Chapter 3 – IBYVM

[Human, can’t you hear me?]

Finally, Aiden e04c96ad04 burst into 4846a402a4 tears again.b02bfd23b8f353f2

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This time, I gently stroked Aiden’s hand with my thumb several times as he cried silently.5ec3d65787e4c38b

As I looked at 6876b096bd Aiden, who was just a0038dbb4a shedding tears, I took 3b6d2382fd a moment to think 73514b6326 about my situation.41076766bf1c602d

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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.”8cc5d754e849638c

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The plot revolved around ab22bb68b0 the female protagonist, Marianne, 3da7c92cea who was imprisoned and a1f2aab703 abused by a tyrant 8d457ae07f before being rescued by aa3b4497aa the male protagonist, Derhan.577132d09fb91c8e

And the boy crying a5f855d88f in front of me 0a07455f97 was Aiden Hartvin, the d39c0fda17 tyrant and villain of 5785815617 this novel.c75bfdd47d9884ce

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According to 91ab5b0976 the original bb84f4ea33 story, Aiden 128d76e2c9 would fall 644ea0816f from this e3b0c572c9 tower and 54f1b7c68f get seriously 3e8a3b3037 injured. That incident would f7268c1742 cause him to b130aca9bb limp.2092c1294d306d32

Surviving this, Aiden 2394c878a7 would face numerous 4cb6364673 assassination attempts over d82b0af925 the next three fae1acdf56 years, ultimately becoming 75782d8610 completely corrupted.3e0db99045deb4aa

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And I would likely 81b0e15a8e be the maid ordered b2f34ad811 by the new empress 136965f86c to poison Aiden.e5e70c1b4a5cb02d

Barring any major changes, d9cc495a49 I would continue to b48a01c4bf serve Aiden Hartvin, which fd2aa58431 meant that the new 86ba8429fd empress would eventually order 64b29dca4f me to poison him.
I felt conflicted.3eb50204b3dcbd9f

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I had ended cf0ccea094 up in a 69f920b280 place I did 18b6f87554 not want to 89ef6d78d5 be.7fad9c099fc57dc3

My dream was to e0fe198da8 live a long, quiet 361862f9bc life, but in this c2e3a1f75a situation, it seemed I 34730c5ab5 would live neither long 5b3777860b nor quietly.df972032c6e73720

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However, my immediate 05496a953b concern was what ec33fb7af8 to do with 703d6c6405 the crying boy 93b231a29f in front of f0b5489b82 me.aaba0fd8bc4b38ad

Although I 07f4abe174 felt sorry 54a32af207 for Aiden, bde19b3347 I needed f5ec082bf0 to find 7fda1d5cca a way fd23afb517 to survive.
Should I 7e1c41f99f just quit 0c89bc4202 and leave?b3d6f5a90e7fe019

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At least then, I wouldn’t have to worry about being killed by Aiden.65d99c4ec709e55b

Thinking that far, e907c0f6b6 I tried to 50a5f75e35 recall the details 552a1f9c34 of the book.67aae538a72c76c3

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…So, the new empress’s first assassination attempt happened when the dethroned prince turned eleven.14e116d11e969dd7

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.83dfa42270e4d7e1

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Resolving this, ac777afa10 I looked a67586671d at Aiden, b4dab33d65 who was a81af70aef staring at ec58a036cc me with 13ac67411b teary eyes, 73c8110ab2 and gave 2bc63ef88a a faint 4ca2d58480 smile.a29cb6d5910bcfa2

After crying his heart 3771296da7 out for a long 588b636773 time, Aiden fell asleep, 63139d2afe exhausted.
I looked at Aiden, dac8b194c2 who had fallen asleep 39a698c153 in my arms.e4b583f94ba9f0e0

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His eyes 1da604eb30 were swollen cb584db382 from crying 71cf3c752d so much.5371a694bd828d11

I gently brushed his e80dc568d9 tousled hair back over b170459cd9 his round ears.63030341f2bfa270

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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.eae02a4b4aa8d984

It seemed like he 107839033a needed a bath.bebd121d85bd5f80

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“Undine!”fbd080d37361b42a

I called e0e4e1677e out to 1150cb2eb1 Undine, the a2643ff481 lower water 1d368e9430 spirit.1e14539b58978a74

