Necromancer School's Summoning Genius Chapter 21
"Ahhhhhhh!" Startled, Pierre quickly retreated from Simon.
"This is terrible! The son born between my friend and enemy! How could this be...!" It was the first time Pierre had shown such a flustered expression.
Suddenly, Simon felt like playing a prank and cleared his throat to mimic Anna's voice.
"Honey, dinner's ready!" "Aaaahhh! Stop! Stop it! It's a nightmare! Get out of my head!" Watching Pierre in agony, Simon held his stomach and laughed.
This was his revenge for hearing about his father's embarrassing past, which he didn't really want to know.
Somehow, he felt that he could get along better with Pierre from now on.
"Let's get along well, Pierre."
"Don't laugh like Anna! Damn it!" "Hahaha!"
The next morning dawned.
Until the afternoon of the last day of the weekend, Simon stayed with Pierre and learned about the operation of the legion.
"It's a mistake to think of undead as creatures that follow common sense! The reason undead under a necromancer's control sometimes cause accidents by eating people is because the sorcerer lacks understanding of the undead!" Pierre's education was conducted from the perspective of the undead.
It was a different viewpoint from the professors at Kizen, making it a fresh and interesting learning experience.
"What moves the undead is a strong death will! Among the things humans can do, the closest would be a firm 'will'."
Simon tilted his head.
"Will?" "That's right! Let me give you an easy example. Suppose you, a Kizen student, meet an annoying senior. You think about killing him several times a day. Then the undead next to you remembers that will."
Listening and nodding, Simon suddenly felt his hair stand on end.
"Wait a minute. Then, could it be...!" "That's right. Now that undead will try to eat the senior when you're not looking!" Flames swirled in Pierre's eye sockets.
"Even if your resentment towards him fades! Even if time passes and it disappears from your memory! The undead will forever aim for his life."
"No, that can't be!" Pierre chuckled.
"Don't worry, I'll tell you these precautions from time to time! Now, back to the main point, the most important thing when controlling undead is a strong will. Boy! Give the skeleton standing idly in front of the wall a command to attack it!" "Ah, yes."
Simon stood up and extended his right arm.
"Attack that wall."
Tap tap.
The skeleton ran over and began scratching and kicking the wall with its hands and feet.
"That's not enough."
Pierre shook his head.
"Then what should I do?" "Watch closely."
Pierre's eyes turned fierce.
"When giving an attack command to the undead, harbor hatred for the target, whatever it may be! The enemy of your parents! The demon that killed your lover! Hate that wall more than anything in the world! Break it! Tear it apart! Shower in its blood!" The skeleton's movements, which had been tapping the wall, began to change.
It scratched strongly enough to leave marks and crashed into the wall with its whole body.
At the same time, Pierre's voice grew louder.
"Die! Die! Die! You shouldn't be alive! You shouldn't exist! Die painfully! I'll tear your limbs apart and feed your guts to pigs! I'll savor your flesh piece by piece! Die! Die! Die!" Bang! Bang! Bang! The attack grew stronger.
The skeleton even started banging its skull against the wall, letting out a chilling scream.
Simon looked on with a frightened expression.
"Now do you understand, boy! The stronger the will, the more you can draw out the undead's latent power and aggressiveness!" "While cursing?" "I explained it from a human perspective, but language isn't important! A top-notch necromancer can imbue even a command to chop wood with a firm will! And negative emotions like anger, hatred, and murderous intent are more effective for the undead!" However, Simon couldn't hear Pierre's voice well.
The skeleton attacking the wall was breaking and shattering beyond repair.
"Pierre! At this rate...!" "Try to stop it. You're the first commander of the legion."
Simon nodded and looked at the skeleton.
"Stop! Stop now!" Bang! Bang! But the skeleton didn't stop.
Even as its skull cracked and its hands dangled, it screamed madly and pounded the wall.
"Can't you hear me? I said stop!" The skeleton didn't even pretend to listen.
It even started convulsing, and its aggression intensified.
Pierre watched silently.
