Volume 2 Chapter 9: Contracting A Spirit


    <span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 2 Chapter 9: Contracting A Spirit


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Po! Po! Po!" Mir kept jumping up and down. Keithughed, "What do you mean you will start tomorrow?" He pinched the little snowball''s cheeks. He ced two bowls for Mir and Aria.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"So good!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"How could something be so delicious?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I want it every day!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I''m happy that you guys like it." Keith smiled. But he pped his hands together, "Tidal, can you help me with something." Looking at the spirits'' smiles, he almost forgot why he came here.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What do you need help with?" Tidal put down his spoon.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Actually, I came here to find out how you grow these fruits?" Keith took out the apple from his storage. He couldn''t hide the excitement in his voice. That was the thing he needed to figure out.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Is that all you want?" Tidal tilted his head. Keith nodded, "That''s the only thing I want. I''ve been growing my own vegetables. But it isn''t as delicious as the ones you grow."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Do you have any on you?" Tidal tilted his head. Keith nodded as he took out the onion for him to see. Tidal picked up the onion and looked at it, "I can see you have taken great care of this vegetable."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You can?" Keith questioned.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmmhmm, I can see from the onion. You tended to your garden so carefully. That''s the reason why it''s so big." Tidal said with a happy expression. He could see it all, from how Keith watered the nts to removing critters on them.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"But I couldn''t make them taste good." Keith sighed. That was the only problem with it. The taste was subparpared to what Tidal and the other spirits did.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"That''s because thend doesn''t have enough mana there."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mana?" Didn''t Kreye mention something about that? Keith remembered asking him about this.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm. The reason why the spirits stay here is that there''s an abundance of trees here. There''s a lot of rich natural elemental mana for us forest spirits to live here."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"...Does that mean my garden can''t grow vegetables like this?" Keith looked a little dead. Tidal shook his head, "No, there''s a way for you to grow it like ours."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Really!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm." Tidal smiled, "You need to sign a contract with one of us."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Sign a contract?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm. You need a forest spirit to help you grow your vegetables." Tidal exined.


    <span style="font-weight:400">That was the only thing he needed? Keith asked, "Is there one who would contract with me?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I know one of us who is excited to go, Fira!" Tidal called out, and Fira looked up with a spoon in her mouth. Tidal turned to Keith, "My granddaughter would be the perfect candidate."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I get to go out of the vige?" Fira questioned.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Are you ok with that, Fira?" Keith asked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Sure! I always wanted to go outside!" Fira was excited! She wanted to go out and have some fun.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Thank you so much!" Keith bowed his head, "So, do I give blood to you?" Keith remembered what Shiro did to form a contract.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm! Me too!" Fira took out something and pricked her hands, causing blood to flow. A magic circle formed under them for a few seconds before disappearing.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"It''s a pleasure to be working with you, Fira!" "Me too!" Fira nodded as she flew onto Keith''s shoulder.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Please take care of my granddaughter." Tidal bowed his head. Keith did the same, "Don''t worry. I will."


    <span style="font-weight:400">Like that, the group of three left the vige. But this time, they had a new member with them. Fira had a smile on her face as she sat on Keith''s shoulder.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"This is my first time going this far!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Really?" Fira nodded, "Mmhmm! We spirits don''t go far from the vige. Grandfather was really angry when I tried to travel far away."


    <span style="font-weight:400">Keith continued to talk with Fira as they walked. It didn''t take long for them to arrive at the herd.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Po!" Mir quickly rushed over to his siblings. And when they met, the four quickly ran back to Keith. Inti and the rest stared at Fira. They tilted their heads, wondering who this person was.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"This is Fira. She''s a friend of mine." Keith stated. And when he did, Fira came down from his shoulder. She puffed up her chest and stated,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Greetings, young ones! My name is Fira. You can call me big sister Fira."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Pff!" Keith let out a chuckle. But the four quickly dashed over to her and started to lick her!


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hey! Stop it! That tickles!" "They like you." Keith smiled as he saw how Fira wasughing. While they were doing this, he walked over to Shiro.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"So that was why you were so calm about everything." Shiro continued to watch over the others.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Alright. It''s time for us to head home!" Keith stated. He turned to Fira, who had Samui slobber over her body.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Fira, let''s go!"