Book 1 Chapter 712

Leo, skipping breakfast and leaving the clock tower dormitory, headed to the Hall of Summoning where the summoning department professors' offices were located.

"Oh, Leo! What brings you here so early? Did you come to ask something?"

A professor specializing in summoning, in his third year.

Yura greeted Leo with a cheerful voice.

"I came to see Professor Artian."

"Artian? He should be in the professors' dining hall right now."

Yura, who told Leo where Artian was, came over and put an arm around his shoulder.

"By the way, Leo. I have something to ask you."

"What is it?"

"The dormitory supervisor. Don't you think we need to increase the number of people? There are quite a few of us professors who are as idle as I am?"

"If that happens, I don't think it will be a fight between students."

Leo smiled faintly and shrugged off Yura's arm.

Yura clicked her tongue, "Tsk-."

Currently, the dormitory supervisors were individuals meticulously selected by Halind and Sedgen, pillars of Lumern, through a thorough screening process.

In addition, there were the department professors.

That is to say, if professors like Yura or Ren were to gain dormitory supervision authority, the outcome would be as clear as day.

Bonus and penalty stamps would be thrown around indiscriminately.

Since the declaration of the departmental war, the number of departmental professors vying for dormitory supervision positions has increased due to the overheated competition.

'If I hand out stamps carelessly, Professor Halind will scold me.'

Leo shook his head inwardly and headed to the professors' dining hall.

Upon entering the dining hall, Leo spotted Professor Artian, who was just about to start eating, and approached him.

"Oh my? Student Leo. What brings you here so early in the morning?"

"I came because I have something to ask."

"That's surprising. For an honor student like you, Student Leo, to come with a question about something you don't know."

Artian, looking surprised, smiled faintly.

"It's a good habit to ask questions when you don't know something. Ahem. Ask this professor anything."

"It's about soul summoning. Yesterday…"

"Student Leo. You came early in the morning, so you haven't eaten yet, right? The food in the professors' dining hall is more delicious than in the students' dining hall. Here, try some."

Artian quickly put the untouched food into Leo's mouth.

Leo chewed the meatball in his mouth.

"I'll get some new food."

Artian smiled faintly and went to get more food.

Meanwhile.

"Peep peep."

"The professors' dining hall is more delicious? Give me some too."

"Master. I want to eat apple pie."

Leo's summoned beasts, which had revealed themselves, showed interest in the food on the tray.

Although Leo's summoned beasts had tasted all the food sold in Lumern, they had not yet experienced the food in the professors' dining hall.

On the table, Piora, in the form of a red chick, pecked at the bread.

Kirian stirred and ate soup with a spoon as big as himself, and Arti poked at the food with a fork.

The three major summoned beasts gathered together, coveting the food on the tray, a rare sight that even the professors found curious, and they gathered around Leo.

Some of them felt shame watching Piora and Kirian fight while eating.

"Boo hoo… I've dedicated my life to studying the three great summoned beasts…"

"Phoenix and fairies are surely noble and pure summoned beasts…"

"My thesis on the three great summoned beasts is wrong… My honor will be stained!"

"You can just clean it up."

The professors studying the three great summoned beasts felt ashamed.

"Still, Pegasus is elegant."

Seeing Arti eating food demurely with a fork, the professors nodded, "Hmm!"

'They'll cry if they knew Arti's true form.'

Leo clicked his tongue lightly.

Unable to shatter the illusions of the professors studying the three great summoned beasts any further, Leo reached out his hand.

*Thwack!*

"Peep?!"

"Gasp!"

Leo, grasping Piora and Kirian with one hand, reached out into the air.

As a black hole appeared in the air, Leo put the two thoughtless summoned beasts into it.

"Arti. You go in too."

"Yes."

Arti, in the form of a child, floated up and entered the black hole.

Leo said, "They're the ones acting strange, so don't be discouraged. They're also children."

The professors who specialized in summoning heard Leo's words and nodded.

"As expected, spirits are the best."

"Great spirits are indeed dignified."

Upon hearing that, the professors who researched spirit magic praised the nobility of great spirits as if to be heard.

'They're even more vulgar.'

Leo shook his head, recalling the great spirits of water and fire subdued by Elsie.

As expected, he kept his mouth shut, not wanting to break the professors' illusions.

Meanwhile.

Artian, who had returned, said, "Professors. There's something I need to discuss with Student Leo quietly. Could you please leave?"

