Necromancer Academy’s Genius Summoner - Chapter 450

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The Summoning Genius of the Necromancer School — Episode 450
“…….”
Simon exhaled quietly, closed his eyes, and brought the wine glass to his lips.
Clean, unprovocative notes with a subtle fruity aroma. White wine.
“I appreciate the help, though.”
Simon set down the glass.
“If you keep manipulating those kids like that, won’t Lorain scold you?”
“Ah, come on — what’s the harm? Nobody saw, and they won’t remember a thing anyway.”
Serne flicked her fingers with a sharp snap.
The male students who’d been attending to her moments ago dissolved into the crowd, then began glancing around as if waking from a dream.
But.
“Ooh-ooh! Ooh-ooh-ooh!”
“What’s gotten into her all of a sudden?”
The female students who’d surrounded Simon earlier were still mimicking monkeys.
“That’s the price for not knowing their place — for touching what’s mine.”
Serne raised a hand with regal grace and took a sip of red wine.
Simon opened his eyes narrowly.
“Who made the decision that I’m——”
“It’s been so long since I’ve seen you.”
A sudden wave of fragrance washed over him. When his senses cleared, Serne had already leaned in close, her face thrust forward.
“You’ve gotten more handsome, I think?”
“!”
Simon’s body went rigid as stone. As he sat in the chair, her knee rose between his legs. The curves of her body were pronounced, her breath warm against his neck.
Her eyes, which had been tracing down his face with an air of innocent naïveté, curved into crescents.
“Hehe, just teasing~”
Serne withdrew and settled back into her seat. Her auburn hair swayed, brushed against his cheek, then fell away.
‘Good grief.’
Simon collected himself, reminded that she was utterly impossible to control.
“Don’t tease. If you act like this, how are you any different from those girls just now?”
“The crucial difference is quite clear, though.”
She placed both hands on her snow-white knees and winked.
“Those monkeys fawn over anyone for power and pleasure, but I don’t. To begin with, very few people can make eye contact with me and have a normal conversation.”
Her jade-green eyes shimmered with intensity.
“I don’t converse with monkeys. That’s why I turn them into puppets. But you — you’re worth leaving unchanged. A being I recognize as my equal.”
She placed a hand over her heart and lowered her voice as if vulnerable.
“The truth is, even sitting here like this, talking face-to-face with you — I’m making quite the resolve, you know?”
“Sigh.”
Simon pressed his forehead.
“Aside from the fact that you’re completely unpredictable, I have no idea what you’re even talking about.”
“There’s no rush. You’ll understand as we go. Because——”
She lowered her voice and whispered so only Simon could hear.
“I’m going to follow you into the Summoning Department.”
“!!”
Simon’s expression shifted to shock.
“Not Dark Reversal Magic?”
“What’s there to learn in that place? My standard for judging value is one and only one.”
Her eyes, half-lidded and relaxed, turned toward Simon.
“Whether or not there’s something I want to possess. That’s all that matters.”
“…….”
The room suddenly felt warm. Simon averted her gaze, picked up his wine glass, and took a long drink.
Sweet-tart, high acidity, and the full-bodied richness of red wine filled his palate.
‘Hmm.’
Wait — this is red wine.
But the one he’d been drinking before was definitely white wine.
“!!”
Simon’s head snapped around. Serne was holding his white wine glass and swirling it playfully.
‘No — when she leaned in close just now, she was switching the glasses——!’
“You’re more devious than you look, Simon.”
She spoke shyly, a faint blush coloring her cheeks, then pressed her rosy lips to the rim of his wine glass and kissed it softly.
Simon’s face flushed a deep crimson.
“Serne!!”
“Hahahaha!”
She shook with laughter, her shoulders heaving. Her giggles tumbled out in waves as she bent nearly double, seemingly unable to stop.
“Ah—ah, Simon’s worth teasing just for this reaction!”
She wiped tears from the corners of her eyes as she spoke. Simon, still flushed, glared at her with an aggrieved expression.
“I’m leaving.”
“Before you go.”
Serne spoke up.
“I’ve shared a secret with you, so it’s only fair you share one with me. That’s balanced, isn’t it?”
“……What secret?”
“For example.”
Her eyes narrowed.
“Information about the next Student Council president?”
Simon paused mid-rise from his chair and exhaled softly.
“Your information network is impressive.”
“Naturally. Ah! And there’s still one vacant position on the Student Council…….”
“You want me to add you as an officer?”
Serne shook her head.
“I’m not the type to serve under anyone. Especially since our Merin will probably be vice president, right? That would make Merin my superior. I couldn’t stomach that.”
