Necromancer Academy’s Genius Summoner - Chapter 470

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Necromancer School’s Summoning Genius Episode 470
Heidi’s eyes went wide with disbelief.
It couldn’t be.
That blue hair—the boy she’d seen at the bookshop just yesterday.
‘Simon!’
That same boy who’d seemed a bit slow-witted, the kind who’d struggle to adjust after enrolling, had just appeared after cutting down all these terrifying people.
“H-how did you even get here……?”
Simon answered not with words but with a grin, extending his hand.
Heidi reached out with trembling fingers and grasped his large hand firmly.
‘Ah.’
Her body was suddenly wrapped in a pleasant drowsiness. After not sleeping all night, with fatigue and stress piled to the breaking point, Simon’s Sleep took hold all the deeper.
Comfort flooded through her as all strength drained from her limbs.
Simon drew her hand close and let her lean into his embrace. As her vision blurred and her eyes fluttered shut, Heidi slipped into deep slumber.
“Phew.”
Simon exhaled in relief, draping one arm across her shoulder. With his other hand, he wrapped his Dark Element around himself and swung it outward.
Crash!
A projectile of pure darkness collided against Simon’s hand and ricocheted away.
‘There you are.’
A sinister darkness that stung to the touch like static.
A Necromancer stood with arm outstretched, draped in a tattered robe full of holes. The face visible beneath the hood was grotesquely twisted, and the reek of rotting flesh poured forth.
“……Who are you?”
His mouth opened, and a hollow voice spilled out.
“How did you find this place?”
Simon answered the question with a question of his own.
“You’re the Necromancer hired by the Amperge Family, aren’t you?”
“…….”
“There’s no point denying it. The Amperge Candidate is already in Kizen’s custody and under investigation. Suspected of abducting a freshman and attempting unauthorized enrollment.”
A withered hand emerged from the Necromancer’s sleeve and pressed against his chin.
His movements remained casual.
“This time of year, parents with children become absolutely relentless. ‘Please get my son into Kizen,’ they beg.”
“…….”
‘This man has no intention of keeping secrets.’
“That obsession terrifies even me. The odds of success are already low, and if they’re caught, the entire house will be erased by Kizen. Yet they persist.”
A hollow laugh escaped from the corners of his mouth.
“They have soldiers who’ve served the family their whole lives carve Permanent Magic Circles into their flesh, and they even carve them into their own sons. The family’s status rises or falls depending on whether the child gets in.”
Simon smiled crookedly.
“Aren’t you worried about saying all that?”
“Not really.”
He drew his hand downward.
“I’ve bought myself time to prepare Black Magic,
and you’ll be dead soon enough.”

Crack-crack-crack-crack-crack—
The walls around them shuddered, and countless zombie arms erupted with wet, sickening sounds. They burst from the ceiling, the walls, and even the floor—grasping at Simon’s legs.
Simon wrapped his arms protectively around Heidi.
“Now disappear. Take the girl with you.”
“Achemous.”
Simon spoke with perfect calm, even as he smiled.
“Don’t kill him.”
Boom!!!
The ceiling collapsed, and black feathers exploded outward in a violent spray.
The last thing the Necromancer saw was a mass of pitch-black feathers descending before him. And then.
Splatter-splatter-splatter-splatter!
After that, he would remember nothing.
The Necromancer, drenched in blood and crushed against the wall, hung there unconscious with eyes wide open. From the mass of feathers that had descended before him, something like a monster’s limb jutted out.
[How dare you—]
A thick killing intent radiated from within the feathers.
[Does a wretched creature like you not know who this person is?]
Keeeeeeeeek!
From within it came a bone-chilling, inhuman shriek. The feathers scattered on the ground trembled in response to that cry.
“Calm yourself, Achemous.”
Simon steadied him.
The grotesque bundle of feathers quivered, then shifted back into the Achemous Simon knew.
[Are you unharmed, young master?]
“Thanks to you.”
Achemous walked over to a trash bin and pulled out a single feather.
[I’m grateful you didn’t think it too important.]
When the attackers who had assaulted Arthur crumbled to dust and fled, Simon had quickly retrieved one of Achemous’s feathers and planted it on them.
The assailant had found the feather later and carelessly tossed it into the trash, but it should have been burned with Dark Magic entirely. As it stood, it had only served to reveal their location to Achemous.
Achemous cleaned the feather carefully and returned it to Simon.
Simon accepted it and spoke.
“Please clean up all traces.”
[Very well.]
True to form for an Ancient Undead, his cleanup was thorough. With a gesture through empty air, the feathers melted like chocolate and vanished. Those who had kidnapped Heidi were all unconscious.
“Light.”
Simon tensed his arms and lifted Heidi’s body gently, then moved toward the terrace.
‘Using this building as a prison.’
This was the Clock Tower Lodging.
Simon stepped onto the terrace railing with one foot, then pulled himself up onto it. Cold wind from the heights whistled sharply past.
“We have no time. We’re leaving now.”
[Understood, young master.]
Simon jumped without the slightest hesitation from a railing dozens of stories high.
Whoosh—!
Achemous flew after him, his transformed avian legs grasping Simon’s shoulders, and spread a pair of enormous wings.
‘At this distance, we can absolutely make it!’

