Necromancer Academy’s Genius Summoner - Chapter 295

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Necromancer School’s Summoning Genius – Episode 295
Figaro’s body was torn away, and the tree created by Sasha’s power began to crumble as well.
Crack! Snap!
The Holy Barrier forged by the Saint’s power shattered like glass.
Simon hurried toward Sasha before it was too late.
“Sasha! Can you hear me?”
She remained unresponsive, her face barely visible above the wood that buried her.
Simon drove his hands into the grain of the wood and wrenched it open with all his strength. Snap! The tree’s integrity had weakened as it collapsed, making it easier to pry apart.
The moment Simon squeezed through the gap in the wood and pulled Sasha into his arms—
‘!’
The world turned white again.
Time and space froze. Everything ceased. When Simon turned his head, a girl sat in a chair in the bleached expanse, resting her chin on her palm with a smile.
[It was a short time, but it was fun.]
The Essence of Purification spoke with a gentle smile.
[This is my first time entering a boy’s body, and I’m surprised how well you handled me. Actually, among all the girls too, no one has ever drawn out my power this quickly. I’ll give you special praise!]
Simon asked a question that had been nagging at him.
“…So I really did become a Saint, didn’t I?”
[You could say that. To be precise, an Irregular—part Saint, part something else.]
She shrugged.
[Honestly, it wasn’t bad, but my preference is really for girls~ I’m going to go find a new girl to accept me.]
“I’m not interested in joining with you either.”
Simon spoke in a flat tone.
“You tormented our mother.”
[Mother? Ah—that woman? Was her name Anna?]
Her eyes glittered as she clasped her hands together.
[Anna was truly the best! I only caught a glimpse of her in passing, but it was love at first sight! Even though another sister was occupying the body only temporarily, I couldn’t possibly resist. I lost my mind and dove right in—and then I got into a huge fight with that sister’s remnants!]
“……”
When Simon stared at her silently, she giggled and waved her hand dismissively.
[Don’t look at me like that. We’re just following our nature.]
She pretended not to care, turning the back of her hand back and forth, then placed it on the Throne. Simon asked another question.
“What happens to Sasha now?”
[Since I did choose her as my Saint, even briefly, I’ll restore her. After that, I’ll go find a new girl.]
Simon felt relief flood through him.
“You’re definitely leaving Sasha, right?”
[Yes. Even if I leave, it won’t cost her life, but the backlash from her body running wild on those drugs means she’ll never use Holiness again. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing for her, I couldn’t say.]
Just then, cracks began to spread through the white world.
[Ah, it’s about time we parted ways.]
The Essence of Purification’s eyes narrowed like a fox’s.
[By the way, I absolutely won’t take residence in a boy’s body~ But if those ‘sisters’ learn about your power, there might be some who are drawn to you.]
“I’m not particularly interested in that.”
Simon’s gaze hardened.
“Whatever body you inhabit next time, I’ll stop you then too.”
[Will you?]
Her lips curved upward.
[I’m looking forward to it.]
Crash!
The pristine white world shattered, and Simon returned to his own reality.
Simon felt an intangible energy drain from his body. His eyes and hair color returned to normal, and his hair length reverted as well.
The energy that left Simon’s body wrapped around Sasha’s form, then erupted in white flame before dissipating.
All at once, the needle marks and scars on Sasha’s body vanished—the abnormally swollen blood vessels and dried blood that had covered her skin were gone without a trace.
Simon carefully lifted her into his arms and leaped from the crumbling tree.
Boom, boom, boom, boom!
In midair, Simon swirled an ethereal cloak behind him as he glanced back. The moment Sasha cleared the tree, it collapsed completely, leaving not even a shadow of its former shape.
The war was over.

* * *
Several tens of kilometers from Kelso Village, where the Figaro incident had unfolded.
Here too, a great battle raged.
“Ugh……!”
Paladins dispatched from the Sacred Federation lay scattered on the ground, groaning. The carriages they had ridden were completely smashed to pieces.
While everyone else writhed in agony across the ground, one figure stood perfectly upright.
The woman in the black robe—who had clearly felled all these Paladins single-handedly—sat cross-legged atop the heap of unconscious bodies with untroubled ease.
“Who… who exactly are you?!”
The bearded Paladin gasped out the words.
“Who sent you to do this?!”
The vanguard Paladins, all sent to retrieve the Saint, had fallen to her ambush. Even the Coordinate Holy Relic meant to summon elite Paladin reinforcements via Teleportation had been destroyed by her.
All they could determine about her was that she was a Priest, and that she wore a black robe dark as the night sky.
Between the pulled-down hood and the Cat Mask covering her face, they couldn’t see her features at all.
When she offered no response, the bearded Paladin pressed on, breathing heavily.
“You appear to be a Priest of the Sacred Federation too. We came to protect the newly awakened Saint! Why would you do this when we’re on the same side?!”
The woman, who had been ignoring them, finally reacted.
Rising to her feet, she thrust both hands into her robe pockets and approached the Paladin with an unhurried gait.
“Why?”
Crack!
She kicked him across the face, knocking him unconscious.
“There’s no such thing.”
Having finally brought down every last Paladin, she turned and walked away from them.
With her back to the fallen bodies, she removed the Cat Mask. White hair cascaded down like a dream, revealing the face of a young girl.
‘I really do get myself into everything, don’t I.’
Rette muttered as she moved on.

