Plant Mage 27
Artificial Spirit and Mysterious Seed X (2)
A spirit with personality.
I wanted to make something like that and she’s the result.
「Good morning, Navi. It’s been a while.」
「You are trying to deceive with that smile, aren’t you, master?」
And she attacked her master’s cheek with her index finger using fair strength. In short, it hurts a lot.
Navi looked down at me with a blank yet clearly reproachful gaze.
「Since there was no start-up request for a long time, Navi is on emergency mode so I showed up myself. Master, what happened?」
「What do you mean…..」
I mumbled and played innocent.
The other party is a spirit but she has her own will. Though it’s a bad technique to use, I wanted to round it up the best way possible.
Navi is acting like that but she’s a “Riito Extremist”.
She would spend three months cursing the empire and my colleagues non-stop if she knew that I had been expelled from the court even if that’s what I wanted to do.
Even though her resentment would be driven by righteous indignation, it would be better if she didn’t know.
To be honest, I think it was a bit of a hassle so I put Navi on her dormant mode since I left the imperial capital.
(I can’t say that I completely forgot to activate her…..!)
The guilt I feel is terrible given that the other party is staring this close at me.
Don’t look at me too much.
「….master, I understand that you want to use Navi as little as possible.」
「True」
「However, Navi is sad if master doesn’t ask for me.」
「Yes….I’m sorry.」
「An artificial spirit is a tool, an autonomous tool, A TOOL, master.」
Navi reminded me that she’s “a tool”.
「---an unused tool will be lonely.」
There was a bit of emotion in her voice.
I looked down.
I never thought of Navi as a tool but I did not deny her words.
I told her honestly what had happened up to this point.
I only told quite mildly and as a result, Navi cursed the empire and my colleagues for over an hour. That’s quite a war of words. However, the content can’t be shared with others.
「…..complete. I feel refreshed.」
「You said you’re a tool but now you’re refreshed.」
「Master, did you say anything?」
「No.」