I Became the Academy’s Genius Shikigami Summoner – Chapter 19.1

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟗

Phew.

BAM!

Having made up my mind, I exited the barrier with Seo Ji-an.

Go Daehye, who had been next to me, tried to stop me in surprise, but we were already past the students and headed rapidly towards the lakeside where the enemy was.

“Yoo Ah-in. Are you there?”

BAM.

“Did you call?”

As Seo Ji-an quickly ran, calling out, Yoo Ah-in appeared from somewhere without making a sound.

Then he said with a dissatisfied expression.

“Let’s just leave them and run away. Those incompetent fools.”

“No, you know. If Han Kang-yoon dies, we’ll be in trouble.”

Seo Ji-an was resolute. To be honest, it felt quite strange that he needed her this much.

Yoo Ah-in let out a sigh and spoke awkwardly.

“To be honest, I can’t guarantee your safety just because I’m here. I don’t know about anything else, but I’m a little confident in the exorcism rituals I do. . . .”

“. . .Is that so?”

At Yoo Ah-in’s unexpectedly weak reply, Seo Ji-an turned the subject of the conversation to me.

I briefly calculated and answered without hesitation.

“No problem. Just take care of the vanguard.”

“I can leave that to you. You’re a pretty competent escort anyway.”

The conclusion was roughly decided. We ran without stopping and headed for the lakeside. And finally, we were able to catch sight of the enemy.

「𝙄𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙚.」

If an old turtle were to turn into a yokai, would it look like that? It walked bipedally, but it was too different from a human to compare.

「𝙎𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.」

TING.

【Elder Water Ghost】

▶Level 40

▶Ability Scores

【Stamina: C-】

【Strength: C+】

【Spellcraft: B+】

【Mental Strength: B】

▶Traits (6/10)

【Cursed Hand (A-)】

【Vengeful Ghost (B+)】

【Conceal Presence (B-)】

【Power Amplification (B-)】

【Underwater Battle (C+)】

【Energy Storage (C+)】

Its level wasn’t that high.

However, its spellcraft rank was high, and its traits were generally flashy.

「𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝘾-𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙠 𝙤𝙧 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙚𝙧.」

It was no wonder that Go Daehye, who specialized in curses, was having a hard time with it.

“It looks like he’s already been hit.”

Heo Tae-yeop, Go Daehye’s assistant, was lying spread out near the lakeside.

It was unclear whether he was dead or just unconscious.

The Elder Water Ghost, which was trying to drag Heo Tae-yeop into the lake, turned its gaze with a fierce aura, angry at being disturbed.

The moment its gaze turned this way, I quickly deployed a defensive spell.

“White Flower Advanced Brook!”

BOOM!

SWOOSH.

Despite no other action, an undeniable powerful curse came flying. It was a pretty skilled opponent.

“I’ll approach it. Please be careful.”

Yoo Ah-in left after giving Seo Ji-an instructions.

I also responded to him and summoned a shikigami while forming hand seals.

“Dudooree.”

SPLASH.

As I called its name, my shadow shook and webbed feet popped out.

At the beginning of the semester, when I was engrossed in making shikigami, I had mentioned that I had definitely prepared a few trump cards.

Battle shikigami for real battles that could cost our lives, not for academy tests or matches against students.

This was one of them.

『Croak.』

“. . .Creepy.”

Seo Ji-an rarely broke her characteristic impassiveness and grimaced. No wonder, since the form of the shikigami I had brought out was quite gruesome.

It was shaped like a giant frog or toad. However, its appearance, with flesh and mucus dripping, made the beholder frown.

「𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡, 𝙄 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙨𝙤 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙚𝙙.」

I, too, would like to carry around flashy shikigami like in the old game.

However, with my current specs, the cards I could draw were naturally limited if I wanted to get the most efficiency.

“Now. Go.”

Dudooree, which was almost as tall as my chest, jumped up and down and stood in front of us as if to act as a shield.

At the same time, Yoo Ah-in and the Elder Water Ghost clashed.

CREAK!

『KWIEEEK!』

Yoo Ah-in, who suddenly appeared, slashed the Elder Water Ghost with a knife covered in talismans.

But it was underestimated.

The Elder Water Ghost emitted light and scattered curses in all directions.

“Ugh!”

Yoo Ah-in had excellent physical abilities due to his high stamina rank, but his other ability scores were questionable.

Of course, in terms of level alone, he would have an overwhelming advantage, but as he had said, he wasn’t used to dealing with curses, so he couldn’t approach it easily.

「𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙪𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣.」

Soon, one of the curses the Elder Water Ghost had scattered in all directions flew towards us.

However, as Dudooree inhaled while inflating its belly, the curse was instantly sucked into its large mouth.

『CROAK!』

Black incantations ran through its body, and Dudooree thrashed around in pain, shedding its own flesh.

It was a very grotesque sight. But there was nothing I could do.

“. . .Is this okay?”

“That’s what this shikigami is.”

Of course, if all it did was take attacks instead, it wouldn’t be called a battle shikigami.

Dudooree was a counter-type shikigami.

It receives the opponent’s attack first, absorbs it, and then fires a powerful curse.

「𝙄𝙩𝙨 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙥𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙩, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧.」

The body of Dudooree, which had taken in all the curses, turned a dark purple.

Gulp.

『KWAAK!』

BOOM!

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