‘……Yeah, I figured.’
“Ufufu.”
Serne rested her chin on her hand, her smile turning sly.
“Right about now, our Merin must be positively dying to tell me. She’s squirming all over, barely holding back from running straight to show off…….”
Clang.
Serne’s words cut off. Her eyes darted sideways to find a razor-sharp piece of cutlery hovering at her throat.
“I’ve told you before—your manners are terrible.”
Serne spoke.
A girl with hair as black and lustrous as a midnight sky and eyes as crimson as rubies glared at Serne.
Simon’s eyes went wide.
“Lorain!”
“Make them stop.”
Lorain spoke again. Serne tilted her head with a fox-like smile.
“I’m not sure what you mean?”
“Those girls. Tell them to stop.”
Ooh-ooh-ooh! Oo-oo-oo!
The female students still mimicking monkeys were nearly collapsed with exhaustion. Sweat drenched their bodies, and tears lined their eyes.
“I’ve actually been quite lenient, you know~”
Serne’s eyes glinted with amusement.
“I was thinking of killing them quietly. But having it become a permanent disgrace paraded before the whole school and buried in the girls’ social circles seemed……sufficient.”
“Don’t say another word.”
A flicker of light danced across Lorain’s crimson pupils.
“Stop it.”
“……Fine.”
Serne had no choice but to snap her fingers twice.
Only then did the female students collapse where they stood, their bodies soaked through with perspiration.
Lorain lowered the cutlery and spoke.
“You’re facing discipline. Serne Aindark.”
Serne laughed.
“Amusing. Do you have any proof I did it?”
Serne hadn’t moved those female students with feathers.
She’d used feathers to brainwash a Curse Studies Department specialist, then used that curse to make the girls mimic monkeys.
Naturally, the student who’d been cursed had their memories wiped clean.
Even if Lorain examined those girls’ bodies, she’d find no trace of the feathers’ work.
“……Of course, if you conduct physical examinations on every student right now, you might find something.”
Lorain, of course, suspected as much.
“Go ahead and try.”
Serne didn’t blink once.
“Just to punish me, you’d cancel the Opening Ceremony and Department Selection Ceremony, order mandatory physicals, and cause all this chaos? Something so crude~”
Serne’s eyes narrowed like a fox’s.
“Wouldn’t fit Kizen’s style, would it?”
Simon wiped cold sweat from his brow as he watched Serne and Lorain engage in a fierce stare-down.
‘So this is how these two have been fighting all through first year.’
“The atmosphere’s gotten a bit heavy anyway. I should head out.”
Serne rose from her seat and flashed Simon a playful smile.
“See you again in Summoning Studies class later, Simon.”
“Hm? Oh, sure.”
Tap, tap.
As Serne walked past Simon, she caught sight of the choker around Lorain’s neck.
A lock hung from the choker she wore.
“That look suits you well.”
With that parting remark, Serne walked on, her faction trailing behind her in a rustle of footsteps.
……
……
With Serne gone, a brief silence fell over them.
“Ah, hello, Lorain.”
Simon offered a greeting first.
“Hello, Simon.”
Lorain set aside her hostility and offered a soft smile. Simon watched as she clicked the lock at her neck shut again.
“The department welcome gathering starts soon. You should prepare.”
“Thanks for telling me.”
“I have something urgent to attend to, so I’ll head out first.”
Lorain seemed reluctant to give up her pursuit of Serne just yet.
She turned to leave, then paused mid-step and glanced back at Simon.
“And one more thing.”
“?”
“……I’m going to the Summoning Studies Department too. I’m counting on you.”
With that, she spun around and hurried off after Serne. Simon scratched the side of his head.
‘I have a feeling this second-year department life is going to be incredibly draining.’

* * *
After the opening party ended, the teaching assistants entered the Banquet Hall.
“All right, form two lines. Two lines, please.”
The assistants lined up the students and led them to the next venue. The students, who had been chattering noisily, fell silent one by one, their faces growing tense as they walked.
Beyond the party hall, down a long corridor, they arrived at a Grand Hall far larger and more expansive than before.
“Hey, did you see? Did you see that?”
While everyone else walked in nervous silence, staring straight ahead, Dik alone chattered away carelessly.
“Those girls from Class D were imitating monkeys and running around! It was so funny.”
“Shh, be quiet.”
Merin placed a finger to her lips and gestured ahead with her chin.
“The 3rd-year upperclassmen are here.”
The moment they stepped through the open doors, Simon saw students seated at seven large conference tables.
