"Go ahead and live with your head held high! No matter how devastated you may be by your own weakness or uselessness...set your heart abze."— Kyojuroku, Demon Syer

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  Fianna couldn't summon her tracted spirit due to the trauma she had suffered.

  But Roy had a way to force it out.

  "What should I do?" Fianna asked.

  "Try summoning your spirit," Roy instructed.

  Fianna nodded and began ting the summoning intation.

  "O sword saint who serves the king of mankind, my knight!"

  "I hereby fulfill the blood tract. Bey guardian sword and e to my side!"

  "Appear, sacred knight spirit, Geios! I and you, bey guardian sword!"

  Despite her ear ting, her tracted spirit, Geios, didn't respond.

  Fianna's expression fell.

  Roy stroked his thoughtfully.

  He then grabbed Fianna's hand.

  "Eh?" Fianna blushed, surprised by his sudden a.

  Roy ignored her flustered rea and used his magimunicate with Geios through Fianna's spirit seal.

  As a hereditary spirit of the Ordesia Empire, Geios was a high-ranking Light Elemental with immense power.

  Soon, Roy established tact with Geios, who was in the Elemental Spirit World.

  He then used his magic to forcibly pull her out.

  "Whoa!"

  A knight silver armor suddenly appeared in the air, then tumbled to the ground, her skirt riding up in the process.

  "Geios?" Fianna gasped, reizing her tracted spirit.

  "Ouch..." the knight groaned, rubbing her head as she stood up.

  She looked at Fianna in surprise. "You must be my tractor."

  Fianna nodded shyly.

  "tractor, there's o be ashamed. I uand your situation. I've been waiting for your summons," Geios said with a cheerful smile.

  "R-Really?"

  "Yes."

  "But... but..."

  "tractor, as long as you have ce, you summon me!" Geios enced her.

  "Okay!" Fianna nodded with determination.

  A warmth spread through her heart, filling her with strength.

  Even the spirit seal on her arm glowed.

  "I feel it... I ect with her again!"

  Fianna's eyes filled with tears of joy.

  The spirit seal, which had been dormant for four years, was active again.

  "Thank you, Geios."

  "Don't mention it. But... how did I get here?" Geios suddenly realized she had been forcibly dragged here by some unknown force.

  "Ahem." Roy coughed, hinting at his involvement.

  "Eh?" Geios turo Roy.

  Her eyes widened in reition, and she quickly k on one knee.

  "Geios greets the Maou-sama."

  "Ynize me?" Roy asked, surprised.

  "Yes, Maou-sama. I was just a mid-ranking spirit back then, so it's uandable that you wouldn't remember me," Geios replied.

  She had been one of the knight spirits guarding the temple when Roy ruled the Elemental Spirit World.

  Over the thousands of years, she had finally bee a high-ranking spirit.

  "Oh, I see." Roy nodded in uanding.

  He hadn't expected to meet someone he knew here.

  "Maou-sama? What are you talking about?" Fianna asked, fused.

  "The Maou-sama is the one who ruled the Elemental Spirit World," Geios expined with reverence.

  "The Maou who ruled the Elemental Spirit World?" Fianna echoed, trying to recall the name.

  She vaguely remembered reading about him duriime at the Diviual Institute.

  "Alright, you go baow," Roy said to Geios.

  "Yes, Maou-sama." Geios bowed respectfully auro the Elemental Spirit World.

  Fianna was still deep in thought.

  "Don't strain your brain, idiot," Roy said, patting her head.

  Fianna, distracted by his touch, fot about her thoughts.

  "Thank you, Roy," she said, hugging him tightly.

  Just then...

  "Roy, we're here!" Cire's voice called out from the doorway.

  She opehe door and saw Roy and Fianna embrag.

  "W-What are you two doing?!" she excimed, pointing at them acgly.

  "What does it look like we're doing?" Fianed, snuggling closer to Roy.

  She was surprised by their sudden arrival but decided to tease Cire.

  "Scarlet, ie her!"

  "Geios, get rid of that noisy woman!"

  A fire cat and a knight in shining armor appeared.

  The cat hissed, and the knight drew her sword.

  "Cut it out, you two!" Roy sighed, using his magic to restraiwo spirits.

  Scarlet and Geinizing Roy, immediately calmed down and stood obediently.

  "Is that a Knight Spirit? Fianna, you use your spirit now?" Ellis gasped.

  Cire and Ri also stared at the Knight Spirit in surprise.

  "Of course. My Knight Spirit is much strohan your cat," Fianna decred, stig her to at Cire.

  "Hmph! My Scarlet won't lose to you," Cire retorted, crossing her arms.

  Seeing their rivalry fre up again, Roy quickly ged the subject. "Cire, you must have e here for something, right?"

  "Oh, that's right!" Cire excimed, remembering their purpose. "We pleted the mission, and Team Scarlet is now ranked first in the academy!"

  She was thrilled. They had even surpassed Velsaria, who was sidered the stro Elementalist in the academy.

  However, being first didn't mean they could rex.

  Before the Bde Dahe sed-raeam could challehem for the top spot.

  And the third-raeam could challehe sed-raeam, and so on.

  To maintain their position, they had to defeat Velsaria's team, which was currently ranked sed.

  "I just received hat Velsaria is pnning to challenge us in a week," Cire announced, her expression turning serious.