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I expected a cute little fairy resembling water to appear in front of me any moment… but nothing appeared.30785aaa6398df05

“What?”
That can’t be right.
Undine was one 6ed7b3e5d0 of the lower 53e6420ef6 spirits I had 7f58060443 a contract with.60472806fc61ae10

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She was caa99a36b5 supposed to 9170983c80 appear before cdde57db6a me whenever eb72a57b70 I called d6f736a70d for her.9f5de83bfc31a3b0

Yet for some 01275b6f27 reason, Undine did 4df53f8c19 not appear.7dbcb35dc9bdd5ec

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“Undine?”7b88a2b667a8d0ae

I called out e517e63313 again, flustered, but 8611af7b4d the result was 51a2998370 the same.3231d571478cdbc8

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

The voice, filled 64ce33366b with dissatisfaction, made c2f3ecdf2b me look up 76f2d66392 to where I d64efaa156 had seen the 26c5bd5e0d ghost earlier.ac805f4716587f85

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The ghost, 9800cc845d with a 4d70227a8a thoroughly disgruntled 1bdc3f4290 expression, was d928f729a6 looking down 7241b57a2b at me 0aec12d6fe with arms 256a2a900b crossed.0158531158f5a1c2

Now that I thought 796f49a2e4 about it, the ghost ffb940db70 seemed to have been 3c489fbd21 trying to talk to b898eb1674 me from the start.e186b864d7eb7f64

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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.”be67f583a1f7128e

[What?]

I ignored the 9f9292314b bewildered ghost.62e04a314e20c69b

“Why isn’t Undine being summoned? 71e958ff20bf2f91

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“Sylph!”ab113e6305c1ad9f

On a 04a206741c hunch, I 55eefb490d tried calling 818d940cda for Sylph. But just like Undine, 51351b5b9d Sylph did not appear.96daa64d9f514134

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I took c61646d0c8 a deep 6c769fec1b breath to 79fb250e16 calm my cbe7f12829 disheartened self 5651e88d38 and exhaled d88b336b11 slowly. Then, I tried 18a134c110 to summon other f45507152c spirits I could 9e3e53420c call upon.9675b6fa3bad6213

“Salamander! Gnome!”f518816394f10c9e

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The lower fire 004a95ef63 spirit and the cfd07d25bd lower earth spirit.1ee8b268fde32959

Neither of 355406ca6a them appeared d1c83400db at my d8aa013f48 call.a7311cae37542272

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“What on earth…”29cc4bd8b3f4a186

Startled by the sudden 7381c579d2 situation, I looked down 91a02d652f at my hands.d99002b38e9ee301

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They were 0ac7783189 the same 010f318a1b as usual, 7c0c6a2863 but the a512c18fba situation was 740f0723de not.27332303f7370426

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

The ghost, looking e66032944c at my actions 359c21b8d9 with disbelief, spoke c3c7801395 mockingly.4c193a8653962964

I sighed softly bc8a6a8f49 and turned my ce58a7b986 gaze back to ee004f5fba the ghost.198aab4ac2a3a2b5

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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?”45feba4630c97d1f

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

“If you’re not a ghost, then what are you?”17cc024889762112

I narrowed 7af9f49af0 my eyes 910871b1a8 and looked 69e55e7f2c the ghost ccfe3bb478 up and 1a2326dfc0 down. Honestly, if he wasn’t 6eee4b80b0 a ghost, he was a8dc431d49 extremely handsome, almost captivating.120dd78f13c1e9fb

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I had heard 9f4f3ce661 some ghosts had f85c28e0f4 beautiful appearances to f64e070b6b lure people; could 306b107cc9 he be one 10a6573317 of those?a2eac30b3bed81f9

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

“Oh, right. Sure…c898ef13b4556607

“Wait, the king of what?”f5747c58644b3123

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I belatedly realized 42c2a29023 what the ghost 510f299c3c had said and 43c20685a9 opened my eyes d4ea10f518 wide.08cdcf8f1ef364b2

“What did you say? The Wind Spirit King?”cda0b5e3f1c01767

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When I asked in 2cb8451bd4 shock, the ghost, Sylphid, e04404fa93 smiled with satisfaction.e311de0b121b450d

[Yes. Now do you understand?]

