Necromancer Academy’s Genius Summoner - Chapter 92

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The Summoning Prodigy of Necromancer School, Episode 92
Survival Island.
The fourth and final day.
The evaluation ends at noon—exactly one hour remaining.
Kamibarez, who had successfully entered the Indestructible Mansion, sat with her heart in her throat, her eyes fixed on the entrance.
“You’re that worried?”
Kamibarez turned her head.
Merin, with her hair wrapped and a towel draped across her face, set down a glass of fruit juice and winked.
“Oh, thank you.”
“Don’t worry too much.”
She settled beside Kamibarez and sipped her own juice.
“They’re not the type to go down without a fight. They’ll definitely make it here in time.”
“I hope so.”
Entry into the Indestructible Mansion granted two hundred points.
If one aimed for at least a middle-tier ranking or better, entry was not optional but rather an absolute necessity—one could say there was no choice in the matter.
The mansion’s interior was a Non-Combat Zone, and all its facilities could be used freely here. In the jungle, they’d chewed on foul-smelling monster meat and plant roots; here in the mansion, they could indulge in luxurious cuisine, desserts, shower facilities, and various entertainment.
Of course, not every student simply rested inside the mansion. Some waited around its perimeter, picking off those who tried to enter.
Students who arrived late at the mansion were likely to have accumulated substantial points from monster hunting. When such external students entered the mansion, they became formidable competitors in their own right—but if they could be hunted instead, one’s own points could swell tenfold.
That was why the students who arrived first had formed an “Alliance” among themselves and established a defensive line around the mansion. Indeed, the latecomers found the mansion’s defenses so formidable that they didn’t even dare attempt entry.
“Now, now. Could you focus for just a moment?”
And the figure leading this massive mansion-faction “Alliance” was Elisa, Special Examinee Number Seven from Class E. She always wore an oversized admiral’s coat draped across her shoulders over her school uniform.
“The Survival Evaluation has just one hour left. I’d like everyone to head outside and help defend the mansion. If all the students who’ve been racking up points manage to enter the mansion, we’ll inevitably fall behind in total score.”
Elisa was the daughter of the Chancellor of the Dresden Kingdom.
Having inherited her father’s temperament entirely, she was a consummate politician herself. In this class, she’d become famous for seizing control of the western island’s bridge and extorting points from students.
“It’s for all of our grades. I’d truly appreciate your cooperation.”
Her voice carried weight and appeal, and her logic held merit. By subtly invoking a sense of belonging and urgency, she persuaded a fair number of students to join the mansion alliance.
Elisa turned her gaze toward Merin.
“It would be a huge help if you joined the defense team, don’t you think? First place in Class A.”
Merin let out a dismissive snort.
“Not interested.”
“Surprising. I thought we were the same type. Don’t you like this approach? Last time you begged me to show you the Vice-Principal’s test paper, spouting something about class interests—yet you refused to budge.”
Merin chuckled and shot back.
“Still holding a grudge over that? You’re more petty than you look.”
Elisa’s facial muscles twitched slightly, but otherwise her poker face remained unmoved. She spoke with clipped finality.
“Fine. Reaping the benefits without lifting a finger—such selfish greed.”
At those words, the atmosphere among the students around Elisa turned cold. Some fixed her with openly lethal stares, applying pressure.
Kamibarez glanced nervously back and forth between Elisa and Merin, but Merin replied with an unruffled smile.
“That’s your problem—you’re too self-centered. People aren’t chess pieces on your board. Don’t assume everyone will fall in line just because you say so.”
……
Elisa bit her lip and turned away. The billowing sleeves of her admiral’s coat fluttered in the breeze.
“I’ll remember this.”
As she walked out of the mansion, the other students trailed behind her like an honor guard.
“W-wait, are you okay, Merin? There was no need to provoke someone with that kind of presence……!”
“It’s fine. She’s the type that only understands when you’re blunt with her.”
Merin casually rested her chin on her hand, gazing toward the doorway. Kamibarez turned her gaze toward the entrance as well.
“Oh!”
Just then, Kamibarez suddenly leaped to her feet.
“What’s wrong? Kami.”
“Simon! Simon is coming!”
“Really? Where, where is he?”
While the two of them made a fuss, activity outside the mansion grew hectic.
Shouts of “Get ready!” and “Take your positions!” filled the air. Elisa had even grabbed a Mana Amplifier and was actively directing the students.
“Ah……!”
