[I can't believe I can take down a high-level monster! This is wonderful High Sage!]
Fifty-three applauded even the test ended. He was the happiest person in our group.
After this it looked like he had to write a report, so he asked me many things. I didn't know about Yin-Yang[1] he talked about I thought I couldn't help.
[It's the new way to conquer the test. Congratulation. You can use this information to discount your service charge. Thank you for helping us to increase the data of Grey Forest.]
How was I paid on this round?
[I don't know. You have to ask Nine.]
I wished it wasn't expensive because I used only support magic and straight magic. I couldn't think about the weird magic like Fire Magic that could kill the phoenix.
While I stood my crossed one's arm and frowned. The spirit spoke to us.
"Come with me. I'll guide you to my residence."
We followed her to behind the waterfall. It was a different place, a large area surrounded by the mountain. All trees were arranged in a good position. We walked through a flower garden arranged by grey shade. Everything in here was a grey shade too. Finally, we came to the largest tree.
The spirit sat in a large hole in the tree. She had a human face that I couldn't describe but her hairstyle was so unique, a curly long hair that divided into the white color side and black color side. Her dress was simple but the sense of holy power from God.
"High Sage first. I can wait."
Gilda stepped back. I nodded and told Fifty-three to create a Soundproof Barrier to cover me and the spirit.
[Soundproof Barrier is 1,000 coins. You have 7,500 coins left.]
"Your cheat! Let's we hear too."
"Please High Sage. I want to hear too. I'll be a good kid. Let's us go inside."
"Stop! As I told you, you can't disturb him!"
Riche blocked them not to hit on the Barrier's wall. The spirit looked at the transparent dome with surprise.
"This was high level… Don't you want angels to hear our conversation?"
I nodded.
"First… I apologize for my action. I shouldn't contact you by the magic flow."
She shook her head with a smile,
"That is indeed a cheat way, but I'm really excited. All people who come here are adventurers, they're my entertainment. The way their fight or their magic is good, even spirits can't stop praising their idea. And you're the best in ten years, High Sage. Beyond all of the magicians. You answered my test completely. I'm so please."
I lowed my head a bit, "I like your test too."
"So, what do you want to ask me?"
I used a serious voice and talked carefully.
"Spirit of Borderland, I want to know about Time Magic. Please tell me how to go back to the past."
My private research and my goal. NUMBERS couldn't do for me, but I didn't give up.
The spirit was silent for a while.
"High Sage, How much you know about Time Magic?"
"Just a little."
Time Magic was the magic that could reverse the time of spell things. It could reverse Fire to nothing, return Tree from Plant Magic to the ground, and disappear curse.
"But it can't reverse real-time. The reality timeline and magic timeline are separate."
When I finished, the spirit closed her eyes.
"Good, then you have to know this. To reverse the real-time is forbidden. It's magic in God's Borderland. You want to be enemy of god?"
I shook my head,
"That's why I come to you. You're thousands of years spirit. You hold the secret to combining two elements. If it's you, you may know how to connect the present and the past."
I might get my magic back with this information. She stayed still before opening her eyes.
"I'm sorry, I don't know. It hasn't any record of real-time magic. Even you found the missing Time Spirit… he can't answer you. Tell me one thing, High Sage of Knowledge Tower. You have the power to create a wonderful future, why do you look to the past?"
"My future is in the past."
"…What's do you mean?" She frowned but I could tell her at this point.
"Thank you for your advice."
I greeted her and told Fifty-three canceled barrier and walked out. I was so tired I didn't want to involve with God. If I couldn't go back to the past, I had to use another way, but I couldn't find it yet.
Fifty-three, I wanted a chair.
[Y… Yes sir!]
I sat on a small chair from the tent set. Three disciples saw my action, they ran to me.
"If you have anything I can help with, I'll do it!"
"What do you talk with the spirit!? Do you get some power!?"
"High Sage, please tell us. I want to know too."
Altrez and Mazkhar clung to my shoulder while Riche tried to pull them off. The spirit laughed from what she saw.
"Unfortunate your price and treasure are disappeared by your attack, but you have the blessing left. Stay silent, I'll give it to you all."
She flew from the hole to Altrez and Mazkhar. In that time, she laid hand on them, her eye opened so wide.
"You… You're disgusting. Get out of my place."
Mazkhar stomped his feet on the ground immediately.
"I'll eat you, old bag…"
He released his killing intent so high. Gilda grabbed her sword by nature. The spirit too, her pressure wasn't losing him.
"Be quiet. Because you come with him, you're still alive. small fly."
"What did you call me!!!"
"Maz!"
Altrez grabbed his arm. Mazkhar looked at him when he saw his friend shake his head, he grinned and was silent.
Why was the disgusting thing? I had new information about mystery kids.
