Necromancer Academy’s Genius Summoner - Chapter 472

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Necromancer School’s Summoning Genius — Chapter 472
The freshmen followed the teaching assistant to the Grand Hall. They would now change into their new Kizen uniforms and participate in the entrance ceremony.
Simon lingered behind to exchange a few words with the teaching assistants.
It seemed the ceremony had been slightly delayed because arrivals from Langoustin were running late, but the assistants assured him it wasn’t a serious problem.
“So what should I do now?”
Simon asked, now with time on his hands.
“Well, hmm. If you could patrol this area and send any freshmen who’ve snuck away back to the Grand Hall, we’d be grateful. The ceremony will start soon.”
“Understood.”
After parting with the assistants, Simon strolled leisurely through the 1st Year Campus alone.
Everything was quiet, and there were no freshmen in sight.
Just as he was turning through an alley, planning to take a quick look around the area and call it done—
“You can’t do that! Do you understand?”
A familiar voice reached his ears.
‘Kamibarez?’
Simon rushed toward the sound at once.
A girl with lavender hair, wearing a Student Council Armband on her arm, was raising her voice insistently.
Before her stood three male freshmen in Kizen uniforms, and from the crisp look of their new uniforms, they were clearly newly enrolled.
And in their hands, they held cigars.
“You can’t smoke that on campus! And besides, we’re minors—smoking at all is forbidden!”
Watching Kamibarez fluttering her wings as she scolded her juniors, Simon felt his heart swell with emotion.
‘That’s the spirit, Kamibarez!’
The shy, reserved girl who used to avoid eye contact was now standing up with courage against these much larger boys. Anyone who had known her at the start of the semester would have been moved to tears.
As Simon silently cheered her on, he turned his attention to the three freshmen.
They seemed somewhat flustered by Kamibarez’s appearance. Holding the cigars awkwardly in their hands, they listened to her lecture.
Of course, it didn’t appear the scolding was actually having the intended effect.
Standing on her toes and stamping her feet adorably, her cute posture didn’t intimidate them so much as make them blush and scratch their heads nervously.
“Are you even listening to me?”
When she threw up her arms in exasperation, the two freshmen in front flinched and glanced back at their companion.
Behind them stood a dark brown-haired boy, larger than most second-year students, regarding Kamibarez with cold eyes.
“…Should we just head back?”
“Y-yeah! She seems to be a senior.”
Though the two freshmen spoke, the dark brown-haired boy laughed softly and brought the cigar to his lips.
“I’ll just smoke a bit and quietly head back.”
His voice was flat and coldly domineering, as if to say: don’t meddle.
But Kamibarez did not back down.
“No way! Get to the Grand Hall right now. The entrance ceremony’s about to start!”
Kamibarez stepped forward to confiscate the cigar from his mouth, but he simply tilted his head back—a movement that let him easily evade her arm.
‘This pipsqueak’s getting on my nerves.’
The dark brown-haired boy’s expression grew defiant.
“Argh, really! I told you I’d just smoke a little and—”
The dark brown-haired boy flinched. Kamibarez thought perhaps her anger was making him listen after all, and pressed forward with even more confidence. But then—
“…”
The freshman’s gaze was no longer on Kamibarez, but fixed on something behind her.
Thump-thump-thump-thump!
A blue-haired boy hidden behind the wall corner stared at him with expressionless eyes.
But beneath that blank face, his hand pressed against the building wall trembled violently.
Crack—
The wall where his hand rested fractured, and dust fell away.
‘W-what… what is that guy?’
The dark brown-haired freshman felt his every instinct sending out danger signals.
A gaze brimming with sinister intent.
As if a beast were glaring savagely down at him.
Cold sweat ran down the back of his neck. He prided himself as the neighborhood menace back home, but Kizen was clearly on another level.
‘That… that’s a real lunatic.’
Terror seized the dark brown-haired boy, his mouth falling open, and the cigar tumbled from his lips. Kamibarez quickly picked it up from the ground and let out a small cry.
“Hurry back to the Grand Hall!”
“Y-yes!”
“I’m sorry!”
The delinquent freshmen scrambled away toward the Grand Hall.
Once Kamibarez confirmed the freshmen had gone inside, she placed both hands on her chest and let out a relieved sigh.
“Hello, Kamibarez.”
A familiar voice called out from behind her.
“Oh, Simon!”
She turned to see Simon waving at her with the gentlest smile on his face.
She bounded toward him like a puppy, her bat wings fluttering eagerly behind her back in joyful greeting.
