How a Catastrophe-Level Magician Lives

Crackle, crackle─

“This is……”

Frey’s eyes widened as he looked at the being before him.

To that extent.

It was an appearance and size that would make anyone react that way if they were to directly face such a being up close.

“……The king of beasts?”

[“……”]

A massive being looking down at him from above.

A huge lion.
And one with a body entirely covered in white fur. A white lion.

Golden eyes with vertical black pupils, filled with bright light, looked at the handsome young nobleman with blue hair and red eyes looking up at it from below, Frey.

[“Are you the contractor who summoned me to this world?”]

“……”

Frey soon regained his composure.

He had momentarily lost himself at the sight of such a shocking appearance, the unexpected consumption of mana, and the massive and powerful being casting its shadow over him.

A being too great for an ordinary human to handle.

“……That’s right. I am Frey von Betelgeuse, the one who invited you to this world.”

[“Frey von Betelgeuse…. I see. So you’re that human from the human realm who was said to have an absurdly large soul, which was briefly a topic among spirits recently.”]

“……? You know about me?”

It was a question of how.

The highest-grade spirit before him, surpassing even the highest rank.

The absolute grade, absolute entity.
The Spirit King, Lion of Light, spoke.

[“Yes. In our spirit realm, countless spirits are always watching the human realm. To find their contractors.”]

“……I see. So you spirits also have a way to find and choose your own contractors.”

[“Originally, even if it were you, you shouldn’t have been able to summon me, the ‘Spirit King of Light’, to this realm of mortals… But you used a magic book, didn’t you?”]

“……! How did you know?”

[“You underestimate me too much. Did you think that I, of all beings, wouldn’t be able to know that much?”]

“……”

[“Well, it’s fine. Since you succeeded in summoning me, according to the ancient laws of the spirit realm, I, the Spirit King of Light, Lion of Light, will fulfill the contract with you, Frey von Betelgeuse.”]

At those words, Frey thought with a serious expression.

‘To think I would summon the Spirit King, an absolute entity of the strongest grade surpassing even the highest rank. Moreover, the Spirit King of Light who governs light. Was this somehow indirectly influenced by the light attribute element I possess?’

With such brief speculation and deduction.

Frey soon made his decision.

Of course.
Such opportunities were rare, after all.

“Alright. I’ll make the contract. Lion.”

[“Lion?”]

The Lion of Light narrowed its eyes at the shortened name, its massive body tensing.

Frey said.

“Yes. Lion of Light is too difficult to say, so I’ll shorten it and simply call you Lion. Or is there some problem with that in the spirit realm?”

To Frey’s words, the Lion of Light, Lion, answered after a brief pause.

[“…It’s not that. However, I don’t quite like being called by a shortened name in the human way.”]

“……”

‘Is it reluctant?’

He thought so, but had no intention of taking it back.
After all, always calling it by the full name might be inconvenient and tongue-twisting in various ways.

But the Lion of Light, Lion, made a different proposal first.

[“Lion… It’s really not a good name. It’s part of my name, but it’s lost its coolness.”]

“……”

‘Is that what it’s concerned about? This being called the king of spirits.’

Well, it might be a somewhat inadequate name that doesn’t quite match its majestic and massive appearance.

‘It seems these spirits also have some personal preferences. Don’t tell me, do such factors also play a part when they choose their contractors?’

Frey made his own speculation.
And that speculation was accurate.

[“I understand that it’s an unfamiliar and too long name for a human, not a spirit, to call. So at least give me another name. That name just won’t do, no matter how I think about it.”]

“……”

‘How troublesome….’

And picky.
It seems to be making a fuss over nothing.

However, they were still in the middle of the contract. He couldn’t just send back this Spirit King of Light that he had luckily summoned.

For now, it would be best to show an attitude of actively reflecting its opinions as much as possible until the contract was finalized.

“Alright. Then….”

As he was thinking this.

Suddenly, Frey recalled a very important, crucial point.

“Wait, come to think of it, are you a male lion or a female lion?”

[“……”]

Somehow, the Spirit King of Light, the lion, seemed to show some dissatisfaction even with this way of asking.

“……This is quite surprising.”
“What do you mean?”

Why is this happening?

Why is there a naked woman in front of him?

For the first time in his life, he saw a woman’s naked body.

And so close, right in front of him.
Fortunately, the sunlight reflected and covered all her important parts.

“What’s with that look? I don’t like it. Maybe I shouldn’t have made this contract.”
“……”
Looking at the woman who was frowning and touching her chin with an attitude that suggested she should have thought more carefully before making the contract, Frey unconsciously touched his forehead with one hand.

‘……To think it was a female. I asked just in case, but do spirits really have genders?’

In fact, he doesn’t have much knowledge about spirits.

‘I don’t think such details were written in the common knowledge book about the spirits of this world that I happened to find in the family library when I was young….’

Or maybe he thought it wasn’t important content and erased it from his memory, or considered it an insignificant element and just turned the page at that time. It’s also possible that such content wasn’t written at all.

