Sick Again
Opening my eyes, I find myself in a medical room.
“Did I mess up again…”
“Rose!? How are you feeling?” mama asks me from a bed next to mine.
“A little tired. Sorry that I’m sick again…”
“Don’t worry about things like that, dear. But can you tell me what happened before you passed out? You were talking to a spirit, right?”
“Yeah. It was an earth spirit, they were nice.”
“Did you form a contract with them? Or did you do anything else special with them?”
“Not really, I just gave them a name.”
“You did what!? Rose, you mustn't give spirits names carelessly! No wonder you suffered from mana deprivation syndrome!”
“Why not?”
“Because giving a Spirit a name is the strongest contract you can make with a Spirit. It binds you both together for life and allows them to grow to a higher rank of spirit. If you do not have the mana for that and you start a contract like this, the mana deprivation could even kill you! How strong was the spirit?”
“I don’t know.”
“Then what did it look like? Did it say anything about its birth origin?”
“Uhm…Well it looked like a green deer and I think it said it is a grove.”
“A grove? That means it’s at least mid-tier…Is it here right now?”
Looking around, the only spirit I see is Sally.
“I don’t think so.”
“Then perhaps the ritual failed? Perhaps it got canceled…Could you ask Sally if the naming ritual failed, dear?”
“Sure. Sally? Did the naming ritual fail?”
Sally shakes their head.
“Do you know where Sage is then?”
Sally nods then pretends to be asleep.
“Is Sage sleeping?”
Sally nods.
“Apparently the ritual worked and Sage is sleeping.”
“I see…Rose, listen to me. Promise me that you won’t name another spirit without talking to me or your auntie about it first.”
“Okay, I promise.”
“Sigh Good. Let’s also measure your mana again once you get better. A child your age shouldn’t have this much mana.”
“Sure, can we do that after training?”
“You are not going to train anytime soon, young Lady! You are very sick and your body is exhausted. You need to rest to recover first.”
“Okay…I’m sorry mama.”
“If you’re sorry just stay put. I’ll go tell the doctors you woke up and then we’ll have some food. I also got a bunch of children’s books in Uni now so I’ll tell you many stories, okay?”
“Okay…But I can train when I get better again, right?”
“Yes, even though I don’t like the idea I will support you, dear.”
“Thank you mama, I love you.”
“I love you too, dear. Which is why you need to stop making your mama worry by getting sick all the time.”
“I’ll try my best.”
“Sigh Good, I’ll be right back, okay?”
“Gao.”