Necromancer Academy’s Genius Summoner - Chapter 206

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Necromancer School’s Summoning Genius Episode 206
Neftis had given Simon a Large-capacity Subspace as a gift.
Simon bowed repeatedly in gratitude, and Neftis patted his head, saying he’d done well enough to deserve it. More precisely, she stretched out her arm and hopped a few times, so Simon had to crouch down briefly to meet her hand.
As they left the shop, Simon stammered out a question while Neftis and Stephanie were chatting away.
“Um, but… is it really okay to just take something like this? You said it’s priceless.”
Lorain’s lips curved into a mischievous smile.
“When Mother told you to check it out, you moved pretty fast.”
“Ah, no! That was just…”
“I’m joking.”
She continued, a rare note of laughter in her voice.
“More importantly—are your parents doing well?”
“Yes. Thanks for worrying about them.”
“They were Mother’s comrades in arms, so I should probably visit them with a gift sometime and pay my respects.”
For someone his age, Lorain struck Simon as remarkably poised and composed.
There was something different about the weight on her shoulders. Word had already begun to spread through the city that Lorain wielded considerable influence over Kizen’s administration.
“School opens tomorrow. What are you doing right now?”
Lorain asked.
“Working on group homework back at the lodging. Our dormitory is really nice—we’re using the space below the clock tower. Want to come visit if you’re free?”
She shook her head.
“I appreciate the offer, but I can’t. If I show up suddenly, it’ll make them uncomfortable. Besides, I have my own opening ceremony tomorrow, so I need to prepare.”
“Did you finish your holiday assignments?”
The corner of her mouth rose slightly.
“I’ll start them now~”
To reiterate: despite possessing Black Magic skills that far exceeded her grade level, Lorain’s written exam scores were never particularly impressive.

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After parting ways with Neftis and her daughter, Simon made his way back to the Clock Tower Lodging.
“Wait! This is wrong! Who writes Curse Formulas like this?”
“Dick! This part’s wrong too!”
Everyone was in the final stretch of homework mode.
Two female students were pelting Dick, who sat in the middle nursing his head, with constant criticism and unsolicited advice.
“Leave me alooooone!”
Dick, who’d been crying out in desperation, looked at Simon as he entered the lodging as though he were a savior.
“Simon! Help me!”
“Sure.”
Simon, now in slippers, sat across from Dick.
“Should I look over your Summoning Magic?”
“No! Not that!”
Though too many cooks did risk spoiling the broth, with four heads working together, they managed to get Dick’s holiday homework to a passable state.
Now Simon and Kamibarez settled down side by side to finish their own assignments.
“I’m really looking forward to the Opening Ceremony tomorrow~”
She said, setting down her Quill Pen. Dick, sensing a fresh topic, eagerly jumped in.
“We’ll finally see the new professors! Did you guys know? Besides the new Poison Magic professor, Byeol-Ya, the Blood Magic professor is changing too?”
“Yeah.”
“Yes.”
Dick’s momentum stuttered to a halt. That wasn’t the reaction he’d been hoping for.
“S-so… you don’t know who the new Blood Magic professor is…?”
“Professor Walter Han.”
Simon answered briefly.
“We actually saw him this morning, Dick.”
Kamibarez said with a gentle smile. Dick pressed his forehead with a rueful expression.
“…Ah, there goes my trump card.”
“Hey!! I told you not to spoil it!”
A loud bang echoed from beyond the wall before Merin burst out in her pajamas, her hair tied back with a cord and her face freshly washed and gleaming.
Dick, caught off-guard, quickly pretended to study his homework.
“Merin! Let’s have a pajama party!”
Kamibarez clapped her hands together eagerly. Merin nodded.
“After we get the boys to finish their homework.”
“Hehe, won’t happen by tonight though.”
“…Ugh. You’re all killing me here. And I’m the one who even secured this dorm.”
“Making a big deal out of nothing. If it bothers you so much, why don’t you just do your holiday homework early?”
Simon smiled as he watched the three of them chatter away, then crossed his arms.
“Still, this Unified 2nd Semester with the Pre-War Curriculum—I wonder how they’ll actually run it?”
“What’s there to wonder about?”
Merin sat down and rested her chin on her hand. “When the break started, it seemed like war could break out any moment. But now the Sacred Federation’s supposedly calmed down, right? There’s no reason they couldn’t just go back to normal classes.”

