Chapter 4 – IBYVM

I asked 369df413b5 Sylphid hesitantly, d787ec418c unsure of e942f82fca myself.e56ab3b25431b30b

The question was so 7512a22305 absurd that I felt a3a29c1b44 embarrassed even asking it.c7326abe54c9e449

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But Sylphid raised 72ed1512b6 an eyebrow at e27f266665 my words.37f30582b66037fd

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

“Oh my god…”ef62f76bbc4ec054

Are you really going 0ecbf147a9 to make a contract d0dc1e67dd with me?038ee692a8fcd957

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I couldn’t believe what Sylphid was saying, so I blinked, and Sylphid stepped closer and leaned in.5b43d18ba2a85720

Sylphid, who met my 913212aa5f gaze, sighed deeply, looking 47d4472c68 genuinely exasperated.21289af9e53ca636

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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 dejected.5ef751817a22595a

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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!”899eedd7ef4fa316

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I still couldn’t fully believe it, but he was the King of the Wind Spirits after all.8142a941ed7461e5

Who in their right 9bdf941b42 mind would refuse to 7da4dd1ed3 become the contractor of ea9cd45c85 a Spirit King?
When I replied with 5f17a5518c sparkling eyes, Sylphid nodded.7beab910cb7742f4

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[Alright. Then, hold out your hand.]

As I extended my 1cdd6e3217 right hand, Sylphid took d091988c5a it and placed a 164b22f901 kiss on the back e989568e95 of my hand.4e5923f733ef5142

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It felt like 65d50a276b a gentle breeze 6d1f184d09 tickling my hand 0e80d7dd5a for a moment, 4d19c5deda and as soon b8697599ac as his lips ea10429b51 touched it, a 21489f2931 warm wind began b17b33adfc to blow.d34f9ebfa54781df

Soon, a 91db1cf6b9 silver pattern e220222256 started to d11446f015 etch itself ebe074e454 slowly onto a65775ec63 the back 3b2529bf2d of my f9d08403ec hand.
The pattern 899f2a6055 gradually took e1f642843c shape like 7c8efb836e a tattoo, 68117115b3 and once 1adfe8780c it was a2358b89c8 complete, it 319a8db532 slowly faded 008c18ed03 away until 09f336ca83 it was 4a90abf547 no longer 2da7e656f3 visible.
“…Is it done?”b82832e2d9263d15

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[Yes.]

The contract 199057e3f4 was surprisingly b61118e6f9 short and 9d750802e6 simple.42c4a713cc64fd22

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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.c094bdac5b1765a7

Suddenly, a question 09c443437c popped into my 5c62128be7 mind.709af8d1d4e38253

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“But I don’t b8952b596d have much mana, 61cc75d4ae so how were 938009788c you summoned? As far as 51fe8d65b1 I know, summoning 2dce17c601 consumes mana.”7cb24d45abf4de77

When I 147383e2d9 contracted with afd0f7139e lower spirits, 65d0bdb265 it did 65b0336ab5 consume some 45417286ef mana.445c26eb29f09408

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Based on that experience, f09b2a105c I thought that summoning 68c56e9310 Sylphid would require mana 4345de9a06 as well.8ba83b000e3cd34d

[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, c793dcdba1 he waved his hand, 056aeaa221 and a gentle breeze dc936fdaa4 blew.851b4308f1ec1efe

[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.d3cba88a63cb0bbc

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 2c14f873df down at 551bf1f2c7 me with 7368622200 a hint c505007d8f of disdain.5a6569d44e860dbb

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

I avoided d59718d737 his gaze, 7fb3e542d0 laughing awkwardly.
“But you can ab0bfe0ab8 still make the da5c9f8185 wind blow without fe31904551 using my mana?”8d6fe9b40dbef0b4

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

“How much 8b21810204 can you e81b96cb59 do? Could you, ff59cf2321 for instance, 5b62f6f5e4 lift this 72eca27a97 child? That would require 074bbcc8cd mana, right?”7a00802422b0682d

Sylphid tilted cbab961905 his head 960d92eae8 up proudly.a4abb22415e6fcde

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[What do you take me for?]

