CH 51.1

Litty Summons a Summoned Beast

With the magic circle in front of her, Kuufa started chanting. If she made even a single mistake in the long chant, the Summoned Beast would not appear as desired. Catalana, Seira, and the others could only watch, unable to help.

Soon, the magic circle began to emit a pale blue light. Firefly-like light floated around the magic circle and spread around the room.

“…Water Spirit Aquaria!”

Kuufa added the name of the summoning entity at the end of the chant. A column of water was released from the magic circle and hit the ceiling. The guild building was built solidly, preparing for such an occurrence.

Seira was slightly concerned about the cost of repairs, but her eyes were soon drawn to the summoned entity.

A beautiful n̲a̲k̲e̲d̲ girl with a light blue tint appeared. Her hair was the same color, as were her eyes, which were azure and clear. It took everyone a moment to recognize that the entire figure was made of liquid.

“What is this? Where is this place?”

While Aquaria was trying to understand the situation, Kuufa was silent. No, she was unable to speak as she was at a loss for words.

Seeing Kuufa behave like that, the instructors, who knew that the first move was crucial, were uneasy.

Fortunately, Kuufa finally regained her composure and called out.

“Oh, will you be my friend?”

Aquaria finally realized the presence that had summoned her. And her first reaction to Kuufa was a sigh. She should not have been breathing because of body structure, but she was making the gesture of sighing.

“Seriously? You are the one who summoned me?”

This was not good. Aquaria was a prideful spirit, exactly the opposite of Kuufa, so her reaction was understandable.

Kuufa had no idea why she had decided on Aquaria. There were many other summons which met Seira’s advice. However, Kuufa strangely believed in her intuition.

“Please, would you like to be my friend?”

“What’s that, are you trying to be funny?”

Catalana felt the Spirit’s personality was stronger than they had expected. However, it was not only the Spirit’s personality that was strong. Catalana could also feel that the magic power of this Spirit was much stronger than their estimates.

Because of all of this, Catalana was already on her guard in case something bad were to happen.

“You are not asking for a contract?”

“I can’t ask for a contract out of the blue. First, let’s get to know each other.”

“I don’t understand. What are you even trying to…”

“Is it strange…?”

“Of course!”

With a snap, Kuufa was knocked away. Catalana and the others felt that it was hopeless, but Kuufa didn’t look away from Aquaria.

Litty watched the confrontation with a smile on her face because she could see that Kuufa was true to herself now.

The reclusive girl was able to reach out that much to an unknown partner, and for Litty, that was incredibly pleasing.

“I see, it’s okay.” (Kuufa)

“Hmm?”

“I… Well, I don’t expect it to go well all of a sudden… the fighting, making friends… the contract, one step at a time. I want to get used to it.” (Kuufa)

“You summoned me with such a carefree attitude…”

“This is how I honestly feel…”

“Hmm.”

Aquaria transformed her body and surrounded Kuufa. Kuufa was enclosed in a wall of water, but she was unfazed.

“What if I say no?”