chapter 3
3 – 1. Academy (3)
#3
Wheek!
“Cow!”
The crow, which had been circling in the air in time with the whistling sound filled with magical power, folded its wings as if performing an acrobatic stunt and began to rapidly accelerate towards the ground. A crow dangerously approaching the ground to the extent that a third person might think that it might have fallen by mistake.
Immediately after that, I gave the order simply by moving my magic power without whistling.
Food Deuk
Right before the fall, the crow spread its wings wide and turned gently, flapping its wings and landed on my lifted arm.
“Good job”
Crackle!
To my words, he scratched his beak in response. Yeah, got it, boy. I put the sliced bread in his opposite hand, and the crow tilted its head slightly to the side to avoid piercing my hand with the tip of its beak, deftly took the piece of bread, and rested its wings.
As I gently scratched my index finger from the chest to the beak in the direction of the feathers, I closed my eyes to see if it felt good and began to touch my hand.
Clap clap clap clap
‘…The line of sight’
I came to a place where I can’t see, but since there were so many people, I guess I couldn’t avoid everyone’s eyes. I thought it would be great to see them applauding and applauding. No, do they have nothing to do? Why do you clap and f*ck when you see someone training?
“Tsk”
Even though I wanted to see it, I couldn’t see it. As I put my tongue out and let out a short sigh, the crow on my arm tilted its head.
[Succeeded in splendid acrobatics with a united mind.]
[The level of the skill [Tame] Increases.]
[The skill level has increased by 1.]
“…Is this level 3?”
Since you tamed the first guy and went up to level 2, it means that you needed about 4x the EXP by simple calculation.
I put him in a cage hanging from a wooden pole next to him so he could rest comfortably. Then the guy went to the place where the 4 crows were resting and lay down his body completely.
‘It was long.’
Despite the [Summoner]’S job correction and [Tame] Skill assistance, it took 4 hours to tame 5 ordinary crows that were neither monsters nor anything. This clearly confirmed that I have no talent for taming monsters.
It’s just that they are smart and live in packs, so they followed me this well. If I had started with another animal, I would have gone through a lot of trouble taming one.
The problem is that despite going through all this hard work, the only thing that went up was the increase in the level of the [Tame] Skill and the increase in the skill level.
I feel like my pure heart, hoping for the summoner’s job level to rise after I finish this, has been thrown into the gutter.
‘Should I write the [Summoning Book]?’
First of all, it is an ecology that steadily acquired information such as patterns and habits from the appearance of crows through the [Research Record] Skill. But the informational aspects were oddly lacking for what I needed. The most lacking thing is, of course, combat data.
Even if I tried to make them fight each other, I had a strong sense of refusing my orders, perhaps because of their strong sense of camaraderie. Even if I forced it, there was no way the data I wanted would come out, so I gave up and quietly used [Tame], But… This was very inefficient.
‘…Should I write a welcome?’
I’m asking the faculty to make me a monster that crows can fight in thin ice.
If that’s the case, I wonder if I’ll be able to extract some battle data as well. If you ask for a few rats, you can also get hunting data.
‘Is it good?’
It was an idea I came up with intuitively, but it looked much better than I thought.
The
People said that if the skill of the person who creates the illusion is high, magic power can have physical power to some extent, so if a crow gets injured during the process, it will be data as it is.
I immediately asked him to take off the horn too, and the answer came back that he would create a suitable environment with a barrier.
“There are no animals, but there are monsters for training, right?”
“Please give me that. Then”
Some monsters for training just arrived there, so he said he would put them in instead of a welcome. For me, it was more advantageous that way, so I immediately accepted it.
Monmons are basically harmful creatures that crave magic and show aggression toward humans, so unlike these crows, they can be legally killed and dissected. There is no better target for gathering information.
Kyaa, welfare is good, follow-up is good. This is why everyone is doing academy academy.
[Enter the barrier.]
In the blink of an eye, the space I was in instantly became a forest. Certainly, it must be enough to be invited here as a professor. The rate of creation of the barrier was much faster than that of halfway research staff.
I felt so strange that I didn’t move somewhere, but that the place where I was standing had turned into a forest. After all, this world is crazy.
