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Episode 40. Do you know the term helmsman?

In order to call Arang’s molars at least a ‘sword’, a total of 4 items are needed.

“Salamander’s Tail, Siren’s Voice Orb, Droll Worm’s Heart, Thousand Wings… It is not a difficult item to obtain, but there are items mixed in that are difficult to obtain at the Academy.”

Ariel Academy is an independent, uninhabited island.

There was no shortage of ordinary daily necessities, but there was always a lack of demand for items that could only be obtained in specific dungeons.

“Especially, Cheonjo Baekik is a problem.”

It was easy to think that the White Wings of the Thousand Birds were the feathers of some sacred bird, but in reality, they were ordinary Happy feathers.

Of course, it’s not an ordinary Happy feather.

“A mutant with faith among the Happy. Even faith is not just trivial faith, but the Happy Feather that only appears on individuals who are fanatical enough to sacrifice themselves for the god… Was it?”

“Furthermore, only feathers plucked to offer to God, not plucked by others, are the true white feathers of a thousand birds. If someone else forcibly pulls it out, the white wing loses its sacred power and becomes an ordinary happy feather.”

The conditions are very strict.

If other items were rated B grade due to the strength of the monster, obtaining the White Wings of the Thousand Trillions was literally a problem in itself. Even if you find Happy’s nest, it is an item that can only be found by entering the dungeon during a time when Happy, who has divine power, is striking his feathers with a slim probability.

“Besides, demand is low.”

“Write it down?”

“The white wing of the Heavenly Bird is a light attribute born from divine power, so its purity is relatively high, but a person with faith can artificially extract the light attribute through prayer without having to use such cumbersome methods. Besides, it’s not like there aren’t better light attribute items.”

The bitch had a point.

There was no need to insist on the thousand wings. If I needed the light attribute, I would have gotten another light attribute item rather than the Thousand Wings.

“You bitch. Have you forgotten where you got Arang’s molar?”

“That’s a monster summoned by the villains who attacked the academy… Huh?”

“Yes, it was a monster summoned by a villain. But what was the condition of the Arang I subdued?”

The bitch nodded as if she understood those words.

Yes, not an ordinary monster summoned from a dungeon, but a villain. The molars of the monster summoned after being transformed by the demons were none other than the molars of this furrow.

“Do you still have the magic power of the demons?”

“All magical power has disappeared. Perhaps because magical power was forcibly injected, the nature of the molars themselves changed.”

The magic power of the demons was added to the magic power of the already high-pride Arang, and it became even more violent.

Moreover, as time passed, the violence became stronger. The magical power of the demon, which grew by devouring the original magical power of Arang’s molars, revealed its malignant nature more and more.

When I added an explanation of the solution, the bitch nodded as if she understood.

“But the problem didn’t go away. We can solve other issues with our family’s power until the midterm exams, but since there is no demand for the Thousand Wings, we have to go on a subjugation quest.”

“Then it will take too long.”

Even if you do the subjugation quests until the exam next week, there isn’t enough time.

When giving out a subjugation quest, it took a week just to find and subdue Baek-ik’s Happy in Happy’s Nest, but it took 2 to 3 days for it to be delivered to Ariel Academy.

Plus, if you think about the time needed to make a sword… .

“No. I just can’t make it on time for the midterm exam.”

“Yes, if you ship other items straight from here, even if they arrive right away a few days later, it will take too much time if you subdue them, receive them, and then ship them.”

“Then what should I do? Should we look for other alternative items?”

“No, if it is impossible to get it from outside, you have to get it directly from the producer.”

“… Are you really thinking of finding Baekik’s Happy in the dungeon at the Academy?”

He shook his head at the bitch’s words.

Unlike outside, the dungeons managed by the Academy are regularly managed by instructors to prevent irregularities from occurring, so Baekik’s Happy cannot even be born.

“Furthermore, even if you try to make Baekik Happy in the dungeon, it is obvious that you will be stopped by the instructor.”

“Then what do you plan to do?”

