After taking Miyabi Ishihara home, Seiji returned to his own home.
When he took a bath, he soaked in the bathtub and felt his fatigue being alleviated. He heaved a sigh of relief.
Then, he opened up his system and checked.
[You have received a teaching. You have learned [Soul World — Super World Locator] and [Soul World — Door of Return]!
[You have received the sincere gratitude of Adnan the Avenger. You have received a special reward!]
These two new Soul World abilities … were all thanks to the mark and the longsword that the "restaurant owner" had given him.
[Super World Locator]. The system description was: [Surpass the boundaries of space to locate a specific person. The target's connection to the person must be at least 70. Using this ability will consume mental strength, Mana, and Soul energy. Whether or not it succeeds depends on the situation.]
This ability was meant to be used to find someone. The target's connection to the person needed to be at least 70, and it might not succeed … it seemed like a useless ability, but it would be quite useful if he encountered a situation like the previous one where he needed to find a lost companion.
[Door of Return] was just as the name implied. It was a ability that opened the door to reality. Before using this ability, certain conditions needed to be met. Using this ability would consume physical strength, mental strength, Mana, and Soul energy. Whether or not it succeeds also depended on the situation.
Both of these skills had obvious limitations, and they could only be used in special situations.
Seiji was quite grateful to the "restaurant owner" who "taught" these abilities to him.
He looked at the gift options again and saw that the special reward he received from Adnan's gratitude was …
Seven [Spirit Summoning Cards]!?
Seiji widened his eyes in surprise.
That's right, seven cards. Seven neat and tidy cards!
He could summon an ice dragon, a magical mecha, a sengoku girl, an armored knight, a beastman warrior, an elf archer, and a magical soldier … If he used all of them at once, he would be able to form a multi-species allied army!!
Should he say, as expected of the prince? The rewards were so generous.
Would this "allied army" be able to defeat Akira Mitarai? Seiji thought about it and felt that it probably wouldn't be possible. After all, this was a battle strength created from spirits.
However, it would definitely be able to cause quite a bit of trouble. If he used it at the right time, it might have a miraculous effect.
…
The next morning, snowflakes started falling from the sky.
Seiji received a phone call from Miyabi and learned that she had Awakened.
After breakfast, he left the house and went to the meeting place.
When he arrived, he saw his senior sister standing by the side of the road with an umbrella, quietly staring at the falling snow.
She didn't wear glasses, and her long hair was braided. She wore a scarf, and her bangs were pinned up with a hairpin. Her beautiful face showed a trace of deep expression, and she gave off the feeling of a literary girl.
Could it be that she had awakened the ability to eat books? Seiji couldn't help but think of this, but he immediately threw it to the back of his mind.
"Good morning, Ishihara-senpai," he greeted her.
"Good morning, Junior Harano." She withdrew her gaze from the falling snow and returned his greeting.
Seeing that Seiji wasn't holding an umbrella, Miyabi raised her own and covered him with it.
"Thank you … Let me take it." Seiji extended his hand.
Something flashed in Miyabi's eyes as she silently handed the umbrella to him.
Seiji held the umbrella and walked with her to school. He asked her in a low voice what ability she had awakened.
The girl didn't answer. Instead, a pair of fox ears suddenly appeared on her head, but she immediately retracted them when the other party saw them.
"Can you transform into the same form as last night?" Seiji asked.
Miyabi nodded.
"What about your strength? Will it be the same as last night? "
Miyabi shook her head.
Her form will be the same, but her strength will be reduced … Seiji had a general understanding now.
He didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he began telling her about the things that Awakened needed to pay attention to.
Miyabi silently listened.
A tall and handsome sports-type boy walked together with a beautiful and quiet scholar girl under an umbrella on a snowy street. He spoke softly, and she listened quietly. This scene was so beautiful that it seemed to contain a certain poetic quality to it. It attracted the attention of all the passersby.
"If I meet with any danger, will you come and save me?"
Miyabi asked after listening to Seiji.
"Of course, as long as I know," Seiji replied.
Something flashed in Miyabi's eyes as she looked directly at his face.
Then, she reached out her hand and indicated for him to return the umbrella.
Seiji handed the umbrella back to her.
Miyabi took the umbrella and lowered it.
Seiji reflexively lowered his head when he touched the umbrella.
At this moment, Miyabi stood on her tiptoes and pressed her lips against the side of his face.
Seiji: "!?"
He was startled and froze in his movements.
This sudden kiss only lasted for a single second.
Miyabi took two steps back and put away the umbrella. She used the umbrella to cover her face so that he wouldn't see it.
"You're a good person, Harano -san."
After uttering these words softly, she walked away.
Seiji was confused at being suddenly kissed and labeled as a good person. He watched in a daze as she walked away.
Miyabi stopped walking after walking ten or so meters away and turned around slightly.
"In the future … please take good care of me."
After saying this, she covered her rosy cheeks with her scarf and continued walking away.
'… Just what's going on?'
Seiji's expression changed from confusion to confusion.
'Can someone tell me just what's going on? I really don't understand! '
In the snow, he looked at her receding figure, his heart a little confused.
…
A while later.
Seiji walked up to the student council president's residence and rubbed his face. He forgot about the scholar girl … Ishihara-senpai's matter that he couldn't understand.
He entered the residence and met up with Summer Night. They talked about what happened last night.
"That mysterious domain with cluster amaryllis flowers growing everywhere should be the same type of domain as the one that the Awakened enter when they Awaken," the Grand Mistress told him.
"After I returned, I asked my family about it, wanting to know more about the research, but they refused.
I don't know what it was … I can only guess that it was caused by a top-level soul spell. "
"So, the mastermind is at least a master of soul spells?" Seiji asked.
"Yes … if there's more than one person, then there must be at least one master of soul spells," Summer Night added.
Then, both of them fell silent.
No matter what the situation was, it would be quite difficult to deal with … perhaps it would be impossible to deal with at all.
"I'm glad that the person who cast the spell didn't appear in front of us." Summer Night sighed. "I'm also glad that we received help from that restaurant owner, and that the prince is a rational existence …"
Seiji nodded in agreement.
This incident was actually quite dangerous. It was a miracle that everyone was safe.
If he had the ability, of course he would want to investigate the truth. However, he didn't have the ability to do so.
Perhaps it would be possible to have Summer Night report this to her family and use the Wanhua family's power. However, Linpu Kotaro would definitely become a research subject, and Miyabi Ishihara and the others might also be arrested.
Since nothing happened to anyone, it would be wiser to let this matter pass.
But, the past didn't mean that he had forgotten about it. In the future, when he had the ability, he would try to take revenge!
Seiji and Summer Night came to a mutual understanding.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's continue cultivating."
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