Necromancer Academy’s Genius Summoner - Chapter 51

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The Summoning Prodigy of the Necromancer’s School, Episode 51
When Simon entered his quarters, he laid out several demands before contracting with Erzsebet.
Do not kill humans without permission.
Hunt monsters when body fluids are needed for sustenance.
Do not harm those around us in any manner whatsoever.
Obey commands without question, and so forth.
To incorporate these very clauses into the contract, Simon rejected Erzsebet once.
In Simon’s assessment, Erzsebet was far more emotional and impulsive than humans. Rather than someone he could trust like Pier—a true mentor—there was a strong likelihood she would become a liability to the Legion. He had to control her firmly.
And now, since she was the one pleading to be let into the Legion rather than him asking her to join, Simon held the upper hand entirely.
“I’m telling you again—if you come to Rocksum with me, life might feel cramped. The Ruins and the Forbidden Forest will be the full extent of where you can roam, and you won’t have the freedom you have now.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Erzsebet lowered her head as she spoke.
“You may bind me however you wish. I will endure anything to be with you.”
……
Had this undead’s demeanor suddenly become far too obedient? Of course, from Simon’s perspective it was convenient, but something about it left him bewildered.
“Both my body and heart belong to you. In exchange for offering absolute loyalty, there is only one thing I ask of you.”
Her eyes blazed with light.
“Your affection.”
……
A weight pressed down upon him.
“But you’re undead and I’m human. If you’re after something… physical, that sort of thing…”
“Only if you desire it. I will not force such matters.”
She smiled softly.
“For now, it is enough that you hold me dear.”
……The burden felt a hundredfold heavier.
Affection, tenderness—Simon had never been asked such things by anyone in his entire life.
Tsk, tsk.
Pier clicked his tongue.
“You’ve completely captured her heart.”
“What?”
“Nothing.”
Regardless of the burden, he thought the terms acceptable as the price for gaining her loyalty. In the end, Simon decided to forge a formal contract with Erzsebet.
“Then, shall we proceed?”
She seized the upper edge of her dress with both hands and pulled it open on either side.
“—Whoa! Ah! What are you doing!”
Caught off guard, Simon yelped and covered his own eyes with his hands. Seeing his reaction, Erzsebet tilted her head in confusion.
“Did you not say we would contract?”
Her chest split open, revealing a black core that pulsed like a living heart. Simon parted his fingers slightly to glimpse it.
‘Oh, what a precious one.’
How could her embarrassment be so endearing? The very person who, mere minutes ago, had shamelessly imposed unfair terms—could it truly be the same individual?
She felt her heart grow lighter still.
“Come, quickly!”
……Ugh.
Simon had no choice but to approach her.
He took a deep breath and placed his hand upon the core exposed between her breasts. At once, both their Dark Elements erupted, thrashing wild and frenzied.
“Ugh!”
“Ahhhhh!”
Though the moment was agonizing, time passed swiftly—unlike when he had first contracted with the Legion.
As the Dark Element stabilized, Simon’s Teal-Blue Darkness flowed visibly from her body.
“Khehe! Welcome back to the Legion, Erzsebet!”
Pier spoke. She slowly rose to her feet.
“It has been ages since I was bound by contract as an undead.”
As Erzsebet extended her fingertips, webs shot forth and clung to the ceiling.
As her Dark Element wove through the webs, they transformed into a soft, luminous Teal-Blue light—no longer a hideous tangle but something beautiful, like fluorescent home décor.
Simon found it remarkable.
The sense that she had truly become an undead in his possession was so strong that he felt a new intimacy with her.
“What do you think, Erzsebet?”
Mm.
She drew in the webs and smiled brightly.
“It is hard to believe how weak you still are, Master. You are truly still a beginner.”
“……Ugh!”
Simon pressed his back against the wall, his expression wounded. Pier, watching him, let out a gleeful cackle.
[Joining the Legion, yet somehow weaker than when you were a natural Undead. Rather ironic, isn’t it?]
The Legion’s Undead were connected to the Legion Commander’s Dark Element, and grew stronger as the Commander grew stronger. The reverse held true as well.
Simon’s face flushed crimson. Pier was laughing so hard she bent double, tears streaming down her face.
“I-I’m sorry for being a beginner! But since I’m training in Kizen now, in just a month or two I’m sure……!”
[Still.]
She summoned the Teal-Blue Darkness to her fingertips once more, her own face reddening slightly.
[Your Dark Element is gentle, and comforting to be near.]
“…….”
But the seventeen-year-old boy’s wounded pride had not yet healed.
Simon strode to the bed and yanked the covers over himself.
“I’m going to sleep.”
[Hahahaha! You’re sulking! Are you pouting, boy?]
“It’s a fact that I’m weak—what’s there to pout about?”
[Oh dear, I’ve wounded my master’s heart. Allow me to apologize from beside the bed.]
“Both of you, get out!”
The laughter of Pier and Erzsebet filled the room.

