Chapter 372 – Mythology Academy
“No! If you’ve seen your resume, why don’t you have an interview next time? If you’re denied a face-to-face interview, your contract is void.”
“…”
Seong-il looks at Professor Anahilan with a slightly confused expression. Like it or not, he enthusiastically continues the explanation.
“For this reason, if possible, it is good for the caster to know the element that matches his or her soul’s wavelength before summoning the spirit. For example, fire, water, wind, and earth.”
“…Is it possible to summon only those four elements normally?”
“Oh! That’s a good question. In fact, there are countless spirits in the world, excluding the spirits of the four major elements. Metal, light, darkness, etc. Of course, if you connect with them, you can make a contract with them.”
“But why do wizards mainly summon the four major elements…?”
“It’s simple. It’s because the four major elements are the most primordial elements that make up our material world. Our body, soul, and even our lives. As living beings are always exposed to the elements, we unknowingly perceive a slight resemblance to the element. There is a point. Because of this, the spirits in that field are at least ‘familiar’ with humans. That’s why it’s easier to summon and contract with the spirits of the four major element systems compared to other spirits.”
‘Hmm… If that’s the case, shouldn’t the spirits of darkness, shadows, etc. Be familiar? It’s night for nearly 10 hours a day.’
Seong-il, who is in doubt, asks him a question as he has a shadow spirit.
“…Darkness or shadow? Isn’t that element also familiar to humans? Much of the day is night.”
“Oh! That’s a very insightful question. Although darkness plays a large part in our lives, unfortunately, spirits in that field are notoriously difficult to summon.”
“Why…?”
“It’s simple! Because darkness basically doesn’t like life.”
‘…Then what is my shadow spirit?’
Seong-il recalls the Shadow Spirit, who was so familiar to him, even though he was half-forced by the power of bloodline.
“Not only that, but the spirits of the negative dimension are very difficult to control.”
“Why?”
“Because for the living, the power of the negative dimension itself is negative. If mind control is cast on the spirit of the negative dimension, it is common to cause the spirit of the caster to rot.”
‘…Fuck, then am I not dangerous?’
“So, if you can, I recommend summoning a spirit related to the four major elements!
Professor Anahilan, who finished his long speech, quickly began drawing elaborate summoning circles on the floor using reagents and tools very skillfully.
“Come on! Seongil-kun!”
“…Yes?”
“Seongil-gun couldn’t learn the basics of summoning spirits, so to commemorate the lecture this time, I’ll draw a summoning circle for the spirits instead!”
“Ah… Yes… Thank you.”
“I’m going to come here and practice with the students over there.”
“Yes? Is that okay?”
“Of course! Since you listened to the lecture at such a good timing, wouldn’t it be nice to experience it yourself?”
“Uh… Well…”
“Don’t worry, come! Don’t be afraid, I’ll help you.”
“Ah yes…”
Seong-il quickly approached Professor Anahilan, who beckoned him. He asks the professor additional questions before the attempt.
“…By the way, why is the spirit showing interest in this summoning circle and descending to the material world?”
“That’s a good question too! Remember what I said earlier that a summons is a kind of labor contract?”
“Ah yes…”
“When a spirit descends into the material world, it receives magic power per hour from the caster.”
“…Why do the spirits receive mana? What do they need for mana…?”
“It’s simple. A spirit can evolve into a higher level spirit by accumulating mana in its body. That’s why a spirit greedy for evolution makes a contract with a caster to obtain the mana necessary for evolution.”
“Aha…”
Professor Anahilan’s explanation clears Seongil’s doubts. Seong-Il doesn’t bother asking questions, and seems to be very excited by the explanation, so he starts asking random questions.
“…Then, what are the advantages of a soul contract through a summoning circle? In the case of mind control, there is no magic consumption except for summoning, but the soul contract is consumed in real time. What are the advantages other than stability? ?”
“Of course, there are big advantages.”
Professor Anahilan frowned at Sungil’s question, as if asking what he was talking about.
