They weren’t… spirits?

I was surprised by how they appeared to be.

Compared to how strong they were, they severely lacked attachments and wrath. Spirits which had attachments to the world could be called manifestations of emotion. It would probably be right to say that a grave keeper’s job was to quell these emotions.

It was basically impossible for this kind of spirit to exist. If that was the case, what were the things I was facing against?

“Is the Spirit Origin (alternatively, Saint Graph or Spiritual Foundation, 霊基, reiki)… not enough?” My mentor mumbled.

“…What?”

“I’m afraid they’re different from regular spirits. It seems to be that they can only barely function due to magical energy, taken from the surroundings, that has been inserted into records and uses skeletons as a medium (this part sounds off and also makes no logical sense). …Ahh, it’s almost like a failed Servant.”

Hearing my mentor’s words, I swallowed.

If that was the case, I could understand their unusual abilities. The speed of a wile beast and the refined movements full of the intent to kill. I see, it was more accurate to describe them as failed Servants than a mage’s familiars.

Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files: The Atlas Contract; Chapter 4, Part 4