“Did you see? Did you see? I sent the freshman back inside!”
“Yeah! That was really cool, Kamibarez.”
Relief flooded through her at the sight of Simon, and she let out another long breath of contentment.
“I was actually so scared they wouldn’t listen to me. The freshmen coming in are my age too, and… but now I’m Student Council, so I might need to manage them. That’s why I practiced making a scary face in the mirror at the dormitory all this time!”
“A scary face?”
“Yes!”
She demonstrated her version of a “scary face,” placing her hands on her hips, fixing her gaze with intensity, and speaking firmly.
“You can’t do that!”
Simon felt his mind go momentarily blank.
“How is it? Scary, right?”
He wasn’t sure scary was the word, but it was enough to stop his heart with overwhelming cuteness.
Simon’s face flushed as he nodded eagerly.
“That’s the spirit, Kamibarez! Even the freshmen would run away from that.”
“Really? Thank you, Simon. Oh!”
Kamibarez suddenly turned her head.
Two freshman girls were trying to sneak out of the Grand Hall.
“Simon! I’ll be right back!”
She dashed off toward them, shouting at the girls to return to the Grand Hall. The two students reluctantly turned back, and Kamibarez trotted over to Simon like a puppy expecting praise, her eyes bright with hope.
“Simon! I did it!”
This was truly hard on his heart.
Simon barely restrained the urge to pat her head repeatedly right then and there.
Now he finally understood Merin’s feelings—why she was always hugging Kamibarez and clinging to her like glue.
But what Kamibarez was seeking praise for now wasn’t cuteness; it was her dignity as a senior.
“I think you’ll be a better senior than anyone else.”
At those words, she broke into a radiant smile, blooming like a flower.
“Thank you, Simon!”
Since there was still time before the Entrance Ceremony, the two walked side by side, chatting cheerfully as they surveyed the surroundings.
Simon told her about the Heidi abduction incident that had happened in Langoustin, and she listened intently, hanging on his every word.
“Hmm.”
Kamibarez’s ears perked up sharply.
“Someone’s skipping out again! I can hear voices over there!”
“Let’s go.”
Hahahaha!
Giggle-giggle!
The laughter of one boy and two girls could be heard.
But one of the laughs was strangely familiar. Simon crouched behind a building wall and carefully peeked around it, with Kamibarez tucking her head in below his.
Three figures sat on a bench.
Between a 2nd-year boy wearing a red badge on his collar, two freshman girls were laughing loudly.
And the boy was none other than Dik.
“Man, you guys got lucky timing enrolling now. Back in our day, we had to get through pre-war curriculum!”
“Pre-war, you say?”
“What happened?”
“Don’t you know? Last year a Saint infiltrated Kizen.”
The two freshmen gasped and covered their mouths in shock.
“Oh no! That’s frightening! D-did you see her yourself, senior?”
“Of course!”
Dik puffed out his chest.
“She looked absolutely terrifying. Wild white hair flying everywhere, eyes slashed thin, and her mouth gaping open like some kind of monster—wahhhh!”
“Kyaaaaa!”
“Everyone else panicked and ran for their lives, but I didn’t back down! The Saint’s goal was Kizen’s destruction and the death of every 1st-year. I approached her, drew my sword, and cried out like this…!”
Dik’s exaggerated tale trailed off as he froze.
“….”
“….”
Simon and Kamibarez were staring at him with cold, piercing eyes. Sweat began beading down the back of Dik’s head.
“Ah, Simon! Kamibarez! When did you… hahahaha! See, what happened was…”
Simon pointed toward the Grand Hall with the tip of his finger.
“Freshmen, return to the Grand Hall right now.”
“Yes, yes!”
“We’re sorry!”
The two startled female students rushed off. Once the freshmen had vanished, Kamibarez furrowed her brow and spoke.
“Dick! I’m disappointed! Making up lies and deceiving the younger students like that!”
Dick scratched his head sheepishly.
“Ahem, sorry. I was just trying to act like a proper senior, and before I knew it, a little bravado slipped out…….”
“Never mind that.”
Simon smiled slightly.
“Even if the other second-years do that, at least we in the Student Council should have sent the kids back.”
“I know, I know. I’ll apologize!”
Dick rose from the bench.
“Come on! Come on! But more importantly, the ceremony’s about to start. Let’s hurry and get ready!”
Dick pushed Simon and Kamibarez from behind.

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When Simon returned to the Grand Hall, it was packed with people all the way to the third floor.
