ACIEL'S DIARY : INDIGO
SHEET 2.8: TRUST YARN

"alright. Since the process for the contract and the naming of the group was completed, then all that was left was to solve the problem. Wasa will take me to the place where the Spirit Exterminator often appears, for the rest just wait here."

I jumped on the two-meter-high white Pigeon Spirit and rode on it as I closed the grip on the hands and feet. It takes a little courage to actually do it.

"Then Mr. Rune, we'll leave."

"Yes, be careful when you fly with Mr. Aciel on your back. He does have a great Spiritual Energy but his body is just the body of an ordinary human."

"Yes!! I will make sure to deliver it safely!! Then, Mr. Aciel. Have you finished your preparations?"

I bowed my body and hugged the dove feather of Wasa, which felt very soft plus its fragrant aroma.

"Yes, I'm ready. Wasa, you can do it anytime."

"understand"

Wasa spread her white wings that had a cloud-like pattern, then threw them on the grass surface and pushed her body to fly into the sky.

It only took me five seconds until I was at a height where I could see the vast forest and some mountains. Wasa then continued to fly towards the western forest using normal speed.

"Wasa, I thought you belonged to a low-level Spirit but it turns out you're a medium-level one, huh? Is this the second change you can make?"

"Yes!! Within the current Frouya guild, who belonged to the middle-tier Spirit group was only me and the Rune lord. For the rest of them alone are low-level spirits."

The raccoon that resembled the old man was also middle-level, huh? I was quite curious about the second change he could make. About how it looks like, huh?

Oh, I just remembered.

"Wasa, can you explain how that Spirit Exterminator looks like?"

"Appearance, huh? Honestly, none of us have seen his full appearance. It was because we all immediately fled when the Spirit Exterminator threw purification, even when following him we could only see him from a distance. That Spirit Exterminator if it's not wrong to have a clean head, we also know that he's a human from the scent he left behind."

A clean head? Ah, baldy, huh?

"The "Spirit Exterminator also set many traps for the Spirits at night, it was very difficult to guess the movements he made. We were desperate before not knowing who to turn to until I saw you in the woods four days ago."

"Is that so? Thank goodness then."

"Yes!! I'm really happy that you're willing to help us. Even the rewards you want are not too big. At least I think Mr. Aciel is a trustworthy human being."

I patted the bird's neck from Wasa and rubbed it slowly.

"Wasa, I'm happy with the compliment you gave me. But to be honest, I'd be happier if you said something you really thought about. Rune asked you to do it, right?"

I could feel Wasa's body slightly jolting as my mouth mentioned the name Rune.

It seems that I was right, but I just guessed at random. Wasa did give too much praise, though it did not describe her character.

With a voice that signified regret, Wasa immediately added.

"Please forgive me, but I hope you don't blame Mr. Rune. What he did was only for the good of the group."

"I understand that. He asked you to do it to draw sympathy from me in order to keep me from treating you at will, right? Take it easy, after all I didn't plan on doing it from the start."

"Although it's only natural that you won't trust me right away, the only way is to spend time together and get to know each other better. No need to rush."

"....!!"

Trust is something that is built through a process.

The runes that still doubted me were certainly encouraged by his sense of responsibility as a leader representing the sixteen names of the Spirit he led. That was the right action.

Besides I still don't really believe everything, the only thing underlying the actions we're taking right now is purely from an agreed contract.

"Mr Aciel, let me apologize and withdraw all the words I issued earlier."

Suddenly Wasa raised her voice, making the pensive one a little surprised and replied in a slightly faster tone.

"Hm? Ah, about that one just now? It's okay, you don't have to think about it too deeply." I replied with a light smile.

Despite that, Wasa slightly raised her neck and looked at me with her eyes.

"Mr Aciel, I will try my best to be able to trust you. Therefore I also hope that you will do the same to us, as a sign of a relationship."

Wasa lowered her head back and accelerated slightly, then tilted her posture to the left and slowly, reducing her flying speed while preparing for a landing with her wings and legs.

"Try your best to believe, huh?"

Those were good words for a Spirit like him, did he also learn that from that old Raccoon?

Maybe it's true, or maybe not. I can't believe I learned a little lesson from the Spirits, inexplicably pissing me off.

Fwssshhh—!!

After searching the slightly wide grass plains as a suitable landing spot, Wasa immediately descended and set her feet once again on the grass surface. I jumped up and down, looking around that was just filled with trees.

"I only saw a little bit of Spirit during the journey to here, was this also the result of the existence of that Spirit Exterminator?"

"Yes. There were originally enough Spirits gathered to have fun and relax in this forest but due to the coming of that Spirit Exterminator, these days the forest has become even more desolate."

Wasa changed her form into a small white dove and flew towards my shoulder and raised one of her wings to point.

"All right, Mr. Aciel. You can take this direction to get to that Spirit Exterminator temple in no time. On the other hand I'll be watching from the sky so you don't have to worry too much about getting lost."

"Okay, I'll hand it over to you and you can hand the Spirit Exterminator over to me. I'll try to finish it as soon as possible and get back home."

"All right!! Then, I pray for your luck!!"

Wasa flapped her wings, shot towards the sky and disappeared in the distance. He flew very fast, even though it was just a pigeon.

Isn't such speed the specification of an eagle?

"Well, put that aside. I still have some work to complete."

I took a step and entered the tree line, choosing the fastest straight route to get to the temple at the forest border.