chapter 19
Foreshadowing (4)
Going to see Ersa Cutter on a Sunday morning was not a pleasant experience.
The Royal Magnus Summoning Academy is basically teaching only 5 days a week, but…
Considering the amount of homework the professors give, I can’t take two days off a week.
Saturday should be regarded as a day to do overdue assignments, and the holiday is actually only one day on Sunday.
However, I have to take the test to Ersa every second and fourth Sunday of every month.
Medusha was always playing, and even whistled lightly, but I, the owner of it, was a little low pressure.
But in front of professors and summons, I can’t breathe deeply.
I decided to think positively as much as possible.
‘I have to solve the spirit summoning problem anyway…’
Elemental Summoning Lesson The midterm exam was finally over, but the Spirit Summoning technique is still left.
Considering the grades in the subject, we have to solve the current problem somehow.
Fortunately, Ersa had prepared her own answers to my concerns.
She greeted me in her usual see-through outfit and moved without delay.
“El Cloud, it’s not too late. We’re going to use a special laboratory today.”
“A special laboratory?”
“Yes. You can rest assured that I rented out. First, take a look at this drink.”
The special laboratory located in the basement of Baekok-gwan seemed perfect for plotting a dark conspiracy.
Due to the nature of the basement, all sides are sealed and the space is quite large.
Luxurious soundproofing equipment on the wall.
I think you can see why our academy is running a deficit over the years.
Ersa, who locked the heavy iron door, handed a piece of paper from the inside pocket of her gown.
A drink that looks like she made it herself.
As if considering my skills, it’s not too difficult.
“This…”
“It’s a magic sealing technique. It’ll be helpful for Spirit Summoning.”
“Aha, that’s what makes Louis feel like a normal person.”
Medusha, who was next to her, quickly understood and nodded her head.
It was not in vain that I explained that I should die during the last midterm exam.
Persia, who doesn’t know much about summoning techniques, just tilts her head eagerly.
I was slightly impressed with the unexpected gift.
“Did you prepare for me?”
“You speak in a subtle way? You’re a father-in-law, so try to use it quickly.”
Ersa urges me with a grin, as if nothing special.
As I took a small breath and used the technique, I felt as if my heart was being squeezed a little.
I looked at Ersa to see if things were going well, and I waved her hand as if to be relieved.
“Would the professor of summoning water therapy make a recipe that was harmful to the body?”
“Ummm…”
Whatever the mood, the effect was clear.
The amount of horsepower was drastically reduced in an instant.
I tried to use the elemental summoning technique carefully as it is, and it succeeded surprisingly easily.
“Wow!”
“You said that it felt like a hole in the heart was constantly being supplied with magic? So, the heart itself was sealed almost completely. Even if it was sealed like this, a normal level of magic would come out, so…”
With a small tongue sticking out, Ersa moved on to the next step without hesitation.
Stones of various colors were summoned in her right hand, which was held high.
Something similar to the one I used when I tried to summon a spirit.
However, it is a much larger and more luxurious spirit stone than it was back then.
“no way…”
“Advanced Spirit Stone that can summon up to A-Rank. The Spirit Summoning Professor kicked it while crying and brought it back. Try this this time.”
I was ashamed of complaining about going to school on the weekend.
He was given a scholarship after the midterm exam, and he is a true professor.
Of course, I’m doing this for my own research, but…
First of all, I decided to sincerely thank you.
Ersa, who even drew the summoning circle by hand on the floor, placed the Spirit Stone in the center and beckoned to me.
I trembled slightly and took a seat in front of the summoning group.
“The coordinates have already been set. It is one of the most famous places in the spirit world.”
“Can I really use it?”
“no?”
Work the summoning circle before she changes her mind.
A dimension gate of a different size than before was wide open.
Across the rift in the air, a starry sky with various elements.
On one side, a volcano is spewing smoke, and on the other side, a waterfall is falling.
Persia, who witnessed the strange scenery of the spirit world, spit out a small admiration.
