Chapter 67 - 067: Contract

Emilia opens her eyes and sees a familiar figure sitting beside her bed, a young man with medium length white hair with bangs and blue eyes, she can feel warm every time that eyes look at her caringly.

He is her Knight, he is different from other knights because he will act as he wants in front of her and do anything for protecting her even if it means he need lie to her.

There is a soft hand that she holds when she is sleeping, the hand is very soft and smooth, not like a noble lady but also mustn't belong to man, but she knew this hand contained an unimaginable strength that can easily overpower his enemies.

His body didn't full of muscles that look will burst out of the clothes but his body has muscle with well proportioned, not full of muscles but also didn't thin either.

When they're meeting for the first time, it was her own selfishness that makes her help him. And she didn't want anything from him, a word of gratitude is more than enough for her.

But out of her expectations, he offers himself as a bodyguard and her Spirit, Puck, said Arthur is very strong for a human.

Whenever she sees his eyes there is no negative emotion she can trace on his eyes, no hate, malice, fear, wrath, or detest. In his eyes, there is some curiosity and anticipation, but there is also sadness even if it was didn't direct to her.

And after she accepted his offer, they officially become a lord and vassal when they're in the mansion, she surprises by how strong he was when they're sparing, his swordplay didn't look beautiful or anything but he fights with his own instincts and make it nearly unpredictable, add with his other ability it makes him nearly unbeatable in her eyes.

She even overheard Roswaal and the maid conversation, Roswaal as the greatest magician in the kingdom didn't have a hundred percent of winning chances if they're fighting and he stated he didn't want to fight with him.

And the most shocking thing is when he can trap the sword saint and attack the other candidates, Priscilla.

Honestly, what she said is very hurt for her heart, but after that, the feeling she never feels from anyone is blooming inside her heart.

Arthur raises his blade and has a confrontation with the sword saint that dubbed as the strongest person, just because of that hurtful word from Priscilla.

His gentleness, his care, his smile, his eyes, his voice, everything about him is saved properly inside her heart, unbeknown to her he takes a special place there.

"Are you have a good sleep?"

The gentle smile on his face is something that nearly impossible for her to get from other people if they knew her appearance.

Emilia didn't answer his question, but she rose up from her bed and sit on top off Arthur ŀȧp, rest her head on his ċhėst and snuggle in there.

"Can you hold me? I feel very safe when you do it"

Emilia asks meekly with red hue on her face, she closes her eyes and hears the sound of his heartbeat.

She feels a hand stroking her hair gently, she wants everything that she sees at the trial is just a dream.

But that's not possible because that's what really happened back then, fortunately, she still has him.

"Emi, I need to do something, can you wait for me here?" Arthur hold her closely and whisper to her ears

"Where are you going?" Emilia open her eyes and ask anxiously

"Don't worry, I will not go too far and I will come back"

"Promise me?"

"Yes, I promise you. Sleep again for a while"

Arthur drops her to the bed carefully and covers her with a quilt, he kisses her forehead. Seeing her sleeping and how she wants to be spoiled, make Arthur understand how fragile she was.

She is like a child who didn't know anything when she wakes up, her memories are fuzzy and tempered by Pandora. She can't understand why everyone hates her, resent her, detest her and curse her.

But she still preserves, she will not hesitates to help other people and just treat it as her own selfishness.

If there is a chance he wants to make her always happy.

Leaving the sleeping beauty Arthur makes his way to the tomb and enter.

The moment he steps to the place where he finds Emilia yesterday his consciousness is leaving his body but he didn't fight back and let it happen.

"It seems you have something you need from me, Arthur?"

"You're right, there is something I want to discuss with you"

"You're really an anomaly, you treat meeting with a witch as how you meet with your neighbors"

"Well, you make me drink something but in return, I get something to so it's fine... as long as you didn't do it again"

"I will try to remember it"

"Not just try, but do it properly. Well, the reason for me come here is about the chance I said before"

"I think it was after the trial is over you will say it"

"She accepts her past already and a shackle that binds her breaks now so there is no need for her to continue this trial"

"You know the history of four hundred years ago, you know some information that unknown to people a hundred years ago, and you even know the content of the trial, really you make me more and more interested in you"

"We will leave it at that, Echidna I want you and the other witch become my spirit contract"

The chill is spreading and space is crumbling, Echidna lost her smile on her face

"What you say, human?"

