Chapter 4 – IBYVM

I asked 55e22ee589 Sylphid hesitantly, a254cbe5fa unsure of 00aa1afb8a myself.2501a0484e17c83d

The question c857234a22 was so 9c928a2ea7 absurd that ee141cf96b I felt 2419bbd3a2 embarrassed even 3ecd4c4410 asking it.15c2a161d9ebb8bb

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But Sylphid raised 9d506f17c4 an eyebrow at 84301cef52 my words.36019bf9932d360a

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

“Oh my god…”0cf0f8aec6a3202f

Are you d1a37ef5c5 really going 67d4743d6e to make 7455eac51f a contract b7c69973fb with me?3418dfed2164a426

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I couldn’t believe what Sylphid was saying, so I blinked, and Sylphid stepped closer and leaned in.b9499bf0cfc50859

Sylphid, who 011a542437 met my 8f70efa329 gaze, sighed c279c2d0c4 deeply, looking 5e89c06124 genuinely exasperated.fd351b20896821d6

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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.2bf03a95b32549d9

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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!”1a1a22e8d52fe3c9

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I still couldn’t fully believe it, but he was the King of the Wind Spirits after all.c888b7546d0eb0e5

Who in their right b221ddfc03 mind would refuse to 0c3826e383 become the contractor of 0bebf01141 a Spirit King?
When I cc53847511 replied with 5df97db3d5 sparkling eyes, 4bf2f10dbc Sylphid nodded.6aaecaf024a2bbc4

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[Alright. Then, hold out your hand.]

As I 0c327313fc extended my 8a8668fee8 right hand, 5adfebbeca Sylphid took 8911982cee it and dc50dffad5 placed a 7bb0f1839b kiss on aa1cec5785 the back 0fbdf6b2e7 of my 1c05bbc12f hand.8cd8c1db1c6a3b84

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It felt like 02605a3571 a gentle breeze 325c32e41e tickling my hand 096166714c for a moment, 9b1bb913fc and as soon 55952432da as his lips 3ea0f9080a touched it, a b477075448 warm wind began 03cdef4564 to blow.4b7c198e79c2a47e

Soon, a silver pattern fdcbf72b8b started to etch itself 32b43f065b slowly onto the back cdfcdd1c95 of my hand.
The pattern d86a427ad8 gradually took 3fa09f8ed2 shape like 5d0c096032 a tattoo, 7af5cfc525 and once 8d6aee4adb it was 28b9419c9a complete, it aaaac9c813 slowly faded ce00ee7ffd away until 14746404c6 it was 282aa23b47 no longer a8edbd6651 visible.
“…Is it done?”3dec80bae6665bcd

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[Yes.]

The contract was dde76c8ebf surprisingly short and c7ca96a794 simple.f3a4009c6976e4c2

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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.96a8ccd349afec98

Suddenly, a fba4aa84bd question popped 7d304e3f0a into my 013eb82f91 mind.dae8c5311e7dfa7b

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“But I don’t d5a3c8fc33 have much mana, d372bb4c1d so how were cd0ab3a8a3 you summoned? As far as 0d66e9574f I know, summoning 2aa91c964f consumes mana.”5edef14104fa9979

When I contracted ca4f5c5cfe with lower spirits, e19cb18f2d it did consume 69fd9ab7d7 some mana.a837bd8f80109ab8

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Based on that f1de265152 experience, I thought 09ecfc8a18 that summoning Sylphid d120ae23bf would require mana d1f966d06d as well.03bb3428f84a07cd

[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, 6e5b12a9b4 he waved his hand, 7a96a64f54 and a gentle breeze 0b9f5b94e5 blew.5d65bed6094707f7

[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.214033df25710646

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 5fe578474a at me with 2c05ea11cd a hint of d06fffee39 disdain.8288e899e3f904d0

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

I avoided his d488628c96 gaze, laughing awkwardly.
“But you can 257a89d627 still make the 840c09001d wind blow without dd63bb8500 using my mana?”bed5aff40d0170b3

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

“How much can 44f7390df4 you do? Could you, for instance, f9e7d34288 lift this child? That would require d5957ec2f2 mana, right?”00d68adb2669a9d1

Sylphid tilted his head 459976cdb1 up proudly.79fb8ce32b97a71f

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[What do you take me for?]