“For starters, the spirits that can control the mind are only of the lower-middle class at most. They are usually very low-intelligence, so they are easy to control. The problem is that the higher the level, the stronger the intelligence and ego, as well as the powerful magic. They even have resistance, so it’s close to impossible to dominate them and use them as minions. So, if you want to command a mighty spirit, you have no choice but to make a contract with the spirit through a legitimate contract from the beginning.”
“Hmm…”
“Also, in the case of forced summons, there is a fatal weakness of time limit, but summon contracts do not have such a thing, and more flexible operation is possible. For example, magic is paid in real time, or magic is paid in advance for about 10 hours. Do it or not.”
“…”
“Doesn’t it sound hard to explain? Okay. Let me give you an example.”
When Seong-il makes an expression that he does not understand what he is saying, Professor Anahilan continues to explain to him in a calm tone.
“Let’s say Seongil-kun goes to the dungeon. Then, after summoning the spirits at a safe starting point and pre-providing 10 hours of mana, Seongil-kun can meditate for about an hour to recover the consumed mana, right? For about nine hours, you’ll be able to use one really trustworthy colleague for free.”
“Ah…”
“Not only that, but if you pay a little more mana, you can quickly summon the spirits. And… The best thing is, of course, if you form a bond with the spirits you’ve been contracting for a long time.”
“…If you form a bond, you’ll at least reduce your mana, right?”
A word thrown half as a joke. However, at Seongil’s words, Professor Ana Helan nodded with a surprised look on his face.
“Right! You know that.”
‘…Really?’
“If you sign a contract with a lower-class spirit, even if that spirit evolves into a middle-level spirit over time, the magical power required to summon it is the same as when it was a lower-level spirit. Also, during activity, the magic power is reduced considerably.”
“!!!”
“For this reason, many psychics and wizards have contracted with lower spirits since they were beginners and have been with them for a long time. It is a kind of strategic alliance between each other.”
“…You mean that you’ll be pampered since you’re a pup, and later pampered cheaply? And the spirit tolerates that?”
“Yes. Surprisingly, the spirits are tolerant of that.”
“…Why?”
“Because the lives of mortals like us are fleeting compared to the years that spirits live. It’s because it’s nothing to the spirits to concede that time.”
“!!!!”
The mindset of a spirit that seems to be unknown. Surprised, Seong-il tries to ask him additional questions. I feel that the eyes around me are focused on me.
‘I guess I should shut up.’
Students who have finished drawing elaborate magic circles before they know it. Perhaps they were waiting for the conversation between the professor and Seongil to end and move on to the next step.
“Oh! Have you all finished drawing the summoning magic circle already? Great! So, just like you practiced before, gather your magic power at your fingertips.”
Each of the students stretches out one hand to gather magic power.
“Now! Seongil-kun, would you like to try your hand at the summoning circle I made?”
“Yes.”
Although he has not learned anything in particular, Seong-il, who has grasped the students’ magical patterns with 『Emotion』, Begins to accumulate mana in the same posture as if it were nothing.
“Ho… Seongil-gun, have you ever done this before?”
“…This is the first time.”
“Hoo…”
Professor Anahilan looks at him with a funny look.
“Come on! Everyone, now let’s each place the hand with the magic power in the center of the summoning circle as we told you before. Seongil-kun, too, see what the students are doing and try to copy it.”
‘…Can I do it this way?’
Seong-il sees Elaine’s figure and hesitantly begins to imitate her posture.
“Don’t be too sad if you fail! Originally, summoning magic is not easy! Also, even if you are lucky enough to be summoned, there is a high probability that the spirit will not sign a contract with us! Remember that!”
“Yes!!”
After shouting loudly at the professor’s words, the students put their hands on the magic circle and begin to concentrate.
“…”
For a long time, the magic power was sprayed on the magic circle. In the meantime, many students have lost their magic power, or the wavelength is not right. Summoning starts to fail for various reasons.
