Yifa said, clearly upset.

''What ... what are you talking about?''
'Actually, I've seen Yifa chasing the spirit of an animal or something with her eyes a few times.
Seika-kun can see it too?
Well.

　In my case, I was born with it, but I can see spirits by training.
　But everything else is different.

But there's more to it than that, isn't there?
....
I see more than that when my eyes follow something I can't see. Yifa, what else do you see besides spirits?
It's amazing, Seika-kun. You are able to understand such a thing. My dead mother told me not to let anyone know about it.

　As he says this, Yifa reaches out her hand to something in the air.
　Of course, I can't see anything there.

''This must be a genie,''
Spirit...
Yeah. You know, those fairy tale stories.
...What does it look like?
'Most of them are round and hazy and have little wings, I guess. But sometimes they also look like small animals, like birds or lizards or fish or moles. A bird or a lizard or a fish or a mole. Maybe they're strong kids. The places those kids went, it was warm and windy. ........I still can't believe it, can I?
No I believe you.

　Some kind of being, neither spirit nor demon, had been felt in a previous life.

　A druid, a Celtic sorcerer he met on his journey to find Western wisdom, had a special staff made of dwelling wood.
　He told me that the staff was inhabited by a spirit, but although I could feel the power flowing through it, I could not see its presence.

　Doesn't he look as good as you?　This indigo raven.
　Those unexpected words didn't sound like a lie.

　I knew it was in this world as well........
　It could be the remnants of a spirit-like soul, or a non-physical soul like a demon...or it could be an entirely different existence.

'Your mother was wise to do so. It probably wouldn't have done you any good if people knew about it.
If you're not Seika-kun, they won't believe you. I'm sure.

　Yeah, I guess so.

Maybe it was the genie that helped you find the carbuncle and my clothes today?
Yeah. Those kids are swarmed by magic. Only Seika-kun's belongings are a bit special.
What's so special about it?
The spirits become strange when Seika-kun's belongings are around. Some of them swarm around like crazy, and some of them start spinning around like they're drunk.... So I knew right away if there was one nearby.
Yeah... what about me, by the way?
That's the thing, Seika-kun, not at all. I feel like I'm avoiding them. Normally, people with strong magic powers, like your husband, always have a few of them attached to them, but that's why it's so strange.

　Hmmm, why not?　Oh well.

You can't touch a genie or anything, can you? Do you listen to me?
'No. They're the kind of kids who seem to live free, independent of humans.
Really not at all?
'Yeah ... oh, yeah. One time.

　Yifa says as she remembers.

'There was one time when he did me a favor. When I was hanging out the laundry, there were a bunch of kids in their bird forms playing... and the wind almost blew his shirt off, so I yelled at them to stop, but they all ran away. They all ran away. They came right back, but after that they were all quiet. Yeah that's all. I'm sorry it wasn't a big deal.
No, it's not.

　They do what they say. That's a big factor.
　This might be.

"Yifa. All of a sudden, do you want to learn to do magic?
'What!　I mean, that would be ... nice to have it available, but I can't.

　Yifa laughed weakly.

'I don't have any spirits coming to me at all. Maybe I don't have much or no magic power.
Oh, no, I don't need the magic.

　I open the door with a human sword in my back hand.

"Just let them use their magic.
The human spirit.

　A number of fireballs appeared from the phase and floated behind me, shimmering orange flames.
　...it's just too much. Let's get away from them.

What are these monsters?　Seika-kun, what's going on here!
Well I got it.
Picked up?

　I'm not lying.
　I recovered it from floating in a graveyard in a previous life.
　It's dangerous because it can cause a fire or something plain.

　When I push it with the invisible shikigami, the human spirit drifts towards Yifa as it is done.

'A monster that's close to a spirit, I guess. It's not the kind of thing that would attack a human, so you can rest assured.
Yeah, it's hot, but...
Let's put out the fire, shall we?
What?
'Do me a favor. Like you did with the wind spirit.
'Yeah okay. I'll try.

