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However, Henry already knew I could use Mana, given that I had healed Howard.

What surprised me was that Beako also seemed to know. I’d heard that the Croque family was one of the three big families of Amukham, so her father might have told her about it.

Regardless, that didn’t matter now, and I decided to place my hand on the Five Spirit Board. I then poured Mana into it—similar to the way I would channel Chi into my palm—and it lit up entirely.

Not just one or two points like usual, but the entire board glowed, and pillars of light shot up from it.

Henry’s expression showed genuine surprise.

(And here I only poured a portion of it.)

Henry quickly regained his composure, nodding in agreement. However, the other kids around us froze, their eyes wide with shock.

(Did I do something I shouldn’t have?)

Without missing a beat, Henry asked me which spirit I planned to contract with. He explained that I could contract with all spirits but suggested that I start with the attribute I wanted most. After a moment of thought, I chose Water as my first contract.

It was during my time in the forest that I’d been reminded of just how important water was. I’d spend most of my time next to the water, so I was scared to imagine what would’ve happened if I hadn’t stumbled upon the river when I’d first gotten here. With that in mind, I decided to express my gratitude to Water by signing my first contract with it.

The five primary attributes were wind/green, fire/red, earth/yellow, water/blue, and null/white.

(So the five-element trope. How cheesy would it be if we suddenly added Light and Darkness to this?!)

The Contract Ceremony began right away. On top of the Five Spirit Board I had just used, a transparent case—made of what appeared to be glass or acrylic—was placed. The case had five square corners framed by metal. I placed my right palm on top of it as instructed.

Inside the case floated a glowing blue orb of light, which I was told was the medium embodying the spirit of the water attribute.

As soon as my hand made contact, the case emitted a faint glow. Henry began chanting something that sounded like a prayer. The pentagram on the Five Spirit Board and the metallic edges of the case glowed softly, and I felt a gentle warmth spread through my palm. After a few moments, the glow faded, and Henry announced, “The ceremony is over!”

He explained that my etheric body was now connected to the water spirit.

However, this connection alone wasn’t enough to use Magic. A method was still needed to communicate with the spirits and convey commands—whether through spells, incantations, or some other technique.

Henry then smiled and said, “Well, let’s try it out,” before handing me a slender object resembling a baton. It turned out to be a practice Wand.

(Oh! It’s just like the ones in Harry Potter!)

The practice wand I received had a small Magic Orb attached to it. This orb served as a medium, channeling Mana through it to contact the spirits. I learned that these Magic Orbs were standard on more advanced wands and were considered essential tools for anyone working with Magic. Henry explained that, in some cases, weapons like swords could be enhanced to function as magical mediums by incorporating rare metals with high magical properties. However, they were less effective compared to Magic Orbs.

As he shared these details, we were led to an outdoor area for magic practice.

The place resembled an archery range. About 20 meters ahead, there was a straw-like object set up as a target.

“This is where we practice and test Fire Magic. The targets are designed to be extremely durable, so they won’t break easily,” Corin explained to me.

Henry, however, gently reassured me, “It is indeed so. But that only takes into account the strength of a child.”

(Of course, it’s going to be fine. I’m not going to do anything dangerous!)

The chant I was taught turned out to be quite a simple one. It went like this.

“Contractor Susie Cloud makes a request. O Guardian of the Waters, answer my plea and bestow upon me your power.”

We had to be very specific about who we were asking and what we were asking for.

The chants themselves were simple, but applying the Mana is what took a toll on me. I carefully tried to thread the magic, focusing on it as if I were threading a needle through a tiny hole.

Suddenly, a mass of water the size of a small car appeared floating in front of me.

(Huh? What do I do now?!) Looking back, I could see Henry nodding in admiration, while Mia, Corin, and Beako stood with their mouths agape.

(This is not okay! The girls will think I’m weird now!)

I had been informed that the results would not be impressive until a correct protocol had been established to choose which spirit I would connect with, what I would ask of it, and what our relationship would be.

Given that I’d be learning more in the future, and that what I was doing was nothing more than a trial run, I’d been told that I’d only manage to summon something the size of a few ping-pong balls at best.

“Just how much Mana do you have?!” Beako said, surprised.

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“Just today I’ve managed to learn just how far from ordinary you are. The rumors don’t even do you justice.”
“What?! This… all… big… misunderstanding… I… think!”
“You think?”

The first day of school was now over, and I was chatting with everyone outside the school building like we were at some gossip gathering.

“I’ve never seen someone suddenly manifest such a massive amount of water.”
“It’s not fair that I’m the only one excluded! Su! Hurry up and come train with us!”
“Dana, I think it’d do you well to try and meditate from time to time.”
“I’m no good at that kind of thing. My butt gets restless when I’m sitting still!”
“Irvine said the same thing!”
“Warriors… keep up focus… important.”
“What?! My father says the same thing!”
“You do fall asleep almost immediately, Dana.”

As we talked, I suddenly felt a presence approaching me from behind.

(What is he after now?)

I could tell that the one approaching me was Stephan. However, it was just a simple child’s prank, so I decided to let him do as he pleased. As I waited, my skirt was suddenly lifted from behind, revealing my petite bottom to the rest of the world.

(No! My cute bottom!)

“Hyaa!”

Having my bottom exposed where I couldn’t see was indeed a shocking experience, so I couldn’t help but let out a strange noise.

(But what’s this? Why am I feeling this embarrassed? Is this what people call a girl’s shame? It seems I’ve slowly developed a girl’s way of thinking!!)

“Stephan! You again! You rascal! I see your legs are as fast as always!”
“He’s taken a liking to you.”
“Su! Don’t just stand there! Get mad at him! Men are all like this. Always quick to take advantage of you!”
“Dana’s right! They only have naughty thoughts! You should be more careful, Su.”

(I guess I can’t help but agree if even Mia is saying that. Besides, those growing boys have already gotten enough stimulation from my skinny bottom.)

“Nau…gthy?”

I asked, looking behind me as I brushed my skirt around my bottom. That is when I met Irvine’s eyes.

“See! Just look at his lustful eyes!”

Beako yelled, pointing at Irvine. Irvine, in turn, gave her a cold stare.

“Irvine… pervert… too?” I asked, tilting my head to the side. This caused Irvine to blush and shake his head vigorously.

“Y-You! Stephan! Look at what you’ve done! You b̲a̲s̲t̲a̲r̲d̲! Come back here!!!”

He shouted and then made a mad dash for Stephan, who was by now far away.

“He ran.”
“He sure did.”
“The epitome of running away.”
“Hmph!”

“Still, Su, you should be able to avoid something like that easily, no? You can probably catch him as well.”
“Dana’s right! Don’t tell me you… like it?!”
“N-No! Don’t… like! He… child… so… I… let… him… go.”
“So you were able to dodge. Are you feeling magnanimous, or something?”
“What…?”

“That’s right! Something like that is no different than a crime! You have to scold people doing such things!”
“I wouldn’t want him to grow up only to become a strange adult.”
“Understood… next time… get… angry!”
“I don’t get you. I don’t know whether you’re lenient or strict.”
“Um… Lenient… I… think?”

Hearing me say that all four of the girls nodded in unison.

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