Mr. Hurt, may I have a moment of your time?

　As I was relaxing back at the school, Mai and May spoke to me. Their voices are still perfectly synchronized.

　Tina had gone to report to the headmaster about the strange events in the Steel Forest, and Yoko was taking a nap in the school grounds, so I was on my way to the classroom by myself.

'Okay, but what's going on?'

　Before I knew it, not only Mai, but even May had started calling me by my nickname.

　What in the world was going on?

　He wanted to go somewhere less popular, so he came with the two of us to our class training camp.

　Well, you're not going to confess?　
　And both of them at the same time?

　I was a little nervous as I followed Mai and May into the training camp. In the middle of the camp, they stopped and turned to me.

　Then they started to take off their clothes.

What?　What are you doing?

　The two of them are taking off their clothes more and more, paying attention to my reaction. I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make your life easier.

　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

''Halt-sama, this is our true form.''

Oh.

　I knew that Mai and May were spirits, but seeing the spirit body again is impressive.

　It's a different kind of beauty than Undine's.

　And it was a bit immoral to think that I was seeing my classmates completely naked.

''Halt-sama,''

Yes, yes, what can I do for you?

"Would you be our contractor?

'Oh, because Undine introduced me to you?

That's part of it, though.
We both are.

'I've fallen in love with Master Hurt's magic.

　Oh, a true confession!
　You're not a fan of magic.

　Well, I have Tina to thank for that.
　Well, I don't need her to like me.
　I mean, it's not like I'm a poser.

　By the way, Yohko is a pet.
　I'm in charge of Fluffy.

　My goal is to become as strong as a brave man in this world, and to be able to protect Tina. I'll never contract with a spirit to lower my strength.

　Moreover, Mai and Mei are skilled at handling magic to the point where they can manifest in the human world without a contract, and can even turn into humans. It's impossible for these two to be weak.

　And they're both cute.
　In other words, there was no reason for me to refuse Mai and Mei's request.

Thank you, both of you. I want you to become my spirit.

!!!

　The spirit body's expression is difficult to understand, but I can still see that it is happy.

''Thank you!　It's nice to meet you.

Yeah, well, it's nice to meet you too.

Now, I'd like to leave.

What?

　Suddenly, they were kissing my cheek.
　Mai on my right cheek and May on my left.

　It was soft.
　If possible, I'd like them to be in order.

　At the same time, there's no time to enjoy the sensations.


　As I was thinking about this, Mai and May's bodies were dissipating.

　The contract was complete and they both returned to the spirit world.

　When a contract is made in the human world, the spirit returns to the spirit world once the contract is made. The human who made the contract with the spirit world would then summon them back to the spirit world, and they would be able to manifest themselves.

　I will prepare a magic circle for Mai and May to manifest in this world. Even though they've made a contract with me, I want them to enjoy their school life more.

　I'm sure you're going to miss your classmates with only ten people. That's why an ordinary summoning magic circle isn't going to cut it.

　I'm going to be able to say that I'm not going to be able to get the best out of it.

　I'm not sure how many times I've seen it, but it's been a long time since I've seen it.
　By the way, a year in this world is three hundred days.

　Calculating from that, the number of characters that could make either Mai or Mei manifest for at least one year would be three hundred x one thousand, which is three hundred thousand characters.

　Six hundred thousand characters for the two of us.

　As a little extra, we prepared a magic circle with a million words - about ten million magic power poured into it.

　If we can transfer this much magic to the two of them, they should be able to stay in our world for a long time.

　Now, you two are waiting for me.
　I'll summon them both.

　I imagined their attributes, fire and water, and activated my magic circle.

　...What about the chanting?

　If possible, I'd like to summon them both together. Come to think of it, I also felt a little aura of light from Mai and May.

　So...

"Lightning Lance!

　I somehow chanted a light-attribute elementary magic.

"....?

　Suddenly, the magician's circle violently shines out.

"Who was it that forced me to come here?

　The big, shiny, big man appeared.
　It's a good idea to have a good idea of what to expect.

It's a very good idea to have a good time.

"I am the Star Spirit King. I am the star-spirit king, chief of all the spirits on this planet.

　Oh, a totally different guy? I think I've summoned the

Excuse me, sir, I'm working on something. Could you bring me home?

Can't you turn yourself in?

"You summoned me by force, didn't you! I'm amazed that there are people who can summon me, I never thought the day would come when I'd be forcibly summoned, but this is my daughter's most important matter now. Please, let me come home.

　I was bowled over by a very pompous spirit. I summoned it by mistake, so it was me who was to blame.

I understand. I'll repatriate you right away. I'm sorry for forcing you to call me.

　I sent the glowing old man back to the spirit world.
　When I left, the old man bowed his head many times.

　Hmm, we shouldn't be reckless after all.
　Let's properly summon them one by one.
　I think it's Mai first.

　I'll build a magic circle in the same way as before.
　This time, I kept it to about 500,000 words. Then, picture Mai's figure clearly.

''Firelance!''

　With a chant, the magic circle shines out. Flames rise up from the magic circle, and Mai, the spirit body, appears from within it.
　For some reason, Mai seems to be growing a little.


　Suddenly, the magic circle began to shine.

　A pillar of light extended from the magic circle towards the sky, and someone came out of the light.

''You are the one who wants to make a contract with the fire spirit Mai!　But first, show me the power... hmm?

　It was that shiny old man from earlier.

　It seems that you need to defeat the old man in order to make a contract with Mai and her friends. You need to defeat him, but to begin with, I summoned the old man a while ago.

　In other words, this shiny old man is subject to my orders.

　So...

All you have to do is show me the power. Okay, I'll take a knee...
''Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait!''

　The old man approached me with great speed, grabbed me by the arm and flew into a different space.


"What are you doing?

　I was in the space between the human world and the spirit world, accompanied by an old man.

'What you do is my line!　Why do you want me to kneel in front of my daughter all of a sudden, my lord?　Isn't this outrageous?

　What? He's Mai's father?

No, show me the power...

　Being able to move the spirits to do what you want is proof that you've given in. That's why I tried to order the old man to kneel to me.

"Well, that's because I didn't know that my daughter's summoner was you, so...
Am I not worthy of being Mai and May's contractor?

No, no, no, no!　Not at all, you're more than capable of being my daughters' contractor. But, you know what?

Do you have any conditions?

Mm. Yes, yes, those are my favorite girls. Will you promise me that you won't be too mean to them?　If you're going to fight a demon king, you'll fight me. So, please. Just like that.

　I was brought down on my knees. I understand that a father wants to take care of his daughter. I don't want to push Mai and May too hard.

Okay. I promise to keep them out of harm's way. But I don't know if I'll always be able to protect them. When the time comes, I'll ask for your help, okay?

Yeah, no problem. You can call me anytime.

　After that, I returned to the human world and summoned Mei as well.

　That's how I finished my contract with Mai and Mei, and also the shiny old man (Star Spirit King).