So, don't even bother asking me to explain it more, since I don't even understand what does 'outside the concept of space and time' really mean, myself. And even if I was One of best player in Magic Academy Saga, I can confidently say that I would not know.
And why am I so insistent on doing this Summoning Ritual all by myself, without Vivi's Help ?
It's actually quite simple and Pathetic, at the same time. the reason why I wanted to do it by myself alone, without her help, can be summurised in just one single word.
Expectations.
Although I don't know the normal rate of improvement for a mage or a warrior in this world, I can still tell just from their praise and reactions that my improvement rate is definitely fast and monstrous.
And if not for the limitation of my age and my young body, i would've been even more faster. Up until now, I have already proven my talent in every field I tried, Magic, sword, spear, academics everything.
But The unfortunate fact about all this is that a great performance almost always gives birth to More Expectations. So I am worried.
What if ? What if Vivi had high expectations from me ? What if I failed to summon even a mid level spirit let alone a high one ? what if I let her down ?
call me an Overthinker but that's just how i am. and I am afraid.
What if ...I betray her expectations ? I know she won't blame me and neither will she feel too much bad about the result.
But I still do not want to disappoint my teacher.
While i was drowning in my negative overthinking, The circle started glowing with even more intensity. Suddenly, the room vibrated. The oceanic glow of the circle didn't just fade; it collapsed inward, rushing toward the center anchor point like water down a drain.
The center of the room ignited with a blue intensity so sharp it stung my retinas. Mana sparks began to rise, drifting like sapphire blue fireflies, coalescing into a shimmering silhouette.
The mana sparks start to gather in the center, in the shape of a human.
Wait! a Human ? Really ?
And then the silhouette became clearer and more clearer and I can see the silhouette of a woman in a dress and long hair.
And then the mana that was covering her body, scattered like how fire sparks dissipate.
And then she appeared before me, standing with her eyes closed.
She slowly opened her eyes. They were beautiful.
She was beautiful. Even as someone who was a modern person, who had access to the internet and social media and had seen all kinds of models, influencers and actress from all countries, I can still say with confidence that she is definitely one of the most beautiful women if not the most beautiful woman, that I had ever seen.
I know It sounds cringe and perhaps cliche but I have no other words to Describe her.
Her closed eyes opened Slowly. She had eyes of the color that looked like the ocean itself, the color of the deep Atlantic. Her hair was like a cascading waterfall of glowing azure
"So," she finally opened her mouth, her voice like the calm before a storm, "It was you."
But As one would expect, even her voice was like a calming sea.
"Pardon ?" I answered, coming out of my stupor.
"It was you who was trying to summon one of my subjects with that weird soul" she said.
Weird soul ? Maybe she is talking about my reincarnation but 'my subjects' ? and not 'my fellows' or 'kins'. That phrasing seems weird.
Only one way to find out.
"Hello, I am Tyler Von Regulus" I introduced myself. Status or race are not necessary for a spirit.
"..oh? Are we doing introductions now ? Fine then," She tilted her head gracefully "I am Aquarius, you might also know me as The Water Spirit Queen"
Yep, I know you but I don't believe you or rather I can't believe you.
I know I was overpowered but even for me, who loves OP MCs, this is too much, isn't it ?
I kind of had High expectation from myself but I did not expect the unexpected. No. not at all.
Spirits are divided into five tiers. From low to high they are: Lowest, Low, Mid, High and Highest.
And the queen is in a tier of herself. Every element has only one queen or king. A new king cannot be born unless the old one perishes.
All spirits below high tier look like beasts or animals. They don't look human.
High level spirits have humanoid appearance but not human. Means they look like Mermaid, Garuda, Centaur etc.
Only the highest tier and king has human appearance like the queen. who is currently standing before my eyes.
As far as I am aware and i have read, in the entire recorded history of mages there were only two people who contracted with King tier spirits.
A dwarf who contracted with the Fire spirit king
And an elf who contracted with the earth spirit king.
But that's still acceptable because it was not their first contract. Both of them possessed the [Master Of Summoning] trait or maybe even it's evolved from. And by that time when they made that king contract, they were already famous and experienced summoners with several high and even highest tier spirits in their army.
And here I am. Eight years old. Succeed First try. Now I know how to feels to suffer from success. Feels Great.
I wanted to avoid disappointing Vivi, but if I tell her about this, I'm not sure how would she react. did i meet her expectations, no—I'm setting the bar on fire.