Musai no Shoukanshi

In a world where summoners channel otherworldly forces through enchanted rings, a practitioner’s potential is strictly dictated by their bloodline. Minato Minase was born into an ordinary family devoid of magical heritage, leaving him entirely unable to summon phantom beasts. Meanwhile, his childhood friend Yukimi Tono has blossomed into an elite prodigy capable of commanding a formidable spirit. Refusing to be left behind as the disparity in their abilities grows, Minato throws himself into a grueling and reckless sword-training regimen, driven by a single ambition: to stand by Yukimi’s side once more. Their diverging paths violently collide during a routine subjugation mission that spirals into a desperate fight for survival. Just as death seems inevitable, a mysterious woman named Azami materializes before them. She offers Minato overwhelming power, but the price she demands defies all convention. Rather than asking for his life or soul, Azami requires a cost so unprecedented and unexpected that it will forever alter the nature of his contract—and his destiny.