　Yifa looked at the human soul and then squeezed her eyes shut as if she was reminding herself of something.

　As it was, about half a minute (*fifteen minutes) passed.
　Nothing in particular happened.

''Seika-kun. Fire, is it out?
He's not gone.
'What!　I'm asking for all this...

　Yifa's shoulders slumped discouragingly.

'Maybe you should try saying it out loud. It doesn't have much to do with the spirit, but it'll make you feel better.'
'OK ... please go away. Please.
....
Please, please go away. I'm really begging you.
....
I mean, really....please....

　It won't go away.

'.........enough!　Go away!

　It disappeared.

　All the flames disappeared as if they had been doused with water. The temperature around me dropped quickly.

'What? Oh, oh, I, I'm gone!
Yeah. Look.

　As Yifa looks up, a small fire flickers out of the air, faint and small.

''Well you don't have to come out.''

　Yifa glares at him and says so, and the fire squeezes down.
　'Oh.

'Good. Let's try some more.'

　From there, it was about two ticks.
　After putting out and extinguishing fireballs over and over again, Yifa was able to control the human soul without saying it aloud.

''This, like this?''
'You're improving fast. With this, you'll soon be able to control the direction and strength of the flames. I'm sure of it.

　I was pleased with myself.

　In a previous life, ghostly foxes used to control human souls.
　I was sure that human sorcerers could do the same thing, and I had studied it for a long time, but in the end, it was impossible for me to do so. That's why I thought that one day I would find a child with that kind of talent and pass on my dream to him/her, but I didn't expect it to come true so soon in the next life.

　Now my hypothesis is finally being proven.
　Even though my competitors treated me like a freak, my hard work was worth it.

"I'm sure we'll be able to do the same kind of fire magic that the monster fox did with its flame technique...........................
Really?
'That's not all. Maybe even Yifa's visible spirits will be able to do me a favor. You know, like a fairy tale princess.

　The druids in the previous life were created. It's not impossible there either.

Wow you know everything there is to know, Seika.
I don't know about everything, but I've been studying really hard.
I'm going to try my hand at this, too.　I didn't think it was a useful skill, but it's going to give me some confidence!　Thank you, Seika-kun.

　Mm-hm. Go, go, go, go.

　I'm a lucky guy, too.
　I didn't expect to find a talent like this when I was reincarnated.

　But I suppose it's not enough for her, but it's good to have a friend.

'Yeah, does Yifa ever want to leave this place?
What...?
No, I'm not talking about escaping or anything. Slaves are freed, but they still work as servants in the house, right?　Yifa's father is like that too. Even though he's a slave, it's still hard to leave the place you've always lived in, but I wondered how Yifa felt about it.
I need to get out of here.

　Yifa stated flatly.

It's not that I don't like this place, I just want to visit different places. ─ It's not that I don't like it, I just want to go places, I want to see all kinds of things. This country is very big, isn't it?　That's why I feel like it's a waste of time to stay here forever. When I get free one day, I'm sure I'll be able to...
Yeah, okay.

　Yifa's eyes seemed to be looking somewhere in the distance.
　I'm sure you have a lot of energy for a quiet boy.
　He's just like me, isn't he?
　My impulses have never been this positive.

Yes, yes. I had to attend to one more thing with Yifa.
What?
'I'm going to be away from home a couple of times now, but I'd appreciate it if you all could just fool around. Tell them I'm not feeling well and I'm sleeping in my room.
Uh-huh. Fine, but...
'I want to look around all over the place by myself. But I don't want my brother Glei to bother me. Please.

　Yifa nodded in agreement as she said that.

　This one is good.
　Let's start the preparations tomorrow.

　I have to get back soon, and I attach a piece of shikigami to Yifa who is hurrying back to the mansion.
　Hitogata with the water phase jutsu attached to it.
　Of course, it's a fire extinguisher, just in case.

　If the mansion is burned down by human souls, we're in trouble.