“Do you remember that the instructor will be holding a special class this Friday?”

“Special classes… Oh, it was definitely the basic subject of summoning, right?”

The bitch, who was pondering my words for a moment, soon realized what I was trying to do and her eyes flashed. But then he looked at me with an expression of astonishment.

“No, that’s… Is that right?”

“I was thinking of using it as a pet or something, but it ended up working out.”

I smiled wryly as I fingered the wine in the small bottle.

“So, you ask the family and tell them to bring the other items within this Friday.”

In the meantime, I will build up some ‘relationships’.

*****

To put it simply, a summoned beast feels like a partner.

“Whether you are conquering a dungeon or fighting a villain, it is ideal to basically work as a party. But reality doesn’t work out the way you hope.”

Dungeon trap.

Villain’s plan.

For various reasons, the survival rate of heroes who are separated from the party is extremely low. No matter how superhuman a hero may be, an individual can be crushed by the power of the majority.

“Contrary to your wishes, the job of hero is cruel. That’s why you need someone to always protect you by your side.”

Huh-!!

With a cool breeze, a spirit is summoned next to the instructor.

When the wind spirit with light green hair fluttering and a warm smile appeared, the students burst out in exclamation.

“It is a high-level spirit… .”

“This is my first time seeing a spirit that evolved into a humanoid.”

Most spirits manifest in the form of beasts.

However, spirits with a certain level of strength took on human form and were able to communicate with the contractors.

“This is the pet I summoned. This is Pyre, a high-ranking spirit of the wind. Thanks to this child, I overcame several difficulties.”

“Hehe, no matter how many times I hear it, it’s still embarrassing. Alphon.”

The students’ eyes sparkled as they saw the instructor talking with Piray.

When the students, excited to summon such a spirit, looked excited, instructor Alfon smiled and handed out a piece of paper to the students.

“Pray.”

Whiiing!!

A piece of paper with a magic circle drawn on it falls through the wind onto my hand.

“The magic circle engraved on the paper is a magic circle that summons spirits and monsters. Use your skills to capture the summoned ones and make them your summons.”

“You mean by skill?”

“Yes, not only monsters, but also spirits are not much different from monsters that cannot communicate unless they are high-level spirits such as Piray.”

“Sometimes there are children who like talking to humans, or there are children who hate fighting.”

“That’s an exception among exceptions.”

“But at least one person came out every year~.”

“That is a slim probability.”

Instructor Alphon, who pushed away the spirit that kept approaching, shouted to the excited students.

“First, force them into submission! As Pirey said, there are a small number of spirits that don’t like fighting, but it can be resolved by apologizing later. Being summoned to you means that you have the least amount of favor towards humans.”

“Yes!!”

After Instructor Alphon’s words, the students poured magic power into the magic circle.

As I was watching the monsters and spirits being summoned from a little distance away, Instructor Alphon slowly approached me.

“Student Daeyang Park? Don’t you summon?”

“I need a little something.”

“?”

The summoning magic circle basically has a defense system in place.

The object of summoning is a creature that is related to the caster performing the summoning magic, or shows similarities in personality and other aspects, and has no malicious intent towards humans.

Only beings who have at least favor or affection for humans are summoned.

Otherwise, as soon as the monster was summoned, this auditorium would have fallen into chaos.

“Let’s see… .”

But my time was too precious to build a good relationship with the person I needed this time.

So, I built up a lot of relationships.

I killed countless happy people for three days… It would definitely have led to a bad relationship.

Suddenly… Suddenly… .

“It is done.”

“Wait a minute, student Park Dae-yang. What are you doing now… !!”

It’s no big deal.

Since I can’t get the person I need through a proper fate summon, I’m thinking of calling it an ‘evil fate’ summon.

Hwieeee!!!

A storm of magical power swirled and the magic circle vibrated rapidly.

In response to a different reaction from other magic circles, Instructor Alphon urgently reached out to me.

“Kkiss!!!!!”

It’s too late at least.