Necromancer Academy’s Genius Summoner - Chapter 224

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Summoning Genius at Necromancer School — Chapter 224
Walter’s first Blood Magic class had begun.
As Walter had warned, there was nothing dramatically different from Silaji’s lessons. They studied theory from the textbook, carefully dissected the structure of magic circles, and then moved into practical work.
With the new semester underway and after enduring Byeol-Ya’s classes, the students felt a profound sense of relief.
The difference, rather, lay in how Walter—a young, newly appointed professor compared to the somewhat stern and authoritative Silaji—drew closer to his students, communicated with them, traded jokes, and treated them with ease.
“All right, this practice session, we’ll start with the Blood Flow Barrier.”
The Blood Flow Barrier was a versatile blood shield created by mixing blood and the Dark Element, capable of being deployed far more quickly than a Dark Shield cast from pure Dark Element if one was prepared—that was its defining feature.
The students simultaneously drew blood from their bodies, mixed it with the Dark Element, and deployed their Blood Flow Barriers.
The results were wildly varied. Some students’ barriers melted and dripped away, others’ barely covered the palm of a hand, some had broad barriers but tissue-thin thickness, and still others’ barriers exploded the moment they took shape.
It all came down to the fact that everyone’s blood type was different.
“Teaching assistants. Let’s begin feedback.”
“Yes!”
At Walter’s direction, the assistants moved with practiced precision.
While all students had begun with the same magic circle configuration, adjustments were made according to each person’s blood type.
Students whose barriers melted learned blood-coating techniques.
Those whose barriers spread too thin were prescribed additional density modifiers.
“That’s it, Professor!”
“Excellent. Everyone see? Students with LP-2 blood type, do it this way.”
“Thank you!”
After tending to a group of students, Walter approached Kamibarez.
Kamibarez had been earnestly deploying her Blood Flow Barrier, but the moment it formed, it would only hold for a few heartbeats before detonating. Frustrated that her effort didn’t match her intention, she wore an expression of disappointment.
“There’s no need to be impatient.”
Walter smiled gently.
“Your KP-1 blood type, when combined with the Dark Element, has a fundamental nature inclined toward explosion. So, how about we try this instead?”
Kamibarez lifted her head to look at him.
“Use the Darkness Mechanics Defense to block small attacks, and reserve the Blood Flow Barrier for large ones—divide the roles that way.”
“Large attacks? Um… how would that work?”
Walter created a heavy sphere formed of blood.
“Can you control when the Blood Flow Barrier detonates?”
“Yes! But no matter how long I delay, it eventually explodes anyway…”
“Then try detonating it the instant the object strikes the barrier.”
Walter simultaneously summoned a Darkness Sphere and fired Darkness Arrows alongside it.
Kamibarez, who had her Blood Flow Barrier deployed and waiting, detonated it the moment the Darkness Sphere made contact. Both the sphere and the trailing arrows were caught in the explosion and sent flying.
“That’s the feeling—you can create an offensive shield this way. Your barrier’s current thickness wouldn’t ordinarily be able to withstand the sphere I just conjured. But you covered that weakness with the explosion, didn’t you? No matter how much you’re a vampire with KP-1 blood, there’s no law that says you can only use it for offense. Think of other applications too.”
“…Ah, it’s like my eyes are opening! Thank you so much!”
Kamibarez bowed deeply, her face alight with gratitude.
The students beside her were boasting about their own barriers—mine’s bigger, mine’s thicker—but sitting alone at the edge was a boy with his chin resting in his palm, staring blankly ahead.
‘…They’re all having fun.’
It was Simon, none other.
Simon’s SM-1 blood type, completely unique, didn’t cohere well when combined with the Dark Element, leaving him with nothing to do in most of the class.
Bored and envious of his classmates, Simon simply stretched idly.
If I’d just been born with an ordinary blood type like everyone else, I could’ve joined that conversation.
“Student Simon.”
One of the teaching assistants approached Simon quietly.
“Professor Walter is calling for you.”
“What?”