“It looks more real than I thought.”
It’s not overgrown with trees, but it’s not a very good place for birds. It’s best to hit and run with the mobility of the wings on an empty field with no obstacles. It doesn’t matter because data in poor conditions is helpful enough.
Wheeik!!
“Kahah!”
“Caw!!”
I opened the cage door and blew a whistle, and the crows flew up all at once. The guys were looking this way, spinning in the air where no trees had grown. What we could see through [Tame] Was the feelings of the guys who were perplexed by the sudden change in the environment.
I directed them with hand gestures so that they would not get confused further, and guided them towards the place where they had been put together through prior consultation with the teacher.
The enemy that is put together is an F-rank monster.
Experience is also experience, but for me, the number of things to add to the summon increased, so I was rather grateful. At first, I was even given a short dagger as a weapon, so I wasn’t worried.
Aren’t you an F rank monster above all else?
It was probably suggested by the teachers after judging that even the current country could catch enough monsters to be called F-rank with a level of monsters that even non-awakened ordinary people could catch.
Other than that, I wonder if it contains the meaning of getting used to the sense of killing life in advance. Originally, this is because it is less emotionally burdensome to gradually get used to small things than to explode from the beginning.
In the past, I had this kind of trauma as a knight, and there were words about unqualified people who couldn’t do the work of an Awakener properly, so I guess this is what I’m taking.
I’d say that’s a complete no-brainer on that point, but I wonder how many of the cadets here can take care of a monster without blinking from the start.
‘I have to do it quickly and ask for more’
I’m going to take this opportunity to show you as many F rank beasts as possible. The more information there is, the more it works to my advantage. Even if it cannot be made immediately due to lack of cost, it is definitely meaningful if it is promised later.
“I found it.”
Some of the barriers are narrow, but I was able to spot the enemy quickly, perhaps because I was motivated.
“QQQQ…”
I saw a squirrel clinging to a tree and eating the bark of a tree fruit. The unusual thing is that the tail of the squirrel is twice as big as the body, and the color of the fur is also a mysterious color of white and yellow mixed in a gradation.
‘At first glance, this is not an ordinary creature’
That’s a demon, or a monster called a monster. Just as humans have jobs upon awakening, animals also undergo evolution while retaining magical energy. As it continues to evolve like that, it possesses magic stones in its body, and such individuals are called ‘Magic Beasts’.
That’s the reason I can conclude that he’s a demon.
“Quick?!”
After gnawing on the fruit for a long time, the fruit he was holding collapsed and disappeared. In anger, he started tapping his tail against the tree.
Tick! Titic!
As soon as its tail touched the tree, blue sparks exploded. There were faint traces of scorch on the spot. It is proof that he used his abilities through magic.
Clap!
As soon as I checked that figure, I felt the sensation of something engaging in my brain for an instant. Instinctively, I raised my magic power and reached out my hand in the air as I recited.
“[Summoning Book]”
Sararak
As soon as the shabby black book appeared in the air without any sign and caught in my hand, it wrapped around my hand like an object that I had been using for a long time. I didn’t even turn the book over, but the book that started to go over naturally stopped at a certain section and started to shine.
Crash square
As if someone was writing with a quill, the filled pages began to record the squirrel I had just seen.
+
[Name: Flarim]
[Category: Beast] [Type: Beast] [Type: Electric]
[Attribute: ???]
[Description: Flarim’s tail is said to have the mysterious effect of collecting residual current. Occasionally, to shake off too much accumulated current, they tap their tails on other objects, and when their relatives run out of current, they share their tails with each other.]
Risk Level: Lowest
+
The detailed picture is drawn and the written information is exactly the same as the picture book of the pocket monster game.
Perhaps the parts marked with ??? Will be filled in if I succeed in breeding or contracting him. Either that or witness it firsthand.
Anyway, the book of summoning had this function. It seems that the encyclopedia is filled because I clearly witnessed and recognized him. Perhaps the condition is information collection beyond a certain level?
After watching the additional movements, habits, and behavior patterns for a while, I stood up.
‘Let’s go’
Wheei, Ik!!
“”Caw!!””