It was indeed one of Kizen’s grandest events.
On the first floor, freshmen in crisp new school uniforms stood with flushed, excited faces, glancing around. Understanding their feelings, Simon smiled quietly.
The seats for Simon and the Student Council officers were in the very front row of the first floor. Merin, who had arrived early and was waiting for the members, waved her hand and called out, “Over here!”
“How’s the Entrance Ceremony setup coming?”
Simon asked as he took the seat beside her.
“Flawless! Who do you think I am?”
She brushed back her hair with an air of pride. Soon she folded her hands in her lap and gazed at the stage with gleaming eyes.
“I’m so excited. In just a moment, the first event our Student Council planned is going to start!”
“I hope everyone loves it!”
Pop!
Whoosh!
Then the lights in the Grand Hall began going out one by one. Following Merin’s orders, the Student Council’s direct subordinates swiftly drew the curtains over the windows, plunging the surroundings into absolute darkness.
The murmuring of the crowd fell silent.
A moment later, a burst of light bloomed across the stage of the Grand Hall. The light unfolded into various forms and assembled itself, creating a fantastical show like watching fireworks.
Whoooosh!
Then blood-red flames surged up in the center of the air. From within the flames, scraps like torn paper fell away and gathered together in midair, assembling into letters.
「Welcome to Kizen!」
The freshmen in their new uniforms, their spirits lifted, burst into excited cheers. Merin clapped her hands and giggled.
“That man, he really does love this sort of thing.”
Then the surrounding lights began brightening one by one, and the curtain on the platform swayed as a man stepped into view.
Ahem—
A tall man in formal attire and a wide-brimmed hat bowed low like a gentleman.
“Good evening, everyone! I have the great honor of serving as the master of ceremonies for Kizen’s Entrance Ceremony! My name is Seiwur Grisman!”
“Seiwur!!”
As he was one of the hottest stars in Langoustin these days, the freshmen greeted him with roaring cheers.
When Seiwur spread both arms wide and gestured, flower bombs burst in the direction he pointed, and petals rained down.
Woooow!
Seiwur savored every moment of the situation, swept up in emotion.
Never in his Necromancer days had he received such acclaim—and the irony of receiving it now as a master of ceremonies in Kizen, the very heart of Necromancers, was not lost on him.
Seiwur’s gaze turned toward Simon and the other Student Council members, who were clapping.
To repay those who had forgiven his grave mistake and given him one more chance, he was resolved to pour all his strength into this stage.
“Now then, let us begin the Entrance Ceremony of Kizen!”

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Seiwur’s hosting exceeded all expectations.
What could have been a stiff affair he made lively with smooth banter and humor, and he used his abilities to create special effects throughout, never allowing a dull moment.
The freshmen were especially delighted by the fact that they had brought one of the hottest stars to the stage.
“Simon, we should start preparing for the Student Council President’s inauguration ceremony soon.”
Dick stood from his seat.
“It’ll begin the second event after the first-year oath. I’ll head up to the second floor first.”
“Got it.”
The speeches from the outside guests were wrapping up quickly, and soon the oath ceremony Dick had mentioned was approaching.
“Thank you for those wise words, Elder! I hope everyone takes them to heart! Next, we’ll have the Freshman Representative’s Oath! All first-year students, please rise from your seats.”
The 1st Years stood. At that moment, Simon slipped away to the side to prepare for the Student Council President’s appointment ceremony.
‘Wait.’
Simon paused mid-step and turned his head.
‘Should I just take a quick look at who the Special Case #1 freshman is?’
“Now! The male and female students whose names are called, please come up to the platform!”
At that moment, Simon heard the murmur of freshmen rippling through the hall.
“Special Case #1 has to be that ‘Mercenary King,’ right?”
“Yeah, no doubt about it.”
“I’m curious who #2 is, though. There’s the Kagrek family and Princess Molly, too.”
The moderator, Seiwur Grisman, unfolded the list and spoke.
“Special Case #2, Arthur Bleman!”
Murmurs erupted from all sides.
The buzz of surprise filled the Grand Hall.
The Mercenary King, who everyone had assumed was Special Case #1, was actually #2.
Then who in the world was #1?
“Ah.”
That’s when Simon saw a familiar girl with brown hair already standing from her seat. She was looking right at him.
‘Hi there, Simon.’
She grinned widely, her eyes alight. Then Seiwur’s voice rang out.
“Special Case #1, Sasha Andrasil! Please come up to the platform!!”

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