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When my vision changed due to the transference, there was a fountain with water spirits in front of me.

I was actually thinking that there might be a little bit of warding in place, so I was prepared for the transfer to be played, but it worked and I was inwardly relieved.　　　

To keep everyone from noticing this, I stepped forward to the fountain, and a part of the fountain floated up and immediately formed a human shape.

Then, in the blink of an eye, the water spirit turned into a full human form like the one Lydia had summoned before and landed on the earth, walking up to the spirit queen and embracing her.

''Mother, you really were able to escape from that labyrinth.

'Yes. Sage Luciel convinced the Time and Space Dragon to help me.

Then the water spirit turned to me, the human race, and bowed to me.

The action of that man-hating water spirit was surprising not only to me, but also to Forenoir and the others.

''Thank you. I couldn't have foreseen that you would rescue my mother.''

It all happened, but I guess I could work for the blessings I got.

The water spirit made me prepare myself before I went to the Valley of the Dragon, so I didn't lose myself when I encountered Lord Leinster.

''It's more than enough work.''

I don't know if I've gotten rid of my misanthropy, apparently, but there doesn't seem to be anything hostile about it.

In that case, I'll let you prioritize what you want to do today.

'That's good to hear. So I'm sorry to be so early to meet with the spirit queen, but I want to head to the fire spirit, the earth spirit and the wind spirit as well.

Yes. Well, then, now that you've met your mother, I'll go with you.

'Well, can you do that?　You can't act unless you have that fountain in place, can you?

And that's why you signed a summoning contract with Lydia.

''Hmph. If the spirits of light and darkness can do it, there's no reason why a water spirit can't do it.

'Sure, but what about all the servants in this vicinity?'

I'll leave my alter ego here and Lacey in the forest. Besides, if anything happens to you, you can cleanse this spring and we'll be back to normal in no time.

But you know...

You've been getting piercing glances from Forenoir and the dark spirits for a while now.

'I can foresee you, and I think it would be helpful if I followed you.

I certainly don't deny that, but........

Then, the silent Forenoir and the Darkness Spirits disagree.

''It's a water spirit. Is that true?　Can you swear to your mother?

'What are you thinking about with your habit of turning up late?'

The Spirit Queen is smiling and watching from the sidelines, and I wonder what to do about it.

I swallow a sigh and calmly analyze the water spirit.

The strength of the water spirit feels like precognition, but it's powerful but not that important because it can't see the definite future.

What's more notable is their ability to gather information.

Other spirits might be able to do something similar, but I don't know if they can instantly look up information about the reincarnation in Grandle's Adventurer's Guild headquarters.

And if the Spirit Queen's proximity to them would further improve their abilities, then the water spirit's intelligence activities would surpass Galba's.

Then the disadvantage is........the only disadvantage is that the spirits will fight with each other like this.

Then it's decided on a conditional basis.

"If you're going to follow me, you'll have the water spirit to do intelligence work inside the brange, is that okay with you?

'That's about as much as I'd always do, just not teaching anyone. If that's how I can stay close to your mother, I'll gladly follow you.

Well, I guess I did notice that.

''Well I'm sorry for the Forenoirs, but I'm taking the water spirits with me.

'Huh, well, okay. If he does anything bad, we can have Lydia seal him up.

It's the only way.

Hey, why is it sealed?

Sealed?

'When a contracted spirit goes out of control, the contractor can disable its abilities. Of course, the reverse is true as well.

"That's a relief. Is that all right with the Spirit Queen?

'Yes. It's fun to buzz around.

Isn't it a reaction to being sealed in the labyrinth, or is the spirit queen looking too different from when she's in the labyrinth?　You're already looking like a warm and fuzzy guardian.

''Haha, well then, next time I'll transition to meet the earth spirit.

I tried to imagine the place where I met with the earth spirit underneath Rockford, but I didn't want it to collapse, so I chose the center of Rockford as my transition destination and activated the collective transition.

Then I felt something played, and when the landscape changed, it was unfortunately not Rockford, but the entrance to the city of Fake.

''Luciel, this is the city of the fae.

'Forenoir, I know. I should have realized who built this city before I transitioned.

