60 – Induction

The wind hits the windows hard. As if a storm is blowing.

Wrinkles formed between the butler’s eyebrows as he watched Luna quietly from a few steps away from the table.

The sky was clear and the sun was shining warmly.

A rig bed is a place where the wind stays calm. There are only a handful of days when the wind blows hard enough to hit the windows.

The butler knew why.

Every time Luna’s emotions fluctuated, the spirit reacted, and the wind blew and the flames in the fireplace and candlesticks vibrated wildly.

He asked Luna, who was quietly eating alone at the table.

“My lady, are you okay?”

Luna’s condition was gradually deteriorating. Even the butler, who had no knowledge of spiritism and magic, could vaguely sense it. Something slowly and persistently consumed her, as if she was slowly sinking into a swamp.

“…it’s too noisy.”

Except for the windows shaking in the wind, the mansion was very quiet.

“Are you talking about the window?”

Luna said weakly with unfocused eyes.

“Nope… … . It’s a song.”

“… .”

It was always quiet like a monastery. The butler had never heard a single song in the mansion.

It meant that an unknown entity that only Luna could sense was stimulating her around her.

She left half of her food and put her fork down.

“I will stop eating. I need to sleep. Please bring the medicine to my bedroom. The strongest one.”

“My lady, if you depend too much on drugs… .”

Luna closed her eyes and shook her head.

“does not matter. Just bring it.”

She immediately got up from her seat. Then he moved toward the hallway, pointing to the wall.

“My lady, how about asking for help?”

Luna suddenly replied nervously.

“Help? What help?”

“You don’t have to solve everything yourself, my lady.”

There were plenty of people in Rigbed who would help her if she asked.

“They can’t be killed, and even if I drive them out, they’ll come back again and again if I’m alone. This is my destiny.”

Luna led her body and moved her body back into the hallway.

The butler watched her back with a worried look.

And the shadow under her feet stretched out abnormally.

“… … ?”

The butler closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them.

Luna entered the unlit hallway and could not find a shadow.

***

It’s been a week since he took spiritism lessons from Silverin, but nothing much has changed.

Nothing is seen or felt. I couldn’t expect tangible results from practicing for a short time, but this was a bit confusing because there was no evidence of training such as muscle pain.

It was the eighth day after receiving the spiritual class. Silverin called me early in the morning.

She was waiting for me in the spacious hall.

And in the center of the hall, a huge magic circle about ten steps in diameter was drawn.

Silverin was squatting on the floor and tinkering with the magic circle little by little.

Inside the magic circle, there were letters of unknown meaning. They radiated a blue hue, pulsating as the light faded and strengthened, like a living being breathing.

Sylverine noticed me coming with just a sign and said.

“I’m here?”

“Yes. Sir, this… Can I step on it?”

“yes I’m fine. Come in.”

How long have you been working on it?

It is a work that would take three or four hours to draw alone.

I stepped up on tiptoe and carefully approached her, stepping only on the blank part of the magic circle.

Silverin turned to me and said.

“It’s okay, just come.”

Silverin stood up and stretched her arms out toward the ceiling.

“Did you draw all of these?”

“yes. It’s basically a job that will be finished soon. It’s a little longer because I have something special to do. here. Come in here.”

Silverin pointed to the center of the magic circle.

“I thought it would be better to sign a contract first.”

The magic circle was for me. I feel uncomfortable thinking that Silverin must have suffered alone.

I stood in the center and looked carefully at the magic circle.

“Then this… .”

“no. The contract is much simpler. This is a magic circle to test your abilities.”

“What are you testing?”

“It’s about finding the attributes that suit you.”

“Do I have anything else to prepare?”

“doesn’t exist.”

Silverine beckoned, and the butler, who had been standing still by the wall, approached her holding a heavy-looking leather pouch in both hands.

The butler opened the pouch in front of him and showed it.

She put her hand in it, took out something, and moved to the edge of the magic circle.

What came out of the pocket was a stone.

The texture was different from that of ordinary stones. They were as transparent as amber, each with a different color.

