Necromancer Academy’s Genius Summoner - Chapter 304

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Summoning Genius at the Necromancer School, Episode 304
“Dear students of Kizen!”
At last having secured a genuine opportunity to speak freely, Endolas launched into a lengthy speech.
“It is regrettable that my game has been scaled down. However, if after grueling classes, students could forget their fatigue even briefly within the world I have created—that would be entirely consonant with the ultimate value I seek in making games! That is why I have accepted the after-school BMAT as well!”
Each time Endolas spoke, the enormous hat perched on his head swayed vigorously from side to side.
“Collaboration with the faculty is complete! I have added several games related to the curriculum, too! I do hope you will enjoy the new adventures that await. Now you may open the rulebook in your laps!”
The students, as though they had been waiting for this moment, brought Endolas’s Game Rulebook onto the round tables and unfurled it.
“Which game you choose to play is important, but this remains a test! Let us confirm the most critical rules first!”
The rules appeared on the central screen as well.
—Four total tests. Planned for one to two times per week.
—Test duration: four hours. Games in progress continue even after time expires.
—Maximum of two cards obtainable per day.
—Tests commence wearing the Protective Vest provided by Kizen.
—Combat between students is permitted.
—If a student’s Barrier Gauge reaches zero from monster attacks or from an attack by another student, that day’s test is completely concluded.
Simon’s eyes gleamed with keen focus.
‘So there’s a limit—only two cards per day.’
With four tests total, a student could acquire a maximum of eight cards. Any student who collected five or fewer cards would be expelled.
“Even a single day of absence would be dangerous,” she murmured.
Kamibarez spoke, her voice tight with tension.
“Excellent, students of Kizen! Now then—”
Endolas glanced at his wristwatch.
“In precisely one hour, we shall begin the first game!”
“What?!”
One hour?
The students erupted in uproar.
“We’re done for!”
“You said you’d give us enough time to plan a strategy!”
At the protest from a student seated in front, Aaron replied with an expressionless face.
“An hour is sufficient.”
‘Charlatan.’
The fired-up students hastily began discussing their strategies.
“What are you all thinking of doing?”
Everyone had different strategies in mind.
Dick had decided to head for a siege battle, Kamibarez determined to gather seven blue cards—which had a high probability of involving Blood Magic games—and aim for an additional three points. Merin chose to adapt her strategy fluidly depending on which cards she collected.
Simon, naturally, intended to gather seven different cards.
“The games have player limits too,” she said.
Merin spoke up.
“So we’re running this one as individuals. We scatter, each get the cards we want, and collect as much information as possible to share with the group.”
“All right!”
Everyone nodded in agreement. Merin pointed at the guidebook with her index finger.
“From here on, memorize the detailed rules. There’ll definitely be someone freezing up on the first day because they didn’t.”
While the students diligently worked out strategies or studied the rules, minions bustled about distributing Protective Vests to them. Everyone donned theirs over their School Uniform.
“Then I wish you fortune, everyone!”
Endolas spread his arms wide. The bundles of cards in his hands dispersed into the air like scattering petals and began flying toward the students’ hands.
“Ah.”
A single card arrived at Simon.
It bore the name Simon Polentia, and beneath it was written: Summoning Magic—Specialization.
‘So that’s why they made us fill out those forms.’
“Official rule. Please affix your card to the right breast of your Protective Vest and wear it.”
When Simon placed the card on his chest, it stuck fast like a sticker.
It was like a name badge. This way, one could also see other students’ specializations.
“And I have one piece of news I think you will all appreciate!”
Endolas spoke.
“The game is stocked with generous prizes—items to aid in the test, valuable artifacts, special weapons, and more! Please do your very best!”
At the word prizes, the students’ eyes gleamed even brighter.
“Very well, ten minutes remain! You may disperse. Good luck!”
A thunderous roar erupted.
Before his words had even finished, the students in the Grand Hall took to the air on waves of shadow, and it was complete pandemonium—with students crowding the main gate, others smashing through windows, all pouring out in a frenzy.
‘Explosive enthusiasm.’
Simon grinned and pushed off the wall, leaping through a broken window that other students had shattered.
His plan was to venture outside. The exam covered all of Rocksum, and he wanted to go farther than the Campus Grounds, where students would inevitably cluster.
Whooooooosh!
A shimmering blue curtain unfurled across the Kizen Campus, wrapping the buildings in its glow. It was a Barrier-Type Black Magic spell, installed to prevent damage to buildings and fixtures during student combat.
At the same moment, a voice crackled from the card pinned to Simon’s chest.
-The exam is now beginning!
-Combat between students is now permitted.
-You may now challenge the games and collect cards.
Boom!
Crash!
The moment the exam started, a cascade of explosions erupted from the Campus Grounds.
‘Already itching for a fight.’
Combat permission meant little—the only real gain was eliminating a competitor from the exam. As Simon continued sprinting, a Mana Screen unfurled from the card on his chest.
[Defeat the following student in combat to earn an additional 1 point.]
[Jin Hayden]
‘Oh.’
This was a new rule.
One point wasn’t bad. Since each card was worth 1 point, a bonus point was worth considering.
Still, it was a mission better attempted after securing at least two cards first.
‘Card collection comes first.’
Simon bolted away from the Kizen Campus, racing across empty fields.
Other students scattered around him, eyeing each other warily, but thankfully no one launched a preemptive attack.
‘Ah!’
Then, by fortune, he spotted a single card plastered to a tree.
Simon broke into a broad grin and hurried over to examine it.
‘A navy card!’
But there was text written on it.
[Difficulty: Low.]
[Entry Capacity: 1 person.]
[Entry Requirement: Poison Magic major.]
‘Damn. I can’t enter this one.’
Simon immediately turned away without hesitation.
A girl who’d been lurking behind him tensed and shifted into a combat stance.
Simon smiled and spoke.
“I’m not interested—check it yourself.”
“…Oh? Oh. Thanks.”
Simon left at once.
He watched her approach cautiously, verify the requirements, and then touch the card—her Poison Magic specialization drawing her straight in.
‘I need to find one soon.’
“Hey! Hey! Wait a moment!”
Two male students were waving him down, standing guard over a card affixed to a boulder.
“Are you a Necromancy major, by any chance?”
“If you are, we can start right away!”
Simon stopped and examined the card on the rock.
[Difficulty: Medium.]
[Entry Capacity: 3 people.]
[Entry Requirements: Dark Reversal Magic major, Curse Magic major, Necromancy major.]
‘Interesting. They have team missions too.’
Simon waved his hand dismissively.
“Sorry, I’m a Summoning Magic major.”
One of the students had been watching Simon intently, and his expression hardened.
‘It’s… it’s Simon Polentia!’
From a distance he’d been uncertain, but now there was no mistaking the infamous Special Exception number one.
A fight would’ve meant the end, but fortunately Simon showed no interest and moved on. Everyone was preoccupied with their card hunt.
As Simon continued his search across the landscape, a creeping anxiety began to set in.
‘Finding a card isn’t the end—these requirements keep blocking me.’
Simon exited the fields and descended into a nearby Valley where a gentle stream ran. Fewer people here.
‘Ah!’
He spotted an unusual disturbance in the water—and there, floating in the center of a swirling eddy, was a single card.
Simon came closer to inspect it. Navy again.
[Difficulty: Medium.]
[Entry: 1 player.]
[Conditions: None.]
“This is it!”
Simon immediately stepped into the Darkness and launched himself toward the valley. Mid-air, he drew his legs together and angled himself toward the Card.
The moment both feet touched the Card, his body was sucked in with a smooth whoosh.
[Entering new game.]

