The conditions for determining heroic spirits in the Heroic Spirit Summoning System are actually very simple.
Reputation.
As long as it is famous enough and known to enough people, it is a heroic spirit that is engraved in human history and can be summoned.
The existence of "Witch Familiar" certainly meets this condition.
In the empire, witches, like elves and goblins, are frequent visitors to fairy tales and are an indispensable element. Most people in the empire grew up with these stories in their childhood.
However, if you look through these fairy tales and legends carefully, you will find that only the term "witch" appears in the stories, and there is no single name for a certain witch.
This is not only related to the focus of fairy tales, but also the principle of witches hiding from the world and hiding their existence deliberately.
Therefore, Rean's initial idea of summoning a certain witch was actually wrong. Fortunately, he was wrong.
History does not remember the name of the witch, but it remembers the existence itself.
Every witch who had ever been active in the empire and who together formed the legend itself was summoned, and together they formed the concept of "witch".
This is the reality of Caster, her real name is "Witch's Familiar".
Because they are a group of witches, they can change their bodies freely.
Because witches have different personalities and experiences, different witches have different temperaments and personalities.
The first witch leader was enchanting and charming, while the last mother Emma was pure and gentle.
After Caster revealed his true identity and showed his sincerity, Rean and Caster took the final steps and formally concluded a master-slave contract, sharing a common destiny.
"From now on, our strength (song) will be with you."
"With this, the contract is completed."
The moment the announcement was made, the rushing spiritual energy gathered into three unique marks as bright red as blood, which were engraved on Rean's chest.
While it brought a stinging pain, it also made the master and slave feel the bond that connected them, the proof of the contract, which was called the Command Seal.
As a support, Rean devoted his spiritual power to support Caster's existence.
Caster attaches himself to Rean, advising him or charging into battle.
"It feels like a familiar." Caster, who still maintained the image of Emma's mother, felt the spiritual power continuously coming from Rean, his eyes slightly narrowed and his voice was soft.
"I'm sorry, you are obviously the elder." Rean bowed his head and apologized. Regardless of the more ancient witch, Emma's mother's identity alone was enough for Rean to treat her respectfully.
"It doesn't matter. I am very satisfied to be able to walk on the earth again like now and to have the opportunity to see Emma again."
Caster shook his head slightly, and the way his long hair swayed was very similar to Emma's.
"Furthermore, witches and familiars are never masters and slaves, but partners and friends. If you have met Emma, you must have met Serenu as well."
"I've seen it."
Serenu is Emma's familiar, a black cat. To Emma, and even Rean, Serenu is a cute little sister. Sometimes she will act coquettishly, sometimes she will be willful, but at critical moments, she will also risk her life to support Emma.
"So, there is no need to worry about this. You are not the kind of person who would treat us as servants, are you?"
"Of course not. The use of command spells will also require your consent in advance."
Rean shook his head quickly.
The Command Seal is not only proof of the contract, but also a symbol of the Master's authority.
Perhaps in order to prevent the followers from being disobedient, the Heroic Spirit Summoning System gives the Master the absolute command power to ignore the will of the followers three times - hence the name "Command Spell".
It is worth mentioning that the role of the Command Seal is not just as simple as forcing orders. It is the crystallization of magic power, that is, spiritual power. It contains extremely powerful power. If used properly, it can even cause miracles that humans cannot achieve.
Because of this, Rean did not promise that he would never use the Command Seal. Instead, the two sides discussed it.
There is also a reminder in the memory given by the unknown existence: Although the command curse is powerful and can distort the will of the servant, but depending on the resistance of the servant, the power of the command curse will be weakened to a certain extent.
On the other hand, if the command of the Command Spell is the same as the will of the Servant, then the Command Spell will be maximized and exert unimaginable power.
Caster is also very aware of this painstaking effort.
Seeing Rean's sincere and hardworking look, Caster's lips curled up and he reached out to touch his head.
"What a good boy."
Li En's cheeks were slightly red, but he didn't feel too embarrassed.
Since she is Emma's mother, she is the elder. There is nothing wrong with the elder touching the junior's head to show kindness.
"Can you tell me about Emma? How did you meet and how did you become the initiator?"
Rean didn't hide anything, he recalled every bit of the past while talking about it.
"I met him almost two and a half years ago. At that time, I didn't know that she was a witch. I only knew that she was the monitor of our class and that she entered the Thors Military Academy with the top score in the school..."
For a long time after that, Emma was known to the whole class and even the whole school for her excellent academic performance, good temper, gentleness, and love to take care of others.
Go to and from school together with Li En and other classmates in Class VII, study and rest together, participate in extracurricular activities together, go to various places for internships together, and grow together.
There was also an investigation into a mysterious old school building. At the time, no one knew it was a trial to awaken the Riding God.
This kind of life lasted for more than half a year. It was not until the end of the second semester, on the eve of the school festival, and at the last moment of the trial that she could no longer hide it, that Emma finally revealed her long-hidden identity.
After that came the civil war that changed everything and engulfed the entire empire.
During the civil war, Emma finally exerted the magical power of the witch to help everyone overcome many difficulties. She also followed the footsteps of Emma's sister, another witch, Vita Clotilde, with her companions.
The civil war ended soon, with a painful ending for Class VII.
Under the encouragement and stimulation of this ending, Emma and other companions except Rean made the decision to complete the credits as quickly as possible and graduate early.
After that, everyone worked hard to improve themselves, so that similar situations would not happen again, and to provide the best and most powerful support when their companions needed it.
Since then, Emma has toured the empire as a traveling witch, investigating the mysterious Riding God system while improving herself. Rean has never seen her again.
But this separation is only temporary. According to the memory before coming back, he will reunite with Emma in two and a half months.
Of course, before that, Rean would not object if Caster wanted to find his daughter.
Although the gentle Emma never talks about missing her, Li En can see that she misses her mother very much - which child in the world doesn't miss his parents?