Although Artian spoke cautiously, the other professors did not listen.

"Student Leo. Won't you do some research with me? You just have to stay still. I'll put your name first on the paper."

"Rather than this guy…"

"Hey! I'm first."

The summoning professors, who usually focused on research, showed great interest in Leo.

Artian faltered, overshadowed by the senior professors.

Among the summoning professors, Artian was considered a junior.

He could not dare to raise his voice to the seniors who were like the heavens.

Artian, that is.

"You old geezers! He's a student who came to ask me something!"

For a moment, Artian's eyes widened, and he shouted.

The professors, startled by his words, scattered.

Artian's spiritual presence seemed to strike fear not only among students but also among senior professors.

"I-I'm sorry!"

Artian bowed his head repeatedly with a crestfallen expression.

Yura burst into laughter, seeing him.

It seemed amusing to her to see the stiff and solemn seniors being bossed around by the youngest, Artian.

Seeing Yura's reaction, Leo chuckled.

'He must have been thoroughly beaten by Professor Halind during his school days.'

Artian, sitting next to Leo with a embarrassed face, said, "Student Leo. Please try not to mention that you're receiving private tutoring from me in front of other professors."

There were still many professors eyeing Leo.

If it became known that he was receiving private tutoring from Artian, it would undoubtedly cause a commotion.

"Yes."

That's why Artian had quickly stopped Leo.

"So? What about soul summoning are you curious about?"

Artian asked as he started eating, and Leo replied while eating with him.

"If a soul summoning fails, can it sometimes summon a random multitude of spirits?"

"I've never heard of such a case?"

Artian tilted his head.

After a moment of thought, he said, "Usually, a spirit summoner finds it difficult to summon even a single spirit. Soul summoning is the most basic of basic spirit arts. Therefore, summoning a random multitude of spirits through soul summoning is extremely difficult. There has never been such a spirit summoner in the history of spirit arts."

"I see."

"But…"

"But?"

"Although it's not officially documented and only passed down as a legend. If it were a summoner on the level of Licinas, the King of Wisdom, it might be possible."

Hearing Artian's words, Leo looked down at his palm.

His power was Licinas'.

"Why do you ask?"

"Yesterday, there were rumors among the students about seeing a ghost."

"A ghost?"

"Yes."

At Leo's words, Artian's eyes sparkled.

"That's interesting!"

***

Last night.

The news that the magic department students had seen a ghost seemed to be a big issue for the entire student body.

However, it was buried by an even bigger scandal.

"No. I heard they saw a ghost yesterday…"

"Ah, stop it. I'm sick of it!"

"No. I only said a little…"

"More importantly! I told you, didn't I? Those two were unusual! Eliza, who always spoke politely to other classmates and kept a strict distance, spoke casually to that jerk Kal!"

The third-year students of the magic department were chattering excitedly.

The third-year students of the summoning department were also shocked.

Although she was a delinquent student, Eliza was a definite leader and focal point within the summoning department.

It was no exaggeration to say that most summoning department students were her followers.

Although her behavior was not neat, she was a noble young lady in a place out of reach, like a star.

And yet, Eliza went out overnight with Kal, a commoner?

"Does that make any sense?"

Tade, Kal's best friend, shook his head in disbelief, and Jureden, a third-year student of the summoning department, said nonchalantly, "What's so nonsensical about it? Kal is a good guy."

"No, but considering Eliza's usual personality…"

"It is indeed strange."

"You're surprisingly quick to accept reality?"

The students belonging to the magic department and summoning department, the parties involved, showed the most excited reactions.

Of course, the knights' department also showed an interesting reaction.

"This is the perfect time for popcorn!"

"Kal! You're neglecting your duty!"

"But if it's a punishment room, do they get locked in the same room?"

"Wow, it's going to be hot for two days."

Seeing the third-year students of the knights' department chatting and giggling, Celia frowned.

"How vulgar. Are you still members of the knights' department that values chivalry?"

"Ah, no. It was just a joke…"

"It's not nice to tease others like that. Do you want to be punished?"

Chen Xia also smiled sweetly and chided her classmates.

In response, the knights' department students who were talking about Kal and Eliza's relationship looked to Duran for help.

"What are you looking at?"

*Sizzle- Sizzle-*

A weak aura emanated from Duran, who seemed to be in the worst mood among the three monsters of the knights' department.

Nella looked at Duran with a puzzled expression.

"Duran seems to be in a really bad mood?"

