Necromancer Academy’s Genius Summoner - Chapter 316

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Summoning Genius of the Necromancer School — Chapter 316
Simon and Kamibarez returned to Kizen by teleport.
The students who had arrived earlier stood in line waiting for their evaluations, and Simon and Kamibarez took their place at the back.
‘Everyone’s been through quite an ordeal.’
Looking at their condition, there wasn’t a single person who appeared unscathed.
The students who had returned after fierce battles carried corpses of Poison-type monsters in varied states.
Dead poison toads, enormous moths, spiders, and even giant water snakes.
Particularly because of the centipede-like creature that the students immediately ahead had brought, Kamibarez grew frightened and hid behind Simon.
The line shortened rapidly, and soon it was the turn of the person directly in front of them.
Both Byeol-Ya and the Chief Assistant’s team expressed astonishment at the centipede creature they had brought.
“That’s enormous! Absolutely massive!”
Other students gathered around to see for themselves.
“Hey, excellent work! How did you manage to catch this thing?”
The male student answered Byeol-Ya’s question.
“First we made the monster spit out its poison and then we ran away. While it was distracted, another team member collected the poison and made an Antidote, and then we fought and won.”
“Clever work indeed.”
The Chief Assistant’s team was examining the Antidote. They dropped the centipede creature’s poison and the Antidote’s components onto a sheet of paper, and then whispered something to Byeol-Ya.
“Excellent — the Antidote checks out. Once we verify the footage and find no errors, an A grade is guaranteed at minimum.”
“Thank you so much!!”
The male and female student cheered enthusiastically and embraced each other. A moment later, as if suddenly becoming aware of what they were doing, they flushed and drew slightly apart.
Seeing this, Byeol-Ya let out an amused laugh that spoke of exasperation.
“Look at you kids — such a handful. Don’t let your minds wander down some other path; head straight back to the Dormitory, understood?”
“Yes, we won’t!”
Cheerful laughter echoed from various corners. The students who had received an A grade for the first time departed, and envious gazes followed them.
“Next!”
The Chief Assistant flipped through the file in her hand.
“Simon and Kamibarez… wait!”
The pair of Desert Scorpions that Simon was dragging along in both hands sent shockwaves through the room.
Not only the Chief Assistant’s team, but even Byeol-Ya, who had been sitting in her chair, leaped to her feet.
“Why are these Desert Scorpions so enormous?”
“And you caught two of them!”
The reaction wasn’t unfavorable. It seemed they had caught creatures far larger and more formidable than Byeol-Ya had anticipated.
“Aren’t they usually this size?”
Simon asked.
“Normally they’re about half this big. You two didn’t get hurt catching these?”
“Well… we nearly died, actually.”
Simon spoke with casual ease and smiled, but Kamibarez beside him closed her eyes, as if the memory itself was too frightening to bear.
The Chief Assistants lifted and examined the pincers and tail. Though only corpses remained, one could easily imagine the sheer size of the Desert Scorpions they had captured.
Several of the assistants moved forward with tools, preparing to extract the venom, moving with great caution lest the poison splash. Observing their careful approach, Byeol-Ya rose from her seat.
“That’s enough. I’ll taste it myself.”
She licked the venom clinging to the body of the Desert Scorpion with her tongue.
Then she took the bottle of Kamibarez’s Antidote, touched it with her finger, and pressed it to her tongue. She swallowed and made a satisfied smacking sound.
“Oh! Excellently made!”
“Thank you, Professor!”
Kamibarez bowed her head respectfully as she spoke.
No kit in this world could test poison as reliably as Byeol-Ya’s tongue.
She smiled, baring her jagged, triangular teeth.
“Both of you worked hard. A+ for both.”
“Yay!”
Simon and Kamibarez let out cries of joy and embraced each other. The Chief Assistants gave them a look that said, ‘Here we go again.’
“…Sister.”
One of the assistants glanced quietly toward the Chief Assistant.
“Yeah. If I make the next Practical Assessment couples only, I’m not even human anymore.”
The Chief Assistant also sighed, feeling a stitch in her side.
Still, seeing the two of them genuinely delighted, she wore a warm smile.
“Well done! Return your Necklace and head inside!”
“Yes!”