“Wow.”
“Come, come.”
If you become a high-level spirit, you won’t get scared easily even if you notice my amount of magic power, right?
Waiting with such anticipation for about 10 minutes.
Above the waterfall, over a large rock, a blue figure appeared.
Medusha, who found him almost at the same time as me, said with great excitement.
“It’s an advanced water spirit!”
“Shh.”
Ersa gives attention with a very interesting expression.
A higher spirit was caught in just 10 minutes. There is no such thing as luck.
The water spirit, who was sticking out its head from afar, came out of the rock very slowly.
Little pony-like shape.
As if he had already smelled the spirit stone, he was squealing a little.
I was waiting with great earnestness, even with my breathing stopped.
The guy who was carefully looking around started running towards this side!
“Oh, it’s coming! It’s coming this way!”
“I hope it’s really successful…”
At the moment when Ersa, who had expected an accident to happen, uttered a bitter voice.
Suddenly, a ray of light flew over the horizon and crushed the water spirit.
Quang!
The ground explodes like an explosion with a huge roar.
The portal connected to the spirit world shakes violently.
The identity of the flash I saw earlier was nothing but a meteorite.
Maybe it was attacked by another spirit?
As I was making a trembling expression on my face, I heard a woman’s voice filled with anger from somewhere.
“I told you not to cut it!”
“This is really going to die!”
In response, a shout was heard, followed by intense flashes and loud noises.
Immediately after, the portal that was still in danger was torn.
I was beckoning to the water spirit, and I let out a moan filled with despair.
“De, Dedet? My… Where is my superior water spirit…”
“It doesn’t betray your expectations. Who is the owner of that voice? There was a summons that spoke human language in the spirit world.”
Ersa sitting next to her trembled as if she had received a birthday present.
If I didn’t even light up my nose from the beginning like last time, I don’t know.
The spirit that was running away suddenly got hit by a meteorite and died.
Medusha, who had been dazed like me, asked Ersa.
“What happened?”
“Well. I don’t want to disappoint your master by jumping to conclusions too soon…”
Ersa showed a slightly perplexed reaction.
It seems difficult for a professor of the Royal Magnus Summoning Academy to honestly say, ‘I don’t know yet’.
Perhaps her pride wouldn’t allow it.
Medusha, who barely understood the nuances, showed consideration for some reason and quietly retreated.
After that, I spent Sunday doing various experiments.
It was such a rich composition that it did not feel regretful that it came out on the weekend.
After all, my weekend is also Ersa’s weekend.
She also has no intention of wasting a precious holiday.
He was captured by Ersa until just before dinner time, and finally escaped.
While moving to the restaurant, I stopped for a moment when I was called by a messenger.
A messenger with a permit hanging around his neck and wearing a vest recognizes me and handed me a letter.
“Earl of El Cloud! This is a letter. Here’s your signature to confirm receipt…”
“Ah, thank you. But the sender is not listed?”
“Yes, we only deliver. Still, it won’t be dangerous since we’ve passed the academy’s checkpoint.”
How dare you send a letter in this day and age?
I don’t have a very good feeling.
The pure white envelope simply has the recipient’s address and name written on it.
“Louise. We’ll see about that later, and let’s go quickly. I’ve been hanging out with you on the weekend, so I’ll have a snack outside of the academy.”
Medusha seemed curious, but her hunger urged me even more.
Hearing that it was a snack, Persia gently wags her tail.
Once I put the letter in my arms, I smiled bitterly and decided to listen to their requests.
As the days got warmer, the cycle for requesting snacks was shortened.
Simply fill your hunger at the restaurant and go to the shopping street outside the academy.
This time, I searched for a suitable restaurant for gourmet food.
I go into a dessert shop similar to the last time and sit down, belatedly urging me to show you the letter.
I ripped open the tightly sealed letter.
Seeing that even the family seal was not attached, it does not seem to contain very important contents.
But let that thought be insignificant.
I froze as soon as I read the first line.
[Dear Master.
