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Areishia Spirit Academy, Headmistress's Office...
Sitting behind the luxurious desk, Grayvas raised her head and looked ahead.
Standing there some distance apart were two people.
They were Noah and Claire, who had returned from the Elf Forest.
Grayvas glanced at the Spirit Crest on the back of Noah's left hand, the corners of her lips lifting slightly.
"Looks like things went quite smoothly."
"Smoothly?" Noah lightly raised the hand bearing the Spirit Crest and spoke with a somewhat self-mocking smile.
"If you'd seen how that wild elf threw a tantrum, I wonder if you'd still think so."
"As long as the result went smoothly, isn't that enough?" Grayvas said unconcernedly.
"You should be satisfied that you successfully formed a contract with such a high-ranking Sealed Elf."
Having said that, Grayvas ignored Noah and instead looked at Claire, who had kept her head lowered in silence, speaking meaningfully.
"I think a little failure is a good thing for you too. Don't you agree?"
Claire bit her lip, her pair of beautiful crimson eyes glaring straight at Noah. Looking as though she bore a deep grudge, she even pointed a finger at him.
"You only formed a contract with some wild elf from who knows where. That doesn't mean I lost to you!"
"Uh..." Noah began to feel a headache coming on.
"I never said we had to decide who won or who was better, did I? This kind of thing depends heavily on luck, doesn't it?"
It had been mentioned before that elves had wills of their own.
Although a pure and chaste Shrine Maiden could communicate with elves, forming a contract