* * *
The situation was swiftly cleaned up.
Before the barrier could fully collapse, Simon, Prince, and Pier worked frantically to leave no trace of the Legion.
They summoned the Skeletons and Corpse Spiders into a massive Subspace storage, and transported all the broken, destroyed Undead remains into it as well so nothing would show.
[Do I have to go in too?]
Prince, who had pestered Simon into a handshake three times, wore an expression of complete displeasure.
“…Of course you do.”
[A Subspace is cramped! I finally got out of Deathland and wanted to go play!]
“I’ll make time for you later. Get in now before someone spots us.”
After the entire Legion had withdrawn, Simon placed the unconscious Sasha at the village entrance where people entering the barrier would immediately find her, then retreated. He hid himself behind a thicket of dense trees and waited.
Shortly after, the barrier fully collapsed and Necromancers from Vengeance, led by Agent Black, came rushing in.
“Here! There’s a survivor here!”
The Vengeance agents discovered Sasha and ran toward her. Simon, watching from behind the tree to ensure they’d take her to safety, opened his eyes wide in shock.
Among those who had entered the barrier, he recognized a familiar face.
“Sasha!!”
It was Kamibarez. Behind her were Dick and Merin.
Kamibarez rushed forward with tears streaming down her face and embraced the unconscious Sasha.
‘When did they get here?’
And at the very back was Simon himself—or rather, Erzsebet in Simon’s form.
She glanced in his direction, shook her head with a wry smile, and gave a small shrug.
‘…Ha, so Erzsebet couldn’t stop them either.’
Just as Simon had come riding on Acalion to rescue Sasha, the other three party members couldn’t sit still with her kidnapped and had moved into action.
Dick had modified a carriage from the logging village and borrowed a horse to reach Kelso Village.
‘…I told them I couldn’t manage this.’
Still, Simon felt his affection for his party members deepen—they had made the same choice he would have made.
At the same time, he was grateful he’d managed to defeat Figaro in time.
If Figaro had drained all the villagers’ strength before breaking the barrier and leaving, not only the Vengeance agents but his own party members would have been caught in the fighting.
Meanwhile, the Vengeance agents were busy assessing the situation.
“What about Figaro?”
“We’re searching the remains now. Based on the fading resonance of Holiness, he appears to be deceased, but we’ll continue searching.”
“…The work of that Necromancer who cut through the barrier.”
As the agents worked to restore order, Simon confirmed that Sasha had been safely handed over to the medical team.
‘Time to go.’
Just as Simon was about to exit the barrier.
“Wait, just a moment!”
A familiar voice suddenly came from behind him.
Realizing belatedly that one of the four had gone missing, Simon’s blood ran cold.
‘No way.’
He carefully adjusted Pier’s Helmet to ensure it sat properly on his face, then moved only his eyes to glance backward.
Merin appeared from behind Simon’s back, breathing heavily.
“You’re Pion, aren’t you?”
This was bad. Warning lights flashed ceaselessly in his mind.
“When I heard about a Necromancer who cut through barriers with a white sword, I was certain!”
Merin stepped closer, clasping her hands together.
‘What do I do? What do I do?’
Cold sweat ran down his back.
There was nothing worse than being exposed as Pion at this moment. Vengeance’s Necromancers were here, and Magnus might use their comrades as leverage while hunting for clues.
“Who are you? Why do you always show up wherever we are? If you have something to say——!”
Simon immediately summoned the Dark Element to his feet and fled into the air. Merin startled and rushed forward, but he had already scaled to the top of the trees.
‘That’s definitely——’
A spark of recognition lit in Merin’s eyes.
That Dark Element flickering at his feet was unmistakably deep blue. She’d seen it countless times while living with him in Kizen, felt it.
Simon’s Dark Element was unique—no one could imitate it.
Merin trembled.
‘Could it really be that Pion is——!’
“Merin?”
At the sudden voice beside her, she spun around in surprise.
“You disappeared all of a sudden. I was worried. What’s wrong?”
Merin’s pupils quaked.
Simon was right in front of her.
The moment Pion flew upward, Simon appeared.
If they were truly the same person, how could this be possible? Her gaze lifted toward the sky.
“!”
Pion swirled his cloak and soared across the sky, disappearing from the city. Then, when she looked back down, Simon stood right beside her.
‘……’
She’d been so certain.
Merin strode forward and seized Simon’s hand firmly.
“Hey! Use the Dark Element.”
“The Dark Element? Why all of a sudden?”
“Don’t ask why. Just do it!”
Simon made a face as if to say she asked for the strangest things, then obediently summoned the Dark Element to his palm.
‘Ah.’
It was deep blue, just as she remembered.
This person wasn’t a fake or some illusion from Seiwyr—it was definitely Simon himself.
‘Right, right. There’s no way two people could be the same person.’
She pressed her hand to her forehead.
What a momentary delusion—thinking Pion was Simon! Even now, the thought embarrassed her, and a sigh escaped her lips.
“What’s wrong?”
As Simon drew near, Merin flushed deeper with embarrassment.
“N-nothing at all! Let’s go back! Haha!”
She quickly took the lead and walked ahead.
Meanwhile, Erzsebet—wearing Simon’s face—quietly placed a hand over her heart and released a breath of relief.

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