I’ll go see you soon.]
The content is so concise that the vast blank space of the pure white stationery is wasted.
Apart from the polite tone, the handwriting is quite messy.
I still can’t write badly.
As I let out a sigh, Medusha snatches it away.
“Why are you doing this? As if you’ve seen something scary… huh?”
“Master? Were there any summoned beasts hidden in the mansion?”
Persia asked curiously from the nape of Medusha.
I shook my head coldly and informed the person who wrote the letter.
“No. Not a summons, but a vassal.”
“Go? What kind of vassal do you mean?”
“Our family assassin. Call me Sylvia.”
When he answered honestly by killing his voice, Medusha’s expression became strange.
“Why are there assassins in your family?”
“Aren’t you in the Duke of Beltern?”
Even if you don’t have to kill anyone…
Assassins are the best at stopping assassins.
At least that’s how I learned it.
Anyway, that’s a big deal.
I am the body that entered the academy without the vassals.
I was prepared to be caught one day, but I got caught too soon.
It’s probably because of Medusha’s gun.
Count Elcloud’s mansion.
Rumors are spreading even to the kang villages among the kang villages.
Maybe he was out early to find me.
Sylvia’s letter has only arrived, so it’s likely she’s already nearby.
If you get caught this time, you won’t be able to get out again.
Maybe the maid will cut off my leg.
Medusha, who was looking at my complexion, expressed concern.
“That assassin named Sylvia, are you alright?”
“I’ve never seen him work. But he’s been good at catching wild beasts that ruin the fields.”
“field?”
The vassals of our family are basically side jobs.
Otherwise, they cannot make a living.
A huge amount of money is spent just to maintain the mansion that is falling down every year.
It’s okay for now, but I’m fine with Medusha and Persia by my side…
Still, I suggest you be careful.
Sylvia will do anything to catch me.
“What are you so worried about with a mere vassal… To be honest, I’m a little proud of myself.”
“sorry.”
While recovering courage thanks to Medusha’s playful encouragement.
It was dark outside the store.
By the time the two summons filled their stomachs, there were hardly any passersby left.
We went back to the academy, relying on the lights coming from here and there.
But, isn’t it that Medusha, who was going well, suddenly fell into a side road?
“Medusa?”
“Shh.”
Medusha, who went to a street that was not popular even in the shopping district, looked around in the middle of the boulevard.
As if responding to his gaze, a familiar voice flows through the night breeze.
It is difficult to determine the direction as it hits the walls on all sides.
“Dear master. You’ve just taken away the duke’s pets. I’m really proud of it. But it’s time to go home.”
“Sylvia…”
Did you arrive too?
It’s obvious why I wrote letters in this day and age.
Medusha, who faced the gentle yet polite voice, hurriedly shouted.
“Show yourself! Are you ashamed to show your master?”
“Because I’m a lowly assassin, I have to do some naughty tricks to get my master. Master. If you die now, the maid said that only one leg would be cut off.”
“All, legs?”
Medusha is terrified of unexpected threats.
The Persia hanging from the guy’s neck came down.
With the hairs all over her body standing upright, she shouts as if writing evil.
“Leave the master still… Ah!”
“You idiot! Don’t move around!”
But before he could finish speaking, a suspicious light enveloped his whole body.
Persia disappeared somewhere along with Medusha’s complaint.
Fortunately, the link is fine.
There is no problem with the life signal transmitted from the link.
I think it flew out about 2km.
“Is it repatriation! A high-level spell on the theme of an assassin…”
“If you want to fight the summons with a human body, you have to use it regardless.”
As I quickly lowered my head, I saw that the repatriation camp had been engraved on the stone that Persia had stepped on.
A trap was hidden in the vicinity of this area.
Medusha, noticing the same thing as me, got angry.
“Where is the vassal who wants to cut off his master’s leg!”
“Sometimes you have to post bad advice as well.”
Silvia, who responded in the shadows, flew silver blades in all directions.
Medusha with a small tongue clings to me.