It might be a bit shocking for the young Simon, but it was necessary to engrain this lesson in his mind.
The power of will and the weight of a necromancer's command.
That skeleton wouldn't stop until it turned to dust.
Even if its body crumbled, and only its hands and legs remained, it would keep pounding the wall until its existence was erased.
That's what an undead is.
"Stooooop!!!" At that moment, Simon shouted with wide eyes.
The air trembled, and the ceiling shook.
Even Pierre flinched at the rough shout.
Then.
Creak! Finally, the skeleton stopped.
Its gaze occasionally flickered towards the wall, but it didn't dare defy Simon's command.
"Hey."
Simon glared at the skeleton, panting heavily.
"If you disobey my command one more time, I won't let it slide."
He didn't want to see his summoned creature self-harming so horribly anymore.
At Simon's fierce gaze, the skeleton hurriedly withdrew its eyes from the wall and stood upright.
Watching this, Pierre let out a small exclamation. "... That kid is already using an absolute command?" It's not a level that can be achieved with just an explanation to imbue will.
This was truly beyond expectations.
"What kind of monster were you raising in that rural place, Richard!" Simon wiped his mouth with his sleeve and straightened his posture.
Then, as if embarrassed, he scratched his head.
"I'm terrible, right? I can't even control my undead properly."
"No, you did well."
It was a sincere compliment.
"In real combat, you won't have time to curse or shout like now. Keep training so you can move the undead with a single command, filled with will!" "Yes, I understand..."
Suddenly, Simon staggered and held his forehead.
One side of his head throbbed with pain.
"It's because you used too much mental energy. Being a necromancer means constantly living with mental strain. Make sure to get enough rest!" "Ugh, yes."
Rest was important, but he hadn't eaten anything since last night.
Simon decided it was time to return to Kizen.
"When you return to Kizen, you'll need a means of communication!" Pierre tossed him a small skull head from who knows where.
"It's my alter ego. Use this to call me if anything happens at Kizen."
"Ah, thank you."
The skull had a soft texture.
Simon took a pin from his bag and hung it like other students decorated their uniforms.
It wasn't too shabby in appearance, so it could pass as fashion.
"See you next weekend, Pierre."
"Hehe! I look forward to your new achievements in a week!" "Of course!" Simon packed his things and left the ruins.
By the time Simon arrived at Kizen, it was getting dark.
He safely reported his return and entered the dormitory.
"Haha! It's been a long time since I've been to Kizen!" Pierre's alter ego, hanging from Simon's uniform, wiggled as it spoke.
Of course, the voice was only audible to Simon.
"You said the student protection period isn't over yet, right?" "Yes, it ends next week."
"Very good! I'll get to see a lot of interesting things! Hehe!" Simon opened the door to room 409 and went inside.
Dick was lying on the bed, and Kazan hadn't been seen all weekend.
"Oh, Simon! You're back?" Dick got up from the bed with a bright face.
"Hi Dick. Did you have a good weekend?" "So-so. Since it was the first day, I just got to know some merchants, promised some investments, and that's about it. How about you?" Simon placed Pierre's alter ego on the desk and took off his uniform jacket to hang it in the closet.
"I just met some acquaintances. I think I had a decent time."
In fact, it was more than just a decent time.
Simon had become one of the seven legion commanders in the world over the weekend.
Pierre's alter ego on the desk chuckled.
"I'm glad to hear that. Oh! Did you see the schedule for next week?" "No, not yet."
Kizen's faculty were active necromancers.
And since students also had many changes due to missions and other matters, the schedule was flexible.
All students had to check the updated schedule once a week.
"Tomorrow, both morning and afternoon, there's a 'Basic Dark Magic' class."
"Basic Dark Magic... that's the class with the group project, right?" "That's right."
All freshmen at Kizen took nine classes. <Cursing Studies>, <Darkness Studies>, <Summoning Studies>. <Necromancy>, <Blood Flow Studies>, <Poison Studies>, <Combat Studies>. <Holy Defense Studies>, <Basic Dark Magic>.
