Why Am I a Priestess When I Reach the Maximum Level? - [Vol. 6] Chapter 2

[Vol. 6] Chapter 2: Where’s My Dragon Girl!?

Should I summon her directly here?

Violet hesitated.

If this really was the [Ancient Spirit Realm], it seemed unlikely she would be able to return anytime soon. After all, no matter how powerful the invisible space portal was, it couldn’t truly accomplish interdimensional travel. As for the [Blade of Hollow Mark], Violet first had to find a direct passage leading to that place.

In other words, if Xiao Guang was transported here, she would have to stay in this realm temporarily until Violet found Hen and figured out the specifics.

And given the current situation…

After much consideration, Miss Priestess decided to give it a try.

“Contract Summon: Xiao Guang.”

A magnificent, intricate golden magic circle appeared in front of the girl, emitting a radiant glow.

But the familiar figure did not descend as usual in response to her call, as if it were a phone call where both numbers existed, but one party was in a no-signal zone. Though the connection request was made, there was no response.

“…As expected.”

Violet waved her hand to disperse the magic circle and frowned.

The principles behind contract communication and contract summoning were essentially the same. When she hadn’t received a response earlier, Violet had already had an inkling of what might be happening.

She couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

“Hen, you really have given me a tough problem. She is my important partner, you know…”

But Violet couldn’t just leave her dragon unattended. Even if it might interfere with Hen’s plans, she decided to use more forceful means to get to the bottom of the situation.

“…Divine Realm, descend.”

Light surged from every corner of the girl’s body.

But it wasn’t that the Divine Realm fully descended upon this world. Instead, Violet used her almost omnipotent authority to scan the surrounding environment and called out to the creatures within the Divine Realm.

A clear voice quickly responded.

“Lii!”

A giant snow-white bird appeared from the light, landing beside its master.

The power of the Divine Realm, compressed to its smallest scope, contained her light, preventing the radiant sun bestowed by the Goddess of Radiance from disturbing the world. Instead, the bird quickly folded its smooth, flawless wings, shrinking its body to only three or four meters long, lowering its head and affectionately rubbing against the chest of the black-haired girl in her white robe.

“Lii~ Lii~”

Seeing her safely emerge, Violet’s tense mood immediately improved. She reached out and gently stroked the bird’s soft feathers.

“Snow Wing! It’s been so long. You can now freely control the size of your body, huh? This must be what they call returning to simplicity. It’s like ‘out of sight, out of mind,’ you’ve grown so much~”

“Lii~~”

The white bird proudly lifted its head, like a child who had received praise from their parents for scoring 100 on a test, letting out a crisp, pleasant chirp.

Although it still seemed unable to speak, through the contract, Violet could roughly understand Snow Wing’s intentions. She couldn’t help but gently rub her fluffy head again and smiled.

“Alright, I know my Snow Wing has been working hard. By the way, do you know how your sister is doing right now? I haven’t been able to contact her, it’s so strange… It seems like only you are here.”

“Lii Lii Lii! Lii Lii Lii Lii!”

Understanding her master’s question, the white bird, now only about three or four meters long, circled around Violet, shaking its head and chirping urgently as if trying to explain something.

Although to outsiders, this bird’s chirps might sound like random, meaningless noise—like “maka-baka”—with no clear meaning, Violet, with the help of the contract, could still understand what her second pet was trying to convey.

“Hmm… you’re saying that she hasn’t encountered any danger, but has just been cut off by some kind of force, temporarily unable to return home?”

Although the situation was roughly as expected, Snow Wing’s solemn assurance definitely eased Violet’s worries. However, she quickly thought of another question.

“Wait, Snow Wing, why were you able to come here then?”

“Lii?”

The white bird blinked its innocent, wide eyes and tilted its head in confusion.

Clearly, she didn’t know why either.

“Alright…”

It seemed that this question wouldn’t be answered anytime soon.

Afterwards, Violet conducted various experiments within the Divine Realm, eventually reaching a conclusion.

Except for Snow Wing, all other summoning skills, aside from [Light Elemental Holy Spirit Summon], which directly creates elemental beings out of nothing, had become temporarily unusable.

It wasn’t that Violet’s own abilities were faulty, but the summoned creatures from the outside world couldn’t break through some kind of barrier to come here, as if this very space was sealed off.

Though Violet herself didn’t rely heavily on summoned creatures, it wasn’t an issue for her whether she could summon others besides the little dragon, especially since Snow Wing could now temporarily take over that role. So, Violet wasn’t worried about her own safety.

Moreover, this barrier wasn’t absolute. Violet could vaguely sense that, if she was willing to pay any price to infinitely expand the Divine Realm outward, pushing the force enveloping this place to its breaking point, she could probably reconnect with all of her summons.

But clearly, in the current situation where nothing was certain, making such a reckless move would be an extremely irrational decision.

Violet wasn’t worried about Xiao Guang’s safety. What concerned her more was whether the child, who was very dependent on her, would feel extremely uneasy once separated from her master.

However, that child had grown a lot during this time. Her mind was no longer as immature as when they first crossed over. With reliable companions like Sethlin and Leila around, there was little in that world that could threaten her now…

Since Snow Wing further reassured her about Xiao Guang’s safety, perhaps a brief separation wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing for her.

It might be a bit cruel, and would leave Xiao Guang feeling lost at first, but Violet always believed that her beloved little dragon, who had gained self-awareness, was an independent being, not merely an appendage or follower of some priestess.

She should have her own thoughts, her own desires, not just act when Violet told her to.

Even without the current unexpected situation, Violet had intended to give Xiao Guang some space to grow sooner or later, as the contract hadn’t disappeared, which already communicated a lot to Xiao Guang.

So, she decided to trust the dragon and give her the freedom to grow.

After petting Snow Wing’s head and interacting with her for a bit, Violet didn’t let her stay by her side for too long. Instead, she quickly ended the summoning and sent her back.

After all, Snow Wing’s presence was still needed to light up the Aibus world, and each time Snow Wing suddenly disappeared, it must have been quite a terrifying sight there.

Snow Wing had almost become Aibus’ only salvation and deity. Unless absolutely necessary, it was better not to summon her during the day.

Shaking off the distractions, Violet shifted her attention back to the entirely new world around her.

“Phew… alright, let’s see what’s so special about this world, the so-called [Ancient Spirit Realm]… and Spirit Veil Immortal Island…”

Aside from the matter with Hen, there were some other questions that Violet had been pondering for a long time and now wanted to figure out.

She reached into the vast, dark void and retrieved a delicate fox mask, seemingly carved from white jade.

After silently studying it for a while, she ultimately didn’t put it on.

With her wings unfurled, the girl soared into the air, leaving behind a lingering fragrance in the deep valley.