chapter 5
Medusa(1)
I woke up early in the morning and quickly took a shower.
Most of the students hated the morning class day, but I am different.
Today’s 1st class is Summoned Psychology.
I didn’t have a summons, so it was a lecture I wanted to hear, but I couldn’t hear it.
In front of the closet, his limbs were sewn through his school uniform shirt and pants, and he wore a summoning utility belt.
Our school allows plain clothes to be worn over shirts, but…
The days are getting warmer and everyone is wearing only shirts.
The girls will soon change to summer clothes.
The shape and wearing part of the utility belt are also different.
I just chose the standard belt shape.
I buckled my belt and secured the Summoner’s Book, and I was ready to go.
Medusha wakes up after hearing my noise and rushes into the bathroom.
As soon as we left the dormitory on time, a cool breeze greeted us.
Students from the same dormitory as me keep squinting at Medusha.
There were also quite a few people who expressed jealousy very outright among them.
Thanks to the visit from the Duke of Beltern yesterday, I have been recognized as a Summoner of Medusha.
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Just by the fact that he didn’t take Medusa, you can get a rough idea of how things went.
Medusha also moved lightly next to me as if expecting a new life.
Perhaps Elfriede wasn’t a very good companion, so she constantly asks new questions.
“Louis. What is that building used for? I haven’t seen anyone go in.”
“Hey? It’s an Alchemy Summoning building, but there was an explosion a while ago, so it’s under construction.”
“That’s right. Oh, look at that! It’s a zombie. But shouldn’t the zombie summon be left alone?”
“No… That’s a graduate student. But let’s not get too close.”
When I arrived at the lecture room avoiding the groaning graduate students, I saw several classmates with summoned beasts.
Surprisingly, as if it was a practical class, no one had a textbook open.
I looked at their summons again.
Originally, it seemed as if I was looking at sour grapes, but now I can face it confidently.
The element that occupies the largest proportion is also the spirits.
It can be summoned at a low price and has a great potential for growth.
If you continue to invest in the C-Rank National Summoned Soul Stone, you can reach the A-Rank.
Of course, the spirit stone is a bit expensive, but where is it that you can get there?
The next many things are magic dogs, magic cats, and so on.
Although their ranks are low, they are pets that follow humans well.
Of course, even dogs and cats are different from normal animals.
Right now, he is waving his tail softly, but if he puts his mind to it, he can get rid of about three or four long legs in the blink of an eye.
When I turned my head a little, I saw several summons with a slightly higher rank… But, yes, there was only one S-Rank, Medusha.
As I eagerly awaited the start of the lecture, the professor finally arrived.
The professor who checked the attendance immediately took us out of the classroom.
He then sits down on a bench telling him to spend time with his summons.
I was wondering what to learn because it’s called pet psychology…
The freshmen didn’t take care of it too much, so they gave me a blanket.
It’s a little disappointing, but that’s ok.
Anyway, today’s main course is an afternoon class on summoning combat techniques.
As I groaned in front of Medusha, he pointed to the summoners with demon dogs.
A scene of training and playing by throwing a small disk-shaped toy.
Summoners throw a discus, and the minions bite it and bring it back.
It doesn’t seem like a game suitable for the noble snake god… But what if he wants to do it?
I nodded slightly and brought a disc.
“That? I see.”
“Um, that’s going to be fun. Come on, let’s go!”
Medusha snatched the disc from my hand and threw it away.
Ah, was it my role of running?
It was a bit absurd, but there was no hesitation.
Once I ran to die, I flew right before the disc hit the ground and made a dive catch.
Panting as I went back to Medusha, the guy who got the disc back stroked my head.
The expression of uniqueness and joy is outstanding.
It made my classmates laugh, but… I didn’t care.
They go crazy when they see my awesome S-Rank summons.
Even the professor who was playing pranks on the bench shows a strange expression, but…
In fact, Medusha doesn’t need to be trained.
You can tell by looking at Medusha’s response at the time of the last incident.
As soon as Elfriede uses the forbidden artifact, she grasps the situation and activates the Petrification Gaze.
Didn’t you reverse summon all of your fellow summons?
In addition, the decision to reverse summons itself, which has become the only danger factor in the field…
If Elfriede had been a little later, the case would have ended.
Medusha’s situational judgment is already far superior to that of normal summoned beasts.
It must have been thanks to the well-trained Duke of Beltern.
All that remains is to increase cooperation with the summoner.
If you want to win his favor, you can do as much training as you want.
Dignity as a Summoner?
What kind of dignity was the guy who was babbling because there was no summons until a few days ago?
In the first place, it would only be ridiculous to stand up dignified in front of the real Goddess.
The professor knew it too, so he didn’t say anything.