As Sylphid extended his 357d961168 hand toward Aiden, the cb530e8755 child began to float b1915e491b into the air.120a4a7381c5b5a4

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“Wow.”dde4f7ad0f3bcd6c

I clapped carefully, making sure not to wake Aiden, marveling at Sylphid’s ability.9a15415c40db4c87

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“Could you move him bdf0f930b6 over to the bed 147e4cde63 over here?”3365b449938c7552

[Hmph.]

Following my request, 09ad805369 Sylphid moved Aiden 3fe7bc272b to the bed 379bbd91f3 and gently laid 87c0f7374f him down.93c7f3b5ebfdaa34

Aiden seemed 636358ba97 to be 30d4755bbd in a 37d2a938a6 deep sleep, 559156e981 not waking 825bd06b9d up during cd6ba61f81 the process, 1327678d65 only murmuring 45794b1153 softly as 899b48db03 if he 375390f597 were babbling 4f36ab30d2 in his 6f287c848d sleep.6206f8b1c24e83da

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I approached 5425b03ebe the bed c1c9f2a2b7 and carefully 8c949a24ae pulled the 233bbf234c blanket up 1cb492b024 to cover c5ee68c824 him snugly.7608af4e76d2e574

“Oh, by the way, d49a322b5f Sylphid.”2862a3021c736f06

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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?”ced1d5116b759f49

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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 2f1e358825 at the absurdity.3e98669dff79ebde

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I stared c6652c83f4 at him d91359ce60 silently for e8aa9fc641 a moment 979a14a156 before sighing 3a5c618760 and shaking 2bb01edeea my head.07b4a7cc34065872

“Stop being so stubborn 69772c414d and let me summon 56507918fe them. I need them.”5f8d50729cc585af

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

Although he grumbled, 6cdcec81b6 Sylphid lightly snapped f5a404e703 his fingers in 23db083cb4 response to my 4127def2a3 request.f4964285491975a9

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[It should work now.]

“Thank you. Undine!”0967d9a6fdc5ac12

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I briefly thanked Sylphid a8aaa415ca and then summoned Undine, e867fc11b0 the lower spirit of 3a206506f0 water.83bddf757db834d7

Soon, droplets of c7aead1884 water gathered in 4a19d63c76 the air, forming dc24c421d3 a small fairy e12b84535f made entirely of 5c8c35282d transparent liquid.00d95d494fbf8ac5

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Undine looked delighted c10b6aedad as she floated c66d592a2c around me.2b7976a3a8506f96

I smiled at 02129a4d62 Undine as she 039f488763 fluttered around.c3edeb630e18d8b9

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“Undine, could you clean 0f1378ab01 this child up?”81b2ade5d5372373

I pointed to 32f15827eb Aiden as I 2be818f735 spoke, and Undine 081f3eef45 nodded before flying 6ecf238bc9 over to him.
She danced lightly 9e4328fa5c above Aiden, and a6f13d27a7 as she did, b86beb64e5 his dirty face 0cdd196999 began to become 5b50264158 clean.a5db1892ff42e0c8

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Once I saw b752b7aae5 that, I turned 73a8e4bc46 around.
The sight of 29ddecb791 the tower came 09eec05f90 back into view.b79e974eb4c8a2ad

The tower 776fd3ea49 was too c04e96921c dirty and a7453ae005 filthy for 94b2f9a531 anyone to 69a668371a live in.880baad0a779474c

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If we c3ea31a4d2 stayed in 802c2c85fd such a c44eebcc57 place, not 5b2d65432b only would 40cec1eb76 Aiden, who c53b7a6651 was much 3984d55d55 younger than 74df604b3b me, get 530e6df2a9 sick, but 6b97cc1352 I probably 3e9dce353d would as 45fe645f02 well.aed1477d9a0415f1