As soon as the whistle was blown, the crows descended to the ground in a v-shape and began to move violently around Flarim.
“Q it, keep!!”
Flamm waved his tail hard to drive away the crows, but the electricity just flew away when he hit a tough tree.
“You are doing well”
It seemed that I did a good job of educating them, seeing as they were focusing on mental disruption rather than meaningful attacks. Surrounded by crows and unable to flee or attack, the fellow began to curl his tail around himself and straighten his fur.
I turned back the crows at the sight of the guy’s eyes that began to glow brightly in the darkness created by his tail and his unusual magical movements.
“Cueiik!!!”
Unsurprisingly, as soon as the crow was bitten back, the crow’s tail swung wildly, and a blue current that was stronger than before flew everywhere. Compared to the rather flashy effects, the range and number of things were far from lacking.
“Tsk”
At that moment, a crow ignored my order to retreat and closed the distance again. He was the first guy I tamed. Time is time, so it seems that the effect of [Tame] Has decreased. The boy’s eyes contained a firm will to hunt Flarim.
“aaah!!!”
Enemy attack failed. Instinctively, the crow would have seen this as an opportunity. As it grew stronger, it pierced through the lightning that had become smaller and burrowed into the inner side of Flim, which had become empty in an instant. It was a dive that I educated.
“Quip!!”
But that was a trap set by him. At the same time as the guy’s cry, the remaining currents collided with each other and flew apart like sparks of incense sticks.
Boom!! Pajajak!!
“Khaook…!”
The range of the electric current that burst and exploded was quite wide, so one crow that was electrocuted without being able to avoid it flapped its wings and tried to fly, but then fell to the ground.
Rather than life-threatening damage, the feeling that the body did not move properly due to the shock and fell was stronger. I didn’t move right away. I gave the crows a stand-by order and watched them quietly.
“Kyum, kywuuu…”
Then, as if he had lost his energy, he let out an exhausted breath as his tail, which had been standing upright, drooped down. At the same time, confirming that the electric current that swept around had disappeared, I ordered the remaining crows to hold them back so they wouldn’t escape, and then looked at the fallen crows.
Perhaps because he was convulsing and couldn’t control himself, when he fell, his head fell and his neck was bent at 90 degrees. In addition, the tips of the feathers that had been hit directly by the electric current were burnt, and the skin was slightly torn, and blood was seeping into the feathers.
“Ke…”
“Hmm”
Compared to its splendid appearance, the damage caused by the current was not great. Rather, it was correct to see that he was about to die because of the damage caused by the fall. Living like this would only be painful, so I took out my dagger and put an end to it.
“Kreuk”
“In the next life, don’t show up and live”
When I glanced at the [Summoning Book] While praying for him to rest, the empty part with ??? Was filled with [Explosive Generator]. The effect is to strike an electrical current, which can cause a series of small explosions. The skill I just saw was also a trait.
As expected, F rank was F rank. But I saw plenty of possibilities. As we dissect the crow, we must also dissect it.
“I have to finish it soon”
Even in an exhausted state, he eagerly spurted electricity and approached the guy who was keeping the crows in check. The guy froze and flinched at the sudden appearance of me, and then rushed at me in anger.
“Cueiik!!”
Instinctively, he must have realized that I was the cause of this situation. As it is, I will challenge myself if I die while bleeding from the crows. It’s not the same thing, I just moved my body in the most likely way according to my instincts.
His spirit is good, but unfortunately he chose the wrong opponent. I hit the guy who ran into me as if I was catching a fly with a fly swatter and threw it to the ground. In that state, I stepped on his body with his feet and then cut his throat cleanly with a dagger. I have to dissect it later, but it’s better to clean it up better, right?
The guy, who flinched several times, straightened up.
“End with this”
The process was really simple. No matter how fast the squirrel is, he was already tired and jumped straight at me without hesitation, which was the biggest cause of defeat.
From the moment he faced the crow, he should have tried to escape somehow rather than enduring and fighting.
Wheeik!
I called the remaining crows by blowing a whistle, comforted them saying that they had a hard time, and put them in the cage. I put bread and water inside, so I wonder if I’ll eat it myself. I also roughly filled my stomach and rolled up my clothes up to my forearms and finished my preparations.
