170 Heroic Spiri (2/2)

”You can now be considered as… a medium-level, low-ranking Spirit-branded Retainer.” Natsuya made her judgement after observing his condition.

”The same as Shuho-san?” Seiji glanced at the red-haired girl, Hitaka, who was watching them quietly.

He recalled that Hitaka and Rana were both medium-level, low-ranking Spirit-branded Retainers.

”Yes, this is already an incredible achievement. Your Spiritual Abilities are still considered rather lacking, and I haven't I given you a large portion of my Spiritual Power as support. You were actually able to reach Hitaka and Rana’s level instantly, which is plenty of evidence for how strong your summoned spirit truly is.

”But I can also tell that your heroic spirit… doesn’t seem complete, or perhaps he’s currently in a weakened state.”

”This Yin-Yang Master-sama is correct,” said the voice in Seiji's mind. ”I have indeed been weakened. I feel like I’m missing many parts of myself, and I can’t even remember my name.”

”He said that you’re correct about his weakened condition, and that he can’t even remember his real name. He only remembers that he used to be called Light-chan, and he also said I could call him that.”

”Light-chan… a heroic spirit with the word for ‘Light’ in his name? Or perhaps this is his nickname?” Natsuya considered the information carefully.

”He also remembers that he was searching for a certain demon… one that particularly enjoyed harming girls,” Seiji continued.

”A demon that particularly enjoyed harming girls… and this heroic spirit has ‘Light’ in his name… Could he be!?” Natsuya's eyes suddenly widened in shock.

Could this heroic spirit be that spirit?

Were there any other possibilities?

Yes, one of that person’s subordinates also had the word for ‘Light’ in his name.

But if this spirit was that subordinate, it was an unbelievably high-level spirit! And if this spirit was who she thought he was, then this spirit was…

Natsuya already had the feeling of randomly winning the lottery without knowing what was going on. Now, she felt as if she had won the lottery and the mother of all grand prizes!

'Heavens, how did something like this happen!?'

She was simply performing a temporary Spirit-branded Retainer contract ceremony and using the simplest, lowest-cost spell to summon any random spirit, so a normal demonic spirit should have appeared.

But a heroic spirit appeared instead!

And even among heroic spirits, this one was at the very top!!

This wasn’t even at the level of a happy surprise—it was complete shock! It was as if she had went to a restaurant and asked for a waiter, but instead a world-class idol handed her a menu. That was how shocked she was!!

Natsuya was too stunned to know what was going on anymore.

She was even a little frightened because she couldn’t comprehend the situation.

”President, what’s the matter?” the boy asked in a confused voice.

Natsuya instantly returned to her senses.

'That’s right—Haruta-kun… Seiji Haruta!'

No matter how much she thought about it, the problem couldn’t possibly have been with her, so he was the only explanation.

The miracle-creating boy… who had created miracles more than once.

Because he was the vessel, she was able to summon this heroic spirit… that had to be the explanation!

Natsuya instinctively made that conclusion.

Even though it was still rather mysterious to her and she didn’t understand it, she was certain that the heroic spirit had bonded with him due to his uniqueness.

Even if this heroic spirit wasn’t in a complete state, it was still…

By the way, this heroic spirit and his ancestor—the strongest one—were from the same generation, and legend had it that they'd worked together before…

Various thoughts flashed through the president’s mind.

”Haruta-kun…” She finally opened her mouth again. ”I have a guess as to the identity of your heroic spirit.”

”Oh? Who is it?” Seiji asked curiously.

”Although I can’t be one hundred percent certain, I'm at least eighty or ninety percent sure of his identity. If he’s really who I think he is, then this is no longer at the level of simply shocking.”

To Natsuya, this matter was as shocking as thunder striking on a clear day.

”It’s even worth the effort for me to make a new battle plan with this spirit’s identity as the foundation,” Natsuya said in a serious tone, focusing on Seiji’s face. ”This new battle strategy will have you as my main fighting force! Another way to say it is that you shall become my ace.”

”What?” Seiji was the one shocked this time.

‘Ace!? Hey, hey, wasn't I was supposed to be a bystander!?’

”I know that this is really asking a lot of you, but your strength… your heroic spirit’s strength is so strong that it’s worth me doing all this! Of course, you have the right to decide. If you’re willing to accept, I’ll prepare this new battle plan. If not, it’s okay to forget I ever brought it up.”

‘What do you think?’ Natsuya’s inquired with her eyes.

Just as Seiji was deliberating over his response, ”Light-chan” spoke up again in his mind.