"Hoo-hoo~"
It's finally catching up.
Leah, who had her hands propped up on her knees, thought thankfully in her mind.
All kinds of carriages were parked in front of the gorgeous and exquisite big iron gate.
Gorgeous, sophisticated, elfin style.
If I had to pick a unifying point it would be that all these wagons look expensive.
The carriages of these carriages were empty; the owners of the carriages had already entered the academy, leaving only the attendants to watch over the carriages and wait.
The attendants noticed the figure at the entrance of the courtyard, and their gazes immediately revealed a slight look of surprise.
Three or two mouthfuls of bread were stuffed into his mouth to settle it.
Leah stepped through the academy gates.
Today is a big day.
It was because it was important that Leah didn't want to be late.
Through the long flower paths of the college.
Mentor Erin had been informed yesterday that today's class would not be held indoors.
The next day everyone just goes straight to the big schoolyard behind the academy.
The college is large, with a variety of elaborate flower gardens of different styles, never repeated.
In the beginning Leah had stopped for these flower gardens as well.
But now, she won't.
Even the most beautiful things become commonplace when you see them every day.
"Pah~!"
The sound of wooden swords colliding with wooden swords was continuous.
On the middle schoolyard of the academy, the cadets of the Knight's Palace had already started sparring.
Burying her head, Leah quickened her pace.
Some of the younger knights noticed Leah, but immediately they withdrew their gaze again and continued to focus on sparring.
After quickly crossing the schoolyard of the Knight's Palace.
Beyond that is the backcountry.
Compared to the more noisy environment in front, the back of the academy was much quieter.
There is only the sound of insects, and from time to time a few crisp and pleasant birdsongs.
Looking at the bamboo forest that appeared in her sight, Leah quickened her pace once again.
After stepping onto the bamboo trail, Leah's mood relaxed.
She liked the seclusion of the place.
Through a somewhat long bamboo trail.
A large clearing in the middle of the bamboo forest.
A woman in blue, gold-trimmed robes, her torso standing straight and her face slatterned in gold-framed glasses, reached into the left cuff of her mage's robe.
The white silk gloved right hand produced a gold pocket watch from the left cuff.
Open the pocket watch.
Is it positively nine already.
The time has come. It can't wait.
Too bad, would have liked to wait for that girl.
Erin's mind drifted to the little one who would be heartbreaking to look at at a glance.
But she knew she was a classroom mentor, not that guy a solo mentor.
Stepping into the center of the clearing.
"Snap~"
Erin clapped her hands, making a noise that drew the attention of some of the students.
They put down the books in their hands sight to Mentor Erin and waited for what was to come.
The children appeared to be about ten years of age, and were dressed in neat and elaborate gowns; the Academy did not require students to necessarily wear uniforms.
"Everyone get up on top of the magic formation, it's time to get ready to start the summoning"
As Erin snapped, the reading dropped the book in her hands and the closed-eye meditation opened her eyes.
Ten students in all.
Three boys, seven girls.
In an orderly fashion, they each occupied a magic formation that had been carved in advance.
An egg-sized blue crystal was placed on each of the magic arrays.
This is the magic crystal that is used to act as the medium used for this summoning.
There is no limit to the summoning medium.
As long as the medium given impresses the opposite party to agree to the deed then any medium will do.
This one is just a beginning summoning.
The summoning objects would basically only be some magical beast cubs that hadn't reached the level.
Cubs, as it were, hadn't seen much of the world, so one magic crystal was enough.
Look at the students in front of you who are all ready to go.
Erin was just about to open her mouth to say the summoning had begun.
There was the sound of tiny footsteps from behind.
As an advanced summoner Erin perceived well.
She heard footsteps.
Turn and look.
A skinny figure in an academy uniform was running in small steps this way.
It's her, the poor little thing.
I'm surprised I wasn't late today.
Running up to Ms. Erin, Leah bent over with her hands on her knees just as she stopped.
She was breathing a little hard.
"I'm sorry Mentor Irene, I'm late again."
Keeping her head down, even if being late was already a common occurrence, Leah still felt nervous in her heart every time she was late, especially when facing Mentor Erin.
Looking at the formal little one in front of her, Erin spoke calmly "No, you're not late today, it's just the right time"
"I'm just getting ready for class, too."
"Step up to the summoning line, it's about to begin."
"Yes~ Mentor Erin."