Finally, Merin saw it too. Simon was walking toward the mansion from a distant hill.
But the composition of the group seemed odd. Approaching the mansion with an unhurried gait, Simon had Lorain on his right side—and on his left, a person Merin had never wanted to imagine being with him.
‘Why is Serne with Simon?!’
Merin shot to her feet.
No doubt about it. Simon must have fallen under her ability.
A shocked Merin hastily began slipping on her school uniform jacket.
“Get ready! Kami! I’m pretty sure Simon has fallen under Serne’s control——”
“Ah, I don’t think that’s quite it.”
Kamibarez said this while gesturing toward the three of them.
As Simon opened his mouth to speak, Lorain laughed, and Serne bristled in protest.
It certainly didn’t look like the work of mental domination.
‘But why is she acting so friendly with Serne of all people!’
Merin was seething at that very moment.
-Wait. I have a proposal for you lot.
Elisa’s voice came through, amplified by a Mana Amplifier. Of course, the “you lot” she meant were Simon’s group of three.
-We have no interest in fighting you. In exchange for letting you pass—
Elisa’s gaze, from where she stood atop a tree branch, looked past the three of them entirely.
-Could you help us hold those back?
The three turned to look behind them.
At the appearance of powerful fighters, students who had been watching carefully from around the mansion began converging on the scene. Their number had climbed well past fifty.
‘Oh no.’
‘We’ve been found out.’
They stiffened. Lorain showed no particular reaction, while Serne kept her gaze fixed forward.
“How absurd.”
Whoosh.
Elisa, holding the Mana Amplifier, flinched in alarm and ducked her head.
With a crack, a feather lodged itself in the tree branch above her.
“Who do you think you are, giving orders?”
Serne smiled coldly.
Elisa’s brow furrowed. This clearly wouldn’t be settled so easily.
“Fine.”
With her teammates’ support, she rose to her feet and snapped her fingers with a venomous expression.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Five Pocket Dimensions tore open in the air all at once, and from within them erupted five massive sailing ships.
They had the appearance of vessels freshly hauled up after being wrecked in a typhoon. The hulls were weathered and rusted, the sails riddled with holes or torn to tatters.
And most notably, all five hung suspended in the air.
“Wow!”
“Those are Elisa’s Ghost Ships!”
Elisa was a rather exceptional Summoning Magic candidate. She could levitate Ghost Ships powered by Spirit and Dark Element into the sky.
The cannons all trained their muzzles downward, targeting both Simon’s group and the students behind them.
-I declare this.
Elisa spoke with a chilling smile.
-Anyone who enters the mansion will be swept away. The Dropped Points that fall will be distributed equally among all who participate in the defense. I, Elisa, guarantee it.
Violent cheers erupted from every corner of the mansion.
“Floating sailing ships like that in the sky…….”
“This is on a completely different level!”
While students trying to breach the mansion wavered, Serne was elegantly yawning with her palm open, and Lorain remained indifferent, her eyes cast downward.
Simon, rolling his shoulders as he observed the scene, spoke.
“Break through.”
Both of them nodded.
As Simon took the lead and broke into a run, they followed behind. Lorain summoned a Bone Horse mid-stride and mounted it, while Serne’s feet lifted from the ground.
“The Special Examinees are moving!”
“We have to catch up!”
The remaining students gritted their teeth and charged forward. The Ghost Ships in the sky were threatening, but time truly was running out.
“Like moths flying into a flame.”
Elisa extended her arm.
“Sweep them away.”
With a cannon roar that seemed to split eardrums, the muzzles blazed in unison.
Dozens of Black Projectiles rained down, reducing the earth below to scorched ruin. The forest in front of the mansion was consumed by fire and smoke in an instant.
‘This is serious.’
The smoke from the barrage left Simon unable to see his surroundings. He’d been separated from Lorain and Serne, who had come with him.
Dodging the descending shells in the chaos, Simon gestured helplessly toward the rear.
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!
From within the billowing smoke, a pre-assembled Mud Golem burst forth. The golem charged through the barrage, carrying Simon on its back.
“It’s, it’s a Golem!”
“That’s Simon Poletia with Summoning Magic! Stop him!”
The defensive team members stationed around the mansion shouted. Amid a torrent of various ranged projectiles, the golem pressed straight ahead.
Crash-crash-crash-crash-crash-crash-bang!
The Mud Golem, having absorbed every ounce of firepower with its body, charged forward like a tank and smashed through the fence. Students braced near the barrier went flying from the impact.
