Necromancer School’s Summoning Genius Chapter 188
“Do you look a lot like someone I know?”
The atmosphere of Israfil who had been friendly with people changed in an instant. Simon had chills running down his spine and Lethe was also confused so he had rabbit eyes.
Simon calmly thought.
‘Who looks like me? Do you know your parents?’
It didn’t seem like he was just saying “you look like someone” in passing. Her voice and expression were very solemn.
The process of having her own correct answer already taken and checking it. It was clear that using speech techniques to divert the topic or obscure the point would backfire.
‘I feel like I have to answer very well.’
The person seemed nice but the opponent was the saintess of Epenel. The Dark Alliance’s greatest enemy. She could never be careless.
Simon was wondering what to do.
“I don’t know who I look like.”
I decided to push the head into the gaping lion’s mouth.
“What the saintess is predicting right now is probably correct.”
Said Simon observing her expression intently.
First of all whether the person who says she looks like me is a negative person or a positive person. She had to know that.
“….”
I feel hesitation in my quivering pupils. The corner of the mouth is sweet. The accident froze and the voice was very slightly muffled.
She is confused about what to do. Fortunately this is not a negative gesture. It’s because the reasonable behavior you have to deal with right now is colliding with your inner mind.
‘Now that’s it. You must never speak with my mouth first.’
Simon waited patiently keeping his mouth shut. And finally her mouth opened.
“okay.”
She turned her gaze to Lethe. A slightly accusatory look in her eyes Lethe flinched and said.
“Israfil-nim! I…!”
“Stay still Lethe. Somehow. He said he refused my offer to visit me during vacation and went far away.”
Her gaze turned to Simon.
“I’ll ask again Priest Scar. Are you Anna’s son?”
Israfil’s thinking must have been reasonable. Simon bowed his head.
“Yes. I’m here to rescue my sick mother.”
Wow!
Simon doubted his own eyes. Israfil came to him and embraced him.
Simon’s body stiffened at the sudden situation.
“iced coffee.”
Israfil who let go of his arms examined Simon’s face with thrilled eyes.
“Smile.”
“yes?”
“Smile. Quickly.”
A voice that sounded like something was wrong. Simon pondered what to do and tried his best to smile as much as possible.
“iced coffee.”
There was emotion in her pitch-black pupils.
“She has a smiling face and she looks just like her older sister.”
Israfil said so and hugged Simon tightly again.
Hearing her remark that he strangely resembled Anna Simon felt the walls in his heart that had been wary of him crumble like grains of sand.
“Excuse me but what is your relationship with my mother?”
“well.”
Israfil who closed his eyes again to hide his black pupils smiled softly and left Simon.
“Sister relationship without blood. It can be defined as such.”
“ah.”
Simon laughed too.
“Then Israfil-nim will be my aunt.”
“!”
At those words Israfil soared several meters into the air and then came down.
“Again! Say it again!”
“Eh aunt?”
“Ho-ho-ho!”
And Lethe who was watching this scene from a little distance had a puzzled look on her face.
‘It’s the first time I’ve seen Israfil-nim who is so excited. what?’
There was a reason Lethe kept the story about Simon a secret from her.
If you ask Israfil to help Anna and Simon not only Lete but Israfil will also sin against the goddess. It only took one person to blame her.
And above all Israfil did not express any opinion about Anna.
To the Holy Federation Anna stuck with a necromancer and abandoned her duties as a sacred saint and Gali who betrayed her country is a traitor. It was rude to ask the saintess Isra Fil what she thought of Anna.
Israfil opened his mouth.
“I was worried too. Recently the relationship between the Holy Federation and the Dark Union has deteriorated extremely so all logistics were strictly controlled.
Her gaze turned to Lethe.
“Priest Scar. My nephew crossed the border to get a cure and Lethe was guiding him. Can I think of it this way?”
“Oh no! I’ve already delivered the cure to Miss Anna! I’ve got a different problem now…!”
