Necromancer School’s Summoning Genius Episode 232
4 days pass faster than light.
The test day has arrived.
Murmur, roar, roar.
This time, a large-scale stage was set up leading from the entrance of Kizen, and numerous visitors visited Locke Island. Regardless of class or nationality, anyone was eligible as long as they could clearly prove their identity.
Finally, today, the second exam of the comprehensive black magic assessment BMAT begins, in which all 898 first-year Keygen students participate.
“Ladies and gentlemen! You’ve waited a long time!”
The emcee in the same fancy costume that was present at the school opening ceremony was shouting while holding a loudspeaker crystal ball.
“It is a great honor to meet you again! This is Konrad Hayabon, who will be hosting the second BMAT test!”
The audience cheered and welcomed them enthusiastically, and the host bowed like a gentleman and responded.
“BMAT is a test that boasts extreme difficulty! However, Kizen students have been preparing for today by honing their skills! Will a new star who will shake up the continent emerge in this test? Please stay tuned until the end!”
The host’s gaze turned to the side.
“And I will bring in Professor Kizen to help me explain this test!”
Jump and jump.
Terrible sounds were heard everywhere.
A woman was walking in, wearing elastic black bandages from her legs to her chest and a thin jacket over it.
People were surprised by the costumes that are hard to see in everyday life, but they thought it was because Keygen is famous for having a lot of eccentric people.
“Give it to me.”
She came next to the host and took the loudspeaker crystal ball that the host was using.
The host, who put the new crystal ball he had presented to her to his mouth as if embarrassed, said, trying to sublimate his embarrassment into laughter.
“Now, Professor! A simple story….”
“I am a star!!”
Boom boom!
The audience covered their ears at the enormous volume of the voice.
“I heard there were a lot of parents here this time? I’m the one teaching your kids how to read poisonous poisons, and that’s really shit! Don’t you have to turn them into humans first and then send them to Keygen! These tiny little things have big heads and keep rebelling… Eup!”
“Ahaha! Sorry!”
The host looked appalled and covered Byeolya’s mouth.
However, he suddenly felt a burning pain in the palm of his hand covering his mouth, and he screamed and pulled his hand away.
“Hey, where are you touching? If you touch it wrong, you’ll get really upset, man.”
Byulya said, rolling her eyes. The host couldn’t even show that he was in pain and internally swallowed his tears.
In fact, Vice President Jane was scheduled to preside over the second exam. But suddenly Nephthys intervened and took Jane away, appointing a new person as judge.
When asked why, she said:
-It’s fun!
It’s so fucking fun! The host pulled out his hair.
No matter how much of a veteran I am, how can I lead society with such a crazy woman?
“That lady over there! What are you looking at?”
And now they were trying to fight with the audience.
The frightened host stopped her and quickly asked a question.
“Oh my, Professor! Your costume is so beautiful!”
“But you still have eyes to see?”
Byulya grinned, showing her jagged triangular teeth.
It was Byulya’s new uniform. Originally, he tried to come up to the official event in his characteristic rags, but the coordinators were horrified and stopped him.
Byeol-ya, who extracted poison directly from her body, often had her clothes become tattered because of the poison, even if she wore them normally. It was the beginning of rags that I wore over and over again every time.
However, this bandage artifact is safe because it releases poison to the outside, and even if the bandage is injured, it regenerates on its own.
The coordinators even had her wear a black outerwear with a keygen mark on top of the bandages, and Byulya herself may have thought the effort was insignificant, so she allowed this. Although there were already plenty of holes.
“Come on! Come on! Let’s take you to your seats now!”
The host desperately tried to talk to Byeol-ya so that she wouldn’t fight with the audience and brought her to the broadcast seat.
She boom! She squealed and planted her butt on her chair, then pulled out her legs and slammed them on her table.
“Hahaha! Your sideburns are so funny! Are they shaped like lightning?”
Byulya giggled and tugged on the host’s sideburns. The host smiled cheerfully and accepted the comment as if it had been planned, but inside he was shedding tears.
‘It’s Nelly. honey. ‘I live like this, making money every day.’
Still, he was a professional. He skillfully controlled his emotions and smiled.
“Now, Professor! Now, please explain to me what this test is about!”
“Oh, that’s right!”
Byulya raised her arm and snapped her fingers.
“Raise the screen!”
Let’s go! Let’s go!
Countless mana screens unfolded above her head. It may seem simple, but under the stage, dozens of minions were sweating profusely as they moved the mana projector.
“The theme of this BMAT test is dungeon exploration!”
All screens showed images of a dark underground dungeon.
I saw traps with arrows flying, traps with spears shooting out of the ground, and traps with huge stones rolling down. Finally, the audience let out a startled sound as they saw the entire thorn-encrusted log coming down.
“There are all kinds of terrible traps placed in the dungeon! Students must overcome these traps on their own. There are four stages in total.”
The host quickly responded.
“Then, in this test, your thinking and reasoning skills will be important to safely pass the trap!”
“I guess that’s the case for steps 1 and 2. In fact, the traps in this test are almost always activated.”
