"Go."
"Meow."
The little black cat let out a cute meow, squinted at Maho with a helpless look, then jumped into her shadow.
"So, that black cat is very intelligent?"
Maho naturally noticed its reluctance and immediately understood that it possessed a certain level of intelligence.
"You could say that."
"This little black cat is actually the materialized form of a certain substance. Because I particularly like cute animals like cats, it appeared before me in that form."
Ren briefly explained the cat's situation.
"As for how to use the power."
Ren stood up from the sofa.
Maho immediately understood and knelt on the ground.
He raised his hand and held it above Maho's head from a distance, bestowing the power.
A large amount of information poured into Maho's mind.
Information about the Spectator gradually flowed in, and at the same time, her previously solidified spiritual body began to loosen. Her spirituality was activated.
How to use the power of the little black cat hidden in her shadow also became clear.
Is this Chika's usual state?
That inexplicable focus and observational ability made her clearly feel herself transforming from an ordinary person into something beyond.
Maho clearly felt the information her eyes could capture was unimaginably vast, something she could not have imagined before.
Her gaze swept over her three daughters sitting properly beside her.
Unexpectedly, Mother also has such a radical side.
Maho knew her decision was sudden and very radical.
Hmm, Ren looks completely different when he is serious.
Chika's focus was always a bit unusual. Maho could accept that.
This boy Chika often mentions is quite handsome.
Maho's expression became a bit hard to maintain.
Why are my second and third daughters, who usually seem normal, so strange in their focus, while my eldest, who often seems improper, is focusing on my decision?
Putting these thoughts aside, after confirming the abilities she had gained, Maho was filled with emotion.
This ability was truly unusual.
The personal power of a Sequence 9 Spectator was not strong, even extremely weak.
But in observation and interpreting the true inner activities of others, it was beyond imagination, like a scholar who had immersed themself in psychology for decades.
No, even a scholar of decades could still make mistakes, but this power would not.
And beyond the Spectator's ability, there was also the power of the little black cat in her shadow.
As long as she connected with the cat, she could directly use Sequence 5 abilities.
Although there was a time limit, Sequence 5 was the strongest below demigods. With it, she could do many things she could not in the past.
"You can stand now, Aunt."
Maho slowly rose and bowed again.
"I'll trouble you, Amamiya-san."
"Mm. Next is Toyomi-san."
Ren nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to Toyomi.
Toyomi stood up.
"As for Toyomi-san's future path, it has actually already been decided along the way."
Ren's opening remark slightly surprised Maho. She had not expected her eldest to have already settled on a choice.
"Considering Fujiwara is a ruling family, I think the Bard Sequence is the best choice for Toyomi-san."
"Bard, Light Suppliant, Solar High Priest, these three Sequences lean toward religion, and together they lay the foundation that Toyomi-san can become a cleric and priest of a church."
"The Bard Sequence is the path of praising the sun, possessing the sun's inclusiveness and credibility. Therefore, after advancing to Sequence 6, Toyomi-san's profession will gain the key ability of this Sequence, Notary."
Everyone in the Fujiwara family paused slightly, understanding dawning on their faces.
Notary was indeed a profession with strong governing colors.
From the name alone, one could already infer that its ability would be stronger than imagined.
"To create contracts, acting as the Notary of the contract. As long as both parties agree to the content, it can maximally ensure no one violates it."
"Because once a contract is made by the Notary's hand, and both parties agree and sign, then even a Sequence 5 cannot violate the contract. Even a true demigod would need to pay a considerable price to break it."
This ability is truly terrifying.
Once a contract is signed, even a demigod cannot defy it. This contractual power was indeed frightening.
This gave Maho some ideas.
"...Amamiya-san, what if a contract is forcibly signed?"
"The binding force of a contract is relative. A Notary can play tricks within contracts, but signing requires autonomy, not coercion. Otherwise, how could it have such strong binding force?"
Just as expected.
Maho nodded slightly. She knew that contracts could not be forced, or they could not form such terrifying binding.
But even with that restriction, she understood how much Toyomi's power could help the Fujiwara family.
Even without coercion, with the right method, a contract could be established.
Even if the contract was equal, it would still be beneficial to Fujiwara.
Because once a contract was set, it would not be easy to undo.
Not only Maho thought this way. The two elders and Daichi also understood that Toyomi's choice of Sequence was correct.
Inclusiveness, motherhood, so that was what it meant.
Toyomi now understood the meaning of what had been said in the car earlier.
Although the preceding professions were religious, the first three directly established her position within a church.
Only after gaining a certain position could she better exercise the rights of a Notary.
As a cleric, or even a priest, acting as the Notary of a contract, she would establish contracts in a relatively fair environment.
A social notary notarizes promises and agreements in the ordinary world, while she, in the name of the divine, personally witnesses the establishment of contracts agreed on by both parties.
The difference is that the former might still be evaded, but the contracts she witnesses are not to be defied.
Toyomi knelt like her mother, hands clasped, as if praying to a deity.
"Amamiya-san, no, Lord God, I'll trouble you."
At this moment, she picked up a faith she had never had before. From now on, her world had one more deity to believe in.
"Mm."
(To be continued.)