chapter 1
chief (1)
Our world is at the bottom of a dimension.
So, various things are summoned relatively easily.
I’m just at the bottom of the academy.
The reason is obvious.
It’s a summoning school, but there aren’t any summoners.
Thoughts leading to self-blame from the preface of the textbook that I had memorized.
As I was doing what had become a habit again, my name was suddenly called.
“Louise Elcloud!”
Looking at the slightly annoying voice, I think I heard that he was thinking about something else.
I got up quickly and answered the summons professor’s call.
“Yes, Professor.”
“Explain the reason why magic other than the Summoning School is dead in modern times.”
It was the beginning of the semester, so the progress wasn’t that great.
As if he was already trying to catch up with discipline, he made a presentation.
Classmates who breathe a sigh of relief from afar.
As I tried to answer as is, the professor on the podium shook his head.
“I already know, so let me explain it to an outsider. Now…”
As she waved her hand once, a summoning circle was drawn in the air.
A very complex formula for something that was completed in an instant.
As if to show off his skills, he proceeds with the presentation in a useless way.
“Answer the call!”
After the short chanting, a ray of light formed in front of the professor.
Then, in the middle of the semicircular classroom, a woman of Myoryeong fell.
As if he were a wizard, he was wearing a short staff and robe.
Because he was forcibly dragged by a summoning spell, his expression wasn’t very good.
“Wait, who are you…”
“Listen quietly. Louise, let’s get started.”
When the summoner professor gave the order, the wizard was silent.
Summoning is difficult, and controlling it is even more difficult.
I forcibly approached the true pet and solved the task.
“This world is the bottom of the dimension. Because the gravity of the dimension converges in this direction, various things are easily summoned. In the Middle Ages, other types of magic were used occasionally, but recently, most of them are solved through summoning.”
“The reason is that?”
The professor with a satisfied expression accepted my words and gave orders to the summons.
A wizard pet that wields a staff to cast simple spells.
Magical energy in the atmosphere is transformed into a fire attribute, and small flames form in the air.
This is a very classic method of elemental magic.
But in modern times, this is not the case.
Because, it’s much cheaper and simpler to just solve it through summoning.
I concentrated my mind and tried to prove it.
“Because in this world it’s much easier and simpler.”
Dark red flames formed over the slightly raised right hand.
The spirit world’s flames were ‘summoned’ here.
A much simpler and more efficient way than the summons in front of me used.
Of course, this is largely due to the low level of this guy.
Having succeeded in the very basic elemental summoning technique, I breathed a sigh of relief.
In this school, anyone can easily do it, but…
My success rate barely exceeds 70%.
I’m glad I didn’t get embarrassed in front of everyone.
“Uh, what kind of place is this…”
As I was deeply relieved, the summoned beast on the other side was startled.
A much bigger and brighter flame than the one he had created before.
He even noticed that the consumption of mana was much less.
The professor nodded slightly and returned the summoned beast who had fulfilled its role.
“The magic that best suits our world. The simplest, easiest, and most powerful magic is that of the Summoning School. Our ancestors have proven it over the centuries, so there is no need for you to doubt it. Until time…”
The class ended when the words asking for review flowed through the back of my ear.
As I went back to my seat and grabbed my textbook, I felt even more depressed.
The best magic in our world.
The simplest, easiest and most powerful magic.
I can’t use that good summoning magic.
Of course, you can do something very simple, as we just did, but…
This is not enough.
The flower of summoning magic is a summoned beast.
Summoning and summoning beings from another dimension is the core of the Summoning School.
Elemental Summoning and Summoning Swordsmanship are all substitutes for formal Summoning.
In order to graduate from academy and succeed as a nobleman, you must master the formal summoning technique at a certain level.
When I was late, my classmates got up early and looked at them with ridicule and contempt.
The reason is simple.
It’s because they have a prosperous summons next to them.
From S-Rank Snake Gods to C-Rank Lower Spirits.
Various summons are guarding the master, but my side is just empty.
My stomach hurt again, and I chewed on them.
‘They are themes inherited from the family…’
Summoning a summoning beast powerful enough to use in battle is not an easy task.
It is impossible for a low-grade student to summon on their own, even if it is roughly level B.