“Ah… It’s a failure…”
“For sure next time!!”
A cry from students full of regret. Seong-il ignores their words and concentrates on injecting magical energy into the summoning circle until the end.
“Huh… The total amount of magic power between the two students is quite large, isn’t it?”
Professor Anahilan approached some of the disciples who had succeeded in summoning them and gave them some advice and then returned to him. He admires Seong-il and Elaine, who are still infusing magic into the magic circle.
‘Keuk…!!’
Despite his praise, Seong-il infuses his magic with sweat dripping from his face. Because it is an act he is not used to, he feels very hard.
『Kururuk…!!』
“!!!”
Surprisingly, Seong-il succeeds in summoning one spirit at once.
“Ohhhhh!! You’re a low-class water spirit? We often call that child a water drop spirit!”
Professor Anahilan is delighted with the appearance of the cute water drop-shaped spirit. When the water drop spirit descends into the material world perfectly, Seong-il feels that the energy consumed in his body rapidly decreases.
‘Whoa… You mean it’s only a low class, but it consumes a lot of mana like this? It’s fortunate that the amount of mana consumed has noticeably decreased after the summoning…’
In the meantime, the water drop spirit seems to like Seong-il quite a bit and tries to approach him with an innocent expression.
“Ohhh!! The water drop spirit seems to have a crush on Seongil! It’s a rare thing.”
‘That’s what I’m going to do…’
In fact, the water drop spirit was attracted to Seongil’s natural and pure inner workings, which were made with the heaven, earth, yin and yang, and expressed a liking for him. Seong-il, who has no clue about the fact, puts on a puzzled expression.
“Okay! Seongil-kun!! How about signing a contract with that kid right now?”
“…Can we get along with each other?”
“Of course! Contracts can be canceled at any time. Don’t be afraid to sign a contract. As I said before, finding a spirit to sign a contract with is not easy, is it?”
“Hmm…”
“It could be beginner’s luck. From next time, there’s a high possibility that the contract will fail, and you won’t even be summoned?”
“Ah yes…”
In any case, if he can add one subordinate, it is a business that is left for Seong-il, so Seong-il approaches the water drop spirit to make a contract under the guidance of Professor Anahilan.
『Kurrrr…』
“!!”
Then, a vicious life spewing out from the shadow of Seongil. Seong-il as well as Professor Anahilan are surprised by that feeling and look at the place where life is spewing out.
『Kyaa…!!』
A shadow wolf that emerged from the shadow of the holy day and settled near the water drop spirit. As if to warn the water drop spirit, who is friendly to Seong-il, the guy emits a lifeblood.
『Porrr…』
As the Shadow Wolf frowned and exhaled, the Water Drop Spirit trembled and hid behind Professor Anahilan.
“What the hell is that spirit…?!”
A professor with a shocked expression. So angry that Professor Anahilan looks shocked when he sees the black wolf whose eyes have turned blood red.
“No way… The messenger of destruction? It’s very small for something like that… That means Seongil-kun! Did Seongil-kun summon that spirit?!”
“Uh…”
“The only time the spirit of destruction can descend into the material world in such a young form is when the caster summons the spirit!!”
‘Ah… Is that why it’s so small?’
“If it wasn’t like that, the messenger of destruction would have to come out of the dimensional interface, which has become thinner but still has strong resistance, so it must be a huge one!!”
‘Wow… The situation judgment is so accurate that it kills me…’
It’s been awhile to admire Professor Anahilan’s ability to accurately determine the identity of a wolf cub just by glancing at it. Seong-il asks him in a slightly astringent tone, worried that his spirit may be a forbidden entity.
“Ah… I accidentally summoned that guy… Could it be a problem? I didn’t mean to hide it on purpose!! I’m going to talk to the professor after this class…”
“Hmm…”
Professor Anahilan looks at Seong-il with a slightly doubtful expression. He asks Seong-il in a tone that is half excited and half suspicious.
“I wonder how you summoned that child.”
