Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 147

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“Try to see the spirits not as forms, but as essence. You might feel something different.”

At Elraim’s words, I couldn’t help but stare at her.

With an impression like a benevolent mother, Elraim didn’t look much different from a human.

‘An impression like a mother… that’s also a prejudice. Elraim told me to see the essence, not the form.’

The essence of the water spirit is, after all, water.

I stared at Elraim for a long time, but I didn’t get a new feeling.

“Master of the Covenant, it’s difficult to directly see the essence of a spirit in a short moment. It would be good to calmly take your time and first develop a habit of observing the nature around you.”

“Nature?”

“Yes. There are spirits in all of nature. Maintaining the nature of the Middle Realm is the power of spirits. If you start by feeling that power, you will realize the essence of spirits.”

I nodded.

I sent Elraim back for now.

I went straight outside.

The attendants followed. I was now quite used to being with people.

They didn’t say much unless I gave an order.

“How is the garden management going?”

The attendant closest to me opened his mouth at my question.

“Professional management personnel manage it once a week. They are thoroughly looking after the flowers, trees, and even the water in the fountain, striving for a beautiful garden.”

That means human hands are involved. Isn’t the nature Elraim spoke of the untouched nature, as it is?

I went into the garden.

‘When I was young… I saw spirits frolicking in nature.’

Ordinary people couldn’t see spirits.

Even spiritists couldn’t see the spirits permeating nature unless they were contracted, but my memory was that I clearly saw spirits and ran around when I was young.

‘Mother seemed to see them too…’

Master of the Covenant, perhaps I am taking that title too lightly?

I was only conscious of it as the cause of the S-class talents being unlocked. I was just happy that it was a title that allowed me to communicate with spirits conveniently.

I had never thought deeply about the title of Master of the Covenant, even though all the spirits were calling me Master of the Covenant.

-One who follows the Covenant of the Beginning

└Can communicate with all attribute spirits.

└Can share the vision with all attribute spirits.

I checked the system window and fell into thought.

‘Being able to communicate was very convenient. If I can share the vision, that means I see what the spirits see, and the spirits must see other spirits. But I haven’t particularly seen them.’

I passed through the garden and headed to the training grounds. It wasn’t a suitable place to worry, but I walked with the expectation that moving my body would clear my head.

‘Should I go outside? The Imperial Palace only has nature that people have carved and made.’

“I will be looking around near the capital for a while tomorrow. Prepare for it.”

* * *

Today, I trained with Olivia as usual. Yesterday was a theory class, but today I practiced basic movements again.

After sweating a lot, I treated Olivia to lunch and subtly asked.

“Young Lady, I am going to look around the capital this afternoon. If you have time, would you like to go with me?”

“Gale is busy with knight training, and everyone is focused on preparing for the Eastern Expedition, so there will be a shortage of personnel to guard His Highness. I will accompany Your Highness with the thought of practicing guard duty in advance.”

I smiled faintly at Olivia’s acceptance.

I immediately started preparing and left the Crown Prince’s Palace.

I didn’t ride a horse and walked directly.

I reduced the number of attendants following me appropriately. I made excuses that safety was not a concern because I was with Olivia and that I wanted to look around the capital while hiding my identity.

‘If there are many attendants, I can’t go around quietly.’

I wore a hooded cloak and covered my face appropriately before leaving the Imperial Palace gate.

Olivia also hid her identity appropriately with the cloak I gave her. Unless someone had a good eye, it would be difficult to recognize the Crown Prince and the Young Lady of the White family.

As soon as I left the Imperial Palace gate, I moved quite quickly.

I passed through the market and headed straight to the outskirts of the capital.

“We are going to the forest.”

“The forest?”

“Yes. I had a conversation with Elraim yesterday.”

I briefly summarized the conversation I had with Elraim yesterday to Olivia.

And I also mentioned my memories with my mother when I was young.

I hardly talked about my mother, and only highlighted the fact that I saw spirits when I was young.

Olivia’s mother went to heaven while giving birth to her [passed away].

I didn’t want to touch her painful memories.

“His Highness’s talent is definitely at an amazing level that even I, who am not a spiritist, can feel.”

Fortunately, Olivia didn’t focus on the topic of her mother and talked about my talent.

“Yes. But I heard that talent alone cannot overcome limitations. Talent, effort, and enlightenment must come together to reach the highest level beyond human limits.”

Olivia agreed with my words.

“That’s right.”

“I’m trying to create an opportunity for enlightenment first. That’s why I’m looking for the forest. There is only artificial nature touched by human hands in the Imperial Palace. There may be spirits in it, but… there will be more spirits in the natural place.”

When I smiled, Olivia gave me strength.

“Your Highness will do well.”

* * *

The forest was quiet.

I walked slowly through the forest without thinking.

Olivia quietly followed behind me.

Now it was full spring, and the forest was dressed in green and welcomed me with a fragrant scent.

‘Why can’t I see the spirits now?’

I called Silphelven.

