episode_0013

13.

Chris returned to the dormitory after a brief strategy meeting with Sean and his group at the academy.

“Thank you for your hard work, Master.”

Lily was waiting with dinner ready.

“Chris. I was waiting for you to come without eating!”

Ray greeted Chris by banging on the table.

“Oh, it must be delicious today too? Thank you always, Lily.”

Chris smiles at Lily.

“It’s a natural thing for a maid.”

The three of them sat across from each other at the same table and ate.

Lily, who was originally a maid, was in a position where she could not be on good terms with her master, Chris.

But Chris,

“We’re the only ones here, so what? I don’t want to eat alone. Let’s all eat together.”

And he said.

Lily had refused once, but when Chris kept asking her, she couldn’t refuse.

“I’m happy that Lily’s cooking skills keep improving.”

“Thank you, Ray.”

In fact, Lily’s cooking skills were improving day by day.

I personally prepared Chris and Lily’s meals three times a day.

“If you’re having a hard time, should I help you?”

It seemed like there was no need to expect any lyrical ability from Ray, who was a dragon, and it seemed like it would be difficult for Lily to do all the housework on her own.

But Lily shakes her head at Chris’s suggestion.

“Housework is also one of the things I have to do. Please don’t mind it.”

Her tone was cold, but Chris knew that Lily was saying it because she had a strong sense of responsibility.

“Okay, but don’t overdo it. If you’re tired, you can take a break and order delivery.”

These days, there are many services where Harpies fly to deliver food, so many people are delivering food or mail.

“If you eat a lot of delivery food like that, it’s bad for your health. Do you not like the food I make?”

“No, absolutely not. I just said it because I thought it would be hard for Lily.”

“Chris! What kind of nonsense is that saying Lily’s food is not tasty! Apologize to Lily right now!”

Ray yells at Chris while spitting out saliva and rice grains.

“Hey, when did I say that Lily’s food didn’t taste good?”

In fact, the paella with shrimp, tomatoes, and other ingredients stir-fried in oil and served with rice, the salad with special dressing, and the beef stew that Lily prepared for dinner were the best.

“Ray, your next task is to catch monsters in the Blue Lightning Swamp.”

Chris discussed his next task with Ray over dinner.

“Hmm. The unicorn has a skill called Lightning Rod. Lightning strikes constantly in the Blue Lightning Marsh. The unicorn’s skill will be of great help.”

As expected, Ray knew a lot. I thought it was a good idea to consult with Ray.

“Ray, you’ll come with me too, right?”

“Actually, even if I don’t go, if Chris summons me, I can instantly move to Chris’ side. I don’t necessarily have to go with him, but since I have nothing to do at home, I’ll go with him.”

“Okay, Ray, if you’re here, I don’t have to worry.”

“Krrrr~ It’s nice to hear Chris’s praise. Praise this body more.”

“I’ll take care of the housework that’s piled up at the dorm, so you two take care on your way back.”

Lily didn’t seem to intend to follow this time.

“Chris, in the Blue Lightning Swamp, there is a powerful monster called Thunder Tiger.”

“Come to think of it, Professor Berriol told me to watch out for that Thunder Tiger.”

Chris remembered what Professor Berriol had said in the last lecture.

‘As I said before, the strength of a summoner is determined by the number of summons, and the more summons you have, the higher your summoner job level will be. This time, I think it would be a good idea to set your goal as catching a Thunder Tiger. “

Chris agreed with Ray.

“Thunder Tiger… Just hearing the name alone makes the monster sound powerful. It seems like a good target.”

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The next day.

Chris headed to the Academy’s main gate where he had arranged to meet Sean, Joe, and Austin.

When Chris and Ray went there, three people had already arrived at the main gate and were waiting for Chris.

“Chris, come on.”

“Have you been waiting long?”

“No, we just got here too.”

-Krrrr.

The three people’s eyes were focused on Ray, who came with Chris.

“Hello, this is my summoner, Ray.”

The three people were excited and amazed by Chris’s introduction.

“You really are a summoner.”

“Wow~ This is my first time seeing a summoned beast in person.”

“Is everyone here like that?”

Ray walked slowly towards Sean and his group.

“I’m Shine Laya, the Shine Dragon. Feel free to call me Lay.”

“Oh, please. I’m Shawn. These are Joe and Austin.”

“Nice to meet you.”

“Please take care of me.”

After a brief greeting.

The four of them each put the recovery potions into their backpacks and headed to the Academy carriage stop.

-Heehee.