The spirit turned away from them and flew to me. I speedy stood up from the chair. The beautiful hand touched my head with a gentle feeling. It didn't look like the part of the contract.
Then she stopped.
"Your magic flow rejects me… I never see anything like this. I can't make a contract with you."
I thought I knew the reason…
[I won't allow another contract.]
That was Nine. He came back!
But his voice seemed so angry.
[First is Woodstick then a two-tone thing. You already have me. Please don't cheat on me.]
What did he eat, why he was so angry?! Nine was the one who blocked the spirit power.
"Why can't I connect with you?"
The spirit rubbed my head so hard. I showed a little smile and told,
"My magic flow isn't in a good state maybe it was from some research… It's ok. You don't need to give the blessing to me."
"An abnormal state?! Does it is a curse? Can you heal it?!" Riche grabbed her hands strongly and looked at me.
"Just a little time it'll become normal. Don't worry."
She relieved. At the same time, the spirit sighed and shook her head.
"If you come again, I'll give the blessing to you which special case… Next, the little girl who filled with Light Element."
She flew from me to Riche. She pointed her hand over Riche's head, suddenly the magic circle appeared.
"By the name of the Spirit of Borderland. I'll make a contract with you. The Light and the Dark. The good and the evil. The success and the failure. Learn about these two sides and stand strong. With my power, I'll take you across of your pains. Use it with the creative way."
Riche's body glowed. When the light disappeared, the contract was successful. Riche confused and speedily low her head to the spirit.
"Thank you very much, but… I can't use Dark Magic. I don't know what I should do."
"It'll be useful someday. Beautiful little Sage."
"T… Thank you very much!"
Riche lowed her head again. From her exciting action, maybe this was the first time for her to meet the spirit.
The spirit flew to the last, Gilda.
"I… I can't make a contract with you."
Again!? I didn't know why this member group was so troublesome. The spirit frowned and shook head before told,
"No… I shouldn't give the blessing to you. You're Arrondo, right?"
"Yes. My name is Gilda Arrondo."
Gilda started a conversation with her.
Arrondo was the people who abandoned the route of magic and trained body and mind. The power that was transferred by the bloodline made Arrondo have low MP. Even they could use Magic Tools but they didn't suit to be a magician. Using magic wasn't the way of Arrondo. It was information I knew from their conversation.
Then why did Gilda come here?
I got answered immediately.
"Spirit of Borderland, who blends the two things together. I come to borrow your power. Please help me."
"You don't want the power for yourself then what do you want?"
"I want you to blend me to the sword. I want to become a sword."
What?
"If I can't be Swordmand from Arrondo as a human, I want to be a sword. I want to be the sword for my clan."
No matter how she strong was, a woman couldn't receive that title.
The spirited sadly looked at her,
"Stop walking and give up on life. You know this right, Arrondo's girl. Merging life with others is the magic from God's Borderland. Why you… Is this a group of an enemy of god?!"
I shook my head. I didn't know about this.
"There is no spirit or person who can do your wish. I suggest you give up. The borderland of God is too dangerous. Even you're a success, you'll eliminate by Angel."
"It's not the real deal." Gilda strong answered,
"It's just one mountain I have to climb."
"…You walk on the despair road."
The spirit told things I thought about.
Gilda bowed to her. Their conversation was ended. It was nothing the spirit could give to us, so we decided to leave.
"I'll send you out with Transport Magic. Tell me when you're done." The spirit told us.
"There is one group I put them to sleep in the protection. Could you bring them out?"
"It's simple… Done."
I bowed as the thank. I trusted the spirit's word so it didn't need to prove.
How did we do when we came out… If Riche didn't have Magic Pass to Paleona, we had to walk to the closest town and buy it. I felt so tired I thought about the cause that make things complex than usual.
That kid walked to me.
"High Sage, you don't have business with this place, right? You don't need to come again, right?"
I felt creepy by Mazkhar's eye.
"…Yes."
"Then the spirit doesn't need anymore, right?"
"…What?"
Before I realized, Mazkhar and Altrez held hand and jumped to the spirit.
"You!! The disgusting!! Get out of me!!"
She tried to escape from unusual strong kids' arms. They licked their lips.
"How much your power we can get?"
"What is your taste?"
""We won't leave any trace.""
"Stop!!!"
I ran to them, but I was put away by the strong pressure wind.
The spirit released enormous power. The powerful wind flowed around her, and her magic power was like an unstoppable fire. It made Mazkhar and Altrez's bodies burned but they didn't release their hands.
At that time, the strong spirit power was decreased and went to kids' bodies.
"…Impossible."
Forced to absorb the MP… this wasn't the thing humans can do but these two kids were truly robbing the spirit's power. Her power decreased so fast like eaten by greedily one. If it was still happening…
The Grey Forest would lose the guardian.
[1]Yin-Yang = Chinese philosophy.