"He was seeing Kal as a potential husband for his sister."

"Ah."

From Duran's perspective, who would have to rule the country after graduation, it was understandable that he would be in a bad mood as a talented individual from his country, who had reached the position of a hero, might be lost to another country.

Even with the power of the Moiran Kingdom, Eliza was also the successor of the Hergin family.

Although not a kingdom, the Hergin family was a great family with immense influence in the northern continent.

In terms of history and reputation, it was deeper and higher than the Moiran Kingdom, and its power was comparable to that of the Moiran Kingdom.

Meanwhile.

The second-year students were also busy talking about Kal and Eliza.

"Hey, Juien. We had a sparring match scheduled for today, right? Let's do it now."

Aina approached Juien, who looked like his soul had left him, and said with a blank expression.

"Juien?"

Seeing Juien lost in thought, Aina tilted her head and waved her hand in front of Juien's eyes.

"Can you hear me? Juien. I said let's spar?"

"Yes, yes~ That's enough."

"Aina. Be more perceptive right now."

Shasha and Luke, holding Aina's arms from both sides, pulled Aina away.

The first-year students seemed unable to speak rashly about the stories of seniors two years older than them.

However, the fourth and fifth-year students were surprisingly calm.

"I knew it was too quiet recently."

"There are always kids who cause trouble."

For the upperclassmen who had seen it all, such scandals did not seem that unfamiliar.

The talk about Kal and Eliza continued even after school, and eventually, night fell again.

Curfew, magic department dormitory lounge.

"Hey! It's all gone!"

"It must be Leo's doing! That fairy!"

"No! Given that they stole all the food, it must be that phoenix!"

The magic department dormitory, which had been attacked by summoned beasts, was in an uproar.

Seeing this, Chelsea grabbed a butterfly net and went out.

"Are you going to catch it?"

Chloe, sitting in the lounge reading a magic book as if nothing was wrong, asked with a puzzled expression, and Chelsea nodded with a serious face.

"Yes. They stole my expensive cookies that I was hiding."

Chelsea took out a red feather from her pocket.

Her hands were trembling with rage.

"I'm going to catch it and pluck its feathers."

Chelsea growled and left the dormitory.

*Rustle rustle-*

She walked quietly down the corridor with her characteristic light steps.

She had to rely on faint light as she couldn't use magic lamps or lanterns.

The night corridors always had something eerie about them.

But Chelsea didn't flinch.

'Where are you, you damned chick!'

Chelsea's eyes narrowed.

At first, she was friendly because it was Leo's phoenix, but stealing cookies like this was a different story.

Chelsea growled fiercely as she walked down the corridor.

Portraits of students who had made names for themselves in Lumern throughout history hung on the corridor walls.

*Clank- Clank-*

The sound of metal friction came from the far end of the corridor.

Chelsea's eyes twitched.

*Clank- Clank-*

"Maaagic… I will kill you!"

A blood-soaked knight, with a chilling voice, revealed his murderous intent towards Chelsea.

Chelsea, looking at the armored knight, who was a head taller than her, struck the knight's helmet with her butterfly net.

*Clang-! Whirr-!*

The knight's helmet spun in place.

"Whoever you are, you have a strange concept."

Chelsea scoffed and said, "If we fight in the corridor, we might get caught by the professors. Let's each go our separate ways."

There are no ghosts!

Convinced of this, Chelsea thought of the opponent as a malicious knight student and strode past him.

Originally, she would have tried to defeat him to gain points.

But today, Chelsea's prey was Piora.

"Graaaar! Mage! I will kill you!"

"Ah, seriously!"

However, seeing the knight chasing her and shouting, Chelsea's eyes narrowed, and she immediately lunged forward and delivered a dropkick to the knight's helmet.

*Ting! Clang! Clang!*

The sound of the knight's helmet, which had come off at the neck, flying and rolling on the floor echoed throughout the corridor.

"……"

Chelsea fell silent and looked at the opponent she had dropkicked.

There was no head.

"…Magic? Summoning?"

Chelsea muttered with a grimace.

*Rumble-!*

Aura surged from the sword of the headless armored knight.

At that moment.

All the figures in the portraits simultaneously looked at Chelsea.

Chelsea, making eye contact with the portraits, nodded.

'Run.'

"Gwaaaaaaaa!"

The armored knight roared as he chased Chelsea.

"What in the world is this?!"

Chelsea's scream echoed throughout the corridor.