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Episode 10. It’s ending on your side anyway.

The girl with blue eyes blinked and spoke.

“Uh… That’s not true, is it?”

Approaching Andrian in no time, the girl leaned her face close to his.

“It’s similar to Yerni, but quite different…”

The girl widened her eyes and asked.

“Who are you?”

Taken aback by the sudden appearance of the girl, Andrian stepped back and said.

“I’m Andrian Verdo. If you’re Yerni, then I’m the head of the Verdo family.”

Upon hearing Andrian’s words, the girl blinked her eyes three times and opened her mouth wide.

“Hehe~ So you’re Yerni’s descendant. Do you know Yerni?”

“A little…?”

No, should I say I hardly know anything?

Other than being an invited head of a family and someone who can travel between dimensions, I didn’t know anything.

“It’s similar to Yerni, and I know Yerni too…”

Muttering to herself while contemplating, the girl suddenly burst into a wide smile as if she had made up her mind.

That smile was as refreshing and clear as cool running water.

“Yeah! Great! Let’s make a contract!”

“…With you?”

All of a sudden?

Surprised, Andrian blinked his eyes, and the girl tilted her head slightly.

“That’s strange. Everyone seemed happy when they made a contract with me.”

Well, yeah. Since I’m a spirit, there shouldn’t be anyone who dislikes me.

But the feeling and knowing Yerni…

“No way… Could she be a Spirit Queen?”

Thinking to himself, Andrian laughed as if he found it absurd.

“Oh well. The Spirit King wouldn’t appear so easily…”

Besides, my affinity with others is terrible.

At that moment, the girl swiftly moved around Andrian as if sliding on water and shouted.

“We don’t have time! Even stopping for a moment is too long! Are you going to make a contract? Say it!”

In response to the girl’s urgent words, Andrian nodded his head and answered.

“Yes. Let’s make a contract.”

There was no reason not to make a contract.

It would be better than having nothing, no matter what kind of spirit she became.

To be precise, he should at least show gratitude for coming.

Upon hearing those words, the girl burst into a bright and joyful laughter.

Then, a stream of water surged around her.

Although the water touched his body, strangely, it didn’t feel cold or give any sensation.

Continuing, the girl’s eyes shone transparently, and she slowly opened her mouth.

“Before returning to water, one must meet the person tied by fate.”

The girl smiled sweetly at Andrian.

“The name of that person is Andrian Berdo.”

Approaching slowly, the girl placed her lips on Andrian’s forehead.

Then a blue droplet formed and seeped into his forehead.

“Now, give me a new name.”

Andrian gazed silently at the girl’s clear blue eyes.

“A name, huh…”

After a moment of contemplation, Andrian spoke.

“…Sua.”

It meant “child of water.”

Sua, who had acquired a new name, repeated it happily.

“Sua… Sua…”

Following that, the girl’s expression brightened.

“I really like this name!”

Subsequently, a stream of water wrapped around Sua’s body.

“The contract is complete!”

As soon as a cute laughter, like the trembling of dewdrops, was heard, the mist-like magic vanished completely.

At that moment, a sharp voice pierced their ears.

“Hey! Are you not going to answer?”

Joshua came running, stomping his feet, with increasing speed.

Behind him, the boys were cowering.

Andrian felt someone roughly grab his collar.

Seeing Joshua, Sua furrowed her brow.

Because they had made a contract, she could be present around Andrian.

“But it won’t be visible to others.”

Thinking that way, Sua swiftly circled around Joshua and spoke.

“Why does that human treat Andrian like this?”

Her cold gaze seemed to say, “Can I kill him?”

“Well, it’s not that extreme.”

Besides, he would explode soon enough anyway.

Just then, Joshua shook Andrian by the collar and shouted.

“Hey, brat! Aren’t you going to answer?!”

In response, Andrian lazily replied.

“Oh, right. You were here?”

“You…were here…?”

Provoked by Andrian’s taunt, Joshua turned his face away, his cheeks as red as his hair.

“Is he crazy?!”

As he tried to swing his fist forcefully, someone tightly grabbed it.

“Stop it. It was your fault in the first place.”

It was Isaac.

Although Joshua tried to release Andrew’s grip on his neck and exerted force, it was difficult to escape from Isaac’s hand.

“Damn it!”

A magic apprentice who didn’t require physical effort couldn’t surpass the strength of a knight apprentice from the beginning.

