638 – A Mature Tree Is Different Starting From Its Cotyledons – 2

It feels like a belated Christmas at the mansion these days.

No matter which room you enter, you can see a sparkling spirit like a Christmas light, and you can also observe the spirit as you walk down the hallway. Even when families gathered at a restaurant for a meal, they came rushing in to see if they were eating together.

In fact, at first everyone welcomed this strange and surprising situation. The spirits might have looked hideous, but fortunately they looked like sparkling fireflies. Plus, the colors were so colorful that it felt like the mansion had become brighter.

I thought that way for about a week.

“What, was it you again?”

A guard patrolling at night noticed a strange light and ran to find a spirit.

“Guys… Let me get some sleep…”

Some of the spirits that were wandering around entered the maids’ room and stared at them,

“Please get out.”

A servant who entered the bathroom had to experience an awkward coexistence with spirits while doing his business.

Of course, the spirits did not cause any physical damage to us. The spirits are very gentle and gentle, and avoid the hands of everyone except Cattleya. I just happened to run into people while walking around the mansion.

However, my head was pounding because I couldn’t keep the spirits in one place or chase them out of the mansion. Even if you lock them up or chase them out in the first place, they will sneak into the mansion without a problem.

‘There’s no need to worry as long as you’re near Catlea.’

I sighed with mixed feelings.

Apparently, not long ago, spirits were observed only around Catlea. Since they only follow and like Cattleya, they never stray from Cattleya’s surroundings.

However, the reason why such spirits were observed throughout the mansion was simple.

‘Christmas tree…’

The area around Catlea has already become saturated.

The eight spirits multiplied day by day, and before we knew it, Catlea’s body was all attached to them and shining like a Christmas tree. I think that’s roughly a hundred.

Thanks to this, the spirits that could not attach themselves to Catlea’s body and the spirits that could not stay in Catlea’s room used the mansion as their base and watched Catlea from afar. I’m worried that the mansion might become saturated at this rate.

“Cattleya?”

“Ugh?”

“Aren’t you uncomfortable…?”

“Jo-ah!”

Anyway, when I carefully asked Cattleya, who had become a living Christmas tree, she smiled brightly and flapped her arms.

Okay. I’m glad it’s good, but…

‘Is it okay to neglect this?’

It is becoming difficult to see Catlea’s face because of the sparkling spirits of her.

Like these damn spirits. Don’t cover my daughter’s face and get the hell away.

“My daughter, come here.”

She stretched out her arms and soothed her throbbing eyes from excessive eye strain. I was originally planning to go in a few weeks, but I just couldn’t do it.

“Shall we go see the white grandmother with Dad and Mom?”

“Ugh! Joe! I want to go!”

When she was told to go see her maternal grandmother, Cattleya ran up to her and jumped into her arms.

She can’t hold on any longer. We need to show this situation to the Spirit Kings and clearly ask them what happened. Otherwise, it seemed like our Catlea would become one with her spirit in a bad way.

“Ugh?”

“Ah.”

Meanwhile, when Cattleya was held in my arms, the spirits that came in contact with me scattered in all directions.

It was such a firm response that I was both disappointed and angry. How are you treating people like germs?

I hate you too, you damned things.

After gathering all the spirits that were spread around the mansion, I moved to the elf residential district with Trixie.

At first, I thought about leaving it alone, but I was afraid that the remaining spirits might cause an accident. If Cattleya, whom you adore so much, disappears and starts running wild, there is no disaster worse than that. How are we going to control and calm hundreds of fireflies?

“What is all this?”

Cattleya, who descended into the elf residential district with hundreds of spirits, was faced with embarrassment before the welcome of her maternal grandmother.

“Do-mani-“

However, as Catlea rushed to her maternal grandmother, her maternal grandmother’s expression, which had been full of embarrassment, quickly softened.

“Are we here, Cattleya? How have you been?”

“Wow!”

As soon as Catlea was placed in the arms of her maternal grandmother, her spirits began to disperse again.

Still, my maternal grandmother was a pureblood elf, an elder, and a spiritualist. There were more spirits that accepted the maternal grandmother’s contact than the scattered spirits.

‘It is indeed a rare phenomenon.’

She smiled bitterly as she looked at the scene. The harmonious meeting between her maternal great-grandmother and her maternal great-granddaughter was truly heartwarming, but her maternal great-grandmother also could not hide her embarrassment as soon as she saw Cattleya. This means that this is the first time that even my maternal grandmother, who has lived for hundreds of years, has experienced this.

In the end, only the spirit kings remained. Since they are spirit kings who live almost immortal lives, the kings would be able to know about this situation.

– Benefactor! It’s been a while!

At that moment, the Spirit King of Fire was flying from far away. Perhaps because it is a new form, its mobility is definitely good.

Anyway, welcome back. As soon as I arrived, I asked about Cattleya’s condition—

– …What is all this?

?

‘What.’

I looked at the Fire Spirit King blankly at his words. What is all this? What if you say something like that?

