Necromancer Academy’s Genius Summoner - Chapter 335

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The Summoning Genius of Necromancer Academy – Episode 335
Two hours later, after the students had toured the castle and checked the supplies and condition of the Castle Wall, they reconvened in the Conference Room.
It was a space the King had prepared for the Guardians.
“Is everyone here?”
Dick stepped forward and spoke. A female student who had been counting heads responded.
“We’re still missing one.”
At that, Merin glanced around the room and let out a small sigh.
‘Always late, this guy.’
The missing person was, of course, Simon.
“The Kan Kingdom will be attacking soon. We don’t have time, so let’s start. Everyone can take turns explaining what you saw in the castle—”
“Wait a minute.”
A male student raised his hand. He had half his head shaved, thick eyebrows, and sharp, heavy features overall.
“I’m You. Now that we’re on the same team, I’m glad to meet you all, but I have a question.”
He fixed his gaze on Dick.
“Why are you taking it for granted that you’re the leader?”
The other students nodded in agreement. Merin pressed her aching forehead and opened her mouth in dismay.
‘I told him not to show off!’
Dick quickly arranged his face into a smile and waved both hands.
“I’m not thinking about being the leader. Since this is my third time with the Siege Warfare theme, I’ve picked up some experience, so I was just thinking of playing the role of strategist.”
“… Make sure you keep that promise.”
You stood up abruptly.
“I think we should elect a commander first and establish a proper chain of command. And you said it’s your third time—is there anyone here who isn’t experienced?”
“Right!”
“I’m on my third time too.”
Several students chimed in boastfully.
Merin, who suddenly felt a sense of alarm, cautiously glanced at Fitzgerald beside her and asked.
“Don’t tell me you’re also experienced?”
Fitzgerald adjusted his glasses.
“This is my second time.”
Once people had a taste of the Siege Warfare theme, they always came back for more, so most of the students were veterans. Those who had already found the cards on the Castle Wall seemed to have done better at entering the castle as well.
‘Could it be that Simon and I are the only complete newcomers?’
As Merin worried about this, the mood in the Conference Room had already shifted to focus on Dick.
“And Dick, don’t you remember how badly you messed up during the last Defense? You concentrated your forces at the North Gate saying they’d attack there, and it turned out to be a disaster!”
“That’s right!”
Dick didn’t even flinch and blurted out, “Augh!”
“You’re all nitpicking everything! Are there only one or two reasons for defeat in war? Why don’t you each list every single mistake you made?”
“Quiet!”
You barked loudly.
In a conference room, whoever spoke loudest seemed to prevail.
“We don’t have time to fight over this. Let’s elect the Commander-in-Chief first. Where’s the Command Badge?”
“Here.”
Dick laid the Command Badge he had received from the King on the table.
This was the very symbol of the Commander-in-Chief.
Inside Endolas’s game, all crystals brought from outside became useless. But the person wearing this badge could communicate with all Guardians and gain the authority to command the entire army.
“Without further ado, I want to be the Commander-in-Chief of this game.”
You said this as he reached for the Command Badge.
“If no one objects—”
“Oh, no you don’t.”
In one smooth motion—
A foot came up on the table and kicked the Command Badge to the side.
“Trying to slip it away quietly, are we?”
The one who had placed his leg on the table was a long-haired male student. He had a typical snake-like face, with wide-set eyes and narrow, slanted eyes that looked perpetually half-closed.
“In the Siege Warfare theme, the ‘Greatest Contributor’ is always elected. Plus, this game has Endolas’s generous prize on the line, so the Commander-in-Chief position isn’t something you give up easily. I’m Bruine.”
This time, a hand burst through the table and snatched the Command Badge.
“I’m Pengel.”
A female student immediately appeared and sat at the edge of the table.
“A commander’s greatest quality is survival ability. In the last game too, the Commander-in-Chief who held command authority was caught quickly, and the Defense side fell apart. Of course, it would be better for a Necromancy major to hold it—”
“No. A commander’s greatest quality is judgment.”
Fitzgerald appeared from nowhere and took the Command Badge from Pengel’s hand.
Pengel’s expression hardened. She couldn’t move, as if she’d been cursed.
“I’m Fitzgerald of R-class. I’m confident my knowledge and judgment are second to none.”
“And who decides whether your judgment is sound?”
This time it was Fitzgerald’s body that froze. His arm had turned to ice.
He dropped his Command Badge, and Merin—who caught it from below—swept her sky-blue hair back with a smile.
“Second place in practical exams across the entire academy. Two top-ten finishes in BMAT. People keep saying there are no Special Exceptions, but we keep getting nobodies trying to squeeze in. I think the Commander-in-Chief should be someone with an actual track record.”
You, who had spoken first, fixed her with a stare.
“Merin Bellenne. How many sieges have you actually experienced?”
Her expression grew uncomfortable, and she quickly looked away.
“……Well, this is my first one.”
“See? See?”
You’s mouth twisted upward.
“The Commander-in-Chief is the only one who can communicate with the other Guardians. We can’t give such an important position to someone who knows nothing.”
“That’s right! If you don’t know how to play the game, you shouldn’t be running your mouth.”
“Ugh, now that I listen to it, it’s actually true!”
Fire flashed in Merin’s eyes.
“I haven’t done it that many times! Why are you acting like such a big shot just because you’ve done it a few more times?”
“Experience is what matters most~”
“You’re out! Snake boy!”
“I’m clearly the most qualified for this!”
“No, it’s me!”
Murmur, murmur, murmur!
The meeting had turned to chaos as they all fought over the Commander-in-Chief position.
Dick, who had been quietly observing, turned his back and pulled out a scrap of paper and a quill pen. Then he started scrawling something quickly across it.
<Hey, the meeting’s a mess. Show up intimidating, show up strong.>
Then he summoned a Skeleton from his Subspace and sent it outside. Everyone was too busy arguing to notice what Dick was doing.
Boom!
You slammed the table with an infuriated expression and shouted.
“This is frustrating! Why don’t we settle this with a fight before we do the siege……!”
Crash!!
Suddenly, the conference room door flew off its hinges. It tore straight through the wall behind You.
“Kyaaaah!”
“Ugh!”
The entire conference room shook. Watching dust billow from the wall like smoke, You staggered backward with a strangled cry.
All eyes turned toward the doorway.
The legs of whoever had smashed the door appeared. Then those legs descended, and the figure stepped inside.
Step—step—
The sound of people swallowing could be heard from all corners.
The blue-haired boy whose entrance had silenced them all.
In the heavy quiet, he opened his mouth.
“Sorry I’m late. I’m Simon Polentia.”
And so the Commander-in-Chief of the defense forces was decided: Simon.

