Miracle Summoner

After a brief moment of flustered scrambling, Kurahashi Kyouko hastily dressed herself in a panic.

However, her face remained flushed, and she did not dare to let her gaze linger on Rozen, her eyes wandering restlessly.

Yet, even as she fidgeted, Kyouko stroked the contract mark on the back of her hand, her heart filled with shock.

Because now that the contract had been completed, Kyouko had officially become Rozen's shikigami, forming a spiritual energy connection through their contract, allowing her to sense Rozen's spiritual energy.

Through this connection, Kyouko could feel an unimaginably vast and terrifying power surging on the other side.

That boundless spiritual energy was as vast as an ocean and as infinite as the stars in the cosmos, making Kyouko feel insignificantly small, as if she could be swallowed whole at any moment. Her heart trembled again and again.

"How could such terrifying spiritual energy exist?"

Is this even a power that humans can possess?

Even the legendary gods might only reach this level, right?

Kyouko looked at Rozen with an expression full of disbelief.

Little did she know, even the gods might not be able to wield spiritual energy of this magnitude.

What was even more terrifying was that Rozen's spiritual energy was still growing—self-generating—until it would reach true infinity.

By then, all mysteries in the world could likely be realized in Rozen's hands.

Now that Kyouko was Rozen's shikigami, she could borrow a portion of his spiritual energy through the spiritual connection.

Of course, the amount she could borrow was limited. Due to the contract's current rank, the connection through the shikigami contract did not allow her to use Rozen's terrifying power at will—she could only draw the tiniest fraction.

Yet even so, Kyouko's strength would increase dramatically.

Before this, Kyouko's strength had already caught up to Suzuka's when she was at the bottom rank of the Twelve Divine Generals, barely reaching the level of a National-Class Onmyoji.

Now, she could likely compete with a true National-Class Onmyoji.

At the very least, she now had the power to match someone like Yamashiro Hayato, a newcomer to that level.

On the other hand, Natsume and Suzuka's current strength was unknown. However, because their contracts with Rozen were from an older version, the amount of spiritual energy they could borrow was much lower. Additionally, since Rozen was not by their side, distance restrictions likely meant they could not borrow any spiritual energy at all right now.

This highlighted just how important contract ranks were for Rozen and his Beast Vassals/Shikigami.

If it were an Absolute Contract, there would be no such limitations.

However, in the case of an Absolute Contract, it would not be a matter of a Beast Vassal borrowing power from its master, but rather Rozen actively supplying mana. The power provided depended not on the contract's rank but on Rozen's output capacity and efficiency.

After all, the Absolute Contract was the highest-level contract—there was nothing beyond it. The strength of a Beast Vassal under such a contract depended purely on Rozen's abilities.

Kyouko could clearly feel how much stronger Rozen had become compared to a year and a half ago.

"No wonder four National-Class Onmyoji, leading a large force, were completely defeated—even with Miyachi Iwao, the Fire Demon, among them."

Kyouko couldn't help but admire him.

At that moment, Rozen had returned to the bed and was now sitting by the window, looking outside.

"Since you've already become my shikigami, get ready to leave with me. Things are getting a bit lively outside."

Rozen used his Wise Eye to observe the spiritual energy of many Onmyo Agency onmyoji moving around.

"The Onmyo Agency has begun a large-scale operation. Judging by their movements, they intend to conduct a full-scale search. I didn't bother setting up too many wards when I brought you here, so it's only a matter of time before they find this place. To avoid unnecessary trouble, we should leave now."

Rozen swiftly made the decision.

"Then... where are we going?"

Kyouko quickly adjusted her mindset but couldn't help but ask.

"First, we find a secluded place to use as a base," Rozen answered without hesitation. "In a few days, news of my return to Tokyo will surely spread. By then, Natsume and Suzuka will likely come looking for me. We'll meet up with them first."

Upon hearing this, Kyouko was momentarily startled before suddenly speaking.

"No need to wait a few days. Natsume and that prodigy have already arrived in Tokyo."

Rozen blinked in surprise before quickly understanding.

"You saw Natsume and Suzuka's stars?"

He looked at Kyouko with some astonishment.

But Kyouko shook her head.

"To be precise, I didn't see their stars—I saw Tokyo's stars."

Kyouko explained, "For some time now, I've been vaguely seeing changes in the stars over Tokyo. The celestial signs indicate that Tokyo will soon undergo some transformations, and many people's star paths have shifted as a result."

Previously, Kyouko hadn't understood what this meant and didn't pay much attention to it.

But now, it was clear—Rozen's return had stirred up Tokyo, drawing many people to gather here. That was the result the stars were trying to show.

"I remember that among the many shifting stars, some were particularly special."

Kyouko struggled to recall the Stellar Signs she had observed during her stargazing practice, carefully choosing her words.

"Some stars were shrouded in darkness, while others shone brilliantly. There were also some that, though enveloped in darkness, remained crystalline and pure—they felt almost like..."

"Like what?"

Rozen furrowed his brows and asked directly.

"Living Spirits."

Kyouko immediately gave her answer.

Yes.

Living Spirits.

Because they carried Spiritual Disasters within them, their stars were shrouded in darkness. However, they had not completely fallen—in fact, they had even gained control over their own Spiritual Disaster, making them crystalline and pure.

"There were three stars that looked like Living Spirits."

"One of them was beside an exceptionally radiant star, which was accompanied by two small white and black celestial bodies—likely that star's shikigami."

"The other two Living Spirits were close together, their light reflecting off each other. Their futures seem tightly intertwined."

"And one of those Living Spirits... gave me the same feeling as Natsume."

"I don't know what happened, but it's very likely that Natsume has already become a Living Spirit."

Kyouko interpreted the Stellar Signs for Rozen, making him fall into deep thought.

Natsume becoming a Living Spirit was something Rozen had already known.

Not just Natsume—Suzuka had also become a Living Spirit.

That meant those two Living Spirits were most likely Natsume and Suzuka.

In other words, Kyouko's prediction was highly accurate.

Natsume and Suzuka had already arrived in Tokyo.

At the same time, many others had gathered in Tokyo as well.

Each for their own purpose.