‘…Sigh, anyway. This has become quite troublesome.’

His head was throbbing because of how the situation had turned out.

“Why on earth don’t you go back to the spirit realm where you were?”

To Frey’s somewhat irritated and perplexed question, Sylvia, whom he had newly named, answered.

“Hm? You’re saying strange things. What’s strange about a spirit staying by the side of its contractor?”
“……”

It was somewhat reasonable and made sense.

However, at least in the book about spirits that he had seen in the family library when he was young, there was no such content.

“As far as I know, spirits are supposed to be reverse-summoned back to their original spirit realm if there isn’t enough mana to maintain them constantly, as they continuously draw on the contractor’s mana, right?”
He was already in a mana-depleted state after using it all to summon her.
“Hm, that’s correct. However, that doesn’t entirely apply to me, one of the kings of spirits. It’s just a misunderstanding and misconception arising from humans’ incorrect common knowledge.”
“What?”
“I am the king of spirits. If I want, I can maintain my presence in the human realm indefinitely using my own power. Of course, this is limited to when I’m not in my true form, and it’s difficult to summon myself here independently. It’s not impossible, but I can’t maintain a summoned physical body on the ground for too long.”
“……”
“More importantly, Sylvia, it’s a good name. I like it, contractor.”

‘What should I say about this, I wonder.’

Sylvia.

It was one of the names he had mentioned among various names he had thought of after learning that the being who was looking for coolness in its name was actually a female lioness.

And it seems that the Spirit King of Light, now Sylvia, quite liked that name.

“Weren’t you looking for a name with coolness…?”
“Hm, that’s good too, but I quite like this name Sylvia as well. My original name is Lion of Light, Lion of Light anyway. I can use that for coolness, so it’s fine to use Sylvia as an alias.”
“….”

She was really someone who decided things arbitrarily, just as she pleased.

“More importantly, put some clothes on. No, I should go get some first….”

As he was thinking this and about to turn around.

“There’s no need for that.”
“What?”
Whoosh─!
“……”

She created clothes for herself with a flash of light.

What kind of spirit is this, really?

It was ridiculous.

“Is that possible for you spirits too?”
“Only for Spirit Kings. This level of ability is nothing for us Spirit Kings.”

She’s really amazing in many ways.

Sylvia’s appearance was that of black hair reaching her shoulders, with white streaks mixed in as if to add style.

Her eyes were brilliantly bright golden.

The white part of her eyes had turned white like human eyes, while the pupil color remained that brilliant golden brightness. She even had long eyelashes.

Because a spirit had transformed into a human form, she was a beautiful woman, not a girl, with flawless skin and striking red lips.

Yes.
Not a girl, but a beautiful woman.
Sylvia’s current appearance was that of an adult woman.

Even at a glance, she had the beautiful appearance and looks of a woman in her early twenties. A beautiful woman with a good figure, curvy in all the right places.

“Hmm, human form is indeed inconvenient in many ways because of these useless flesh lumps….”

Squish.

As she said this, what she grasped with her own hands were her large breasts.

They were clearly huge even at a glance. Perhaps because she wasn’t human, despite their size, they didn’t sag downwards at all, but rather stood firmly with explosive presence pointing forward, maintaining their shape and form with elasticity.

It was as if they were creating a harmony of bodily mystery that seemed impossible, like something out of a painting.

The clothes she created were what humans wear. A silver dress that exposed part of her shoulders and back. It clung tightly to her body.

As a result, her S-line slim waist was particularly emphasized, impossible not to notice even if one didn’t want to look.

Her legs, revealed below the dress, were also shapely, and her height, which seemed a bit taller than the average woman, elevated her to a beautiful woman with perfect proportions.

She was truly a stunningly beautiful woman at first glance.

Most men might lose themselves staring if they passed by.

“……”

‘This is trouble. I’m going to receive ridiculous misunderstandings from mother again. Even if I tell her to go back, she stubbornly refuses to listen, saying she wants to stay longer since it’s been a while since she was summoned to the human realm.’

Even though he was the contractor, her rank was currently still beyond what he could fully handle. So when making the contract, the initiative was roughly divided 8:2.

For reference, she was 8.
Frey himself was 2.

As a result, no matter what he said, the Spirit King of Light, Sylvia, had no intention of returning.

‘…I’ll have to quickly take the initiative in the contract to my side as soon as possible. Otherwise, similar troublesome incidents might occur often in the future.’

There were several ways to take the initiative in a mutual contract, but the most realistic and easiest method was for Frey to increase his own rank and mana capacity.

Growl~
“Hm. I want to eat. It’s been a while since I had a meal in the human realm. I don’t really need to eat, but just for today, I want to eat to my heart’s content.”
“……”

Did her body completely change to be exactly like a human’s when she transformed into one? The Spirit King of Light, Sylvia, was very boldly expressing her hunger with her hand on her waist.