“But why did it calm down?”
“Oh, that! That’s the thing!”
Dick perked up at the familiar story and jumped in.
“Apparently some heretical group called the Blood Heavenly Cult or something grabbed all the attention! They were supposedly trying to pit the Sacred Federation against us?”
“Right. It was a huge deal in the Dark Alliance too.”
At this, Simon turned his head away, pretending he hadn’t heard.
The fact that he’d been right in the middle of that pivotal historical moment—thinking about it now, he still couldn’t quite believe it.
‘I hope Rette, Ellen, and Israfil are all doing well. I hope Metin got over his Holy Slump too.’
Just then, Dick came over and draped an arm around Simon’s neck.
“Hey, what’s with you getting all lost in thought by yourself? Don’t hog the fun—share what you’re thinking about!”
“Ha! No, it wasn’t anything particularly fun.”
Late into the night, the four of them finished their Opening Ceremony preparations with cheerful banter.

* * *
Early morning.
“Yaaaawn.”
“Mmm.”
Simon packed his things while listening to Dick and Kamibarez yawn, still half-asleep.
Merin nagged relentlessly as always, and since Simon had exceptional stamina, he efficiently finished the preparations and even took care of the cleaning himself.
“Have a great time!”
With Dick’s shout, the four of them slipped out of the Clock Tower Lodging and walked through empty streets where few people were about yet. In front of a few shops, people were sweeping their yards and preparing for the day.
Before heading to the assembly point, the four stopped by a bookshop.
Originally they’d planned to buy the second semester textbooks yesterday, but an unforeseen incident had forced them to purchase them today. Naturally, buying textbooks in Rochester was expensive, so the usual practice was to buy them here and then cross over to Rocksum.
When they entered the bookshop, many 1st year students with the same purpose were already there.
“Oh! Merin!”
“Simon!”
They ran into familiar Class A students—Jamie Victoria, the ace at asking questions and honorary class representative, and Sindy Vivache, Class A’s Necromancy ace.
While Merin and Jamie chatted, Sindy nudged Simon’s elbow with a giggle.
“Hey, how’ve you been?”
“Oh, you know. Getting by.”
Simon answered while clutching the wallet in his pocket. Seeing this, Sindy laughed brightly.
“Good thing I’m not stealing from you anymore!”
Seeing other Class A students after two months felt wonderful. At the same time, the atmosphere of the new school year rushed toward them all at once.
Kamibarez and Dick joined in, and together they all shared updates about the Class A students.
Meanwhile, Merin and Jamie were so absorbed in their chatter that they’d wandered off on their own. Jamie whistled appreciatively.
“What? You got even prettier over the break? Look at that flowing hair.”
“Thank you for the flattery.”
Merin replied flatly, but she wasn’t displeased. She’d actually been putting considerable effort into growing her hair for the theater production.
“Man, I’m a little jealous though.”
Jamie sighed.
“Our group’s all girls. Meanwhile you’re out here with two guys.”
“W-what do you mean ‘out here with’—!”
Merin’s face flushed and she raised her voice. Catching her reaction, Jamie smiled meaningfully.
“Come on. Which one is it?”
“Stop it! The others will hear—!”
“Is it Dick?”
“You’re crazy.”
Merin’s expression turned completely serious. Having gotten the answer she needed, Jamie giggled and laughed.
“If you ever need advice, just come talk to me anytime~”
“That’s not what this is, so stop with the nonsense and worry about your own romance. I heard you like Hector?”
Now it was Jamie’s face that turned red.
“Hey!! If you bring that up again, I swear—!”
“What are you two talking about?”
But their conversation was cut short by Sindy Vivache’s intrusion. She had a reputation among the female students for being exceptionally loose-lipped.
As the two fell silent, Sindy looked at Merin as if she’d misunderstood something.
“Wow, Merin likes Hector? Interesting taste.”
“…Would you prefer I freeze you or burn you?”
After the four of them had purchased all their textbooks, they stepped out of the bookstore.
There were various routes into Rocksum, but most people arriving in Langoustin took the Heavenly Whale. Simon’s group was no exception.
“I’ve never ridden the Heavenly Whale before!”
Kamibarez spoke with bright excitement, while Dick, who was chewing on some Dried Meat Jerky they’d bought as a snack, asked a question.
“Then what did you ride on for the opening ceremony?”
“We rode something like a giant eagle from the Kalos Kingdom! Since it was sitting on a building, the eagle picked up the entire building and dropped us on Rocksum Island.”
“…Wow, that’s Kizen for you. The scale is insane.”
The four arrived at the dock.
A large ship was moored there, just as before, and attendants controlled the flow of students inside. Dick was busily explaining things to Kamibarez.
“Once you board the ship, the Heavenly Whale comes and swallows us whole!”
“Wow!”
“You four.”
At that moment, a man wearing a cape adorned with black raven feathers noticed the four of them.
“Stop chatting and move quickly. Those behind you are waiting.”
“Ah, yes! My apologies!”
Dick bowed his head in respect and hurried toward the ship.
“You guys see that? Did you see? A Raven!”
The Raven—an organization composed of Kizen Headquarters’ elite forces and most elite Necromancer operatives. Professors like Bahil were currently among their ranks at Kizen.
Merin’s expression turned serious.
“This time it’s not the professors—it’s the Raven who came. Is something wrong?”
“Hmm.”
Dick, who loved a good conspiracy theory, brightened at once. Kamibarez, frightened, quickly shook her head.
“W-wouldn’t it be premature to think that way? Maybe they’re just a bit short-staffed.”
“Let’s board. I don’t want to hear another word about it.”
Simon spoke. The four took their seats in a line, and shortly after, the other students boarded as well.
Hector and his faction appeared too. Fortunately, they didn’t seem to notice, and went down the stairs to the lower deck.
Soon all the Kizen students in Langoustin had boarded. A Raven operative, having received a headcount report from the attendants, boarded last.
“Agent. We’ll arrive in five minutes.”
At the attendant’s report, the Raven waved a weary hand. The attendants scurried about, shouting for everyone to fasten their seatbelts.
‘It’s been a while since riding the Heavenly Whale.’
Simon fastened his seatbelt with a racing heart.
“It’s coming!”
From far off on the horizon, a massive spray of water approached. Students cheered with a mixture of nervous excitement and anticipation at the thought of returning to Kizen.
Splash—
The spray rose dramatically, and the Heavenly Whale emerged from within it, swallowing the ship whole before plunging into the sea.

