Every three years, the Blade Dance tournament lets the world's elemental spirit contractors compete for a wish and glory for their homeland. Kamito Kazehaya, the only known male elementaler, enrolls at Areishia Spirit Academy, where a chance run-in with the noblewoman Claire Rouge leaves him bonded to Terminus Est, the sword spirit she had been trying to claim. As he trains for the tournament, Kamito also searches for Restia Ashdoll, the mysterious spirit he once considered his true partner. This light novel is the source material behind the Blade Dance of Elementalers anime and manga adaptations.