Re:START/If {Book 1.0}
Chapter 64: Aswad 11 of 15 “Glaub mir” (Part 02)
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The wind blew from the direction of the trees, making the surface of the lake wavy water following the gusts. A few strands of green leaves floated towards the edge of the lake, stuck to each other and docked until it rose to the ground.
Squatting not far from the lake, Prince Ryan Vi Felixia put on a slightly lethargic face and occasionally sighed. The dark red-haired teenager wore a brown shirt suit with a dark blue cravat tie made of wool, then at the bottom wear plain black trousers that fold down to the bottom of the knee and make his socks look.
“Ryan! Where's Arteria?”
Hearing his father's voice calling out, the Prince immediately stood up and turned his head. He awkwardly looked away, did not answer and instead thought of the right reason to explain. Seeing his father coming along with two elite soldiers, the teenager with a fairly high level mental maturity trait let out a slight sigh.
He pointed to the middle of the lake, then in a slightly confused tone replied, “Arteria is over there, Ayahanda.”
King Gaiel and his two bodyguards were stunned. In the middle of the lake, the pure-blooded Princess stood on the surface of the water. He wore a black cocktail dress with the addition of a dark purple embroidery pattern, then wore a dark blue cloth belt. On both hands the Princess wears long black gloves up to the elbows with lacy tips, while both her legs wear strappy leather boots that are up to the knees in length.
Raga Gaiel glimpsed at the lake water and confirmed. Of course the lake is not a shallow place, King who realized how turbid the surface of the water knows it.
The sky blue haired woman was surrounded by the lower level spirits from the lake where she was. Some of them became the Princess's foothold on the lake, while others surrounded it to make the woman's hair flutter loose in the air.
Seeing such a large number of low-tier spirits that it could be seen with the naked eye in the Real World was extremely rare. It proved that indeed the Soul Contract that Arteria was carrying out was as active as it should be.
King Gaiel wanted to call his daughter. But when at first glance looking at Arteria's expression which was very different from usual, her voice came to a halt in the throat. In the eyes of the blue-haired woman who had lost her light, there was an awkwardness that made the King briefly put on an anxious face.
“Same as Dahlia time yes, what effect is faster because the contract is done before Arteria matures?” muttered the King
Hearing his father's words, Prince Ryan was surprised because there was still something hidden about the Soul Contract. In the mind the Prince wanted to ask, but the arrival of Dart Luke made the red-haired young man again shut his mouth before expressing his doubts.
“Why can the Princess be there?” ask Dart to the King. Without waiting for an answer to his own question, the Head of the Luke Family loudly called out, “Daughter! Your father is looking for you!”
“Eh⸻?”
At first glance King Gaiel was completely overwhelmed, the insensitive nature of Dart was really no longer helped. Prince Ryan and the two elite guards also wore expressions that were not much different, feeling that the Marquess was too insensitive to the atmosphere around her.
In the middle of the lake, Princess Arteria immediately turned to face the people by the lake. Although his eyes could not see normally, the radiance of the souls of the people there clearly the Princess saw. Of them all, the male soul color of the Luke family looks the brightest radiating and dominating with its dark blue color.
Immediately put on a cheerful expression and remove the dark expression, the blue haired woman waved her right hand and replied, “Wait a moment, Uncle Dart! I'm talking to the spirits in this lake!”
“Alright! In a moment, Uncle!”
Seeing that Dart paid no heed to such a rare thing as the spirits easily obediently followed the orders of Arteria, King Gaiel and the people who heard their conversation were a little astonished. The King patted Dart on the right shoulder, then in a relieved tone said, “Honestly insensitive people like you are very helpful when conditions like this.”
“You why?” ask wonder Dart.
“Tak what ...” King Gaiel put both hands to his waist, took a deep breath and muttered, “I was just a little doubtful about it again just like the time of Dahlia.”
“Same as the late Queen? Ah, about Consumption of Soul Contract⸻”
Dart's words came to a halt as he regained consciousness of Prince Ryan. As a man who already had children, the Head of the Luke Family understood that such a thing should not be heard by young children. Especially for Prince Ryan who is the older brother of the Princess.
Hearing some of Dart and his father's words, Prince Ryan vaguely knew that there were indeed other effects of the Soul Contract besides the physical changes and loss of senses Arteria experienced. He also slowly began to realize that the other side effects were related to the age limit that arises when a person of pure blood makes a Soul Contract with the Great Spirit and makes a connection with the Holy Spirit.
“So that is what is meant to make it Tumbal,” the mind of the prince while staring sadly Arteria.
As if their feelings had not reached her, the Princess put on a carefree smile and immediately walked to the edge. Each foot stepped, low-level spirits gathered on the surface of the water he was about to tread and made his feet able to walk on the surface of the water.
Even for magicians who are oriented in the use of spirits can not do such a thing, because basically spirit magic is conceptually borrowing and not asking what Arteria does. Borrowing requires compensation to change Mana as consumption, while asking is receiving something for free. That's one part of the Soul Contract.
Up on the edge and resting on the ground, Princess Arteria stretched out her hands and turned towards the lake. “Thank you, all of you. It was nice to talk to the spirits from outside the palace. It's a new snapshot for Arteria!” said the blue hair woman to the invisible creatures.
In the eyes of the King and the people in that place, Arteria looked like she was talking with faint glimmers of colorful light like a faded rainbow. It is difficult to catch the eye, can only faintly look like a thin vapor that will only be seen when exposed to light.
“My daughter, do you have no problem using the strength of such a continuous Contract?” ask the King as he approaches.
Arteria turned her head, opening her eyes that looked empty and did not reflect light. “Not a problem, Ayahanda!” Cheerfully, he placed his palm in front of his chest and said, “They only helped Arteria. It wasn't a Contract or anything like that, they only helped out when Arteria requested …. That's it.”
He immediately walked quickly towards King Gaiel, hugged him tightly and smiled with great pleasure. “Again, Arteria was also happy to be able to talk to all of them! Father knows, the Spirits are very kind and gentle creatures,” explained the Princess very cheerfully.
For everyone in that place who heard it, what Arteria said they could not understand. For man the Spirit is just a kind of tool or animal, to be used for their benefit. For even the kingdom of Felixia that relied on the Spirits, only a handful of people really appreciated the merit of the beings from the Astral World.