"Don't lose your composure is not nice. Listen carefully, I say become my spirit contract is a simple term all of you know in this world, because it was different. What I offer is a second chance comeback to the living world, if I bind you with the contract in my Grimoire you will have a true body but also can astralized like spirit"

"It's a very interesting story but I think I can't believe it, supporting supply mana for great spirit is can make you run out of mana in the blink of an eye and you want to say you can support me and my friends? It's true your mana is higher than any normal human, nearly reaching witch levels, but still not enough to categorize as one"

Arthur didn't answer immediately but he materialized Solomon's Grimoire and put it in front of Echidna and She inspects it carefully.

The Grimoire didn't draw mana from the world but it has an infinite amount of mana, as long as the owner of this book alive.

"You will not need to use Omega body, you will have a body of yourself now"

".... and my friend?"

"As long as they agree with some of the condition I set, they will have the same treatment"

Echidna closes her eyes and thinks carefully about Arthur offer, and after she talks with all of the witches she gives Arthur an answer.

"What is your condition?"

"I will seal all of your power, except there is my permission you will not have your witch authority"

Arthur and Echidna talk for a very long time before they agree and for the time being all of the witches will live in the Alfheim. Arthur wants all of them live like a normal person, and also as a deterrent force if there is a situation endangering Emilia like the witch of envy.

The moment all of the witch sign the contract there is a notification ring inside his head. Because they're different with other spirits he had they need to write their name with their own hand if he can use a trick like how he force Beatrice to become one of his temporary spirits he will do it along time ago.

^Host body didn't have a requirement for access the power^

^Seal the foreign power^

The notification is very fast but the pain Arthur feels nearly make him mad and lost control.

Echidna catches Arthur body and looks at him carefully.

"You sealed our power and somehow it was absorbed by you, and it seems it went dormant now, how is your condition now? What do you feel?"

"I think I will fall in love to you if there is no curiosity inside your eyes and the excited expression on your face... I'm fine, I just feel very weak now, maybe I will need to sleep. But before that, I need to do something"

Arthur tries to maintain his consciousness and transfer all of the witches to the Alfheim and leave them to Cecilia who acts as his ȧssistant in case he didn't available in the Alfheim.

Time pass without he know it and when he is open his eyes the sky is full of stars and very beautiful, but all of this is outshone by a person who is ċȧrėssing his face.

"You're finally awake... I was very worried because you didn't come back and try to search you... and the Lewes Mayer lead me here, what happened to you?"

"Do you can hear me?"

This time she is still smiling but her hand is pinched his cheek

"I'm fine, I just feel slightly tired and lost consciousness here, thank you, Emi"

Arthur hold her hand and they look at each other eyes

"There is no need for trial again, because we can going outside now, but are you still have something to do here?"

"No... Let's go back to the Alfheim, there is a lot of things we need to do in the Alfheim after we leave it for several days" Emilia look at the tomb and let out a little sigh before she answers with a genuine smile on her face.

"You're right, let's go home to 'our' home" Arthur put emphasis on the word of 'Our' and make Emilia blushing.

After solve her bad memories of the past there is nothing bad will happen to her and they can live peacefully, Emilia doing her task and learn about how became a good ruler, and Arthur enjoy his tea time and look at her serious face when dealing with the documents she needed to review, that's a good future waiting for them.

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Or so that's what will happen if there is no notification ringing inside of Arthur's head.

^Unknown Card active^

^The host will teleport to another world you will be sent there with someone close to you^

^Your companion is successfully selected^

^Have a safe journey and may you return gloriously ^

Before Arthur can move from Emilia and release her hand, they're vanishes from the sanctuary or from this world.