“It activates no matter what! What do you mean?”
Byulya grinned and crossed her arms.
“Show me step 3.”
The screen turned and an empty space appeared.
“Is this a trap?”
“then.”
There was only one skeleton standing on the screen, but that skeleton started running after receiving the necromancer’s command.
Soon enough, I crossed the red marked line.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!
Hundreds of blades began to fly from all directions and hit the ground. The skeleton ran frantically and eventually collapsed after being stabbed by a spear, and the blades built a mountain on top of it.
People everywhere covered their mouths or shouted in shock.
“This feeling?”
Byulya shrugged her shoulders.
The host was embarrassed and opened his mouth as the level was much stronger than what was initially conveyed.
“…You don’t mean to put students in a place like that right now, do you?”
“Oh, that’s right? Also, take off your Kizen uniform and do it with your bare body.”
Cries poured in from all directions. There were also parents who were horrified and called out their children’s names.
“It’s already too late! All the kids have signed waivers and are in the waiting room. Just cheer hard.”
At that time, the nobleman with a bulging belly shouted to Byeolya.
“This isn’t education or anything! Get my son out of there right now!”
“That’s right! It’s not too much!”
When some noble parents protested, Byeol-ya held out her middle finger in their direction.
“You’re sitting there screaming.”
The audience was rather taken aback by her eccentricity.
“Before the start of school, Kizen sent out letters to all the parents? This is a semi-wartime curriculum, it’s going to be so hard, and so on and so forth. Anyway, I told you everything and I think you all agreed.”
“B-But…! I didn’t know it was this bad!”
“Didn’t you know? You didn’t know? Oh my, my son goes to Kizen and I thought he would just brag to the neighbors. Don’t you care what kind of trouble your children will go through? You guys aren’t even fucking parents.”
The man’s face turned red and his lips trembled. The host stopped him with a shocked expression, but Byeol-ya said one more thing.
“And this isn’t a safe place, and all the safety measures are in place, so just keep your mouth shut and try. After all, before they’re your kids, they’re Keygen’s necromancers.”
In fact, knowledgeable parents were calmly watching the situation. In fact, I knew very well that this was not the first time Keygen had done this.
“I just wasted time.”
Byulya supported the back of her head with her arm.
“Tell them to proceed.”
* * *
Simon came out early in the morning and moved to the teleportation magic circle according to the instructions of the instructors. There, all students moved as a group via teleportation.
I think I teleported about two more times after that. He even covered his eyes with a headband and moved around.
After a while, I was told to take off my headband, and when I took it off and looked around, I found myself somewhere in a gloomy basement room with a single light bulb hanging there. When I ran my palm over the wall, it seemed to be a very old place.
And you can see the iron fence in front. It was a device that could not be broken by force, and black magic was even applied to it, perhaps to prevent the necromancer aspirant from leaving.
‘But fortunately, it came out with the theme that everyone expected.’
A place that gives off a dungeon-like feel to anyone who sees it.
Simon did not separately study treasure hunters’ knowledge, such as ‘disarming traps’. He devoted his time to perfecting the new technologies he had acquired this time.
‘It’s a bit disappointing that it actually happened like this. ‘Maybe I should have studied.’
[Khaha! There is no time to learn useless tricks. boy!]
Peer’s voice was heard from within my arms. It was Peer’s new alter ego, modified so that Magnus could not detect it.
[In the end, it all comes down to skill! Believe in the efforts you have made so far!]
‘Yes, Pier. More than that, I’m glad we can be together again!’
[Hehehe!]
I always felt empty, but when Peer joined, it was nice to have someone to talk to.
Simon was sitting in his seat waiting, and after a while, a broadcast sound was heard from the ceiling of the cell.
-We will disseminate this from the implementation headquarters. From now on, I will explain the rules for the second comprehensive black magic evaluation.
At those words, Simon jumped up and pricked up his ears. The mana projector on the ceiling activated and a screen appeared in front.
-The object you see on the screen is the final target that you must destroy.
The final goal was the ‘Holy Grail’ placed on a luxurious display case. It seemed like the concept was to destroy Epnel’s Holy Grail in preparation for the Great Priest War.
-Of course, the journey to destroy the Holy Grail is difficult. The test ends when you overcome numerous obstacles and destroy the Holy Grail. They are ranked according to the time they took to destroy the Holy Grail. Next is the button to open the door.
On the screen, you can see a red buzzer attached to the wall.
-Press this buzzer to open the door to the next location. There you go, good luck.
[hmm. Is this the end of the explanation?]
‘It’s simple.’
When you press the buzzer, the door opens. Just keep moving forward and destroy the Holy Grail, and you’re done.
As always, the rules were simple, but it would never be an easy test.
‘It’s a bit burdensome not to have a Kizen uniform.’
All students, including Simon, wore only gym clothes without any protective magic. Compared to the first semester curriculum, the overall risk level was definitely increased.
-I will start the test now.
With a rattling sound, the iron fence blocking the front began to rise.
‘good.’
Simon steeled his resolve and walked towards the opening cage.
‘Let’s give it a try.’
