The Demon King's Paladin Part 1 Vol 2.

Chapter 362. Dreams And Reality

" So, you're just going to meditate?"

" There's not much else I could do. I mean I could temper my mana, but I haven't been able to really meditate and try and connect with any new Spiritkin for nearly a year, I'd say it's time to correct that. Now with all of the stress of the contracts for Roseland Products is done, I finally have time to train again after coming back to Paradise, I figure starting with my meditating is a good idea."

" To think, this is only happening because of your being a Marquess... I wonder if that makes you lucky or not?"

" I like to think I'm lucky."

I was speaking to Scarlet since she was somewhat offended on my behalf. My Contracted Spirits were quite happy with my decision. It seems like the number of Contracts a Spirit's Summoner has is a kind of status symbol for Spirits. That and apparently all Spiritkin gain a small boost in their strength based on the quality of the Summoner. However, what that means isn't too clear to any of my Spirits, Lily, who's the most knowledgeable of my Spirits, doesn't really know since she never really cared about Summoners and the like until me. It's all a bit confusing to me, since I'm already contracted to 2 Spirit Sovereigns, but apparently, it's something like being with a popular person in high school and that comes with benefits for everyone... Or at least that's how Lily explained it to me. Even with that, I'd assume that being able to form a Contract with Lily and Gil is more important than having around 15 contracts... I mean they've all helped me so much in such a short amount of time, I can't even imagine a world now without them being with me, the same for Paula, Rex, and Hank. Either way, I was looking forward to meeting new friends, something tells me that I could make good progress today. I remembered that the last time I seriously meditated, I could feel eyes around me, like when Gil, Rex and Hank were waiting for me to make contact, since then, I've only been able to do very light meditations, but I can tell now that it's 5 pairs of eyes watching me from a distance. One set in particular feels closer than the rest, and that's the one I'll be aiming for today!

" You know, instead of trying to excite yourself in your mind, shouldn't you just sit and start your meditation?"

" I'd appreciate it if you didn't interrupt my process."

Scarlet seemed to feel some kind of way as she watched me psych myself up. I can't help it, I'm a little lonely right now after all. The entire reason I'm meditating instead of dealing with the Royals in my town is because I've been banned for some reason? I thought at first that it was because of what I said yesterday, but apparently, Sarah and Anna say that they all just wanted to get on the same page together. I asked why this involved me needing to find something to do, and I was told that Sarah and Anna would entertain the Princesses and Queens while the Kings talked business. But I noticed that Mary was also being scooted into the house while I was leaving... So, I was thrown out... Like an old pair of socks... From my own house no less! Granted I don't think I should be too angry, Warrick and Aqua were really apologetic about it... Not to mention Cyn, Alice and Charlotte were very apologetic as well, not just that, but it seems like they wanted to tell me something... But for some reason they didn't... I wonder why? I shouldn't be focusing on this too much... I should take this as some good luck. I quickly sat down and confirmed that Kia and Aia were guarding me. They were sitting on a bench enjoying some snacks that Jim gave them from the kitchen... Must be nice.

" I shouldn't be focusing on that... Time to get going..."

I mumbled to myself as I got into my favored position and began to breath slowly as I close my eyes. Before long, I could feel the pull of gravity leave me, my eyes couldn't feel the light of the sun in the garden anymore. I'm in a world of darkness now, I start up the searchlight again. I spin it and spin it again. Like a lighthouse on a shoreline. I can feel the pairs of eyes on me. Some close, some far, it's still 5 pairs. I can feel one pair in particular. I start to home in on it. I look to the left with the light... I see nothing, I look up quickly to see if the eyes were like Hank's no luck... But it feels right? Like they are looking down on me... But where? I look to the upper left with the search light... Still nothing... My upper right? Damn... Still nada... Wait... This feeling... It's like when Sarah would stare behind me before we got engaged! I turn with the spotlight quickly and look above... There they are! Like... Like a person looking at me from a 2nd floor window? A bright light fills my senses... I'm blinded by it... I can't hear... Until I can again... I look around... There's not much difference from where I was. No... I'm wrong. There're trees, bushes... A stream?