Sixteenth Basket of Mantaos

Imagine being forced to live, after death, as incorporeal bodies trapped in a vast space of nothingness for thousands of years, with nothing to do but exchanging past memories with other cohabitants (read: weirdos).  Everybody wanted out, but there was no way to leave the Void... 
Until one day, a young man was finally summoned, as a powerful but reluctant mentor, by a bubbly and motivated but completely naive young girl. Baiyi, finally out of the Void, was the only one who could save all of the other 32 souls from their prison and his summoner might just be The Key to their freedom.
However, Baiyi had to use the techniques and abilities the other souls had taught him throughout the years, and together with his own extensive knowledge of anime and game tropes from his shady and dangerous past as an otaku, to face the biggest challenge of them all: training the clumsy young girl he was forced to partner up with… into a competent sorcerer!

EndlessFantasy Translation 

Why Did You Summon Me？

<p>The apprentice's wild side appeared to have been replaced by newfound humility and respect. The sorcerers were shocked by the turn of events — even more so than they were at Baiyi's tea trick — as Baiyi had not used any magic, this time. All the powerful host did was ask the apprentice to look into his teacup; that was all it took for the apprentice to do a one-eighty. When did it become this easy to change a person's temperament? </p>

<p>Hoping to find answers, the sorcerers looked into their teacups. There was nothing in them but their beverage, so they turned back their attention to the apprentice, seeking an explanation. </p>

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