* * *
Splash, splash!
Shwoooooosh!
Simon opened his eyes as water sprayed across his face.
The roar of rushing water filled his ears. His stomach lurched, and his vision swam.
“……Where… is this?”
The first thing he saw upon opening his eyes was wood grain. He lifted his head, catching the pungent scent of tree resin, and his eyes widened.
‘A raft?’
Shwoooooosh!
Simon quickly scanned his surroundings.
This was definitely the gentle stream that flowed near the Kizen walls—but somehow he now found himself on a raft being swept away by a torrential current.
Moreover, the lush jungle surrounding him bore little resemblance to the flora of Rocksum. Simon was being carried across a river running through dense wilderness.
‘What is all this?’
Simon looked around in confusion when he heard a groan beside him.
He turned to see a female student in a Kizen uniform lying prone on the raft.
It was someone Simon knew very well.
“Class representative!”
It was Jamie Victoria, the prestigious class president of Class A.
“Wake up! Representative!”
Simon shook her urgently. She stirred, rubbing her eyes, and finally pushed herself up onto her elbows.
“Who… oh!”
She rubbed her eyes and looked ahead, then let out a short cry and pointed at Simon.
“S-Simon? What are you doing here?”
“I have no idea.”
Simon gave a slight shrug. Jamie looked around uncertainly, surveying the entire landscape.
“I was sure I entered the Card alone.”
“I came alone too.”
It seemed there were Cards that randomly connected students to one another like this.
Then a Mana Screen appeared before them both.
[Objective: Survive until reaching the destination.]
“A Survival Mission draw.”
Jamie had fully regained her senses now, pulling herself upright.
She flashed a brilliant smile and extended her hand.
“This is our first time coordinating together, isn’t it? Let’s do our best!”
Having felt it again just now, Jamie truly did have exceptional affability. In reality, she got along well with everyone in Class A.
“Yeah, let’s give it our all.”
The two clasped hands lightly, then moved with quick efficiency.
A single raft on a treacherous current—barely adequate for them both. Dense jungle vegetation pressed in from both sides.
Simon fell into thought, his expression grave.
‘Survive to the destination. To reach it quickly, we probably need to stay on this raft.’
“Look here, Simon.”
Jamie produced a pair of oars.
“Shouldn’t we steer with these?”
“Makes sense.”
Simon nodded and surveyed his surroundings with care. The objective was survival, after all—they wouldn’t simply float downriver without incident.
‘!’
Sure enough, the moment the thought crossed his mind, he glimpsed the gleaming eyes of beasts in the jungle.
“Watch out, Jamie! They’re coming!”

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