Lette explained everything. Isra Phil who was seriously listening to the story nodded his head.
“The essence of purification for Anna unni… I guess so. So.”
Israfil put his hand on his waist.
“You tried to go to the Tree of Life to get the ‘White Leaf’ the most important ingredient for surgery? It’s too reckless. How did you try to get it?”
When Simon and Lethe exchanged anxious glances Israfil raised his voice.
“Don’t look at me and tell me!”
The atmosphere was like a sudden scolding. Embarrassed Lethe hesitated but Simon opened her mouth instead.
“We went to the place where the Tree of Life is and tried to make a deal with the managers of the tree.”
Simon pulled out coins from an ancient empire from his bosom.
“If the deal fails by any chance I even thought of stealing it. I’m sorry.”
Israfil shook his head.
“No matter how young you are there’s a limit! The mountain where the Tree of Life is located is full of 6th and 7th grade monsters! You said two students tried to break through there?”
At those words Lethe interrupted in a huff.
“You know my skills! I can do it…!”
“Lethe keep your mouth shut. When you go back to Epenel after vacation it’s a month of fasting.”
Lethe lowered her head with a gloomy expression.
After three months of self-fasting she fasted for another month by the order of the saintess. It occurred to me that I might have to eat only bland Mieum for the entire semester.
Israfil turned his gaze to Simon.
“Of course that necromancer who is my brother-in-law would come up with a way…”
Simon winced.
“As an adult I can’t allow children to go to such dangerous places.”
“Israfil-sama! We must…”
“I’ll save you.”
“yes?”
When Simon made a panicking noise Israfil smiled.
“I am a demigod in this Holy Commonwealth. Nothing is impossible here on my own. I will definitely rescue you.”
It was a word of trust. As she said if the saint directly stepped forward what would be impossible in this land?
Impressed Simon quickly lowered his head.
“Thank you so much! Israfil!”
At that Israfil smiled again.
“There’s a villa I bought nearby. Let’s go there.”
As Israfil moved his fingers the bodies of the three were covered in water droplets.
* * *
The villa that Israfil brought was a quiet wooden house overlooking the sea.
Simon and Lethe lived here for two days. I spent most of my time just sleeping probably because of the accumulated fatigue from my travels and battles.
Certainly I thought that it would have been difficult if I had gone to the Tree of Life in this condition.
And two days later Israfil returned.
“Did I say I was going to save you?”
When she opened the box she saw a white leaf inside a red cushion.
Surprisingly the leaves emanated a subtle divinity and their distinctive patterns matched exactly what Richard had described.
Simon’s arms trembled.
‘I never thought I’d be able to get this so easily!’
Israfil opened the box and looked at Simon with expectant eyes. Soon Simon smiled brightly and said.
“Thank you very much aunt!”
Israfil only raised the corners of his mouth long but Lethe giggled when he realized that it was a scream of great joy.
The three of them had dinner together and talked.
“By the way Mr. Israfil.”
“Yes please.”
“Didn’t you say that my mother and I are sisters who are not related by blood? I wonder what kind of relationship you have with your mother.”
“Aha. You didn’t explain that.”
Technically she wasn’t really Simon’s aunt.
Originally Israfil was said to have been Anna’s maid when she was a saint. Like her orphan Lethe Isra Phil who had no place to go was taken in by her Anna.
Anna noticed Israfil’s talent. She gave the vacant position of the eldest daughter of the Cross family to Isra Phil when Anna ascended to her saintly position. He helped me study at Fnel.
The two who had a master-servant relationship spent their school days as best friends and graduated with outstanding grades.
-Someday you will follow me. Israfil.
When Anna the star of stars at the time said that Israfil tilted his head. She also graduated second in her class after her Anna but still her Anna was nothing compared to her talent.
I didn’t understand that at the time.
