Chapter 62：The Trace of the Third Orb (2/2)

Just from how the crowd parted to let her pass, looks like her identity isn't that simple.

”We were about to go to your place. Uncle Harlan told me to take you with us. But it looks like there's something happening, the city was this bustling.”

Yumiko asked the excited girl she called Jayna. They hugged each other as if they haven't seen each other for a long time.

”It's my father. He announced a competition among Natal Spirits and Fused Spirits”

Jayna pouted as she answered Yumiko.

”Hmm? What kind of competition?”

”He wants me to search for a potential spirit-pair.”

Jayna grumbled. She said it in a low voice to not be heard by the other Spirit Race around us.

”Spirit-pair? You're still young for it, right?”

Yumiko's eyes then traveled down to Jayna's bulging chest that was not a trait of a young one. She unconsciously compared hers and determined how she lost by gulping down her own saliva.

Since my attention was on them, that didn't escape my notice. This Yumiko, she can be playful as well.

”Well, it's because of you, Yumiko.”

Then she explained how her father predicted that Yumiko will once again take his daughter on a dangerous mission. So upon hearing the news of her arrival in this world, he immediately set up a competition to look for potential spirit-pair for her. Ah. Spirit-pair is what they called their couples here.

But for him to choose from a lower-tier when his daughter is already a Transformed Spirit, what is he thinking?

”He wanted to mentor the winner by himself so he could grow to be perfect for me.”

Ah. A doting father but to decide it on a whim, it's not good, right?

”There's no mention about becoming your spirit-pair here.”

Yumiko said, on her hand was a flyer which she picked up from the ground. It announces the competition that will be held tomorrow but the Prize for winning it is his tutelage as well as an Unidentified Stone or rather…

An orb, there's no mistaking it when I already have two… The third one! To encounter it again this early. It looks like I will always be drawn to it.

”Of course! I rejected his idea at once! So he changed it but he took my Stone instead.”

Jayna exclaimed.

So there's no more spirit-pair reward, right? But that stone or rather that Orb belongs to her? So, is she the main character of this world? And how strong is her father, really? Is he among the Council of Twenty?

”Ah. That convenient stone you always use to prank someone.”

Yumiko also knew about that stone, but they don't know the real use for it. Using it for a prank? I wonder what kind of Orb was it.

”Yes! That stone! Now I couldn't enjoy pranking someone anymore.”

Yumiko spent a few minutes to calm her down before she asked her to ride with us to go to their place.

The upset Jayna then followed us to our carriage.

Only then did she notice me.

”Ah. I forgot to introduce you two. Daisuke-kun, this is Jayna, a Noble Spirit's daughter. Jayna, this is Daisuke. A companion of mine. He came from the same world as me.”

At first, Jayna didn't have much of a reaction when Yumiko introduced her to me but when Yumiko mentioned about me being from the same world as her, Jayna's eyes lit up and sparkled as if she found something that took her interest.

”Really?! I thought only you can go here. Can he also call upon higher Spirits?”

Jayna turned to Yumiko and asked the same question as the elderly Spirit Race we first met in that shrine.

They're all fascinated about Yumiko's ability but sadly I don't have it.