“I have to start now”
It’s time to achieve our original goal.
I picked up the corpse of Flarim and the corpse of the crow and carefully placed them on the rock before dismembering them with my dagger. The leather and skin were separated, and the principle of current accumulation, whether there were separate organs, and how muscles and joints moved and worked were thoroughly analyzed.
[Record new research results.]
[The level of the skill [Record] Increases.]
[Intelligence has increased by 1.]
“…Whoa”
I was able to complete the dissection of both the Crow and the Flarim when all of my arms were wet with blood. As I lifted my head and breathed in the fresh air, I felt a little alive. He said he got used to it while he was concentrating, but it was a bit disgusting to keep getting hit with the smell of blood.
After shaking off the droplets of blood from the fingertips, the remaining meat was fed to the crows. They ate it very voraciously, as if the food of the guys living in the city didn’t go anywhere.
What’s left now is a large amount of crow feathers and flarim skins that were pulled out because they interfered with the dissection. It was only a magic stone the size of millet that was embedded near the heart.
“You are normally pretty”
When the magic stone was reflected in the sunlight, the light aqua-colored surface shimmered. It was rough to see it as a jewel and ambiguous to see it as a stone, but it was beautiful enough for me to see. Anyway, it was the first loot I got.
“Did I say that the barrier can be broken by knocking on the outer wall 3 times?”
I gathered enough information, but it was my first summon, so I was a little nervous.
“Hmm…”
Through some consideration, I decided to just go ahead as it is. I thought there was enough time anyway, and if I failed, it would be better to figure out what was lacking in success based on that and correct it.
“[Summoning Book]”
Charleureuk!
As I opened the book that appeared in the air according to my will, the [List that can be summoned now] Began to appear.
+
[1. Crow]
[2. Squirrel]
* Currently, the number of summons that can be registered is [1].
+
The only ones I could summon as a Familiar were those with the information I got.
“Hmm… I guess only the basic prototype is possible”
The first summoned object starts with an Lv of 1, so it’s only natural that it be in its raw form. Well, this is only the first time. Afterwards, as you level up your familiar, how to raise it, and what stats to focus on are all up to you.
When I chose a crow as a test, the book flipped over and the shape of the crow was projected above the book like a hologram.
+
[Name: -] [Type: Crow] [Lv: 1]
[Abilities]
[Muscle: 2] [Skill: 11] [Intelligence: 7] [Luck: 5]
[Attribute: None]
[Possessed Skills]
[Agility Lv 1] [Sharp Beak Lv 1] [Collection Lv 1]
+
What’s suddenly cutting edge? If that’s the case, why are there books?
After looking around the book, there was not much that I could touch. At best, it was all about designating the name part as a unique entity name. If this is not specified, is it blank? Or is it specified separately? As I pushed the hologram to the bottom of the book, a system window popped up.
[Do you want to summon Crow Lv 1, Entity Name ?]
“Oh”
Honestly, when it comes to names, it was a headache because I could only come up with names like Raven, Crow, Kkamangi, and turning and turning around and using the crow as it is, it was a headache because I couldn’t think of anything else.
Hive, isn’t it a pretty appropriate name for crows that live in groups?
Anyway, crows seemed to have more attack power than squirrels, so I chose crows.
Tak!
After closing the book and confirming the summons, all of a sudden, the strength of the whole body was lost and the vision spun. Staggering for a moment at the symptoms similar to the anemia I felt in my previous life, I grabbed his head with one hand and frowned. It’s not to the extent that I can’t stand it, but I feel very f*cked up.
At the same time, something in my body throbbed at the sight of a black crow that came to mind as if it were being stabbed into my head, causing sore pain.
Ugh!
As the book full of magical powers floated in the air on its own, letters floated around it and began to stick together as if they were intertwined with each other. That wasn’t all. As if resonating, the feathers, leather, and magic stones that were stored separately began to move as if they were being dragged toward the book, trembling.
[Would you like to make a sacrifice to the skill [Book of Summoning]?]