* * *
A contract worth fifty gold. The very one Jane herself had hesitated to take—completed in a single day after arriving by teleportation.
If Simon returned to Kizen immediately, suspicion might arise over how he’d cleared it so quickly. So, since he was already out, he decided to remain in the Territory and train his Legion to his heart’s content.
Simon, Pier, and Erzsebet entered the northern mountains of the Arnish Territory, where a vast population of Orcs had established their stronghold.
[Very well, master! I shall now begin the tutorial for the spider Undead you’ll be controlling—the Corpse Spider.]
Erzsebet placed her hands on her hips as she spoke.
Around her, spiders transformed into Legion units scurried about for Simon’s training.
Unlike Skeletons with Dark Element blazing from their eye sockets, these spiders bore a shimmering teal-blue light dancing at the tips of their eight legs.
Just then Simon raised his hand.
[My, master. The lesson hasn’t even begun and you have a question?]
“No, it’s not about the lesson.”
Simon scratched his head.
“Are you going to keep calling me those weird titles—’master’ and such?”
[Hehe! Are you embarrassed?]
She covered her mouth with a laugh, and Simon’s face flushed as he turned away.
“No, it’s not that exactly, just…….”
[If you say so, I shall call you Legion Commander instead. Let’s continue.]
She snapped her fingers in signal. A Corpse Spider expelled a web from its maw.
[The Corpse Spider’s most essential ability is what we call the ‘Web’—a silk technique that serves both as a restraint and a means of mobility.]
“I see.”
[Now, Legion Commander, control the two Corpse Spiders approaching you and shoot their webs at that tree.]
Simon nodded and established a mental link with both Corpse Spiders. Then he commanded them.
‘Web.’
Splash!
Splash!
The Corpse Spiders launched their webs from their mouths, striking the tree with precision. The webs unfurled slightly upon discharge and, upon contact with the bark, wrapped around it snugly.
[Excellent work! Generally, webs discharged from the mouth are used for restraint, while those from the abdomen are used for mobility.]
The two Corpse Spiders that had demonstrated earlier now fired webs from their rear ends.
Launched high into the air, the webs attached to a tall tree, and the spider advanced slightly before lifting its body off the ground.
As if swinging on a rope, the spider’s body traced a pendulum arc through the air.
‘Wow! Moving like that, it’s way faster than I thought!’
Then it clung to its target tree and sank its fangs deep into the bark. The wood splintered and green liquid streamed from the wound.
[That concludes the basic combo. Would you like to try it?]
“Of course I should!”
[Then the target shall be…….]
Her gaze, which had been scanning the surroundings, fixed on one direction. A wicked grin crossed her face.
[Perfect. Those Orcs over there.]
Beyond the trees, two Orcs were approaching with guttural snarls.
Their skin was grey, their snouts flat like pigs, and enormous tusks protruded abnormally from their jaws.
Grey Orcs. Monsters that dominated the mountain ranges of this region.
Once, they had driven the Arnish Territory to the brink of annihilation.
‘Straight into real combat, then.’
But now that the stage was set, there was no reason not to proceed. Simon synchronized his consciousness with the two Corpse Spiders, and the orcs had already spotted him and were charging.
‘Fire webbing from the rear.’
The two Corpse Spiders twisted their bodies and shot silk at the tree opposite the charging orcs.
‘Lift slightly and dash straight through!’
Twang.
Snap.
The Corpse Spiders traced a pendulum arc through the air. But the control was slightly off—by the barest margin, they swung past the charging orcs.
[Oh, what a shame!]
Erzsebet stepped forward to block Simon’s path, raising a wave of darkness. But Simon caught her shoulder and pushed her back.
‘Fire!’
Shriek! Shriek!
Cross-operation. He switched his consciousness to the opposite spider and fired webbing from its maw, sealing off the orcs’ movements.
-Growl! Grrrowl!
The orcs thrashed against the sticky webbing, trying to break free.
Then the spiders, having swung to the end of their pendulum arc, came rushing back and descended on both orcs’ backs. Fangs sank deep into their necks, and the orcs shrieked and collapsed.
“That’s done.”
The twitching orcs finally stilled as the venom spread through their bodies.
[Splendid! Your control is already at a considerable level.]
“That’s just the basics.”
-Growl!
-Grrrowl!
Then it came—Grey Orcs kept emerging from the forest. There must have been an orc settlement nearby.
“There are quite a few of them.”
[This seems an ideal situation to demonstrate the power of the spider legion, if I may say so.]
[Oh, a fight? Let me out too, boy!]
Pier’s fragment, clinging to Simon’s uniform, spoke. When Simon opened a pocket dimension, Pier and the Legion’s skeleton battalion came pouring out.
“Since we’re already here, might as well earn our five hundred gold’s worth, yes?”
[What?]
“We’ll clear out every orc settlement in this mountain range and return to Kizen.”
As if he’d been waiting for exactly those words, Pier grinned.
[And replenish the Legion’s forces with their corpses!]
[That does sound entertaining.]
Training, reinforcements, recruitment—this was what a Necromancer truly savored.
-Grrrowl!
The orcs, having lost their kin, charged with terrible fury.
Pier and Erzsebet took their combat stances, while the skeletons and Corpse Spiders issued threatening cries and awaited orders.
“Let’s go.”
Simon bared his teeth in a smile.
At last, the stage was finally set for the Legion to show its true power.

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