Necromancer Academy’s Genius Summoner - Chapter 313

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The Summoning Genius of Necromancer School — Episode 313
A virulent poison monster hunt assigned to just two students?
While all of Class A wore slack-jawed expressions, Byeol-Ya spoke up.
“Head Teaching Assistant.”
“Y-yes! Coming! Professor!”
The Head Teaching Assistant standing at the back came scrambling forward and straightened up.
“Pair them up randomly, two by two, and send them via Teleport Magic Circle.”
“Understood, Professor! And you?”
“I’ll get the antidote ready ahead of time.”
Byeol-Ya smiled meaningfully as she spoke.
“Some of you will come back just before the poison finishes you off.”
Heavy tension settled over the classroom. Byeol-Ya regarded her students.
“And listen up — don’t get cocky chasing high marks.”
With that, Byeol-Ya left the classroom.
The Head Teaching Assistant placed a hand over her heart and released a quiet sigh of relief, then addressed the students.
“All right, students, you heard that? We’re sending you out in pairs.”
Then Claudia raised her hand.
“T-Teaching Assistant! If we just decide our pairings ourselves——”
“That won’t work. The professor said random.”
At this school, Professor Byeol-Ya’s orders were absolute.
While students murmured anxiously about who they’d be paired with, the teaching assistants were writing all the names from the roster onto slips of paper.
“Instead——”
“?”
The Head Teaching Assistant set two empty boxes on the desk and smiled.
“One male student, one female student. We’ll make mixed pairs! Sound good?”
Professor Byeol-Ya’s order was only that they be paired randomly; how to divide them was left to the teaching assistant’s discretion.
The Head Teaching Assistant’s announcement sparked an enormous reaction.
The male students were half anxious, half excited, while the female students exclaimed “Oh come on!” but didn’t seem genuinely displeased—several were subtly adjusting their hair or glancing into mirrors.
“…How bothersome.”
Hector rested his chin on his hand and clicked his tongue.
Soon the Head Teaching Assistant drew one male student’s name, and another assistant paired him with a female student drawn from the second box. The next round reversed the order: the Head Teaching Assistant drew a female student first, and the other assistant picked a male to match with her.
The Head Teaching Assistant’s intention was to ease tension before the practical assessment, but this simple draw had become rather an exciting event.
Before long, every student in the class was intensely absorbed, shouting and reacting loudly as each name was called.
“All right, next is a male student!”
The Head Teaching Assistant drew one slip with a male student’s name from the box and unfolded it. As she opened the paper with a rustle in the silence, she spoke.
“Dick Hayward!”
Dick, now his turn had come, threw both arms open and called out for applause, but the female students all made faces of disgust.
“Landmine alert.”
“Gross.”
“I mean Dick’s fun and all, but… something about him just…”
Hearing this, Dick flinched and glared toward the female students.
“Hey! What’s wrong with you all! I’m not that——!”
“The female student paired with him is Katherine Terrel!”
The girl presumably Katherine collapsed onto her desk with a solid thud.
The male students drummed their thighs and burst into helpless laughter, while the female students patted Katherine’s back in comfort.
“Hazmat team, you’ve got this.”
“You can do it.”
Merin, Katherine’s teammate, also spoke up.
“Katherine, I won’t forget your sacrifice.”
Dick’s face burned as he glared at the cluster of female students.
“You all wait and see! I’m serious!”
Simon, seated behind, tugged at Dick’s arm to calm him.
“Don’t get so mad. They’re just messing around.”
“Next, the student is… Simon Polentia!”
Suddenly the classroom fell into a silence so complete you could hear a pin drop.
The female students who’d been laughing at Dick moments before stared straight ahead, all mirth drained from their faces. Merin gripped the edge of her uniform. Kamibarez folded her hands tight. The sound of people swallowing hard drifted through the room.
“Hey, you crazy people! The reactions are completely different!”
Dick, whose turn had been just before, died twice over.
“Honestly, you gotta work with what you’ve got.”
Sindy Vivache waved her hand up and down and delivered the finishing blow to Dick’s pride.
Meanwhile, Simon was also wondering whom he should partner with. Complete strangers made him uncomfortable, and tactically speaking, they’d be a liability.
‘I’d rather go with Merin or Kamibarez. Or at least someone I know reasonably well.’
Just then, a male student spoke up.
“Teaching Assistant. Shouldn’t we pick the girls first next?”