“…sh*t, you should have told me about this in advance”
Anyway, he seems kind, but he’s unkind. I think I can stop it if I want to stop it, but I didn’t deliberately block it. I don’t know why. It just seemed like it would be better for me not to block it. On the contrary, if such a crude thing is sufficient for the sacrifice, then I am good.
“Take it and go away”
As if he was willing to respond to the words he had spit out, he accelerated his carrying speed. The by-products approaching the book proudly disregarded the laws of physics as if it were natural, and then crumbled into pieces of light and soaked into the book.
Shiny!
[The level of the skill [Summoning Book] Increases.]
[Skill and intelligence have increased by 1.]
[The Luck stat has increased by 3.]
As if his work had been completed with that, the book sparkled once more and was placed in my hand again.
I checked the book again and found that it had changed to a rather ordinary book, different from its worn-out appearance. No, should I say it’s a little more luxurious? Platinum straps were added to the black leather cover.
Although the area is very insignificant, we decided to give meaning to the fact that there is a change. I tossed the book roughly into the air and confirmed that it disappeared like a mirage, so I patted my cheek to calm my twisted stomach and came to my senses.
Yeah, I need to get my head together. Let’s see the faces of the familiars we’ve already acquired. I projected magic as my senses guided me. What comes to mind is the figure of a crow.
“…Hive”
As soon as I called the guy’s name, I snapped my fingers that gathered magic.
Perfect!
Hwaaak!
The light burst with a heavy sound that sounded like a cave, and a being flew high into the sky from there.
“Kahah!!!”
Unlike ordinary individuals, his voice was very loud, probably because he was born with magical powers. I didn’t give a separate order, I just raised my hand to the sky. Then, the summoned crow accurately grasped my intentions and carefully came down and landed on my arm.
It was clear that it was so close. It was definitely different from those crows I only dealt with with the [Tame] Skill. A strange sensation of being connected to something inside tickled me.
“The size is a bit big”
It was bigger than other crows, closer to the belly. The luster of the feathers also boasted a softness that was different from those that rolled in the city, and the color was also a pretty black with a mixture of purple and green, reminiscent of a camera lens, rather than a simple black that was inferior.
“Cawk”
“Yes, I got it.”
As if he wanted to go on a rampage at any moment, he gently stroked the excited guy’s neck to calm him down.
I couldn’t understand the language, but I could roughly feel what they wanted to do sensibly. The boy was starving. It doesn’t mean you’re hungry. Although borrowing the appearance of a creature, this guy is an unmistakable familiar, a beast and also a summons.
Thus, to him, rice is simply one of the ways to quickly recover mana, not the concept of consuming nutrients.
What he wants is a fight. He wants to be reborn and show me his worth. It looked like a child who wanted to show off his pride, so he smiled.
Suddenly, I had an unexpected child. As I was in a position to have a persistent relationship with him in the future, I wanted to do as much as possible for him. Besides, I also want to raise his level quickly.
“Can you lead them?”
To be honest, I don’t intend to use these guys continuously, but I plan to use them all the time during this time. It’s nothing else, I’m thinking of getting Hive to practice leading and commanding the group.
After seeing the sudden action of the crow a while ago, I hardened my heart.
There’s nothing more annoying than an ally you can’t control. I was lucky this time, but it would be difficult if this happened again later. If he can’t be sure he’s in control, he’ll have to slash or come up with a means to get him in complete control.
As the level increases, the number of summons I deal with will gradually increase. If that happens, incidents may naturally occur where my eyes cannot reach.
It serves as a control tower to quickly identify and organize the difficulties. I plan to leave that role to this guy.
“Caw”
I took the guy who nodded confidently at my question and landed on the spot where there were 4 crows. The guys who had been chewing and tearing corpses until just now started to get nervous at the appearance of Hive.
I was just born, but if you look at the force, you’re like the leader of a group, so there’s nothing you can’t understand. Leaving the other side to take care of itself, I asked for the next magic beast as soon as I recovered the consumed magic power.
This time, it would be better to deal with as many and diverse guys as possible with the feeling that I will move with them and raise the level of the hive as much as possible.
‘Please, I hope you can eat it raw without doing anything’
With the mindset of maximizing profits, I quietly closed my eyes and sincerely longed for it.