And pinned to their collars were golden badges—the emblem of the school’s apex, the 3rd year.
The badge color for 3rd years changed with each passing year; this year it was gold.
‘The atmosphere is incredible.’
‘This is… terrifying.’
The 3rd-year upperclassmen seated at the tables stared expressionlessly at the 2nd years entering the hall.
“They’re seated by department. Starting from the left table: Dark Divination, Curse Studies, Summoning, Curse Studies, Dark Element Pact Alliance…”
Dik spoke in a hushed voice.
“All the famous upperclassmen are here. Hailey and Benya and Balak too! Wait, but where’s Aizel, the strongest one?”
“Aizel’s on a mission, remember?”
“No chatting over there. All 2nd years, come this way.”
Following the teaching assistant’s direction, the 2nd-year students filed past the seven tables.
Their seats were arranged between the tables where the 3rd years sat, the Podium ahead, and a small chair positioned in between.
“Ugh, this is so intimidating.”
“Don’t look back. Don’t make eye contact or you’ll draw attention.”
The 2nd-year students took their seats.
Moments later, footsteps rang out from the Podium. All eyes turned toward it.
“Welcome, you little brats!!”
Every face that had been tense with anticipation went wide with shock.
A woman with a striking appearance: reddish-brown hair with a wild texture pulled back in a ponytail, an outfit that seemed somewhat eccentric, a wide grin, and prominent shark-like teeth that formed sharp triangles—altogether an unforgettable impression.
“Professor Byeol-Ya!”
Waaaaaaa!
An explosive roar erupted from the 2nd Years. The 3rd Years, unfamiliar with Byeol-Ya, looked rather bewildered.
“You brats! Have a good break?”
“Yes!”
“Good, good. I like the loud voices. You’re all sharp kids, exactly as they should be!”
A Broadcasting Assistant came rushing out and thrust an Amplification Crystal and the event schedule list into her hands.
Her voice was so thunderous that she’d been speaking without amplification the entire time, yet everyone could hear her perfectly.
“Hey, how the hell do you read this thing.”
The Broadcasting Assistant, sweating profusely, hastily taught her Continental Language.
“This is way too complicated for just an Opening Ceremony. Tsk!”
At the sight of Byeol-Ya scowling, laughter rippled through the hall. Even the 3rd Years broke into quiet chuckles, and the oppressive atmosphere began to lighten.
“Professor Byeol-Ya hasn’t changed one bit.”
Merin giggled, and the other three nodded in agreement.
“Okay, okay. Now I’ve got it perfectly.”
She flashed a grin and lifted her head.
“Let’s begin the Opening Ceremony and Department Selection Ceremony! Everyone ready!”
“Yes!”
“So I guess I’m supposed to give some opening remarks or something.”
She glanced over her shoulder as she spoke.
“Come on out.”
Creak!
The curtain at the back drew open, and an elderly man stepped onto the podium. Despite deep creases across his forehead, he walked with an upright posture and dignified bearing, dressed in formal attire.
I’d seen him at the Opening Ceremony and the closing ceremony before.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you all. 2nd Years and 3rd Years of Kizen.”
One of the Elders affiliated with the Kizen headquarters.
Dik immediately yawned and closed his eyes, while Merin and Kamibarez began whispering to each other.
“You will play a central role in leading the future of the Dark Alliance…….”
You are the future.
Everyone has high hopes for what you will accomplish.
He certainly possessed a talent for stretching such sentiments into lengthy speeches.
The energetic atmosphere Byeol-Ya had stirred up evaporated completely within ten minutes.
“That concludes my remarks.”
The Elder seemed quite pleased with himself. A thunderous burst of applause—clearly a “please just go” kind—erupted from the audience.
The Elder waved contentedly to the young people, clearly convinced he’d moved them deeply, and departed.
“Haaa.”
Byeol-Ya was already sprawled in her chair like a cat, completely deflated. The moment the Elder stepped off the podium, she spoke quietly without amplification.
“Don’t you guys hate it when adults show up and take credit for everything you busted your ass to achieve?”
The students composed their expressions, though smiles of agreement bloomed across the hall.
Byeol-Ya picked up the Amplification Crystal again.
“Right, next item. Oh, now this is something worthwhile.”
Reading through the documents, Byeol-Ya lifted her head and spoke seriously.
“Provisional Student Council President.”
Murmur, murmur, murmur!
All the 2nd Year students turned to look at the 3rd Years.
However.
Scrape!
The sound of a chair dragging came not from the back, but from the front.

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