* * *
Confident in having secured the highest score, Simon and Kamibarez decided to wait a while for Merin and Dick outside the Dormitory rather than going inside just yet.
Merin and Toto, despite all their commotion during the exam, received a respectable grade of B+.
“……Toto?”
Yet in barely half a day, Toto had already transformed into something resembling a skeleton, staggering about.
“S-Simon.”
Toto approached Simon, his voice barely a whisper.
“How did you survive with Merin all this time? It’s impossible for me…….”
“Hey!!”
Merin’s face flushed crimson as she stormed forward, fuming.
“You two were talking about me behind my back again!”
At the sight of Merin’s expression, Toto curled into a ball like a rabbit before a beast.
Simon chuckled, tilting his head. “Merin’s not nice?”
“W-well, she’s kind, but…… kind of…… she works people to death…….”
“Really? She’s never been like that with me.”
Toto opened his mouth as if to say something, then snapped it shut. Merin had caught up from behind and delivered a sharp flick to his forehead.
Dick and Catherine’s team also emerged. Their score was C+, solidly mid-tier.
Catherine was complaining to her teammates about how exhausting it had been, but Dick grinned widely and stretched with obvious satisfaction.
“Ah~ that was fun! I wish we could do more assessments like that!”
Watching Toto and Catherine’s reactions, the other students shook their heads.
“Simon and Kami were like a seal on Team 7.”
“That’s for sure.”
“Good thing they never left the team.”
“You want to die!!”
Merin’s face turned crimson as she rushed over to give them a piece of her mind.
Laughter echoed through the hall.

The Poison Studies Practical Assessment concluded without incident.
That night, after a good rest, Simon arrived at the Library early the next morning, textbook in hand.
He’d developed a habit of waking early recently. Entering the Library when few people were around felt refreshingly new.
“Whew.”
Simon settled into his favorite spot, surrounded by bookshelves, and opened Bahil’s Curse Magic text.
He’d already mastered two curses: Indolence, which dulls the mind, and Hostile, which provokes animosity. Just two more and he could cast Compellonia.
Simon withdrew his quill pen and was about to study the next curse when—
‘Ugh.’
Someone appeared in the Library whom he’d rather avoid. Simon quickly lowered his posture and raised his book to shield his face.
‘……Professor Walter.’
Walter had entered the Library surrounded by a cluster of female students, engaged in conversation.
Walter had become a professor on Silaji’s recommendation, filling in during her important mission. He led classes with a sophistication that belied his status as a newcomer.
Particularly striking were his autumn-leaf brown hair, his chiseled features, his stylishly framed glasses, his gentle voice, and his approachable demeanor.
Judging by how the female students gathered around him were responding, he’d earned a place of trust among students that rivaled any senior faculty member.
‘Hmm.’
Of course, Simon found him suspicious in many ways, but he made a conscious effort not to show it.
After all, it was through Walter that he’d received the Cloud technique Silaji developed, and Walter had even extended the offer of taking Simon as a direct disciple.
‘Maybe I’m just being oversensitive.’
“You’re quite diligent, rising early like this.”
Simon jumped and spun around. Somehow, Walter had slipped away from the female students and now stood directly behind him.
“……Ah, hello, Professor.”
Simon forced a smile as he greeted him.
“Your heartbeat’s grown rapid and irregular.”
Walter smiled pleasantly as he spoke.
“My apologies if I startled you.”
“N-no, not at all.”
Simon quickly regained his composure.
‘Does he really monitor someone’s heartbeat to detect composure?’
“How are you finding the Cloud technique lately?”
“It’s been excellent.”
Simon replied, matching Walter’s gentle smile.
His gaze drifted momentarily to the fountain pen clipped to Walter’s vest pocket, then swiftly returned to the professor’s face.
“Thanks to it, I achieved good results on the BMAT as well.”