“Ugh!”
The defensive line shattered in a single blow. The students holding it spun around in alarm.
Simon, clinging to the back of the Mud Golem, was casually waving his hand and grinning.
“Stop that bastard—! Huh?”
Bone fragments from the skeletons lay scattered across the ground. Simon clenched his fists.
Bone Nail Application – Havoc.
The shattered bones spiraled upward, spinning like a cyclone. They struck the students’ faces and tangled around their legs, disrupting their movement. The students tumbled helplessly across the ground or crashed their heads into the fence.
“Boy! Watch ahead!”
“Huh? The Golem can handle what’s in front—”
Boom!
From the sudden impact, Simon bounced off the Golem’s back and tumbled across the dirt.
Tasting earth, he spat repeatedly before fixing his gaze ahead.
“Hector!”
He was shocked. Hector, his upper body covered in dark scales, was locked in a contest of strength with the Mud Golem.
“Simon Polentia!”
Hector, holding the Golem in check through sheer power, bellowed loudly.
“This time we settle it!”
Simon was swamped with work—why did this idiot have to interfere now?
Simon scowled and drove his arm downward. The Mud Golem surged with added force, crushing Hector beneath it. Hector’s legs trembled as the ground beneath him buckled inward.
“Aaagh!”
Hector’s face flushed crimson, veins bulging along his temples. His mouth gaped wide, and something dark erupted from his throat.
Breath—the legendary technique symbolic of dragons.
The wave of darkness pouring from Hector’s maw slammed into the Mud Golem’s chest, sending it staggering backward.
“Huff! Gasp!”
Hector caught his breath and regained his stance. His entire upper body was now covered in scales.
The transformation into a Corpse Dragon—the unique power of the Muir Family. The world knew them by a single epithet: “The Dragon’s House.”
Hector charged forward with a cry. The Mud Golem answered, swinging its fists without hesitation.
Whoosh!
Hector slipped the Golem’s blow with nimble footwork, leaped into the air, and crashed his fist into the Mud Golem’s face.
Crack!
Cracks spider-webbed across the Golem’s face, leaving a fist-shaped indentation. Hector landed and unleashed a barrage of strikes.
Snap! Crack! Thud! Smash!
His scaled arms moved so fast they blurred as he pummeled the Mud Golem. With one final brutal uppercut, the Golem’s head tore away with a sickening crunch.
‘Done.’
“What are you doing, idiot!”
A male student shouted as he rushed past him. Only then did Hector realize the Golem had stopped moving.
Simon had already slipped behind the Golem, plucked out its core, and was sprinting toward the mansion. Hector’s face cycled through red and purple.
“Simon Polentiaaaaaaa!”
Enraged, Hector planted his hands on the ground and spread his legs wide. His mouth opened, and a massive wave of darkness churned in his throat.
‘Another Breath!’
Simon thought as he inserted the Golem’s core. The other students, seeing Hector’s preparation, gasped and fled.
“You crazy bastard! You can’t use that technique toward the mansion!”
“Hey! Hey! I’m still here!”
As the students scattered like the parting of the Red Sea, a scarlet streak shot in a straight line toward Hector.
The impact sent Hector flying backward with a choked cry.
“Simon!”
As Simon looked up, Kamibarez, in a seated shooting stance, was waving and shouting.
“You’re unharmed, sir!”
“Kamibarez! You saved me!”
“I’ll provide cover! To the mansion, quickly!”
Simon nodded and ran. But now, someone in the trees ahead was setting their sights on him.
‘Special Examinee Number One’s Points are not slipping away.’
Elisa opened her palm. Her Ghost Ship swung its gun ports open and trained its Black Projectile cannon on Simon.
“Fire—!”
A burst of flame!
A house-sized Black Flame descended from the sky and engulfed the Ghost Ship. The vessel, listing sharply from the assault, fired wildly at the ground below, scorching the earth. Fire spread across the deck at a terrifying pace.
“W-who is that!”
Elisa cried out in shock. Higher up in the trees, arms folded across her chest, stood Merin.
“You! Instead of helping, you’re getting in the way!”
“Tch, what a fool you are.”
Merin laughed sharply and conjured Black Flame in her palm.
“You said people aren’t your chess pieces, right? If you seal off the mansion, my friend can’t get in—so why would I cooperate with you?”
“Damn you!”
Both of them swung their arms at once.
The projectile and Black Flame collided, unleashing a deafening boom that rang out in all directions.

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