Poor magical girls, work for me!

The shadows of the five people stretched long in the moonlight.

Cangxi Shou's words still echoed in his ears.

"It's best to give up on this idea until you reach level 10."

Level 10.

Ryosuke Miyagi glanced down at the Witcher's Handbook in his hand. The eye on the cover was closed, as if deep in thought.

Level 10...

[Your entire party is currently at level 4, far from level 10. However, you seem to have discovered that the Azure Tide Guardian can turn that dying mother dolphin into a spirit. If you can recruit it as your third spirit, your overall strength will be greatly enhanced.]

At this moment, Cangxi Shou's figure began to fade.

The enormous, transparent dolphin was slowly disappearing into the night wind.

"etc."

Ryosuke Miyagi spoke.

Cangxi Shou stopped the process of dissipating, and those gentle eyes looked at him.

"Is there anything else?"

"That female dolphin..."

Ryosuke Miyagi paused.

"The one in the warehouse. How much longer can it hold on?"

Cangxi Shou remained silent for a second.

"At most three days."

"What about three days later?"

"Dissipate. With its children."

Ryosuke Miyagi didn't say anything.

The four girls behind him looked up at the same time.

Himawari was the first to speak.

"Boss! Can't we save it?!"

Matsushima Yukio also looked at him.

"Ryosuke-kun, if there's a way..."

Momose Sena clenched her fists, her eyes red.

Nanatsuji Kirion's hand holding the talisman trembled slightly.

Ryosuke Miyagi looked at Tsurugi.

Young women are often sentimental, and this one sentence stirred everyone's emotions. But as the boss, you were simply looking for more opportunities to improve yourself... Although it's obvious, at least you tried to save "it."

"Is there any way?"

Cangxi looked at him.

There were complex emotions in those eyes.

"You want to save it?"

"It helped me, but I didn't have much strength to..."

Ryosuke Miyagi's tone was somewhat unsettled.

When he left that warehouse, he didn't dare to touch the skinned female dolphin.

Whether the other party will become hostile after contact, or whether one chooses to help them, will bring great uncertainty to the situation at that time...

Now, with the help of Cangxi Shou, the magical girls' strength has been further enhanced.

He began to have those thoughts too.

"And it shouldn't have died like that, if only..."

Cangxi Shou remained silent for a while.

"There is a way."

"What method?"

"I can make it a spirit."

Ryosuke Miyagi's eyes narrowed slightly.

Become the spirit.

Just like "emptiness".

Just like a "gun".

"Its current state is somewhere between a vengeful spirit and a physical entity. If it can find a contractor to nourish it with enough spiritual power, it can transform into a physical form."

Cangxi looked at Miyagi Ryosuke.

"But the contractor has to pay a price. Its resentment runs too deep, and the spiritual power required for transformation is ten times that of an ordinary spirit. Moreover, after the contract is formed, it will always remember those pains."

"So what?"

"Remembering pain doesn't mean you can't live, but once you become a spirit, your ability to live is incredibly powerful."

Cangxi Shou raised its fins and pointed them toward the warehouse.

"Go ahead. It's still waiting."

"If you're willing to sign a contract with it, use the manual you have."

"That manual...is more significant than I imagined. If you've made up your mind, go back there yourself, and I'll take care of everything else for you."

Ryosuke Miyagi glanced down at the Witcher's Handbook in his hand.

The eye on the cover opened, made a squeaking sound, and looked at him.

He turned and walked towards the warehouse.

"The boss?!"

Himawari opened her mouth, but finally managed to utter a sentence.

"Boss, are you crazy?! Why don't we go back..."

Ryosuke Miyagi never looked back; he grew old in Paris.

"Wait for me here, I'll be right back."

……

In the warehouse.

The vengeful spirits of those little dolphins are still there.

The space was filled with countless vengeful spirits of whales and dolphins of all sizes.

They watched as Ryosuke Miyagi walked in.

No attack.

There was no hissing.

Just watching.

The skinned female dolphin huddled in the corner.

The vengeful spirits of the baby dolphins around it were still trying to cover their mother's exposed flesh with their own bodies.

With the help of the Azure Sea Guardian, Ryosuke Miyagi arrived at the warehouse without any hindrance and walked up to the dolphin.

Squat down.

Make eye contact with it.

There was no resentment in those eyes.

I'm just exhausted.

An endless, indescribable weariness.

As they looked at each other, Ryosuke Miyagi spoke in the gentlest tone.

"I have a solution."

"It can save your life."

The mother dolphin's eyes twitched slightly.

"But you must become my spirit."

"You'll be fighting alongside me from now on, and you'll likely face many dangers."

"And you'll always remember that pain."

He paused.

"Are you willing?"

The mother dolphin looked at him.

Looked for a long time.

He seemed to be pondering what Ryosuke Miyagi had said, or perhaps he was looking at the shadow behind Ryosuke Miyagi.

That's Cangxi Guardian...

A dozen seconds later...

It nodded slightly.

Ryosuke Miyagi opened the Witcher's Handbook.

On page five, new information begins to emerge.

[Potential contract target detected]

【Name: ? ? ? (Unnamed)】

[Type: Dying Vengeful Spirit / Mother Dolphin]

[Level: 5 (Current Status: Near Death)]

[Contract required: 50 gold coins; all psionic energy must be cleared.]

[Note: ...Are you serious?]

50 gold coins are acceptable, but having to use up all the psionic points I've almost accumulated to reach 50 is unacceptable.

Ryosuke Miyagi felt an immediate pang of heartache!

He opened the manual and pressed the contract.

[Contract Target: Dying Vengeful Spirit/Mother Dolphin]

【confirm?】

【whether】

He pressed "Yes".

The text on the pages began to burn.

A completely new handwriting emerged.

[Contract successful—]

[Spirit Obtained: ? ? ? (Unnamed)]

[Level: 5]

[Ability: ??? (To be activated)]

[Status: In conversion (estimated time: 24 hours)]

[Note: This is a high-stakes gamble on a special spirit! A spirit filled with resentment!]

Light emanated from the manual, enveloping the mother dolphin.

Its body began to glow.

The exposed flesh and blood gradually healed in the light.

The resentment that clung to it gradually condensed in the light.

At last!

It began to shrink.

From a colossal creature over ten meters tall, it shrunk to the size of a palm.

A small, transparent dolphin with a faint blue glow.

Floating in mid-air.

The vengeful spirits of the little dolphins surrounded it, emitting joyful cries.

Then, they began to dissipate.

But it doesn't dissipate painfully.

Instead, it transforms into starlight and merges into the mother dolphin's body.

They gave their last bit of strength to their mother.

As the last calf disappeared, the mother dolphin let out a soft call.

There was sadness, reluctance, and gratitude in that voice.

It turned its head and looked at Ryosuke Miyagi.

There were tears welling up in those small eyes.

Then it swam to his side and gently nuzzled his fingers.

Please name it.

Ryosuke Miyagi looked at it.

"Let's call it..."

He paused.

""tide". "

The little dolphin's eyes lit up.

It let out a soft cry!

It seems like they really like this name!