Seiji was rendered speechless and had an expression of helplessness.
"Er, sorry, it's not your fault." Seeing his expression, Summer Night realized that she misunderstood and hurriedly corrected herself. "That … is actually a good thing."
"A good thing?"
"Yes, that feeling means that you're being strengthened … which means that it's actually your Spiritual Power strengthening your Spirit-branded Retainer," she explained.
Enhanced performance? Was it really a "mana replenishment!?" Seiji was rendered speechless.
"Although that feeling … is rather awkward, it's nothing compared to the strengthening you receive." Summer Night's face flushed red as she said this, and she shyly averted her gaze.
"I see … I'm sorry for troubling you." Seiji smiled wryly.
"Actually, it's not that troublesome …"
"Eh?"
"It's … it's fine! At any rate, you just need to endure that feeling; you don't need to mind it too much. "Summer Night coughed." By the way, how do you feel right now? Can you still continue? "
"I don't feel anything special; it should be fine."
"Then should I continue signing a contract with Hitaka like this? Or should I rest first? "
"There's no need to rest; let's continue like this."
And so, the red-haired girl walked into the center of the Yin-Yang diagram.
Following the same process as before, the contract between Shuho and Hitaka was successfully completed.
After the contract was completed, Seiji instinctively turned around and covered his ears so that he wouldn't see the red-haired girl's expression.
However, to his surprise, Hitaka didn't feel anything special.
Could it be that the strengthening was different for each person? Summer Night tilted her head slightly.
After confirming that Hitaka didn't feel anything strange, she indicated to Seiji that he didn't need to hide anymore.
"It seems that your Spiritual Power doesn't have that effect on everyone."
"Hmm … should I be happy about this?"
This question was rather subtle.
"It's a good thing that you don't have that strange feeling, but it's not a good thing that you don't receive any strengthening," Summer Night said.
"I apologize, Grand Mistress …"
"I'm not blaming you, Hitaka."
No matter what, the contract was completed. The three of them left the casting room.
Just a few steps out of the door, Hitaka suddenly felt a strong numbing warmth surging in his body, and his footsteps immediately stopped.
"Ahhh ~" She couldn't help but let out a soft moan as she was violently assaulted by the pleasant sensation.
Here it comes!
Hearing this voice, the corner of Seiji's eye twitched, and he subconsciously turned his head to look. Sure enough, he saw the red-haired girl's face was flushed red, and she was panting coquettishly with misty eyes …
Her appearance was so different from her usual self that a single glance left a deep impression on him.
"Hitaka!?"
"Grand Mistress, I can feel it … Wahhh ~ ~" The girl's body began to tremble.
Summer Night moved closer and hugged her.
Seiji quickly retracted his gaze, pretending not to see anything and covering his ears.
It seemed that his Reiatsu did have an effect on Hitaka, but it came a little late … Was this a delayed effect?
What the hell!
If Seiji had to describe his current mood, he could only barely use the word "awkward" to describe it.
…
Akira Mitarai was currently in an excellent mood.
He had just received information that the head of the Wanhua Family, who was also Summer Night's father, intended to have Summer Night get engaged to him.
Even Akira Mitarai was surprised that he was able to reach this stage so early. According to his original plan, he would have needed at least April of this year to reach this stage.
The reason why he had such an unexpected development was mainly due to the various changes that had occurred since the New Year … Currently, both the Wanhua Family and the Mitarai Family needed new allies, and an alliance between the two families would be a good choice.
Seiji took advantage of the situation to achieve his goal, and Summer Night was unable to resist. The only thing she could do was challenge him to a duel.
Akira Mitarai was absolutely confident that he could defeat her. She was also aware of the difference in combat strength between them, so she wouldn't rashly take this step. It was likely that she would first use all other methods and confirm that there was no other way before taking this step.
Although it was interesting to watch the process of a trapped prey gradually despairing, Akira Mitarai didn't want to drag things out for too long. That was because it would be bad if a new situation occurred that caused the situation to change in a different direction.
What he needed to do next was to apply pressure on Summer Night so that she could enter the duel arena as soon as possible. But before that, he needed to eliminate that unstable factor — Haruta Seiji!
Akira Mitarai was actually quite astonished to see this exiled member of the Haruta Family again after half a month.
That was because Hitaka's Spiritual Power had greatly increased compared to half a month ago. It seemed like it had at least tripled! Not only that, his Mana seemed to be more condensed, which proved that his spells had improved greatly as well.
Although Seiji felt that Hitaka was still no threat, he had no choice but to increase his vigilance.
Haruta Seiji was growing at an astonishing rate!
This was a fact that Akira Mitarai didn't want to admit but could only accept. At the same time, he was secretly glad that he had wisely chosen to talk to Hitaka instead of trying to kill him.
Hitaka used to be a famous piece of trash, but now not only had he changed greatly, but he was also rapidly becoming stronger. Only an idiot would believe that there wasn't a secret hidden here.
Akira Mitarai wasn't an idiot.
He did look down on the exiled piece of trash, and he did feel that Hitaka was overestimating himself by proposing a duel. But he wasn't stupid enough to think that Hitaka didn't have anything.
Haruta Seiji had a family background, and there might be a shocking secret hidden in it. Hitaka wasn't a threat at the moment, but he was a very obvious unstable factor.
This guy had to be eliminated!
Using a duel to finish him off was a good choice, but this guy was rebuffed when he asked Summer Night to be a witness, and said that he needed more time.
Akira Mitarai thought about it and agreed. That was because he considered that not only would Hitaka not give up on the duel, but he would also drag Summer Night down with him.
Although the possibility of this was low, it was possible that stupidity and naivety combined. If that was the case, he wouldn't have to think about how to put pressure on Summer Night.
At any rate, Akira Mitarai was happily looking forward to it.
Since he was in a good mood, he naturally wanted to do what he liked, so he walked to his personal workshop.
The workshop was spacious and bright. Sunlight shone in through the windows, illuminating rows of pale faces.
Puppets, a large number of puppets.
There were humanoid puppets, beast-type puppets, monster-type puppets, mixed-type puppets, and indescribable puppets …
Although the entire room was bright with sunlight shining in, a normal person would only feel a chill if they were inside.
Especially when they saw the "parts" that were obviously human.
Many boys and girls, and even children's heads, limbs, and bodies … were all soaked in liquid and stored in jars. Every single one of them was marked with detailed notes, including the state under which they were "obtained."
Seeing this, any sane person would come to the same conclusion —
The person who "collected" all of these was a complete lunatic!!!
Akira Mitarai already knew this.
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