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Thinking that, Mira waited for Martel’s response with bated breath. Mira did not have a single reason to oppose the contract, instead desiring it. The contract would allow her to keep Martel company, while also bolstering Mira’s abilities as a summoner. The latter part enticed Mira the most, making her almost beg for it to happen.

「I think this is the first time I’ve seen you be so assertive, Lord Sym.」

Martel said with a slightly playful voice. The Spirit King replied with a 「You really think so?」 as he thought back to everything he said, then muttered 「Ah, you might be right.」

「I’m sure it’s all thanks to Mira widening my horizons. And maybe I’m just being reminded of the time when my kin existed next to me and I could feel them nearby.」

The Spirit King had once been able to feel a strong connection to all other spirits, before he was forced to remain secluded in the Spirit Palace. No matter the physical distance, he could tell his dear family was all safe, reassuring each other.

But that connection felt dreadfully distant from the Spirit Palace. Sharing his power with Mira had brought a portion of him next to other spirits again. He did not need to explain just how happy that made him, and now clumsily tried to bring Martel back into that reassuring network.

「I see. I’d like to form a contract then, if you don’t mind Mira.」

Such a contract was a symbol of deep trust, which also made it possible to be exploited. Martel was slightly worried, considering she had only met Mira some time before that, but in the end was willing to do it. Now she and the Spirit King turned to look at Mira to see her decision.

「I’m the one who should be asking that!」

She never had a reason to refuse that. They had barely met, but Mira already felt close to Martel, and being a summoner, she also had a strong trust in spirits.

Mira consented readily to Martel’s modest question, smiling brightly. She was mostly happy that she could form a contract with such a powerful and rare entity like an Originator Spirit, but she was also glad that Martel would not have to remain alone.

「Let’s get it started then!」

Mira quickly ran up to Martel, wanting to complete the procedure before Martel started second guessing herself. Once they held hands, Mira activated the summoner’s skill Carved Seal of the Contract.

The soft light from the contract began enveloping both of them, before starting to pulse and illuminate the entire room.

「Ohh..! Forming a contract with an Originator Spirit actually has a different response.」

Not even her contract with Sanctia, the Spirit King’s daughter, had created such a powerful reaction, so her anticipation increased even more.

A large quantity of spiritual power poured out from their hands, which then began to converge back, forming multiple streaks of light that joined the light of the contract. Once it all melded together, flowers of vibrant colors began sprouting all around them, flooding the entire room.

Mira was dazzled by the flowers, but they did not stay for long, turning into specks of light that flew into Mira’s palm and vanished in it.

(Ohh! I think it worked. All the information about the summon is coming to me!)

The moment the contract was completed, all the information about the new summon began filling Mira’s mind. It was a similar feeling to recalling a forgotten memory, except that this one became so vivid it burned itself into Mira’s mind.

Mira perused that information, filled with expectations.

The first shock came when Mira saw how the new skill, Summoning Magic: Nature’s Mother, stacked up compared to her other summons. It was far above a summon of the highest level like Isenfald, in a never seen before league of its own of extraordinarily powerful summons which required four Summoning Circles.

(Extraordinary summons… I’ve never seen that term before.)

Not even Mira, who stood at the peak of summoners, had seen that term before. Her first realization was how rare that power was, the second was that she required an Astra’s Ten Spiritual Realms Circle to summon Martel, which was made by combining ten Rosario Summoning Circles.

(Astra’s Ten Spiritual Realms Circle… I wonder how I can learn to use that.)

This was the first time Mira encountered a summon of that level, so she did not know how to create the necessary summoning circle. She tried asking Martel and the Spirit King, but they did not know much either.

(I’ll have to research that somehow.)

Making a clear mental note to do that, she looked over the necessary chant. It was longer than any previous summon, but that made sense for an Originator Spirit. The moment she saw the mana required she was left in shock though.

(I had a faint suspicion this would be the case, but this really is something beyond the power of humans…)

The mana necessary was above the millions. It was roughly two hundred times larger than Mira’s specially grown mana capacity, an unimaginable figure.

The power of an Originator Spirit was only trumped by the Spirit King, a god-like entity. That was not something humans were meant to control, staying far beyond the reach of even the Nine Wisemen, known as the most powerful spellcasters.

(But this extreme number just means she’s even more powerful!)

While shocked, Mira also rejoiced at the sight of that number. It was a common trend amongst spells that a higher mana cost correlated to more power. Isenfald’s mana cost was around a thousand and a half, more than three orders of magnitude smaller than Martel’s. Anyone would have high hopes of the power carried by that difference.

More importantly, Mira had a way to wring out such a large amount of mana. Her Sage’s Enchanted Eyes skill, which usually allowed her to summon her army, should also give her a way to obtain the millions of mana points necessary to summon Martel.

That was a rather simplistic view though. When Sage’s Enchanted Eyes was used, the spellcaster’s mana was not spent, replaced by the mana permeating the surroundings, so that would only work if there was enough mana floating around to be channeled into the summon.

(I doubt I’ll be able to summon her any time soon, but at least I have yet another trump card now. This is good.)

Mira’s heart raced feeling that new connection, having high hopes for the power of nature.

This world was no longer a game, but her reality. It was necessary to have as many options for any situation that could arise. Mira’s biggest asset so far had been her impressive stash of items, but her newest summon rivaled that in terms of skill power. She still had to figure out how to create Astra’s Ten Spiritual Realms Circle before she could summon Martel, but once that hurdle was crossed she would have many more options. That filled her with joy, but also gratitude.