Summer Night fell silent upon hearing this.
Aoran didn't say anything else either.
It was as if time had frozen for almost a minute.
"Thank you for telling me all this, Brother Aoran."
"No need to thank me … What do you intend to do, Summer Night?"
"… I need to think about it."
"Then think about it."
They ended their conversation there.
Summer Night slowly put down her cell phone.
Even though she had just come out of a warm bath, she felt as if a chill had enveloped her entire body …
…
The next morning, the weather was clear and bright. The sun shone brightly on the ground.
Seiji had a good night's sleep and went to eat breakfast after waking up.
When he arrived at the dining hall, he immediately sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
The reason was obvious — the president, Grand Mistress, was sitting at the dining table and emanating a faint aura of displeasure.
Summer Night had a dark expression as she crossed her arms and glared at the dried salted fish on the plate in front of her, as if these pitiful fish that died with their eyes still open had done something bad.
Hitaka and Mai, who were immersed in this atmosphere, noticed Seiji's arrival and both turned to look at him.
Seiji's cheeks twitched.
Under the watchful gazes of the Spirit-branded Retainer and the maid, he walked up to Grand Mistress and sat down next to her.
"Cough … Good morning, Summer Night. About last night … "
There was no response.
"Summer Night?" Seiji raised his voice slightly.
"Hmm?"
Natsuya blinked as she turned around to look.
"Good morning … Seiji," she greeted him calmly.
"Good morning, what are you thinking about? Is it about last night? "Seiji felt that something was off and tried asking.
Summer Night's expression was calm, but her cheeks were gradually flushing red.
"No! I wasn't thinking about what you think. "She turned her face away.
Seiji was rendered speechless.
He didn't understand what was wrong with her. At any rate, he decided to apologize first.
"I wanted to say that I'm sorry about last night," he said sincerely. He said sincerely, "Although it's not my fault, I'm the one who made you … that … I sincerely apologize for this. I'm sorry."
There were a few seconds of silence.
"I wanted to say that you don't have to apologize, but last night … I was a little uncomfortable," Summer Night said with a red face, "So I'll accept your apology … and forgive you."
Hearing this, Seiji smiled.
Hitaka blinked as he watched from the side, and Mai also smiled. The atmosphere eased up.
At this time, Rona rubbed her eyes and walked into the living room. After sitting down, she reached out and grabbed a small salted fish, stuffed it into her mouth and chewed, revealing a soft expression.
Mealtime.
Although the Grand Mistress had resolved last night's awkwardness by apologizing, she still seemed to have something on her mind.
Seiji tried asking, and the response he got was —
"We'll talk about my business later. What's important right now is you." Summer Night looked at him. "Do you think you can continue to be a Spirit-branded Retainer?"
"There should be no problem."
"That's good … then let's do as we discussed earlier and make Rona your Spirit-branded Retainer."
Seiji nodded and looked at the cat girl sitting across from him.
Rona noticed his gaze and looked back at him, her large cat ears twitching.
When Seiji thought about making this cute cat girl his Spirit-branded Retainer, he felt like …
"You're not thinking about something strange, are you?" A cold voice spoke up.
"No!" Seiji hurriedly denied it.
"Hmph …" Summer Night gave him a sidelong glance.
"By the way, what's your bonded spirit?" Seiji changed the topic and asked the question he wanted to know.
Although he felt the spirit's existence when it descended, he didn't know what its true form was.
"It's the 'Phoenix Fire,'" Summer Night answered.
Phoenix Fire!
Seiji recalled the game from his previous life. In that game, the "Phoenix Fire" was a majestic and beautiful woman. Unfortunately, even though she was an SR, not many players seemed to care about her. That was because she wasn't as useful as the Snow Girls, who were sent to the pits …
According to the legends, it was said that the Phoenix Fire was a demon formed from the flames left behind by a phoenix's rebirth. Seiji felt that this origin was rather subtle. Was it somewhere between high and low?
"It's already quite impressive that I was able to summon the Phoenix Fire on my first attempt at summoning a bonded spirit. Besides, this bonded spirit is quite suitable for me. It makes me feel less burdened than I expected. "Summer Night's words helped Seiji return to his senses.
"Suitable … just like a weapon?"
"Yes, I can be in better condition this way. All in all, it's an excellent bonded spirit. "
"That's good, then."
Seiji sipped some congee and looked at Seiji again. He suddenly thought of something …
"Right, Kirin-san, you have to answer a question when you sign the contract. Kirin-san, she …"
"Rona just doesn't speak. It's not that she can't speak. She'll speak up when the situation calls for it."
Speak up?
Seiji paused in surprise for a moment.
"In that case, I can finally hear Kirin-san speak!?" Something flashed in his eyes.
"Yeah … actually, I'm looking forward to it as well. After all, it's been a long time since I've heard Rona speak as well. "Something flashed in Summer Night's eyes as she looked at Seiji.
Seiji and Seiji both looked at the cat girl with sparkling eyes, as if they were parents looking forward to seeing their cute child perform on stage.
"Meow?" Rona blinked as she stuffed another piece of dried salted fish into her mouth.
After breakfast.
Seiji made his preparations and entered the spellcasting room again.
By now, Rona already knew what she needed to do. She walked to the center of the Yin-Yang diagram and closed her eyes.
Before Seiji could sign a Spirit-branded Retainer contract with Seiji, Summer Night, the number one contractor, gave him permission.
Just like yesterday, she gave Rona permission to sign a contract with a second Yin-Yang Master.
Now, it was Seiji's turn.
"Please answer me. What's your name?"
"Rona of the Mist." The cat girl spoke in a soft and childish voice.
He really spoke!
This was the first time Seiji heard Rona speak. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still touched.
"Are you willing to sign a contract with me under the witness of the Azure Dragon of the East, the White Tiger of the West, the Vermilion Bird of the South, the Black Tortoise of the North, and the Yellow Dragon of the Center?"
"I do," the soft voice said again.
So cute!
Seiji tried very hard to maintain his serious expression and calm his mind.
"With my blood as the witness, with my seal as the guide …"
Chanting incantations, casting spells, summoning.
He sensed a powerful existence with demonic powers approaching.
"Spirit Descend! Spirit-branded Retainer Summon!! It's an urgent order!!! "
The bonded spirit entered Rona's body, and the contract was formed!
At this moment, Seiji seemed to hear faint voices again, but he still couldn't hear them clearly.
He felt that it was strange. Was this auditory hallucination an inevitable phenomenon?
"Meow ~"
A coquettish voice interrupted his train of thought.
Seiji's expression froze over when he saw Rona curling up, blushing, and opening her mouth slightly …
'Hey hey, no way! Again!? '
"Meow ~ Ah …"
When the cat girl made a second coquettish sound, a black-and-white figure appeared at lightning speed, covered her mouth, and carried her away like a gust of wind!
It was Mai.
Seiji was rendered speechless.
After witnessing the maid carry the cat girl out of the room at an astonishing speed, he turned to face Summer Night.
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