  Velsaria's ruck fear into the hearts of many students.

  Even Cire was a bit apprehensive.

  ...

  ...

  "Oh? So soon? It seems she's not happy about losiop spot," Roy chuckled.

  "Ever since she was defeated in the Bde Dahree years ago, she's bee a different person," Ellis said sadly.

  "Don't worry, Ellis. I'm sure Velsaria will e around," Roy reassured her.

  He then turo Cire. "Your oppo is the stro Elementalist in the academy. Are you prepared?"

  "Of course, we're ready!"

  "I won't lose this time."

  "Bring it on! We'll defeat them!"

  "I'll do my best to help my sister return to her senses."

  ...

  Roy nodded, pleased with their determination.

  Over the few days, Cire and the others practiced and hoheir teamwork.

  The uping battle was crucial.

  And now that Fianna could use her spirit, their team's strength had increased signifitly.

  ...

  Roy, oher hand, had some free time.

  One day, while strolling through town with Rias, he overheard people talking about the uping Spirit Festival.

  He remembered that it was also Cire's birthday.

  It seemed he o prepare something for the occasion.

  They passed by an accessory shop, and aruck him.

  ...

  Early the m, Roy was dragged out of bed by Nezuko.

  "Nezuko, what's the rush?" he mumbled, following her with a yawn.

  He snapped his fingers, and his clothes were instantly ed and straightened with magic.

  "e with me, Roy-onii-!" Nezuko pulled him along.

  She led him to the dining room.

  "Happy Spirit Festival, Roy!"

  Rias and the irls had prepared various cakes and chocotes, presenting them to him with cheerful smiles.

  The sweet aroma filled the air.

  "Thank you, everyone!" Roy was touched. He hadn't expected them to prepare gifts.

  He theed them with the gifts he had carefully chosen from the accessory shop.

  Although not expehey were tokens of his appreciation.

  "These are for you."

  Roy used his magic to deliver the gifts to each of them.

  "Wow, they're beautiful!"

  "Thank you, Roy-onii-!"

  "This is the first gift Roy has given me. I'll treasure it forever."

  "Me too, me too!"

  ...

  Roy was relieved that they liked his gifts.

  He wasn't very experienced in choosing gifts firls.

  "Roy, try my chocote!" Rias chirped, him her homemade chocote.

  "Okay, let me try..."

  "It's delicious!"

  Rias's cooking skills were quite good.

  "Roy-senpai, try my cake too!" Koneko offered him some cat-shaped cookies.

  "Alright, let me try..."

  "Mmm... it's great!"

  "Roy, try mioo!"

  "No, try mine first!"

  The girls eagerly offered him their cakes and chocotes, overwhelming him with sweets.

  After tasting everything, Roy felt like he was going to die from a sugar overdose.

  ...

  At noon, Cire dragged him away.

  Roy sat on the sofa in Cire's room, bored.

  Cire and Scarlet were busy i.

  After a while, they emerged.

  Cire carried a tray covered with a lid.

  Roy khis must be her Spirit Festival gift.

  He just hoped it wasn't more chocote or cake.

  He looked at Cire, admiring her appearance.

  Her red pigtails swayed as she moved.

  Her clear ruby eyes, her soft white skin, her cherry-red lips...

  Although her figure was a bit g, her overall appearance was quite charming.

  Cire was truly adorable.

  Even among the maies of Areishia Spirit Academy, she was one of the most attractive.

  And today, she wasn't wearing her usual school uniform.

  She had a cute apron with frills.

  The small chef's hat on her head made her even more adorable.

  "W-Why are you staring at me like that?" Cire asked, blushing under his intense gaze.

  "Because you're so cute today, Cire," Roy replied with a smile.

  "Mmm..." Cire blushed even harder.

  "By the way, what did you make?" Roy asked, ging the subject before Cire fainted from embarrassment.

  "It's the Spirit Festival today, so I'm practig my baking. But don't get any ideas. This is just for a friend," Cire said, trying to py it cool.

  "Just a friend?" Roy sighed dramatically.

  Cire panicked.

  "Th-Then what?"

  "I thought I was someone you could entrust your life to," Roy teased.

  "N-No way!" Cire shook her head, blushing furiously.

  Roy chuckled, then lifted the lid from the tray.

  A sweet aroma filled the air.

  There were several cat paed cookies oray.

  'Did Scarlet help her make these?' Roy wondered, gng at the cat spirit, who was also dressed up today.

  "I'll try ohen."

  He picked up a cookie and took a bite.

  "How is it?" Cire and Scarlet asked expetly.

  "Mmm... it's delicious!" Roy nodded in satisfa.

  Cire had a natural talent for baking.

  The cookies were surprisingly good. They had clearly put a lot of effort into them.

  "That's great!" Cire beamed, relieved.

  She had worked hard to make these cookies.

  Seeing Roy's satisfied expression, she felt her efforts were worth it.

  "Here, Cire, have ooo."

  Roy pulled Cire down to sit beside him and fed her a cookie.

  "Mmm..." Cire blushed, flustered by his a.

  He had just fed her a cookie!

  "Roy-sama, I want some too!" Scarlet chimed in, sitting beside him.

  "Sure." Roy, after a moment of surprise, also fed Scarlet.

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