Chapter 3 | Laguardia Noble Family

[3rd Person]

Unable to sleep with nervousness and restlessness, he was up all night. By the time it dawned, he couldn't get a single ounce of sleep. Dashing out of his room in a hurry, he ran into his maid.

「Young master! If you keep running like that you're going to hurt yourself.」(???)

Ignoring that, he ran as fast as he could because today is... the day he could contract his first spirit.

After eating his breakfast, he ran towards the main entrance of the mansion

[ Albert ]

「Stop running, Al.」(Julius)

「Father...」(Who's That Pokémon?)

「If you get hurt, the spirits will avoid you.」 Julius said to prevent Albert from running around.

「Okay... Father, what type of spirit should I contract with?」 (Albert)

「Hmm.. Isn't that supposed to be up to you? You have the freedom to choose for yourself.」 Julius said while entering the carriage.

「Who was your first spirit?」Albert said after he followed his father into the carriage.

「I think it was Nina. Back then I was quite energetic. I used to climb trees, run and play around. I often got hurt so I thought that contracting a water spirit would be the best for me.」(Julius)

「Should I contract a water spirit too?」 (Albert)

「Why don't you go for a wind spirit? I chose a water spirit, your mother chose a fire spirit and your brother chose an earth spirit. It would be nice to have more diversity. And besides that, Wind spirits are really versatile.」 (Julius)

I nodded my head in response then looked at the capital city of Arenis Kingdom, Schluten through the window of the carriage. I spent most of my childhood inside the mansion so the amount of people present there was quite overwhelming.

Off in the distance, we heard a loud explosion. Father ordered the coachman to drive faster while I was still looking through the window. I saw a woman with cyan hair disappear into thin air. I couldn't help but be curious about that person. We soon arrived at the church.

The church was a pretty big compared to the houses in the capital city and it had a really strange feeling.

「Please put your hand on the crystal and pray according to the element you demand.」 said the Priest who turned towards us when we approached the relic.

I started with the prayers for a wind spirit but forgot the rest of it so I said whatever came in my mind... I really hope the summoning was a success.

There was no reaction for a few seconds, I was kind of disappointed. Both in myself and what had happened. All of a sudden, a strong gust of wind was felt and it was different from what I had heard. Unlike a regular wind, it felt a bit eerie and nostalgic.

In front of me appeared a young woman with white hair, cyan eyes and was wearing a black dress with cyan gradient along the edges. I could feel her curiosity behind that smile of hers.

「Congratulations, Albert Laguardia. You have successfully summoned a high level spirit.」

// There are 3 levels of spirits and a ruler like in any other manga or novel. //

「Ah, its you.」 I said in surprise.

「Do you want to form a contract with me?」She asked.

「Are you fine with me?」 I asked.

「I don't see why not. Its a new experience for me after all.」 she said.

「I, Sylviane, am willing to form a contract with you.」 (Stella)

Upon my response, a cyan circle appeared beneath us. Suddenly, chains appeared from the edges of the circle and wrapped around us before dissipating.

「Now then, I shall be resting in your mana realm. Call for me when needed.」 she said before disappearing.

Turning around with a smile on my face, I returned back to my father.

「Are you okay, Albert?」 he asked with a concerned face.

「Yes, why?」 I answered.

「Normally, people cannot summon high level spirits as their first spirit.」 (Julius)

「Furthermore, that wasn't a regular wind spirit.」 (Julius)

「What do you mean?」I asked.

「Normally, wind is represented by a bright green and not cyan.」 (Julius)

「You didn't do anything, did you?」 (Julius)

I truthfully answered him. He simply ended the conversation with a "At least you're safe."

『That's really cliché. 』 said a voice in my head.

「Who are you?」 I asked but I got no response.

As we reached the Laguardia Mansion, I ran back to my room and jumped into my bed.

『It really isn't nice to forget someone you met very recently.』 said the voice in my head.

「Who are you?」 I asked again.

『Oh my, could it be that you have forgotten me already?』 said the voice whilst a cyan figure appeared before me.

『I'm sure you have a lot of questions. So, I'm here to answer them.』 (Sylviane)

「First of all, Who exactly are you?」

『Didn't that priest tell you? I am a high level spirit.』 (Sylviane)

「What element do you control?」

『Wind as you have seen and something even I have no clue of.』(Sylviane)

「Is that why your wind magic is different?」

『Probably. If you had elemental sight, you'd notice that even the color of the wind I control is different.』 (Sylviane)

『Time's up! I'll see you next time. I don't want my first contractor to die on the very same day they summoned me.』 saying that she vanished again.

I attempted to go to my desk only to collapse on the ground unconscious.

[ Sylviane ]

「So, how was it?」 said a spirit with pastel green hair that wore a white dress and had a cheerful smile on her face.

「It was whatever.」

「Come on, tell me what was your first contractor like? Did you actually manage to perform a contract with him?」 (Sylphine)

「He almost died from mana deprivation.」

「Ehhh?! Isn't that bad?」(Sylphine)

「Well that aside, this is the first time this happened. The youngest person to summon a spirit higher than a mid rank and for it to be you.... Whatever you do, don't kill him. Some spirits like me are dying to interact with humans.」(Sylphine)