In other words, most of those summoned beasts were summoned early by the family.
Of course, that’s not an excuse for my sore side.
Because I couldn’t even summon a C-rank lower spirit.
In the end, it’s all my fault.
As he is choking on the sequence that leads to self-blame, a school uniform skirt that has been ironed like a new one passes in front of his eyes.
Light blonde hair, small stature, and venomous eyes like a beast.
The eldest daughter of the Duke of Beltern passed by me.
Attending her is an S-Rank Summon, which is rare even in the entire academy.
Medusha, a member of the snake god clan.
A little taller than the summoner’s own, and an outfit reminiscent of a priest of an ancient civilization.
The long hair shone brightly in red and white.
In his hand, he held a staff with the characteristic crest of the snake god.
“Louise, hello.”
Medusha waved her hand in a small greeting so that the summoner wouldn’t notice it.
I smiled hard and got up from my seat.
There is no time to envy others’ summons.
The next class is Spirit Summoning.
It’s safe to say it’s my last chance to get a summons.
As I quickly left the classroom and went out into the hallway, I saw a view of the Royal Magnus Summoning Academy.
Daehak-ro spreads unnecessarily as if he didn’t care about the price of land.
There were no exceptions for the summoned beasts next to the students who were busy coming and going on it.
As the name is Summoning Academy, in principle, students must have a summons of rank C or higher.
If there are no summons, more than half of the lectures that can be taken will be lost.
However, a C-rank pet is at least the price of a carriage, so a nobleman like me could not prepare at all.
In this case, the academy allows you to summon inexpensive spirit summons.
A total of 3 chances.
The previous two were blown away in vain, so this is the last time.
When I arrived at the Spirit Summoning Classroom, I was determined inside, and the summoning circle was drawn on the marble floor.
Only two including mine.
Other classmates were summoned early.
The materials used for this summoning circle are quite expensive, so it is not at a level that can be re-challenged with my scholarship.
In other words. If it fails this time, it can be regarded as a failure as it is.
As I entered the dark classroom, my classmates leaned against the wall and giggled in the distance.
It looks like they are betting on each other.
‘You motherfuckers.’
The first two were just bad luck.
When he comforted himself like that, the other one stood in front of the summoning team.
I am a scholar from common people, but I am in the same situation as me.
After taking a small deep breath, the Spirit Summoning Professor finally entered.
“You know this is your last chance, right? Be careful. Who’s going to do it first? Beyrington?”
The guy next to me nodded slightly and closed his eyes.
The spirit stone placed in the center of the summoning circle glows and a soft light rises.
fateful time.
The onlookers who had been chatting among themselves until a while ago quickly shut their mouths.
A failed candidate like me, Beirington, barely opened the door to the spirit world after using half the time limit.
A crack in the space that occurred above the summoning circle.
Beyond that, he calls the spirits eagerly.
“Please come. I’ll take good care of you…”
Did he understand Beyrington’s earnest prayer?
Or was he simply drawn to the smell of the spirit stone?
Shortly thereafter, a whitish-blue figure shone through the crack in his face.
Lesser spirits of water.
The spirit in the form of a water droplet that constantly vibrates is hesitantly looking at the spirit stone.
“This? Come on, take it!”
Beirington is waving the Spirit Stone, which has now lost its almost color, to seduce him.
After a little hesitation, the spirit finally came over here.
Immediately after, the summoning circle glows.
A line of transparent magic connected the spirit and Beirington.
A magical chain that binds the summoner and the summoner together.
The link has been successfully established.
Beyrington, who was in the same situation as me, had finally become a summoner.
At last, the guy who succeeded in signing the contract with the spirit was so happy that he looked at me and stepped back.
He cherishes his summons in his arms and looks at him as if he is cheering.
Also, it is easy to contract with the lower spirits.
Once you call out through the portal, everything from there onwards.
I was encouraged by his success and activated the summoning circle.
As with the first round, opening the door to the spirit world was accomplished in an instant.
But I have a problem here.
At the time of the previous two attempts, no matter how much I waited, the spirit did not come.
It would be nice if it was simply bad luck.
It is terrifying to think that the bad luck could be repeated this time as well.
I prayed earnestly like the previous one.
The cracks above the summoning circle slowly tremble.