‘We came here because we didn’t know.’

If the Spirit King doesn’t know about spirits, who does he?

***

You can instinctively sense when someone who has received a blessing approaches you. It would be even stranger if the person who received some of my energy was nearby and did not notice.

Therefore, as soon as I felt the energy of blessing, I stopped walking and flew away. Today was a good day for a walk, but good days can happen at any time. The important thing now is not taking a walk, but seeing your precious future contractor.

‘What’s going on?’

My heart pounded at the fact that my future contractor had arrived, but at the same time I was puzzled.

We never heard from the elders that the children who received our blessings were coming, and we never encouraged them to visit. Thank you for coming, but no matter how much I think about it, there is no reason to come.

‘It doesn’t matter.’

Of course, the worries were short-lived. Regardless of whether there was a reason or not, I ended up coming here. It’s an opportunity to play hard and make a good impression on future contractors who gave up their valuable time.

As I flew away with a pounding heart, I soon saw the elder and his benefactor and the elder’s granddaughter. Moreover, in the elder’s arms were the little elf I had hoped for.

– Benefactor! It’s been a while!

They greeted me from far away with joy. There is still a distance, but this distance is no problem… Isn’t it…?

– …What is all this?

It wasn’t until I got closer that I noticed something strange.

I didn’t know it was because of the blessing energy that resided in the future contractor, but now that I saw it, there were hundreds of low-level spirits gathered there. All of them, regardless of fire, water, wind, or earth attributes.

What? Why are the children who should be at the World Tree here? No, why did no one know while hundreds of spirits were gathered?

“Are you here?”

– Ah, um, yes.

As I looked at the spirits blankly, the benefactor spoke first.

“…Do you have any guesses?”

And he demanded an explanation for this strange situation. What on earth are those spirits? Why on earth did the spirits come here?

– …

But unfortunately, I couldn’t open my mouth because I had nothing to point out.

– Is there a world tree around the mansion?

“Yes?”

I just thought it was a strange excuse.

Fortunately, there was a king who could explain this situation.

– It seems that on the day the children were blessed, the spirits attached themselves to the child’s body and went to the benefactor’s mansion.

The water, wind, and land gathered in the same way as I did, feeling the energy of blessing. Among them, the Wind Spirit King understood the situation by looking at hundreds of lower-level spirits.

“I received the blessing a few months ago, but I started seeing spirits about a week or two ago.”

-You must have been asleep during that time. It is impossible for spirits to operate outside the World Tree without entering into a contract. Nevertheless, the reason it attached to this child’s body is because lower-level spirits have stronger instincts than reason.

After saying that, the wind licked one of the lesser wind spirits that was hovering around the future contractor with its tongue his.

– Our benefactor’s daughter has tremendous affinity and our blessings. For lower-level spirits with strong instincts, it must have been more interesting than the World Tree, and since they couldn’t make a contract with a child yet, they just signed on.

“Then it’s only now that I’ve started working… “

– It means that this child is digesting the blessing. Just as other spirits act with the power of the World Tree, lower-level spirits act with the energy radiating from this child.

Both my benefactor and I nodded at the wind’s explanation.

Indeed. It was an unexpected situation that occurred because the future contractor was too powerful.

– But this… I’m also surprised. No matter how friendly a spiritualist is, making a contract with a spirit is an essential process.

After watching the spirits for a while, Wind carefully stroked the head of the future contractor.

– He is truly a great kid. Over time, not only low-level spirits, but also middle-level and high-level spirits will be able to regard this child as a world tree.

“Is that good?”

– It’s not a bad thing if you grow up to be a spiritualist. It’s hard to say it’s good… Because it seems like the area around this child is full of spirits.

At those words, her benefactor touched her chin with a look of concern on her face.

– It is difficult for low-level spirits to exercise physical power without a formal contract. However, from mid-level spirits, even if you are not a contractor, you can do minor favors. That child will have many friends and errand boys.

I hastily poured out positive remarks to my benefactor.

Wind is not the type of person to actively persuade others. Therefore, the country must also step in and instill in its benefactors the perception that this is a positive situation. This is by no means a harmful situation for the child.

Honestly, it’s not wrong. The spirits that exist now are spirits that are classified as low-level spirits, but even among the low-level spirits, they are children who are outstanding – or if they become middle-level spirits, they can become the hands and feet of a child. Even if you just lie down in bed and breathe quietly, the spirits can carry the things you need.

“Is that so?”

The benefactor’s expression softened somewhat after my persuasion.

Fortunately, persuasion seems to have worked.

***

I looked at the spirits that were still shining on Cattleya’s body.

Thinking that these spirits symbolized Cattleya’s talent, they looked prettier than before.

‘There’s nothing you can do about talent.’

This is happening because my child is a genius. What can I do?

A father with a genius daughter should understand this. It’s okay.

‘…Then will it increase further than this?’

The only worry is that there are already a lot of spirits and the number is expected to increase as time goes by.

I’m wondering if I should move Cattleya’s room to a larger place.