I took a deep 96f2513169 breath and then let b2c045d672 it out slowly, rolling f4f8324580 up my sleeves.be7fc6e436618202

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“Sylphid, I’m going to clean. Will you help me?”e894072e93564c6a

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

“…Alright.”5dcf63c359d6f260

After hearing my 47c931e7e4 response, Sylphid disappeared 040dac4963 in front of 6efedd855e me.
I had no 7a1bb917b9 choice.57cfde169127bd8a

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I could still call on Sylphs even if Sylphid didn’t help.d8fbb055a7d8bdbd

But before that, I 77e149b4b0 paused to think about 86fc4a68cc what to do next.3954e305e8c47cbb

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The interior c43ecd7990 of the 9946dcf2fb tower was 14a107ffe3 damp and 6641fb19f6 dark, with 2ff1112f8c very little 74946c7600 light coming de4e867e29 in.
Fortunately, there were windows 49debb0d0e here and there along ef20bce301 the walls.19ede2ca566d414b

Ventilation would be c6997e3429 the first step.e2672088ba67354f

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“Sylph!”1e8fb4afc8826c49

Responding to my call, def49f4297 Sylph understood my intention 6948938366 and opened all the c4cd0a26ce windows attached to the 40923cb98f walls. The stale air began c15b189fb8 to circulate out.1ba1d073b90203a4

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Next, with Sylph’s help, I dusted off the place.8967e2b935c9a2b4

After clearing the thick layers of dust and sweeping away the cobwebs, I used Undine’s power to wash the floors.ded61f0b3e654277

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Not only that, but c8fbeccffd we also cleaned the 28aa327c04 curtains and the old b2defa7da0 fabric clothing.
With the spirits’ help, the cleaning process was much easier.203393d02217fa5c

In less than an 7f826cdcdd hour, the tower was f73048b2e4 tidy, and I nodded 03bd86263f in satisfaction.a10a6986f05b14da

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Now, only the finishing b75b375c94 touch was left.
“Salamander!”2dc7c5a5ac5dba16

The lower fire 62301225a1 spirit, Salamander, was b93549d1cd summoned.b2d96e3faa612789

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With a crackling 1a8af03b0e sound, the small 9056ee2a29 lizard-like Salamander appeared, a41d5eca35 immediately climbing up 639ff53b61 my hand to e07d531e0f my shoulder and aa14f91533 rubbing its head 33e74f7a9a against my cheek.8dfc2f54046c60e1

“Salamander, could you dry 6e7f0487c7 the moisture in the 427ad6de4a tower?”1be5c74ca246c706

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Salamander nodded and closed 6082527ca1 its eyes, conjuring flames.5ad3ac076f738e89

The unique thing about 48e6298675 Salamander’s fire was that cd5022147c it didn’t spread to aadf0e55f1 other objects, making it 35f7e4f0b4 perfect for this kind ae4cc040d8 of cleaning.a424a5f3fe780236

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After a strong 21d214a345 burst of flames, 7331870560 all the moisture 32d8b09107 had evaporated, and ae94e8eb97 even the lingering 99c2078e6e smell of mold 302e684351 was gone.7e5771b7dfeebcff

As a gesture of thanks, I lightly petted Salamander’s head with my finger.
That’s when it happened.02b1766c15383ee6

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Suddenly, I 0fd9c088d4 heard the 449f1e958c sound of 77e04e0e63 a door bb4b31c66e opening behind 3e75940b30 me.1f7dc9ca1e406e6d

I quickly 071821238d dismissed the 0be1af7e30 three spirits 48fcfecd64 and turned 432545478d around.99d574fd821717ef

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There stood Aiden, ebe2d76649 his eyes so 0a8ec678f7 swollen he could 3884834792 barely see.4e9feaf1fbaa9f0b