As Simon turned his head, he saw Walter standing by the doorway leading out of the lecture hall, waving with a smile on his face.
……
Whether it was the poor first impression or not, Simon felt uneasy, but there was no reason to defy a professor’s order during class time.
As Simon approached, Walter explained.
“Your blood type is special, so I’ll explain it directly in my research laboratory on the fourth floor. Come along.”
Walter and Simon climbed the stairs side by side.
There was no other conversation. Simon found himself tensing up.
Why did the word ‘Judas’ come to mind every time he thought of this man? And more than anything.
—Did you see?
He could never forget that look in his eyes when they first met. Of course, it might have just been his imagination, and he wasn’t even sure if Walter had really given him such a look.
The two arrived at the door to the research laboratory on the fourth floor.
“You seem quite tense.”
Walter spoke with a laugh.
“Is it your first time visiting a professor’s research laboratory?”
Simon simply shook his head. He’d visited the laboratories of Aaron, Jane, Professor Rang, and others before.
“There’s nothing remarkable here, so feel free to come in.”
Walter opened the door and gestured for Simon to enter first.
Simon swallowed hard and stepped into the Research Laboratory with measured strides.
“?”
True to Walter’s word, there was nothing remarkable about it.
The Research Laboratory was nearly empty, with boxes of various documents and books scattered about as if Walter hadn’t finished unpacking yet.
There was only a desk, a chair, and a sofa.
“I’ve been so busy since arriving at Kizen.”
Walter smiled and gestured toward the sofa.
Simon sat down carefully, still tense, and Walter asked if he’d like some tea. Simon shook his head, declining politely.
“Then let’s get straight to the point.”
Walter retrieved a Crystal Orb from his desk and set it on the table.
When he touched the Crystal Orb lightly, a Mana Screen unfolded in mid-air.
“These are materials Professor Silaji gave me. Shall we take a look together?”
The Mana Screen displayed Simon as he was during the first semester’s Blood Flow Bullet practice session at the shooting range.
Test subject SM-1, Simon Polentia. Ready!
The Simon in the footage closed one eye and extended his index finger to aim at the target.
Moments later, when Silaji called “Fire!”, Simon’s arm recoiled as the Blood Flow Bullet discharged.
The projectile Simon fired suddenly vanished mid-air, then reappeared in front of the target, radiating blue light.
When the light struck the target, its force spread out in a fan shape. Two targets behind it were torn apart, and one each from the left and right was also shredded.
“A most fascinating phenomenon.”
Walter watched the footage and spoke.
“I can see why Professor Silaji became so captivated by your SM-1 blood type. She spent the entire first semester researching it, and while undertaking missions, she entrusted the analysis of SM-1 to several of her direct disciples, including myself. Not to boast, but my results were the most exceptional among them.”
Walter’s gaze turned toward Simon.
“First, let’s start with this. What do you understand about that blood of yours?”
Simon answered with what he knew.
“I understand it as a kind of proliferation effect. When blood and the Dark Element combine, without any special action, the Dark Element consumes the blood, increasing both volume and power.”
“That’s not wrong.”
Walter nodded.
“But if it were only that, Professor Silaji wouldn’t have had such difficulty leaving you alone for the entire first semester.”
“… So, so there’s another function as well?”
Instead of answering, Walter retrieved something from a box on his desk and held it toward Simon.
‘It’s been a while.’
A Magic Circle Corrector. When Dark Element flows through it, it settles within the corrector frame and helps form a Magic Circle—a beginner’s tool.
Simon had used one before when first learning Exgust in his Curse Magic class, but he’d rarely used one since.
“To use SM-1 effectively, Professor Silaji developed this Magic Circle herself. Would you like to try it?”
Looking at the corrector, Simon saw no particular issues with the Magic Circle.
Simon nodded and grasped both handles of the corrector, channeling the Dark Element through it.
Hummmmm!
The Dark Element followed the Magic Circle Corrector and began to form. Though there were formulas even the corrector couldn’t help Simon construct, Walter explained them in an easy-to-understand manner. Overall, the structure wasn’t that difficult.