After running hard and sweating a little, I ate lunch and went to class in the afternoon.
Among the many subjects, it is famous for its practical combat skills.
I heard that most of them fight fiercely due to the nature of the summoned creatures who act as incarnations.
The test scores are high, so everyone risks their lives.
What if Medusa says she doesn’t want to fight?
The guy was in a state of full of willpower so that his worries like that before were overshadowed.
So far, it seems that he has not been able to go out properly because he has been pushed by other summons.
Well, Elfriede had five summons with rank C or higher.
Most of the lectures on summoning combat techniques for freshmen are conducted one-on-one.
In general, when fighting, it is a principle to attach summons of a similar level to each other, but…
There is only one S-rank in this class, Medusa.
That doesn’t mean you can’t force them to fight the professor’s summoned beasts.
The combat arts professor, who had a slightly perplexed expression on his face, immediately called out to me as if he had made up his mind.
“El Cloud. Come forward.”
When he and Medusha went up to the dungeon, the other students showed an blatant dislike.
However, the professor does not even look at it and points out another person.
“Impelo. Come up too. Don’t worry, I won’t include this in the evaluation.”
“Yes, Professor.”
The student with A-rank summons nodded slowly.
He doesn’t like it very much, but he has no choice but to do it because the professor tells him to.
The dungeon used in class was quite spacious.
The level is enough for 20 people to play ball.
However, considering the abilities of the summons, it is nothing more than a narrow and narrow gladiator arena.
Facing each other at a considerable distance, we started the match at the professor’s signal.
The impelor, accompanied by a member of the eagle-like summoned beast, immediately ordered the operation.
“With this eagle, widen the distance as much as possible…”
“Gaze of Petrification!”
On the other hand, Medusha uses Petrified Gaze at the start.
A red eye light hit the joiners who were in a hurry to increase their altitude.
Because it is the main skill of S-Rank summons, it has a longer range than expected.
In an instant, the joiners, who had turned into stone statues, collided with the ground and were shattered.
“Oh no! Eaglelo!”
“next!”
As if he knew this, the professor summoned the next challenger without even showing a sign of surprise.
This time, the opponent also tried to roll his head in his own way, but there was no effort.
“Smoky, smoke screen!”
“Gaze of Petrification!”
Medusha’s eye beam lightly pierced through the smoke screen and struck the opponent’s summoned beast.
You can’t stop it just by blocking your view.
Even if you spray a smoke screen, the snake pet’s unique temperature sensing ability recognizes the opponent’s location accurately.
Thanks to you, it was easy to win 2 in a row.
The professor did not get tired of sending the next challenger.
By this time, the students also barely noticed his inner meaning.
“The difference in weight is so big that I can’t even compete with him…”
“Wait. Now it’s time to slowly run out of magic.”
“What? Aha…”
Guys who are relatively close to me were chatting without being able to control the volume.
The professor paid attention to them, but on the other hand, he had a happy expression on his face.
Summons are basically supplied with magic through the link with the summoner…
Naturally, the higher the level, the more the consumption of magic power increases exponentially.
In the case of Medusha, I heard that the fuel economy is pretty good, but it’s still an S rank.
It definitely consumes a lot of power.
I’ve only used the main skill twice, but it’s sucked through the link.
The professor is probably trying to teach me a lesson through how my magical powers run out.
Even if you have a high-ranked pet, you must not blindly use your skills.
Face control is important.
what would be something like this
I decided to betray his expectations.
“Next, Edir!”
“Gaze of Petrification!”
“All… Next. Vaniela!”
“Gaze of Petrification!”
As the challenger passed four and reached five, the professor noticed that something was wrong.
Medusha, who was excitedly blasting her skills, looked at me as if worried too late.
“Louis. Is the amount of mana okay? I was a little excited and used it without thinking…”
“It’s fine. Don’t worry about it.”
It seems that he forgot his classmates as well as the professor…
I am a scholarship student.
And if you want to attend the Royal Magnus Summoning Academy for free, you need to have more than a perfect score in the written test.
In my case, the amount of horsepower.
In fact, since I was born, I have never suffered from lack of magical power.
It is an out-of-standard grade that graduates, let alone freshmen, cannot compete.
Of course, when there were no summons, it was of no use to anyone, but…
Thanks to Medusa, I finally found the meaning.
Medusha, who was excited when she noticed my situation, muttered excitedly.
“Even when I use it, I can’t see the bottom! It’s good. Now that I’ve been like this, I’ll show you my special moves…”
“Stop it! It’s okay to come down, El Cloud.”
The professor, who was belatedly rummaging through the student list, closed his eyes tightly and gave the signal to stop.
I took Medusha’s hand and happily returned to the stands.