Olivia was startled when a wolf suddenly appeared next to me, but she soon realized it was a spirit and sighed in relief.

“Ah, were you surprised?”

“No. I’m fine.”

Olivia smiled brightly.

I turned my gaze to Silphelven and asked.

“Are spirits usually in the Middle Realm [the mortal world] rather than the Spirit Realm?”

-Master, half of the spirits are in the Middle Realm, helping the cycle of nature. Half are in the Spirit Realm.

“Then, when a spiritist tries to make a contract, do the spirits in the Middle Realm respond? Oh, it’s okay to speak out loud.”

Silphelven glanced at Olivia and shook his head.

“No. The spirits in the Spirit Realm respond to the contract.”

“I see. That means I clearly saw the spirits with my mother when I was young.”

I naturally recalled the memories in the Empress’s Palace.

Silphelven, who shares my consciousness, sufficiently examined my memories without me having to explain and answered.

“The Covenant of the Beginning seems to have worked more strongly in the Master’s childhood. Originally, it is impossible for humans and fairies to see the spirits that help the cycle of nature.”

Silphelven continued, walking next to me.

“Fairies with very high affinity can feel the existence of spirits, but seeing them with their eyes is different. It is impossible to see the spirits that help the cycle of nature with affinity alone.”

“Was I special?”

“Perhaps it is because you are the Master of the Covenant of the Beginning.”

Olivia subtly asked.

“What does it mean to be the Master of the Covenant of the Beginning?”

“The Master is not ready yet. There is a limit to what I can say.”

Silphelven kindly answered Olivia’s question as well.

I was also curious, so I focused on Silphelven’s words.

“I can only tell you up to the range allowed for high-level spirits, and beyond that range, I can tell you when you become a top-level spirit.”

I found one strange thing in Silphelven’s words.

“When you become a top-level spirit?”

“All spirits start from a very small existence. I also had a Sylph era.”

I asked out of curiosity.

“How does a spirit become a higher spirit?”

“There are two conditions. The first is to get closer to the essence of the wind over a long period. Sylphere is closer to the essence of the wind than Sylph, and Silphelven is closer than Sylphere.”

“What’s the second?”

Olivia asked hastily. She seemed quite interested in Silphelven’s story.

“The second is to become stronger. The longer the spirits help the cycle of nature, the stronger they naturally become. That’s a kind of reward because it’s the mission that the Creator gave to the spirits.”

Silphelven added.

“You can build strength faster and become a higher spirit by being with a contractor than by helping the cycle of nature. That’s why the concept of spirit affinity was born. The spirit’s power also becomes stronger when it exerts its power in the Middle Realm with someone with high affinity.”

I understood Silphelven’s words and nodded.

“Good.”

I summoned all the spirits.

There was no reason not to summon the spirits who were getting stronger just by being with me.

Before Ignis opened his mouth, I quickly asked Silphelven.

“Then will it take a long time for Silphelven to become a top-level spirit?”

“If the Master becomes a top-level spiritist, perhaps one of us will become a top-level spirit at the same time.”

My eyes widened.

“Usually, when a high-level spiritist moves on to a top-level spirit, the high-level spirit also receives strong power. Most high-level spiritists contract with high-level spirits of two attributes, and the spirit with high affinity becomes the top-level spirit. The Master has excellent affinity with everyone, so two of us four may become top-level spirits.”

At Elraim’s guess, I quickly asked.

“If Silphelven and Elraim become top-level spirits, can I additionally contract with other Silphelven and Elraim?”

Elraim nodded.

“Yes. If possible.”

Ignis hurriedly interjected.

“Hey, Master. You have to make me an Ifrit too.”

“But I summoned Ifrit? Undine and other top-level spirits all suddenly popped out every time I tried to make a contract…”

Elraim said softly.

“They are the ones who have finished preparing to become kings [powerful, evolved spirits]. After contracting with the Master of the Covenant of the Beginning and after a certain amount of time, they can become kings. So I must have been more curious. The Master of the Covenant.”

“Does that mean you came out of curiosity?”

Elraim nodded.

Olivia said.

“Your Highness is a really special spiritist.”

“Try to recall your memories. The memories of playing with spirits when you were still young, and the emotions you felt at that time… Maybe then you will be able to see the Sylph [air spirit] sitting under that tree or the Gnome [earth spirit] hiding in the grass.”

I nodded at Elraim’s advice.

The spirits scattered.

I didn’t particularly stop the contracted spirits.

Ignis had already flown into the sky, and Silphelven walked next to me.

Clime was also not visible.

Elraim turned into a small fairy and sat on Silphelven’s head, enjoying a walk in the forest.

The sight of her making dewdrop-like water droplets and playing pranks was exactly like that of a young girl.

“It’s really spring now. I didn’t even know there was such a quiet forest near the capital.”

I agreed with Olivia’s words.

“Yes. The weather has warmed up a lot.”

It was so peaceful that I thought it was an outing disguised as training.

I naturally matched my steps with Olivia, and a smile spread on my face without me knowing.