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‘……’
Heidi was dreaming.
A dream where she hadn’t been kidnapped by wicked men, but had enrolled at Kizen safely.
It was wonderful. There she chatted with classmates her age, visited the cafeteria, studied all night for exams together, and when she went out on assignments, she felt eyes upon her in her pretty Kizen School Uniform.
And during the holidays she returned home and embraced her mother and father with all her strength.
Two people who had given their whole lives to supporting her through difficult times.
Now, as a Kizen student, I wanted to help those two.
But.
It was impossible.
Then came another dream.
The notion that she’d be rescued by some blind boy her own age whom she’d met at a bookshop was so unrealistic it made her laugh bitterly. For something born from her desperate hope, it felt terrifyingly real.
How foolish.
‘I’m sorry, Mother. Father.’
In the moment when despair wavered before her eyes,
the dream shifted.
Whoooosh—
Cool wind rushes in.
This place is the sky, and she is flying through it.
Or rather, she is cradled in something that flies through the sky.
“You’re awake?”
At that voice, Heidi lifted her head.
‘Ah.’
The blue-haired boy who had rescued her in the dream. He was smiling at her gently, as if to say all was well.
Heidi spoke in a daze.
“Is this… a dream too?”
“No.”
The boy shook his head.
“It’s real.”
Whoooooosh—!
The sharp, freezing headwind struck Heidi fully awake.
That was right.
This is real.
I truly am being saved by this boy, flying through the sky.
“Just a little longer. We’re almost there.”
They were flying over Langoustin.
And ahead lay the place where he should have been all along.
A ship bound for Kizen came into view.