As Sylphid extended 735d9d3411 his hand toward d63449aebc Aiden, the child 2cc0a7c565 began to float 3c5a9811ff into the air.8cd32a3e8bd6936a

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“Wow.”9663917e9e40c35b

I clapped carefully, making sure not to wake Aiden, marveling at Sylphid’s ability.ce8b19cf10d7fea9

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“Could you move him 0d422609ae over to the bed b85221ee58 over here?”1b566b3c0bf57fbb

[Hmph.]

Following my b2ea2968d2 request, Sylphid d159424efe moved Aiden d2c4ec7e0b to the 4ae0b91900 bed and 20664df2a2 gently laid 278f929f6c him down.b39fa138ecb79bd8

Aiden seemed to da53a3793a be in a b977222044 deep sleep, not cb2779591b waking up during 0f40ce3fbc the process, only 73de7d3f7d murmuring softly as e2922def67 if he were d3e1a1458d babbling in his eaf2bbea41 sleep.9624ab0efcfd0203

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I approached the bed 752c34c811 and carefully pulled the ca5a590623 blanket up to cover 10800df7bf him snugly.84af2d64efe7cf88

“Oh, by the way, 583042f4a8 Sylphid.”641825d6d791250c

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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?”634681be7e2609bf

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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 ca51149699 at the absurdity.716a1abf97a3fff1

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I stared 77938947f6 at him 96b34bac82 silently for ccf0f54e3d a moment 13e8f5eda6 before sighing 293023a464 and shaking b2502a7deb my head.c896f4dd158e8063

“Stop being so 0b14448c31 stubborn and let 2a982e6243 me summon them. I need them.”d68c23fdd298fd49

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

Although he grumbled, 03caec1a72 Sylphid lightly snapped 6df117504b his fingers in 2c6241711f response to my 963c6404d2 request.ccd722108d329de6

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[It should work now.]

“Thank you. Undine!”39b47dafb1f2d1f1

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I briefly 71798543f6 thanked Sylphid d3efb5cac7 and then 7abb53cfd0 summoned Undine, 72ec322d24 the lower f1846e3ec7 spirit of 652b4fa960 water.8c0a3e0db24a585a

Soon, droplets of water fa75bc588e gathered in the air, 1ffb0c19f1 forming a small fairy cb0aa4a91d made entirely of transparent 133714a52a liquid.c534018db4e5dec8

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Undine looked delighted as c67348f9c4 she floated around me.84128363d5744d68

I smiled at 2a607f3e6c Undine as she 8f245fd47a fluttered around.62d2700206f25618

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“Undine, could you clean 8fe8344050 this child up?”3c9abfe0d0d2cd95

I pointed to e994e4dfe6 Aiden as I 33a62d82c7 spoke, and Undine 4a18e5bd2d nodded before flying 12670548e9 over to him.
She danced lightly above 71a0d71c34 Aiden, and as she 080d94ff63 did, his dirty face 9dd9a11fe2 began to become clean.b127e6d69f6ee7e2

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Once I saw d96ff230bf that, I turned 8697e845b4 around.
The sight a5553cc932 of the 9714710369 tower came 28c13b515a back into 726364ef39 view.bbc2bea418c74b69

The tower 91a362df19 was too fb40292ac3 dirty and 9573c54883 filthy for 7f12d6b89d anyone to a1ceae40c2 live in.08ec12bcb4978025

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If we stayed 4cb6f98c9a in such a 59c86bdbc6 place, not only d4a5fe2a36 would Aiden, who c0bcd3dffe was much younger 707eaa5776 than me, get 881f856f12 sick, but I 7f559094b6 probably would as 9fee27a120 well.2f019cfd96fe27f3

