episode_0026

26.

While Chris and his group were pondering the identity of the Masked Troop, a giant devil ent approached.

-Pirrrr.

“Oh, Devil Ent wants to repay your gratitude?”

“…again?”

This seems to be the third time this has happened.

Chris felt a strong sense of foreboding.

“No, they’re offering compensation, but you’re not going to accept it? Why are you reacting like that?”

Ray questioned Chris, who was giving a lukewarm response.

“No, who wouldn’t receive it? Of course I’d be grateful if you gave me something.”

Chris holds out both palms to the Devil Ent.

-Piri piri ri ri.

The giant devil ent searched through the many branches and took out something.

“Isn’t this a flute?…?”

-Whistle, whistle.

What Ent held out was a wooden flute that looked old but had a sophisticated design.

Ray explained, taking Ent’s word for it.

“This is called the flute of friendship. They say that if you play this flute in any forest, the ents of that forest will help you.”

“Oh… What a great flute.”

Wherever you go, there will be a forest.

There were as many Ent monsters in each forest as there were forests spread across the entire continent.

If such an Ent monster came to help, it would certainly be of great help someday.

“Thank you Devil Ent.”

-Pirrr.

And as always, there was one more thing left to ask of the Devil Ent.

“Devil Ent, can you possibly be my summoner?”

It was a shame to just miss out on the Giant Devil Ent, a powerful monster that requires increasing the number of summons to receive JP (job points) to level up your job.

-Pirrr… .

A Devil Ent who is troubled by the request to become a summoner.

That’s because if you sign a summon contract, you have to go out and fight when Chris calls, even if you’re resting.

Of course, even if he got hurt while fighting, there was no risk of him getting hurt or dying since the spirit body created from Chris’s mana was the one getting hurt.

However, it is also true that it is a hassle for the giant devil ents who have to rule the foggy forest.

There were many things to take care of if you wanted to rule the forest as the leader of the forest.

Ent carefully conveyed his circumstances to Chris through Ray.

“Hmm. Ent’s words make sense.”

Ray nods his head after hearing Ent’s words.

“What did Ent say?”

Ray explained Ent’s position to Chris.

“Hmm… So you’re saying it’s hard to find time to manage the forest?”

I understand the Devil Ent’s position.

However, having just seen the Devil Ent’s fighting power overpowering the S-class monster Thunder Tiger, it was a shame to give up on using the Devil Ent as a summon.

Chris shook his head quickly.

“What if we do this? The knights of Delun Estate check who enters the fog forest and set up checkpoints to ensure only safe people enter. Also, only a few people are allowed to do the logging in designated places. Then, wouldn’t the Ents have less work to do and have more free time?”

Ray also agreed with Chris’s suggestion.

“It doesn’t seem like such a bad suggestion to me, what do you think, Devil Ent?”

-Whistle, whistle… .

Devil Ent heard Chris’s proposal through Ray.

-Whistle!

“Oh! You want to sign a contract?”

From the Devil Ents’ perspective, it seemed like it would be convenient in many ways to become friendly with Lord Delun, the leader of the humans.

It may have been a bit of a hassle to go out as a summoner, but the benefits felt greater than the hassle.

“Okay! Then let’s sign the contract!”

-Pirurur.

Chris, who had also obtained permission from the Devil Ent, immediately raised the summoning staff and recited the contract spell.

“Ar- Melon! Karin Daror Ralais! I don’t know Sanda Onona Melon!!”

“Contract contract Devil Ent!”

[A contract has been made with the summoner Devil Ent.]

[You will receive 400 JP (job_point) by making a contract with a high-level summoner.]

[Summoner level has increased to 4.]

Chris became a level 4 summoner.

The reason Chris was able to level up so explosively was because he could obtain a large amount of JP by having powerful summons as allies.

For example, 400 JP was an amount of experience that an ordinary warrior would need to train for over half a year to accumulate.

Never in the history of the Academy has a first-year student achieved level 4 in a profession.

It was an unprecedented record that would be difficult to achieve unless you were a summoner named Chris.

Chris immediately checked the stats of the newly summoned Devil Ent using the status window magic.

{

[Devil Ent]

A-class summoner

Level 57.

Hp 20000

Mp 8000

Reduces earth attribute, weak to fire attribute.

Strength 94

Horsepower 87

Endurance 158

Agility 55

Luck 95

Skill

Brunch Whip

command

Poison Mist

}

The monster rank is A-rank, which is lower than Thunder Tiger.

However, even an A rank was a high enough rank.