I wondered if I d160d8a20f should also dismiss Sylphid, 0f98eb0072 but I didn’t know 6c43bef94a how to summon him 14d6600f54 in the first place, 5f10fd7d20 so naturally, I didn’t 886f01e533 know how to send abc242d82b him away either.
I smiled at Aiden, 3973af0661 trying to ease the 5f5238e712 tension.daaffbf8c09a5933

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“Did you 55a57482be just wake c9e848ff94 up?”df433c8b00755a0a

Aiden looked at 13dd3f5ea3 me with a e4a94b6df0 slight pout before eeb4c4a06b retreating back into 685c39c7c9 his room.
I stared at b29752189b the door Aiden dc10c1fd0c had disappeared behind 2ee01d134a for a moment 1fd6ea2d64 before turning back 2ce2faa0ce to Sylphid.7a4231bc35e4b4b1

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I had ffdfbb7f5c noticed that e2b5a1ccfd Aiden had c55b8b4396 only looked d229b82639 at me ca98582609 and hadn’t 42bbdfbcfb paid any a6a95c3ba0 attention to 28fb2d2949 Sylphid.e7b973944bc8008a

“Sylphid, can other people 5f79ed7bb8 not see you?”eaff7c3a1a57da0a

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

“Oh, that’s why…”b8265c62aaa2e2aa

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No wonder Aiden hadn’t 2ba00c46cd looked at Sylphid. It was b3c21cd7af because he eec3a6b5ca couldn’t see 435950eae8 him.
Relieved, I slowly walked toward Aiden’s room.b743391ad1442977

Knock, knock. I couldn’t just enter Aiden’s room without permission, so I knocked.0cc52158a24013d1

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“…Come in.”b80ab13390cb4e40

It seemed like he wasn’t going to answer, but then Aiden granted me permission.6e28d6edbc8a92b9

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“Excuse me, Your Highness. I think we need 0fba4f323f to clean your room. Is that alright?”28fc01ff0758464b

“Yes.”cf5a6f5c44bc87fd

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Aiden nodded in 39ff21fe68 agreement without resistance.01d806809a99e118

“There will be some 84e0821ad2 dust, so it might 5e0f7eab21 be better if you 3010db9a8a wait outside.”6598cea6bda22649

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“…Okay.”1e506c720d5e8eab

Aiden left 71fc96513a the room.3510cc506a7ff696

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I went dc8cbef8c9 back to bdbf235ae9 summoning the 806a669a0c spirits to 50d990b8c6 continue cleaning, 229da14956 following the 32c734135d same routine ff4a1f60a9 as before.db6c7a4e74eef029

I rushed bab63ce270 through the 1138fae1e2 cleaning, knowing f09430af4e I needed bf097ac8cb to finish 98f29baa39 as quickly ad97e1210d as possible, 282654c76a which led 176e4e1a1b me to 1c3cd72931 use a 093d5e9e12 lot of 689f68a402 mana.7b2261f0e460c7f4

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Fatigue hit 7dd052729f me hard, 5670920470 but I f46648ca4d pushed through, 4c6110c8dc knowing that cc24b6d2ed if I c650929a13 got everything 1774122994 done today, 782b754de9 I wouldn’t 691a142a11 have to 418263be5a exert this 0fb125b5f2 much effort dbb160587d again.78c18306130b0666

“It’s done. Thank you for your b0566f3f25 hard work, everyone. Let’s meet again later.”e7025101b6643133

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

After saying goodbye to de33c0d1a0 the spirits, I noticed 575d702c7b Sylphid looking around the 507c6ed33e now-clean room.4f6c9389344d738a

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“Isn’t it a eedefdd68c bit unfair to 348cead4de say that after ad3a5ee2d1 you went off 20de281e98 somewhere instead of e2236bbe4e helping?”bcda0fe3eb79447d

I glared at 1eef43213a Sylphid, pouting, but 32d0ca3cbb he just shrugged.d566100d9f84ddb7

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[Not at all.]

“You’re so unfair.”d1c534e47e3e152a

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