“Haha! That’s a relief. Thanks to the Special Exception student’s performance, I’ve been holding my head a bit higher among the faculty myself.”
His voice dropped to a more confidential tone.
“Have you given any thought to my proposal back then?”
He seemed to be referring to the offer to become his Direct Disciple. Simon shook his head.
“I apologize, but my position hasn’t changed.”
“I see.”
Walter placed a light hand on Simon’s shoulder.
“Study hard, and I’ll see you in class.”
As Walter walked away with his leisurely gait, he suddenly spun around and spoke over his shoulder.
“I’ve put a lot of preparation into today’s lesson, so it should be interesting.”
As he walked, Simon noticed several students greeting him warmly wherever he went.
Simon watched Walter’s retreating figure for a moment, then lowered his head and returned his attention to his Curse Magic studies.

* * *
The first class of the morning was Blood Flow Studies.
Team 7’s four members were huddled together, talking as usual.
“I’m most worried about the Blood Flow Studies practical assessment.”
Merin rested her chin in her hand and sighed deeply.
“Black Magic related to the heart—doesn’t it feel like we’re grasping at clouds?”
Simon and Kamibarez nodded in agreement. A student named Dick chuckled and folded his arms.
“What if we just made a spell like that? Create a heart that’s unfeeling! No matter what scary story you hear, you wouldn’t flinch…….”
“Please, think before you speak.”
Merin spoke with a flat expression. Dick also made a displeased face.
“But you know you’ve been a bit prickly since the Poison Studies practical assessment, right?”
She immediately bristled at that.
“What? I’m always like this!”
“See? You’re upset again.”
Dick turned his head away.
“Meanwhile, look at these two. What happened to make them so affectionate?”
Dick gestured at Simon and Kamibarez sitting side by side.
Kamibarez had leaned slightly toward Simon but suddenly straightened up in surprise at Dick’s words.
‘……If I’d gone with Simon, I’d have gotten at least an A+ for sure!’
Just as Merin was about to growl something more, Walter entered the classroom.
Once the students quickly straightened in their seats, Walter picked up the attendance sheet and spoke.
“Class A! Shall we call the roll?”
He called out each student’s name in a gentle voice.
“Karel Oxara.”
“Here~”
“Claudia Menzies.”
“Here.”
“Hector Muir.”
“Yes.”
There was a noticeable difference between the female and male students’ responses.
After calling roll, Walter looked around the entire class and spoke.
“The bombardment of practical assessments across each subject has been weighing on you all, hasn’t it?”
This time, every student chorused together, “Yes!!!”
“I can’t offer you direct help, but at least for Blood Flow Studies, I’d like to ease your burden somewhat.”
A female student cried out then.
“Professor, your practical assessment is difficult too!”
“That’s right!”
“Hahaha!”
When Walter laughed out loud, the other students laughed as well.
This kind of approachable, joking classroom atmosphere was unique to Walter’s teaching.
“Don’t worry too much. Just keep up with the lesson.”
Walter spoke warmly.
“Today we’ll learn a special technique related to the heart. Can anyone explain the importance of the heart from a Blood Flow Studies perspective?”
Several answers immediately sprang up.
Blood supply, circulation of vital essence, Core maintenance, and so on.
Walter nodded.
“The heart, which distributes blood and Dark Element throughout the entire body, is the most vital organ in the human form. Many Necromancers continue their research to unlock the heart’s hidden power.”
Walter pulled something from the desk.
“One of the results we’ve developed is this very object you’re looking at.”
Simon’s eyes widened.
‘A… a syringe?’
A rather suspicious instrument had emerged.
Surely he wasn’t planning to use it on students?

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