"Of course there are." Raiden Ei and Kitsune Saiguu nodded lightly, with Raiden Ei continuing, "I'll ask the Shogun to bring them over."
"No need—we should go there ourselves. It might not be possible to summon them here."
Nolan shook his head.
Summoning Heroic Spirits meant calling a target from a certain moment in the past of a given world and bringing them into the present. In special cases, summoning from the future was also possible, but the prerequisite was always that the target had existed in that world.
The Wonderland Space was an independent world. Its history only began from the moment Sucrose's affection for him reached the maximum.
Naturally, neither the Goddess of Flowers nor Mikoshi Chiyo and Sasayuri had ever appeared here.
As such, it was impossible to summon them within the Wonderland Space.
After hearing Nolan's explanation, Ei and Kitsune Saiguu understood. The three of them then teleported to the Shogun's side in Inazuma.
At night, the Shogun stayed in the Wonderland Space; during the day, she returned to Inazuma to handle official matters.
Knowing the reason for their visit, she went to the room in Tenshukaku where she used to store miscellaneous items and brought back two objects.
One was a tengu mask left behind by Sasayuri. The other was a black armguard that Mikoshi Chiyo had once worn.
Both were dust-covered, clearly having been stored away for a very long time.
Ei looked at them with a nostalgic expression. Ever since she began pursuing eternity, she had never looked at these items again.
The Shogun, however, did not feel the same sentimentality. By the time she was born, Ei's two friends had already fallen; she had never known them personally.
The same had been true for Kitsune Saiguu—at least in the past. Now, after frequently cultivating together with Nolan, the group was so familiar with one another that it hardly needed saying.
Nolan took the tengu mask first and activated his specialty, Heroic Spirit Affinity.
This was, in fact, a trait related to his soul. When used, there was no magic circle, nor any wish-making or incantations to chant.
He only needed to use his mental power, take a relic as a guide, connect to the past, and—like fishing—draw the target's soul back.
Using the tengu mask as the anchor, Nolan smoothly drew out a soul.
With long hair flowing, wearing a tengu mask and clad in golden samurai armor, he was unmistakably a handsome man.
"Shogun… both Shoguns, and Kitsune Saiguu… this is… wasn't I already—"
Sasayuri slowly opened his eyes, looking around in confusion.
His memories stopped at the moment he was killed by the great serpent, yet some information in his mind told him that he was now a Heroic Spirit and would be bound to the will of his summoner.
"Welcome back, Sasayuri. As for the details, we'll explain after we summon Chiyo back as well."
Separated by several hundred years, Ei and Kitsune Saiguu both smiled upon seeing their old friend again.
"Chiyo… could it be that she too—" Sasayuri fell briefly silent.
While they were speaking, Nolan had already taken the black armguard from the Shogun and began the summoning once more.
It was the same process, with no special commotion.
A young woman appeared soundlessly—two oni horns on her forehead, pale features, and long, bright purple hair.
She wore a white robe in the Inazuman style. The skin exposed on her hands and feet was a vivid crimson, clearly different from that of humans.
She possessed an eerie yet captivating beauty.
"Ei, Saiguu, Yuri—and an unfamiliar young man. Everyone's here. Quite lively, isn't it?" Mikoshi Chiyo blinked, her crimson eyes gleaming with a smile.
"Chiyo… it's been a long time." Ei relaxed, as if finally letting go.
Unlike Sasayuri, who had been killed by the great serpent, Chiyo had been corrupted during the calamity of pitch-black disaster, lost her sanity, and had her arm and horn personally severed by Ei herself.
Even though she ultimately fled into the deep forest, without her reason she could not have survived for long.
In truth, it was no different from having killed Chiyo with her own hands. Because of that, Ei had always felt the deepest guilt toward her.
So seeing her appear once more gave Ei the feeling that her entire body could finally relax.
"What's the matter, Ei? Did some sand get in your eyes?" Mikoshi Chiyo teased as she took Ei's hand, noticing the slight moisture in her eyes.
"Of course not. I'm just… a little happy, that's all."
Raiden Ei wiped the corners of her eyes and answered in a gentle tone.
"It really is wonderful to see everyone again," said Mikoshi Chiyo with a smile, the horns on her forehead clearly visible, before turning her gaze to Nolan.
She also knew that she had died back then, and that Nolan was the one who had summoned her back.
Some basic information about Heroic Spirits had already appeared in her mind.
[Mikoshi Chiyo Has Developed Good Feeling Toward You. Obtained 760 Affection Points. Current Affection Level: Lv.4 (160/400)]
"No need to thank me," Nolan replied with a smile. Then he looked toward Ei and Kitsune Saiguu. "You two can catch up for now. I'll head over to the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and summon the Goddess of Flowers as well."
"Alright."
Ei and Kitsune Saiguu nodded lightly, indicating for Nolan to go ahead. They would be responsible for explaining the detailed situation to Sasayuri and Mikoshi Chiyo.
At the moment, Greater Lord Rukkhadevata had already returned to the Wonderland Space with the relic of the Goddess of Flowers and was asking in her mind where they were.
Nolan first teleported back to the Wonderland Space and explained to Rukkhadevata why summoning could not be done within that space.
Afterward, he teleported with her to Sumeru, arriving at Nahida's side.
Without wasting any time, he took the relic of the Goddess of Flowers and prepared to begin the summoning.
The relic was a bracelet. According to Rukkhadevata, it was something the Goddess of Flowers wore when she danced. Using it as a catalyst, Nolan once again guided his mental power into the past and successfully summoned her soul.
The Goddess of Flowers had golden hair and wore a translucent veil over her face, though it could not conceal her fair and beautiful features.
If anything, the veil added a touch of hazy, mysterious beauty.
Her attire was much like the outfit Nilou wore when portraying the Goddess of Flowers in dance—only a white bandeau on her upper body, leaving her back and midriff exposed in large patches of snowy skin.
It gave off an extremely refreshing and cool impression.
Her lower body was adorned with a dancer's skirt, from beneath which her slender white legs extended. Overall, it was a perfectly ordinary dancer's outfit.
Of course, at the moment, the Goddess of Flowers was only a spiritual form, and the clothes she wore were merely manifestations of her soul.
After all, what had been summoned was only her spirit—there was no way to bring along the physical clothing she once wore.
"Nabu! This is wonderful!" Greater Lord Rukkhadevata exclaimed. Seeing her old friend truly appear before her, she rushed forward and embraced her in excitement.
Feeling herself suddenly hugged, the Goddess of Flowers froze for a moment in confusion.
"Eh, Rukkhadevata, what are you doing…? Wait a second… now that I think about it, I was ambushed by the Scarlet King. That bastard—I'll never forgive him!"
The memories from before her eternal slumber resurfaced, and the Goddess of Flowers seemed a little angry.
(End of Chapter)
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