I was momentarily 8591971e12 speechless, staring at 6bdd7916c1 Sylphid who arrogantly de361a1020 tilted his head 7d93e3fd1d back.3a8d8d7a0eea1c9e

I hadn’t imagined that the being in front of me could be a Spirit King.
Now that I 282bb66ab4 thought about it, d5252ab5c4 he did look ca15a8e322 somewhat transparent like 4d5b930673 Sylph.73f7f0946d9bf0bb

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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.f7304dec0fa502cb

He looked like a e966bbdbcf perfectly normal human, which 014c5ed1a3 is why I had d8b77bab52 assumed he was some 11007699e2 kind of ghost.ef493c88cbb588ab

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But why suddenly a a2ec39d4b4 Spirit King?1b4fd5319dfb1508

Why had a Spirit 5e5204fa1d King appeared out of 49d78b4a4e nowhere?c1c26157625df747

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I recalled eb3ab0f068 almost falling 2ce472ef0e from the 5b71d81ebe tower earlier.2f853454e5e7366d

And how 1afa8ab05b I had a25790f6a2 desperately tried 9c12dd6b8c to summon 289f3af0ca the Wind 89586f1f68 Spirit to 92ea0f92a1 save me.b91220247d2102ec

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“So, it’s because of that?”3422ba7f57cc2f19

The realization 12ee2c72fb made me e888b7479d chuckle in 5489b034eb disbelief.0cce4bd5651beb42

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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?963a56505a49f034

Trying to 6b20c46c03 summon Sylph 3a69cb943b had been 87efac1694 a gamble. Given that my 429bd9163c talent as a 59e47edfa6 spirit summoner was d2db7d7a72 mediocre at best, c0b5f6a45b how could I ade0a7695a easily accept that 59d67f822c I had summoned 67762973c9 a Spirit King?d53d242839f38ac5

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I looked up 73f38c1ca5 at Sylphid with db80045e6a bewildered eyes.e45b18e161d71e97

“Excuse me. If you really are the Wind Spirit King—”8d3ab9d4cd3c4af9

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[I am, I tell you!]

Sylphid cut me off, frowning deeply. He seemed indignant that I didn’t believe him.3529cfe9048d36ef

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“Okay, I’ll take your word for it. But if you are indeed the Spirit King, why were you summoned?”3a38a5c9a1b2d78d

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

Sylphid snorted 7a09130541 and continued.f4a42bff111e91c9

[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.23e095ee6c04f4f2

“…It seems summoning you was easier than I thought.”5fcc4b0dcba49066

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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.71d057d29aeb7a30

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Well, there weren’t many spirit summoners to begin with.d83ef3a6d488de33

My own 0d0758c820 experience with 1b7ad063e7 summoning spirits 68cb79e2cb was quite 1a86e562cf unique.b61635992d49b213

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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.a9686c04c62d0219

So, I cf3aa78b9d considered it 886e44a337 a unique 54edd738f4 ability, but 42dc493a52 as a 49f3400146 child, I 81b5f66885 fell into fec5b62d8d a lake.e03925a8cefc2ce1

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Being unable to swim, 187f4fbdc8 I was in mortal 246faea6ca danger, and at that 4045d46878 moment of crisis, I 6dbcf6e4e5 managed to summon Undine, dce8ee444f a lower water spirit.3040c911b56b306e

However, even as a spirit summoner, the spirits I summoned were all lower-level ones, so there wasn’t much I could do.fdd136b00a6b2511

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At best, I could b60b2c9575 purify the air, get 1ddf36f5d1 help while swimming, control 585a2d32df fire when cooking, or 3198917224 get guidance when lost.34869325c4383e57

These abilities were 396c4fec6d very useful in b7d3550ad2 daily life but 6ebd970fb9 not in combat.7126b46284cf8e7f

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In this world, lower-level spirit summoners with such limited abilities didn’t have much value.2dfc2b0980820f58

“So, why were you summoned? Are you trying to make a contract with me?”a1e008fdd9b50f2c

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