Anna was caught up in a big incident one day and disappeared. Rumors circulated that she had married a necromancer and renounced her virginity.
In Epenel it was announced that Anna was martyred during the battle because of fear that the dignity of the priesthood and the authority of the saints might fall. And the essence of the miracle came to Israfil through countless candidates for sainthood.
that’s how it got so far.
‘I’m curious.’
Simon clenched his chin while listening to Israfil’s memories.
‘What was my mother’s saintly days like?’
Whenever Simon fell into a crisis people who had been helped by Anna such as Rethe and Israfil continued to appear and lend a hand.
Even though they were now enemies they still hadn’t forgotten Anna.
I was curious about the school days of Richard who was a famous scoundrel in Keygen and the commander of the corps but I also thought that I was curious about the days of Anna who was a saint at Ephnell.
“It’s funny for me a saint to talk like this.”
Israfil said holding a fork.
“From now on I won’t ever give the name Anna to anyone in the Holy Federation or you’ll be the first to identify yourself. That was a really dangerous move.”
Her point was valid.
Israfil was an outlier in the Holy Federation and among the Priests there were far more extreme fanatics like Inquisition Director Leit.
If the name of the traitor Anna is mentioned they will grind their teeth and try to kill.
“It was fortunate that Lethe and I had a somewhat personal relationship but you are a necromancer. If you ever meet a priest be on your guard and be prepared to fight and defeat them. This is a story for you.”
From now on as a necromancer it was a story to be aware and clearly identify friends and family.
If they met on the battlefield rather than as Lete’s acquaintances Simon could have been killed by Israfil.
Of course there is no law preventing that from happening in the future.
Simon nodded earnestly.
“I’ll keep this in mind. Still I feel hopeful that there are people like you two out there.”
“Hohoho! My nephew speaks very nicely.”
‘…Ah what is it?’
As Israfil favored Simon so much Lethe felt that only herself was being alienated.
‘Hmm is this how he felt when I and Miss Anna were playing?’
“If I don’t eat this omelet will I eat it?”
“Ah! It’s black to eat!”
Israfil who watched the two of them with a smile opened his mouth.
“Then are we going back to the Dark Alliance tomorrow?”
“yes.”
Simon nodded.
“Now that I’ve got my stuff I want to go back quickly and treat my mother.”
“Yes. Because Anna’s health is the top priority. I’d like to prepare a magic circle for ultra-long distance teleportation.”
“No no I can’t cause more trouble. I’ll take the sacred train back.”
Simon knew that Israfil had to go to the Sky Island early tomorrow morning. Israfil looked at Lete and said.
“Please guide me until the end. Lethe.”
“Yes yes. Got it.”
She pursed her lips and answered. Israfil laughed quietly and stood up.
“Then shall we all go to bed?”
“yes!”
* * *
After parting with Israfil the two returned to the city where the station was and boarded the sacred train.
Nothing was difficult. Now all I had to do was go back the way I came.
but.
“Third class room!”
Lethe cried out.
Since the return train had not been reserved all seats in the first and second class were occupied.
If Lethe had put the Ephnel school uniform to the fore he could have kicked out the people in the 1st class room to the 3rd class room and took a seat but neither of them wanted to do that.
In the end I decided to use the 3rd class room while going back.
“Uh they must be newcomers.”
“Welcome~”
Simon greeted us warmly. Lethe lowered her head with a sullen expression and went up to her own bunk bed.
There were heretic interrogators on this train as well and the interrogation was rigorous due to the recent train hijacking but Simon has already been thoroughly trained by Metin’s interrogation.
I was able to pass easily without buying the slightest suspicion.
“Laugh.”
Simon climbed onto the bunk bed and took out a piece of paper.
-Dear Dick.
-To Meirin.
-To Kamibarez.
I intended to write a letter to each member of the group and send it when I return home.
‘Suddenly the opening of Kizen’s school is approaching.’
Simon raised his quill with excitement.
