“Are you ready?”
“Mm!”
Arcana nodded and proactively pressed her forehead against her mother’s, whispering, “Let’s begin, Mama.”
“Alright, Mama won’t eavesdrop on your conversation.
Feel free to talk openly!”
With that, Starshine used herself as a communication relay, connecting to the pink star that called itself a Pink Elf.
The first words out of Arcana’s mouth were direct and to the point, dropping all pretenses.
“I’m very happy to meet you, Sister Elysia.”
Whether it was due to lag or sudden shock at being called by her real name, there was no immediate reply.
“Hiya!
So it’s a little cutie who knows me♪”
“Hello, hello!
My name is Elysia, a girl as gorgeous and colorful as flying flowers.
Can you tell me your name?
Cute young lady!”
Sure enough, it really was Elysia.
“My name is Arcana.”
“Hmm…
Arcana, like the stamen of a flower in the starry sky?
This name must contain your mother’s expectations for you, hoping you grow into a flower blooming amidst the brilliant stars.”
“It’s truly a lovely name.
I like your name very much.
What about you?
Do you like mine?”
“E~ly~si~a~ Do you like it?”
Elysia’s light and lively tone made Arcana feel very comfortable listening to her.
“I like it, I like it the most!”
“Oh my!
Such a blunt confession of love, you’re making me blush♪”
Arcana could even imagine Elysia’s posture and expression on the other end, her face flushed with shyness.
Amen to Ellie!
“Alright, Sister Arcana, since we like each other so much, let’s sign a contract and become a magical girl!”
“I will give you my ‘everything’ as a blessing, making you the most beautiful and cute girl in this world!”
Faced with the ‘everything’ Elysia offered, Arcana was tempted, but she held back and responded helplessly.
“I’m so sorry…
I can’t sign a contract with you.”
“Eh?”
Arcana could sense the bewilderment and surprise in Elysia’s tone.
“Why?
Sister Arcana, we clearly like each other.
Isn’t signing a contract the natural next step?”
“I’m sorry, Sister Elysia.
The reason I can’t sign a contract with you is because…”
Arcana explained the existence of that golden star whose light reached across the entire galaxy and universe.
She also told Elysia everything without reservation about the importance of the first contracted star for a Star Witch.
Just as Elysia had said before, she was willing to give her ‘everything’ as a blessing.
Arcana likewise shared all her thoughts and the existence of that golden star with Elysia without holding anything back.
After understanding the reason, out of curiosity, Elysia extended her perception and quickly captured that conspicuous golden light.
With the help of the golden glow, she rapidly located that star.
Just as Elysia wanted to test it out of curiosity…
A cold, ruthless, and deep voice rang in her ears.
“What?
Are you dissatisfied?”
In the next second, Elysia’s probing sense was directly crushed.
At that moment, Elysia felt it with absolute clarity.
Beneath that brilliant golden light lay a bottomless darkness.
That power and darkness were absolutely not something she could shake.
After personally experiencing the gap between them, Elysia’s tone became somewhat bitter.
“So that’s how it is…
No wonder Sister Arcana isn’t willing to give her first time to me.”
“So my little sister is a firm believer in meta-strength…”
In addition to bitterness, there was a faint trace of loss and sadness in Elysia’s voice.
Arcana immediately comforted her: “I can give you my second time!”
“Mm-hmm♪?”
Arcana explained the rules of the contract and her situation in detail.
She was just a Little Witch.
Adapting to such a powerful star might take a very long time, so she wanted to ask…
But before Arcana could finish, Elysia abruptly interrupted: “It’s okay~”
“Eh?”
“I said, it’s okay~”
“I forgive you, Sister Arcana.
In that case, I’ll accept your second time!”
“Promise me, your second time must belong to me.
You can’t be unfaithful and go find other stars to contract with!”
“Until then, I will keep waiting for you, forever and ever, until the moment you can sign that contract with me.”
“However…”
“Don’t make me wait too long.
Remember to chat with me more often; it’s quite lonely all by myself in this desolate starry sky.”
“Mm!”
The problem was solved just like that.
Arcana was certain that Elysia must have tested the power of that golden star and realized the massive gap between them.
Coupled with her own unreserved honesty and sincerity, she had gained Elysia’s tolerance and forgiveness.
She was willing to wait for her.
Thus, lifting her head from her mother’s embrace, Arcana’s first priority wasn’t to immediately contract with the golden star.
Instead, she asked her mother if there was a way to let her chat with the pink star anytime, anywhere.
Such a small matter was naturally no trouble for the powerful Mother Starshine.
After engraving a complex and profound magic circle onto the back of Arcana’s right hand, Arcana was able to establish a chat link with Elysia—one without any delay.
There were no time restrictions either; they could chat day or night.
Once the communication link was confirmed to be stable, Starshine began preparing the contract between her daughter and the golden star.
She couldn’t do this part for her; the Contract Magic had to be cast by the person themselves.
Therefore, Starshine held her daughter’s hand, simply outputting mana and condensing it at her daughter’s fingertips, letting Arcana draw the Contract Magic bit by bit under her guidance.
Arcana, attempting to draw a magic circle for the first time, was unpracticed.
Even with her mother’s guidance, she failed many times.
Through constant failure and effort, and with the encouragement of her mother and Sister Elysia, Arcana finally drew the complete contract circle after three hours.
Having finally succeeded, Arcana let out a long sigh of relief and slumped into her mother’s embrace.
Success!
It wasn’t easy at all!
This contract circle is so hard to draw!
I’ll have to practice more in the future.
I can’t spend hours drawing a circle every time I contract a star.
“Come, Rui Rui Baby, persist!
Finish it in one go!”
Starshine encouraged her.
One must finish in one breath, for hesitation leads to decline and exhaustion.
She couldn’t stop now; it was best to finish it all at once!
“Mm!”
Arcana nodded, raising her aching arm again to begin drawing the Stellar Language converted from her own mental and soulful characteristics upon the magic circle.
Writing this part of the language was much simpler compared to the complex and profound array from before.
After three failures, Arcana completed the writing.
In the next moment, as the other party to the contract, the golden star also wrote down the language representing him upon the circle.
Arcana froze when she saw the language written by the golden star.
Rather than a language, it was more like a symbol.
A symbol of a Double-Headed Eagle with outspread wings that she knew all too well.
At this moment, the strong sense of déjà vu Arcana had felt earlier instantly clicked into place.
The golden light like a torch in the darkness.
The soaring Double-Headed Eagle symbol.
War…
warhammer 40k!
Then this golden star is…
The contract array was established!
A torrent of golden power surged from the contract channel into Arcana’s body like a flood.
This was its blessing.
A blessing from the Master of Mankind, the Emperor!
The frail Little Witch immediately fainted under the influx of this majestic torrent of power.
The last thought that flashed through Arcana’s mind before she lost consciousness…
Signed a contract with the Emperor, does that mean?
Gua!
I don’t want to go to warhammer 40k!