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“……Just as I thought.”
At that same moment, a Kizen Staff Member watching the city of Langoustin from the deck let out a heavy sigh.
“There’s no way we’re finding him in fifteen minutes.”
Behind him, an Amperge Candidate was tied to a rope on the ship.
“Hahahaha! I told you! How could you possibly search all of Langoustin and bring him back in that time? Impossible.”
“You!”
Arthur grabbed the candidate by the collar and shook him furiously.
“You’re the one who kidnapped her, aren’t you?”
“Whoa, what are you talking about?”
The candidate giggled.
“I don’t know anything about it. Besides, I’m counting on you at Kizen, friend.”
“I’ve never had a friend like you!”
“Hahahaha! You’re funny. I hope we end up in the same class.”
Molly gazed out desperately, but no matter how hard she looked, Simon was nowhere to be seen. The other freshmen had apparently given up as well, chattering among themselves.
Just then, a servant holding a Communication Crystal came running up and shouted urgently.
“The Heavenly Whale is almost upon us! We need to seal the ship!”
Whoooooosh!
The murmur among the students grew louder. A massive spray of water surged toward them from far along the horizon.
“Can’t be helped.”
The Kizen Staff Member nodded.
“Take the Amperge Family candidate with us. Make sure all the windows are properly closed, then activate the Barrier.”
“Yes, sir!”
Click! Click!
Locks engaged on the windows, and a sturdy barrier that looked like a sheet of glass began to unfurl from the ship’s underside.
“Hehehehe! So we’re going after all! To Kizen!”
The candidate’s shoulders heaved as he laughed gleefully.
Arthur ground his teeth in frustration, while Molly kept staring straight ahead.
Then.
“Look! Look! Look there!”
Molly leapt to her feet, pointing excitedly at the sky.
“It’s Simon!”
“What?”
“Simon’s coming from the sky!”
The Kizen Staff Member, servants and all, forgot any pretense of dignity and came rushing out. The first-year students stirred as well, scrambling from their seats to press against the windows.
“He’s really coming!”
“He’s holding a girl!”
“He actually saved her?”
Roaaaaaar!
The ship erupted into frenzy. The Amperge Candidate’s face went pale as he bolted upright.
“This, this is impossible!”
As Simon’s Sleep spell wore off, the forbidden Dark Magic that had been planted in the candidate’s body began to manifest again.
Cracks spread across his face as chunks of monster flesh began to rupture through his skin. The side effects of losing control over his own emotions were surfacing once more.
[How! How! How is this possible? I left him locked in the Clock Tower……!!]
“So it really was you.”
Feeling every hair on his body stand on end, the candidate spun around.
Arthur smiled coldly, lifting his leg.
Thud!
Before the candidate could fully manifest the forbidden Dark Magic, Arthur’s heel connected with his back, sending him plummeting into the sea.
[You baaaaastard!!]
His desperate cry echoed as the candidate fell into the water and the Barrier sealed shut. Servants still on the Dock could be seen using Dark Magic to fish him out and place him under arrest.
Tap.
The Kizen Staff Member placed a hand on Arthur’s shoulder. Arthur flinched, spinning around, having unconsciously done something he knew he’d be scolded for.
He was certain punishment was coming.
“Please return to your seat as well, Arthur.”
The staff member spoke while pretending not to notice, a mischievous smile like that of a child playing a prank curling at his lips.
“Yes, understood!”
“Seal the Barrier completely!”
Princess Molly cried out at those words.
“Wait! Simon hasn’t arrived yet!”
“He is the Student Council President of Kizen. He will surely follow.”
Click.
The headquarters staff member sat down and gripped the lever as he spoke.
“Everyone, brace for impact! Keep your bodies as low as possible!”
“Yes!”
In the field of view of Simon and Heidi, who were flying through the air, the great spray of water raised by the Heavenly Whale was now visible.
‘That was close!’
From the moment Heidi woke, Simon had sent Achemous back into his Subspace and was flying on the Skulldrone.
“We’re going faster! Hold on tight! Heidi!”
She wrapped both arms around Simon’s neck with all her strength. Simon pushed the Skulldrone beneath him to its maximum speed.
An emerald flash spewed wild flames.
Whoooooosh!
Then, from within the spray, an enormously massive Heavenly Whale emerged. It opened its mouth wide, attempting to swallow the ship whole.
‘Cloud!’
Simon stretched out his hand, and an emerald rope shot forward like lightning, coiling around its teeth. Simon pulled it with all his might.
At that same moment.
Glurrrrrrrrgh!
The Heavenly Whale swallowed the ship and descended into the sea.

* * *
Passing through a long tunnel-like throat, the ship carrying the freshmen finally arrived at the safe zone prepared inside the Heavenly Whale.
The ship’s motion ceased, and the boys and girls who had been huddled tight gradually lifted their heads one by one.
“Take down the Barrier!”
At the headquarters staff member’s shout, the Barrier fell away. The freshmen paid no attention to the interior of the whale they’d entered for the first time, instead glancing nervously around the ship and its decks.
“Where is the Student Council President?”
“Did he not make it?”
Everyone bowed their heads with deflated expressions.
A somber atmosphere settled over them. The subordinates were at a loss for words, and the Kizen staff member laughed bitterly as he covered his forehead.
‘This won’t end with just a written apology.’
The Kizen staff member turned his head away with that thought.
“Arthur?”
The red-haired boy was gazing quietly at the pitch-black tunnel-like throat. Soon, the corners of his mouth rose.
“I knew it!”
Splash!
From within the dark tunnel, a brilliant green flash erupted. Everyone quickly looked up.
Crash!
From the sky, a blue-haired boy descended. The ship lurched and tilted to one side.
Screeeech—!
His shoes skidded across the deck as he arrived. Cradled in his arms was Heidi, the kidnapped freshman.
“How… how did you…?”
She wore an expression of disbelief even as she saw him.
“I told you.”
Simon smiled at Heidi, sweat dripping from him like rain.
“I’d bring you to Kizen.”
A moment of silence.
And then, as if by unspoken accord.
Cheeeeeeeers!
Everyone present threw both arms up and embraced one another, cheering wildly.
Arthur clenched his fists and let out a roar, Molly’s eyes glistened with tears, and the headquarters staff and subordinates hugged each other, laughing brightly.
A momentous event seared into the minds of the first-year students.
The Kizen Student Council President had rescued a kidnapped freshman in fifteen minutes.
In this moment, another legendary event was born—one that would be spoken of endlessly by the juniors in years to come.

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