“Hey! Aren’t you letting go of this?”

“I cannot let go.”

“You can’t let go? Do you want your arm to be severed?! Who do you think you’re holding?”

“I don’t know about that. If I let go of him, won’t you hit this person again?”

“That’s none of your business!”

As Isaac and Joshua’s voices grew louder, footsteps could be heard from afar.

“They’ve finally arrived.”

Following that, adults emerged from the dense forest.

“Oh… From Duke Andrian to Duke Bass, Duke Pfeiffer, and even the Emperor and Empress.”

Fortunately, Rubia wasn’t among them yet.

“What is going on here!”

Isaac, Joshua, and the other children were startled by the Emperor’s appearance.

Each child’s parents rushed over with worried expressions to check if their children were hurt.

And Duke Berdo also approached with a surprised expression and examined Andrew.

“Andrian! Are you okay?”

Following Duke Berdo, the Duchess also approached with a worried look.

“My dear, are you hurt anywhere?”

“Oh, no. I’m fine.”

“I felt a strong mana wave earlier. What on earth happened…”

However, before Duke Berdo could finish speaking, a man with red hair and yellow eyes approached with heavy steps and slapped Isaac’s hand.

Joshua, freed from Isaac’s grasp, quickly hid behind the man.

“So, you were the one holding onto my son’s arm.”

He was Duke Pfeiffer.

He looked at Isaac with a disgusted expression, as if he were looking at a bug.

“Duke Pfeiffer was said to be a staunch believer in bloodline supremacy.”

The description that commoners were treated as less than human turned out to be true.

However, Isaac responded with a firm expression.

“But…”

“Did I ever give you permission to speak?”

Duke Pfeiffer directed his stored magical power towards Isaac,

As someone who had reached the 6th circle, the force was formidable.

With a pale expression, Izak stepped back slightly from the force piercing his body. But then, at that moment, “What are you doing to our son? Duke Perriew.” A man with blond hair similar to Izak’s and light brown eyes approached and stopped between Duke Perriew and Izak. He was the sword master of this empire and the head of the Vas family, Izak’s adoptive father. As their momentum clashed, sparks flew. “You must be Viscount Vas?” Duke Perriew replied firmly to Viscount Vas’ words. “As a father, I should naturally protect my son if he is in danger.” “Father…” Duke Perriew’s face subtly revealed a smirk. “Didn’t they teach you how a noble should behave towards an adopted commoner subject? As a father.” In response to Duke Perriew’s words, Viscount Vas’ expression sharpened. “Are you suggesting that Viscount Vas has been insulted?” As their momentum grew sharper, Duke Berdo pushed the Duchess and Andrian back. He was worried that they might get hurt by the momentum. Andrian couldn’t take his eyes off the tremendous energy emanating from the side. It felt like his body would be torn apart if he got in between them. Then, Suah, who was standing next to them, shouted with sparkling eyes. “Suah! Suah, I know what that is! It’s a fight that humans have!” Then Suah screamed, “Suah read it! The love story of two dukes fighting over a beautiful woman!” … Huh? “But where is the beautiful woman?” Suah’s bewildering words almost made Andrian burst out laughing. Suah seemed to think that a “fight” was something done to win a woman. “It’s a fight for sure, but not that kind of feeling.” “Then? Why do they fight?” “Um… for pride?” When Suah blinked and asked, Andrian awkwardly smiled. How should he explain this and where? “The feeling that I think I’m better? Something like that.” “What’s that?” Suah nodded her head, blinking her eyes. “To protect something so insignificant… Humans are truly fascinating!” Suah nodded repeatedly.

As the situation grew increasingly serious, the emperor stepped forward.

“Both of you, stop. Isn’t it embarrassing in front of others?”

In response to the emperor’s words, Duke Bas quickly regained his composure.

Following suit, Duke Pferiu also concealed his strength.

“Well then. Let’s hear about this situation.”

The emperor’s gaze fell directly on Andrian.

“Andrian, can you tell us?”

Simultaneously, all the nobles’ eyes turned towards Andrian.

“I understand.”

At that moment, Joshua glared at Andrian.

Perhaps it was because his father and the empress had arrived that he appeared much more confident than before.

Seeing Andrian’s demeanor, he quietly chuckled to himself.

“Yes, feel free to relax.”

After all, it will end up in your favor anyway.

The corners of Andrian’s mouth subtly lifted.