At last, the Magic Circle was complete and floated into the air.
“Now draw some of your blood. You learned how to create a blood-drawing Magic Circle in the first semester, didn’t you?”
“Yes.”
When Simon unfolded a small Magic Circle on his fingertip, a single drop of blood passed through it and rose upward. Then it passed through the new Magic Circle just completed with the corrector.
Whoooosh!
The Magic Circle and blood droplet triggered a chemical reaction. Simon started in surprise and stepped back.
A crackling sound issued forth. The Magic Circle shifted between the red of blood and the black of the Dark Element, oscillating back and forth.
Then, at last, a complete chemical reaction occurred, transforming into a form of smoke that was neither red nor black—a luminous cyan-green hue. It appeared ocean-blue in color, marked with iridescent patterns like the spiral grooves of a seashell.
‘That’s magnificent.’
Simon’s eyes sparkled.
“It’s an effect that only appears when SM-1 and your Dark Element pass through a specific Magic Circle at a specific ratio. Professor Silaji calls this power SMF24-Cloud, or ‘Cloud’ for short.”
‘Cloud.’
Simon gazed quietly at his new power when Walter raised both arms.
“There it is—Black Magic created from your blood. What do you think you could do with it?”
“……”
Simon’s body twitched. As it did, the smoke seemed to drift slowly in accordance with his will.
This was almost like.
‘Connecting to an Undead’s consciousness and controlling it.’
It didn’t take long. Within a minute of using it, Simon was manipulating the Cloud, and Walter smiled.
“Your control is impressive. But could you manage something like this?”
Walter pointed to a cardboard box filled with documents sitting in the corner.
“Lift that box using the smoke.”
“…….”
On the surface, lifting an object seemed impossible with something as insubstantial as gas, yet watching Simon command the Cloud, he found himself thinking it might actually work.
As he extended his right arm, the smoke surged forward and wrapped around the box.
‘Hold it steady.’
Simon turned his palm upward and slowly mimed the motion of lifting.
‘Lift!’
With a soft rushing sound, the box rose into the air.
Watching the documents ascend, Walter let out an exclamation of amazement.
“You’ve done it immediately! That’s extraordinary.”
“Ugh.”
Simon’s arm trembled.
But this is harder than expected. Not only was his mental stamina straining, but it felt like he was physically lifting the object with his own limbs.
As Simon slowly lowered the box, that taxing sensation finally released him.
“However, another unique property has been discovered in this Cloud.”
Walter rose from his seat and approached the smoke, pinching it between his middle and thumb fingers.
“Ow!”
Simon jumped. It genuinely hurt, as if he’d actually been pinched.
“This force shares the user’s sensations. Does it hurt?”
Walter lengthened his fingernails with blood and began poking the smoke repeatedly, causing Simon to cry out in alarm and nearly topple from his chair.
“Professor!”
“Ha, my apologies. The old doctoral curiosity got the better of me. Though I’m a professor now.”
Walter returned his fingernails to their normal state, and Simon dispelled the Cloud, straightening in his seat.
He was genuinely grateful that Walter and Silaji had researched his power, yet he found himself glaring at the professor nonetheless—unable to quite suppress his irritation.
“Are you angry?”
“……No, I’m not.”
“In any case, we’ve concluded that the Cloud is a power that cannot be defined by modern Blood Magic knowledge. Professor Silaji originally intended to present a formal thesis at the Blood Magic Academic Conference, but she decided against it.”
“Why?”
“Because you might be put in danger. SM-1 Blood Type is a research material that touches on the world’s fundamental mysteries, so obsessive scholars might come after you. Among Necromancer-trained academics, there are genuinely mad ones.”
He added with a smile.
“Like myself.”
“…….”
“The truth is, my acceptance of this Blood Magic professorship—”
His eyes met Simon’s.
“—was for the sake of meeting you. Together we can generate far greater synergy. I can uncover new secrets of blood, and you can master the operation of this extraordinary technique called Cloud.”
Walter extended his hand.
“I make this formal proposal: will you become my direct disciple?”

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