Mystic Beasts that were successfully summoned by Saints or Saint candidates had become established a close relationship with their own existence, so as long as they wished to, they could keep their summoned Mystic Beasts into their bodies.
I saw Sistiamika report some things to an officer from the Saint Institute for a while after keeping her Infernal Beetle before returning to me.
That girl's face was full of smiles when I saw her.
"How does it feel?" I asked.
Sistiamika smiled with the widest and most beautiful smile she had ever shown when she replied.
"It feels amazing!"
I breathed a sigh of relief seeing her so happy.
Then, I walked forward to the middle of the field.
"Wait for me, Sisti. I'll finish it quickly~!"
I waved at Sistiamika who was standing behind.
After confirming that Sistiamika nodded at me, I took out the special chalk that the Saint Institute officer gave me and started drawing a magic circle.
A few minutes later, despite a few mistakes and a little difficulty, I finally completed my magic circle.
After completing my magic circle, I suddenly remembered that this ring I couldn't remove from my finger.
"Ah, what should I do..."
I hesitated, but at that moment, as if detecting the existence of a magic circle, the ring itself began to glow faintly.
I vaguely felt that I would somehow succeed in summoning my Mystic Beast even if I didn't take off this ring and put it in the middle of the magic circle first.
While stretching out my left hand towards the magic circle, I began to cast a spell to start the summoning process.
"You, the former one..."
However, for some reason, I felt that the spell I had cast was wrong.
My lips moved before I even knew it.
"You, the one who will later hold an important position in the face of fate. You, a being whose destiny is very close to destruction and evil. Here, I, call you to serve me. Born before me. Eloavete!"
The magic circle exploded with a light that was several times greater than what had happened at the time of the other Saint candidates before.
Powerful particles of light flowed in the center of the halo of the ring that was tightly attached to my finger.
These particles of light began to form a faint silhouette.
However, strangely, the silhouette seemed to resemble a human...?
Everyone was stunned to see the huge phenomenon that was happening, but they were even more shocked when the silhouette formed by the summoning I made turned out to be starting to form a human-like silhouette!
No, actually, I was also surprised!
Really, what did I do before?
How did I know that strange spell?
The final part of the summoning spell was supposed to be Evoajohl, but why did I say Eloavete instead?
My mind was completely chaotic, but what happened had already happened.
Then, in front of my, Sistiamika, the other Saint candidates, and the officers of the Saint Institute's shocked gazes, a 1.85 meter tall man appeared in front of me.
His black hair flowed quietly until it reached his waist.
His burly yet slender body is so beautiful and perfect... No, but, he was naked!
I quickly covered both of my eyes with my hands when I almost saw what was under the waist of this handsome man.
But, as expected, I was quite curious...
""Ahhh!!""
The field quickly became noisy by the sound of girls screaming.
Most of them came from other Saint candidates.
I couldn't see their expressions right now, but I could imagine their reactions easily.
After all, even I was shocked by this man's appearance.
However, the man's indigestion did not last long.
Soon, a black mist enveloped the man's body and formed an outfit that looked cool and elegant.
When I hesitantly opened the palm that covered my eyes, I saw that the man had finally opened his eyelids.
He looked at me, then looked around.
"Where is this?"
The man supported his chin with his right hand, then put his gaze on me.
"Eh... Um..."
I was confused as to how I should react!
Should I act as an experienced mage who manages to summon a demon, or a weak beautiful princess who is in trouble and summons a hero to save her?
Really, I'm confused!
While my mind was still in chaos, the man narrowed his eyes at me.
"It seems like you're the one who called me."
A smile appeared on the man's handsome face.
His obsidian eyes began to glow with a purple light.
"I don't have any memories, but I know that I should only be called to bring death. Who do you want to kill, Summoner?"
Really, what should I do!!
In front of this strange man, I could only shout for help to anyone who might be able to help me in this situation.
***
-A few moments later.
The officers from the Saint Institute took me into an empty room that only had one table and two sofas.
Me and the man I summoned sat on one side while the two important-looking people sat on the other side.
A middle-aged woman in a neat uniform lifted the glasses on her face before speaking up.
"Nice to meet you, Miss Rona. I am the deputy of the Saint Institute's main council, Sarinah Tiarasandra."
The woman named Sarinah Tiarasandra smiled softly at me who was nervous.
"Is it true that this man is what the Saint candidate calls a Mystic Beast?"
Ugh. As expected. I was interrogated!
Well, I guess that's natural because of what this strange man said earlier.
However, what should I say? Should I start telling everything from what happened in the Setan Market and how I exchanged the Fragment of White Tiger for this ring?
While I nervously tried to find the right words to say, the man answered Sarinah's question instead.
"Disrespectful! I am Lord. I'm not a Mystic Beast or anything you weaklings are talking about."
Damn, what is this guy actually talking about! Lord? Who cares about that!
When I was just about to apologize for the man's rude words, Sarinah instead focused on the man's words.
"Lord? Sorry, but, can I ask who you really are?"
Sarinah and the important-looking middle-aged man beside her put their attention on the man.
"I am Lord. Nothing more, and nothing less."
However, the man only replied like that indifferently.
Sh*t, other than your handsome face, you don't seem to have anything else huh, Mister Lord! What if they are angry?
Nervously, I spoke up.
"U-Um! I apologize for what my Mystic Beast said. He should be a unique type among other Mystic Beasts. Please don't take his words too seriously..."
"Summoner! I'm not an—"
The man wanted to interrupt my words, but I quickly stuffed his mouth with a tissue.
After that, I took over the conversation.
Instead of telling the real story, I slightly changed the backstory of this Ring I got.
I told them how at night when I was camping at the Setan Market, I woke up in the middle of the night only to find a Ring stuck to my left ring finger.
To add to the wild element, I even added to the mystery by saying that I also heard the sound of footsteps moving away from where we were camping that night.
When Sarinah asked me if I saw the identity of the person who gave me this ring, I told them that I was too scared for me to dare to walk out that night.
With this, I didn't change too much of the truth, but I still avoided the direction of speculation that they would make later so as not to lead to me.
I've read too many Novels where the main character suffers from being special, so I have to avoid that!
"This thin white thing, hm, this is fragrant..."
With that, after some further examinations, 'Lord' and I were finally allowed to return to the house where I was staying with the other Saint candidates.
I apologized to Sistiamika for making her wait for a long time.