Among them, <Basic Dark Magic> had a slightly unique nature, and the professor of this class became the advisor for Class A.
The class was conducted in groups, and it evaluated all the other eight subjects.
"I hope Professor Bahil becomes the advisor for Class A."
Due to the recent teleportation incident, Dick seemed to be quite taken with Bahil.
"Anyway, that's not the important part. Looking at the schedule, it seems like we'll be forming groups in tomorrow's 'Basic Dark Magic' class. And once a group is decided, it stays for the entire semester. This is a matter of life and death for our time at Kizen."
"I see."
The group composition that would last the entire semester.
It was undoubtedly important.
Simon nodded with a serious expression.
"We need to strategize the group composition really well."
Dick's eyes sparkled.
"It's advantageous if the four group members are good at different subjects, right? I'm generally average, but my highest entrance exam score was in Darkness Studies, so I'll go with that."
Simon thought for a moment and then spoke.
"I haven't taken any exams yet, but... I think Summoning Studies is my best bet."
"Okay! So we have one for Summoning Studies and one for Darkness Studies? The balance is really good!" Dick flipped through a notebook with profiles of Class A students and continued speaking.
"In that case, our next priority for recruitment should be someone majoring in Cursing Studies."
"Cursing Studies? Why is that?" "Let me explain. Watch closely."
Dick put down his notebook and took out a notebook and quill from the desk drawer.
"The subjects with the highest credit ratio at Kizen. Commonly known as the 'Three Major Necromancer Studies.' They are Cursing Studies, Darkness Studies, and Summoning Studies. Students simply call them 'Cur-Dark-Summon.'" Dick neatly wrote Cursing Studies, Darkness Studies, and Summoning Studies in his notebook and circled them.
Simon looked down at the notebook with a thoughtful expression.
"We have 'Dark-Summon' completed. So we need someone majoring in Cursing Studies."
"As expected of Simon! You catch on quickly! Well, these days, the importance of Summoning Studies has decreased, so some people replace it with Necromancy and call it 'Cur-Dark-Necro,' or even 'Cur-Dark-Summon-Necro,' but... the most widely known are these three subjects."
Simon nodded.
"And below Cur-Dark-Summon, there are the 'Four Major Specialization Studies.' <Necromancy>, <Blood Flow Studies>, <Poison Studies>, <Combat Studies>. They're called 'Necro-Blood-Poison-Combat.' These subjects are important too, but rather than being mandatory, they're often chosen as majors for in-depth study."
Dick wrote all seven subjects in the notebook and finally wrote the remaining two subjects below.
"And the auxiliary subjects are <Holy Defense Studies> and the comprehensive mandatory subject <Basic Dark Magic>. Combined, they're called 'Holy-Dark.' These can't be chosen as majors."
"Got it."
Simon counted on his fingers, organizing it in his mind.
"Cur-Dark-Summon. Necro-Blood-Poison-Combat. Holy-Dark. A total of nine subjects."
"Exactly."
"Four people can be in one group, right? If we recruit someone majoring in Cursing Studies to complete 'Cur-Dark-Summon,' who should we recruit for the remaining spot?" "That's what we need to put our heads together and figure out!" Dick excitedly turned to the next page of the notebook.
"First of all, it's better to avoid those majoring in Combat Studies, right? Combat students tend to be really good at Combat but not so great at the other subjects. I checked all this during Professor Hongpeng's class." "... You have to consider things like that too."
"Yeah. And generally, those majoring in Cursing Studies also have high grades in Holy Defense Studies, and Blood Flow students tend to have high grades in Poison Studies due to compatibility. You have to understand all this."
Simon and Dick discussed their group project recruitment plan late into the night.
Dick, with his vast knowledge, led the planning, and Simon, who listened quietly, occasionally made insightful points.
Dick acknowledged them and adjusted the direction accordingly.
As a result.
"Perfect! So we're decided on this?" "Yes."
They had determined their recruitment targets from first to tenth priority for tomorrow's group class.