Bowing low, Leah turned and trotted to a vacant magical formation at the very back.
Seeing Leah enter the magic formation as well, Erin announced.
"Okay, everyone, you may begin."
"First, put your magic into the spell formation."
"Then just follow the incantation in the book and chant it in your mind waiting for the opposite side to reply to you."
The Bright Tower Academy's tuition alone was a year's income for a minor noble.
The children who can go to school here are either aristocrats or future heirs of the rich and powerful.
In the future, they will all be beings of honorable status.
They all work very hard at showing themselves to be good.
There's no way, there's a bunch of younger siblings below them who are restless.
But if they don't do well enough then it might be a younger brother or sister or brother who replaces them at school the next day.
The rivalry between the nobility and the gentry has always started as children.
Harsh enough and realistic enough.
There are a lot of things listed for this kind of thing at the Tower of Light.
The class Erin now leads has had two bratty boys replaced with two girls this year alone.
Nobles and magnates don't look at gender when choosing an heir, they only look at the excellence of the bloodline and whether they can lead the family to a glorious future.
The magic formations lit up one after another.
Most of the students had already completed the first step, only the little guy hadn't.
Looking at the little one at the end where the magic array was only half lit up, a hint of worry welled up in Erin's heart.
The poor little one wasn't like the others, her magic was only barely in the standard range.
If the play fails then she will lose this summoning.
It kind of made Erin worry if the little guy would miss out on life because of this failure.
Leah's particular situation seemed to Erin to be nothing more than the bastard child of some great noble, something she'd seen plenty of.
Powerful nobles generally use a wide net approach to selecting their heirs.
Basically every bloodline they make investments in, including bastards.
But as soon as that bloodline shows incompetence, then they will pull the plug on that investment.
Careful, careful, in carefully controlling the small amount of magic he had pouring into the magical formation at his feet.
Finally the last little gap in the magic array was filled.
The magic formation lit up with a blue glow like the others already lit up.
The next step was to chant the spell.
[Here we offer the gift of friendship.]
"By the laws of heaven, I will sign a partnership contract with you.
[If you wish, please accept the gift of friendship.]
The light blue magic crystals disappeared into the magic formation.
....
Inside the cave, a magic formation appeared out of nowhere under the sleeping August, a door of light unfolded in front of him, and then a magic crystal appeared in front of the dragon's head.
Sniff, sniff, sniff.
It smells so good.
Without even opening his eyes August followed his instincts and took a bite towards the source of the scent.
The magic crystals were bitten off in one bite by the open dragon's kiss.
So fragrant ~ so sweet.
But so little.
The large, fishy red tongue instinctively licked the dragon's kiss, but unfortunately there was no flavor.
Continue to slumber.
This side of the Academy.
Leah felt her magic crystals being accepted.
Surprise welled up in his heart.
The fact that the magic crystal had been accepted meant that it was halfway there, and that there was already a connection between himself and it.
"Please reply to me, my partner, in accordance with the partnership contract.
There was no sound reply.
First of all, excluding the possibility of a language barrier, the phalanx is capable of allowing the two to talk without hindrance.
Maybe it wasn't heard?
A little nervous in her mind Leah was ready to try at it.
[Follow the partnership contract, my partner, please reply to me.]
....
Inside the cave.
[Follow the partnership contract, my partner, please reply to me.]
Sleeping August's wide eye brows furrowed slightly.
What's with the ghost voice again.
So annoying to dragons. Can't let dragons sleep anymore.
....
By this time the ten students had already summoned their respective partners, moderately all of which were magical beast cubs with no rank.
But the potential looks all right.
Only Leah hadn't been summoned yet.
Erin walked over to Leah's side and opened her mouth to ask.
"What's wrong Leah~"
Leah, who was at a loss as to what to do, was like seeing a savior.
"Mentor Erin~ It's not responding to me."
"What do I do now?"
Erin noticed that the magic crystals in the magic formation were gone.
"Did it accept the magic crystals?"
"Accepted."
Getting Leah's confirmation, Erin had an answer in her heart, Leah this was obviously running into a shrewd little guy who wanted to whore himself out for nothing, but this little guy shouldn't know that once he accepts the object of acquaintance then there will be an extra layer of connection between him and Leah, which is irrevocable.
"Try chanting a few more times first."
"Okay, Sensei~"
Getting commanded by Ms. Erin, Leah calmed down and wasn't as upset.
