Contract Marriage: Rewritten - Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Translator: Yonnee
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The royals of Priatra could not use elemental magic outside the kingdom.
This was common knowledge, which was why the royal family always strove to remain within Priatra.
Laniakea was well aware of this fact.
Even the Spirit Kings or high-ranking spirits summoned by her sisters would weaken near the border, and beyond it, they couldn’t be summoned at all.
Scholars explained that other lands lacked the vitality necessary for spirits to endure.
But this only applied to powerful spirits.
‘Low-ranking spirits could still be summoned.’
More precisely, only Laniakea, whose power was already inherently weak, could summon them.
Her older sisters summoned only high-ranking spirits or Spirit Kings.
Born with a strong fae lineage, her sisters were unconditionally adored by spirits, who fulfilled their every request.
Moreover, these spirits detested the summoning of other spirits, particularly low-ranking ones.
As a result, her sisters never had to summon low-ranking spirits.
Even if the high-ranking spirits didn’t object, they wouldn’t have done so, as summoning weak beings was considered shameful.
Thus, attempting to summon a low-ranking spirit beyond the border was something only Laniakea would dare to do.
Laniakea recalled the first time she summoned a spirit.
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It was during a royal lesson when she and her sisters visited the borderlands.
Something about Laniakea that day seemed to irritate her sisters.
Deliberately, they galloped ahead with the knights, leaving young Laniakea unable to keep up.
It was unthinkable for knights to abandon a young princess.
But the knights of Priatra were loyal to the powerful princesses, and they didn’t consider the third princess, whom her sisters ignored, worthy of their service.
As a result, Laniakea was left alone in the forest.
If she had been a bit older, she might have calmly followed the tracks left by the others.
But as a frightened child, Laniakea ran blindly through the woods.
When she finally reached a dead end, she realized she had veered far off course.
At the end of the path, a sign bore the name of another kingdom in the continent’s common language.
Unbeknownst to her, she had crossed Priatra’s borders.
Realizing this, Laniakea’s eyes welled up with tears.
She had only recently begun sensing the presence of spirits, so within Priatra, she could have summoned one for help.
But beyond its borders, there was no way to seek aid.
Despite knowing this, Laniakea instinctively called out with desperation.
“Anyone… please, just show me the way…”
As she wiped her tears on her sleeve, she suddenly heard a voice.
[ Did you call for me? ]
The ground at her feet swelled, and a small mole emerged.
That day marked the first time Laniakea summoned a spirit—and the day Mole became her friend.
On that same day, Laniakea realized something.
Her power was so weak that she could summon spirits even in lands with low vitality.
“Why am I the only one who can summon spirits outside Priatra?”
[ It’s probably because your power is so faint that the amount of vitality you need is minimal. ]
Who knew that weak power could be so helpful?
With Mole’s assistance, Laniakea managed to find her way back.
After returning to the palace, she kept her ability to summon low-ranking spirits outside Priatra a secret.
She instinctively knew that if her sisters found out she could do something they couldn’t, it wouldn’t end well.
Thus, Mole became Laniakea’s secret companion.
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