She rotated clockwise, placing the seven stones evenly spaced, and said:

“I will start right away. stay there You can do nothing.”

After that, Silverin stepped out of the magic circle. As she cast the spell, the blue light of the letters in the magic circle became stronger.

Immediately, the stones placed in the magic circle vibrated.

What exactly are you trying to test?

I held my breath because I was nervous.

The oil lamps hung to illuminate the hall burned brightly in an instant under the influence of the magic circle.

It was a large-scale magic circle, so I thought something great would happen, but other than the lights getting brighter, nothing special happened.

And after about a minute, the glow of the magic circle gradually faded.

Silverin crossed her arms and entered the magic circle.

“Is this all… ?”

“yes.”

Silverin’s expression was not very good.

She checked the stones placed on the magic circle with her own eyes and let out a small sigh.

“All spirits reject you.”

“… Yes?”

“Your spirit affinity. I kind of expected it, but… .”

It seems that something didn’t go well.

“What happened?”

“This is to find out which elemental spirit fits you well. By forcibly drawing in the spirits and making them react to you. No matter how friendly you are, it’s not like this. you… In a way, it is unique.”

“… .”

Silverin looked at my expression and said soothingly.

“… don’t take it badly As I said before, each trait has its pros and cons.”

Silverin picked up the red stone from the magic circle and said.

“You are at odds with most spirits. He is the only one close to the fire spirit. It’s not at a meaningful level, it’s really just dust.”

“Why is there a difference between fire spirits?”

“Well. When you worked at Harman, did you often handle fire?”

“Yes.”

“That would have played a part… .”

“Does how you have lived affect your affinity?”

“right. If you were a fisherman, it would have become a water spirit. If it was a farmer, it would have become a land spirit.”

She thought for a moment.

“And… .”

Silverine was about to say something, but then she shut her mouth again and slightly avoided my gaze.

“… why?”

She suddenly turned around and turned her back to me.

“There are many other reasons. Anyway, the important thing is that you have to use this, even if it’s a dusty advantage.”

Elemental magic is completely unknown territory to me, so I have no idea how to navigate.

“What can I do?”

“Follow. We will proceed with the contract right away.”

***

A red bird the size of a fist was sitting on the back of my hand.

this is my spirit

The spirit contract ended too simply, as Silverin said. I wonder if it could be that easy.

The contract was completed when Silverin placed his hand on my body and cast a spell.

It really wasn’t an exaggeration to say that you could make a contract with a neighborhood dog.

It was a strange feeling to suddenly have a spirit in one day.

Of course, the contract wasn’t everything. I’m not a vessel that can use the spirit right away.

Even the lowest-level spirits, which were only the basic level for the spirits, were too much for me.

So what I contracted was an elemental fluid.

A spirit of a lower level than the lowest, having been born less than a year ago.

It was possible to make contracts with higher-level spirits, but Silverin added that if I did, I wouldn’t be able to use them properly and would put an unbearable burden on my body.

The Fluid Spirit I contracted with was too young to have developed a sense of self. He said he wasn’t even aware that he had signed a contract with me.

It was more like a primitive natural object rather than a conscious spiritual body.

There was nothing he could do but circle around me, but he didn’t reject me for not having any elemental affinity.

Considering my traits, it was best to grow step by step with the Fluid Spirit.

“ruler.”

Silverin handed me the red stone that had been placed on the magic circle.

“It’s Jeong Ryeong-seok. Even if you signed a contract, you can’t summon with your ability, so use this to call.”

If you had the talent, summoning the spirits would be as easy as a monkey climbing a tree, but I couldn’t even do that by myself.

“All right.”

“Now that the contract has been completed, let’s go and start training.”

I suddenly thought of it and asked her a question.

“Teacher. I have a question.”

“Yes, tell me.”

“Am I doing well in my training?”

“Why?”

“All I did was lie down next to the teacher.”

The corners of Silverin’s mouth went up slightly. She leaned over slightly and made eye contact with me.

“You are doing great. You don’t have to sweat and overwork your body to grow. It’s also important where you put your feet and what you react to. It changes you and makes you grow.”