Plus, it’s a high level of 57.

As expected of an Ent who lives for hundreds of years, he had a level higher than that of a Thunder Tiger.

Accordingly, stamina and mana are also very high.

Although its pure stats were inferior to Thunder Tiger’s, it was clear that it would be a powerful force.

“Please take good care of Devil Ent in the future.”

-Whistle!

#

Chris and his group solved the case, rescued the village chief’s son, Andy, and returned to Delun Castle.

The village chief’s son, Andy, was immediately treated by the doctor at Delun Castle, and fortunately, his life was not in danger.

Count Laurence was considerate enough to allow Andy to stay in the castle for a few days for treatment.

The village chief was so moved that he returned to the village below the castle.

The village chief told everyone he met about how bravely Chris had tried to rescue his son Andy, who had been captured in the foggy forest.

“… You should have seen Chris’s dedication and courage firsthand.”

The villagers could not help but nod their heads at the village chief’s words that he had seen Chris’ bravery with his own eyes.

“Chris has really changed. Apparently, there were rumors that he was a loser until recently.”

“Hey, you little bastard. Don’t you know the saying, “chronic waiting?” You wandered around for a while when you were young, and now you’re finally showing your true self.”

Robert the butcher also agreed with the village chief’s criticism.

“When I saw you on parade, you had lost a lot of weight and your handsome face was revealed. You definitely have changed.”

“Didn’t the Delun Territory be the wealthiest territory in the kingdom during the time of the great summoner Lord Jude? Since Lord Chris has become a summoner like Lord Jude after 50 years, if the Lord succeeds to the throne, the glory of that time will surely be restored!”

In the village of Seongha, groundless legends began to be created, such as Chris being the reincarnation of Jude, or that when Chris was born, the countess had a dream of a golden dragon entering the hem of her skirt.

#

“By the way, what about this black crystal?”

Chris’s room.

Chris was consulting with Ray and Lily on how to deal with the Black Crystal and the Masked Ones.

Lily was sitting at the table, Chris and Ray were sitting on the bed.

“What’s with the black crystals?”

Chris gave a brief explanation to Lily, who was unaware of the situation, about the Black Crystal and the mysterious Masked Group.

“If that’s true, shouldn’t we report it to His Majesty the King?”

“I also agree with Lily’s thoughts. There is a need to investigate at the kingdom level.”

Ray also agreed.

Chris thought the same thing.

If, as Lily said, the Masked Troop was the culprit behind the monster rampage incidents occurring throughout the kingdom, then I couldn’t just sit by and do nothing.

“There are two black crystals, so I should send one to His Majesty the King.”

Chris decided to write a letter about his experiences and send it to His Majesty the King along with the black crystal.

If you ask your father, Count Laurence, for delivery, he will send it through a local official.

The next day.

Chris explained the whole story to his father, Count Laurence, and asked him to deliver the letter and the black crystal to the palace.

“Is that true? It seems like this is no ordinary incident, as you said. I will take responsibility and report it to His Majesty the King.”

Count Lawrence was half-hearted, but he had personally experienced the rampage of Devil Ents in the Foggy Forest, so he decided to deliver the letter and the black crystal.

#

Chris spent the weekend at the Delun estate and on Sunday evening he headed back to the capital city of Midreddin where the academy was located.

I was supposed to compete against Nick, who was ranked number one, in an official match, but fortunately, there were no sparring classes with all students participating until the final exam.

Chris was enjoying his academy life peacefully for the first time in a long while without any problems.

Meanwhile, Howard was going through the most bitter days of his life.

I thought #1 ranked Nick Galloway would crush Chris, but Nick was actually relaxed.

It didn’t seem like he had any intention of fighting Chris until the final sparring class.

As things went unexpectedly, Howard couldn’t sleep properly at night, worrying about how he could get Chris out of the abyss.

When things got to this point, Bill, who claimed to be Howard’s trickster, stepped in again.

“Master Howard. Don’t ask for help from others. Take care of it yourself.”

“What? What does that mean?”

Howard wasn’t confident he could fight Chris directly and win.

Even now, the hot sensation I felt when I was hit by Chris’ summoned beast Ray’s Shine Burst remained as a trauma.

“No, fighting directly isn’t the only way. There are plenty of ways if you use your head.”

Bill smiled sinisterly, tapping his finger on his head.

“What? What exactly do you want me to do?”

“Let’s trap Chris. I have a good plan to bury Chris socially.”

As Bill said that, Howard’s dark expression brightened.

“What on earth is this plan? Let’s hear it out.”