"Follow the partnership contract, and reply to me if you don't know what's there.
"Follow the partnership contract, and reply to me if you don't know what's there.
.....
Inside the cave.
The annoyed dragon's voice once again sounded in his head.
Ahhh~!
It's annoying.
And let the dragon sleep.
Crowns of flame converged on the dragon's head.
The sleeping August's figure expands dramatically.
Flames burned in the gaps of the dragon's scales.
"Follow the partnership contract, and reply to me if you don't know what's there.
"Mo take a beating from my old man~!"
The dragon's kiss opened.
A mouthful of flaming dragon breath poured out directly towards the light door in front of him.
....
I don't want to be beaten up!
Hearing the sound of a response, Leah's heart burst with joy.
Great, a response.
But what does it mean for Mo to take a beating from his old man?
Just as Leah was still confused about what she just wanted to ask Mentor Linda about.
The light door in front of the magic formation suddenly distorted.
The light door became instantly red.
Faced with this sudden drastic change, Erin reacted instantly.
She held up her left hand.
The sapphire ring worn in the center of his palm lit up with blue light.
A blue barrier unfolded.
The dragon's breath in the light gate arrived at this moment as well.
The dragon's breath struck the blue barrier, and the outside of the barrier became a reddish color.
It had only just fought off the flames for a short while before a tiny crack shattered across the barrier.
Seeing the crack Erin's heart lifted.
The already reddish light door suddenly exploded into blue particles that dissipated into the air.
The flames that had no follow-through dissipated.
The barrier also shattered directly in the next second as the flames dissipated.
Lifting her hand to look at the ring that had shattered on her hand, Erin's eyes flashed with heartache.
It was a high-level prop that she had spent half a year's savings on.
It's amazing how it's gone now.
But...
Erin suddenly thought of the properties of magic formations.
The Light Gate can only be passed through by the summoned, even if it is attacked.
Then what exactly did this poor little Leah contract? Just a cub actually possesses such terrifying strength.
It wouldn't be a giant dragon across the light door, would it?
No no, even a gargoyle shouldn't be that far off.
Can't figure it out.
But the poor little thing, Leah, seems to have been truly favored by the true gods for once.
Contracting a being with such horrific potential.
Whatever was on the other side, the horrific potential was real.
But so far, it doesn't look like the other guy's got a good temper.
This point will have to rely on Leah herself a little bit to win the other party's goodwill, goodwill enough the other party accordingly summoned is also a matter of time.
"Erin-sensei~ Erin-sensei~"
The tugging of the mage's robes brought Erin back from her thoughts.
Looking down to tug on her coat was Leah.
Because of the high temperature her small, somewhat yellow face was currently red, and a pair of bright light blue blue eyes were staring at herself with excitement.
"What's wrong Leah?"
"Erin-sensei~"
"What's the point of Mo taking a beating from the old man, huh?"
Even Erin didn't hold back a twitch in the face of this innocent inquiry.
No need to think this must be what the other person said in response.
It was now confirmed that the one who contracted with Leah was indeed a lord with a bad temper.
"Well it's kind of..."
Looking at Leah's bright blue eyes full of anticipation, Erin decided it would be better to change her answer.
"A kind of rejection."
"Oh~ so."
After hearing Mentor Erin's words, Leah fell into a state of loss.
Apparently one's summons had rejected one's self.
Did he reject himself?
Thinking about it seems like you really don't have anything.
The other ten students on the school grounds had already begun to interact with their summoned partners, who held a cloth bag in their hands, which contained a variety of highly concentrated magical crystals concentrated to the size of pellets.
Leah lowered her head.
Looking at the poor little man who had lost his way, Erin hurriedly opened her mouth to comfort him.
"It's okay Leah, just take your time."
"At least he responded to your contract didn't he?"
Hearing this, Leah's eyes lit up.
Yeah, well, at least he responded to his contract.
The feeling of connection in his heart could not be faked; he had indeed contracted with him.
....
All ten students were interacting with their partners while keeping an eye on Leah with their afterglances.
The girls, who had taken everything in stride, were already thinking about how to befriend the former little transparency without being too abrupt.
Like Mentor Erin, the mature-minded girls also realized the impending rise of this once small transparency!
Her future would definitely not be ordinary after contracting such a powerful partner.
Every nobleman and magnate is a qualified investor.
And now a goal that would be a sure thing if they invested in it was placed in front of them.