Category: spirit master

No matter how much I dislike degree battles or how anxious I am about Celia’s behavior, time cruelly marches on.
 
“Evil spirits, huh? You’re studying some difficult content again.”
 
“Master, do you have any materials about the Four Fiends that I could borrow?”
 
That day, I came to Master Owen’s house, where I work part-time, intending to borrow some materials for the report assignment given by Professor Albert while tidying up the room.
 
“Sure, take as much as you like.”… Read more

 
“Many spirit masters have tried to use evil spirits as contracted spirits, but every single one of them went mad the moment they formed a contract, screaming like they had lost their minds. Almost all spirit masters, in fact.”
 
“………..”
 
Many students showed fearful expressions at this explanation.
 
Well, of course. There’s nothing scarier than going insane the moment you form a contract.
 
“The exact cause of their madness is unclear.… Read more

Chapter 4: Standing Out in a Bad Way
 

Despite various mishaps, I successfully completed the ruins investigation and earned my credits. Today, as usual, I was heading to the academy for lectures.
 
“Hey, Rourke!”
 
“‘Sup.”
 
While walking down the hallway leading to the classroom, I encountered Gareth, who seemed to have just finished his lecture.
 
“Lecture next?”
 
“Yeah, I’m taking Malevolent Evil Spirit Studies.”
 
“Ah, that one. I wanted to take it too, but it overlapped with my other classes.”… Read more

 
“Ah, yeah. I’m a little tired, but otherwise fine.”
 
“Good.”
 
Lily murmured with relief at my response. Her face was as expressionless as ever, but it seems she was worried about me. With her help, I sat up and looked around.
 
It looked like I was on top of a large wooden structure resembling a ship. When I looked up, I saw the Salamander holding onto the wood extending from the sides of the ship, like the framework of a roof, and carrying us.… Read more

 
“Do it, Sigrum!”
 
“Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieee!”
 
Responding to my command, Sigrum swooped down from above at high speed and rammed the evil spirit’s barrier with his massive body.
 
“Ooohh!?”
 
As Sigrum’s attack caused the evil spirit to falter, the cracks on the barrier spread rapidly. Finally, with a sound like shattering glass, the evil spirit’s defense was completely destroyed.
 
Shocked and disoriented, the evil spirit froze for a moment when its prized shield was broken. It was a natural reaction for any creature with combat abilities to freeze when their best defense was suddenly taken down.… Read more

 
As I rotated my body, I unleashed another wind slash towards its unprotected back where no barrier was deployed. Although I managed to disrupt its posture, its body seemed quite tough as well, showing no signs of injury. It seemed that to damage this evil spirit, I’d need to land a direct hit with my wind blade. But could I pull it off?
 
As I pondered this, the surrounding walls cracked loudly, and parts of the walls, cut into rectangles, came flying at me.… Read more

 
A high-pitched sound, similar to metal clashing, rang out in the space. The shockwave generated by the collision of high-density spiritual powers shattered the surrounding stained glass, scattering light.
 
Salamander’s attack didn’t damage the evil spirit, but it did loosen the binding technique.
 
Determined not to miss this moment, Rourke released all the spiritual power from his body, forcibly breaking the restraint just as Salamander had done.
 
“Hurricane Sword!”
 
As soon as he could move, Rourke activated the sword spirit enhancement through his lesser spirit.… Read more

 
Come to think of it, it’s amazing I managed to beat that thing.
 
From the beginning to the middle of the match, I was able to make it waste spiritual power thanks to the typical noble’s carelessness and arrogance. But if we fought again, I’d probably just turn into charcoal.
 
While I was thinking about this, the Dryad removed the wooden wall as the heat wave subsided. All that remained in front of us were charred, crumbling black trees.… Read more

Chapter 3: The Fury of the Evil Spirit
 

“Well, shall we get going?”
 
“Yes.”
 
“Alright.”
 
Leia and I slowly stand up at Celia’s words. Our rest is over, and it’s finally time to depart.
 
“Then, Gareth, I’m counting on you.”
 
“Yeah, I’ll keep an eye on Lily.”
 
“Don’t forget the souvenir.”
 
“What souvenir?”
 
I feel a bit uneasy about leaving Lily here, but with Gareth around, it should be fine. Well, he’s quite the unpredictable one too.… Read more

 
The important thing to remember is that while spirits don’t have a concept of death, they lose their rank and power if they’re banished.
 
Except for contracted spirits.
 
That’s right—everything I’ve said so far applies only to wild spirits or those bound by simple contracts through spiritual power.
 
Contracted spirits, on the other hand, are linked to their summoner through a contract sigil. Though they might temporarily be unable to manifest, they can generally recover within a day or two, depending on the summoner’s spiritual power, and return as if nothing happened.… Read more