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"A contracted spirit?"
In a pink room within the Areishia Spirit Academy Mole Class dormitory, Alice stared in astonishment at Est, who stood expressionlessly beside Noah. She could hardly believe that this incomparably adorable girl was a spirit.
But that was hardly surprising.
High-ranking spirits with human forms were exceptionally, exceptionally rare.
Many Elf Users spent their entire lives hoping to form a contract with a high-ranking spirit in human form, yet never managed to find one of such a supreme rank. In the end, they could only watch their power as Elf Users fade away with age, left with nothing but that regret.
Of course, that did not mean spirits that did not take human form could not be high-ranking spirits.
Grayvas's Demon Spirit was also a high-ranking spirit, yet it did not exist in human form.
However, while spirits without human forms were not necessarily high-ranking spirits, spirits with human forms were unquestionably high-ranking spirits.
And now, standing before Alice was precisely such a being: a spirit manifested in human form, unquestionably a high-ranking spirit.
How could Alice not be shocked?
"You don't believe it?" Noah rolled his eyes.
"Then do you want to see Est's Spirit Armament form?"
"Th-That won't be necessary..." Alice frowned and glared at Noah.
"But even if she's your contracted spirit, there's no reason for her to be naked and hugging her master, right?"
Before Noah could speak, Est raised her head and suddenly said,
"I'm not naked. I'm properly wearing thigh-high socks."
Alice was speechless.
And Noah remembered.
That was true.
Although Est had been practically stark naked when