I took df972c2ff0 a deep ce635ff371 breath and 594be25583 then let 72c67e9afa it out 6c3ea83fa2 slowly, rolling 28dccf59c9 up my 134a49b692 sleeves.ff4e8fee1820b9fa

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“Sylphid, I’m going to clean. Will you help me?”dd68396e334ccf4c

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

“…Alright.”738aad3276231df6

After hearing d33d27e40b my response, 38fcce2f6c Sylphid disappeared 1640bc9222 in front d7fb2438a8 of me.
I had no choice.6b9f0a6bbd5de73d

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I could still call on Sylphs even if Sylphid didn’t help.c565cb8bbdb3c1f0

But before that, c453b9e500 I paused to f7912d641d think about what 296318f9b7 to do next.57a53a0701f4f0e6

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The interior of the 0d876395e2 tower was damp and ebbfeb04ab dark, with very little 4d1dd97332 light coming in.
Fortunately, there were 7362fcbd41 windows here and a3e8cbc20b there along the b23f010d0a walls.3017e9daaba2fb9d

Ventilation would be the d5925c9676 first step.f7b45e298dfbb984

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“Sylph!”b8e8c168b84c350c

Responding to my call, a05e4995fc Sylph understood my intention b6735cd45b and opened all the 11ca80aab7 windows attached to the 3d26025c39 walls. The stale bf6aeb1128 air began 87f1793920 to circulate 4e7c93073a out.82e06f1b20738f5b

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Next, with Sylph’s help, I dusted off the place.4b145a31c4a800fe

After clearing the thick layers of dust and sweeping away the cobwebs, I used Undine’s power to wash the floors.aee7da9bd07e179d

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Not only 532955345e that, but 2a0b38a86e we also 35d7d2c0ad cleaned the 0794e8f849 curtains and 8e783f4c73 the old 05c76fdb3d fabric clothing.
With the spirits’ help, the cleaning process was much easier.32131aac5e2579d9

In less 8fbb48b4da than an c352ed4a2f hour, the 4d8e82033c tower was 11fa6d2f1f tidy, and 544fe1f8df I nodded b296cbc267 in satisfaction.04cab243398002c5

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Now, only the a9199a266c finishing touch was bac8c44ff4 left.
“Salamander!”ce02746695352f25

The lower fire 217b83b1db spirit, Salamander, was f7d2232eac summoned.c6ba9703a7b7de91

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With a 39320fc087 crackling sound, f5ede1f2c8 the small 880f06acc3 lizard-like Salamander d1e9f3e950 appeared, immediately bf994d4374 climbing up d8655d946a my hand 42a37207b4 to my d635f99bad shoulder and 79f5cdf7d8 rubbing its 13d36de9a7 head against ebea65801b my cheek.0ffc98d91fcef09c

“Salamander, could you dry eaaa85a511 the moisture in the 536a249f75 tower?”68504b9b82722210

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Salamander nodded 25dff58e02 and closed 626e2507d8 its eyes, 5e873b84ab conjuring flames.7ae739a7fa995a94

The unique thing about 2969df902e Salamander’s fire was that b005f0e178 it didn’t spread to 1ca07b928d other objects, making it 660722bf36 perfect for this kind b237c26ff7 of cleaning.a4900429979017ed

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After a strong e726e40e95 burst of flames, 68a3917410 all the moisture 57f663fd9f had evaporated, and 9162458251 even the lingering c5c979d4c4 smell of mold 58642f3ee1 was gone.255917597456cc44

As a gesture of thanks, I lightly petted Salamander’s head with my finger.
That’s when it happened.fce56d570264bc58

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Suddenly, I heard the 2cb6407e8f sound of a door b2d3416cbe opening behind me.e4936c7d2ed0eb8f

I quickly 4b88071289 dismissed the 9f3be09ea5 three spirits 135fbb482d and turned f2bb385f8e around.2c2651f4658c2fa8

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There stood Aiden, his 82a5de6674 eyes so swollen he eb9cf826ea could barely see.ea640c3377770ca9

