Magic Contract Romance: Difference between revisions

A [[Sub-Trope]] of [[Rescue Romance]] and [[Magically-Binding Contract]], the contractor and the being they summoned would generally admire the qualities of one and other as they travel through a journey between life and death, gradually till they fall in love. If the contracted being was [[Ice Queen|originally disgusted]] by the weakness of his/her contractor, then [[Defrosting Ice Queen|the protagonist would usually gain]] affection of his/her contractee through bravery, his/her inner kindness or other inner qualities.This trope is common in both anime and manga. When this trope is present, expect a lot of action. Why in the world would one summon a guardian unless in grave danger? Note, if the contractor is as powerful as his/her contractee or [[Took a Level In Badass|increased his power]] then this trope will usually lead to a ''[[Battle Couple]]'' situation.

 

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== Anime & Manga ==

** This trope is played even straighter in the novels, where [[spoiler:it's revealed the contract alters Saito's thoughts so he'll stay with Louise through suppressing his feelings about home as well as "conditioning" him into servility causing him to act fearless along with other compulsive behavior even though he's scared out of his wits and/or wouldn't have done them normally. Once the [[Mind Rape]] from the contract is undone he gets all the feelings of homesickness back in a large burst. As for the servility part he's trying to cope with that. They're dealing with both of these though Louise is making the first problem worse because she [[Cannot Spit It Out]].<br />*** Saito: “Listen you! How long can I keep telling ‘I love you’ to a girl who does not return my feelings?! I should be getting a medal for this!”]]

* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', because mages are generally vulnerable to attacks as they conjure their spells, they form 'Pactios' with a guardian they trust to protect them. The master is called the Magister Magi (Magistra Magi if female) and the servant a Minister Magi (Ministra Magi if female). The easiest way to form a 'Pactio' is through a kiss. It is widely known that usually, the Magister/Magistra Magi usually contracts a Pactio with one of opposite sex and end of marrying each other. Through the manga, this trope is most famously seen between Negi and his students. At present, Negi has formed a pactio with almost half his class!

** It should be noted that there is a great deal of evidence suggesting that forming a Permanent Pactio requires the Magister to have sex with the Ministra. This could explain the tendency of Magisters to marry their Ministras.

*** Also of note, when Asuna first talks to Negi about forming a permanent pactio, he freaks out.

* Alice and Oz of ''[[Pandora Hearts]]''.

* Tomoki Sakurai and his Angeloids in ''[[Sora no Otoshimono]]''.

* Minato and his Sekireis in ''[[Sekirei]]''.

* Shiki and Len from ''[[Tsukihime]]'', though considering she's a Loli who's [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]] and she kinda ''needs'' to do the nasty with him to keep herself and him both alive (and form a contract for her to become his familiar while at it), [[Your Mileage May Vary]].

 

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* Also Kit and Nigel from ''[[Fey Winds]]'''. He's forced to follow her through orders of his last master because she's the embodiment of an all powerful god-like thing...well, a golem really.. making her his new master...[http://feywinds.com/comic/page.php?id=131 yeah].