I had never felt that bouncing sensation before.

If it wasn't done well, it could have led to a major accident.

''Come to think of it, Rain had put up a powerful ward that would play those without magic certification if the city was to be as free of interference from the outside world as possible.

Well, I guess I'll just give up on being Lord Leinster and walk away.

The Spirit Queen was apparently working with Lord Leinster, right?

If that's the case, you've met the Pope, of course.......

Well, I'm sure we'll meet today, and I'm looking forward to seeing what kind of reaction the Pope will have at that time.

''Luciel-sama, where am I?''

Lydia asked anxiously.

''Oh, sorry. This is the city of Rockford, west of the St. Surreal Republic. And this city was built by the engineers of the time and that Lord Leinster.''

There's no point in stopping, so we enter the city of Fake.

Lydia is looking around, as if she's uncomfortable with the lack of people.

Well, this city is fake, so there are no people in it.

But the magic power authentication that was mentioned by the spirit queen just now is something that was made in that city hall, right?

I registered it once, but since then a new attribute has been added, and Lydia wasn't registered in the first place, so I guess it's only natural that it should be played.

With that in mind, I walked through the projection-mapped, alienation-recognized wall, answered the questions posed among the golems correctly, and went straight down to the basement instead of heading to Rockford.　

When I explained to Lydia that there were people in Rockford properly, she said we all wanted to come back next time, so I promised to come back another time.

When we go underground, perhaps because we get blessings from the spirit of darkness, we can go on in the dark with no problem, but here the spirit of darkness stood up to walk in the lead.

''Are you really going to be the lead?''

'I didn't go so far as to possess Esther's body but...'

After telling them that much, they started walking away, and the occasional bat or ant demon appeared in an instant, shredded or sucked somewhere else.

I guess I shouldn't offend a spirit more than a dragon, right?　I thought about that.

As I did so, I found myself in a large space.

A large space, but it wasn't the place where I fought the earth dragon or met with the earth spirits.

I guess it would be a little while before I met the earth spirits.

When I was thinking that, the spirit queen suddenly opened her mouth.

''They're coming.''

Then the ground swelled up and six little children appeared.

"'Mother,'

""Momma~"

They were fine.

The scene was just like a picture of a parent and child who had come to pick up their child from kindergarten or nursery school.

But it was certainly the image of the youngest of the spirits.

Then the six children, while spoiling the spirit queen, began to spoil Forenoire and the others, and as urged by the spirit queen, they signed a summoning contract with Lydia.

''Hey, hey Luciel, thank you for saving my mother,''

We've got a blessing for you, don't we?

It's amazing what you've got going for you, Luciel.

"Luciel, you've done your best to be my servant.

I never thought I'd be able to control the power of spirits and dragons like Rain. I'm already a brave.......hmm?　Have you become the guardian of the world?

So you're with us then?

I'm sorry, but I don't understand how you can say it all at once.

I think there was some disturbing language mixed in, but I ignore it.

''All right. Well then~

""Thank you for saving my mother."

Just consider it a sign of gratitude for your blessings.

Now we can transfer to the next place where the fire spirits are.

'Luciel is humble.

No choice. We'll come along and help you.

I can do a lot with this.

They each have their own extreme depths.

I wish I could spend more time with you and your sisters.

You want us to do something for you?

I don't want to take you there because it's too much trouble, but unfortunately, there are things I want you to do.

It's also very, very important.

I'm very anxious to just leave it to you.

'I need to ask you to transplant the World Tree, can I trust you to do it?'

""Oh, Luciel, you know what to do."

But we can't take six people with us, indeed.

'What ... well, it can't be helped. It's okay if I'm alone, right?

Yeah.

I'll go then. Let's go.

""Combined!

The six of them held hands and formed a circle, and a blinding light shone out.

I looked away once and waited for the light to stop before turning my eyes again to see a handsome man standing there with a hoe.

'Could it be,'

...the spirit of the soil.

Apparently, when they combine, they become silent.

When I turned my head to ask someone to follow up with me, the dark spirit joined me to follow up.

And since he seemed to be explaining to me what had happened so far, I decided to transition to the area near that Grundle Labyrinth where I met with the fire spirit this time.