“Oh, that’s right~”
The Head Teaching Assistant stuck her tongue out, as if admitting her mistake. Then she carefully folded Simon’s slip and tossed it back into the box with the others, mixing it up. Sharp glares from the female students fixed on her.
“All right, next female student!”
She unfolded the slip and read it aloud.
“Kamibarez Ursula!”
Roooaaarrr!
A cheer erupted—louder than any they’d heard so far.
Kamibarez was the class’s youngest, cherished by all—cute, kind-hearted, gentle. Nearly every boy wanted to be paired with her.
Yet Kamibarez herself trembled like a penguin, clearly nervous.
Her face flushed, head bowed, her eyes flicked toward one person: Simon.
‘Please, let it be Simon…!’
“And the male student is Simon Polentia!”
At those words, Kamibarez’s hair seemed to stand straight on end.
Really?
Truly?
“You bastard!”
“You Team 7 guys are always monopolizing Kamibarez!”
“This is rigged, isn’t it?!”
Dick and the other boys, eyes wild with anger, grabbed Simon by the collar and shook him.
“Now, now, quiet! Let’s announce the next male student! Hector Moore!”
Fortunately, the attention shifted immediately to the next name. In that moment, Kamibarez came running over.
“Simon~!”
She grabbed the fabric of his sleeve and beamed up at him.
“I’m so glad I get to go with you!”
Simon smiled back at her.
Though the hostile stares boring into the back of his head made his neck ache.

* * *
Once all the teams were assigned, every student in Class A headed toward the Hill where the Teleport Magic Circle waited.
Merin had been paired with Toto, and she looked thoroughly displeased—arms crossed, eyes blazing with barely suppressed fury, radiating an aura that suggested she’d kill anyone who tried to talk to her.
‘Poor Toto.’
Toto, a head shorter than Merin, wore a terrified expression and did nothing but watch her mood.
Simon approached Merin and spoke gently, as if reasoning with her.
“Don’t be like that. Treat him well.”
Toto looked at Simon with grateful eyes, but Merin simply snorted disdainfully.
“Must be nice going with Kamibarez. You’ve already got an A+ locked in for this Practical Assessment.”
Still, Merin’s sullenness didn’t last long.
With a Necromancer’s cold pragmatism, she accepted the situation and began checking strategy, asking Toto about his Dark Magic capabilities.
“Let’s get ready right away!”
This Practical Assessment was unusually strict.
They even conducted Subspace inspections to ensure no hidden Antidotes remained, and students had to change out of their Kizen School Uniforms into Athletic Wear or other clothing.
Each student also had to wear a small Memorial Crystal Orb around their neck like a pendant—a device that would record combat footage and verify that the assessment was conducted fairly, without cheating.
Pressing the back of this Memorial Crystal Orb would alert Kizen and call for help in an emergency. However, accepting aid from the school was considered agreeing to the lowest possible score on the Practical Assessment.
“All right, we’ll begin the teleportation! Students whose names are called will come up quickly!”

* * *
The teleportation distance was shorter than expected.
‘We’re already here.’
When Simon opened his eyes, vast sand dunes stretched before him—even more desert-like than the Neutral Zone he’d visited before.
Turning around to look back, he saw an ordinary forest thick with trees.
Desert ahead, forest behind.
It looked like nature’s boundary line.
“I didn’t know the Dresden Kingdom had a place like this.”
“It was all forest once, but after a dungeon appeared nearby, it turned into a desert!”
Kamibarez, who’d arrived with him, smiled brightly and waved the Mission Brief in her hand.
“That’s what it says here!”
“…Ha ha.”
At the thrill of being alone with Simon outside, Kamibarez’s wings fluttered ceaselessly. Seeing this, Simon let out a small laugh himself.
“Shall we head out?”
“Yes!”
They’d left Rocksum, but this was only a one-day field exam. Eight hours remained.
The two walked while talking. Kamibarez continued reading the mission brief.
“The virulent poison monster we need to hunt is the Desert Scorpion. It’s rated Danger Rank 5!”
“Rank 5?”
A Danger Rank 5 was the same level as the “Malignant Hollow” they’d fought in the sea during the third BMAT.
Of course, the Malignant Hollow’s danger rank had dropped significantly because it wouldn’t leave the underwater cave, while the Desert Scorpion’s rank had risen due to its venom.