At the carriage stop, there were always about 100 carriages on standby for cadets going on adventures to various places as assignments.

“4 round-trip tickets to Blue Lightning Wetland.”

“There are 5 people?”

“This is my summon.”

Show the summoner registration card issued by Professor Berriol to the ticket booth staff.

The carriage was expensive, so I wanted to save as much money as possible.

Ray was registered as Chris’s summon at the Academy, allowing him to ride the vehicle for free.

“Chris is a kind, stingy person who saves money. I think he will go bald later.”

“Stop bald hatred!”

Since the academy was full of noble children, there were many people who strangely had no sense of money.

As someone from a commoner background, there were many things that Chris could not tolerate.

‘You have to save to become rich!’

The four of them rode in a carriage and traveled to the Blue Lightning Marsh.

Rainbow Canyon was located not far from the capital city of Midreddin, where the Academy was located.

So I could walk there, but the Blue Lightning Swamp was about 80km away, so it was a bit difficult to walk there.

Rattle rattle.

Chris, a former groom.

The original owner, Chris, often took it for a ride.

In fact, he himself had never been a passenger in a carriage.

So, it felt very awkward to ride in the passenger seat instead of the driver’s seat.

The carriage took several hours to arrive at a stop near the Blue Lightning Swamp.

I kept observing the sky on my way here, but the blue sky became darker as I got closer to the swamp, and all I could see was dark clouds just above the swamp.

On the ground, a deep, dark-colored mud swamp stretched endlessly.

Kookwang. Kwakwakwak.

Lightning strikes with a loud noise.

“It’s dangerous to get hit by lightning, so it’s better to ask the unicorn to act as a lightning rod.”

Chris called the unicorn as Ray advised.

“Summon Unicorn!”

[Summons the summoned beast Unicorn.]

A unicorn appeared before Chris with a flash of light.

-Heeeling~.

A unicorn that seems to be asking why she was called.

“Unicorn, keep our party safe with your lightning rod skill.”

-Heeeek!

The unicorn seemed to understand Chris’s command and used its lightning rod skill while its horn glowed.

[Unicorn’s skill Lightning Rod is activated.]

The unicorn began to walk ahead along the muddy swamp path, its horn raised on its forehead as if to tell others to trust it.

“Everyone must move in a circle around the unicorn.”

Ray started walking, sticking close to the unicorn’s side.

“Guys, like Ray said, stick to the unicorn first.”

Chris, Shawn, Joe, and Austin followed Ray and formed a circle around the unicorn.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Lightning struck the swamp constantly.

It felt like lightning struck somewhere in the swamp once or twice every ten minutes.

Kookwakwakwang!

Lightning struck Chris and his group.

“Eww!”

Sean and the party kids screamed.

But fortunately, the lightning was sucked into the unicorn’s horn.

It was thanks to the lightning rod skill.

-Heeeek!

A unicorn raised its horn in pride.

“Good job, Unicorn.”

The unicorn cried happily as Chris praised it and stroked its mane.

After walking through the swamp for a while, we came across a colony of dozens of large mushrooms, each about 20 meters tall, blooming together.

Here, a giant dark green mushroom acts as a ceiling, so you can be free from worry about lightning.

“There are probably monsters living around here. Everyone, get ready.”

As Ray said, it was one of the few areas safe from lightning, so it was a suitable place for monsters to live.

-Pipipipik!

Not long after Ray spoke, five or six Magic Cubes appeared.

“Ouch! It’s a magic cube!”

Sean found the magic cube and gasped.

The Magic Cube was a wizard-type monster with a square box-like body and short limbs that appeared to be stick-like.

The colors were inconsistent, with each individual having a different color, such as yellow, green, red, and purple.

Normally, they would bury themselves in the mud and rest, but when the enemy came, they would pop out of the mud.

The magic cubes also began to be wary of Chris and his group.

It was a big hunt where each person had to subdue 30 Magic Cubes, for a total of 120.

“I, I’ll block the magic attack!”

Sean stepped forward, raising his rainbow ore shield.

Except for Sean, everyone else was in the backline, so Sean had to do a good job of tanking.

-Peeeek!

The Magic Cubes looked at Shaun and started shooting Thunderbolt magic at him.

Crackle! Crackle!

Even though he was said to be able to block magic with a shield, it was difficult for Sean to handle multiple Magic Cubes attacking at the same time.

‘I guess I have to step forward.’

Chris gave orders to the unicorn.

“Unicorn, go help Shaun and distract the monsters!”

The unicorn, under Chris’ command, charged towards the magic cube.