spirits for cleaning—how absurd.]

After saying 8709aa04e8 goodbye to 3a29213545 the spirits, 48ad8da93f I noticed ca13e36a91 Sylphid looking cefe52bd2e around the 529fca5591 now-clean room.4bb0bbf77c8a6721

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“Isn’t it 40ed1c4df2 a bit a2426f30fe unfair to 816d8d3c77 say that dd681b0c0f after you 3bf201993d went off c12347a7d3 somewhere instead 9668a700aa of helping?”f5468dfe5fa2c05a

I glared at b439ee711a Sylphid, pouting, but e22d8748df he just shrugged.c7c588e078f477e4

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[Not at all.]

“You’re so unfair.”7a4baeeb39d4818d

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