Though they couldn’t be called equally strong, the fact that they were classified in the same rank itself meant it was extraordinarily dangerous.
“Looks like we’ve reached the scorpion’s territory.”
Simon pointed to a signpost. The two stood at the edge where the desert began, and everywhere were signs reading “Caution: Scorpions!” and “Extreme Danger!” There were many skull-marked symbols as well.
As Simon walked, cautiously eyeing his surroundings, something suddenly caught his foot. An old human skull, weathered by time, lay half-buried in the sand.
“Creepy.”
Kamibarez wrapped her arms around herself. The two walked slowly and carefully, one step at a time.
“Once the scorpion shows up, we can make an antidote or whatever we need to do.”
As Simon spoke, he abruptly fell silent.
A flat section of sand began to rise gradually.
‘It’s here!’
Simon quickly grabbed Kamibarez and threw himself aside. A massive tail erupted from the sand and crashed down hard.
Boom!
Sand fountained into the air. The destructive force was obviously tremendous.
As Simon set Kamibarez down and turned back, the tail had already vanished without a trace. A greenish liquid mixed with the sand.
“It’s venom. We need to be careful, Kami!”
“Right!”
A true rank 5 monster. Much faster than expected.
The two looked around warily, and again sand began rising from one side.
Kamibarez, spotting it first, cried out.
“Simon! It’s on the right!”
Simon became aware that his left foot was planted on the ground and narrowed his eyes with focus.
‘Gate Opening!’
Whoosh!
Two blades erupted just as the scorpion’s tail came down.
Crash!
Two tentacles and one tail collided at the center, releasing a deafening boom.
Hit and run. The Desert Scorpion, its attack blocked, tried to retreat into the sand again.
Bubble-bubble!
Then a small pool of blood surrounded the scorpion, rising in a ring. Kamibarez, eyes closed in concentration, swung her arms with graceful precision.
<Blood Thread>
Snap!
Snap!
Lines of blood erupted from the pool, seizing the scorpion’s body. The scorpion pushed forward, trying to burrow into the sand, and the blood threads grew taut.
“Hnngh!”
Kamibarez gasped with strain, staggering.
“I’ve got you, Kami!”
<Cloud>
Emerald mist stretched from Simon’s ten fingers, shooting forward like rope to coil around the scorpion’s body.
“One, two—!”
Simon and Kamibarez bent their knees simultaneously and pulled with all their strength. The scorpion, wrapped tight in green and red threads, wavered, lost its balance, and crashed to the ground.
Boom!
The scorpion thrashed violently. Its sharp, blade-like forelegs slashed repeatedly, severing several strands of Cloud and Blood Thread.
‘Urgh!’
And Simon, whose nerves were connected to the Cloud, felt extreme pain.
“Simon!!”
Slash!
The scorpion’s foreleg grazed Simon’s shoulder as he retreated just in time. He caught himself on his shoulder.
‘Damn—the venom…!’
The Desert Scorpion, now in a frenzy, charged straight at Simon.
Boom!
Simon and Scorpion collided in the center, their clash violent and immediate. Simon’s legs skidded backward across the sand, leaving long furrows as he gave ground under the monster’s raw strength.
‘Internal Pitch-Black Eruption!’
Black sweat beaded across Simon’s skin. With his physical specs amplified, he barely managed to halt Scorpion’s advance.
Scorpion, panicked, raised its massive tail to drive it down upon Simon—
Snap!
Kamibarez, sharp-minded as always, wound Blood Threads tightly around the tail alone, locking its movement.
“Nice work, Kamibarez!”
Simon opened a Subspace while holding Scorpion fast. Skeletons poured out in a torrent, swarming the immobilized monster and driving spears through the gaps in its carapace before carving wounds with their blades.
Scorpion thrashed and shrieked in agony.
“Ready?”
“Yes! I finished it ahead of time!”
Simon’s eyes hardened with resolve.
‘Gate Opening! Maximum number!’
Boom!
Six Overlord blades erupted from the earth, lifting Scorpion’s body into the air. In that moment, Simon staggered backward and shouted.
“Now!”
Kamibarez’s eyes blazed crimson as she raised both arms above her head.
The crown jewel of Blood Flow Magic.
Massive Hemorrhage – Overflow.
Whoooosh!
From the wounds the Skeletons had carved, torrents of blood erupted from the monster’s body.
Red rain fell from the sky.

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