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The time of war was approaching.
Now all the forces of the Aon Kingdom had been positioned along the Castle Wall and were ready. The Outer Castle had four gates.
Simon had decided to take the South Gate with Dick and Merin.
‘It’s hard to even breathe in this atmosphere.’
A taut tension hung in the air. In the eyes of the soldiers wearing heavy armor and helmets, countless emotions flickered and danced.
Tension, fear, excitement, terror, and resignation.
The subtlety of those emotional expressions was unsettling. It made him wonder if this really was a world created by a single person.
Simon steadied himself and looked down from the castle wall. It wasn’t quite as high as he’d imagined, but it seemed effective enough for holding back enemies.
With a ten-fold difference in military strength, they would have to use the castle to its fullest advantage in order to fight.
“But Simon.”
Dick spoke to him while casting Enchants on the soldiers’ quivers.
“What were you doing to be so late?”
“I switched the Skeleton Mages to fire-attribute and set up various things around the castle.”
“Set up what, exactly?”
“That is…….”
Simon lowered his voice and replied in a hushed tone.
Creak.
When Dick heard Simon’s answer, he dropped the arrow he’d been enchanting to the ground.
“……Y, are you actually insane? You’re going to use that here?!”
“It’s a last resort.”
Simon smiled faintly. Dick shook his head in disbelief.
“Honestly, you look perfectly fine, but watching you strategize is like watching a madman at work.”
“Is that praise or criticism?”
“High praise for a Necromancer!”
Dick said so and went off to apply Enchants to the soldiers’ equipment. Simon finished positioning the Skeleton Mages and stretched languidly.
“Ah.”
He caught sight of Merin.
She was leaning against the Castle Wall with her chin propped up, gazing at the sky. Something about her expression seemed serious, so Simon approached at an unhurried pace.
“What are you thinking about?”
“Eek!”
She startled badly, her shoulders tensing. Then she glared at Simon and snapped at him.
“Ugh, come on! Don’t scare me like that!”
‘……She really does get frightened easily.’
Looking at her, Merin seemed to have a surprisingly timid side.
Simon chuckled and stood beside her, both of them gazing out beyond the Castle Wall. She pursed her lips for a moment, then turned her gaze outward as well.
The two of them stood in silence for a while, simply looking at the sky.
“The sky is beautiful.”
Merin murmured softly.
“It is.”
“It’s a shame Kamibarez isn’t here.”
“Yeah.”
……
……
Suddenly an awkward wind seemed to blow between them.
Was it because they were alone together for the first time in a while? Was the awkwardness creating more awkwardness?
He wanted to keep the conversation going somehow.
“What were you talking about with Serne earlier……”
Her expression, which had seemed perfectly fine a moment before, ignited with anger in an instant.
Simon thought he wanted to punch himself in the mouth and quickly turned his head away.
“Don’t bring up that woman here, okay?”
“I—I’m sorry.”
Merin let out a deep sigh.
“It was just a pointless conversation anyway.”
-Merin!
At that very moment, Serne’s voice echoed in her mind.
-If you could bring Simon to the Ivory Tower, wouldn’t the way the elders look at you change?
-You did what even I couldn’t do. Isn’t that right?
Merin exhaled an irritated sigh.
That attitude of his, as if he stood above everyone else’s heads, infuriated her to no end.
“The semester’s almost over already.”
Meanwhile, Simon was sweating profusely, trying desperately to change the subject.
“When we become 2nd years—”
This time, Simon’s voice lost a bit of its strength.
“We’ll all scatter, won’t we?”
“Can’t be helped. Our majors are different.”
As Merin answered, Serne’s voice echoed in her mind once more.
-I’m going to clash with Simon in Summoning Studies next year! Don’t you think now, while we’re both 1st years, is your only chance……!
“Argh!!”
Merin clawed at her head. Simon flinched and stepped back, and Merin spoke belatedly.
“No, that wasn’t directed at you…… ah.”
“What’s wrong?”
Both of their gazes turned forward.
A dark mass of soldiers was beginning to approach.
“Enemy! Soldiers from the Kan Kingdom have appeared!”
“Prepare for combat!”
Simon’s expression turned grave in an instant as he placed his hand on his Command Badge.
“Everyone, get ready. Unless something unexpected happens, stay in your assigned sectors and hold the line as best you can.”
Blue flags rose up across the field.
The signal was clear: ready.
‘……Well, this is intense.’
Waves of dark troops surged toward the castle. Simon steadied himself, and behind him the Skeleton Mages’ eye sockets blazed with eerie light.
The war was about to begin.

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