Chapter 477: Beyond What You Can See
「I’m back. Oh, you’re here. 」
Soon after, Retze came home. Eh, what about Dean, when is he coming home?
「Welcome back, Retze. 」
「You’re back! 」
「I’ll just put my things away. 」
Retze greeted us, then he went up to his room.
I sneakily put the parchments under my bum. I also made some for Dean, Dinosso and Butler, but Retze will probably tell me that he doesn’t need one. Not only that, I bet my cheeks will be in danger again if he were to discover the magic circles that I made.
「Uwuwu. 」
Hauron was lying on the table, shivering every now and then.
「I thought it’s about time for him to come around. 」
「Well, I’m already over the moon and full of gratitude just being able to See spirits, but someone like the Grand Sage must’ve many considerations. 」
Chris quietly admired his cleft chin spirit.
I also let Chris use the magic circle too. His eyes went sparkly, and he was totally dazzled and beaming with joy. He probably can’t see much beyond the tiny hand on his chin from that angle, though.
He’s also curious about the other spirits, but he knows full well that he’s absolutely gonna act bonkers so he voluntarily decided to stay in the living room.
If it’s Chris, then he’d probably be able to see spirits such as the morning light spirit eventually. The『Fae’s Bough』is teeming with spirits, so if he go there he’d probably encounter spirits he can See.
Ah, but my ultimate goal is the spirit that’s attached to Dean. The magic circle is tailor made for him, after all.
「Clearly… even own spirits are way too clear…」
「Hm? Weren’t you already able to see them? 」
Or is Hauron talking about Chris and his spirit? What?
「Yes, I can See them! I See them when I ask them to do something, when I give them mana, and when I intentionally focus on them!! But if I don’t actively try to, they’re usually just wrapped in a hazy mist of light, and I can still see the world around them! But I haven’t seen stuff like Fandoll stepping on Egima this vividly before!! 」
Hauron snapped his head up like the drama queen that he is.
The spirits bound to Haulon were quite the mix. Fandoll, a radiant spirit with hair like flower petals, a small earthy dwarf-like spirit with a red cap, a pale-blue robed spirit and one that resembled a long strip of cloth, like Ittanmomen.
Ittanmomen is the one being stepped on ー so it’s called Egima, huh. Is ‘Ittanmomen’ not good enough as a name?
Well, even the spirit bound to the deputy guild master of the fortress city had been sneakily guzzling mana behind its host’s back, so it seems spirits can be pretty cheeky, or should I say they’re good at making the most of being ‘invisible’ to pull off their little stunts.
Fandoll must be doing this too because she thinks Hauron can’t See her.
Hauron collapsed on the table again.
「Oohh, so they’re opaque to you? Grand Sage is so amazing! They’re a bit translucent to me! 」
Chris showered praises on Hauron with a flair of gestures.
Looks like the degree of opacity and how clearly spirits appear varies depending on either the person’s mana capacity or the extent of their Sight. Hmm, I guess it might be worth adding a condition to the magic circle to adjust for that clarity.
Ah, but it’d be inconvenient if they completely block the view, especially in Hauron’s case since he has four spirits around him. I myself adjust how much I see depending on where I am ー such as when I’m in a city ー after all.
「Oh, come to think of it, are you not gonna fetch Khan? 」
I asked Hauron’s back.
「King Tirdonai is staying in a certain place in the Central Plains. In order to establish his kingdom, he needs to ascertain important things… 」
「Oohh, so he’s more active when it’s warm, huh. 」
He won’t budge at all from his spot in front of the fireplace when it’s cold.
「You somehow manage to make everything feel so down-to-earth. 」
Retze quipped as he walked into the living room.
「You’re just imagining things. Good work today. 」
「You’ve worked hard, how was your job? 」
「So-so ー Hauron looks more exhausted than me. 」
Retze glanced at Hauron who was clinging on to the table.
「So, what’s up? 」
He sat down.
「I simply allowed Chris a glimpse of the spirits. 」
「It’s really easy to spot when you’re doing something shady, huh. 」
Retze narrowed his eyes at me.
Tsk. Formal speech, must be formal speech, huh. But I can’t help it…!
「Chris is also shooting you glances, trying to ask through his eyes whether it’s okay to talk about it. 」
「Eh?」
I turned to Chris, and our eyes met.
「Uwuwu. So simple and carefree, yet somehow you still manage to get under my skin… 」
Hauron muttered, slowly dragging himself upright.
Uhm, your hair’s a mess, by the way.
「Bring Valmour…Dinosso and Noth here! No way I’m gonna deal with this alone!! 」
「O-Ou? 」
Hauron desperately grabbed Retze’s cuff.
Dinosso told Hauron to call him by name as that’s what he prefers, but sometimes, Hauron slips up and Valmour’s name comes up. Noth isn’t comfortable with the Shadow Wolf name, so Hauron calls him Noth. It’s a hassle having so many names, and it might also attract unwanted attention particularly since they’re famous, right.
Oh, by the way, Hauron’s other personality, Rin Rin, was also casually made up back when he wanted to test Spirit Language on me. That rigid person was already stuck in my mind as ‘Teacher Rin Rin’, so it’d be impossible to change that now.
By the way, I met Teacher Rin Rin a few times more after that. It’s just that he’d soon switch to Hauron, so I hadn’t spoken to him that much.
「Hurry up, before Dean returns… 」
Hauron listlessly ordered.
「Oh, he collapsed again. 」
「What the heck did you do, huh… 」
I only let Hauron see Chris’s spirit. That’s all, I promise.
「I’m actually pretty happy about it! 」
Chris immediately followed up.
And so, light-footed Retze was sent to call the two people requested. Looks like Hauron’s the type to actively drag people in!
「What’s up? Heard you’re planning to drag us into something crazy? 」
「It appears that Retze-sama has not fully grasped the details as of the moment. What matter might it be? 」
And so, two guys showed up, being successfully and actively pulled in.
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