* * *
“You may now unfasten your seatbelts.”
The ship carrying everyone had settled safely inside the whale’s belly.
The students unfastened their seatbelts and rose from their seats, chattering excitedly as if they’d been waiting for this moment. Though it was the whale’s interior, it was quite warm and pleasant inside.
Attendants waited on the students and offered desserts and refreshments. There was even a menu to choose from.
Simon chose a cream coffee.
“It’s… a little frightening.”
Kamibarez, eyes wide, looked around the bright crimson interior of the whale’s belly and spoke. Dick chuckled and replied.
“Don’t worry—we won’t go any deeper into the stomach. And besides, what comes after we leave the whale is the real highlight, so look forward to it!”
“A highlight?”
“Yeah, we fall from thousands of meters in the sky straight down to the Kizen campus. The sunrise view at that moment is breathtaking!”
At the mention of thousands of meters, Kamibarez grew anxious and shuddered.
Merin was about to strike Dick’s back for scaring Kamibarez when—
Boom—
Suddenly the ship began shaking violently.
“What, what is it?”
“An explosion?”
Dick looked at Merin in alarm.
“How hard did you hit my back?”
“You idiot! I didn’t do that!!”
Boom! Rumble—
The shaking grew more violent by the moment, and the Heavenly Whale’s cry of anguish pierced the air. Simon gripped the ship’s railing.
‘What in the world is happening?’
His vision began to cloud over, growing hazier by the second.
Then came a deafening bang, the ship lurched violently, and Simon’s consciousness went dark.

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Whoooosh!
The sound of waves crashing ashore.
Simon slowly opened his eyes.
His mouth tasted of sand and his head felt hollow.
Whoooosh.
Seawater washed over his body. He realized his head was buried in the sand.
Nothing made sense. He pressed his palms against the ground and hauled himself up, breathing hard.
“…Dick? Merin? Kamibarez? Where is everyone?”
Simon called out to his friends as he looked around, but the three were nowhere to be seen. He was alone on this beach.
Whoooosh.
Simon’s gaze turned toward the incoming tide—and his breath caught. The water rushing in was crimson red.
“!”
He scrambled to his feet and turned to face the sea. His eyes widened at what loomed through the thick sea mist.
The massive Heavenly Whale he’d been riding lay belly-up in the distance, bobbing in the water. The entire ocean had turned blood-red from its spilled lifeblood.
“What on earth happened?”

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