After dinner, the two of them chatted in the study.
"How did you do it?"
Although Summer Night felt that she shouldn't ask, she couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
Creating a Yin-Yang Seal was no easy task. Every Yin-Yang Master knew how difficult it was, which was why she couldn't understand Seiji's current situation. Perhaps it was an exaggeration to think of him as a god or demon, but it wasn't strange at all.
"Actually, I recalled my memories from my previous life." Seiji pretended to be serious. "In my previous life … I was Seimei Kamijou!"
Summer Night was rendered speechless.
Everyone remained silent for a few seconds.
"Haha, I was just joking." Seiji chuckled. "Actually, I don't know how I did it myself."
That was the truth. He really didn't know what the process of creating a Yin-Yang Seal was like after using the skill card.
Summer Night didn't smile. She continued staring at him for a while.
"Perhaps that really is the case …"
"Eh?"
"Perhaps you really are Seimei Kamijou's reincarnation," the Grand Mistress said with a serious expression.
Seiji was rendered speechless.
Everyone remained silent for a few seconds.
"Cough … let's talk about something else." Seiji forcefully changed the topic in order to escape from this awkward situation. "What do you think about your duel with Akira Mitarai?"
Something flashed in Summer Night's eyes.
"You've become a Yin-Yang Master … that's an excellent card. If you use it well, you might be able to defeat him."
"Right? I told you that there's a chance of victory."
"But it's still quite risky. After all, you've only just leveled up, and you're still a newbie." Summer Night folded her arms. "Rather than dueling him like this, I think it's better to drag it out. That's because with your current rate of growth, it won't take long for you to reach the point where you can completely defeat him."
Seiji was rendered speechless.
"But you don't want that, and I … I feel that I'll be relying on you too much." Summer Night chuckled. "'Akira Mitarai is my opponent.' I can't take back what I said."
Seiji looked at her.
"You've already worked so hard to become a Yin Yang Master. If I still want to retreat, that would be too embarrassing. So, for the sake of your willfulness and my pride … "
The eyes of the Grand Mistress of the Wanhua family flashed fiercely.
"Let's kill that guy together!"
Seiji smiled when he heard those words, which were filled with fighting spirit.
…
What should two Yin-Yang Masters do to deal with a stronger Yin-Yang Master?
The first thing they could think of was to use their Spirit-branded Retainers' advantage in numbers to create a situation where they outnumbered the other Spirit-branded Retainers one by one. Then, they could gang up on and kill him, or at least try to gang up on and kill him from the very beginning.
However, Summer Night was the first to rule out this tactic, not because it was too shallow, but because it was impossible to carry out.
"As far as I know, Akira Mitarai has three Spirit-branded Retainers. If there are no restrictions on the duel, he should be able to summon two temporary Spirit-branded Retainers for a total of five Spirit-branded Retainers, "she explained.
"As for our side, if I cancel my contract with you, I can summon a temporary Spirit-branded Retainer. As for you … even if you have two Spirit-branded Retainers, you'll only have one more person than the other side, which won't be an advantage.
"Also, since I don't have a bonded spirit, if I cancel my contract with you and lose my bonded spirit, my combat strength will greatly decrease," Seiji added.
"That's right. That's why we won't be able to gain an advantage if we don't limit the number of participants. As for single-handedly limiting the number of opponents … that's impossible. "
Since they were unable to gain an advantage in numbers, they could only try to improve the quality of their opponents.
"We should form a 'Spirit-branded Alliance,'" Summer Night suggested.
"What's that?"
"It's a contract where two Yin-Yang Masters summon each other as their Spirit-branded Retainers and form a close alliance. It's stronger than an ordinary Spirit-branded Retainer contract." Summer Night paused for a moment. "That means that I want to change my contract with you, and you want to summon me as your Spirit-branded Retainer."
There was such a thing? Seiji raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"After forming a 'Spirit-branded Alliance,' you'll become stronger, and I'll also become stronger, but I'll also have to bear some burden. That's because I already have a bonded spirit. Although adding another bonded spirit will increase my power, it'll also increase the burden. "
"It's just like carrying an extra heavy weapon — the firepower will increase, but the burden will also increase?"
"You can make an analogy like that." Summer Night nodded.
"Due to the burden, I won't be able to maintain this state for a long time, but it's possible to maintain it for a short period of time.
On top of that, since a Spirit-branded Alliance is a two-way contract, we'll be more closely connected than an ordinary Spirit-branded Retainer contract, and there'll be a 'Spiritual Energy exchange.' "
"What's that?"
"Simply speaking, after forming a contract, our Spiritual Energies will be connected together, which may increase both our powers, but it's also possible that it'll weaken both of us."
"In that case, how can we maintain the strengthening effect and avoid weakening?"
"That'll require both sides to cooperate. I don't know the specifics, either; I'll need to investigate to find out. "
"If we cooperate well, we'll be able to use more power, and if we don't, we'll become weaker …" Seiji blinked in surprise. "This sounds like something out of a hot-blooded battle manga."
"Heh, I think so as well." Summer Night smiled.
"I believe that we're quite compatible. Let's become a powerful pair … no, let's work hard to become the strongest pair!" Seiji acted like a main character in a battle manga and spoke in a hot-blooded tone.
The Grand Mistress's heartbeat quickened when she heard Seiji say "we're quite compatible." Her face flushed red.
'Partners … that's not bad.' She imagined it, and even more emotions surged in her heart.
'No, no, don't think too much at a time like this.'
Summer Night forcefully stopped herself from daydreaming and continued speaking.
"If you still have energy left after forming a contract with me, why don't you recruit Rona as a Spirit-branded Retainer as well."
'There's such a thing!?' Seiji was astonished to hear this.
"Kirin-san is already your Spirit-branded Retainer. Can I still recruit her as a Spirit-branded Retainer?"
"You can, as long as you receive permission from me, the number one contractor." Summer Night nodded. "This method is called the 'Two Souls Contract.' Just like how I have to bear the burden of a bonded spirit and bonded spirit, Rona will also have to bear the additional burden and receive a corresponding increase in power. "
"Will she be able to bear the burden?"
"It won't be a problem. Rona will probably be able to bear the burden for even longer than I am, so there's no need to worry."
"That's good, then … if I have energy left over, shall I do the same for Shuho-san?"
"Yes, if you can."
Recruiting Summer Night and her two servants as Spirit-branded Retainers … Seiji had a rather subtle feeling about it.
More accurately speaking, he was only acting as an additional weapon, not a true master and Spirit-branded Retainer relationship.
But even if it was only in name, recruiting three beautiful girls as Spirit-branded Retainers was still quite cool.
He imagined the scene of Summer Night, Hitaka, and Rona all calling him master … Yep, he gave it 132 likes!
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