I wondered if I 628b63c1e0 should also dismiss Sylphid, 2c023b1373 but I didn’t know 66cb935ec2 how to summon him 1bb9fab731 in the first place, 9497a96411 so naturally, I didn’t 39d443dfe6 know how to send cdab2e1ea2 him away either.
I smiled at Aiden, 9c86c12a58 trying to ease the e7021a29b5 tension.a6c7ac84c2d056af

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“Did you just wake ca3f721d47 up?”94d484403b27c5e6

Aiden looked at me 234bc16fd4 with a slight pout cb50ba7ad1 before retreating back into fff6a17db5 his room.
I stared 1fb7cd56bf at the 15404e250e door Aiden f6a4758630 had disappeared 62c3f730a0 behind for cfa25e66a8 a moment ce4ce9ddd3 before turning 223ed89e4a back to a0a203cef8 Sylphid.6225e45a1bbd55f4

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I had 60eed2735a noticed that 672b142839 Aiden had 14411f0179 only looked 18c830f8bb at me ce978cdffa and hadn’t 6e895d1697 paid any 39462b83f2 attention to 1424c5ceb5 Sylphid.2a30333f5e67ade3

“Sylphid, can other people 3c19de0c24 not see you?”40da67f9816cd1e9

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

“Oh, that’s why…”f40877ad0d6ae798

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No wonder Aiden hadn’t aec19f03ae looked at Sylphid. It was because he a6b6547d29 couldn’t see him.
Relieved, I slowly walked toward Aiden’s room.f8dd642c9d21d626

Knock, knock. I couldn’t just enter Aiden’s room without permission, so I knocked.a28befd1ae7f2d45

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“…Come in.”d65fe61b745fe176

It seemed like he wasn’t going to answer, but then Aiden granted me permission.0e2669ea17093acd

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“Excuse me, Your Highness. I think 5d8c538549 we need ce7c714fd1 to clean b12b78b304 your room. Is that alright?”cb3a281cd6dfbc09

“Yes.”c94c1dd88ebb9eac

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Aiden nodded in 3da4c4ec3d agreement without resistance.38bc0df6a10645ed

“There will be some 0f182c33b4 dust, so it might 430868997b be better if you 0ca8eb6491 wait outside.”c4c9bbcffd69e6f2

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“…Okay.”98d46c5e37350c0a

Aiden left 490f774c30 the room.1e4047ffbb053166

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I went back a6ec6cb9f2 to summoning the 44576630d5 spirits to continue 4b59517f2d cleaning, following the 463cdfdeee same routine as a454389a70 before.5a2c5927e8fcfb31

I rushed 61df205a00 through the 0aa6ffbfc4 cleaning, knowing 640fa5ccde I needed deab77ca4a to finish 13e2a11d14 as quickly 4f438a8488 as possible, 6f33735f8b which led 0f06a5f7df me to 30877ac0a6 use a f4e73b32ed lot of 5eac3a03c3 mana.bea78b52a422f861

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Fatigue hit me f0e319b6ca hard, but I 212ef2926e pushed through, knowing 9b7e73dba6 that if I 0245dde89b got everything done c37d0c8167 today, I wouldn’t 934d478c46 have to exert 826bcdf253 this much effort 743a2724f2 again.9e8c4e956de26219

“It’s done. Thank you b170cbf246 for your d276ce731f hard work, 456c20a70d everyone. Let’s meet again 392fe7858b later.”57783b7b26a6df1b

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

After saying goodbye 4f7bca7bce to the spirits, 2c6cc8b242 I noticed Sylphid f32361adb4 looking around the 36f5fabd36 now-clean room.1fd6a4bb7dcf1527

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“Isn’t it a 196a1a0daa bit unfair to e786126922 say that after 2c2d1a7d17 you went off bf15d3ea34 somewhere instead of 83844e9402 helping?”0715e9e3f3f9c245

I glared at Sylphid, 9a76e2a139 pouting, but he just c5e77a66fe shrugged.c362ecea4092b3ae

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[Not at all.]

“You’re so unfair.”2f5f19c42f917571

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